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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2024

 

Registration No. 333-[●]

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form F-1

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

FBS Global Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrants name into English)

 

Cayman Islands   3990   Not Applicable
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

74 Tagore Lane, #02-00 Sindo Industrial Estate

Singapore 787498

Tel: +65 62857781

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Cogency Global, Inc.

122 E. 42nd Street, 18th Floor

New York, NY 10168

Tel: (800) 221-0102

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

David L. Ficksman, Esq.   William S. Rosenstadt, Esq.
R. Joilene Wood, Esq.   Yarona L. Yieh, Esq.
Troy Gould PC   Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP
1801 Century Park East, Suite 1600   366 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2367   New York, NY 10017
Tel: (310) 553-4441   Tel: (212) 588-0022

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Promptly after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☒

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

† The term new or revised financial accounting standard refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

 

The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 
 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Registration Statement contains two prospectuses, as set forth below.

 

  ● Public Offering Prospectus. A prospectus to be used for the initial public offering of 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares of US$0.001 par value each (“Ordinary Shares”) of the Registrant (the “Public Offering Prospectus”), which Ordinary Shares are offered by the Company through the underwriters named in the Underwriting section of the Public Offering Prospectus.
     
  ● Resale Prospectus. A prospectus to be used for the potential resale by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders identified therein of 1,884,337 Ordinary Shares of the Registrant (the “Resale Prospectus”), which Ordinary Shares will only be offered once such shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and only be offered for sale after the 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares in the Public Offering Prospectus are sold.

 

The Resale Prospectus is substantively identical to the Public Offering Prospectus, except for the following principal points:

 

  ● they contain different front covers;
     
  ● all references in the Public Offering Prospectus to “this offering” will be changed to “the IPO,” defined as the underwritten initial public offering of our Ordinary Shares, in the Resale Prospectus;
     
  ● all references in the Public Offering Prospectus to “underwriters” will be changed to “underwriters of the IPO” in the Resale Prospectus;
     
  ● they contain different “Use of Proceeds” sections;
     
  ● the Public Offering Prospectus contains a “Principal Shareholder” section and the Resale Prospectus contains a “Selling Shareholder” section;
     
  ● they contain different “Summary — The Offering” sections;
     
  ● the section “Shares Eligible For Future Sale — Resale Prospectus Shareholders Resale Prospectus” from the Public Offering Prospectus is deleted from the Resale Prospectus;
     
  ● the “Underwriting” section from the Public Offering Prospectus is deleted from the Resale Prospectus and a Plan of Distribution section is inserted in its place;
     
  ● the “Legal Matters” section in the Resale Prospectus deletes the reference to counsel for the underwriters; and
     
  ● they contain different back covers.

 

The Registrant has included in this Registration Statement a set of alternate pages after the back cover page of the Public Offering Prospectus (the “Alternate Pages”) to reflect the foregoing differences in the Resale Prospectus as compared to the Public Offering Prospectus. The Public Offering Prospectus will exclude the Alternate Pages and will be used for the initial public offering by the Registrant. The Resale Prospectus will be substantively identical to the Public Offering Prospectus except for the addition or substitution of the Alternate Pages and will be used for the resale offering by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders.

 

ii
 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed or supplemented. 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 jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION                DECEMBER 4, 2024

 

 

2,250,000 Ordinary Shares

 

This is an initial public offering of our ordinary shares, US$0.001 par value per share of FBS Global Limited. We are offering, on a firm commitment engagement basis, 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares to be sold pursuant to this prospectus. We anticipate that the initial public offering price of the Ordinary Shares will be between US$4.50 and US$5.00 per Ordinary Share. In addition, up to 1,884,337 Ordinary Shares will be offered for potential resale by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders pursuant to the Resale Prospectus only once the initial public offering has closed. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders.

 

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our Ordinary Shares. We have applied to list our Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq under the symbol “FBGL.” This offering is contingent upon the listing of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market or another national securities exchange. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in listing our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq or another national securities exchange.

 

Investing in our Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk, including the risk of losing your entire investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 to read about factors you should consider before buying our Ordinary Shares.

 

We are an “Emerging Growth Company” and a “Foreign Private Issuer” under applicable U.S. federal securities laws and, as such, are eligible for reduced public company reporting requirements. Please see “Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company” and “Implications of Being a Foreign Private Issuer” beginning on page 10 of this prospectus for more information.

 

We are a holding company that is incorporated in the Cayman Islands. As a holding company with no operations, we conduct all of our operations through our subsidiary in Singapore. The Ordinary Shares offered in this offering are shares of the holding company that is incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Investors of our Ordinary Shares should be aware that they may never directly hold equity interests in our subsidiaries.

 

Upon completion of this offering, our issued and outstanding share capital will consist of 13,500,000 Ordinary Shares. We will be a controlled company as defined under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5615(c) because, immediately after the completion of this offering, Kelvin Ang, our controlling shareholder, will own approximately 69.4% of our total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 69.4% of the total voting power (assuming he sells all of the 800,000 shares he is offering under the Resale Prospectus).

 

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

 

   PER SHARE   TOTAL WITHOUT OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION   TOTAL WITH OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION 
Initial public offering price(1)  US$4.50  US$10,125,000   11,643,750 
Underwriting discounts(2)  US$0.32  US$708,750   815,063 
Proceeds to us, before expenses(3)  US$4.18  US$9,416,250   10,828,688 

 

(1) Initial public offering price per share is assumed to be US$4.50.

 

(2) We have agreed to pay the underwriters a discount equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds of the offering. This table does not include a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1.5% of the gross proceeds of this offering payable to the underwriters. For a description of the other compensation to be received by the underwriters, see “Underwriting” beginning on page 112.

 

(3) Excludes fees and expenses payable to the underwriters. The total amount of underwriters’ expenses related to this offering is set forth in the section entitled “Expenses Relating to This Offering” on page 107.

 

If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be delivered to us on the closing date.

 

We have granted a 45-day option to the underwriters to purchase up to an additional 337,000 Ordinary Shares, equal to 15% of the number of Ordinary Shares sold in this offering by the Company solely to cover over-allotment.

 

The underwriters expect to deliver the Ordinary Shares to the purchasers against payment on or about [●], 2024.

 

You should not assume that the information contained in the registration statement to which this prospectus is a part is accurate as of any date other than the date hereof, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of the Ordinary Shares being registered in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

No dealer, salesperson or any other person is authorized to give any information or make any representations in connection with this offering other than those contained in this prospectus and, if given or made, the information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security other than the securities offered by this prospectus, or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities by anyone in any jurisdiction in which the offer or solicitation is not authorized or is unlawful.

 

WallachBeth Capital, LLC

 

The date of this prospectus is [●], 2024.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS 2
PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION 2
MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA 3
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 3
DEFINITIONS 5
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 6
RISK FACTORS 14
ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES 28
USE OF PROCEEDS 30
CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS 30
DIVIDENDS AND DIVIDEND POLICY 32
DILUTION 32
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA 33
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 34
CORPORATE HISTORY AND STRUCTURE 53
INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA 55
BUSINESS 56
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 73
MANAGEMENT 85
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS 93
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 95
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL 98
CERTAIN CAYMAN ISLANDS COMPANY CONSIDERATIONS 101
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE 106
EXPENSES RELATED TO THIS OFFERING 107
MATERIAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS 108
UNDERWRITING 112
LEGAL MATTERS 120
EXPERTS 120
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 120
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-1

 

Until [●], 2024 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that effect transactions in these Ordinary Shares, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

Neither we nor any of the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than as contained in this prospectus or in any related free writing prospectus. Neither we nor the underwriters take responsibility for, and provide no assurance about the reliability of, any information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the securities. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

 

For investors outside the United States: Neither we nor the underwriters have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction, other than the United States, where action for that purpose is required. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the Ordinary Shares and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.

 

We obtained statistical data, market data and other industry data and forecasts used in this prospectus from market research, publicly available information and industry publications. While we believe that the statistical data, industry data, forecasts and market research are reliable, we have not independently verified the data. See “Market and Industry Data.”

 

PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Basis of Presentation

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all financial information contained in this prospectus is prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

Certain amounts, percentages and other figures included in this prospectus have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, amounts, percentages and other figures shown as totals in certain tables or charts may not be the arithmetic aggregation of those that precede them and amounts and figures expressed as percentages in the text may not total 100% or, when aggregated may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the percentages that precede them.

 

For the sake of undertaking a public offering of our Ordinary Shares, a reorganization of the Company’s legal structure was completed on August 2, 2022. The reorganization involved the incorporation of FBS Cayman, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, SEDL; and the transfer of all equity ownership of FBS SG to SEDL from the former shareholders of FBS SG and the transfer of all equity ownership of SEDL to FBS Cayman. Pursuant to the incorporation of FBS Cayman and in consideration of the transfer, the Company issued an aggregate of 11,250,000 ordinary shares with par value $0.001 per share.

 

After the reorganization, FBS Cayman owns 100% equity interests of SEDL and FBS SG. The controlling shareholder of FBS Cayman is same as that of FBS SG prior to the reorganization.

 

The series of reorganizing transactions resulting in 11,250,000 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding have been retroactively restated to the beginning of the first period presented herein.

 

Financial Information in U.S. Dollars

 

Our reporting currency is the Singapore dollar. This prospectus also contains translations of certain foreign currency amounts into U.S. dollars for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, translations of balances in the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, consolidated statements of change in shareholders’ equity, and consolidated statements of cash flows from SGD into USD are solely for the convenience of the reader and were calculated at the rate of SGD 1.00 to USD 0.75 as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 and SG 1.00 to USD 0.74 for the year ended December 31, 2023, each representing the noon buying rate in the City of New York for cable transfers of SGD as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the last trading day of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023, respectively. We make no representation that the SGD amounts represent or could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into USD at that rate, or at any particular rate or at all.

 

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MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

 

Certain market data and forecasts used throughout this prospectus were obtained from internal company surveys, market research, consultant surveys, reports of governmental and international agencies and industry publications and surveys, in particular, regular market and industry reports issued by BCA and Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore. Industry publications and third-party research, surveys and reports generally indicate that their information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. This information involves a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. Our estimates involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that relate to our current expectations and views of future events. These forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections entitled “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Use of Proceeds,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Industry Overview” and “Business.” These statements relate to events that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those listed under “Risk Factors,” which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

 

In some cases, these forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as “believe”, “plan”, “expect”, “intend”, “should”, “seek”, “estimate”, “will”, “aim” and “anticipate”, or other similar expressions, but these are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this document, including those regarding future financial position and results, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations (including development plans and dividends) and statements on future industry growth are forward-looking statements. In addition, we and our representatives may from time to time make other oral or written statements which are forward-looking statements, including in our periodic reports that we will file with the SEC, other information sent to our shareholders and other written materials.

 

These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance. Actual outcomes may differ materially from the information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including, without limitation, the risk factors set forth in “Risk Factors” and the following:

 

  ● our business and operating strategies and our various measures to implement such strategies;
     
  ● our operations and business prospects, including development and capital expenditure plans for our existing business;
     
  ● changes in policies, legislation, regulations or practices in the industry and those countries or territories in which we operate that may affect our business operations;
     
  ● our financial condition, results of operations and dividend policy;
     
  ● changes in political and economic conditions and competition in the area in which we operate, including a downturn in the general economy;
     
  ● the regulatory environment and industry outlook in general;
     
  ● future developments in the construction industry and actions of our competitors;
     
  ● catastrophic losses from man-made or natural disasters, such as fires, floods, windstorms, earthquakes, diseases, epidemics, other adverse weather conditions or natural disasters, war, international or domestic terrorism, civil disturbances and other political or social occurrences;

 

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  ● the loss of key personnel and the inability to replace such personnel on a timely basis or on terms acceptable to us;
     
  ● the overall economic environment and general market and economic conditions in the jurisdictions in which we operate;
     
  ● our ability to execute our strategies;
     
  ● changes in the need for capital and the availability of financing and capital to fund those needs;
     
  ● our ability to anticipate and respond to changes in the markets in which we operate, and in client demands, trends and preferences;
     
  ● exchange rate fluctuations, including fluctuations in the exchange rates of currencies that are used in our business;
     
  ● changes in interest rates or rates of inflation; and
     
  ● legal, regulatory and other proceedings arising out of our operations.

 

The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results or performance may be materially different from what we expect.

 

This prospectus contains certain data and information that we obtained from various government and private publications. Statistical data in these publications also include projections based on a number of assumptions. The markets for the construction industry may not grow at the rate projected by such market data, or at all. Failure of this industry to grow at the projected rate may have a material and adverse effect on our business and the market price of our Ordinary Shares. Furthermore, if any one or more of the assumptions underlying the market data are later found to be incorrect, actual results may differ from the projections based on these assumptions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 

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DEFINITIONS

 

“Amended Memorandum of Association” or “Amended Memorandum” means the amended and restated memorandum of association of our Company adopted on January 30, 2023 and as amended from time to time, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Registration Statement filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024.

 

“Amended and Restated Articles of Association” or “Amended Articles of Association” means the second amended and restated articles of association of our Company adopted on March 28, 2023, as amended from time to time, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Registration Statement filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024.

 

“ASEAN” means the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

 

“BCA” means the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore.

 

“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in the U.S.) on which licensed banks in the U.S. are generally open for normal business to the public.

 

“BVI” means the British Virgin Islands.

 

“CAGR” means compound annual growth rate.

 

“Company,” “our Company,” or “FBS Cayman” means FBS Global Limited, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability under the Companies Act on March 10, 2022.

 

“Companies Act” means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.

 

“CONQUAS” means the Construction Quality Assessment System, Singapore’s national construction standard protocol.

 

“COVID-19” means the Coronavirus Disease 2019.

 

“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

“FBS SG” means Finebuild Systems Pte. Ltd., our operating company incorporated and operating in Singapore held as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Success Elite, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of our Company.

 

“Group,” “our Group,” “we,” “us,” or “our” means our Company and its subsidiaries or any of them, or where the context so requires, in respect of the period before our Company becoming the holding company of its present subsidiaries, such subsidiaries as if they were subsidiaries of our Company at the relevant time or the businesses which have since been acquired or carried on by them or as the case may be their predecessors.

 

“Independent Third Party” means a person or company who or which is independent of and is not a 5% owner of, does not control and is not controlled by or under common control with any 5% owner and is not the spouse or descendant (by birth or adoption) of any 5% owner of the Company.

 

“Kelvin Ang” is Ang Poh Guan, the principal shareholder of the Company.

 

“Memorandum and Articles of Association” means the Company’s Amended Memorandum of Association and the Company’s Amended Articles of Association.

 

“MOM” means the Ministry of Manpower, the government agency in Singapore that regulates employment.

 

“Resale Prospectus Shareholders” means collectively Kelvin Ang, Master Stride Limited a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (solely owned by Mr. Tan Yeok Lin (“Master Stride”)), and Fame Hall Investment Limited a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (solely owned by Mr. Lim Yi Shenn (“Fame Hall”)).

 

“S$” or “SGD” means Singapore dollars(s), the lawful currency of Singapore.

 

“SEC” or “Securities and Exchange Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“Success Elite” or “SEDL” means Success Elite Developments Limited, a company incorporated in BVI incorporated on February 22, 2022.

 

“US$,” “$” or “USD” means United States dollar(s), the lawful currency of the United States.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary may not contain all of the information that may be important to you, and we urge you to read this entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors,” “Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections and our consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements, included elsewhere in this prospectus, before deciding to invest in our Ordinary Shares. This prospectus includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

Overview

 

The predecessor of our principal operating company was incorporated on March 9, 1996 in Singapore under the name Finebuild Systems Pte Ltd. Pursuant to a restructuring that took effect on August 2, 2022, FBS Global Limited, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Success Elite Developments Limited, a company incorporated in BVI, became the ultimate holding company of our current principal operating subsidiary referred to herein as FBS SG.

 

From its beginning as a construction company since 1996, FBS SG has developed into a premier integrated engineering company that provides a full suite of construction and engineering services. These services include the supply of building materials and precast concrete components, recycling of construction and industrial wastes, as well as pavement consultancy services.

 

We are an established interior design and build (also referred to as “fit-out”) specialist in Singapore with a track record of over 20 years in institutional, residential, commercial and industrial building projects. Our scope of services comprises design, supply and installation of ceilings, partitions, timber deck, carpet, lead lining, acoustic wall panel, built-in furnishing, carpentry and mechanical & electrical services of a building. We also undertake main construction and building works projects.

 

Our Pledge

 

“To be conscientious in the production of construction solutions that is sustainable and environmentally friendly”

 

Over the years, we have sought to bring value to our construction and engineering business through what we believe to be an innovative use of sustainable processes and materials. We are committed to sustainable development and corporate social responsibility through the environmental focus of our building materials. We believe that this commitment has differentiated us from other traditional construction companies in Singapore that are less focused on sustainability and that this commitment has been a key driver of our growth.

 

We strive to use new technological equipment including a pole gun for ceiling installations, allowing us to minimize the use of scaffolding in congested areas with mechanical and engineering (or “M&E”) services. Further, we use sanding machines for wall & ceiling instead of manual sanding.

 

We also work with manufacturers and suppliers to develop new materials such as an impact wall for toilets and a shaft wall for core areas of an elevator shaft.

 

Sustainable Business

 

We strongly believe that sustainability in both business and the environment is the only way to responsibly move forward. We have a proven record of completing numerous civil and infrastructure projects while also expanding our expertise into different fields such as sales and marketing of green building materials to consolidate access to the supply chain of essential building materials for the construction sector. These green building materials include but are not limited to special gypsum boards, aluminum ceiling materials, and green resin timber materials for timber desks. We seek to source sustainable materials and work with environmental experts to speed up the process of building zero energy infrastructure.

 

Our Vision for Sustainable Business for the Future

 

We believe that our comprehensive and diversified experiences well-position us to undertake a broad range of forward looking green civil engineering and infrastructure construction projects. Our depth of experience is further supported by our team of in-house technical specialists. We believe that, in addition to this depth of experience and specialized technical staff, our innovative ideas, productivity, and efficiency set us apart from our competition and allow us to be poised to provide cutting edge construction and engineering services in furtherance of sustainability.

 

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Green buildings are becoming increasingly popular and more prevalent globally, including in Singapore, where both consumer demand and government regulations are pushing for more sustainable building projects by 2030. Since 2007, we have sought to use environmentally friendlier materials on our projects. We believe that sustainability in both business and environment is the only way to move forward, and we intend to lead the way in developing and implementing more sustainable building materials and practices.

 

Competitive Strengths

 

We believe that our competitive strengths are:

 

  - Established track record of over 20 years in interior build outs: We have an established track record of over 20 years in interior design and build out, or “fitting-out” works, with experience in a wide range of project types, including mixed developments, private residential developments, hospitals, and commercial developments. Notable projects that we acted as subcontractors in Singapore include Marina One (an integrated development at Marina Bay), Sengkang General Hospital, Outram Community Hospital, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and South Beach Development (a mixed development at downtown Singapore) and Vivocity (Mega Shopping Mall near Sentosa Island). We believe that our track record of successfully completing a range of projects gives us a competitive advantage in future bids as we have experience in both small and large-scale projects and a variety of types of projects. Moreover, we also have completed interior-fitting out works for several hospitals in Singapore and have gained a reputation as an established subcontractor in this segment, which is a highly specialized area given the different requirements for interior fitting-out works with respect to hospital buildings as they require specific sound insulation, fire-retardation, chemical resistance (as a result of frequent cleaning) and prevention of radiation leakage. Our prospective customers typically take into consideration a subcontractor’s relevant project track record when evaluating the tender proposal, and we believe that our varied experience positions us to be competitive for similar upcoming projects.
     
  - Providing competent and experienced value engineering design solutions for our customers: We believe that we have the competencies and experience to provide value engineering design solutions for our customers, in order to optimize the cost, durability and design considerations and maximize efficiency. For instance, we may propose modifications to the materials selection or the drawings of a build out project so that the installation can be carried out more efficiently. In certain instances, modifications to the drawings or method statements may allow for improved feasibility of the installation within the planned construction schedule, helping to control costs and avoid overages. We have also undertaken more complex projects such as those requiring shock mounted walls and ceilings, and lead lining walls and partitions (in hospitals) for radiation shielding purpose. There are also certain designs that are more complex such as curved or non-flat interior walls and ceilings and interiors that accommodate water features, which require a higher level of expertise to ensure that the interfacing and finishing works are of quality and reliable. We believe that our customer focused perspective and our specialized experience allow us to service our clients better and generate new project mandates.
     
  - Proven track record safety, quality and timely project execution track record: We have obtained various certifications and gradings which we believe place us in an advantageous position when our customers review our tender proposal or quotation. For instance, we have obtained the following International Organization for Standardization qualifications: ISO 9001:2015, which reflects our quality management standards, and ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001: 2018, which reflect our environmental, occupational and workplace safety management systems. We have also obtained the highest level bizSAFE Level Star certification, reflecting our workplace safety practices. We are also typically subject to the national standards under the Construction Quality Assessment System (“CONQUAS”) set forth by the Building and Construction Authority in Singapore (“BCA”) for our projects that fall under architectural works, with the quality standards being assessed based on the finishing, alignment and evenness, jointing and no visible defect and delamination. We completed the ceiling works for a private residential development, Jewel @ Buangkok in 2014, and this project was awarded the CONQUAS “Star” rating in recognition of the excellence of the workmanship. We understand that customers value subcontractors who complete their projects in a timely manner as they manage many subcontractors concurrently, with each playing a crucial role to ensure the adherence to the overall construction schedule. We believe that experience plays a critical role in timely completion of projects, and we believe that due to our considerable experience, we can accurately assess the challenges that may be posed by site conditions (such as limited access area or restrictions in working hours or noise level), material requisitions, design specifications, and can respond to customers’ requests to meet related deadlines.

 

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  - We have an experienced and dedicated management and project team: Each of our executives has over 20 years of experience in this industry and has accumulated experience and goodwill in the industry, which has helped us to grow our business through word-of-mouth recommendations. Our Executive Directors are supported by a stable management team with extensive business development and project management experience. Further details of our management team’s working experience are set out in the section entitled “Directors and Executive Officers”.

 

Growth Strategies

 

Our business growth strategy is to provide green and sustainable building solutions through offering a full spectrum of environmentally-focused services, products and project management for our customer’s building projects in Singapore. Our core strategy remains focused on creating opportunities for growth through winning green project mandates, driving internal operational improvements and maintaining a high-performance firm culture. We believe that with our extensive experience in the industry, we have strong positions in profitable and growing end-markets across the green building fit-out industry, enhanced by our comprehensive service portfolio and already strong client base. We believe we are well positioned to capitalize on the prevailing trend towards sustainability and innovations in the buildings industry, including decarbonization, healthy buildings/indoor environmental quality and smart buildings.

 

To capitalize on these trends, we are building on our priorities of maintaining leading positions in commercial as well as residential building solutions. In furtherance of these goals, we have three strategic priorities:

 

  - Capitalize on Key Growth Vectors: We believe that increased focus on sustainable development through such initiatives as reducing carbon emissions (“decarbonization”), improved indoor air quality and smart buildings that are developed with environmental efficiency at the forefront represent key growth opportunities. We are seeking to leverage our existing portfolio breadth and investments in services and product development, combined with the expansion of its green building materials, to offer differentiated solutions and innovative fit-out plans to help customers achieve their objectives to have healthier work and living spaces, both for the inhabitants of these buildings and the environment at large. We intend to invest in services and products as well as expand our partnerships locally and globally such as in other ASEAN countries and other English-speaking countries where our experiences can be utilized to power green building innovations that will allow us to provide differentiated services that are tailored to our customers’ desired outcomes to achieve these goals.
     
  - Accelerate in High Growth Regions and Verticals: We intend to explore expansion into regional high growth regions in ASEAN countries, namely Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, by partnering with other companies through joint ventures, enabling us to provide our expertise in green building through large project contracts in the region. We further plan to invest in supply chain vertical integration within the markets we already serve, including healthcare, commercial offices/campuses, and educational and data centers, to directly source specialized equipment and materials for green building. This will enable us to have more control over building supplies and ideally optimize our cost of revenues.
     
  - Sustain a High-Performance, Customer-Centric Culture: We recognize that developing talent and creating positive customer experiences is central to accomplishing our business strategies. We are investing in talent to build a diverse workforce that is solutions oriented and focused on continuous learning and growth. The Company aims to leverage our talent capabilities and training to create a customer-focused culture to drive customer loyalty and decisions.

 

To realize these priorities, we intend to leverage our position as a steward of green building and use our experience in providing comprehensive service and as reflected by our product portfolio, along with our strong building industry networks, in seeking to monetize opportunities to provide retrofit and new build services. We are seeking to augment our strategic priorities with disciplined execution, productivity enhancements and sustainable cost management in order to realize higher margins and enhanced profitability.

 

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Risks Factor Summary

 

Investing in our Ordinary Shares involves risks. The risks summarized below are qualified by reference to “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 of this Prospectus, which you should carefully consider before making a decision to purchase our Ordinary Shares. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations would likely be materially adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of our Ordinary Shares would likely decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

These risks include but are not limited to the following:

 

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

 

  ● We are dependent on the construction industry in Singapore and other countries which we operate in
  ● We are dependent on our major customers and any significant decrease in projects secured from them may affect our operations and financial performance
  ● We are subject to the risks of default or delays in the collection of our trade receivables
  ● We are reliant on the renewal of our existing registrations and licenses
  ● We are dependent on foreign workers and may face debarment from hiring (including due to non-compliance with the relevant employment laws and regulations), imposition of penalties, labor shortages or increased labor costs for our operations
  ● We are subject to a number of project execution risks, many of which are beyond our control
  ● We are dependent on our suppliers and subcontractors to fulfil their contractual obligations to us, and the inability of these suppliers and contractors, due to increased demand or other factors, to deliver key materials at prices and volumes, performance and specifications acceptable to us, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
  ● We are subject to risks associated with the quality of our works
  ● Our short-term revenue and profitability may not be indicative of the long-term results of operations
  ● We operate in a highly competitive industry and may not be able to compete effectively
  ● Our lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting may affect our ability to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud which may affect the market for and price of our Ordinary Shares.
  ● Our Chief Executive Officer will continue to own a substantial number of our Ordinary Shares and, as a result, may be able to exercise control over us, including the outcome of shareholder votes.
  ● We are subject to compliance with and changes in regulatory requirements and codes
  ● Our cash flows may fluctuate due to the payment practice applied to our projects or foreign currency exchange rates
  ● We are required by our customers to arrange performance bonds or banker’s guarantee to secure our due performance of contracts
  ● We may be subject to litigation, claims or other disputes
  ● We may not be able to implement our future plans and strategies successfully
  ● Our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover all losses or potential claims and insurance premiums may increase
  ● We are affected by the macroeconomic, political, social and other factors beyond our control in Singapore and other countries which we operate in
  ● We are exposed to risks of infringement of our intellectual property rights and the unauthorized use of our trademarks by third parties
  ● Geopolitical conditions, including direct or indirect acts of war or terrorism, could have an adverse effect on our operations and financial results.
  ● Our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by the recurrence of a global pandemic
  ● Certain market opportunity data, forecasts, third-party website data and imagery contained in this prospectus were obtained from third-party sources and were not independently verified by us. We believe the data represented in those images, estimates of market opportunity data, forecasts of market growth included in this prospectus are reliable, but may prove to be inaccurate, and even if the markets in which we compete achieve the forecasted growth, our business could fail to grow at similar rates, if at all.

 

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Risks Related to Our Securities and This Offering

 

  ● An active trading market for our Ordinary Shares may not be established or, if established, may not continue and the trading price for our Ordinary Shares may fluctuate significantly.
  ● We may not maintain the listing of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our Ordinary Shares and subject us to additional trading restrictions.
  ● The initial public offering price for our Ordinary Shares may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market and such market prices may be volatile.
  ● The trading price of our Ordinary Shares may be subject to rapid and substantial volatility, which could make it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Ordinary Shares and result in substantial losses to investors.
  ● If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they adversely change their recommendations regarding our Ordinary Shares, the market price for our Ordinary Shares and trading volume could decline.
  ● The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of our Ordinary Shares could adversely affect their market price.
  ● Short selling may drive down the market price of our Ordinary Shares.
  ● Because we do not expect to declare dividends in the foreseeable future, you must rely on price appreciation of our Ordinary Shares for a return on your investment.
  ● Because our public offering price per share is substantially higher than our net tangible book value per share, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution.
  ● Our Amended Articles of Association contains anti-takeover provisions that could discourage a third party from acquiring us and adversely affect the rights of holders of our Ordinary Shares.
  ● You must rely on the judgment of our management as to the uses of the net proceeds from this offering, and such uses may not produce income or increase our share price.
  ● If we are classified as a passive foreign investment company, United States taxpayers who own our securities may have adverse United States federal income tax consequences.
  ● Our controlling shareholder has substantial influence over the Company. His interests may not be aligned with the interests of our other shareholders, and it could prevent or cause a change of control or other transactions.
  ● 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 Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. In the event we rely on these exemptions, these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards.
  ● 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.
  ● Certain judgments obtained against us by our shareholders may not be enforceable.
  ● We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act and may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements.
  ● We are a foreign private issuer within the meaning of the Exchange Act, and as such we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to United States domestic public companies.
  ● We are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules and, as a result, may rely on exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that provide protection to shareholders of other companies.
  ● We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses to us.
  ● Economic substance legislation of the Cayman Islands may adversely impact us or our operations.
  ● We will incur significantly increased costs and devote substantial management time as a result of the listing of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq.
  ● Recent joint statement by the SEC and the PCAOB, rule changes by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign Company Accounting Act (“HFCAA”) all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our continued listing or future offerings of our securities in the U.S.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on March 10, 2022. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at the offices of Conyers Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, P.O. Box 2681, Grand Cayman, KY1-1111, Cayman Islands. Our principal executive office is at 74 Tagore Lane, #02-00 Sindo Industrial Estate, Singapore 787498. Our telephone at this location is +(65) 6285-7781.

 

Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global, Inc. located at 122 E. 42nd St., 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168, with the telephone (888) 741-6830.

 

Our website is www.FBSGlobal.com.sg. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not a part of, and shall not be incorporated by reference into, this prospectus.

 

Because we are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may encounter difficulty protecting your interests as a shareholder, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal court system may be limited. Please refer to the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Enforcement of Civil Liabilities” for more information.

 

Corporate Structure

 

Prior to the offering, Master Stride Limited, Kelvin Ang and Fame Hall Limited held 4.9%, 90.4%, and 4.7% of our Company, respectfully. The chart below sets out our corporate structure after this offering, assuming the sale of all of the shares offered by the Resale Shareholders pursuant to the Resale Prospectus (with the numbers in parentheticals reflecting the holdings immediately prior to the offering).

 

 

Implications of Our Being a “Controlled Company”

 

Upon completion of this offering, our controlling shareholder, Kelvin Ang, will be the beneficial owner of an aggregate of 9,365,663 Ordinary Shares, which will represent approximately 69.4% of the then total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares (assuming Mr. Ang sells all 800,000 shares is offering pursuant to the Resale Prospectus). As a result, we will remain a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules and therefore we are eligible for, and in the event we no longer qualify as a foreign private issuer, we may rely on, certain exemptions from the corporate governance listing requirements of the Nasdaq.

 

Implications of Our Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

As a company with less than US$1.235 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

 

  ● being permitted to provide only two years of selected financial information (rather than five years) and only two years of audited financial statements (rather than three years), in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements, with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure; and

 

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  ● an exemption from compliance with the auditor attestation requirement of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

 

We may take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an emerging growth company. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (1) the last day of the fiscal year in which the fifth anniversary of the completion of this offering occurs, (2) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least US$1.235 billion, (3) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which means the market value of our Ordinary Shares that are held by non-affiliates exceeds US$700.0 million as of the prior June 30, and (4) the date on which we have issued more than US$1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior three-year period. We may choose to take advantage of some, but not all, of the available exemptions. We have included two years of selected financial data in this prospectus in reliance on the first exemption described above. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different from the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock.

 

Implications of Our Being a Foreign Private Issuer

 

Upon completion of this offering, we will report under the Exchange Act as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. Even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, as long as we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we will be exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including:

 

  ● the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act;
     
  ● the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and
     
  ● the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, or current reports on Form 8-K, upon the occurrence of specified significant events.

 

Both foreign private issuers and emerging growth companies are also exempt from certain more stringent executive compensation disclosure rules. Thus, even if we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company but remain a foreign private issuer, we will continue to be exempt from the more stringent compensation disclosures required of companies that are neither emerging growth companies nor foreign private issuers.

 

In addition, 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 corporate governance listing requirements of the Nasdaq. These practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with corporate governance listing requirements of the Nasdaq. While we currently do not intend to rely on home country practice exemptions following this offering, we may choose to rely on home country practice to be exempted from certain of the corporate governance requirements of the Nasdaq, such that a majority of the directors on our board of directors are not required to be independent directors and neither our compensation committee nor our nomination committee is required to be comprised entirely of independent directors.

 

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THE OFFERING

 

Offering Price   The initial public offering price will be between US$4.50 and US$5.00 per Ordinary Share.
     
Ordinary Shares offered by us   2,250,000 Ordinary Shares
     
Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to this offering   11,250,000 Ordinary Shares
     
Ordinary Shares to be issued and outstanding immediately after this offering   13,500,000 Ordinary Shares
     
Over-Allotment Option   The underwriters have an option for a period of 45 days to purchase up to 337,500 Ordinary Shares offered by the Company to cover over-allotments, if any.
     
Use of proceeds   We currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering

 

    ● to expand our existing locations to develop new customers by hiring more qualified personnel and undertake more marketing efforts;
       
    ● for research and development and artificial intelligence analytics for new green building materials;
       
    ● for M&A projects, partnerships and future business development; and
       
    ● for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

Lock-up Agreement  

We have agreed with the underwriters not to (1) offer, sell, issue, pledge, contract to sell, contract to purchase, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, make any short sale or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Ordinary Shares or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, (2) enter into any swap, hedge or any other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic consequences of ownership of the Ordinary Shares, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, or (3) file any registration statement with the SEC relating to the offering of any Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, or publicly disclose the intention to take any such action for a period of six months from the date of this prospectus.

 

All of our directors and officers and shareholders of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares have agreed with the underwriters, subject to certain exceptions, not to sell, transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of our Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our Ordinary Shares for a period of six months from the date of this prospectus.

     
Dividend policy   We do not intend to pay any dividends on our Ordinary Shares for the foreseeable future. Instead, we anticipate that all of our earnings, if any, will be used for the operation and growth of our business. See “Dividends” for more information.
     
Risk factors   Investing in our Ordinary Shares involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 of this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our Ordinary Shares.
     
Listing   We have applied to list our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “FBGL,” however, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in listing our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market. We will not consummate and close this offering without a listing approval letter from Nasdaq Capital Market.
     
Proposed Nasdaq trading symbol   FBGL
     
Transfer agent   VStock Transfer, 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598; telephone: 212-828-8436; facsimile: 646-536-3179
     
Payment and settlement   The underwriters expect to deliver the Ordinary Shares against payment therefor through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company on [●], 2024.

 

The number of our Ordinary Shares, which will be issued and outstanding immediately after this offering, is based on our Company’s issued share capital of 11,250,000 Ordinary Shares, which are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, and this offering of 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares.

 

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Summary Consolidated Financial Data

 

You should read the following summary financial data together with our financial statements and the related notes appearing at the end of this prospectus, “Selected Consolidated Financial Data,” “Capitalization” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We have derived the interim financial data for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 and audited financial data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 from our audited financial statements included in this prospectus.

 

Results of Operations Data:

 

   For the Six Months ended June 30, 
   2023   2024   2024 
   Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited 
   S$   S$   US$ 
             
Revenues   8,985,864    8,333,053    6,166,460 
Net income (loss)   (535,235)   24,664    18,252 
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share   (0.05)   0.00    0.00 
Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding   11,250,000    11,250,000    11,250,000 

 

   For the years ended December 31, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   S$   S$   US$ 
             
Revenues   16,824,168    21,810,317    16,139,634 
Net income   68,627    4,685    3,467 
Basic and diluted earnings per share   0.01    0.00    0.00 
Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding   11,250,000    11,250,000    11,250,000 

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

  

June 30, 2024

  

June 30, 2024

 
   Unaudited   Unaudited 
    S$    US$ 
           
Cash   4,604,336    3,407,209 
Working deficit   (213,365)   (157,888)
Total assets   17,693,335    13,093,069 
Total liabilities   12,574,158    9,304,876 
Total shareholders’ equity   5,119,177    3,788,193 

 

   As of December 31, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   S$   S$   US$ 
             
Cash and restricted cash   1,989,817    4,482,359    3,316,946 
Working capital   2,165,248    1,206,943    893,138 
Total assets   17,188,320    18,268,519    13,518,705 
Total liabilities   12,098,492    13,174,006    9,748,764 
Total shareholders’ equity   5,089,828    5,094,513    3,769,941 

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our shares is highly speculative and involves a significant degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risks, as well as other information contained in this prospectus, before making an investment in our Company. The risks discussed below could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, ability to pay dividends and the trading price of our shares. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and ability to pay dividends, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

 

We are dependent on the construction industry in Singapore and other countries which we operate in

 

We are dependent on the pipeline of new building development and major additional and alteration works (“A&A projects”), as our sources of revenue come from interior-fitting out works, construction and building works. We operate mainly in Singapore and new building development projects are in part affected by the general economic, regulatory, political and social conditions, property market, construction industry, government initiatives and spending (including spending on healthcare that includes the building and/or refurbishment of hospitals), property and resale prices and rental yields (as the case may be), factors which are beyond our control. Other factors such as natural disasters, recession, epidemics and any other incidents in Singapore and/or countries which we operate in may adversely affect our business, financial position, financial performance and prospects. The construction industry in Singapore is also subject to cyclical fluctuations, and any downturn in the construction industry will have direct impact on our business, financial performance and financial position, due to possibility of postponement, delay or cancellation of new building and A&A projects and delay in the recovery of receivables.

 

Our contracts are typically on a non-recurring and project basis, and therefore we cannot guarantee that we will continue to secure new projects from our customers after the completion of our existing projects. In the event that the construction industry in Singapore or other countries that we operate in undergoes a downturn or other factors lead to a reduced pipeline of construction projects, we may not be able to secure new projects, or secure new projects of similar value as we had in the past. In the case of such an event, our business, financial performance, financial position and prospects will be materially and adversely affected.

 

We are dependent on our major customers and any significant decrease in projects secured from them may affect our operations and financial performance

 

Our top two customers  listed under the section entitled “Business – Our Major Customers” contributed 41% and 12% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 32% and 15% for the year ended December 31, 2023, respectively, and 25%, 19%, 18% and 13% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Given that our contracts are typically secured via invited tenders from our customers, we are dependent on our major customers or past customers inviting us for future tenders. However, there is no assurance that these customers will continue to invite us for tenders or award tenders to us at contract values and/or terms comparable to those which we have received in the past. As such, if we are not invited to tender or are unable to secure new projects with our major and past customers, or secure replacement customers, or are unable to secure new projects on terms that are favorable to us, our business, financial performance, financial position and liquidity will be materially and adversely affected.

 

We are subject to the risks of default or delays in the collection of our trade receivables

 

Our major customers are all private customers, and therefore, we are subject to higher risks of default or delays in collection of our trade receivables as compared to contracting with Singapore government agencies. We typically make monthly progress claims to our customers for the value of the work we have performed as of that time, and our billings are subject to our customer’s approval of our progress claims. Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at original invoiced amount net of allowance for credit losses. Accounts are considered overdue after 120 days. Please refer to the section entitled “Business – Credit Management” for further details.

 

In accordance with the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004 of Singapore, referred to as BCISPA, we must make payment to our suppliers and subcontractors carrying out work in Singapore within a specific period, whether or not we have received payment from our customers. Please refer to the section entitled “Government Regulations” of this prospectus for further details on BCISPA.

 

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Further, a portion of the contract value (typically 5% or 10%) is withheld by our customers as retention money, a portion of which will be released upon substantial completion and the remaining amounts will be released upon final completion (which is after the defects liability period, being typically 12 months from date of substantial completion).

 

If a customer fails to make payment of our progress claims in a timely manner or at all, or fails to release our retention monies as scheduled, there is a time lag which could potentially be significant, between any costs incurred for the work we have performed and the receipt of any payment from our customers. Any progress claim that we submit may also be the subject of a dispute between us and our customer which could not only delay any payment made to us but also could be such that the amount that is paid to us being less than the amount we claim for. In this event, our cash flow and working capital may be materially and adversely affected.

 

Even when we are able to recover any part of the contracted value pursuant to the terms of the contract, the process of such recovery is usually time-consuming and requires financial and other resources to settle the disputes. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that any outcome will be in our favor or that any dispute will be resolved in a timely manner. Failure to collect adequate payments in time or to manage past due debts effectively will have a material and adverse effect on our business, liquidity, financial performance and financial position.

 

We are reliant on the renewal of our existing registrations and licenses

 

We are regulated in Singapore by the Commissioner of Building Control (“CBC”), which is the body that oversees compliance with the Building Control Act and various other regulatory bodies. These regulatory bodies stipulate the criteria that must be satisfied before registrations and licenses are granted to, and/or renewed and/or maintained for, our business. The maintenance and renewal of our registrations and licenses are subject to compliance with the relevant regulations. BCA designates what are known as “workhead” gradings and we are designated to have met certain qualifications to perform various construction works under the Singapore’s Construction Registration System (“CRS”). In particular, we are graded L5 under the workhead category CR06 for interior decoration and finishing works and B2 under the workhead category CW01 for general building. Our private customers would typically have a preferred workhead grading of their subcontractors for their projects and should we tender directly for Singapore government projects, the required workhead grading will also be stipulated in the tender for bid.

 

Our current workhead gradings will expire on July 1, 2025 and as the requirements laid down by BCA may change from time to time, there is no assurance that we will be able to meet the changing requirements and maintain and/or renew our registrations and licenses. In the event that we fail to maintain or renew our existing workhead registrations, our business, financial performance and prospects will be adversely affected. For details, please refer to the section entitled “Government Regulations”.

 

We have not encountered any non-renewal or suspension of BCA registrations and licenses which had a material adverse impact on our business.

 

We are dependent on foreign workers and may face debarment from hiring (including due to non-compliance with the relevant employment laws and regulations), imposition of penalties, labor shortages or increased labor costs for our operations

 

Our business is highly dependent on foreign workers as the pool of local construction workers is scarce. As of the date of this prospectus, approximately 3/4ths of our workforce is made up of foreign employees (including site workers and other employees). Any shortage in the supply of foreign workers, increase in foreign worker levy or restriction on the number of foreign workers that we can employ will adversely affect our operations and financial performance. The supply of foreign labor in Singapore is highly controlled and subject to a number of policies and regulations.

 

We are required to comply with all relevant laws and regulations and we may be liable to penalties if there are any breaches relating thereto. While we aim to comply with the relevant laws and regulations at all times and have put in place the necessary systems to monitor our compliance, we are susceptible to breaches that may arise from inadvertent oversight.

 

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In the past, we have received notices in relation to non-compliance with the numerous regulations that apply to us and been subject to fines for failure to comply with rules relating to foreign workers’ accommodation.

 

While we have taken steps to ensure compliance with laws relating to the hiring of foreign workers, we cannot be assured that we will not inadvertently be subject to additional fines or punishments.

 

There is no assurance that we and/or our Executive Directors will not be penalized for past contraventions or that we will not inadvertently contravene any employment laws and regulations in the future. Any further debarment from applying for new work passes for foreign workers may cause disruptions to our operations and adversely affect our operations and financial performance.

 

Moreover, the MOM imposes a MYE quota in respect of the number of foreign workers (excluding those from Malaysia and NAS countries/regions) that the main contractor and its subcontractors can employ in respect of each construction project that was awarded or had the tender called on or before 18 February 2022. The number of foreign workers a company can employ in respect of construction projects awarded or which had the tender called after 18 February 2022 does not depend on MYE quota, but instead, on the dependency ratio ceiling applicable to that company (as described below). Depending on the requirements of our projects, the tightening of such quota on the number of foreign workers that the main contractors and their subcontractors can employ may affect our operations and accordingly our business and financial performance. We are also subject to dependency ratio ceilings, being the percentage of foreign employees permitted in a company calculated as a ratio to local employees. Any changes in the policies of the foreign workers’ countries of origin may affect the supply of foreign labor and cause disruptions to our operations which may in turn result in a delay in the completion of our projects. We are also subject to foreign worker levy for foreign workers (subject to changes as and when announced by the Singapore government) and any increase in foreign worker levy may materially and adversely affect our business and financial performance.

 

We are subject to a number of project execution risks, many of which are beyond our control

 

In the preparation of our bid tenders, we will carry out internal cost estimates that are based on, among other factors, the anticipated schedule for the project execution. Our revenue is recognized on the stage of completion method, and billing is based on approved monthly progress claims. Any delay in a project will therefore affect our billings, revenue, increase our operating costs (for instance, labor costs and equipment leasing costs), operational cash flows and financial performance. We are also required to pay our suppliers and subcontractors regardless of such delay if the purchase orders have been fulfilled, therefore affecting our operational cash flows. A delay in the project can be due to various factors, including but not limited to, shortage of manpower, materials and/or equipment, delays by subcontractors, accidents at the work site, adverse weather or other unforeseen circumstances. In the event of a delay, we are liable to pay our contracting parties for the liquidated damages stipulated in our contracts, and our reputation (including our prospects for being invited for future bid tenders) will also be materially and adversely affected.

 

Moreover, other than liquidated damages, we may also have to bear additional costs as our customers can require us to complete the uncompleted works within a reasonable period at our expense, to avoid or minimize further delay. In addition, to minimize further delay, we may also be required to incur overtime man hours and the related labor costs at our own expense. In such circumstances, our operations and financial performance will be materially and adversely affected.

 

Additionally, our contracts with our customers are typically on a fixed and pre-determined fee basis for the duration of the contract period and the terms of the contracts allow limited price adjustments. Nonetheless, we still have to bear the risk of any cost fluctuations due to, including but not limited to, inaccurate costs estimation at the tender stage, ineffective cost management during project implementation, higher than estimated costs of materials, labor, subcontracting fees or equipment leasing. Other situations such as changes in the regulatory requirements, disputes with suppliers and subcontractors, labor disputes as well as accidents, delays and other unforeseen problems may also adversely affect our project costs. Should we be unable to control our costs within our original estimates, or we are not able to fully cover the increases in costs during the project, our business, financial performance and liquidity will be materially and adversely affected.

 

We are dependent on our suppliers and subcontractors to fulfil their contractual obligations to us, and the inability of these suppliers and contractors, due to increased demand or other factors, to deliver key materials at prices and volumes, performance and specifications acceptable to us, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

 

We rely on our suppliers and subcontractors to provide us with quality and timely delivery of materials, equipment rental and services. As we do not sign any long-term contracts with our suppliers and subcontractors, there is no assurance that we will continue to be provided with materials and services at prices acceptable to us for future projects. Additionally, our key materials such as calcium silicate boards, gypsum boards or plasterboards, fasteners, joint materials, metal bracing, metal studs, screws, adhesives or sealants are common building materials and while we will typically notify our suppliers of our project needs in advance, we place a purchase order after confirmation of the project as and when required for delivery to the work site. As such, there is assurance that during the course of the project, our suppliers will not increase the price of their materials.

 

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We are also subject to risks and challenges in engaging subcontractors, including difficulties in overseeing the performance of such subcontractors in a direct and effective manner, failure to complete the contracted scope of works or inability to hire suitable subcontractors. As the subcontractors have no direct contractual relationships with our customers, we are subject to risks associated with their non-performance, late performance or poor performance.

 

In the case where the suppliers and subcontractors are selected by us, our selection criteria is based on, among others, their track record, price competitiveness, quality of products or services and timeliness in delivery and completion. We cannot be assured that the products and services rendered by our suppliers and subcontractors will continue to meet our requirements for quality, or that they will be able or willing to continue to provide supplies and services to us. In the event that any of our major suppliers and subcontractors is unable to provide the required supplies and services to our Group and we are unable to obtain alternative providers on similar or more favorable terms to us in a timely manner, our business, financial performance and financial position will be materially and adversely affected.

 

In addition, we are also subject to claims arising from defective work performed by subcontractors. While we may attempt to claim from the relevant subcontractors or require our subcontractors to make good the default or defect, we may be required to make good the default or defect at our own cost before receiving any compensation from the subcontractors. If no corresponding claim can be asserted against a subcontractor, or the amounts of the claim cannot be recovered in full or at all from the subcontractors, we may be required to bear some or all the costs of the claims, in which case our business, financial performance and liquidity will be materially and adversely affected.

 

We are subject to risks associated with the quality of our works

 

Our quality of work is assessed by our customers, and poor quality of works could be due to poor execution and quality control of our employees or that of our subcontractors. We may incur reworks and additional costs to improve the quality of our works, or we may be subject to claims from our customers for such inferior works. Costs incurred for reworks in a certain financial year/period will also affect the financial performance and cashflows in that certain financial year/ period, notwithstanding the overall profitability of the project. If we fail to achieve a satisfactory quality of work, our reputation and our likelihood of being invited for future bid tenders could be materially and adversely affected, and increase the likelihood of increased costs, liquidated damages, deduction against performance bonds and/or retention monies, and accordingly, materially and adversely affect our business, reputation, prospects and financial performance.

 

Our short-term revenue and profitability may not be indicative of the long-term results of operations

 

Revenue from some ongoing contracts may be recognized across financial years, depending on the stage of completion of each contract. The revenue and profitability of different contracts vary and should more works be performed in a certain financial year, we will record better short-term results for that particular financial year. Similarly, our revenue and profitability during a certain period of the financial year may also not be indicative of the financial results for other periods of the financial year. There is, therefore, no assurance that our short-term results of operations will be indicative of our long-term results of operations.

 

Further, as the projects undertaken by us are on a non-recurring and project basis, our revenue and profitability may fluctuate from period to period and from year to year. In order to grow or even maintain the revenue and profitability of our business, we have to continually and consistently secure new projects which have higher or comparable contract values and margins, and in greater or comparable numbers. In the event that we are not able to continually and consistently do so on terms that are favorable to us, our business, financial performance and prospects will be materially and adversely affected.

 

In addition, there may be a lapse of time between the completion of our existing projects and the commencement of new projects. Accordingly, any unutilized capacity in between projects would have an adverse effect on our overall margins and results of operations.

 

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We operate in a highly competitive industry and may not be able to compete effectively

 

The construction industry, including the interior fitting-out works segment, in which we operate, is competitive, and some of our competitors may have more manpower, resources, higher gradings in various construction workhead designations needed to operate in this field in Singapore, stronger track record in terms of the diversity, size and/or complexity of the projects undertaken or greater exposure to potential business opportunities. As of November 21, 2024, there were over 44 and 84 contractors with the highest L6 and L5 grading in the workhead category CR06 (Interior Decoration and Finishing Works) respectively, the workhead category gradings in which we primarily seek projects, and over 2,413 contractors registered under all CR06 workhead, and this figure may increase.

 

We may face increased competition from existing or new competitors and we may not adapt effectively to market conditions, industry developments, customer preferences and/or competitive environment. Moreover, our competitors may also adopt aggressive pricing policies or develop relationships with our customers in a manner that could significantly harm our ability to secure contracts. We may also compete in other areas including for services of subcontractors and qualified employees. If we cannot attract their services or are unable to compete in such other areas including providing competitive pricing and/or quality works on a timely basis, our business, financial performance, financial position and prospects will be materially and adversely affected.

 

Our lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting may affect our ability to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud which may affect the market for and price of our Ordinary Shares.

 

To implement Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the SEC adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of management on the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Prior to filing the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, we were a private company with limited accounting personnel and other resources for addressing our internal control over financial reporting. Our management has not completed an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and our independent registered public accounting firm has not conducted an audit of our internal control over financial reporting. Our independent registered public accounting firm did not conduct an audit of our internal control over financial reporting. However, in connection with the audits of our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and 2023, we and our independent registered public accounting firms identified the following material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting PCAOB of the United States, a “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. There are three material weaknesses identified: (1) our lack of sufficient full-time personnel with appropriate levels of accounting knowledge and experience to monitor the daily recording of transactions, address complex U.S. GAAP accounting issues and to prepare and review financial statements and related disclosures under U.S. GAAP; (2) our lack of formal internal control policy and procedures to establish formal risk assessment process and internal control framework; and (3) our lack of formal IT process and procedures related to risk and vulnerability assessment, data backup and recovery management, and password management.

 

We intend to implement measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting to address the underlying causes of the material weaknesses, including (i) hiring more qualified staff to fill up the key roles in the operations, providing internal training to our accounting staff on U.S. GAAP, requiring our staff to participate in trainings and seminars provided by professional service firms on a regular basis to gain knowledge on regular accounting and SEC reporting updates, (ii) setting up an adequate financial and internal control framework with formal documentation of polices and controls in place, and (iii) we intend to establish a formal IT process in order to strengthen the internal control policies.

 

We will be subject to the requirement that we maintain internal controls and that management perform periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal controls. Effective internal control over financial reporting is important to prevent fraud. As a result, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as the market for and trading price of our Ordinary Shares, may be materially and adversely affected if we do not have effective internal controls. Before this offering, we were a private company with limited resources. As a result, we may not discover any problems in a timely manner and current and potential shareholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our Ordinary Shares. The absence of internal controls over financial reporting may inhibit investors from purchasing our Ordinary Shares and may make it more difficult for us to raise funds in a debt or equity financing.

 

Additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may be identified in the future. If we identify such issues or if we are unable to produce accurate and timely financial statements, our Ordinary Share price may decline and we may be unable to maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

 

Our Chief Executive Officer will continue to own a substantial number of our ordinary shares and, as a result, may be able to exercise control over us, including the outcome of shareholder votes.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, our controlling shareholder Kelvin Ang held 90.4% of our total outstanding ordinary shares and is expected to hold over 69.4% of our total outstanding ordinary shares after this offering. As a result, he may be able to determine matters requiring shareholder approval and affect the market price of our ordinary shares. For example, he may be able to exert control over our business, including significant corporate actions such as mergers, schemes of arrangement, sales of substantially all of our assets, and election, re-election and removal of directors. This concentration of power may prevent or discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals or offers for our ordinary shares, or other such changes in control, that you may feel are in your best interest. The interests of Mr. Ang may not always coincide with your interests or the interests of other shareholders and he may act in a manner that does not necessarily advance the best interests of those who purchase ordinary shares in the future, including seeking a premium value for their ordinary shares.

 

For more information, see “Principal Shareholders.”

 

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We are subject to compliance with and changes in regulatory requirements and codes

 

Our operations are subject to laws and regulations that relate to matters such as licensing, employment of foreign workers, workplace health and safety, and environmental protection in Singapore. Please refer to the section entitled “Government Regulations” of this prospectus for further details. In the event that our operations fail to comply with such laws and regulations, we may be subject to fines or be required to take remedial measures or they may affect our ability to obtain new projects or carry on our operations without disruptions. If any of these events occurs, it will adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition and financial performance.

 

We are also subject to changing requirements applicable for the construction industry in Singapore. For instance, there are numerous codes, laws, regulations and certification schemes that we are subject to such as the Code of Practice on Buildability, CONQUAS and BCA Green Mark, which is the benchmarking scheme that incorporates internationally recognized best practices in environmental design and performance. Requirements for obtaining a certain grading under certain workhead requirements may also change from time to time.

 

We are also affected by regulatory changes and requirements on the employment of foreign workers, which may change from time to time. Any failure to comply could result in penalties such as fines and/or not being able to continue or expand our business. Our ability to remain compliant with the many regulations and standards applied to our business is time consuming, and our failure to do so will negatively impact our performance. Changes in or introduction of new laws, and policies applicable to our business may also increase our operating costs, in particular if the competitive environment or other factors do not allow us to fully recover all the additional costs. Should this occur, our financial performance will be materially and adversely affected.

 

Our cash flows may fluctuate due to the payment practice applied to our projects or foreign currency exchange rates.

 

Our projects normally incur net cash outflows at the early stage of carrying out our works when we are required to incur setting-up expenditures, purchase materials, and commence works prior to payment received from our customers. Our customers will make payments pursuant to our progress claims which have to be approved by our customers. Accordingly, we experience accumulative net inflows gradually as the project progress. We typically do not receive a deposit from customer for offsetting the initial cash outflows. As we undertake a number of projects at any given period, the cash outflow of a particular project could be offset by the cash inflows of other projects. Accordingly, as a result of the general mismatch in the timing of our cash flow movements between our outlay and receipt of payments, we could potentially experience negative operating cash flows. If at any time, we undertake more projects which are at the initial stage of works than projects which are at the later stages, our corresponding cash flow position will be adversely affected. Further, our revenues and financial statements are denominated in the Singapore dollars but presented in US dollars and, our daily transactions are mainly denominated in the Singapore dollar. As such, we are exposed to the risk of adverse exchange rate fluctuations against the Singapore dollar, which may negatively impact our results of operations when our financials are presented in US dollars.

 

We are required by our customers to arrange performance bonds or banker’s guarantee to secure our due performance of contracts.

 

It is common practice in the construction industry that contractors are required by their customers to take out performance bonds or banker’s guarantee at a fixed sum or a certain percentage of the contract sum to secure due performance and compliance with the contracts. In lieu of performance bonds or banker’s guarantee, we may be required to place cash deposit or accept a higher percentage for retention monies. In the event that we default on our contractual obligations, our customer will be entitled to call on the bond with the financial institution. If the performance bond is called upon, we will be required to indemnify the relevant financial institution for such payment, and our liquidity, business, reputation, financial performance, financial position and prospects may be adversely affected.

 

The amount paid up for the performance bonds may be locked up for a prolonged period of time, depending on contract period. Further we cannot guarantee we will not undertake projects which have performance bonds requirements in the future, and should we fail to satisfactorily complete our contracted works, the amount paid up for the performance bonds may not be released to us, which may adversely affect our cash flows and financial position. In the event that our contracts are negotiated without performance bonds but with a higher percentage of retention monies, the performance of our works and our monthly progress claims and billings will be subject to a higher amount of retention. Similarly, should we not satisfactorily complete our contracted works, we may not receive the full amount of the retention monies upon the completion of the project and expiration of the defect liability period. In such event, our financial performance and cashflows will be materially and adversely affected.

 

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We may be subject to litigation, claims or other disputes.

 

We may from time-to-time encounter disputes arising from contracts with customers, suppliers, subcontractors or other third parties. Claims brought by customers against us may involve defective works, damaged works as we are obliged to protect our completed or partially completed works on-site, property damages or other contractual breaches which may result in us incurring liquidated damages under the terms of our contracts with our customers. Claims may also arise from disputes with suppliers and subcontractors on matters relating to payment and/or contractual performance. Claims involving us could result in time-consuming and costly litigations, arbitration, administrative proceedings or other legal procedures. Expenses we incur in legal proceedings or arising from claims brought by or against us will materially and adversely affect our business, financial position, financial performance and prospects.

 

Moreover, legal proceedings resulting in unfavorable judgment or findings may harm our reputation, cause financial losses and damage our prospects of being awarded future contracts, thereby materially and adversely affecting our operations, financial position, financial performance and prospects.

 

The nature of our work also involves certain risks as employees work at the work sites with equipment and tools, or work from height. Our employees who have suffered an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment can choose to either submit a claim under the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 of Singapore (“WICA”) for compensation through MOM without needing to prove negligence or breach of statutory duty by employer or commence legal proceedings to claim damages under common law against employer for breach of duty or negligence. Pursuant to the WICA, an injured employee is entitled to claim medical leave wages, medical expenses and lump sum compensation for permanent incapacity or death, subject to certain stipulated limits. Damages under a common law claim are usually higher than an award under the WICA and may include compensation for pain and suffering, loss of wages, medical expenses and any future loss of earnings. In the event that the litigation costs, time involved and/or claim amounts are substantial, our financial performance will be materially and adversely affected.

 

We may not be able to implement our future plans and strategies successfully.

 

Our future plans and strategies include, inter alia, strengthening our market position in the interior fitting-out industry in Singapore and participating in joint ventures or strategic alliances with suitable partners. The successful implementation of our business plan may be affected by a number of factors including the availability of sufficient funds, government policies relevant to our industry, the economic conditions, our ability to maintain our existing competitive advantages, our relationships with our customers, the threat of substitutes and new market entrants. Participation in joint ventures and/or strategic alliances locally or overseas also involves numerous risks, including but not limited to regulatory risks, political risks, execution risks in relation to identification of suitable partners, integration of operations and/or cooperation in projects or business management. There can be no assurance that we will be able to execute such future plans and strategies successfully and as such, the actual outcome may fall short of expectations.

 

Our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover all losses or potential claims and insurance premiums may increase.

 

We obtain public liability insurance for injuries to third parties and the required policies for our staff, such as work injury compensation and medical insurance. For projects where we are the main contractor, we also procure contractors’ all risks insurance. Please refer to the section entitled “Business – Insurance” of this prospectus for further details on our insurance coverage. For our interior fitting-out projects, we do not need to procure specific insurance as it is usually covered by the insurance procured by the main contractor. However, we may become subject to liabilities against which we are not insured adequately or at all or exposure which cannot be insured.

 

Although we believe our insurance coverage is sufficient for the needs of our operations and appropriate for our current risk profile, we cannot guarantee that our current levels of insurance are sufficient to cover all potential risks and losses. Moreover, we may not be able to recover the losses in full or on a timely basis from our insurers. There are also certain risks that are not covered by our insurance policies because they are either uninsurable or not economically insurable including acts of war and terrorism. In addition, our insurers will review our policies each year and we cannot guarantee that we can renew our policies or renew our policies on similar or other acceptable terms. If we suffer from losses that exceed our insurance coverage or are not covered by our insurance policies, we may be liable to bear such losses and our business, financial performance and financial position will be adversely affected.

 

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We are affected by the macroeconomic, political, social and other factors beyond our control in Singapore and other countries which we operate in.

 

We are affected by macroeconomic factors, such as general economic conditions, population growth, household formation, market sentiment which are in part, influenced by unemployment rates, real disposable income, inflation, recession, stock market performance, interest rate environment, regulatory policies, foreign investment, gross domestic product growth, business sentiment, all of which are beyond our control. For example, there has been increased inflationary pressure on the cost of materials and labor and increased bank loan rates. As of yet, we have not yet seen a material impact to our business, but if inflation increases, the increased cost of completing projects and financing our business may have a negative impact on our financial performance. Moreover, political and social stability, taxation, price and exchange control regulations, industry laws and regulations in Singapore and other countries may also affect our business. There is no assurance that such conditions will not develop in a manner that will have an adverse effect on our business operations.

 

We may also expand into other countries in which we presently do not have a business presence. Factors beyond our control include the abovementioned, and other conditions such as internal strife, epidemics, severe weather conditions, natural or other catastrophes, terrorist attacks or acts of violence that may materially and adversely affect financial markets, business and consumer confidence that will materially and adversely affect our operations, financial performance and financial position.

 

Our business, financial performance and results of operations depend significantly on worldwide macroeconomic economic conditions and their impact on material supplies. Recessionary economic cycles, higher interest rates, volatile fuel and energy costs, inflation, levels of unemployment and other economic factors that may affect material costs and adversely affect costs of revenue of our services and products. In addition, negative national or global economic conditions may materially and adversely affect our suppliers’ financial performance, liquidity and access to capital. This may affect their ability to maintain their inventories, production levels and/or product quality and could cause them to raise prices, lower production levels or cease their operations.

 

Economic factors such as increased commodity prices, shipping costs, higher costs of labor, insurance and healthcare, and changes in or interpretations of other laws, regulations and taxes may also increase our cost of revenue and our selling, general and administrative expenses, and otherwise adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Global inflation rose in 2023 and may continue through 2024. To date, we have not been subject to inflationary pressures. We cannot assure you that we will not be adversely affected in the future.

 

We are exposed to risks of infringement of our intellectual property rights and the unauthorized use of our trademarks by third parties

 

We have registered our trademark to protect our intellectual property rights in Singapore. Please refer to the section entitled “Business – Intellectual Property” of this prospectus for more details. Should our trademark be violated or infringed, there may be confusion by potential customers who have not previously worked with us or we may be exposed to the risk of claims against us for intellectual property rights infringement.

 

Given our limited resources, we may not be able to effectively prevent third parties from violating our Group’s intellectual property rights. There is also no assurance that we will be able to obtain adequate remedies in the event of a violation of our trademark by our competitors or other third parties. If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights adequately, there may be an adverse impact on our Group’s reputation, goodwill and financial performance.

 

As of the date of this Prospectus, while we have not experienced any claims for intellectual property rights infringement, there is no assurance that we will not infringe any intellectual property rights of third parties in the future. In the event of any claims or litigation by third parties involving infringement of their intellectual property rights, whether with or without merit, our operations and financial performance may be adversely affected.

 

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Geopolitical conditions, including direct or indirect acts of war or terrorism, could have an adverse effect on our operations and financial results.

 

Our operations could be disrupted by geopolitical conditions, political and social instability, acts of war, terrorist activity or other similar events. In February 2022, Russia initiated significant military action against Ukraine. In response, the U.S. and certain other countries imposed significant sanctions and export controls against Russia, Belarus and certain individuals and entities connected to Russian or Belarusian political, business, and financial organizations, and the U.S. and certain other countries could impose further sanctions, trade restrictions, and other retaliatory actions should the conflict continue or worsen. It is not possible to predict the broader consequences of the conflict, including related geopolitical tensions, and the measures and retaliatory actions taken by the U.S. and other countries in respect thereof as well as any counter measures or retaliatory actions by Russia or Belarus in response, including, for example, potential cyberattacks or the disruption of energy exports, is likely to cause regional instability, geopolitical shifts, and could materially adversely affect global trade, currency exchange rates, regional economies and the global economy. The situation remains uncertain, and while it is difficult to predict the impact of any of the foregoing, the conflict and actions taken in response to the conflict could increase our costs, disrupt our supply chain, reduce our sales and earnings, impair our ability to raise additional capital when needed on acceptable terms, if at all, or otherwise adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. At this time, we have not been impacted by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, nor the most recent conflicts taking place in the Middle East, as all of our major suppliers of material are based in Asia and we have not been impacted by supply chain disruptions or sanctions resulting from the conflict. But if the conflict prolongs, there could be long term ramifications on the global economy through trade restrictions or cyberactivity that could negatively impact our operations.

 

Our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by the recurrence of a global pandemic.

 

A significant outbreak, epidemic or pandemic of a contagious disease such as COVID-19 in any geographic area in which we operate or plan to operate could result in a health crisis adversely affecting the economies, financial markets and overall demand for our services in such areas. In addition, any preventative or protective actions that governments implement or that we take in response to a health crisis, such as travel restrictions, quarantines, or site closures, may interfere with the ability of our employees, suppliers and customers to perform their responsibilities. At this time, we are not experiencing negative impacts due to COVID-19 cases, but if cases increase and/or new shutdowns are implemented or a similar global health threat arises, this is expected to have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Certain market opportunity data, forecasts, third-party website data and imagery contained in this prospectus were obtained from third-party sources and were not independently verified by us. We believe the data represented in those images, estimates of market opportunity data, forecasts of market growth included in this prospectus are reliable, but may prove to be inaccurate, and even if the markets in which we compete achieve the forecasted growth, our business could fail to grow at similar rates, if at all.

 

This prospectus contains certain data, imagery, and information that we obtained from various government, private entity publications, third party websites, and reports. There is no guarantee that any particular images or data represented therein are reliable. There is no guarantee that any number or percentage of market participants covered by our market opportunity estimates will purchase our services at all or generate any particular level of revenue for us. While we have not independently verified the data and information contained in the represented images and reports because such data and information may have been collected using third-party methodologies, we believe that the data and information, including projections based on a number of assumptions, from these third-party publications and reports used in this prospectus is reliable. Any expansion in the construction industry in Singapore is dependent a number of factors, including the cost and perceived value associated with our services and those of our competitors. Even if the markets in which we compete meet the size estimates and growth forecast in this prospectus, our business could fail to grow at the rate we anticipate, if at all, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Our growth is subject to many factors, including our success in implementing our business strategy, which is subject to many risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, the data represented in the images representing projects we have worked on and certain forecasts of market growth included in this prospectus should not be taken as indicative of our future growth.

 

Risks Related to Our Securities and This Offering

 

An active trading market for our Ordinary Shares may not be established or, if established, may not continue and the trading price for our Ordinary Shares may fluctuate significantly.

 

We cannot assure you that a liquid public market for our Ordinary Shares will be established. If an active public market for our Ordinary Shares does not occur following the completion of this offering, the market price and liquidity of our shares may be materially and adversely affected. The public offering price for our shares in this offering was determined by negotiation between us and the representative of the underwriter based upon several factors, and we can provide no assurance that the trading price of our shares after this offering will not decline below the public offering price. As a result, investors in our shares may experience a significant decrease in the value of their shares.

 

We may not maintain the listing of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our Ordinary Shares and subject us to additional trading restrictions.

 

We intend to list our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq concurrently with this offering. In order to continue listing our shares on the Nasdaq, we must maintain certain financial and share price levels and we may be unable to meet these requirements in the future. We cannot assure you that our shares will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq in the future.

 

If the Nasdaq delists our Ordinary Shares and we are unable to list our shares on another national securities exchange, we expect our shares could be quoted on an over-the-counter market in the United States. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

 

  ● a limited availability of market quotations for our Ordinary Shares;
     
  ● reduced liquidity for our Ordinary Shares;
     
  ● a determination that our Ordinary Shares are “penny stock,” which will require brokers trading in our shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our Ordinary Shares;
     
  ● a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and
     
  ● a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

 

As long as our Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq, U.S. federal law prevents or preempts the states from regulating their sale. However, the law does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar their sale. Further, if we were no longer listed on the Nasdaq, we would be subject to regulations in each state in which we offer our shares.

 

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The initial public offering price for our Ordinary Shares may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market and such market prices may be volatile.

 

The initial public offering price for our Ordinary Shares will be determined by negotiations between us and the Underwriter and may not bear a direct relationship to our earnings, book value, or any other indicia of value. We cannot assure you that the market price of our Ordinary Shares will not decline significantly below the initial public offering price. The financial markets in the U.S. and other countries have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations in the last few years. Volatility in the price of our Ordinary Shares may be caused by factors outside of our control and may be unrelated or disproportionate to changes in our results of operations.

 

The trading price of our Ordinary Shares may be subject to rapid and substantial volatility, which could make it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Ordinary Shares and result in substantial losses to investors.

 

There have been instances of extreme stock price run-ups followed by rapid price declines and strong stock price volatility with recent initial public offerings, especially among those with relatively smaller public floats. As a relatively small-capitalization company with relatively small public float, we may experience greater share price volatility, extreme price run-ups, lower trading volume and less liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In particular, our Ordinary Shares may be subject to rapid and substantial price volatility, low volumes of trades and large spreads in bid and ask prices. Such volatility, including any stock-run up, may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Ordinary Shares.

 

The trading price of our Ordinary Shares may be volatile and could fluctuate widely due to factors beyond our control and for reasons that are unrelated to our actual or expected performance. In addition, if the trading volumes of our Ordinary Shares are low, persons buying or selling in relatively small quantities may easily influence prices of our Ordinary Shares. This low volume of trades could also cause the price of our Ordinary Shares to fluctuate greatly. Holders of our Ordinary Shares may also not be able to readily liquidate their investment or may be forced to sell at depressed prices due to low volume trading. Broad market fluctuations and general economic and political conditions may also adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares.

 

In addition to market and industry factors, the price and trading volume for our shares may be highly volatile for factors specific to our own operations, including the following:

 

  ● fluctuations in our revenues, earnings and cash flow;
     
  ● changes in financial estimates by securities analysts;
     
  ● additions or departures of key personnel;
     
  ● release of lock-up or other transfer restrictions on our issued and outstanding equity securities or sales of additional equity securities; and
     
  ● potential litigation or regulatory investigations.

 

Any of these factors may result in significant and sudden changes in the volume and price at which our shares will trade.

 

In the event of market volatility, shareholders of public companies have often brought securities class action suits against those companies following periods of instability in the market price of their securities. If we were involved in a class action suit, it could divert a significant amount of our management’s attention and other resources from our business and operations and require us to incur significant expenses to defend the suit, which could harm our results of operations. Any such class action suit, whether or not successful, could harm our reputation and restrict our ability to raise capital in the future. In addition, if a claim is successfully made against us, we may be required to pay significant damages, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they adversely change their recommendations regarding our Ordinary Shares, the market price for our Ordinary Shares and trading volume could decline.

 

The trading market for our shares will be influenced by research or reports that industry or securities analysts publish about our business. If one or more analysts downgrade our shares, the market price for our shares would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease to cover us or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the market price or trading volume for our shares to decline.

 

The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of our Ordinary Shares, including the Ordinary Shares that are being registered concurrently for resale in the Resale Prospectus, could adversely affect their market price.

 

Sales of substantial amounts of our Ordinary Shares in the public market after the completion of this offering and from the sale of shares held by the Resale Shareholders, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our shares and could materially impair our ability to raise capital through equity offerings in the future. As of the date of this prospectus, we have 11,250,000 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. The Ordinary Shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, and Ordinary Shares held by our existing shareholders may also be sold in the public market in the future subject to the restrictions in Rule 144 and Rule 701 under the Securities Act and applicable lock-up agreements. There will be 13,500,000 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately after this offering. See “Underwriting” and “Shares Eligible for Future Sale” for a more detailed description of the restrictions on selling our securities after this offering.

 

Short selling may drive down the market price of our Ordinary Shares.

 

Short selling is the practice of selling shares that the seller does not own but rather has borrowed from a third party with the intention of buying identical shares back at a later date to return to the lender. The short seller hopes to profit from a decline in the value of the shares between the sale of the borrowed shares and the purchase of the replacement shares, as the short seller expects to pay less in that purchase than it received in the sale. As it is in the short seller’s interest for the price of the shares to decline, many short sellers publish, or arrange for the publication of, negative opinions and allegations regarding the relevant issuer and its business prospects in order to create negative market momentum and generate profits for themselves after selling the shares short. These short attacks have, in the past, led to selling of shares in the market. If we were to become the subject of any unfavorable publicity, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we could have to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend ourselves. While we would strongly defend against any such short seller attacks, we may be constrained in the manner in which we can proceed against the relevant short seller by principles of freedom of speech, applicable state law or issues of commercial confidentiality.

 

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Because we do not expect to declare dividends in the foreseeable future, you must rely on price appreciation of our Ordinary Shares for a return on your investment.

 

We currently intend to retain all of our available funds and any future earnings after this offering to fund the development and growth of our business. As a result, we do not expect to declare any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Therefore, you should not rely on an investment in our shares as a source for any future dividend income. Our board of directors has discretion as to whether to distribute dividends, subject to applicable laws. Under Cayman Islands law, a Cayman Islands company may pay a dividend on its shares out of profits or its share premium account, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid out of the share premium account unless, immediately following the date on which the dividend is proposed to be paid, the company shall be able to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. Even if our board of directors decides to declare and pay dividends, the timing, amount and form of future dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things, our future results of operations and cash flow, our capital requirements and surplus, the amount of distributions, if any, received by us from our subsidiaries, our financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors as determined by our board of directors. Accordingly, the return on your investment in our Ordinary Shares will likely depend entirely upon any future price appreciation of our Ordinary Shares. There is no guarantee that our Ordinary Shares will appreciate in value after this offering or even maintain the price at which you purchased our shares. You may not realize a return on your investment in our shares and you may even lose your entire investment.

 

Because our public offering price per share is substantially higher than our net tangible book value per share, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution.

 

If you purchase shares in this offering, you will pay substantially more than our net tangible book value per share. As a result, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution of US$3.59 per share, representing the difference between our as adjusted net tangible book value per share of US$0.91 as of March 31, 2024, after giving effect to the net proceeds to us from this offering, assuming no change to the number of shares offered by us as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and an assumed public offering price of US$4.50 per share. See “Dilution” for a more complete description of how the value of your investment in our shares will be diluted upon the completion of this offering.

 

Our Amended Articles of Association contains anti-takeover provisions that could discourage a third party from acquiring us and adversely affect the rights of holders of our Ordinary Shares.

 

Our Amended Articles of Association contains provisions that may limit the ability of others to acquire control of our Company. These provisions could have the effect of depriving our shareholders of an opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over prevailing market prices by discouraging third parties from seeking to obtain control of our Company in a tender offer or similar transaction. Our board of directors has the authority to issue preferred shares in one or more series and to fix their designations, powers, preferences, privileges, and relative participating, optional or special rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, any or all of which may be greater than the rights associated with our Ordinary Shares. Preferred shares could be issued with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change in control of our Company or make removal of management more difficult. If our board of directors decides to issue preferred shares, the price of our Ordinary Shares may fall and the voting and other rights of the holders of our Ordinary Shares may be materially and adversely affected.

 

You must rely on the judgment of our management as to the uses of the net proceeds from this offering, and such uses may not produce income or increase our share price.

 

We plan to use the net proceeds of this offering primarily to grow our existing business as well as to nurture future development thru partnerships and mergers and acquisitions. See “Use of Proceeds.” However, our management will have considerable discretion in the application of the net proceeds received by us in this offering. You will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether proceeds are being used appropriately. The net proceeds may be used for corporate purposes that do not improve our efforts to achieve or maintain profitability or increase our share price. The net proceeds from this offering may be placed in investments that do not produce income or that lose value.

 

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If we are classified as a passive foreign investment company, United States taxpayers who own our securities may have adverse United States federal income tax consequences.

 

We are a non-U.S. corporation and, as such, we will be classified as a passive foreign investment company, which is known as a PFIC, for any taxable year if, for such year, either

 

  ● At least 75% of our gross income for the year is passive income; or
     
  ● The average percentage of our assets (determined at the end of each quarter) during the taxable year that produce passive income or that are held for the production of passive income is at least 50%.

 

Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents, royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of passive assets.

 

If we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. taxpayer who holds our securities, the U.S. taxpayer may be subject to increased U.S. federal income tax liability and may be subject to additional reporting requirements.

 

It is possible that, for our current taxable year or for any subsequent year, more than 50% of our assets may be assets which produce passive income. We will make this determination following the end of any particular tax year. We treat our affiliated entities as being owned by us for United States federal income tax purposes, not only because we exercise effective control over the operation of such entities but also because we are entitled to substantially all of their economic benefits, and, as a result, we consolidate their operating results in our consolidated financial statements. For purposes of the PFIC analysis, in general, a non-U.S. corporation is deemed to own its pro rata share of the gross income and assets of any entity in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the equity by value.

 

For a more detailed discussion of the application of the PFIC rules to us and the consequences to U.S. taxpayers if we were determined to be a PFIC, see “Material Tax Considerations — Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations.”

 

Our controlling shareholder has substantial influence over the Company. His interests may not be aligned with the interests of our other shareholders, and it could prevent or cause a change of control or other transactions.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, Kelvin Ang owns 90.4% of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and is selling 800,000 shares through the offering set forth in the Resale Prospectus. If he sells all of his 800,000 shares, upon completion of that offering, he still will own approximately 69.4% of our then issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, and even more if he does not sell all of the 800,000 shares.

 

Accordingly, our controlling shareholder could control the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to the shareholders for approval, including mergers, consolidations, the election of directors and other significant corporate actions, including the power to prevent or cause a change in control. The interests of our largest shareholder may differ from the interests of our other shareholders. Without the consent of our controlling shareholder, we may be prevented from entering into transactions that could be beneficial to us or our other shareholders. The concentration in the ownership of our shares may cause a material decline in the value of our shares. For more information regarding our principal shareholders and their affiliated entities, see “Principal Shareholders.”

 

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 Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. In the event we rely on these exemptions, these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards.

 

As a foreign private issuer that has applied to list our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq, we have the ability to rely on a provision in the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards that allows us to follow Cayman Islands law with regard to certain aspects of corporate governance. This would allow us to follow certain corporate governance practices that differ in significant respects from the corporate governance requirements applicable to U.S. companies listed on the Nasdaq.

 

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For example, we are exempt from Nasdaq regulations that require a listed U.S. company to:

 

- have a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors;

- require non-management directors to meet on a regular basis without management present;

- have an independent compensation committee;

- have an independent nominating committee; and-

- seek shareholder approval for the implementation of certain equity compensation plans and dilutive issuances of Ordinary Shares, such as transactions, other than a public offering, involving the sale of 20% or more of our Ordinary Shares for less than the greater of book or market value of the shares.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to follow home country practice in lieu of the above requirements and our audit committee is not subject to additional Nasdaq corporate governance requirements applicable to listed U.S. companies, including the requirements to have a minimum of three members and to affirmatively determine that all members are “independent,” using more stringent criteria than those applicable to us as a foreign private issuer. Our audit committee is required to comply with the provisions of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act, which is applicable to U.S. companies listed on the Nasdaq. Therefore, we intend to have a fully independent audit committee upon effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, in accordance with Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act, and we will also meet the more stringent requirements of having three “independent” audit committee members.

 

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 incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability. Our corporate affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of association, as amended from time to time, the Companies Act and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders to take action against our directors and us, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our directors to our Company 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 duties of our directors under the laws of the Cayman Islands are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws than the United States, which may provide significantly less protection to investors. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have the standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States.

 

Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies like us have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records (other than the Memorandum and Articles of Association) or to obtain copies of lists of shareholders of these companies. Our directors are not required under our Memorandum and Articles of Association to make our corporate records available for inspection by our shareholders. This may make it more difficult for you to obtain the information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder resolution or to solicit proxies from other shareholders in connection with a proxy contest.

 

Certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands, which is our home country, differ significantly from requirements for companies incorporated in other jurisdictions such as U.S. states. Currently, we do not plan to rely on home country practice with respect to any corporate governance matter. In the event we opt to do so in the future, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they otherwise would under rules and regulations applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

 

As a result of all of the above, shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by our management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as shareholders of a company incorporated in a U.S. state. For a discussion of significant differences between the provisions of the Companies Act and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in a U.S. state and their shareholders, see “Certain Cayman Islands Company Considerations — Differences in Corporate Law.”

 

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Certain judgments obtained against us by our shareholders may not be enforceable.

 

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and substantially all of our assets are located outside of the United States. In addition, all of our current directors and officers are nationals and residents of countries other than the United States and substantially all of the assets of these persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for a shareholder to effect service of process within the United States upon these persons 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. Even if you are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman Islands may render you unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers. For more information regarding the relevant laws of the Cayman Islands, see “Enforcement of Civil Liabilities”. As a result of all of the above, our shareholders may have more difficulties in protecting their interests through actions against us or our officers, directors or major shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States.

 

We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act and may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements.

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, most significantly, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for so long as we are an emerging growth company. As a result, if we elect not to comply with such auditor attestation requirements, our investors may not have access to certain information they may deem important.

 

The JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company does not need to comply with any new or revised financial accounting standards until such date that a private company is otherwise required to comply with such new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period, although we have early adopted certain new and revised accounting standards based on transition guidance permitted under such standards. As a result of this election, our future financial statements may not be comparable to other public companies that comply with the public company effective dates for these new or revised accounting standards.

 

We are a foreign private issuer within the meaning of the Exchange Act, and as such we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to United States domestic public companies.

 

Because we are a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the securities rules and regulations in the United States that are applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, including:

 

  ● the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K with the SEC;
     
  ● the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents, or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act;
     
  ● the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and
     
  ● the selective disclosure rules by issuers of material non-public information under Regulation FD.

 

We will be required to file an annual report on Form 20-F within four months of the end of each fiscal year. In addition, we intend to publish our financial results on a semi-annual basis through press releases distributed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq. Press releases relating to financial results and material events will also be furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K. However, the information we are required to file with or furnish to the SEC will be less extensive and less timely compared to that required to be filed with the SEC by U.S. domestic issuers. As a result, you may not be afforded the same protections or information that would be made available to you if you were investing in a U.S. domestic issuer.

 

Our Articles of Association restrict shareholders from bringing legal action against our directors.

 

Our Amended and Restated Articles of Association contain a broad waiver by our shareholders of any claim or right of action, both individually and on our behalf, against any of our directors; however, this waiver does not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Other than claims arising under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, the waiver applies to any action taken by a director, or the failure of a director to take any action, in the performance of his or her duties with or for our Company, except with respect to any matter involving any fraud, willful default or dishonesty on the part of the director. This waiver may discourage claims and limits the right of shareholders to assert claims against our directors unless the act or failure to act involves fraud, willful default or dishonesty of such director.

 

We are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules and, as a result, in the future we may rely on exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that provide protection to shareholders of other companies.

 

We are, and, upon completion of this offering, we will continue to be a “controlled company,” as defined under the Nasdaq Stock Market rules, because FBS Global Limited holds, and will continue to own, more than 50% of our voting power. For as long as we remain a controlled company under that definition, we are permitted to elect to rely, and may rely, on certain exemptions from the obligation to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including:

 

  ● the requirement that our director nominees must be selected or recommended solely by independent directors; and
  ● the requirement that we have a corporate governance and nominating committee, composed entirely of independent directors, with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities.

 

As a result, you will not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market rules, if we use these exemptions. We do not currently intend to rely on the controlled company exemptions.

 

We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses to us.

 

As discussed above, we are a foreign private issuer, and therefore, we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last Business Day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, and, accordingly, the next determination will be made with respect to us on June 30, 2024. In the future, we would lose our foreign private issuer status if (1) more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are owned by U.S. residents and (2) a majority of our directors or executive officers are U.S. citizens or residents, or we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to avoid the loss of foreign private issuer status. If we lose our foreign private issuer status, we will be required to file with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms, which are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. We will also have to comply with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and our officers, directors and 10% shareholders will become subject to the short-swing profit disclosure and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements under the listing rules of the Nasdaq. As a U.S. listed public company that is not a foreign private issuer, we will incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we will not incur as a foreign private issuer.

 

Economic substance legislation of the Cayman Islands may adversely impact us or our operations.

 

As of January 1, 2019, the International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act of the Cayman Islands (the “ES Act”) came into force in the Cayman Islands introducing certain economic substance requirements for in-scope Cayman Islands entities which are carrying on a “relevant activity” (as defined in the ES Act). As we are a Cayman Islands company, compliance obligations include filing an annual notification for the Company disclosing whether the Company is carrying out any relevant activities within the meaning of the ES Act and if so, whether we have satisfied economic substance tests to the extent required under the ES Act. As it is a new regime, it is anticipated that the ES Act may evolve and be subject to further clarification and amendments. We may need to allocate additional resources to keep updated with these developments, and may have to make changes to our operations in order to comply with all applicable requirements under the ES Act. Failure to satisfy these requirements may subject us to penalties under the ES Act.

 

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We will incur significantly increased costs and devote substantial management time as a result of the listing of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq.

 

We will incur additional legal, accounting and other expenses as a public reporting company, particularly after we cease to qualify as an emerging growth company. For example, we will be required to comply with the additional requirements of the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Nasdaq rules, including applicable corporate governance practices. We expect that compliance with these requirements will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. In addition, we expect that our management and other personnel will need to divert attention from operational and other business matters to devote substantial time to these public company requirements. We cannot predict or estimate the number of additional costs we may incur as a result of becoming a public company or the timing of such costs.

 

In addition, changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time-consuming. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidelines are provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may also initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be adversely affected.

 

Recent joint statement by the SEC and the PCAOB, rule changes by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign Company Accounting Act (“HFCAA”) all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our continued listing or future offerings of our securities in the U.S.

 

On December 18, 2020, the former U.S. president signed into law the HFCAA. In essence, the HFCAA requires the SEC to prohibit foreign companies from listing securities on U.S. securities exchanges if a company retains a foreign accounting firm that cannot be inspected by the PCAOB for three consecutive years, beginning in 2021. On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements of the HFCAA. On December 2, 2021, the SEC adopted amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCAA which will go into effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Registrar. The SEC may propose additional rules or guidance that could impact us if our auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspection.

 

On September 22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a new rule related to its responsibilities under the HFCAA, which provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCAA, whether it is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction. The new rule became effective on November 4, 2021. On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report notifying the SEC of its determinations (the “PCAOB Determination Report”) that they are unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. The report sets forth lists identifying the registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong, respectively, that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely.

 

This lack of PCAOB inspections of audit work performed in the PRC prevents the PCAOB from regularly and fully evaluating audit work of any auditors that was performed in the PRC. As a result, investors may be deprived of the full benefits of PCAOB inspections, and thus may lose confidence in our and the PRC operating entities reported financial information and procedures and the quality of our and the PRC operating entities’ financial statements.

 

Our auditor, Marcum Asia CPAs LLP (“Marcum Asia”), the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere in this prospectus, as an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, is subject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess their compliance with the applicable professional standards. Marcum Asia is headquartered in New York, and has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis with the last inspection in 2023 and, as of the date of this prospectus, was not included in the list of PCAOB Identified Firms in the PCAOB Determination Report issued in December 16, 2021.

 

On August 26, 2022, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China, and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) signed a Protocol, governing inspections and investigations of audit firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong. The Protocol remains unpublished and is subject to further explanation and implementation. Pursuant to the fact sheet with respect to the Protocol disclosed by the SEC, the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC. 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, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB Board will consider the need to issue a new determination. On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act as a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, amending the HFCAA and requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchange if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three consecutive years. The PCAOB continues to demand complete access in mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and is making plans to resume regular inspections in early 2023 and beyond, as well as to continue pursuing ongoing investigations and initiating new investigations, as needed. The PCAOB has also indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCAA, if necessary. There can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with requirements imposed by U.S. regulators if there is a significant change to current political arrangements between mainland China and Hong Kong, or if any component of our auditor’s work papers become located in mainland China in the future. Delisting of our Ordinary Shares would force holders of our Ordinary Shares to sell their Ordinary Shares. The market price of our Ordinary Shares could be adversely affected as a result of anticipated negative impacts of these executive or legislative actions upon, regardless of whether these executive or legislative actions are implemented and regardless of our actual operating performance.

 

ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

Our Company is an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands. We are 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 has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and these securities laws provide less protection for investors as compared to the United States. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the U.S. federal courts.

 

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All of our current operations are conducted outside of the United States and all of our current assets are located outside of the United States, with the majority of our operations and current assets being located in Singapore. All of the directors and executive officers of our Company and the auditors of our Company reside outside the United States and substantially all of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or any such persons, or to enforce in the United States any judgment obtained in the U.S. courts against us or any of such persons, including judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. securities laws or any U.S. state or territory.

 

We have appointed Cogency Global Inc., 122 E. 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10168 as our agent upon whom process may be served in any action brought against us under the securities laws of the United States.

 

Cayman Islands

 

Conyers Dill & Pearman Pte. Ltd., our counsel as to Cayman Islands law, has advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of the United States courts obtained against us or our directors or executive officers that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States; or (ii) entertain original actions brought in the Cayman Islands against us or our directors or executive officers that are predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any state in the United States.

 

We have been advised by our Cayman Islands counsel Conyers Dill & Pearman Pte. Ltd. that although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the federal or state courts of the United States (and the Cayman Islands are not a party to any treaties for the reciprocal enforcement or recognition of such judgments with the United States), the courts of the Cayman Islands may recognize as a valid judgment, a final and conclusive judgment in personam obtained in the federal or state courts of the United States against the Company under which a sum of money is payable (other than a sum of money payable in respect of multiple damages, taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty) or, in certain circumstances, an in personam judgment for non-monetary relief, and may give a judgment based thereon provided that (a) such courts had proper jurisdiction over the parties subject to such judgment; (b) such courts did not contravene the rules of natural justice of the Cayman Islands; (c) such judgment was not obtained by fraud; (d) the enforcement of the judgment would not be contrary to the public policy of the Cayman Islands; (e) no new admissible evidence relevant to the action is submitted prior to the rendering of the judgment by the courts of the Cayman Islands; and (f) there is due compliance with the correct procedures under the laws of the Cayman Islands. A Cayman Islands court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.

 

Singapore

 

Dentons is our counsel regarding Singapore law and has advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether judgments of courts in the United States based upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state or territory of the United States will be recognized or enforced by the Singapore courts, and there is doubt as to whether the Singapore courts will enter judgments in original actions brought in the Singapore courts based solely on the civil liability provisions of these securities laws. An in personam final and conclusive judgment in the federal or state courts of the United States under which a fixed or ascertainable sum of money is payable may generally be enforced as a debt in the Singapore courts under the common law by an action commenced in the Singapore courts for the amount due, provided that the foreign judgment cannot be impeached for any error, whether in fact or law, and it is established that the Singapore courts have jurisdiction over the judgment debtor. However, the Singapore courts are unlikely to enforce a foreign judgment if (a) the foreign judgment is inconsistent with a prior local judgment that is binding on the same parties; (b) the enforcement of the foreign judgment would contravene the public policy of Singapore; (c) the proceedings in which the foreign judgment was obtained were contrary to principles of natural justice; (d) the foreign judgment was obtained by fraud; (e) the enforcement of the foreign judgment amounts to the direct or indirect enforcement of a foreign penal, revenue or other public law.

 

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We have been further advised by our Singapore counsel Dentons that, in particular, the Singapore Courts may potentially not allow the enforcement of any foreign judgment for a sum payable arising from any penal, revenue or public law of a foreign state, which may include the judgments of courts in the United States based upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state or territory of the United States. In respect of civil liability provisions of the United States federal and state securities laws that permit punitive damages against us and our directors or executive officers, we are unaware of any reported decision by the Singapore courts that has considered the specific issue of whether a judgment of a United States court based on such civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state or territory of the United States is enforceable in Singapore.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We estimate that we will receive net proceeds from the sale of Ordinary Shares of approximately $8.5 million, based upon an assumed initial public offering price of $4.50 per share, and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

 

Each $0.25 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $4.50 per share, would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $0.51 million, assuming the number of shares offered, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions.

 

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows:

 

  ● 30% of the net proceeds for potential M&A projects, partnerships and future business development;
     
  ● 30% of the net proceeds to expand our existing locations to develop new customers by hiring more qualified personnel and undertake more marketing efforts;
     
  ● 10% of the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes; and
     
  ● 30% of the net proceeds for research and development and artificial intelligence analytics for new green building materials.

 

The precise amounts and percentage of proceeds we would devote to particular categories of activity will depend on prevailing market and business conditions as well as particular opportunities that may arise from time to time, and in the event that we have insufficient proceeds to fund all projects, we will prioritize them in the order listed above and seek alternative debt financing for additional funds, if needed. This expected use of our net proceeds from this offering represents our intentions based upon our current plans and business conditions, which could change in the future as our plans and business conditions evolve. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures may vary significantly depending on numerous factors, including any unforeseen cash needs. Similarly, the priority of our prospective uses of proceeds will depend on business and market conditions as they develop. Accordingly, our management will have significant flexibility and broad discretion in applying the net proceeds of the offering. If an unforeseen event occurs or business conditions change, we may use the proceeds of this offering differently than as described in this prospectus. We intend to invest our net proceeds in short-term, interest bearing, investment-grade obligations when the net proceeds are pending on utilizing.

 

Although we may use a portion of the proceeds for the acquisition of, or investment in, companies, technologies, products or assets that complement our business, we have no present understandings, commitments or agreements to enter into any acquisitions or make any investments. We cannot assure you that we will make any acquisitions or investments in the future.

 

CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS

 

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of September 30, 2024:

 

  ● on an actual basis; and
     
  ● on a pro forma as adjusted basis to reflect our unaudited capitalization as of September 30, 2024, as adjusted to reflect the receipt of the net proceeds from the sale by us in this offering of 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares at an assumed initial public offering price of US$4.50 per Ordinary Share, after deducting US$0.74 in estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

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We derived this table from, and it should be read in conjunction with and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, our historical and financial statements and the accompanying notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. You should also read this table in conjunction with “Selected Consolidated Financial Data” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

 

   As of September 30, 2024 
   Actual S$   Actual US$   Pro Forma, As adjusted US$ 
             
Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.001 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 11,250,000 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding on an actual basis, and 13,500,000 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding on an as adjusted basis (assuming 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares to be issued in this offering)   15,203    11,250    13,500 
Additional paid-in capital   2,684,797    1,986,059    9,848,184 
Retained earnings   2,031,364    1,503,898    1,503,898 
Total Shareholders’ Equity   4,731,364    3,501,207    11,365,582 
Bank borrowings, non-current   158,297    117,140    117,140 
Total Capitalization   4,889,661    3,618,347    11,482,722 

 

  Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $4.50 per share would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by $2.1 million, assuming the number of shares of 2,250,000 offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of 1.0 million shares in the number of shares offered by us would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $4.1 million, assuming the assumed initial public offering price of $4.50 per share remains the same, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
   
  The number of Ordinary Shares of the Company to be issued and outstanding immediately after the offering is 13,500,000.

 

The following table sets forth our indebtedness as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2024:

 

   As of 
   December 31, 2023
SGD
  

September 30, 2024
SGD

  

September 30, 2024
USD

 
Current portion of bank borrowings(1)   1,447,966    887,686    656,888 
Finance lease liabilities– current(2)   16,680    15,290    11,315 
Operating Lease liabilities, current(4)   -    707,443    523,508 
Amount due to related parties(3)   83,388    326,410    241,544 
Finance lease liabilities – non-current(2)   11,120    -    - 
Operating Lease liabilities, non-current(4)   -    179,335    132,709 
Bank borrowings, non-current(1)   890,330    158,297    117,140 
Total indebtedness   2,449,484    2,274,461    1,683,104 

 

(1) Current and non-current bank indebtedness consists of three facilities. They include a term loan (S$270,500) secured by 74 Tagore Lane property and land; a bridge loan (S$775,483) and the Singapore government provided a 90% guarantee of the indebtedness during COVID-19.

(2) Non-guaranteed but secured by a motor vehicle.

(3) Non-guaranteed and unsecured.

(4) Non-guaranteed and unsecured.

 

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DIVIDENDS

 

The dividend balance as of September 30, 2024 is SGD5,817,274, and as of the date of this prospectus, we have made no subsequent dividend payment. We do not currently intend to declare a dividend on our ordinary shares in the foreseeable future after this offering. If we decide in the future to declare a dividend, our board of directors shall take into account, among other things, the following factors when deciding whether to propose a dividend and in determining the dividend amount: (a) operating and financial results; (b) cash flow situation; (c) business conditions and strategies; (d) future operations and earning (e) taxation considerations; (f) interim dividend paid, if any; (g) capital requirement and expenditure plans; (h) interests of shareholders; (i) statutory and regulatory restrictions; (j) any restrictions on payment of dividends; and (k) any other factors that our Board may consider relevant. Currently, we do not have any predetermined dividend distribution ratio.

 

The payment of dividends will be determined at the discretion of our board of directors and is also subject to Cayman Islands law and our Amended and Restated Articles of Association, as amended from time to time. Under the laws of the Cayman Islands, a Cayman Islands company may pay a dividend out of profits or its share premium account, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid out of the share premium account unless, immediately following the date on which the dividend is proposed to be paid, the company shall be able to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. Even if our board of directors decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the board of directors may deem relevant. In addition, we are a holding company and depend on the receipt of dividends and other distributions from our subsidiaries to pay dividends on our Ordinary Shares.

 

There are no foreign exchange controls or foreign exchange regulations under current applicable laws of the various places of incorporation of our significant subsidiaries that would affect the payment or remittance of dividends.

 

DILUTION

 

Investors purchasing our Ordinary Shares in this offering will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value of their Ordinary Shares. Dilution in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value represents the difference between the assumed initial public offering price of our Ordinary Shares and the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our Ordinary Shares immediately after the offering.

 

Historical net tangible book value per share represents our total tangible assets (total assets excluding deferred offering costs, deferred tax assets and right of use assets, net – related party) less total liabilities, divided by the number of issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares. After giving effect to the sale of Ordinary Shares in this offering by the Company at an assumed initial public offering price of US$4.50 per share, after deducting US$860,625 in underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately US$524,698, the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of September 30, 2024 would have been approximately US$10.5 million, or US$0.78 per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value of US$0.62 per share to our existing shareholders and an immediate dilution of US$3.72 per share to new investors purchasing Ordinary Shares in this offering.

 

The following table illustrates this dilution on a per share basis to new investors.

 

   US$   Post- Offering 
Assumed initial public offering price per share  $    4.50 
Historical net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2024  $    0.16 
Increase in as adjusted net tangible book value per share attributable to the investors in this offering  $    0.62 
Pro forma net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering  $    0.78 
Dilution per share to new investors participating in this offering  $    3.72 

 

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The following tables summarize our selected consolidated financial data for the periods and as of the dates indicated. The summary consolidated financial data as of June 30, 2024 and for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 have been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements, and the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 and the summary consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2022 and 2023 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), and included elsewhere in this prospectus. The condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, that we consider necessary for a fair representation of our financial position and operating results for the periods presented. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future, and the results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year. The following summary consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Results of Operations

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
  

2023

Unaudited

  

2024

Unaudited

  

2024

Unaudited

 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income               
Revenue   8,989,528    8,333,053    6,166,460 
Cost of revenue   7,829,537    7,155,034    5,294,725 
Gross profit   1,156,327    1,178,019    871,735 
Operating expenses   1,656,362    1,142,906    845,750 
(Loss) income from operations   (500,035)   35,113   25,985
Other income, net   478    68,584    50,751 
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes   (499,557)   103,697    76,736 
Income tax expense   35,678    79,033    58,484 
Net (loss) income   (535,235)   24,664    18,252 
(Loss) earnings per share – basic and diluted   (0.05)   0.00    0.00 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted   11,250,000    11,250,000    11,250,000 

 

   As of 
  

June 30, 2023

Unaudited
SGD

  

June 30, 2024

Unaudited
SGD

  

June 30, 2024

Unaudited
USD

 
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:               
Current assets   12,096,279    11,553,018    8,549,234 
Total assets   16,641,575    17,693,335    13,093,069 
Current liabilities   10,807,467    11,766,383    8,707,122 
Total liabilities   12,086,982    12,574,158    9,304,876 
Total shareholders’ equity   4,554,593    5,119,177    3,788,193 

 

   For the Years Ended December 31, 
   2022
SGD
   2023
SGD
   2023
USD
 
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income:               
Revenue   16,824,168    21,810,317    16,139,634 
Cost of revenue   14,642,786    19,165,477    14,182,453 
Gross profit   2,181,382    2,644,840    1,957,181 
Operating expenses   2,106,883    2,689,590    1,990,295 
Income (loss) from operations   74,499    (44,750)   (33,114)
Other income, net   136,418    11,437    8,463 
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes   210,917    (33,313)   (24,651)
Income tax (expense) benefit   (142,290)   37,998    28,118 
Net income   68,627    4,685    3,467 
Earnings per share – basic and diluted   0.01    0.00    0.00 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted   11,250,000    11,250,000    11,250,000 

 

   As of December 31, 
   2021
SGD
   2022
SGD
   2022
USD
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:               
Current assets   12,541,752    13,479,499    9,974,830 
Total assets   17,188,320    18,268,519    13,518,705 
Current liabilities   10,376,504    12,272,556    9,081,691 
Total liabilities   12,098,492    13,174,006    9,748,764 
Total shareholders’ equity   5,089,828    5,094,513    3,769,941 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion and analysis and other parts of this prospectus contain forward-looking statements based upon current beliefs, plans and expectations that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. You should carefully read the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus to gain an understanding of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements.

 

Overview

 

We are a Singapore based green building contractor and an established interior fit-out specialist with a track record of over 20 years in institutional, residential, commercial and industrial building projects. As a green contractor focused on environmentally sound practices, we aim to bid tenders for green building projects, use green construction methods and green materials for our construction projects, including design, supply and installation of ceilings, partitions, timber deck, carpet, lead lining, acoustic wall paneling, built-in furniture as well as mechanical and electrical services of a building. Green construction methods and materials will lead to the reduction in energy, water and material resource usage in construction projects. and hence reduce the potential environmental impact. We also seek to use green materials that are made of recycled or recyclable materials and/or sustainably sourced materials.

 

We also try to recommend and introduce green features to the buildings we construct. Green buildings are generally more energy efficient than conventional buildings. Some of the key features that might be commonly found in green buildings are:

 

  ● Improved glass insulation to reduce solar heating through windows;
     
  ● Increased natural light, energy efficient lighting devices, and equipment-controlled lighting;
     
  ● Energy efficient cooling plants and ventilation systems for air conditioning;
     
  ● Building management systems to monitor and control equipment and optimize energy use; and
     
  ● The use of photovoltaic cells for solar projects.

 

We are engaged in interior fitting-out works for mixed developments, private residential developments, hospitals and commercial developments. Notable projects in the last five years include Marina One, a mixed development at Marina Bay, Sengkang General Hospital, Outram Community Hospital and South Beach Development, a mixed development at downtown Singapore. Our main construction projects during the last five years include two industrial buildings, two private residential properties and an additional and alterations, or A&A, project to a hotel.

 

Please refer to the section entitled “General Information on our Group – Business Overview” of this Registration Statement for further details.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2024

 

Our unaudited consolidated results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively, are summarized below:

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2023   2024   2024   Variances 
   S$   S$   US$   % 
                 
Revenue   8,985,864    8,333,053    6,166,460    (7.3)
Cost of revenue   7,829,537    7,155,034    5,294,725    (8.6)
Gross Profit   1,156,327    1,178,019    871,735    1.9 
                     
Operating expenses                    
Provision for credit losses   388,254    -    -    (100.0)
General and Administrative Expenses   1,268,108    1,142,906    845,750    (9.9)
Total operating expenses   1,656,362    1,142,906    845,750    (31.0)
                     
(Loss) income from operations   (500,035)   35,113   25,985   107.0 
                     
Other income (expenses)                    
Interest expenses, net   (39,458)   (42,559)   (31,495)   7.9 
Finance expense, net   (5,042)   (3,289)   (2,434)   (34.8)
Other income   31,712    110,890    82,059    249.7 
Foreign exchange gain   13,266    3,542    2,621    (73.3)
Total other income, net   478    68,584    50,751    14,248.1 
                     
(Loss) income before provisions for income taxes   (499,557)   103,697    76,736    120.8 
Income tax expense   (35,678)   (79,033)   (58,484)   121.5 
Net (loss) income    (535,235)   24,664    18,252    104.6 

 

Revenue

 

Our revenue is derived mainly from the following revenue streams: (i) construction contracts and (ii) sales of construction materials.

 

The following table presents revenue by major revenue type for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively:

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30 
  

2023

S$

  

2024

S$

  

2024

US$

   Variances
%
 
Revenue from construction contracts   8,981,864    8,333,053    6,166,460    (7.2)
Sales of construction materials   4,000    -    -    (100.0)
Total   8,985,864    8,333,053    6,166,460    (7.3)

 

For all major revenue types, revenue is derived from individual contracts/projects on a non-recurring basis. Revenue is recognized by reference to the stage of completion of the contract activity, using the input method, whereby the actual construction costs to date was compared to the total budgeted costs for a project to estimate the revenue recognized.

 

The total revenue decrease by approximately S$653,000, or 7.3% from approximately S$9.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$8.3 million (US$6.2 million) for the six months ended 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily the result of fewer incoming projects for the period.

 

The revenue from construction contracts decreased by approximately S$649,000, or 7.2% from approximately S$9.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$8.3 million (US$6.2 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease of revenue from construction contracts was primarily the result of fewer incoming projects for the period. Total number of projects that contributed to the revenue from construction contracts was 15 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 as compared to 18 for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

The revenue generated by sales of construction materials decreased by approximately S$4,000, or 100.0% from approximately S$4,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to S$0 (US$0) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in sales of construction material was mainly related to the construction project in Sri Lanka is in the final stages and there is lack of material demand that negatively impacted sales.

 

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The major factors affecting our revenue include the following:

 

  - Our ability to secure new contracts and the value of these contracts as our revenue is derived on a project by project, non-recurring basis. This is in turn dependent on several other factors such as our pricing, our project track record/ execution capability, our reputation and the competitive environment;
     
  - our ability to maintain our business relationship with our customers, in particular with main contractors for future invitations to quote for interior fitting-out works;
     
  - our ability to complete the projects on a timely basis and deliver quality works. This is in turn dependent on the timeliness of material delivery, quality of our subcontractors and our workers, and our project management expertise. The overall construction schedule on-site is also affected by many factors, such of which are not within our control. As our revenue is recognized by reference to the stage of completion, our revenue is dependent not only on the number of projects, their contract value, but also on the amount of projects completed;
     
  - our ability to remain competitive, whether in pricing or in our ability to respond to customers’ needs or in the adoption of construction technologies (where required);
     
  - changes in laws and regulations that affect (i) the construction industry in the countries we operate in, which amongst others, may in turn affect our ability to conduct certain scope of works or employ workers; and (ii) the property segments, such as government spending on hospitals, or legislations that affect the property market;
 
  - the overall construction industry in the countries we operate in and the overall macroeconomic conditions; and
     
  - our ability to continue to retain the services of our key management personnel, in particular our Executive Directors who are leading the Group in business development and project management.

 

Please refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” of this Offer Document for a more comprehensive discussion of other factors which may affect our business operations and financial performance.

 

Cost of revenue

 

Our cost of revenue refers to direct costs incurred in the process of carrying out project activities. It includes subcontracting costs, direct material costs, labor cost, equipment rental costs and overhead costs. When it is probable that total contract costs will exceed total contract value, the expected loss is recognized as an expense immediately.

 

Our projects typically do not allow for any adjustments to the contract value in the event there is an escalation in our costs during the course of the project. Any increase in those costs will be borne by us and will have an impact on our eventual profit margins. Additional costs due to additional work from variation orders have to be borne by us until customers make payment in respect of such variation orders.

 

The breakdown of our cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 is set out below:

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2023   2024   2024   Variances 
   S$   S$   US$   % 
                 
Subcontracting costs   3,278,935    2,730,752    2,020,756    (16.7)
Material costs   2,466,849    2,473,974    1,830,741    0.3 
Labor costs   1,795,814    1,224,513    906,140    (31.8)
Equipment rental costs   70,404    117,409    86,882    66.8 
Overhead costs   217,535    608,386    450,206    179.7 
Total   7,829,537    7,155,034    5,294,725    (8.6)

 

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The total cost of revenue decreased by approximately S$0.7 million, or 8.6% from approximately S$7.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$7.2 million (US$5.3 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

The cost of revenue for subcontracting decreased by approximately S$548,000, or 16.7% from approximately S$3.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$2.7 million (US$2.0 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in the cost of revenue associated with subcontracting costs is a result of undertaking fewer new projects during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

The cost of material increased by approximately S$7,000, or 0.3% from approximately S$2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$2.5 million (US$1.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase of cost of material costs was due to the inflation and the initial startup stage of the 1 project during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

The cost of direct labor decreased by approximately S$571,000, or 31.8% from approximately S$1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$1.2 million (US$0.9 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in the cost of direct labor was due to the same reason as the reduction in subcontracting costs: the Company undertook fewer new projects during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

The cost of equipment rental increased by approximately S$47,000, or 66.8% from approximately S$70,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$117,000 (US$87,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in equipment rental costs was due to one of our existing projects nearing the temporary occupation permit deadline, requiring us to rent more equipment in order to meet the timeline.

 

The cost of overhead increased by approximately S$391,000, or 179.7% from approximately S$218,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$608,000 (US$450,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase of cost of overhead was the result of increase warehouse rent which mainly come from a project at T301.

 

The breakdown of our cost of revenues by revenue types is set out below:

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2023   2024   2024   Variances 
   S$   S$   US$   % 
                 
Construction contracts   7,829,537    7,155,034    5,294,725    (8.6)
Sales of construction materials   -    -    -    - 
Total   7,829,537    7,155,034    5,294,725    (8.6)

 

Total cost of revenue from construction contracts decreased by approximately S$674,000, or approximately 8.6% from approximately S$7.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$7.2 million (US$5.3 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was mainly due to the Company undertaking fewer new projects during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

Our cost of revenue is mainly dependent on the following factors:

 

  - We rely on the services of our subcontractors to carry out certain portions of work undertaken by us, such as installation of interior fitting-out works, builder works, mechanical and electrical engineering works. Subcontracting costs are affected by the market demand and supply of qualified subcontractors as well as the government policies regulating the supply and availability of foreign workers;
  - Material costs mainly related to supplies purchased for installation of interior fitting-out works, whose underlying raw materials included gypsum (that are used in plasterboards) and steel (that are used for fastening). However, the cost of the supplies to us are also affected by factors such as market demand and supply conditions and consideration of the size of the project, our payment terms and our relationship with our suppliers;

 

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  - Labor costs relate to the salaries, CPF contributions, foreign worker levy and bonus for employees whose work is directly associated with on-site works. Labor costs are affected by government policies, the demand and supply of workers, the competition for workers and general wage trend of the construction industry;
  - Equipment rental fees relate to the fees paid for equipment that we do not own, typically for cranes, excavator, boom lifts, forklifts, scissor lifts. The equipment rental fees are affected by the availability, demand and supply of such rental equipment and the duration for which we have to rent them; and
  - Overhead costs relate to fees such as depreciation, freight charges, professional fees (for instance, professional engineering fees), repair and maintenance, site expenses and testing fees.

 

Our cost of revenue is affected by, inter alia, the following factors:

 

  - the changes in prices of construction materials;
  - changes in government regulations and requirements, which may in turn affect labor costs and subcontracting costs;
  - the level of competition, demand and supply for resources deployed at the project site;
  - variation orders and works carried out during the defect liability period, which may incur costs without corresponding revenue or revenue recognized in the same financial period;
  - site progress, including delays which may lead to cost overrun;
  - government regulations and requirements as changes in regulations and requirements in relation to employment of foreign workers, for example, may result in higher compliance costs; and
  - our ability to manage projects effectively and avoid cost over runs.

 

Please refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this Offer Document for other factors which may affect our cost of sales.

 

Gross Profit

 

Our gross profit from our major revenue type is summarized as follows:

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2023   2024   2024   Variances 
   S$   S$   US$   % 
                 
Construction contracts                    
Gross profit   1,152,327    1,178,019    871,735    2.2 
Gross profit margin   12.8%   14.1%   14.1%     
                     
Sales of construction materials                    
Gross profit   4,000    -    -      
Gross profit margin   100.0%   -    -      
                     
Total                    
Gross profit   1,156,327    1,178,019    871,735    1.9 
Gross profit margin   12.9%   14.1%   14.1%     

 

Our gross profit increased by approximately S$0.02 million, or 1.9% from approximately S$1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$1.2 million (US$0.9 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was mainly due to the high gross profit margin from a project BC2 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

Gross profit from construction contracts increased by approximately $0.02 million, or 2.2% from approximately S$1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$1.2 million (US$0.9 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was mainly due to the high gross profit margin from a project BC2 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

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Gross profit from sales of construction materials decreased by approximately S$4,000 or 100.0% from approximately S$4,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$0 (US$0) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in corresponding revenue resulting from the lack of material demand.

 

The gross profit margin increased by 1.9% from 12.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to 14.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. mainly due to the high gross profit margin from a project BC2 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Our operating expenses consist of provision for credit losses and general administrative expenses. General administrative expenses mainly comprised directors’ remuneration, staff costs, professional fees, depreciation, rental expenses, property-related expenses such as property tax and maintenance fees and upkeep of motor vehicles.

 

The provision for credit losses from a related party decreased by approximately S$388,000, or 100.0% from approximately S$388,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$0 (US$0) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. All the uncollectable receivables from this related party have been fully reserved as allowance for credit losses.

 

The breakdown of the general and administration expenses are shown as follows:

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2023   2024   2024   Variances 
   S$   S$   US$   % 
                 
Employees’ salaries and benefit   416,380    399,178    295,392    (4.1)
Depreciation   81,157    83,195    61,565    2.5 
Legal and Professional fees   611,280    364,634    269,828    (40.3)
Administrative expenses   140,033    275,364    203,769    96.6 
Other expenses   19,258    20,535    15,196    6.6 
Total   1,268,108    1,142,906    845,750    (9.9)

 

Our general and administration expenses decreased by approximately S$125,000, or 9.9% from approximately S$1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$1.1 million (US$846,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in professional fees of approximately S$247,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

Other Incomes (expenses)

 

Our other incomes (expenses) consist of interest expenses, finance cost, other income, and foreign exchange gain (loss). Other incomes (expenses) increased by approximately S$68,000, or 14,248.1% from approximately S$500 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$69,000 (US$51,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

Interest expenses increased by approximately S$3,000, or 7.9% from approximately S$39,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$43,000 (US$31,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to the increase in interest charges for bank borrowings and finance lease.

 

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Finance expense decreased by approximately S$2,000, or 34.8% from approximately S$5,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$3,000 (US$2,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in bank charges for transaction activities.

 

Other income, consisting mainly of compensation from a legal case, increased by approximately S$79,000, or 249.7% from approximately S$32,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$111,000 (US$82,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to the compensation from a legal case for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

Foreign exchange gain decreased approximately S$10,000, or 73.3% from a gain of approximately S$13,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$4,000 (US$3,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The exchange rate differences were the result of current account of the company that were denominated in USD as compared to the Company’s books and records using SGD.

 

Income tax expense

 

Our income tax expense increased by approximately S$43,000, or 121.5% from approximately S$36,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately S$79,000 (US$ 58,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. This increase was primarily due to the increase in the above mentioned factors resulting from increase in income before provisions for income taxes.

 

Net (loss) income

 

As a result of the foregoing, we reported a net income of S$24,664 (US$18,252) for the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to net loss of S$535,235 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, an increase of S$559,899 or 104.6%.

 

(Loss) earnings per Share

 

Our earning per share increased by approximately S$0.05, or 100.0% from approximately (S$0.05) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately 0.0 (US$0.00) for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The computation of earnings per share is based on 11,250,000 shares of the total issued and outstanding shares of our Ordinary Shares, retrospectively after a reorganization of the Company.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

To date, we have financed our operations primarily through cash flows from operations and loans from banks and related parties, if necessary. Our principal uses of cash were for working capital, repayment of banking facilities and interest expenses, and capital expenditure. We plan to support our future operations primarily from cash generated from our operations and our initial public offering proceeds.

 

As reflected in our consolidated financial statements, we had a net income of S$24,664 (US$18,252) for the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to net loss of ($535,235) for the six months ended June 30, 2023, an increase of S$559,899 of 104.6%. As of June 30, 2024, we had cash in aggregate of S$4,604,336 (US$3,407,209), as compared to S$4,482,359 as of December 31, 2023. We had negative working capital that amounted to S$213,365 (US$157,888) and positive working capital S$1,206,946, as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Our working capital requirements are influenced by the size of our operations, the volume and dollar value of our sales contracts, the progress of execution on our customer contracts, and the timing for collecting accounts receivable, and repayment of accounts payable.

 

Based on the unaudited consolidated statement of financial position as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our total equity amounted to approximately S$5.1 million (US$3.8 million) and S$5.1 million, and our total indebtedness (calculated based on bank borrowings, financing lease liabilities, operating lease liabilities and amounts due to related parties) amounted to approximately S$2.8 million (US$2.1 million) and S$2.4 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our debt equity ratio, defined as total indebtedness divided by total equity, were 0.5 times and 0.6 times, respectively. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our working capital ratio, defined as current assets divided by current liabilities, were 1.0 times and 0.9 times, respectively.

 

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As of June 30, 2024, we had cash at bank of approximately S$4.6 million and had total bank borrowings of S$1.5 million.

 

We believe that our current cash and cash flows provided by operating activities and loans from banks will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs in the next 12 months from the date the audited financial statements are issued. If we experience an adverse operating environment or incur unanticipated capital expenditure requirements, or if we determine to accelerate our growth, then additional financing may be required. No assurance can be given, however, that additional financing, if required, would be available at all or on favorable terms. Such financing may include the use of additional debt or the sale of additional equity securities. Any financing which involves the sale of equity securities or instruments that are convertible into equity securities could result in immediate and possibly significant dilution to our existing shareholders.

 

The following table sets out a summary of our consolidated cash flows for the six months ended June 2023 and 2024.

 

   For the year ended June 30, 
  

2023

Unaudited

  

2024

Unaudited

  

2024

Unaudited

 
   S$   S$   US$ 
Net cash provided by operating activities   1,960,010    956,084    707,503 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities   (1,003,257)   144,992    107,294 
Net cash used in financing activities   (408,048)   (979,099)   (724,534)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash   548,705    121,977    90,263 
Cash and restricted cash at the beginning of the period   1,989,817    4,482,359    3,316,946 
Cash at the end of the period   2,538,522    4,604,336    3,407,209 

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to S$956,084 (US$707,503) for the six months ended June 30, 2024, mainly derived from cash provided from operating activities of (i) various net cash items of S$427,021, such as depreciation of property and equipment, deferred tax benefit and amortization of right-of-use assets and interest of lease liabilities; (ii) an increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities of S$253,743, due to higher expenses incurred but not yet invoiced, particularly for the IPO expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024.; and (iii) a decrease in account receivable of S$2,008,826, due to the Company’s ability to collect outstanding balances from clients during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

The cash provided from operating activities was offset by the cash used in operating activities, including (i) a decrease in contract assets of S$195,714, due to the service performed billed for the six months ended June 30, 2024; and (ii) a decrease in accounts payable of S$955,038, due to settle the billings from subcontractors and suppliers on services requested closer to the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to S$1,960,010 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, mainly derived from cash provided from operating activities of (i) various net cash items of S$741,700, such as depreciation of property and equipment, provision for credit losses, deferred tax benefit and deferred offering cost charge to expenses; (ii) a decrease in account receivable of S$1,698,745, due to the Company’s ability to collect outstanding balances from clients during the six months ended June 30, 2023; (iii) an increase in contract liabilities of S$730,331, due to the service performed billed for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

The cash provided from operating activities was offset by the cash used in operating activities, including (i) net loss of approximately SGD535,235 for the six months ended June 30, 2023; and (ii) a decrease in accounts payable of S$285,651, due to settle the billings from subcontractors and suppliers on services requested closer to the six months ended June 30, 2023; (iii) an increase in contract assets of S$49,221, due to the service performed billed for the six months ended June 30, 2023; and (iv) a decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities of S$202,843, due to more payments made for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

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Investing Activities

 

Net cash provided by investing activities was S$144,992 (US$107,294) for the six months ended June 30, 2024, for the purchase of equipment of S$70,172 and S$215,164 was returned loan from related parties. Net cash used in investing activities was S$1,003,257 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, for the purchase of equipment of S$3,257 and S$1,000,000 was advance to related parties.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash used in financing activities amounted to S$979,099 (US$724,534) for the six months ended June 30, 2024, which included the repayment of bank borrowings of S$1,278,566, repayment to related parties of S$20,018, payment for deferred offering cost of S$286,955, and repayment of finance lease borrowings of S$8,340, which was offset by the proceeds from bank borrowings of S$481,622 and borrowing from related parties S$133,158 during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

Net cash used in financing activities amounted to S$408,048 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, which included the repayment of bank borrowings of S$1,060,534, repayment to related parties of S$68,916, payment for deferred offering cost of S$248,916, and repayment of finance lease borrowings of S$8,340, which was offset by the proceeds from bank borrowings of S$678,658 and borrowing from related parties S$300,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

The capital expenditures made by us for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 were approximately S$3,000 and S$70,000, respectively on the purchase of equipment.

 

Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2023

 

Our audited consolidated results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, are summarized below:

 

   For the Years Ended December 31, 
   2022   2023   2023   Variances 
   S$   S$   US$   % 
                 
Revenues   16,824,168    21,810,317    16,139,634    29.6 
Cost of revenue   14,642,786    19,165,477    14,182,453    30.9 
Gross Profit   2,181,382    2,644,840    1,957,181    21.2 
                     
Operating expenses                    
Provision for credit loss   17,272    399,278    295,466    2,211.7 
General and Administrative Expenses   2,089,611    2,290,312    1,694,829    9.6 
Total operating expenses   2,106,883    2,689,590    1,990,295    27.7 
                     
Income (loss) from operations   74,499    (44,750)   (33,114)   (160.1)
                     
Other income (expenses)                    
Interest expenses, net   (83,276)   (77,104)   (57,057)   (7.4)
Finance expense, net   (7,125)   (8,096)   (5,991)   13.6 
Other income   222,309    99,543    73,662    (55.2)
Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss), net   4,510    (2,906)   (2,151)   (164.4)
Total other income, net   136,418    11,437    8,463    (91.6)
                     
Income (loss) before provisions for income taxes   210,917    (33,313)   (24,651)   (115.8)
Income tax (expense) benefit   (142,290)   37,998    28,118    (126.7)
Net Income   68,627    4,685    3,467    (93.2)

 

Revenue

 

Our revenue is derived mainly from the following revenue streams: (i) construction contracts, and (ii) sales of construction materials.

 

The following table presents revenue by major revenue type for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively:

 

   For the Years Ended December 31 
  

2022

S$

  

2023

S$

  

2023

US$

   Variances % 
Revenue from construction contracts   16,766,550    21,805,616    16,136,155    30.1 
Sales of construction materials   57,618    4,701    3,479    (91.8)
Total   16,824,168    21,810,317    16,139,634    29.6 

 

For all major revenue types, revenue is derived from individual contracts/projects on a non-recurring basis. Revenue is recognized by reference to the stage of completion of the contract activity, using the input method, whereby the actual construction costs to date was compared to the total budgeted costs for a project to estimate the revenue recognized.

 

The total revenue increased by approximately S$5 million, or 29.6% from approximately S$16.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$21.8 million (US$16.1 million) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily the result of increased revenue generated by new 5 projects.

 

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The revenue from construction contracts increased by approximately S$5 million, or 30.1% from approximately S$16.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$21.8 million (US$16.1 million) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase of revenue from construction contracts was primarily the result of an increase in sizeable projects undertaken for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year 2022. Although the total number of projects that contributed to revenue from construction contracts was 17 for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to 18 for the year ended December 31, 2022, the projects in 2023 were generally larger, accounting for the commensurate increase in revenue.

 

The revenue generated by sales of construction materials decreased by approximately S$52,900, or 91.8% from approximately S$57,600 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$4,700 (US$3,400) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in sales of construction material was mainly related to a construction project in Sri Lanka that is in the final stages and there is lack of material demand that negatively impacted sales.

 

The major factors affecting our revenue include the following:

 

  - Our ability to secure new contracts and the value of these contracts as our revenue is derived on a project by project, non-recurring basis. This is in turn dependent on several other factors such as our pricing, our project track record/ execution capability, our reputation and the competitive environment;
     
  - our ability to maintain our business relationship with our customers, in particular with main contractors for future invitations to quote for interior fitting-out works;
     
  - our ability to complete the projects on a timely basis and deliver quality works. This is in turn dependent on the timeliness of material delivery, quality of our subcontractors and our workers, and our project management expertise. The overall construction schedule on-site is also affected by many factors, such of which are not within our control. As our revenue is recognized by reference to the stage of completion, our revenue is dependent not only on the number of projects, their contract value, but also on the amount of works completed;
     
  - our ability to remain competitive, whether in pricing or in our ability to respond to customers’ needs or in the adoption of construction technologies (where required);
     
  - changes in laws and regulations that affect (i) the construction industry in the countries we operate in, which amongst others, may in turn affect our ability to conduct certain scope of works or employ workers; and (ii) the property segments, such as government spending on hospitals, or legislations that affect the property market;

 

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  - the overall construction industry in the countries we operate in and the overall macroeconomic conditions; and
     
  - our ability to continue to retain the services of our key management personnel, in particular our Executive Directors who are leading the Group in business development and project management.

 

Please refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” of this Registration Statement for a more comprehensive discussion of other factors which may affect our business operations and financial performance.

 

Cost of revenue

 

Our cost of revenue refers to direct costs incurred in the process of carrying out project activities. It includes subcontracting costs, direct material costs, labor cost, equipment rental costs and overhead costs. When it is probable that total contract costs will exceed total contract value, the expected loss is recognized as an expense immediately.

 

Our projects typically do not allow for any adjustments to the contract value in the event there is an escalation in our costs during the course of the project. Any increase in those costs will be borne by us and will have an impact on our eventual profit margins. Additional costs due to additional works from variation orders have to be borne by us until customers make payment in respect of such variation orders.

 

The breakdown of our cost of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 is set out below:

 

   For the Years Ended December 31, 
   2022   2023   2023   Variances 
   S$   S$   US$   % 
                 
Subcontracting costs   6,554,587    8,612,283    6,373,089    31.4 
Material costs   5,375,194    6,282,505    4,649,054    16.9 
Labor costs   2,344,686    3,048,639    2,255,993    30.0 
Equipment rental costs   146,034    477,253    353,167    226.8 
Overhead costs   222,285    744,797    551,150    235.1 
Total   14,642,786    19,165,477    14,182,453    30.9 

 

The total cost of revenue increased by approximately S$4.5 million, or 30.9% from approximately S$14.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$19.2 million (US$14.2 million) for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

The cost of revenue for subcontracting increased by approximately S$2.1 million, or 31.4% from approximately S$6.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$8.6 million (US$6.4 million) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase of cost of revenue in connection with subcontracting cost was the results of increase in revenue that needed to hire more subcontractors in year 2023.

 

The cost of material increased by approximately S$907,000, or 16.9% from approximately S$5.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$6.3 million (US$4.6 million) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The rise in material costs contributing to the cost of revenue was driven by higher revenue, requiring the acquisition of additional materials in 2023.

 

The cost of direct labor increased by approximately S$704,000, or 30.0% from approximately S$2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$3.0 million (US$2.3 million) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase of cost of direct labor was the result of the increase in wages and in line with our increase in revenue for relatively projects undertaken in 2023.

 

The cost of equipment rental increased by approximately S$331,000, or 226.8% from approximately S$146,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$477,000 (US$353,000) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase of cost of equipment rental was due to the projects undertaken in 2023 require more equipment to support.

 

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The cost of overhead increased by approximately S$523,000, or 235.1% from approximately S$222,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$745,000 (US$551,000) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase in overhead costs was due to inflation and the initial startup stages of 5 projects during the financial year 2023.

 

The breakdown of our cost of revenues by revenue types is set out below:

 

   For the Years Ended December 31, 
   2022   2023   2023   Variances 
   S$   S$   US$   % 
                 
Construction contracts   14,602,723    19,164,930    14,182,048    31.2 
Sales of construction materials   40,063    547    405    (98.6)
Total   14,642,786    19,165,477    14,182,453    30.9 

 

Total cost of revenue from construction contracts increased by approximately S$4.6 million, or approximately 31.2% from approximately S$14.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$19.2 million (US$14.2 million) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was mainly due to the new projects undertaken in 2023.

 

The cost revenue from sales of construction materials decreased by approximately S$40,000, or 98.6% from approximately S$40,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$500 (US$400) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was mainly due to the decreased in corresponding revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

Our cost of revenue is mainly dependent on the following factors:

 

  - We rely on the services of our subcontractors to carry out certain portions of work undertaken by us, such as installation of interior fitting-out works, builder works, mechanical and electrical engineering works. Subcontracting costs are affected by the market demand and supply of qualified subcontractors as well as the government policies regulating the supply and availability of foreign workers;
  - Material costs mainly related to supplies purchased for installation of interior fitting-out works, whose underlying raw materials included gypsum (that are used in plasterboards) and steel (that are used for fastening). However, the cost of the supplies to us are also affected by factors such as market demand and supply conditions and consideration of the size of the project, our payment terms and our relationship with our suppliers;
  - Labor costs relate to the salaries, contributions, foreign worker levy and bonus for employees whose work is directly associated with on-site works. Labor costs are affected by government policies, the demand and supply of workers, the competition for workers and general wage trend of the construction industry;
  - Equipment rental fees relate to the fees paid for equipment that we do not own, typically for cranes, excavator, boom lifts, forklifts, scissor lifts. The equipment rental fees are affected by the availability, demand and supply of such rental equipment and the duration for which we have to rent them; and
  - Overhead costs relate to fees such as depreciation, freight charges, professional fees (for instance, professional engineering fees), repair and maintenance, site expenses and testing fees.

 

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Our cost of revenue is affected by, inter alia, the following factors:

 

  - the changes in prices of construction materials;
  - changes in government regulations and requirements, which may in turn affect labor costs and subcontracting costs;
  - the level of competition, demand and supply for resources deployed at the project site;
  - variation orders and works carried out during the defect liability period, which may incur costs without corresponding revenue or revenue recognized in the same financial period;
  - site progress, including delays which may lead to cost overrun;
  - government regulations and requirements as changes in regulations and requirements in relation to employment of foreign workers, for example, may result in higher compliance costs; and
  - our ability to manage projects effectively and avoid cost over runs.

 

Please refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this Registration Statement for other factors which may affect our cost of sales.

 

Gross Profit

 

Our gross profit from our major revenue type is summarized as follows:

 

   For the Years Ended December 31, 
   2022   2023   2023   Variances 
   S$   S$   US$   % 
                 
Construction contracts                    
Gross profit   2,163,827    2,640,686    1,954,107    22.0 
Gross profit margin   12.9%   12.1%          
                     
Sales of construction materials                    
Gross profit   17,555    4,154    3,074    (76.3)
Gross profit margin   30.5%   88.4%          
                     
Total                    
Gross profit   2,181,382    2,644,840    1,957,181    21.2 
Gross profit margin   13.0%   12.1%          

 

Our gross profit increased by approximately S$463,000, or 21.2% from approximately S$2.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$2.6 million (US$1.9 million) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was mainly due to the increase in revenue resulting from undertaking larger projects as compared to the projects undertaken during the year ended December 31, 2022

 

Gross profit from construction contracts increased by approximately $477,000, or 22.0% from approximately S$2.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$2.6 million (US$2.0 million) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was due to increase in revenue generated from relatively larger sized projects undertaken in 2023, as compared to 2022. Larger sized projects in general generate higher gross profit.

 

Gross profit from sales of construction materials decreased by approximately S$13,000 or 76.3% from approximately S$18,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$4,000 (US$3,000) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was mainly due to a construction project in Sri Lanka which is in the final stages and there is lack of material that negatively impacted sales.

 

The gross profit margin decreased by 0.9% from 13.0% for the year ended December 31, 2022 to 12.1% for the year ended December 31, 2023. This decrease was due to the low gross profit of some ongoing projects of the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Our operating expenses consist of provision for credit loss and general administrative expenses. General administrative expenses mainly comprised directors’ remuneration, staff costs, professional fees, depreciation, rental expenses, property-related expenses such as property tax and maintenance fees and upkeep of motor vehicles.

 

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The provision for credit loss increased by approximately S$382,000, or 2,211.7% from approximately S$17,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$399,000 (US$295,000) for the year ended December 31, 2023. All the uncollectable receivables from the related party and customer have been fully reserved as allowance for credit losses.

 

The breakdown of the general and administration expenses are shown as follows:

 

   For the Years Ended December 31, 
   2022   2023   2023   Variances 
   S$   S$   US$   % 
                 
Employees’ salaries and benefit   749,953    892,520    660,465    19.0 
Depreciation   146,709    161,712    119,667    10.2 
Legal and Professional fees   835,131    905,287    669,912    8.4 
Administrative expenses   357,818    330,793    244,785    (7.6)
Total   2,089,611    2,290,312    1,694,829    9.6 

 

Our general and administration expenses increased by approximately S$201,000, or 9.6% from approximately S$2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$2.3 million (US$1.7 million) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was mainly due to the increase in employees’ salaries and benefit of approximately S$143,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily the result of increased revenue generated by five new projects.

 

Other Incomes (expenses)

 

Our other incomes (expenses) consist of interest expenses, finance cost, other income, and foreign exchange gain (loss). Other incomes (expenses) decreased by approximately S$125,000, or 91.6% from approximately S$136,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$11,000 (US$8,000) for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

Interest expenses decreased by approximately S$6,000, or 7.4% from approximately S$83,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$77,000 (US$57,000) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in interest charges for bank borrowings and finance lease.

 

Finance expense increased by approximately S$1,000, or 13.6% from approximately S$7,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$8,000 (US$6,000) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to the increase in bank charges for transaction activities.

 

Other income, consisting mainly of government grants and subsidies, decreased by approximately S$123,000, or 55.2% from approximately S$222,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$100,000 (US$74,000) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the reduction of government grants and subsidies for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss) decreased approximately S$7,000, or 164.4% from a gain of approximately S$5,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately loss S$3,000 (US$2,000) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The exchange rate differences were the result of current account of the Company that was denominated in USD as compared to the Company’s books and records using SGD.

 

Income tax expense

 

Our income tax expense decreased by approximately S$180,000, or 126.7% from income tax expense approximately S$142,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to income tax benefit approximately S$38,000 (US$ 28,000) for the year ended December 31, 2023. This decrease was primarily due to the tax rebate for the financial year 2018.

 

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Net Income

 

As a result of the foregoing, we reported a net income of S$4,685 (US$3,467) for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to net income of S$68,627 for the year ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of S$63,942 or 93.2%.

 

Earnings per Share

 

Our earning per share decreased by approximately S$0.01, or 100.0% from approximately S$0.01 for the year ended December 31, 2022 to approximately S$0.00 (US$0.00) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The computation of earnings per share is based on 11,250,000 shares of the total issued and outstanding shares of our Ordinary Shares, retrospectively after a reorganization of the Company.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

To date, we have financed our operations primarily through cash flows from operations and loans from banks and related parties, if necessary. Our principal uses of cash were for working capital, repayment of banking facilities and interest expenses, and capital expenditure. We plan to support our future operations primarily from cash generated from our operations and our initial public offering proceeds.

 

As reflected in our consolidated financial statements, we had a net income of S$4,685 (US$3,467) for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to $68,627 for the year ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of S$63,942 of 93.2%. As of December 31, 2023, we had cash and restricted cash in aggregate of S$4,482,359 (US$3,316,946), as compared to S$1,989,817 as of December 31, 2022. We had positive working capital that amounted to S$1,206,943 (US$893,139) and S$2,165,248, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Our working capital requirements are influenced by the size of our operations, the volume and dollar value of our sales contracts, the progress of execution on our customer contracts, and the timing for collecting accounts receivable, and repayment of accounts payable.

 

Based on the audited consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, our total equity amounted to approximately S$5.1 million (US$3.8 million) and S$5.1 million, respectively, and our total indebtedness (calculated based on bank borrowings, financing lease liabilities, amounts due to related parties) amounted to approximately S$2.4 million (US$1.8 million) and S$3.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, our debt equity ratio, defined as total indebtedness divided by total equity, were 2.1 times and 1.7 times, respectively. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, our working capital ratio, defined as current assets divided by current liabilities, were 1.1 times and 1.2 times, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2023, we had cash at bank of approximately S$4.5 million and had total bank borrowings of S$2.3 million.

 

We believe that our current cash and cash flows provided by operating activities and loans from banks will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs in the next 12 months from the date the audited financial statements are issued. If we experience an adverse operating environment or incur unanticipated capital expenditure requirements, or if we determine to accelerate our growth, then additional financing may be required. No assurance can be given, however, that additional financing, if required, would be available at all or on favorable terms. Such financing may include the use of additional debt or the sale of additional equity securities. Any financing which involves the sale of equity securities or instruments that are convertible into equity securities could result in immediate and possibly significant dilution to our existing shareholders.

 

The following table sets out a summary of our consolidated cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023.

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   S$   S$   US$ 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (435,236)   3,633,850    2,689,049 
Net cash used in investing activities   (102,241)   (246,051)   (182,078)
Net cash used in financing activities   (1,142,711)   (895,257)   (662,490)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash   (1,680,188)   2,492,542    1,844,481 
Cash and restricted cash at the beginning of the period   3,670,005    1,989,817    1,472,465 
Cash and restricted cash at the end of the period   1,989,817    4,482,359    3,316,946 

 

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Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to S$3,633,850 (US$2,689,049) for the year ended December 31, 2023, mainly derived from cash provided from operating activities of (i) various net cash items of S$565,554, such as depreciation of property and equipment and provision for credit loss and bad debt expense; (ii) an increase in accounts payable of S$399,838, due to more billings from subcontractors and suppliers on services requested closer to the end of the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to that of the year ended December 31, 2022; (iii) a decrease in contract assets of S$1,517,048, due to the service performed billed for the year ended December 31, 2023; and (iv) an increase in contract liabilities of S$1,057,625, due to the payments are collected in advance from customers for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

The cash provided from operating activities was offset by the cash used in operating activities, including (i) an increase in account receivable of S$115,685, due to the fact that more account receivables balance were under credit term for the year ended December 31, 2023

 

Net cash used in operating activities amounted to S$435,236 for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was mainly derived from cash provided from operating activities of (i) net income of S$68,627; (ii) various net cash items of S$165,058, such as depreciation of property and equipment, provision for credit loss and deferred income taxes; (iii) an increase in accounts payable of S$802,001, more billings from subcontractors and suppliers on services requested closer to the end of the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to that of the year ended December 31, 2021; and (iv) a decrease in account receivable of S$1,276,371, due to the fact that more account receivables balance were received for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

The cash provided from operating activities was offset by the cash used in operating activities, including (i) an increase in contract assets of S$435,598, due to the service performed but not yet billed for the year ended December 31, 2022; and (ii) a decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities of S$1,524,719, due to more payments made for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities was S$246,051 (US$182,078) for the year ended December 31, 2023, for the purchase of equipment, loan to related parties and collection from loan to related parties. Net cash used in investing activities was S$102,241 for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash used in financing activities amounted to S$895,257 (US$662,490) for the year ended December 31, 2023, which included the repayment of bank borrowings of S$2,014,245, repayment to related parties of S$378,049, deferred offering cost of S$305,471, and repayment of finance lease borrowings of S$16,680, which was offset by the proceeds from bank borrowings of S$1,508,177 and borrowing from related parties S$311,011 during the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

Net cash used in financing activities amounted to S$1,142,711 for the year ended December 31, 2022, which included the repayment of bank borrowings of S$2,558,768, repayment to related parties of S$383,588, deferred offering cost of S$522,987, and repayment of finance lease borrowings of S$17,081, which was offset by the proceeds from bank borrowings of S$1,139,435 and capital contribution by investors of S$1,200,000 during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Seasonality

 

Due to the nature of our business which is mainly project-based, we have not observed any significant seasonal trends. Our directors believe that there is no apparent seasonality factor affecting the industry that our Group is operating in.

 

Inflation

 

Our financial performance for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 was not materially affected by inflation and we have not experienced inflation materially impacting our business. In the event inflation continues, we may see an increase in the cost of materials and labor, and increased cost of financing costs in the event we need to utilize credit facilities, which increased costs of doing business would negatively impact our financial performance.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

The capital expenditures made by us for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 were approximately S$3,000 and S$70,000 and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 were approximately S$102,000 and S$3,000, respectively on the purchase of equipment.

 

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Divestments

 

The Group did not have any divestments made for the reporting periods.

 

Trend Information

 

Other than as disclosed in “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Business – We are not aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our net revenues, income from continuing operations, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause reported financial information not necessarily to be indicative of future operation results or financial condition.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

 

We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial relationships, including entities sometimes referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, that were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangement or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

Commitments

 

On November 25, 2020, the Company guaranteed a 5-year commercial loan SGD 200,000 from UOB Bank to Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd, a related party. The interest rate is fixed at 2.25% per annum and Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd shall repay the loan over 60 monthly installments with the interest.

 

The Company also guaranteed a SGD 7,400,000 10 year commercial loan on October 31, 2022, in the form of letter of credit from UOB Bank to 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd, a related party. As of the date of this filing, this letter of credit has been fully drawn down.

 

The Company also has bankers’ guarantees totaling SGD 2.23 million (USD 1.65 million) from UOB Bank for the ongoing projects as of June 30, 2024. These guarantees are requested by main contractors or owners as a security deposit for the performance of the Company obligations under the contracts. All the bankers’ guarantees will expire before October 27, 2026.

 

As of June 30, 2024, the future minimum payments under certain of FBS SG’s contractual obligations were as follows:

 

   Payment Due In 
  Total SGD   Less than 1 year   1 – 2 years   3 – 5 years   Thereafter 
Bank borrowings   1,578,866    1,121,316    457,550       -       - 
Financing lease   21,608    21,608    -    -    - 
Operating lease   1,080,000    720,000    360,000    -    - 

 

As of December 31, 2023, the future minimum payments under certain of FBS SG’s contractual obligations were as follows:

 

   Payment Due In 
   Total SGD   Less than 1 year   1 – 2 years   3 – 5 years   Thereafter 
Bank borrowings   2,397,919    1,486,600    899,576    11,743    - 
Financing lease   30,908    18,600    12,308    -    - 

 

Contingencies

 

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of business. The results of such proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, but the Company does not anticipate that the final outcome arising out of any such matters will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations on an individual basis or in the aggregate. As of June 30, 2024, the Company is not involved in any material legal or administrative proceedings except for the case below.

 

In August 2021, Newspaper Seng Pte Ltd filed a claim against FBS SG for an amount of approximately $2.2 million. The case was dismissed on February 16, 2023 and judgment was entered in favor of the Company’s counterclaim. On March 10, 2023, Newspaper Seng Pte Ltd filed an application to set aside the dismissal order. On May 21, 2024, all parties discontinued their claims and counterclaims and the matter is closed.

 

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Capital Commitments

 

As of June 30, 2024, our Group did not have any material capital commitments.

 

Financing Lease Commitments

 

As of June 30, 2024, we have financing leases with the financial institutions on its consolidated balance sheets for installment purchases of motor vehicles.

 

The following table shows financing lease liabilities from the financial institutions, and the associated financial statement line items:

 

  

December 31, 2023

SGD

  

June 30,

2024

SGD

  

June 30,

2024

USD

 
Liabilities               
Financing lease liabilities current   16,680    16,680    12,343 
Financing lease liabilities non-current   19,460    2,780    2,057 
Total   36,140    19,460    14,400 

 

Information relating to financing lease activities during the six months ended June 30 are as follows:

 

  

2023

SGD

  

2024

SGD

  

2024

USD

 
Financing lease expenses               
Depreciation   12,800    12,800    9,472 
Interest of lease liabilities   960    960    710 
Total financing lease expenses   13,760    13,760    10,182 

 

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

 

   SGD   USD 
For the year ending June 30,          
2025   21,608    15,990 
Total lease payments   21,608    15,990 
Less: imputed interest   (2,148)   (1,590)
Total   19,460    14,400 

 

Operating Lease Commitments

 

The Company enter a 24 months lease agreement with the related party on January 1, 2024 to rent the warehouse for storage purpose with a monthly rental fee at SGD 60,000.00 (USD 44,400). As of June 30, 2024, the Company has operating leases on its consolidated balance sheets rentals of leasehold buildings.

 

The following table shows operating lease liabilities and the associated financial statement line items:

 

   December 31,
2023
   June 30,
2024
   June 30,
2024
 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Liabilities               
Operating lease liabilities – current – related party      -    703,518    520,604 
Operating lease liabilities – non current – related party   -    357,673    264,678 
Total   -    1,061,191    785,282 

 

Information related to operating lease activities during the periods are as follows:

 

   For the six months ended 
   June 30,
2023
  

June 30,

2024

   June 30,
2024
 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Operating lease expenses               
Amortization   -    345,933    255,990 
Interest of lease liabilities   -    14,067    10,410 
Total operating lease expenses   -    360,000    266,400 

 

Future operating lease payments as of June 30, 2024 are detailed as follows:

 

   SGD   USD 
For the year ending June 30,          
2025   720,000    532,800 
2026   360,000    266,400 
Total lease payments   1,080,000    799,200 
Less: imputed interest   (18,809)   (13,918)
Present value of operating lease liabilities   1,061,191    785,282 
Less: Current portion   703,518    520,604 
Long-term potion of operating lease liabilities   357,673    264,678 

 

Contingent Liabilities

 

As of June 30, 2024, we did not have any other material contingent liabilities except as disclosed above. See Contingencies.

 

Foreign Exchange Risk

 

The functional currency of our Group is the Singapore dollar. The only previous foreign exchange loss was due to a former customer’s invoices denominated in USD whom we no longer have business with.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements including arrangements that would affect our liquidity, capital resources, market risk support and credit risk support or other benefits.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”). And it is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods and the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes. Out of our significant accounting policies, which are described in Note 2-Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form F-1, certain accounting policies are deemed “critical,” as they require management’s highest degree of judgment, estimates and assumptions.

 

While management believes its judgments, estimates and assumptions are reasonable, they are based on historical experience and information presently available and actual results may differ significantly from those estimates under different assumptions and conditions.

 

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. All intercompany transactions and balances among the Company and its subsidiary have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

The Company adopted the revenue standard Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, starting January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective method for contracts that were not completed as of the date of adoption. The adoption of this ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied in order to achieve that core principle:

 

Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer

 

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

 

Step 3: Determine the transaction price

 

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

 

Step 5: Recognize revenue when the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

 

The Company enters into agreements with customers that create enforceable rights and obligations and for which it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration to which it will be entitled as services transfer to the customer. It is customary practice for the Company to have the agreements with its customers in writing. The Company recognizes revenue based on the consideration specified in the applicable agreement.

 

Construction projects with performance obligations recognized over time that have revenue recognized to date in excess of cumulative billings are reported on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as “Contract assets”. Contract retentions, included in contract assets, represent amounts withheld by clients, in accordance with underlying contract terms, until certain conditions are met or the project is completed.

 

The Company will recognize the revenue of sales of construction material when the performance obligation is satisfied by transferring a promised good to the customer. Control of the goods is transferred to the customer, generally on delivery of the goods.

 

Revenue from rendering of service orders is recognized when the entity satisfied the performance obligation at a point in time generally as the services are provided.

 

The construction contracts which the Company enters into with the clients are fixed price and provide for milestone billings based upon the attainment of specific project objectives to ensure the Company meets its contractual requirements. Additionally, contracts may include retentions or holdbacks paid at the end of a project to ensure that Company meets the contract requirements. The Company does not assess whether a contract contains a significant financing component if the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between payment by the customers and the transfer of promised services to the customers will be less than one year.

 

Since the Company has concluded that the promises to be delivered on the construction contract would be one single performance obligation, no allocation of the transaction price is required and expected. As a professional interior design and fit-out service provider, the Company recognizes revenue based on the Company’s effort or inputs to the satisfaction of a performance obligation over time as work progresses because of the continuous transfer of control to the customer and the Company’s right to bill the customer as costs are incurred.

 

The Company’s contract with the customer has payment terms specified based upon certain conditions completed. The Company will submit monthly progress claim to the customer, and after the Company received the certified interim progress certificate, the Company will issue a tax invoice to the customer. The final tax invoice is generally issued after the project completion and agreed by customer and the Company. As the Company’s customers are required to pay the Company at different billing stages over the contract period, as such, the Company believes the progress payments limit the Company’s exposure to credit risk and that the Company would be able to collect substantially all of the consideration gradually at different stages. The timing of the satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligations is based upon the cost-to-cost measure of progress method, which is generally different than the timing of unconditional right of payment, and is based upon certain conditions completed as specified in the contract. The timing between the satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligations and the unconditional right of payment would contribute to contract assets.

 

The Company uses the ratio of actual costs incurred to total estimated costs since costs incurred (an input method) represent a reasonable measure of progress towards the satisfaction of a performance obligation in order to estimate the portion of revenue earned. This method faithfully depicts the transfer of value to the customer when the Company is satisfying a performance obligation that entails a number of interrelated tasks or activities for a combined output that requires the Company to coordinate the work of employees and subcontractors. Total estimated contract costs typically include direct labor, subcontract and consultant costs, materials and indirect costs related to contract performance. Changes in estimated costs to complete these obligations result in adjustments to revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis, which causes the effect of revised estimates to be recognized in the current period. Changes in estimates can routinely occur over the contract term for a variety of reasons including, changes in scope, unanticipated costs, delays or favorable or unfavorable progress than original expectations. When the outcome of the contract cannot be reasonably measured, revenue is recognized only to the extent of contract costs incurred that are expected to be recovered.

 

When the current estimates of the total amount of consideration expected to be received in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to the customer, and contract cost indicate a loss, a provision for the entire loss on the contract is made as soon as the loss become evident. An adjustment is also made to reflect the effects of the customer’s credit risk. The loss on a contract is reported as an additional contract cost (an operating expense), and not as a reduction of revenue or a non-operating expense.

 

The Company’s contracts may contain variable consideration in the form of unpriced or pending change orders or claims that either increase or decrease the contract price. Variable consideration is generally estimated using the expected value method but may from time to time be estimated using the most likely amount method depending on the circumstance. Estimated amounts are included in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur or when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. Estimates of variable consideration are based upon historical experience and known trends.

 

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CORPORATE HISTORY AND STRUCTURE

 

As of the date of this prospectus, our Group is comprised of the Company, FBS Global Limited, and its operating subsidiary FBS SG, which is held through Success Elite Developments Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Corporate Structure

 

Our Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on March 10, 2022 under the Companies Act as an exempted company with limited liability. As of the date of this prospectus, our authorized share capital is US$500,000 divided into 500,000,000 shares of par value US$0.001 each. On August 2, 2022, under a group reorganization, our Company became the holding company of our group of companies comprised of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Success Elite Developments Limited, which in turn holds Finebuild Systems Pte. Ltd., which is our operating company based out of Singapore. As of the date of this prospectus, Kelvin Ang held approximately 90.4% of the issued share capital of our Company and will hold at least 69.4% of the issued share capital of our Company immediately after the offering.

 

Organization Chart

 

Prior to the offering, Master Stride Limited held 4.9%, Kelvin Ang held 90.4% and Fame Hall Limited held 4.7% of our Company, respectfully. The chart below sets out our corporate structure after this offering, assuming sale of all of the shares offered by the Resale Shareholders pursuant to the Resale Prospectus (with the numbers in parentheticals reflecting the holdings immediately prior to the offering).

 

 

Key Milestones

 

FBS SG was incorporated in 1996 and initially our business was in smaller scale projects as a construction subcontractor.

 

In 1998, FBS SG was awarded the subcontract for the interior fitting-out works for a hospital project at Simei Road at Changi in Singapore. This was the first in a series of other projects as a subcontractor for interior-fitting out and other related builder works, as we built our track record in larger scale and more technically elaborate institutional, residential, commercial, and industrial projects as well as show flats for condominium buildings for developers.

 

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In 2002, we started to undertake projects as a main contractor for the development of single-family homes for personal properties, the first of which was to build a 2-story intermediate terrace dwelling house at Jalan Kembangan in Singapore for the famous potter Mr. Iskandar Jalil that we were able to win by gaining the trust of Mr. Jalil through the design and presentation of our expertise. This was our first project as a main contractor, and as we had no track record as a main contractor in developing a personal property and this was a highly coveted project, this was an important project to win and complete in order for us to gain traction in this new area of work. Thereafter, we were hired to build a show flat (model home) and sales gallery for the developer Guocoland for the launching of the Meyer condominium development in 2005 on Meyer Road, which was also instrumental for us as this was our first project in building a show flat for a developer. With this experience, we started to take on larger scale projects as a subcontractor for interior fitting-out works for private residential projects (such as a condominium project known as The Caribbean at Keppel Bay), commercial projects (such as for an exhibition center) and institutional projects (such as Singapore Management University’s campus at Bukit Timah). During the 2000s, we continued to expand our project and customer portfolio and undertook interior fitting-out works for several larger scale projects such as Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and the condominium complex known as One Shenton and expanded into the construction of factories and bigger residential properties like semi–detached residential houses.

 

In 2007, we began tendering bids for projects using green mark products and our first project was the Oceanfront condominium complex, which consisted of new erection of a condominium housing development consisting of two block wide 12-story building, a two block wide 14-story building, and a one block 15-story building, for a total of 264 units (with basement carpark & swimming pool) at Ocean Drive at Sentosa Island in Singapore. For this project we built 34,700m2 of drywall partition and 49,000m2 of ceiling.

 

We achieved another meaningful milestone in 2016, when the Building Construction Authority, or BCA, granted us the honor of building its test bed facility at BCA Academy. The 132 square meter facility has a rotating SkyLab that sits atop a 7-storey building for testing green materials and products under real world conditions and different building rotations. At this time, we also obtained the following new certifications, allowing us to expand the scope of the projects we could take on: bizSAFE, OHSAS 18001:2007, ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004.

 

Between 2017 and 2019, we gradually upgraded our Contractor Registration Service workheads and certifications under the BCA. As of now, we are certified for building construction services for ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018, which replaced the OHSAS 18001-2007. We are graded L5 under the workhead category CR06 (Interior Decoration and Finishing Works), and B2 under the workhead category CW01 (General Building), and as such, we are qualified for the bidding of certain governmental tender offering projects which require these workhead categories as the pre-requisite. As of the date of this registration statement, we have more than 60 employees.

 

We also undertook interior fitting-out works for notable projects including Marina One (an integrated development at Marina Bay), Sengkang General Hospital, Outram Community Hospital and South Beach Development, the hotel and residential tower of a mixed development property at downtown Singapore.

 

As of November 2024, our order book was approximately S$63 million, consisting of approximately S$34 million from ongoing projects and S$29 million from newly awarded projects, which are expected to be recognized as revenue through the year ended December 31, 2025.

 

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INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

 

We obtained statistical data, market data and other industry data and forecasts used in this prospectus from market research, publicly available information and industry publications. The following discussion contains projections for future growth, which may not occur at the rates that are projected or at all.

 

Among the ASEAN nations, Singapore is at the forefront of green building development. The country’s Green Mark Scheme was the first green building rating system to be designed specifically for the tropical climate and has been widely adopted in other ASEAN countries. Because it is a net oil importer with limited natural resources, Singapore has been proactive in trying to increase the energy efficiency of its buildings. Buildings account for nearly 40% of the city state’s total electricity consumption and over 20% of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

 

Singapore is also a pioneer in setting mandatory environmental standards for buildings. By the end of 2019, more than 40% of the buildings in Singapore had obtained the Green Mark certification. The government’s target is to raise this to 80% by 2030, which means that the country’s demand for green building solutions is expected to increase substantially.

 

Regional Recognition through Green Label and Certification

 

The hot weather conditions in Southeast Asia means that there is always a high demand for energy-efficient cooling products, such as insulating glass and air conditioner filters. At the same time, rising environmental awareness in the region has boosted consumer and commercial demand for green products, which has led to an increasing number of companies making eco-friendly claims, like “sustainable” or “green.”

 

In April 2008, it became mandatory in Singapore for all building works involving a gross floor area of (or increasing the gross floor area by) 5,000 square meters or more to attain a minimum score in the national green building rating system – the Green Mark Certification Scheme. Since then, the supply of green building products and materials has expanded significantly. In order to maintain industry standards, the Singapore Green Building Council launched the Green Building Product and Services certification programs to provide a benchmark for the environmental performance of building supplies and services. The programs are recognized by the Green Mark Certification Scheme, which awards additional scores for using certified products.

 

2023 and 2024 BCA construction demands

 

The Building and Construction Authority, or BCA, projected the total value of construction contracts awarded in 2024 to be between S$32 billion and S$38 billion.

 

BCA encourages companies to continue adopting innovative technologies, upskilling their workforce, using less foreign manpower and becoming more productive and less reliant on labor intensive construction. BCA estimates that approximately 60 per cent of the total construction demand, contributing between S$18 billion and S$21 billion, will likely be from the public sector, amid a strong pipeline of public housing and development projects, and infrastructure works such as the Cross Island MRT Line and future airport and road enhancement projects.

 

Meanwhile, construction demand from the private sector is expected to reach between S$14 billion and S$17 billion in 2024.

 

While recent changes in the real estate sector, including additional buyer’s stamp duty, lower loan-to-value limits, and tighter total debt servicing ratio, may moderate residential building demand, we believe that commercial building demand may increase as hotels and attractions undergo refurbishment amid an expected rebound in tourism, and as older commercial premises are earmarked for redevelopment, which may also entail environmental retrofitting. It is also believed that increased growth in certain industrial sectors will correlate to a boost in private industrial building demand due to the construction of energy storage facilities and biopharmaceutical manufacturing plants.

 

In 2023, the preliminary construction demand reached S$33.8 billion, which is comparable to what was recorded in 2023. As for the medium term, the BCA expects total construction demand to reach between S$31 billion and S$38 billion per year from 2025 to 2028.

 

The public sector led demand in 2023, reaching $19.5 billion, and is expected to contribute S$19 billion to S$23 billion per annum from 2025 to 2028, with about 70% of demand made up by building projects and the rest by civil engineering works. Besides public housing developments, public sector construction demand over the medium term will be supported by various major developments such as mass rapid transit projects that including line extensions and station redevelopment. Private sector construction demand is projected to remain steady over the medium-term, reaching approximately S$12 billion to S$15 billion per annum from 2025 to 2028.

 

In addition, there are approximately 121 projects in 2023 and 2024 using Design for Manufacture and Assembly technologies (“DfMA”), with the Advanced Precast Concrete System being the most widely used in residential, healthcare and school projects. DfMA is a key pillar of Singapore’s Construction Industry Transformation Map (ITM). It is a game-changing method of construction that involves construction being designed for manufacturing off-site in a controlled environment, before being assembled on-site.

 

Ready-mixed concrete demand was approximately 12.35 million cubic meters in 2023, a 4.9% percent increase from 2022. Steel rebar demand was 1.2 million in 2022 and estimated to be similar in 2023.

 

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BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

We are a Singapore based green building contractor and an established interior fit-out specialist with a track record of over 20 years in institutional, residential, commercial and industrial building projects. As a green contractor, we seek to tender bids for green building projects, use green construction methods, and sustainably-source and environmentally responsible materials for our construction projects. Green construction methods and materials will lead to the reduction in energy, water and material resource usage in construction projects thus reducing the potential environmental impact.

 

We also try to recommend and introduce green features to the buildings we construct. Green buildings are generally more energy efficient than conventional buildings. Some of the key features that might be commonly found in green buildings in Singapore are:

 

  ● Improved glass insulation to reduce solar heating through windows;
     
  ● Increased natural light, energy efficient lighting devices, and equipment- controlled lighting;
     
  ● Energy efficient cooling plants and ventilation systems for air conditioning;
     
  ● Building management systems to monitor and control equipment and optimize energy use; and
     
  ● The use of photovoltaic cells in solar projects.

 

Projects with BCA Green Mark Award

 

We have completed multiple projects in Singapore that received the BCA Green Mark Award, listed in the table below. The award recognizes developers, building owners and individuals who have made outstanding achievements in environmental sustainability in the built environment. There is also a Green Mark Certification Scheme that was launched by BCA in January 2005. It is a green building rating system designed to evaluate a building’s environmental impact and performance. It provides a comprehensive framework for assessing the overall environmental performance of new and existing buildings to promote sustainable design, and best practices in construction and operations in buildings.

 

The key criteria to the Green Mark Certification Scheme are as follows:

 

  ● Climatic responsive design;
     
  ● Building energy performance;
     
  ● Resources stewardship;
     
  ● Smart and healthy building; and
     
  ● Advance green efforts.

 

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The table below lists Green Mark Awards given to projects in which we participated and our work scope for the projects specified. We have worked on 109 projects and 29 of such projects have received an award, several of which are described in more detail in the table below.

 

S/N   Project Name   Work Scope   BCA Green Mark Award   Year  
1   Outram Community Hospital   Drywall Partition   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2021  
2   Vivo City   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2020  
3   Woodlands Health Campus   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2020  
4   National Cancer Centre   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2019  
5   Yishun Community Hospital   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2019  
6   Singapore Sportshub   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Gold Plus Award   2019  
7   Outram Community Hospital   Drywall Partition   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2018  
8   Campus for Research Excellence and
Technological Enterprise (CREATE)
  Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2017  
9   LASALLE College of Arts   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Gold Award   2016  
10   BCA Skylab   Architectural Works   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2016  
11   Marina One Mixed Development   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2015  
12   Punggol Waterway Point & Punggol Town Plaza   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Gold Plus Award   2015  
13   The Tembusu   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Gold Plus Award   2015  
14   Punggol Watertown (Residential)   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Gold Plus Award   2014  
15   Sengkang General Hospital   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2014  
16   The Tembusu   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2014  
17   Skyvue   Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Gold Plus Award   2014  
18   Yishun Community Hospital   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2014  
19   NUH Medical Center   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2013  
20   Marina One Residences   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2013  
21   Jewel @ Buangkok   Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Gold Plus Award   2013  
22   Echelon   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2013  
23   The Palette   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Gold Plus Award   2012  
24   South Beach (Commercial)   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2012  
25   South Beach (Residential)   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2012  
26   Singapore Sportshub   Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Gold Plus Award   2012  
27   Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2012  
28   Changi City   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Gold Plus Award   2012  
29   Bedok Residences   Drywall Partition and Ceiling   BCA Green Mark Platinum Award   2012  

 

Beginning in 2022, the BCA Green Mark Award was replaced by the SGBC-BCA Leadership in Sustainability Award (“LSA”).

 

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The images and descriptions below have been derived from third party sources that we believe to be reliable but have not independently verified.

 

The BCA SkyLab

 

One of the award-winning projects we were involved with is the Building and Construction Authority’s (BCA) SkyLab. The Building and Construction Authority’s (BCA) SkyLab is the world’s first high-rise rotatable laboratory for the tropics, and the Academic Tower, a dedicated experiential learning facility and living lab for the built environment sector, opened at the BCA Academy in Singapore. The Singapore facility can rotate 360 degrees, has full plug-and-play configurability, and is fitted with extensive instrumentation and sensor networks intended to be scalable into the future. The 132 m (1,421 ft) facility is equipped with a network of more than 200 sensors with high accuracy and granularity, across two identical cells for comparison testing. These sensors measure performance metrics such as energy performance, indoor environmental quality, outdoor environmental parameters and building automation system indicators.1 As the main contractor, we were significantly involved in the development from the beginning to completion of the SkyLab including mechanical and electrical work. Additionally, we provided all architectural and builder work, for which this project received a BCA Green Mark Platinum Award in 2016.

 

 

The BCA SkyLab can rotate 360 degrees. It enables testing at any orientation for sun and wind, accelerating the pace of research, development, and application of energy-efficient building technologies in the tropics.

 

The Puggol Watertown (Residential)

 

Our custom drywall and partition work on the Punggol Watertown project allows the unit owner to redesign the layout of the room easily without affecting the room design and structures, providing customizable and changeable unit layouts. Watertown was completed in 2017 and received the prestigious BCA Green Mark Gold Plus Award for its environmentally conscious design. We installed the drywall and ceiling for a 5-story commercial development, a 5-story basement carpark and 11 residential buildings including a total of 992 units, as well as in a number of specialized spaces in the complex. All materials used were green label (hence meeting certain environmental performance criteria).2

 

 

1 See www1.bca.gov.sg.buildsg/sustainability/bca-skylab

2 See www1.bca.gov.sg/docs/default-source/docs-corp-buildsg/construction-itm/gm2014.pdf

 

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The Singapore Sports Hub

 

The Singapore Sports Hub is a 35-hectare district dedicated to sports and recreation, including the modern National Stadium. The Sports Hub has been recognized for its commitment to environmental sustainability, receiving the prestigious BCA Green Mark Award Gold Plus. Our work as a subcontractor on this project included drywall partition for retail area, skylight and atrium, the Water Sports Centre and the Sports Information & Resource Centre using all green label materials.3

 

 

The Marina One

 

Marina One is a mixed-use development situated in Marina South, in Singapore’s downtown. The project spans approximately 3.67 million square feet and comprised of residential and prime grade A office towers, two 30-story prime grade A office towers, and a retail podium called ‘The Heart’. The retail area is adorned with lush greenery and landscaping by Gustafson Porter and ICN Design, the same landscape architects responsible for Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay. It was given the BCA Green Mark Award Platinum for its environmentally sustainable features.4 In addition to providing the drywall and ceilings for a 3 story commercial center, a 4 level basement and a 34 story residential tower with 1,042 units, we provided systems for special acoustic walls and ceilings, including a cinema wall, and panel cladding for the landscape area.

 

 

3 See www.sleb.sg/building/GreenMarkBuildingsDirectory

4 See www1.bca.gov.sg/docs/dea

 

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The Yishun Community Hospital

 

The Yishun Community Hospital is a prominent healthcare facility in Singapore, that includes a 428-bed hospital that specializes in rehabilitation services, alongside the Geriatric Education and Research Institute (GERI). The Yishun Community Hospital has been honored with the BCA Green Mark (Healthcare) Platinum Award, highlighting its commitment to environmental sustainability and responsible development. Our contribution to this project including providing drywall partition for a 10-story hospital and 2 level basements, and specialized down hang drywall partitions.5

 

 

Interior-fitting out works

 

Interior-fitting out works refer to the scope of works of assembling the required ceilings, partitions and/or walls which are the interior, non-structural, non-load-bearing parts of a building. The scope of interior fitting-out works vary from project to project, and can include one or more of the following:

 

  ● Supply and installation of interior ceiling, wall and/or partitions, soffits and fascia that comply with the architectural drawings furnished to us, as well as the material and technical specifications; the partitions may be specified to be using calcium silicate boards, gypsum plastic boards and/or various types of plasterboards, aluminum, timber deck, carpets, lead lining and acoustic paneling;
  ● Customization of the interior fitting-out systems (for instances where customization is required of the boards to achieve the architectural design specifications), supply and installation of the boards including the use of galvanized steel studs, braces, fasteners, joint materials, adhesives or other connectors to assemble various partitions;
  ● Interfacing works to ensure smooth and aesthetically pleasing interfaces between ceiling and wall for suspension ceilings and for the concealment of metal framework or other parts of the lighting, mechanical and electrical, plumbing and sanitary or heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems; and
  ● Complying with technical requirements for interior fitting-out systems, for instance specifications and standards on flame-retardant, moisture-resistance, sound insulation or radiation protection.

 

Main construction and builder works

 

For main construction works, we will tender bids for the project directly with the owner or developer of the building development. The scope of work varies depending on the contract.

 

The scope of work for main construction and builder works comprises a broad range of construction works, including what we refer to as Design and Build, where we provide the drawings and execute the construction the building to fulfill the architectural requirements of the customers. The scope of construction works include concrete works, external facade works, interior fitting-out works, doors, floors and furnishings, A&A (additional and alteration projects), and installation of various building systems. Other than interior-fitting out works, the majority of the site works are subcontracted by us to various subcontractors specializing in the respective area.

 

5 See www1.bca.gov.sg/docs/default-source/docs-corp-buildsg/construction-itm/gm2014.pdf

 

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Green materials and green construction methods

 

Whenever we can, we use environmentally friendly building materials and construction methods approved by BCA for our projects. Green materials are alternative building materials that replace traditional materials. For instance, we use drywall (also known as gypsum board or plasterboard) for the construction of interior walls and ceilings and the electrical conduits, water and aircon water pipes can be concealed into the partition without hacking of the partition, unlike brick or concrete walls. Drywall serves as a more efficient replacement for traditional bricks or concrete walls. Drywall has superior acoustics and thermal properties, is light weight, uses less space and material and is easier and faster to install and can relay the room layout without affecting the structures of the room.

 

There are a wide range of green materials including shaft liner, bamboo decking, floor systems, paints, water proofing membrane, joint and finishing materials green materials can also be made from recycled materials. Besides being a replacement to traditional building materials, some green materials also use recycled materials. We use green materials made from recycled materials that are approved by the Singapore Environment Council.

 

Typically, green buildings are designed to reduce the negative impacts of the built environment on human health and the natural environment. In Singapore, green buildings tend to have green features that are generally more energy efficient than those in conventional buildings. Some of the key features that might be commonly found in green buildings in Singapore are:

 

  ● Improved glass insulation to reduce solar heating through windows;
  ● Increased natural light, energy efficient lighting devices, and equipment to control lighting;
  ● Energy efficient cooling plants and ventilation systems for air conditioning;
  ● Building management systems to monitor and control equipment and optimize energy use; and
  ● The use of photovoltaic cells for solar energy.

 

The main green technologies popular in green buildings in Singapore are chiller plant systems, energy-efficient lighting systems, and solar panels, of which energy-efficient lighting systems are considered to be the most economically feasible, although the feasibility of chiller plant systems and solar is growing due to technological advances.

 

High efficiency equipment can actually be made more compact, which has a lower impact on a building’s sustainable footprint and increases usable space. Given the current stable economic, political, and geographic conditions in Singapore, investors and companies seem more confident in the longevity of their businesses; hence, they foresee larger investments with longer payback periods, in which energy efficient equipment is preferred. They also foresee increased demand for renewable energy technology. Further, solar panels become more feasible in Singapore when one takes into account government subsidies to encourage the use of renewable energy sources, and the government’s commitment to supporting sustainability has helped grow the demand for services of green builders.

 

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We work with reputable green marked construction material manufacturers to develop green building solutions that are sustainable, and proven.

 

The list below are examples of green and environmentally friendly building materials that we commonly use in our projects:

 

  ● USG Boral StandardCORE – a non-combustible, lightweight plasterboard panel
  ● USG Boral Wetstop – moisture resistant plasterboard encased in recycled face and back papers
  ● USG Boral Firestop – a fire-resistant gypsum core plasterboard
  ● USG Boral Impactstop – specially formulated high density core plasterboard for heavy traffic applications
  ● USG Boral Shaftliner – fire, sound and mold resistant panels
  ● USG Boral Fiberock Aqua Tough – water and fire resistant drywall panels
  ● Rockwool Safe ‘n’ Silent Pro – resilient, thermal and heat resistant stone wool products made from volcanic stone
  ● Dasso XTR Exterior Strand Woven Bamboo Decking -zero VOC, non-leaching Class A fire rated
  ● Versijack Pedestal – heavy duty support that reduces sound and heat transmission
  ● MIRCROTAC Floor Systems – lightweight, load-bearing epoxy coated steel panel systems
  ● Nippon Vinilex Paint – low odor, low VOC, anti-fungal, anti-viral,
  ● Elasto-Deck BT Liquid-Applied Polyurethane Waterproofing Membrane – roof sealant

 

The following illustrates the typical workflow processes undertaken by us in a project:

 

Bid tender phase

 

 

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Our projects originate mainly from invitations to quote or tender from private customers or are sourced by our executives and/or our marketing manager. Should we decide to pursue the project opportunity, we will review the architectural drawings illustrating specifications for construction. Typically, if our submitted tender or quotation terms are among the most favorable, we will be invited to an interview where the customer will clarify pricing, material and technical specifications with us. Should we be selected, we will receive a letter of acceptance, followed by award of contract. This process can take between one (1) to five (5) months.

 

The bid tender phase is similar for projects for which we are the main contractor. For our main contractor projects, we will review the scope of construction works and obtain quotations from suppliers and subcontractors for key materials and services. As a main contractor, there will be various subcontract works for which we will appoint subcontractors to perform, such as builder works, mechanical and electrical works, plumbing and sanitary works, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning works. Our role is mainly project management to ensure the timely completion of the construction project.

 

Project execution and management phase

 

 

Upon the award of the contract, a project team will be formed with staff from our quantity surveyor team, drafting team and project team. Tender/ contract documents will be handed over to the project team which include the tender documents, clarifications/ amendments made in respect to tender, and contract and project specifications. A kick-off meeting will be held between the project team and our customer, its appointed consultant or other relevant parties. Our projects are headed by a project manager with a team consisting of site coordinator, site foreman and safety supervisor.

 

The drafting team will prepare and submit the detailed shop drawings or method statements, as the case may be, to our customer for approval. With over 20 years of experience, our executives, our project director and members of our project team have the expertise to review the perspective drawings, bill of quantities and propose to our customers value-engineering solutions, such as modifications to the materials selection or the drawings so that the installation can be carried out more efficiently. In certain instances, modifications to the drawings or method statements may allow for improved feasibility of the installation within the planned construction schedule.

 

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Upon approval of the shop drawings and finalization of the material specifications and quantity, we will obtain quotations from suppliers and procure sufficient resources to present a mock-up of the interior fitting-out system. A mock-up is an agreed (small) section of the overall interior fitting-out system for seeking the customer’s approval. Once the mock-up has been approved, we can proceed to supply and install for the entire project in accordance with the phases of the construction schedule.

 

For our main contractor projects, the process is similar, but mirrored, in that we will review all the shop drawings submitted by our subcontractors, approve submissions for subcontractors to commence their works and manage the project to ensure timely completion. Our quantity surveyor team will inspect the subcontracted works on a monthly basis. We may also take on the interior-fitting out scope of works in our main contractor projects.

 

Our quantity surveyor team will contact the suppliers that we have obtained quotations from during the tender phase and may further negotiate on the pricing and contract terms with the suppliers. As our key materials such as calcium silicate boards, gypsum boards or plasterboards, fasteners, joint materials, metal bracing, metal studs, screws, adhesives or sealants are common building materials, we will typically notify our suppliers in advance of our project needs but place a purchase order only as and when required for delivery to the work site. Our Executive Directors will approve the purchase orders for the key materials used in the project.

 

Our accounting team is responsible for the preparation of invoices and recording of accounts payables and receivables. Our quantity surveyor team will coordinate with our accounting team on the progress claims to be made to our customers (typically on a monthly basis), based on the progress of works performed. Upon receiving our progress claim, our customer reviews and approves the progress claim. Approved progress claims will be supported by a payment certificate issued by our customers to us, and we will prepare and issue the corresponding invoice to our customers. We will also review progress claims submitted by our subcontractors and invoices submitted thereafter by them. Our credit terms to our customers are typically 35 days and our suppliers’ credit terms to us range from 0 to 60 days. Typically, 5% or 10% of the approved progress claims will be retained by our customer as retention monies. Retention monies are contractually agreed amounts which our customers retain from each invoice payment for their use should we fail to fulfil our contracted scope of works to their satisfaction. We may also be required to furnish a performance bond for a value of 5% to 10% of the contract sum for our due performance of the contract on a timely basis.

 

Upon completion of the entire contracted scope of works, there will be a joint handover inspection with our customer, followed by handover to our customer along with the as-built drawings. There may also be instances of variation orders where the original scope of work may be increased, omitted or varied and the original contract sum may be altered. Should the amendments in the variation order relate to items not in the contracted schedule of rates, these will be separately negotiated.

 

Post-project phase

 

 

From the date of substantial completion, the defect liability period commences and we are required to rectify any defects brought to our attention during this period. Our contracted defect liability period is typically within the range of 12 to 18 months. We will, from time to time, also monitor our receipts and the return of retention monies. Should a performance bond be required, we will arrange for the discharge of the performance bond at the end of the project. During the Period Under Review, no material deduction was made against retention monies.

 

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Licenses, Permits and Approvals

 

To our best knowledge and belief, our Group has obtained all the necessary permits, approvals, licenses required for our business and operations.

 

The following are the main licenses, permits and approvals (apart from those pertaining to general business requirements) issued and/or granted to FBS SG which are essential for our business operations:

 

License / permit / approval   Authority  

 

Date of issue

  Date of expiry
CW01 (General Building) – Grade B2   BCA   July 13, 2022   July 1, 2025
CR06 (Interior Decoration and Finishing Works) – Grade L5   BCA   July 13, 2022   July 1, 2025
GB1   BCA   June 23, 2021   June 16, 2027

 

None of the above licenses, permits, approvals or certifications have been suspended, revoked or cancelled at to the best of our knowledge and belief, we are not aware of any facts or circumstances which would cause such permits, approvals, licenses and certificates to be suspended, revoked or cancelled, as the case may be, or any applications for, or renewal of, any of the above been rejected by the relevant authorities.

 

Awards and Certifications

 

We are pleased to have been awarded a number of awards and certifications, as follows:

 

Award / certification  

Awarding

organization / certification body

  Date of issue   Date of expiry
ISO 9001:2015(1)   Guardian Independent Certification Pte Ltd   July 31, 2024   August 27, 2027
ISO 14001:2015(1)   Guardian Independent Certification Pte Ltd   July 31, 2024   August 27, 2027
ISO 45001:2018(1)   Guardian Independent Certification Pte Ltd   July 31, 2024   August 27, 2027
bizSAFE Level Star   Workplace Safety and Health Council   August 7, 2024   August 27, 2027
Green and Gracious Builder Award(2)   BCA   June 25, 2024   May 8, 2027

 

(1) In relation to building construction services.

(2) See “Government Regulations – Green and Gracious Builder Scheme” for more details.

 

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Quality Management

 

We have a quality management system in place to fulfil our commitment to customer satisfaction, continual improvement of the effectiveness of our quality system and compliance with applicable regulations and requirements. Our quality objectives are to maintain a zero-customer complaint record and to complete our projects in a timely manner. Our relevant quality control processes cover:

 

(b) Procurement quality management
   
  The majority of our purchases are delivered directly to the work site, where they are inspected for visual defect and quantity. Materials such as the various types of boards and materials for joining and securing the partitions are sourced from suppliers which products meet the technical specifications for the project. Moreover, these materials will also be used in the mock-up interior-fitting out system, which will be approved by our customers before we proceed to fit-out the rest of the building development.
   
  For works performed by our subcontractors, our project team will inspect their work as and when they are completed and should corrective action be required, our project manager will conduct a re-inspection to ensure that such work is up to standard.
   
  In addition, our criteria for evaluating first-time suppliers include considering whether they have obtained bizSAFE, ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 certification, relevant licenses and permits, project track record and their claims and litigation history. We rate our suppliers on an annual basis on timeliness of delivery, quality, compliance, flexibility in responding to changes, pricing and after-sales services. We also rate our subcontractors on an annual basis on responsiveness, site work practices, certification, manpower and material availability, relevant training for workers and attendance at meetings. Suppliers and subcontractors who have met our grading criteria will remain on our approved supplier list and approved subcontract list respectively.
   
I On-site quality checks and handing over inspection
   
  All partial and completed works must be properly preserved to prevent damage on-site. On-site quality checks are conducted daily and the final inspection is conducted with our customer at the handover stage.
   
(d) Customer feedback
   
  We obtain feedback from our customers annually on a sampling basis, to assess and monitor our customers’ perception of whether their needs and expectations have been met. We also obtain feedback through ongoing communications with our customers. The indicators in the customer survey form include (i) quality of our service, (ii) quality of safety, (iii) timeliness of response, (iv) pricing, (v) attendance in meetings, (vi) quality of our staff, (vii) on-site inspection of works, (viii) adequacy of documentation, (ix) timeliness of complaint handling and (x) communication. We analyze the responses received and note areas for improvement for implementation.
   
(e) Internal audit
   
  We conduct an internal audit of our quality management system annually to ensure compliance with, and effectiveness of, our procedures.

 

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Marketing and Business Development

 

We do not have a dedicated marketing and sales team but instead rely on our executive team and marketing manager for maintenance and acquisition of existing and new customer relationships respectively. Otherwise, we do not engage in material marketing activities other than engaging with our existing customers. As we have been established in Singapore for over 20 years, our main source of project opportunities comes from invited tenders by private customers who may be returning customers or know us from word-of-mouth recommendation.

 

Our Major Customers

 

Our customer base comprises mainly private customers who are either the main contractor, developer or owner of a building development or A&A project.

 

The table below sets out the customers who accounted for 5.0% or more of our Group’s total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024:

 

         Percentage of revenue (%) 
Name of customer  Services provided  Our Role  2023   2024 
SDK Consortium  Drywall Partition & Ceiling System  Subcontractor for fit-out works   60    8 
China Construction (South Pacific) Development Co. Pte Ltd.  Partition & Ceiling Works  Subcontractor for fit-out works   23    

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GS Engineering  Acoustic Woodwool Cement Board Works  Subcontractor for fit-out works   6    26 
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co Ltd  Partition & Ceiling Works  Subcontractor for fit-out works   -    19 
Uniglory Construction Pte Ltd  A&A Works  Main contractor for fit-out works   -    14 
Seales Air (Singapore) Pte Ltd.  A&A Works  Main contractor for fit-out works   6    6 
Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd.  Partition & Ceiling Works  Subcontractor for fit-out works   -    20 

 

The table below sets out the customers who accounted for 5.0% or more of our Group’s total revenue for the fiscal years ended 2022 and 2023:

 

         Percentage of revenue (%) 
Name of customer  Services provided  Our Role  2022   2023 
SDK Consortium  Drywall Partition & Ceiling System  Subcontractor for fit-out works   41    32 
China Construction (South Pacific) Development Co. Pte Ltd.  Partition & Ceiling Works  Subcontractor for fit-out works   12    12 
GS Engineering  Acoustic Woodwool Cement Board Works  Subcontractor for fit-out works   7    11 
OUE Ltd.  A&A Works  Main contractor for fit-out works   7    7 
TLE Pte Ltd.  Partition & Ceiling Works  Subcontractor for fit-out works   7    - 
Wee Hur Construction Ptd Ltd.  Partition & Ceiling Works  Subcontractor for fit-out works   7    - 
ACU (1955) Contract Pte Ltd.  Partition & Ceiling Works  Subcontractor for fit-out works   6    - 
Mr. Lim Kok Ann  Supply Building Materials  Supplier of material   6    1 
Seales Air (Singapore) Pte Ltd.  A&A Works  Main contractor for fit-out works   -    15 
Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd.  Partition & Ceiling Works  Subcontractor for fit-out works   -    9 

 

We receive progress payments for our work performed and revenue is recognized based on the stage of completion of our projects. The fluctuation in revenue contribution from our customers varies from year to year as revenue contribution is on project basis and revenue is recognized based on the stage of completion. Therefore, a higher value project, more projects from a customer and/or more works completed during a financial year or period will result in a higher percentage of revenue attributed to a customer. Please refer to the risk factor “We are dependent on our major customers and any significant decrease in projects secured from them may affect our operations and financial performance” set out in the section entitled “Risk Factor” in this prospectus.

 

We are not aware of any information or arrangement which would lead to a cessation or termination of our current relationship with any of our major customers.

 

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As of December 31, 2023, none of our directors, executive officers, or significant shareholders has any interest, direct or indirect, in any of our major customers, except Ninefold is a joint venture related party – see “Related Party Transactions.”

 

Our Major Suppliers and Subcontractors

 

The table below sets out the suppliers or subcontractors who accounted for 5.0% or more of our Group’s total cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024:

 

      Percentage of cost of revenue (%) 
Name of Supplier / Subcontractor  Products / services supplied  2023   2024 
            
ATA Building Materials Pte Ltd.  Building Materials   11    15 
Shang Teng Construction Pte Ltd.  Subcontractor   14    8 
Insul-Dek Engineering Pte Ltd.  Subcontractor   -    - 
ST Buildings Solutions Pte Ltd.  Building Materials   -    6 
Buildables Pte Ltd.  Building Materials   12    6 
Hua Jian Renovation Pte Ltd.  Subcontractor   7    - 
CL Project Pte Ltd.  Subcontractor   7    - 

 

The table below sets out the suppliers or subcontractors who accounted for 5.0% or more of our Group’s total cost of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023:

 

      Percentage of cost of revenue (%) 
Name of Supplier / Subcontractor  Products / services supplied  2022   2023 
            
Shang Teng Construction Pte Ltd.  Subcontractor   15    8 
ATA Building Materials Pte Ltd.  Building Materials   7    9 
Insul-Dek Engineering Pte Ltd.  Subcontractor   6    1 
Buildables Pte Ltd.  Building Materials   5    8 
CL Project Pte Ltd.  Subcontractor   5    4 

 

We do not enter into any long-term supply or service contract with any of our suppliers or subcontractors. We make payments to our suppliers and subcontractors based on invoices and progress claims and the cost of revenue varies from year to year as the nature of our business is on project basis. Our cost of revenue varies depending on, inter alia, (i) the value of our project, (ii) the nature of works undertaken – for instance, main construction projects will typically incur higher subcontracting costs, (iii) the amount of works performed during the financial year or period, and (iv) the profit margin.

 

We are not aware of any information or arrangement which would lead to a cessation or termination of our current relationship with any of our major suppliers and subcontractors.

 

None of our directors, executives or significant shareholders has any interest, direct or indirect, in any of our major suppliers and subcontractors.

 

Credit Management

 

Credit terms extended to our customers

 

During the bid tender phase, we will consider the creditworthiness of the customer and the key contract terms, including progress payment terms, retention money and performance bonds. We will also take into consideration the past payment history of the customer or in the case of a new customer, its industry reputation with respect to payment to its subcontractors. Our credit terms to our customers are typically 30 days.

 

The trade receivables’ aging for our Group as of June 30, 2023 and 2024 were as follows:

 

   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024 
Current  S$1,638,833    1,158,453 
From 1 to 30 days  S$2,538    354,907 
From 31 to 60 days  S$74,886    - 
From 61 to 90 days  S$-    - 
More than 90 days  S$9,135    14,886 
Total  S$1,725,392    1,528,246 

 

The trade receivables’ aging for our Group as of December 31, 2022 and 2023 were as follows:

 

   December 31, 2022   December 31, 2023 
From 1 to 30 days  S$2,383,214   S$2,117,912 
From 31 to 60 days  S$934,532   S$951,621 
From 61 to 90 days  S$31,565   S$429,149 
More than 90 days  S$72,825   S$36,389 
Total  S$3,422,136   S$3,535,071 

 

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Our Group reviews the trade debts and follows up on the outstanding debts on a monthly basis. Our average trade receivables’ turnover days are generally in line with the credit terms extended to our customers.

 

Credit terms from our suppliers and subcontractors

 

Generally, our suppliers grant us credit terms ranging from 0 to 60 days from delivery of products and services.

 

Insurance

 

We maintain, inter alia, the following insurance policies to cover among others, our operational, human resource and fixed assets risks:

 

  - public liability insurance;
     
  - work injury compensation for our employees;
     
  - foreign worker medical insurance, as stipulated by the Ministry of Manpower, to cover hospitalization costs in Singapore;
     
  - commercial vehicle insurance for vehicles used in connection with our business; and
     
  - fire insurance, for our office equipment (including furniture, fixtures, fittings, telephone and electrical installations), additions, renovations and raw materials.

 

We are of the view that our insurance coverage is adequate for our business operations and is in line with industry standards. The above insurance policies will be reviewed annually for the adequacy of our insurance coverage.

 

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Intellectual Property

 

FBS SG has registered the following trademark:

 

Trademark   Country of registration   Class   Trademark number   Filing date   Validity period
  Singapore   37 (building services; civil construction services; redevelopment of buildings; property development (building and construction services); installation services)   40201813460Q   July 11, 2018   Valid until July 11, 2028

 

Except as disclosed above, our business and profitability are not materially dependent on any other intellectual property.

 

Properties and Fixed Assets

 

FBS SG leases the following property for dormitory accommodations for workers:

 

Lessor / Sub-lessor   Location   Capacity   Tenure   Description of Use
Wan Wang (2000) Pte. Ltd.   23 Kian Teck Road
Singapore 628774
  Occupied by 9 employees   Until June 2025   Workers’ accommodation

 

The above lease may be terminated / renewed by us as the lessee by giving the lessor one (1) month advance notice. Termination of the lease can only be made one (1) month before the expiry of the lease.

 

Our Group owns the property at 74 Tagore Lane, #02-00 in Sindo Industrial Estate, the headquarters for our office and operations and a lot at 211 Holland Avenue that is an investment property used for rental income.

 

Corporate Social Responsibility

 

Our Board intends to establish a corporate social responsibility policy that will include the review and/or recommendation of the following areas of our Group’s activities:

 

Workplace safety and health – due to the nature of our industry, workplace safety and health is a material environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factor. Please refer to the section entitled “Workplace Safety and Health Policy” of this prospectus for further details;

 

Environmental management and occupational health safety – due to the nature of our industry, environmental management and occupational health safety is a material ESG factor. Please refer to the section entitled “Workplace Safety and Health Policy – Environmental Management and Occupational Health Safety” of this prospectus for further details; and

 

Regulatory compliance protocols to oversee compliance with the applicable governmental regulatory regime – please refer to the section entitled “Government Regulations” of this prospectus for further details.

 

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Workplace Safety and Health Policy

 

We have an occupational, health and safety management system and policy in place, and as of December 31, 2021, we obtained ISO 45001:2018 certification (replacing OHSAS 18001-2007), which is an international standard that specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety management system, with guidance for its use, to enable an organization to proactively improve its occupational health and safety performance in preventing injury and ill-health. ISO 45001-2018 certification is a requirement for bizSAFE Level Star certification and some of our customers consider certifications including ISO 45001:2018 and/or bizSAFE Level Star when inviting subcontractors to tender, and accordingly such certifications also may increase our project opportunities. A summary of our workplace safety and health policies is set out below:

 

Workplace Safety

 

Workplace safety includes aspects related to safety at the work site and ensuring that occupational hazards are identified and assessed and actions are taken to reduce workplace accidents. These cover areas such as:

 

● Conditions of the workplace, such as adequate working area, lighting, ventilation, and temperature control, water leakage, mold, airborne hazards and obstructions should be cleared. Exits should be clearly marked and potential trip hazards such as wire cords should be secured.
● Electrical safety, such as being aware of electrical hazards, and checking that electrical equipment and devices are in good condition and use in a proper manner.
● Fire safety, such as ensuring the proper functioning of emergency fire sprinkler heads, clearly marked and unobstructed emergency exits and lighting and that firefighting equipment are in good condition and available for emergency use.
● Protective equipment, such as the availability of the proper type of protective equipment and that they are in good condition. First aid kits should be maintained and in good condition.
● Safety toolbox meetings are conducted daily or as requested by the main contractor at the work site to ensure that workers present for work that day are fit for work and that they have been issued with the proper protective equipment.

 

Environmental Management and Occupational Health Safety

 

As of December 31, 2021, we upgraded our ISO certification to ISO 14001:2015, which certification is the first international environmental management standard that provides an integrated approach to environmental management that emphases sustainability. This cover areas such as:

 

● Noise pollution control, including taking measures to ensure that our employees are not exposed to excessive noise and that we are working within the permissible noise levels at the work site. We also provide hearing protectors to our employees and annual audiometric examination for employees exposed to excessive noise;
● Air pollution control, including taking measures to control and minimize air pollution from our machinery and vehicles;
● Chemical spillage control, including ensuring that toxic, corrosive and flammable chemicals are accompanied with safety data sheet and that their use is in accordance with instruction;
● Waste management, including ensuring that each type of waste (general waste, hazardous waste, reusable packaging or materials) are segregated and disposed accordingly; and
● Conservation of resources and environment, including being energy-efficient, reducing or eliminating the use of ozone-depleting substances.

 

Our environmental objectives are to have a zero-environmental accident record and to not receive any fines or penalties from the NEA. Our environmental management system covers hazard identification, emergency response, regulatory compliance, implementation, incident reporting and evaluation.

 

Our annual cost of compliance with applicable workplace safety and environmental regulations during the Period Under Review was not material.

 

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Staff Training Plans

 

Training plans are reviewed periodically to ensure that employees are able to carry out their scope of work competently and safely. All new employees go through an orientation program and are assigned to a supervisor for on-the-job training. We also organize training courses conducted by external parties. Our annual staff training costs during the last two years were not material.

 

Research and Development

 

We have not incurred significant expenses in relation to research and development activities in the last 2 fiscal years.

 

Competition

 

The construction industry in Singapore, including interior build out / fitting-out works and main contractor works, is highly competitive and fragmented. Our Group has an established track record in interior fitting-out works, in particular for hospital construction projects in Singapore, and main construction project experience. To the best of our knowledge and belief, while there is no comparable industry peer with an identical project profile, we consider Dong Jian (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Top Plasterceil Pte Ltd and Lincotrade & Associates Pte Ltd to be our main competitors in interior fitting-out works.

 

None of our directors or substantial shareholders or their respective associates has any interest, direct or indirect, in any of the above competitors. To the best of our knowledge and belief, there are no published statistics that present the market share of interior fitting-out works in Singapore. With regards to main construction works, the industry is similarly competitive and fragmented and as we take on main construction projects as and when the project opportunity arises, we believe that is no meaningful comparison of market share and competitors.

 

Insurance

 

We maintain property insurance policies covering our equipment and facilities in accordance with customary industry practice. We carry occupational work injury, and medical insurance for our employees in compliance with applicable regulations. We will continue to review and assess our risk portfolio and make necessary and appropriate adjustments to our insurance practices to align with our needs and with industry practice in Singapore, in Malaysia and in the markets in which we operate.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

As of the date of this Prospectus, we are not party to any significant proceedings. The only material legal proceedings that we were involved with in 2022 and 2023 was a proceeding with Newspaper Seng Pte Ltd described above (see Management Discussion and Analysis – Contingencies). Newspaper Seng Pte Ltd and FBS SG have discontinued their claims and counterclaims on May 21, 2024  and the matter is now fully resolved.

 

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REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

 

Contractors Registration System

 

The construction industry in Singapore is regulated by the Commissioner of Building Control (“CBC”), whose primary role is to develop and regulate Singapore’s building and construction industry. Registration in the Contractors Registration System maintained by the BCA is a pre-requisite to tendering to Singapore Government agencies for public sector projects. FBS SG is registered under (i) Construction Workhead (CW) and (ii) Construction-Related Workhead (CR) with the specific requirements below:

 

Workheads   Title   Scope of Work   Grade   Expiry Date
                 
CR06   Interior Decoration and Finishing Works   Interior design, planning and the decoration of buildings. This includes ceiling panels, partitions, built-in fitments, raised floor works, plastering and tiling.   L5   July 1, 2025

 

CW01   General Building   (a) All types of building works in connection with any structure, being built or to be built, for the support, shelter and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind, requiring in its construction the use of more than two unrelated building trades and crafts. Such structure includes the construction of multi-story car-parks, buildings for parks and playgrounds and other recreational works, industrial plants, and utility plants.   B2   July 1, 2025
                   
        (b) Addition and alteration works on buildings involving structural changes.        
                   
        (c) Installation of roofs.        

 

Tendering limits for different grades under the Contractors Registration System

 

The tendering limit for projects in the public sector is determined by one’s qualified grade under the Contractors Registration System. Such tendering limit for each respective grade is valid for one year from July 1 to June 30 of the following year. Currently, the tendering limit for our L5 grading in CR06 (Interior decoration and finishing works) workhead is S$16 million and B2 grading in CW01 (General building) workhead is S$16 million.

 

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Registration and retention requirements

 

Registration under the Contractors Registration System in respect of a particular workhead and registration grade will remain valid for the period stipulated by BCA. The validity for a registration will lapse automatically after the expiry of such stipulated period, unless a renewal is filed and approved by BCA. In order to apply for, maintain and renew the registrations under the Contractors Registration System, there are different requirements to be complied with for different grades, including but not limited to requirements relating to minimum paid up capital and net worth, employment of certain personnel with prescribed qualifications, and track record of past and current projects. Please refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors.” We are reliant on the renewal of our existing registrations and licenses of this prospectus for further details of our risks.

 

Some of the specific requirements to be complied with as at the Latest Practicable Date are as follows:

 

          Requirements
Workhead  Title  Grade  Minimum Paid-Up Capital & Minimum Net Worth (S$)   Track Record (completed projects in the past three years in all cases)(1) (S$)  Personnel – Management & Development(2) (3)  License Requirements
CR06  Interior decoration and finishing works  L5  S$ 500,000   S$10.0m of which S$1.0m SP  1P or 2T, one with at least 8 years of relevant experience of which minimum 1P/T with BCCPE  ISO45001/ BizSAFE Level 3
                     
CW01  General building  C1  S$ 300,000   S$3.0m  1RP/P and 1T of which 1RP/P/T with BCCPE  ISO45001/ BizSAFE Level 3 / General Builder License Class 1 or Class 2 (GB1 or GB2)

 

Notes:

 

(1) On-going projects are acceptable for renewal and “PS” refers to minimum projects executed in Singapore, MC refers to minimum main contracts (nominated sub-contracts may be included) and “SP” refers to minimum size single main contract or sub-contract.
   
(2) “RP” shall mean a minimum professional qualification with a degree in Civil / Structural Engineering recognized by the Professional Engineers Board of Singapore or equivalent qualifications approved by the BCA. “P” shall mean a minimum professional qualification with a recognized degree in Architecture, Building, Civil / Structural, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualifications approved by the BCA. “T” shall mean a minimum technical qualification with a polytechnic diploma in Architecture, Building, Civil / Structural Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or equivalent awarded by the BCA Academy, Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic or such other diplomas or qualifications as approved by the BCA from time to time.
   
(3) “CCPP” shall mean a Certified Construction Productivity Professional. “BCCPE” shall mean Basic Concept in Construction Productivity Enhancement (Certificate of Attendance) conducted by the BCA Academy. “SDCP” shall mean Specialist Diploma in Construction Productivity conducted by the BCA Academy.

 

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Builders’ Licensing Scheme

 

The Building Control Act 1989 of Singapore (“Building Control Act”) and the Building Control (Licensing of Builders) Regulations 2008 set out the requirements for the licensing of builders. All builders carrying out building works where plans are required to be approved by the CBC and builders who work in specialist areas which have a high impact on public safety will require a builder’s license. The requirement applies to both public and private construction projects.

 

There are two types of builder’s licenses, namely, the GB License and the specialist builder’s license. FBS SG possesses the GB1 License that authorizes the builder to carry on the business of a general builder without restriction in contract value.

 

To qualify for the GB1 License, the following conditions must be met:

 

Financial   Approved person(1)   Technical controller(2)
(minimum paid-up
capital)
  Course   Practical experience   Course   Practical
experience
S$300,000   A course leading to a Bachelor’s degree or postgraduate degree in any field  

At least 3 years (in aggregate) of practical experience in the execution of construction projects (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) after attaining the corresponding qualification

 

  A course leading to a Bachelor’s degree or postgraduate degree in a construction and construction-related fields(3)

 

At least 5 years (in aggregate) of practical experience in the execution of construction projects (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) after attaining the corresponding qualification
    or  

 

 

 
    A course leading to a diploma in a construction and construction-related fields(3).  

At least 5 years (in aggregate) of practical experience in the execution of construction projects (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) after attaining the corresponding qualification

 

 
   

or

 

     
    A course conducted by BCA known as “Essential Knowledge in Construction Regulations & Management for Licensed Builders”   At least 10 years (in aggregate) of practical experience in the execution of construction projects in Singapore  

 

Notes:

 

  (1) The approved person shall not have acted as an approved person or the technical controller of a licensee whose license has been revoked in the 12 months preceding the date of application for the license by the licensee. The approved person must not be acting, for so long as he is the approved person for the licensee that he does not intend to act, as a technical controller for any other company with or holding a license. The approved person must give his consent for carrying out the duties of an approved person for the applicant of the license.

 

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  (2) The technical controller is the appointed key personnel under whose personal supervision the execution and performance of any general building works or specialist building works in Singapore that the licensee undertakes is carried out. The technical controller(s) could be the sole proprietor, partner, director or member of board of management of the licensee or an employee (being a person employed in such a manner and with such similar duties and responsibilities as a partner, director or member of its board of management). The technical controller shall not have acted as an approved person or the technical controller of a builder whose license has been revoked in the 12 months preceding the date of application for the license by the licensee. The technical controller must not be acting, for so long as he is the technical controller for the licensee, as a technical controller for any company with or applying for a license. The technical controller must give his consent to carrying out the duties of a technical controller for the applicant of the license
     
  (3) “Construction and construction-related field” means the field of architecture, civil or structural engineering, mechanical or electrical engineering, construction or project management, quantity surveying or building science, facilities or estate management.

 

Green and Gracious Builder Scheme

 

BCA launched the Green and Gracious Builder Scheme in February 2009 to promote environmental protection and gracious and professional practices during the construction phase of projects. It is also a requirement to hold the Green and Gracious Builder Award for contractors with grade B2 and above for construction workheads CW01 and CW02 under the CRS. FBS SG currently holds the BCA Green and Gracious Builder Award in the “Certified” category, which was first issued on May 9, 2018 with an expiry date of May 8, 2024 with a renewal in process with the BCA. The Green and Gracious Builder Award will be valid for 3 years. During this period, surveillance audits will be conducted on a yearly basis. Renewal audits will be carried out by The Singapore Contractors Association Limited (which has taken over the administration of the Green and Gracious Builder Scheme) every 3 years to maintain the validity of the Green and Gracious Builder Award.

 

Building Control Act

 

Every proposed property development in Singapore requires written permission from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (“URA”) setting out specific requirements and limits for the development, such as land use, gross plot ratio, building height and building form on the development site. Once the URA has given the written permission, an application will be made to the CBC for the building plan approval in respect of the development and/or a permit for carrying out the structural works. Construction may then commence upon receipt of the notice of approval and permit to carry out structural works from the CBC, in accordance with such approvals, to be elaborated below.

 

In the event that the development site is owned by the JTC Corporation, approval is also required to be obtained from JTC Corporation. In a case where changes are required to the designation use of a development site, approval from URA is required.

 

Under the Building Control Act, a builder undertaking any building works shall, among other duties: (i) ensure that the building works are carried out in accordance with the plans of the building works supplied to it by the appointed registered architect or professional engineer for the project and with any terms or conditions imposed by the CBC in accordance with the Building Control Act and the building regulations, (ii) notify the CBC of any contravention of the Building Control Act or the building regulations relating to those building works of which the builder knows or ought reasonably to know; (iii) keep at the premises on which the building works are carried all plans of those building works approved by the CBC and supplied to him by the appointed registered architect or professional engineer for the project; and (iv) within seven days from the completion of the building works, certify that the new building has been erected or the building works have been carried out in accordance with the Building Control Act and the building regulations and deliver such certificate to the CBC.

 

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Employment Act

 

Employment Act

 

The Employment Act 1968 of Singapore (the “Employment Act”) governs most employment matters such as public holidays and sick leave entitlements, minimum days of annual leave, payment of salary and allowable deductions, termination and dismissal, and also governs, among other things and where applicable, working hours, overtime, rest days, holidays and other conditions of work or service.

 

Employment of foreign workers in Singapore

 

Work passes and permits

 

Pursuant to the Immigration Act 1959 of Singapore (“Immigration Act”), no person, other than a citizen of Singapore, shall enter or attempt to enter Singapore unless, inter alia, he is in possession of a valid pass lawfully issued to him to enter Singapore. Such valid pass would include, inter alia, a valid work pass issued by the Controller of Work Passes under the EFMA (as defined below) and the regulations issued pursuant to the EFMA, including passes such as Work Permits (including a training work permit), S Passes and Employment Passes. The work passes are categorized by the professional skill level and monthly salary of the migrant worker. There are applicable quotas and levies payable for S Pass and Work Permit Holders. A work pass may be in the form of a card or in an endorsement made in the passport or other travel document of the work pass holder or in such other form as the Controller of Work Passes may determine.

 

Employment of Foreign Manpower Act

 

The employment of foreign workers in Singapore is governed by the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990 (“EFMA”) and the regulations issued pursuant to the EFMA and regulated by the Ministry of Manpower (“MOM”). The EFMA prescribes the responsibilities and obligations of employers of foreign employees in Singapore.

 

Under Section 5(1) of the EFMA, no person shall employ a foreign employee unless he has obtained in respect of the foreign employee a valid work pass from the MOM, which allows the foreign employee to work for him.

 

The availability of foreign workers to the construction industry is also regulated by the MOM through, among others, the following policy instruments:

 

(i) approved source countries;
   
(ii) the imposition of security bonds and levies;
   
(iii) dependency ratio ceilings based on the ratio of local to foreign workers; and
   
(iv) quotas based on the man year entitlements (“MYE”) in respect of workers from the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and non-traditional sources such as India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the Philippines (“NTS”). With effect from 1 January 2024, the MYE framework will be phased out.

 

Approved source countries

 

The approved source countries for construction workers are Malaysia, the PRC, NTS countries and North Asian sources such as Hong Kong (holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports), Macau, South Korea and Taiwan (“NAS”).

 

Security bonds and foreign worker levy

 

For each non-Malaysian Work Permit holder whom a company wants to employ, a security bond of S$5,000 in the form of a banker’s guarantee or insurance guarantee is required to be furnished to the Controller of Work Passes. The security bond must be furnished prior to the foreign worker’s arrival in Singapore, failing which entry into Singapore will not be allowed. Malaysian workers are exempt from the above requirement of furnishing a security bond.

 

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The employment of Work Permit workers is also subject to the payment of monthly levies. The levy is a mechanism to regulate the number of foreign workers in Singapore. For the construction sector, employers pay the requisite foreign worker levy according to the qualification of the foreign workers employed. A daily levy rate will apply where the Work Permit holder did not work for a full calendar month.

 

Effective January 1, 2024, the levy rates for Work Permit holders will be revised as follows:

 

Tier  Monthly   Daily 
Malaysians, NAS and PRC – Higher-Skilled  $300   $9.87 
Malaysians, NAS and PRC – Basic-Skilled  $700   $23.02 
NTS – Higher-Skilled  $500   $16.44 
NTS – Basic-Skilled  $900   $29.59 

 

Employers of foreign workers will have to pay a levy bond for each Work Permit holder (of S$600 per month for each basic-skilled or higher-skilled worker and of S$2,000 per month for each unskilled worker). Levy bonds are payable under certain scenarios, such as where the workers’ Work Permits have been revoked because of unpaid levies, or if there have been late levy payments in at least three (3) times in a 12-month period. The levy bond monitoring period is usually twelve (12) months, and the levy bond will be released when this monitoring period expires, subject to the possibility of extension if there are more delays in levy payment.

 

Dependency ratio ceilings

 

The dependency ratio ceiling for the construction industry is currently set at a ratio of one (1) full-time local employee earning at least S$1,600 per month (“Local Qualifying Salary”) to five (5) foreign workers. This means that for every one (1) full-time Singapore citizen or Singapore permanent resident earning at least the Local Qualifying Salary employed by a company in the construction sector with regular full month Central Provident Fund contributions made by the employer, the company can employ five (5) foreign workers. If the full-time Singapore citizen or Singapore permanent resident earns at least half the Local Qualifying Salary (at least S$800 per month to below S$1,600 per month) with regular full month Central Provident Fund contributions made by the employer, the Singapore citizen or Singapore permanent resident employee will be counted as a 0.5 local employee.

 

Minimum percentage of higher skilled workers

 

At least 10.0% of a company’s construction Work Permit holders must be higher-skilled before an employer can hire any new basic-skilled construction Work Permit holders or renew the Work Permits of existing basic-skilled foreign workers.

 

Firms that do not meet the 10.0% threshold will not be able to hire or renew the Work Permits of any basic skilled construction Work Permit holders and will also have the Work Permits of any excess basic skilled construction Work Permit holders revoked.

 

Man Year Entitlements

 

For project contracts that were awarded or had the tender called on or before 18 February 2022, companies may use awarded Man Year Entitlements, or MYE, which is a Work Permit allocation system for employment of foreign workers from NTS countries and the PRC until 31 December 2024 or the project completion date (whichever is earlier). MYE represents the total number of Work Permit holders a main contractor is entitled to employ based on the value of the projects or contracts awarded by the developers or owners. The allocation of MYE is in the form of the number of “man-years” required to complete a project and only main contractors may apply for MYE. One man-year is equivalent to one year’s employment under a Work Permit. All levels of subcontractors are required to obtain their MYE allocation from their main contractors. A main contractor’s MYE will expire on the completion date of the relevant project, which can be extended if the completion date of the project is extended (prior to December 31, 2024). MYE are allocated to a contractor when it applies for prior approval (“PA”). For main contractors applying for PA, MYE deductions are made according to the number of foreign workers and type of Work Permits applied for and approved by the Work Pass Division of the MOM. For a subcontractor’s PA application, the main contractor supplying the MYE must indicate the MYE allocation in the subcontractor’s PA application form when applying on the subcontractors’ behalf. When approved, the main contractor’s MYE will be deducted accordingly.

 

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Contractors can apply for MYE waivers to allow them to apply or renew the Work Permits of experienced foreign workers from NTS and the PRC without the need for MYE. However, they will be subject to higher MYE-waiver levy rates. The MYE framework was phased out effective January 1, 2024. Companies with project contracts that were awarded or had tender called after 18 February 2022 do not require MYE to employ NTS or PTC workers, provided that such employment does not exceed the applicable dependency ratio ceiling.

 

Required safety courses

 

Foreign workers in the construction industry must take one of the following safety courses before their Work Permits can be issued: (i) Construction Safety Orientation Course (“CSOC”) or (ii) Apply Workplace Safety and Health in Construction Sites. Foreign workers must complete the course within two (2) weeks of arriving in Singapore and pass the course within three (3) months of arrival, or their Work Permits may be revoked.

 

Age restrictions

 

With respect to foreign workers from the PRC and the NTS countries, basic-skilled foreign workers are allowed to work up to a maximum of 14 years, while higher-skilled foreign workers are allowed to work up to 26 years. There is no maximum employment period for foreign workers from Malaysia or NAS. The maximum age limit for non-Malaysian and Malaysian foreign workers at the time of application of Work Permit is below 50 years old and below 58 years old, respectively. All foreign workers regardless of country of origin can only work up to 60 years of age.

 

Prior approval

 

Construction companies with project contracts that were awarded or tendered on or before 18 February 2022 must have prior approval (“MOM PA”) from the MOM to employ foreign workers from NTS countries (up to 31 December 2024 or project completion date, whichever is earlier). The MOM PA indicates the number of foreign workers a company is allowed to bring in from NTS countries. It also determines the number of workers who can have their Work Permits renewed, or who can be transferred from another company in Singapore. The MOM PAs are given based on the (i) duration of the work permits applied for, (ii) number of full-time local workers employed by the company over the past three (3) months as reflected in the Company’s CPF contribution statements (iii) the quota remaining and (iv) number of man-years allocated to the company (for main contractors) or the man-years directly allocated from the Company’s main contractor (for subcontractors). Effective January 1, 2024, the MYE framework will be phased out and the grant of MOM PA will no longer depend on a company’s MYE. The new foreign workers from NTS countries must also possess a Skills Evaluation Certification or the Skills Evaluation Certificate (Knowledge) before they are allowed to work in Singapore. Companies with project contracts that were awarded or tendered after 18 February 2022 do not require MOM PA to employ foreign workers from NTS countries, provided that such employment does not exceed the applicable dependency ratio ceiling.

 

Work Permit conditions

 

Employers are required to comply with the conditions of the Work Permits, such as the requirement for the foreign worker to pass a medical examination and to provide acceptable accommodation for their foreign workers. Other conditions of the Work Permits which employers of foreign construction workers are also required to comply with include the following:

 

(i) that the foreign worker performs only those construction activities specified in the conditions;
   
(ii) ensuring that the foreign worker is not sent to work for any other person, except as provided for in the conditions;
   
(iii) providing safe working conditions for their foreign workers; and
   
(iv) purchasing and maintaining medical insurance with coverage of at least S$15,000 per 12-month period of the foreign worker’s employment (or for such shorter period where the worker’s period of employment is less than 12 months) for polices with start dates effective before July 1, 2023, for the foreign worker’s in-patient care and day surgery except as the Controller of Work Passes may otherwise provide by notification in writing. Where the employer purchases group medical insurance policy for its foreign workers, the employer shall not be considered to have satisfied the obligation under this condition unless the terms of the employer’s group medical insurance policy are such that each and every individual foreign worker is concurrently covered to the extent as required aforesaid. The minimum required coverage has increased to $60,000 per year for policies with start dates effective on or after July 1, 2023. Employers are also required to purchase and maintain a Primary Care Plan for each worker which will cover most of the workers’ primary healthcare needs under a fixed scope of services.

 

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Apart from the EFMA, an employer of foreign workers is also subject to, amongst others, the provisions set out in the Employment Act and the Immigration Act and the regulations issued pursuant to the Immigration Act.

 

Housing of foreign workers

 

In accordance with the EFMA, employers must ensure that their foreign workers live in proper housing which complies with the various statutory requirements, and provide the workers’ residential addresses to MOM. The operation of foreign workers’ dormitories has to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Building Control Act 1989 of Singapore, the Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act 1998 of Singapore, the Environmental Public Health Act 1987 of Singapore, the Fire Safety Act 1993 of Singapore, the Planning Act 1998 of Singapore and the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015.

 

Composition Fines

 

In the last two years, we received two composition fines from the MOM with respect to unacceptable accommodation for our employees. The composition fines were from incidents occurring in March 2016 and January 2017, of S$4,000 and S$8,000 respectively, for the contravention of Section 22(1)(a) of the EFMA, in relation to breach of work pass conditions. The first composition fine was in relation to one worker who stayed at an overcrowded accommodation, and the second composition fine was in relation to four workers who stayed at unauthorized accommodation.

 

Subsequent to the above incidents, our executives have confirmed that our foreign workers are required to strictly comply with their work pass conditions by either staying at FBS SG’s in-house dormitory, at approved dormitories/ quarters or at authorized private housing. All foreign workers’ addresses had to be accordingly updated on the online foreign worker address service. To date, no further action has been taken by the MOM subsequent to the settlement of the aforementioned composition fines.

 

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act

 

Under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004 of Singapore (“BCISPA”), the operation of which is overseen by the BCA, any person who has carried out any construction work or supplied any goods or services under a contract is entitled to a progress payment. The provisions of the BCISPA shall have effect notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any contract, and any contractual provision which attempts to exclude, restrict, modify or in any way prejudice the operation of the BCISPA shall be void. With the introduction of the BCISPA, a “pay when paid” provision of a contract is now rendered unenforceable and has no effect in relation to any payment for construction work carried out or undertaken to be carried out, or for goods or services supplied or undertaken to be supplied, under the contract.

 

The BCISPA also contains provisions relating to, amongst others, the amount of the progress payment to which a person is entitled under a contract, the valuation of the construction work carried out under a contract and the date on which a progress payment becomes due and payable. A claimant who, in relation to a construction contract, (i) fails to receive payment by the due date (being the date on which the progress payment becomes due and payable) of the response amount which he has accepted, (ii) disputes the payment response provided by the respondent, or (iii) does not receive a payment response by the relevant deadline for response, is entitled to make an adjudication application in relation to the relevant payment claim. The BCISPA has established an adjudication process by which a person may claim payments due under a contract and enforce payment of the adjudicated amount.

 

An adjudicator shall, in relation to an adjudication application, determine the adjudicated amount (if any) to be paid by the respondent to the claimant, the date on which the adjudicated amount is payable, the interest payable on the adjudicated amount and the proportion of the costs of the adjudication payable by each party to the adjudication.

 

The claimant has the right to suspend the carrying out of construction work or the supply of goods or services, and to exercise a lien over goods supplied by the claimant to the respondent that are unfixed and which have not been paid for, or to enforce the adjudication determination as if it were a judgment debt, if, amongst others, such claimant is not paid after the adjudicator has determined that the respondent shall pay an adjudicated amount to the claimant.

 

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Where the respondent fails to pay the whole or any part of the adjudicated amount to a claimant, a principal of the respondent (being the person who is liable to make payment to the respondent for or in relation to the whole or part of the construction work that is the subject of the contract between the respondent and the claimant) has the right to make direct payment of the outstanding amount of the adjudicated amount to the claimant, and thereafter recover such payment from the respondent.

 

Workplace Safety and Health

 

Under the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006 of Singapore (“WSHA”), every employer has the duty to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures as are necessary to ensure the safety and health of his employees at work. These measures include providing and maintaining for the employees a work environment which is safe, without risk to health, and adequate as regards facilities and arrangements for their welfare at work, ensuring that adequate safety measures are taken in respect of any machinery, equipment, plant, article or process used by the employees, ensuring that the employees are not exposed to hazards arising out of the arrangement, disposal, manipulation, organization, processing, storage, transport, working or use of things in their workplace or near their workplace and under the control of the employer, developing and implementing procedures for dealing with emergencies that may arise while those persons are at work and ensuring that the person at work has adequate instruction, information, training and supervision as is necessary for that person to perform his work.

 

The MOM has also implemented a single-stage Demerit Points System (“DPS”) for the construction industry. All main contractors and subcontractors in the construction sector will be issued with demerit points for breaches or infringements under the WSHA and relevant subsidiary legislation. Under the DPS, the number of demerit points awarded depends on the severity of the breach or infringement.

 

Each demerit point issued is valid for a period of 18 months and, subject to there being no further safety lapses, the demerit point subsequently becomes expunged and removed from the records maintained by the MOM in relation to the number of demerit points currently issued to a specific company. Contractors, including all main and subcontractors, who accumulate a pre-determined number of demerit points within an 18-month period, will be debarred from employing foreign workers. An accumulation of a minimum of 25 demerit points within a period of 18 months would immediately trigger debarment for the contractor. In addition, pursuant to Section 56 of the WSHA, the Commissioner may, at his discretion, compound certain offences under the WSHA.

 

Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006

 

The WSHA provides that every employer has the duty to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures as are necessary to ensure the safety and health of its employees at work. These measures include providing and maintaining for the employees a work environment that is safe, without risk to health, and adequate with regards to facilities and arrangements for employees’ welfare at work, ensuring that adequate safety measures are taken in respect of any machinery, equipment, plant, article or process used by the employees, ensuring that the employees are not exposed to hazards arising out of the arrangement, disposal, manipulation, organization, processing, storage, transport, working or use of things in or near their workplace and under the control of the employer, developing and implementing procedures for dealing with emergencies that may arise while the employees are at work and ensuring that the employees at work have adequate instruction, information, training and supervision as is necessary for them to perform their work. The relevant regulatory body is the MOM.

 

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Work Injury Compensation Act

 

The WICA, which is administered by the MOM, applies to all employees who are engaged under a contract of service or apprenticeship with an employer regardless of their salary, age or nationality. The WICA does not cover self-employed persons or independent contractors.

 

The WICA provides that if an employee dies or sustains personal injuries in a work-related accident in the course of the employment, or dies or becomes incapacitated as a result of a disease contracted in specified circumstances, the employer shall be liable to pay compensation in accordance with the provisions of the WICA. An injured employee is entitled to claim medical leave wages, medical expenses and lump sum compensation for permanent incapacity or death, subject to certain limits stipulated in the WICA.

 

However, the WICA provides that where any person (referred to as the principal) in the course of or for the purpose of his trade or business contracts with any other person (referred to as the contractor-employer), the principal may, at the direction of the Commissioner for Labour, be liable to compensate those employees of the contractor-employer who were injured while employed in the execution of work for the principal

 

Under the WICA, every employer is required to insure and maintain insurance under approved policies with a designated insurer against all liabilities which he may incur under the WICA in respect of all employees employed by him unless specifically exempted. Further, every employer is required to maintain work injury compensation insurance for all employees engaged in manual work labor regardless of their salary level, as well as all employees doing non-manual work who earn S$2,600 or less a month.

 

Environmental Laws and Regulations

 

The Environmental Public Health Act 1987 of Singapore (“EPHA”) requires, among others, a person, during the erection, alteration, construction or demolition of any building or at any time, to take reasonable precautions to prevent danger to the life, health or well-being of persons using any public places from flying dust or falling fragments or from any other material, thing or substance.

 

The EPHA also regulates, among others, the disposal and treatment of industrial waste and public nuisances. Under the EPHA, the Director-General of Public Health may, on receipt of any information respecting the existence of a nuisance liable to be dealt with summarily under the EPHA and if satisfied of the existence of a nuisance, serve a nuisance order on the person by whose act, default or sufferance the nuisance arises or continues, or if the person cannot be found, on the owner or occupier of the premises on which the nuisance arises. Some of the nuisances which are liable to be dealt with summarily under the EPHA include any factory or workplace which is not kept in a clean state, any place where there exists or is likely to exist any condition giving rise, or capable of giving rise to the breeding of flies or mosquitoes, any place where there occurs, or from which there emanates noise or vibration as to amount to a nuisance and any machinery, plant or any method or process used in any premises which causes a nuisance or is dangerous to public health and safety.

 

The Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 of Singapore (“EPMA”) seeks to provide for the protection and management of the environment and resource conservation and regulates, amongst others, air pollution, water pollution, land pollution and noise control. Under the Environmental Protection and Management (Control of Noise at Construction Sites) Regulations, the owner or occupier of any construction site shall ensure that the level of noise emitted from his construction site shall not exceed the prescribed maximum permissible noise levels. The National Environment Agency is empowered under the EPMA to, among others, make regulations to control noise pollution by restricting or prohibiting construction works during certain hours.

 

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Composition Fine

 

During the Period Under Review and up to the Latest Practicable Date, we received one composition fine from the NEA in relation to an incident of mosquito breeding detected at one of our worksites. We paid a composition fine of S$2,000 imposed on April 2016 for the contravention of Section 15 of the Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act.

 

SINGAPORE TAXATION

 

Corporate Tax

 

The prevailing corporate tax rate in Singapore is 17%, which may be offset by deductions or credits.

 

Dividend Distributions

 

One Tier Corporate Taxation System

 

Singapore adopts the one-tier corporate taxation system (“One-Tier System”). Under the One-Tier System, the tax collected from corporate profits is a final tax and the after-tax profits of the company tax-resident in Singapore (excluding cooperatives) can be distributed to the shareholders as tax-exempt dividends. Such dividends are tax-exempt in the hands of the shareholders, regardless of whether the shareholder is a company or an individual and whether or not the shareholder is a Singapore tax resident.

 

Withholding Taxes

 

Singapore does not currently impose withholding tax on dividends paid to resident or non-resident shareholders.

 

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

 

GST in Singapore is a consumption tax that is levied on import of goods into Singapore, as well as nearly all supplies of goods and services in Singapore at a prevailing rate of 8%, which rate increased to 9% on January 1, 2024.

 

Other than as disclosed above, our business operations are not subject to any special legislation or regulatory controls other than those generally applicable to companies and businesses incorporated and/or operating in Singapore.

 

This section sets forth a summary of the material laws and regulations that affect our Group’s business and operations in Singapore. Information contained in this section should not be construed as a comprehensive summary nor detailed analysis of laws and regulations applicable to the business and operations of our Group. This overview is provided as general information only and not intended to be a substitute for professional advice. You should consult your own advisers regarding the implication of the laws and regulations of Singapore on our business and operations.

 

Infectious Diseases Act

 

The Infectious Diseases Act 1976 of Singapore (the “IDA”) relates to the quarantine and the prevention of infectious diseases. Under the IDA, if the Director-General of Health (the “DGH”) has reason to believe that there exist on any premises conditions that are likely to lead to the outbreak or spread of any infectious disease, he may, among other things, by written notice, order the closure of the premises for a period not exceeding 14 days, and require the owner or occupier of the premises to cleanse or disinfect the premises in the manner and within the time specified in the notice or carry out such additional measures as the DMS may require in the manner and within the time specified in the notice. Such notice directing the owner or the occupier of the premises to close the premises may be renewed by the DGH from time to time for such period, not exceeding 14 days, as the DGH may, by written notice, specify.

 

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In addition, the DGH may order any person, any class of person or any person who is suspected to be, a case or an at-risk individual of an infectious disease to be detained and isolated in a hospital or other place for such period of time and subject to such conditions as the DGH may determine. The DGH may also direct any person, any class of person, or any person who is suspected to be, a case or an at-risk individual of an infectious disease, or any person carrying on any occupation, trade or business in a manner as is likely to cause the spread of infectious disease to take preventative action that the DGH reasonably believes is necessary to prevent the possible outbreak or prevent or reduce the spread of the infectious disease. Under the IDA, “preventative action” in the case of such direction, includes, among other things, requiring the person to stop carrying on, or not carry on, the occupation, trade or business during a period of time specified in the direction.

 

Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 — Stay Orders) Regulations 2020

 

On March 25, 2020, the Ministry of Health of Singapore promulgated the Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 — Stay Orders) Regulations 2020 under the IDA.

 

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020

 

On April 7, 2020, the Singapore Parliament passed the COVID-19 Act. Under Section 34(1) of the COVID-19 Act, the Minister of Health is authorized to make regulations by way of a control order for the purpose of preventing, protecting against, delaying or otherwise controlling the incidence or transmission of COVID-19 in Singapore if the Minister of Health is satisfied that the incidence and transmission of COVID-19 in the community in Singapore constitutes a serious threat to public health, and a control order is necessary or expedient to supplement the IDA, and any other written law.

 

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020

 

The Control Order Regulations came into effect on April 7, 2020 under the COVID-19 Act to implement the Circuit Breaker Measures. During 2020 and 2021, the Singapore government implemented extensive regulations and restrictions, including significant travel restrictions and rules relating to social gathering group sizes, mask wearing, workplace requirements and capacity limits.

 

Since then, the Singapore government has gradually announced the easing of safe management measures, alongside the enactment of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Reopening – Control Order) Regulations 2022.

 

Central Provident Fund Act

 

The Central Provident Fund (“CPF”) system is a mandatory social security savings scheme funded by contributions from both employers and employees. Pursuant to the Central Provident Fund Act 1953 of Singapore, an employer is obliged to make CPF contributions for all employees who are Singapore citizens or permanent residents who are employed in Singapore by an employer including Singapore citizens who are employed under an agreement entered into in Singapore as a master, a seaman or an apprentice in any vessel. CPF contributions are not payable to permanent residents of Singapore who are employed as seamen. Specified exemptions relating to certain Scandinavian ships/ employers apply: CPF contributions are exempted for a seaman who is a Singapore citizen and is employed (1) In a Swedish or Norwegian ship on terms and conditions of service applicable to Swedish or Norwegian seamen; or (2) By the East Asiatic Co. Ltd. of Denmark on terms and conditions of the agreement between the Danish Shipowners’ Association and the Seamen’s Union in Denmark.

 

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Intellectual property rights

 

The protection of industrial designs is provided for under the Registered Designs Act 2000 of Singapore. Inventions are protected in Singapore under the Patents Act 1994 of Singapore and may be registered either through a domestic application filed with the Registry of Patents within the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (the “IPOS”) or an international application filed in accordance with the Patent Cooperation Treaty, with the Registry of Patents in Singapore or with the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Trademarks may be protected both under the Trade Marks Act 1998 of Singapore (the “TMA”) and under common law. These two systems are independent of each other. Protection under the TMA is conditional upon registration of the trademark with the Registry of Trade Marks within the IPOS.

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Management Reporting Structure

 

 

Our management reporting structure is as follows:

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

The following table sets forth information regarding our directors and executive officers as of the date of this prospectus. Unless otherwise stated, the business address for our directors and executive officers is that of our principal executive offices located at 74 Tagore Lane, #02-00 Sindo Industrial Estate, Singapore 787498:

 

Name   Age   Position
Kelvin Ang   62   Executive Director and CEO
Kong Chen Yung (Arthur)   42   Independent Director
Lee Puay Khng   69   Independent Director
Charlie Yi   58   Independent Director
Chew Chong Ye   31   Chief Financial Officer
Ang Boon Chuan   48   Senior Project Manager (Architectural)
Li Ming   47   Senior Project Manager (Construction)
Yap Bee Cheng (Chrysan)   50   Marketing Manager

 

The business and working experience and areas of responsibility of our directors and executive officers are set out below. None of the Executive Officers hold any directorships presently and have not held any directorships over the last five (5) years.

 

Mr. Kelvin Ang is the CEO and Executive Director of our Group. He was appointed to our Board on March 10, 2022. He has also been an executive director of FBS SG since October 1996. He is responsible for the general management of the Group, with a focus on management and operations matters, such as administrative, finance, human resource and payroll, tender submission and quality surveyance and treasury. He is also responsible for business development and spearheading the business strategies of the Group.

 

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Mr. Ang has more than 25 years of experience in the construction industry. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Ang worked for Amcol Building Supplies Pte Ltd, a company engaged in the business of construction and supplying building materials, as a sales manager from April 1992 to June 1996. From July 1981 to December 1991, Mr. Ang was a process engineer at Avimo Singapore Limited, a company engaged in the business of air defense optics.

 

Mr. Ang obtained a Specialist Diploma in Construction Quality, Environmental, Occupational Health & Safety Management from the BCA in November 2003. He holds a Diploma in Business Efficiency & Productivity (Industrial Engineering), awarded by the NPB Institute for Productivity Training, in April 1994. He also has a Diploma in Production Technology, from the German – Singapore Institute, conferred in December 1986.

 

Mr. Kong Chen Yung (Arthur) is an Independent Director Nominee. Mr. Arthur Kong’s appointment shall begin upon Company’s listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market Mr. Kong is currently the Financial Controller of Grandshores Technology Group Limited (formerly known as SHIS Limited) and its subsidiaries, namely SH Integrated Services Pte. Ltd. (“SH Integrated”) and DRC Engineering Pte Ltd. (“DRC Engineering”). Their principal activities are that of integrated building services and building and construction works in Singapore.

 

Mr. Kong joined SH Integrated Services and DRC Engineering in October 2015, and played an important role during the listing of SHIS Limited (stock code: 1647) on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in March 2017. He is currently Executive Director of AK Global Consultants Pte. Ltd., which is engaged in the business of financial advisory and providing accounting services.

 

Mr. Kong has over 10 years of experience in the field of auditing, accounting and financial management. Prior to joining SH Integrated Services and DRC Engineering, Mr. Kong worked at KPMG Services Pte. Ltd. from February 2011 to October 2015, where he last held the position of audit manager. From April 2007 to January 2011, he worked at Ernst & Young (Malaysia), where he last held the position of senior associate.

 

Mr. Kong recognizes the importance of due diligence, internal controls and corporate governance through his tenure at, and involvement with the listing of, SHIS Limited, as well as his expertise in accounting, finance and taxation matters for construction companies. He is also involved in the compliance of post-listing requirements, and is thus familiar with regulatory compliance requirements of a listed company.

 

Mr. Kong is a Certified Practicing Accountant, Australia. He obtained a Diploma of Business from Monash College in October 2002 and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) from Monash University Australia in December 2006.

 

Mr. Lee Puay Khng is an Independent Director Nominee. Mr. Arthur Kong’s appointment shall begin upon Company’s listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Mr. Lee has over 25 years of experience in investment, financing and mergers and acquisitions in the Chinese market. He has extensive networks and resources in the corporate sectors and investment communities in Singapore and China. Mr. Lee has provided consulting services to many companies and has successfully completed numerous collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate internationalization and overseas listing projects.

 

Mr. Lee is currently the managing director of Sinolion Capital Group, an investment and consultancy company that focuses on enterprises’ mergers and acquisitions including direct investments and property investments in China. He is also the senior partner of China Bridge Capital, a large private equity fund manager that provides comprehensive services to unlisted companies. Mr. Lee has been the independent director of GOME Finance Technology Co. Ltd., a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 628), since August 2021.

 

Mr. Lee joined Singapore Telecom in 1980 and left in 1993 as the country director (China) for Singapore Telecom International (STI), an investment arm of Singtel Group for overseas markets, and represented Singtel to take part in the consortium for the selection of Suzhou Industrial Park in China. Mr. Lee also served as Strategic Planning Director, Motorola China and General Manager for Joint Venture Development in China from 1994 to 1999, and JV Strategic Planning Director for 3Com Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) from 1999 to 2000. From 2000 to 2002, he worked for Vertex Ventures, a subsidiary of the Singapore-based Temasek. From 2002 to 2005, he was the Chief Representative of Singapore Economic Development Board based in China, providing effective technical assistance to many Chinese companies in their business expansion in Singapore. He was later invited to serve as the China investment consultant to the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd from 2005 to 2007. In 2007, Mr. Lee joined the Sinolion Capital Group. Mr. Lee graduated from the University of Singapore (now known as National University of Singapore) with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) degree in 1980.

 

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Mr. Charlie Yi is an Independent Director Nominee. Mr. Arthur Kong’s appointment shall begin upon Company’s listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Mr. Yi has over 25 years of venture and private equity investment, management consulting, and start-up experience across multiple countries including the US, Asia, and Middle East. Over many years, he has developed a deep experience in funding and working with early and growth-stage companies in e-commerce, digital media, health tech and consumer, and B2B internet.

 

Mr. Yi was most recently Chief Development Director at MaxDelivery which sold to Boxed Inc (BOXD) in 2021. My. Yi was a former Managing Director at Cedrus Investments based in Cayman Island and former Chief Strategy Officer and head of investment for Dubai Holding’s Media Group. He has also held senior executive positions in Fox Sports (Formerly ESPN Start Sports), and Itochu Technology (Corporate venture) and was on the founding team of Kozmo.com in 2000.

 

Mr. Yi began his career at JP Morgan as an analyst in 1990 and also a management consultant at Booz & Co. He holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in finance and economics, and also BS in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University.

 

Mr. Chew Chong Ye joined our Group in August 2020 as our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Chew is responsible for the supervision of the finance team, consolidation of accounts, review of monthly closing, liaison with internal auditor and independent auditor, and monitoring of internal control implementation. He has also been involved in the listing process, providing support for the due diligence process, internal control review and audit.

 

Mr. Chew has over four years of experience in accounting and auditing. Prior to joining our Group, he worked at Stonenest Consultancy Services Pte Ltd, Singapore from February 2019 to July 2020.

 

Mr. Chew obtained a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Malaysia

 

Our Audit Committee believes that Mr. Chew is qualified for the position of CFO of our Group, after having considered:

 

  - the qualifications and past working experiences of Mr. Chew are compatible with his position as CFO of our Group;
     
  - his past audit, financial and accounting related experiences;
     
  - his demonstration of the requisite competency in finance-related matters of our Group in connection with the preparation for the listing of our Company; and
     
  - the improvements that he has made in our internal controls and financial closing process.

 

Further, after making all reasonable inquiries, and to the best of their knowledge and belief, we believe that Mr. Chew has the competence, character and integrity expected of a CFO of a publicly listed issuer. In addition, our CFO shall be subject to performance appraisal by our Audit Committee on an annual basis to ensure satisfactory performance.

 

Mr. Ang Boon Chuan is our Group’s senior project manager. He was appointed as project manager of our Group in October 2006 and is responsible for the project management of our Group’s at work sites, including the monitoring of site progress, supervision of the project team on-site, and liaison with main contractors and subcontractors to ensure project completion on a timely and satisfactory manner.

 

Mr. BC Ang has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. BC Ang worked at Dyntek Pte Ltd, a company engaged in the supply of building materials, as a sales coordinator from October 2001 to October 2006. From October 1996 to October 2001, he was site supervisor at Crown Alliance Marketing (Pte) Ltd, a company engaged in the manufacturing and installation of composite panels.

 

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Mr. BC Ang obtained a Diploma in Supervision from ICS Learning Centres in July 1998. He also obtained a Certificate of Completion of AutoCAD Level 1 from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in May 2004 and a Certification in Building Construction Supervisors Safety from the BCA in May 2008. Mr. BC Ang also obtained a Certificate of completion of Construction Safety Course for Project Managers and a Certificate of completion of Risk Management Course from Hong Tech Consultant Pte Ltd, an Accredited Training Provider of MOM, in June 2011 and January 2012 respectively. He also obtained a Certificate of completion of Work-At-Height Course for Supervisors from ASRECTEC (“Access Safety Rescue Training & Education Centre”) in February 2012 and a Certificate in Successful Completion of CET for CoreTrade Supervisor (Architectural) from the BCA in July 2017.

 

Ms. Yap Bee Chen (Chyrsan) is our Marketing Manager. Ms. Yap joined our Group in March 1999 and is responsible for managing client accounts, project tendering costing, preparation of bid tender proposals and coordination of progress claims.

 

Ms. Yap has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry. Prior to joining our Group, she worked at M & J Plaster Pte Ltd, a company engaged in the construction business, as marketing executive from March 1997 to January 1999. She had also been employed with Fastfixs from October 2013 to January 2019, assisting with project tenders and progress claims.

 

Ms. Yap has completed the Awareness and Internal Auditor Training on ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, SS 506 & OHSAS 18001:2007 from Greensafe International Pte Ltd in October 2017. She has obtained a Certificate in Building Construction Safety Supervisors from the BCA in April 2002 and a Certificate of Merit in Interior Design from the Inspiration Design Training Centre Singapore in March 1997.

 

Mr. Li Ming joined our Group in May 2021 as a Senior Project Manager in Construction and is responsible for the project management of our group construction work at the sites, including designing, monitoring of site progress, supervision of project team and subcontractors on site, and liaison with authorities and customer to ensure project completion on a timely and satisfactory manner.

 

Mr. Li has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry. Prior to joining our Group, Mr. Li worked at Uni- Associated Consultants as a Design Engineer from July 2021 to April 2004, From May 2004 to May 2007 as a Project Engineer at China Construction (South Pacific) Development Co Pte Ltd, From June 2007 to Feb 2021 as a Director at GNG Consultants Pte Ltd.

 

Other than as disclosed in the section entitled “Shareholders – Ownership Structure,” there is no family relationship between any of our Directors and/or Executive Officers, or between any of our Directors, Executive Officers and Substantial Shareholders.

 

There is no arrangement or understanding with any of our Substantial Shareholders, customers or suppliers pursuant to which any of our directors or Executives was appointed as our Director or Executive Officer.

 

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Employees

 

As of June 30, 2024, we had 74 full-time employees, all of whom were located within our Singapore offices. As of December 31, 2023, we had 92 full-time employees, all of whom were located within our Singapore offices.

 

The functional distribution of our Group’s employees as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are as follows:

 

   As of 
Functions  December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024 
Management   10    10 
Project   72    55 
Quantity surveyor/ Drafting   7    6 
Finance & Administrative   3    3 
Total   92    74 

 

None of our full-time employees are related to our directors and significant shareholders. Any new employment of related employees and the proposed terms of their employment will be subject to the review and approval of our Compensation Committee. In the event that a member of our Compensation Committee is related to the employee under review, he will abstain from the review.

 

We do not employ a significant number of temporary employees.

 

Our employees are not covered by any collective bargaining agreements and are not unionized. The relationship and co-operation between the management and staff have been good and are expected to continue and remain as such in the future. There has not been any incidence of work stoppages or labor disputes which affected our operations.

 

Family Relationships

 

Other that as disclosed below and in the section titled “Directors and Executive Officers” of this prospectus, there are no family relationship between any of our Directors, Executive Officers and/or Controlling Shareholder, or between any of our Directors, Executive Officers and Controlling Shareholder (“Related Employees”).

 

Name   Position Held   Relationship
Ms. Soh Hoon Ang   Administrative executive   Sister of Mr. Kelvin Ang
Ms. Chia Siew Ngor   Office administrator   Spouse of Mr. Kelvin Ang

 

The remuneration of the Related Employees is determined on the same basis as those of unrelated employees. The Related Employees do not hold managerial positions in our Group. The compensation of each of the above Related Employees is within the compensation band of S$0 to S$50,000 per annum.

 

The remuneration of employees who are related to our directors, CEO or substantial shareholders will be reviewed annually by our compensation committee to ensure that their remuneration packages are in line with our staff remuneration guidelines and commensurate with their respective job scopes and level of responsibilities. Any bonuses, pay increases and/or promotions for these related employees will also be subject to the review and approval of our compensation committee. In addition, any new employment of related employees and the proposed terms of their employment will be subject to the review and approval of our compensation committee. In the event that a member of our compensation committee is related to the employee under review, he will abstain from the review.

 

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2022 Share Incentive Plan

 

In September 2022, subject to the completion of this offering, our shareholders and board of directors adopted our 2022 share incentive plan, or the “2022 Plan”, to motivate attract and retain the best available personnel, provide additional incentives to employees, directors and consultants and promote the success of our business. Under the 2022 Plan, the maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares which may be issued pursuant to all awards under such plan is 1,500,000, which constitutes 10% of the total issued and outstanding shares of our Company on a fully-diluted basis as of the date of adoption. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not granted any awards under the 2022 Plan.

 

The following paragraphs summarize the principal terms of the 2022 Plan.

 

Types of awards. The 2022 Plan permits the awards of options, restricted shares, restricted share units or any other type of awards approved by our board of directors or compensation committee of the board.

 

Plan administration. Our board of directors or the compensation committee administers the 2022 Plan. The board or the committee determines, among other things, the participants to receive awards, the type and number of awards to be granted to each participant, and the terms and conditions of each award grant.

 

Award agreement. Awards granted under the 2022 Plan are evidenced by an award agreement that sets forth terms, conditions and limitations for each award, which may include the term of the award, the provisions applicable in the event of the grantee’s employment or service terminates, and our authority to unilaterally or bilaterally amend, modify, suspend, cancel or rescind the award.

 

Eligibility. We may grant awards to our employees, directors and consultants.

 

Vesting schedule. In general, the plan administrator determines the vesting schedule, which is specified in the relevant award agreement.

 

Exercise of awards. The exercise price per share subject to an option is determined by the plan administrator and set forth in the award agreement, which may be a fixed price or a variable price related to the fair market value of the shares. The vested portion of option will expire if not exercised prior to the time as the plan administrator determines at the time of its grant.

 

Transfer restrictions. Awards may not be transferred in any manner by the eligible participant other than in accordance with the limited exceptions, such as transfers to our company or a subsidiary of ours, transfers to the immediate family members of the participant by gift, the designation of a beneficiary to receive benefits if the participant dies, permitted transfers or exercises on behalf of the participant by the participant’s duly authorized legal representative if the participant has suffered a disability, or, subject to the prior approval of the plan administrator or our executive officer or director authorized by the plan administrator, transfers to one or more natural persons who are the participant’s family members or entities owned and controlled by the participant and/or the participant’s family members, including but not limited to trusts or other entities whose beneficiaries or beneficial owners are the participant and/or the participant’s family members, or to such other persons or entities as may be expressly approved by the plan administrator, pursuant to such conditions and procedures as the plan administrator may establish.

 

Termination and amendment. Unless terminated earlier, the 2022 Plan has a term of ten years. Our board of directors may terminate, amend or modify the plan, subject to the limitations of applicable laws. However, no such action may adversely affect in any material way any award previously granted without prior written consent of the participant.

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

Our board of directors has established an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nomination committee, each of which will operate pursuant to a charter adopted by our board of directors that will be effective upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The board of directors may also establish other committees from time to time to assist our company and the board of directors. Upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, the composition and functioning of all of our committees will comply with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Nasdaq and SEC rules and regulations, if applicable. Upon our listing on Nasdaq, each committee’s charter will be available on our website at www.FBSGlobal.com.sg. The reference to our website address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained at or available through our website, and you should not consider it to be part of this prospectus.

 

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Audit Committee

 

Arthur Kong, Lee Puay Khng and Charlie Yi will serve on the Audit Committee, which will be chaired by Arthur Kong. Our board of directors has determined that each are “independent” for Audit Committee purposes as that term is defined by the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq, and that each has sufficient knowledge in financial and auditing matters to serve on the Audit Committee. Our board of directors has designated Arthur Kong as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under the applicable rules of the SEC. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities include:

 

  - appointing, approving the compensation of, and assessing the independence of our independent registered public accounting firm;
  - pre-approving auditing and permissible non-audit services, and the terms of such services, to be provided by our independent registered public accounting firm;
  - reviewing the overall audit plan with our independent registered public accounting firm and members of management responsible for preparing our financial statements;
  - reviewing and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm our annual and quarterly financial statements and related disclosures as well as critical accounting policies and practices used by us;
  - coordinating the oversight and reviewing the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting;
  - establishing policies and procedures for the receipt and retention of accounting-related complaints and concerns;
  - recommending, based upon the audit committee’s review and discussions with management and our independent registered public accounting firm, whether our audited financial statements shall be included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F;
  - monitoring the integrity of our financial statements and our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as they relate to our financial statements and accounting matters;
  - preparing the audit committee report required by SEC rules to be included in our annual proxy statement;
  - reviewing all related person transactions for potential conflict of interest situations and approving all such transactions; and
  - reviewing earnings releases.

 

Compensation Committee

 

Arthur Kong, Lee Puay Khng and Charlie Yi will serve on the Compensation Committee, which will be chaired by Charlie Yi. The Compensation Committee’s responsibilities include:

 

  - evaluating the performance of our directors and chief executive officer in light of our Company’s corporate goals and objectives and based on such evaluation: (i) recommending to the board of directors the cash compensation of our directors and chief executive officer, and (ii) reviewing and approving grants and awards to our directors and chief executive officer under equity-based plans;
  - reviewing and recommending to the board of directors the cash compensation of our other executive officers and members of senior management;
  - reviewing and establishing our overall management compensation, philosophy and policy; overseeing and administering our compensation and similar plans;
  - reviewing and approving the retention or termination of any consulting firm or outside advisor to assist in the evaluation of compensation matters and evaluating and assessing potential and current compensation advisors in accordance with the independence standards identified in the applicable Nasdaq rules;
  - retaining and approving the compensation of any compensation advisors; reviewing and approving our policies and procedures for the grant of equity-based awards;
  - reviewing and recommending to the board of directors the compensation of our directors; and
  - preparing the compensation committee report required by SEC rules, if and when required.

 

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Nomination Committee

 

Arthur Kong, Lee Puay Khng and Charlie Yi will serve on the Nomination Committee, which will be chaired by Lee Puay Khng. Our board of directors has determined that each member of the Nomination Committee is “independent” as defined in the applicable Nasdaq rules. The Nomination Committee’s responsibilities include:

 

  - developing and recommending to the board of directors criteria for board and committee membership;
  - establishing procedures for identifying and evaluating director candidates, including nominees recommended by stockholders; and
  - reviewing the composition of the board of directors to ensure that it is composed of members containing the appropriate skills and expertise to advise us.

 

While we do not have a formal policy regarding board diversity, our Nomination Committee and board of directors will consider a broad range of factors relating to the qualifications and background of nominees, which may include diversity (not limited to race, gender or national origin). Our Nomination Committee’s and board of directors’ priority in selecting board members is identification of persons who will further the interests of our shareholders through their established record of professional accomplishment, the ability to contribute positively to the collaborative culture among board members, knowledge of our business, understanding of the competitive landscape and professional and personal experience and expertise relevant to our growth strategy.

 

Foreign Private Issuer Status

 

The Nasdaq listing rules include certain accommodations in the corporate governance requirements that allow foreign private issuers, such as us, to follow “home country” corporate governance practices in lieu of the otherwise applicable corporate governance standards of the Nasdaq. The application of such exceptions requires that we disclose each Nasdaq corporate governance standard that we do not follow and describe the Cayman Islands corporate governance practices we do follow in lieu of the relevant Nasdaq corporate governance standard. We currently follow Cayman Islands corporate governance practices in lieu of the corporate governance requirements of the Nasdaq in respect of the following:

 

  ● the majority independent director requirement under Section 5605(b)(1) of the Nasdaq listing rules;

 

  ● the requirement under Section 5605(d) of the Nasdaq listing rules that a compensation committee comprised solely of independent directors governed by a compensation committee charter oversee executive compensation;

 

  ● the requirement under Section 5605(e) of the Nasdaq listing rules that director nominees be selected or recommended for selection by either a majority of the independent directors or a nominations committee comprised solely of independent directors;

 

  ● the Shareholder Approval Requirements under Section 5635 of the Nasdaq listing rules; and

 

  ● the requirement under Section 5605(b)(2) of the Nasdaq listing rules that the independent directors have regularly scheduled meetings with only the independent directors present.

 

Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics

 

We have adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions. We intend to disclose any amendments to the code of ethics, and any waivers of the code of ethics or the code of conduct for our directors, executive officers and senior finance executives, on our website to the extent required by applicable U.S. federal securities laws and the corporate governance rules of the Nasdaq.

 

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Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers

 

The following table summarizes all compensation received by our directors, our executive officers and our key employees during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023.

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

   Compensation Paid 
Name and Principal Position  Year  

Salary

(S$)

  

Bonus

(S$)

  

Other

Compensation(1)(S$)

 
Kelvin Ang (CEO and Director)  2022    165,600    27,600    10.920 
   2023    172,760    25,800    11,023 
                    
Chew Chong Ye (CFO)  2022    45,100    5,850    8,382 
   2023    48,100    6,300    9,248 
                    
Ang Boon Chuan (Senior Project Manager Architectural)  2022    61,500    8,250    11,858 
   2023    67,700    9,000    13,039 
                    
Li Ming (Senior Project Manager Construction)  2022    28,800    -    4,896 
   2023    28,800    -    4,896 
                    
Yap Bee Cheng (Chrysan) (Marketing Manager)  2022    74,500    12,600    14,382 
   2023    77,300    13,600    14,756 

 

  (1) Other compensation includes allowance and employer’s contribution to the Central Provident Fund.

 

Employment Agreements

 

The Company has signed the following letters of appointment:

 

Chew Employment Agreement. Chew Chong Ye, our Chief Financial Officer entered into a letter of appointment with the Company dated July 6, 2020 (the “Chew Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Chew was initially appointed as an Accounts Executive. The Chew Employment Agreement provided Mr. Chew with a starting basic salary of S$2,800 per month subject to periodic raises and that his employment was subject to a three month probationary period. Mr. Chew also receives other benefits such as annual leave, medical leave and other benefits which are normally given to our executives. In April 2022, Mr. Ye’s salary was raised to S$3,800 per month and in November 2023, Mr. Ye’s salary was raised to S$6,000 per month.

 

Ang Employment Agreement. Ang Boon Chuan, our Senior Project Manager (Architectural) entered into a letter of appointment with the Company dated September 29, 2006 (the “Ang Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Ang was initially appointed as a Projects Coordinator. The Ang Employment Agreement provided Mr. Ang with a starting basic salary of S$2,200 per month subject to periodic raises and that his employment was subject to a three month probationary period. Mr. Ang also receives other benefits such as annual leave, medical leave and other benefits which are normally given to our executives. In August 2022, Mr. Ang’s salary was raised to S$5,500 per month, and in November 2023, Mr. Ang’s salary was raised to S$6,000 per month.

 

Li Employment Agreement. Li Ming, our Senior Project Manager (Construction) entered into a letter of appointment with the Company on April 28, 2021 (the “Li Employment Agreement”). The Li Employment Agreement provides Mr. Li with a starting basic salary of S$2,400 per month and that his employment was subject to a three-month probationary period. Mr. Li also receives other benefits such as annual leave, medical leave and other benefits which are normally given to our executives.

 

Yap Bee Chang (Chrysan Yap), our Marketing Manager entered into a letter of appointment with the Company on February 26, 1999 (the “Yap Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which Ms. Yap was initially appointed as a Marketing Executive. The Yap Employment Agreement provided Ms. Yap with a starting basic salary of S$6,000 per month and that her employment was subject to a three-month probationary period. In November 2023, Ms. Yap’s salary was raised to S$6,000 per month. Ms. Yap also receives other benefits such as annual leave, medical leave and other benefits which are normally given to our executives.

 

Directors’ Agreements

 

Each of our directors has entered into a Director’s Agreement with the Company effective upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The terms and conditions of such Directors’ Agreements are similar in all material aspects. Each Director’s Agreement is for an initial term of one year and will continue until the director’s successor is duly elected and qualified. Any Director’s Agreement may be terminated for any or no reason by the director or at a meeting called expressly for that purpose by a vote of the shareholders holding more than 50% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares entitled to vote.

 

None of our independent directors received any compensation from our Company in 2023. Under the Directors’ Agreements, the initial annual compensation that is payable to each of our independent directors will be as follows:

 

Name of Director  Compensation (US$) 
Arthur Kong  US$     20,000 
Lee Puay Khng  US$20,000 
Charlie Yi  US$20,000 

 

In addition, our directors are entitled to participate in the Company’s share option scheme as adopted and amended from time to time. The number of options granted, and the terms of those options will be determined from time to time by a vote of the Board of Directors, provided that each director shall abstain from voting on any such resolution or resolutions relating to the grant of options to that director.

 

Other than as disclosed above, none of our directors has entered into a service agreement with our Company or any of our subsidiaries that provides for benefits upon termination of employment. We plan to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers, to be effective upon the completion of this offering. Under these agreements, we agree to indemnify our directors and executive officers against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with claims made by reason of their being a director or officer of our Company.

 

PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

 

The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our share capital by:

 

  - each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our shares;
  - each of our named executive officers;
  - each of our directors and director nominees; and
  - all of our current executive officers, directors and director nominees as a group.

 

Applicable percentage ownership is based on 11,250,000 Ordinary Shares of our Company issued and outstanding before this offering and, 13,500,000 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding with respect to percent ownership after this offering.

  

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The information presented below regarding beneficial ownership of our voting securities has been presented in accordance with the rules of the SEC and is not necessarily indicative of ownership for any other purpose. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of the security or the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the security. A person is deemed to own beneficially any security as to which such person has the right to acquire sole or shared voting or investment power within 60 days through the conversion or exercise of any convertible security, warrant, option or other right. More than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities. The percentage of beneficial ownership by any person as of a particular date is calculated by dividing the number of shares beneficially owned by such person, which includes the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting or investment power within 60 days, by the sum of the number of shares issued and outstanding as of such date, plus the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting or investment power within 60 days. Consequently, the denominator used for calculating such percentage may be different for each beneficial owner. Except as otherwise indicated below and under applicable community property laws, we believe that the beneficial owners of our shares listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown.

 

Unless otherwise noted below, the address of each person listed on the table is 74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498.

 

   Ordinary Shares
Beneficially Owned
Before this Offering
   Ordinary Shares
Beneficially Owned
after this Offering
 
Name of Beneficial Owner  Number   Percentage   Number   Percentage 
                 
Named Executive Officers and Directors:                    
Directors and Executive Officers                    
Kelvin Ang   10,165,663    90.4%   9,365,663    69.4%
Chew Chong Ye                    
Ang Boon Chuan   -    -    -    - 
Li Ming   -    -    -    - 
Yap Bee Cheng (Chyrsan)   -    -    -    - 
    -    -    -    - 
Kong Chen Yung (Arthur)   -    -    -    - 
Lee Puay Khng   -    -    -    - 
Charlie Yi   -    -    -    - 
                     
Named Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (8 persons)   10,165,663    90.4%   9,365,663    69.4%
5% or Greater Shareholders                    
Kelvin Ang*   10,165,663    90.4%   9,365,663    69.4%
                     
Total   10,165,663    90.4%   9,365,663    69.4%

 

*Kelvin Ang is offering to sell 800,000 shares as a resale shareholder pursuant to the Resale Prospectus.

 

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

We have adopted an audit committee charter, which requires the committee to review all related-party transactions on an ongoing basis and all such transactions be approved by the committee.

 

The following is a list of related parties which the Company has transactions with:

 

  (a) Fine Build-Ninefold Group Construction Company (Private) Limited
     
    A Joint-Venture (JV) incorporated in Sri Lanka in year 2017 to bid a local project, FineBuild Systems holding 30% shares of the JV. The company started transferring the share to 3rd party in late 2019, however due to Covid-19 pandemic, the share transfer is still pending  for the local secretary to execute. Currently, FineBuild System only supplies material to the JV.
     
  (b) 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd
     
    A related company under common control with FBS SG as Mr. Kelvin Ang (also known as Poh Guan Ang) acts as the sole director in this company.
     
  (c) Fastfix Systems Pte Ltd
     
    A related company under the common control with FBS SG as Mr. Kelvin Ang act as the sole director in this company.
     
  (d) Kelvin Ang
     
    Present sole director and shareholder of FBS Global Limited.
     
  (e) Ang Poh Hwee
     
    Project director of FBS Global Limited.

 

  a. Accounts receivable – related party

 

As of December 31, 2023, June 30, 2024 and November 30, 2024, the balances of Accounts receivable – related party were as follows:

 

     

December 31, 2023

SGD

  

June 30, 2024

SGD

  

November 30, 2024

SGD

  

November 30, 2024

USD

 
Accounts receivable – related party                       
Fine Build-Ninefold Group Construction Company (Private) Limited  (1)   971,780    1,001,185    993,005    734,824 
Provision for credit losses  (1)   (971,780)   (1,001,185)   (993,005)   (734,824)
Total      -    -    -      

 

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Movement of the provision of credit losses were as follows:

 

  

December 31, 2023

SGD

  

June 30, 2024

SGD

  

November 30, 2024

SGD

  

November 30, 2024

USD

 
Beginning balance   990,941    971,780    1,001,185    740,877 
Exchange rate effect   (19,161    29,405    (8,180)   (6,053)
Ending balance   971,780    1,001,185    993,005    734,824 

 

  b. Other receivables – related parties

 

As of December 31, 2023 , June 30, 2024 and November 30, 2024, the balances of other receivables-related parties were as follows:

 

     

December 31, 2023

SGD

  

June 30, 2024

SGD

  

November 30, 2024

SGD

  

November 30, 2024

USD

 
Other receivables – related parties                       
Fine Build-Ninefold Group Construction Company (Private) Limited  (3)   575,200    592,605    587,763    434,945 
Allowance for credit loss  (3)   (575,200)   (592,605)   (587,763)   (434,945)
54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd  (2)   212,794    -    -    - 
Ang Poh Hwee  (4)   30,000    27,631    30,000    22,200 
Total      242,794    27,631    30,000    22,200 

 

Movement of the provision of credit losses were as follows:

 

  

December 31, 2023

SGD

  

June 30, 2024

SGD

  

November 30, 2024

SGD

  

November 30, 2024

USD

 
Beginning balance   586,542    575,200    592,605    438,528 
Exchange rate effect   (11,342)   17,405    (4,842)   (3,583)
Ending balance   575,200    592,605    587,763    434,945 

 

  (1) Supply construction material to the joint venture company. The Company may not be able to collect amounts due under COVID-19’s negative impact to the joint venture’s operation and financial condition, and the Company reserved 100% allowance for credit loss.
  (2) The Company approved a loan to 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd on April 10 ,2023, provided the loan of SGD2 million, with no interest. As of the date of this prospectus, the Company has collected the loan from 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd.
 

(3)

Management service provided to the joint venture company.

  (4) The Company paid on behalf the director for a legal case between Newspaper Seng Pte Ltd and Ang Poh Hwee.

 

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  c. Due to related parties

 

As of December 31, 2023, June 30, 2024 and November 30, 2024, the balances of amount due to related parties were as follows:

 

  

December 31, 2023

SGD

  

June 30, 2024

SGD

  

November 30, 2024

SGD

  

November 30, 2024

USD

 
Due to related parties                    
Kelvin Ang   83,388    196,528    323,438    239,344 
Total   83,388    196,528    323,438    239,344 

 

  d. Related party transactions

 

  

December 31, 2023

SGD

  

June 30, 2024

SGD

  

November 30, 2024

SGD

  

November 30, 2024

USD

 
                 
54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd                    
Rental of warehouse   -    360,000    660,000    488,400 
Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd                    
Consultation fee   138,000    141,000    167,500    123,950 
Supply of labor   43,004    107,320    214,335    158,608 

 

  e. Commitments

 

On November 25, 2020, the Company guaranteed a five year commercial loan SGD 200,000 from UOB Bank to Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd, a related party. The interest rate is fixed at 2.25% per annum and Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd payable over 60 monthly installments with the interest. Such  payments by Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd have been timely made as of the date of this prospectus.

 

The Company also guaranteed a SGD 7,400,000 10 year commercial loan on October 31, 2022, in the form of letter of credit from UOB Bank to 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd, a related party. The letter of credit has been fully drawn down as of the date of this prospectus.

 

Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions

 

Our Board of Directors has created an audit committee in connection with this offering which will be tasked with review and approval of all related party transactions.

 

Employment Agreements, Director Agreements and Indemnification Agreements

 

We have entered into employment agreements with each of our executive officers pursuant to which such individuals have agreed to serve as our executive officers.

 

We have also entered into indemnification agreements with each of our executive officers and directors. Under these agreements, we have agreed to indemnify our directors and executive officers against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with claims made by reason of their being a director or officer of our company.

 

We have also entered into director agreements with each of our directors which agreements set forth the terms and provisions of their engagement.

 

See “Management—Employment Agreements, Director Agreements” for additional information.

 

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Interests of Directors, Controlling Shareholders or Their Associates

 

In general, a conflict of interest arises when any of our directors, CEO, Controlling Shareholder or their Associates is carrying on or has any interest in any other corporation carrying on the same business or dealing in similar products or services as our Group. Save as disclosed below and in the sections entitled “Interested Person Transactions” and “Business – Our Major Customers” of this prospectus, during the Period Under Review and the period from 1 April 2019 to the Latest Practicable Date:

 

(a) none of our Directors, Controlling Shareholder or any of their respective Associates has any interest, direct or indirect, in any transactions to which our Company or any of our subsidiary was or is a party;
   
(b) none of our Directors, Controlling Shareholder or any of their respective Associates has any interest, direct or indirect, in any entity carrying on the same business or dealing in similar products which competes materially and directly with the existing business of our Group; and
   
(c) none of our Directors, Controlling Shareholder or any of their respective Associates has any interest, direct or indirect, in any enterprise or company that is our customer or supplier of goods and services.

 

DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and our affairs are governed by our Amended Memorandum and our Amended Articles of Association, as amended from time to time, and the Companies Act (as revised) of the Cayman Islands, which we refer to as the Companies Act below, and the common law of the Cayman Islands.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, our authorized share capital is US$500,000 divided into 500,000,000 shares, par value of US$0.001 each. As of the date of this prospectus, 11,250,000 Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding.

 

Immediately prior to the completion of this offering, we will have 11,250,000 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. All of our shares issued and outstanding prior to the completion of the offering are and will be fully paid, and all of our shares to be issued in the offering will be issued as fully paid.

 

Our Memorandum and Articles of Association

 

The following are summaries of certain material provisions of our Amended Memorandum and Amended and Restated Articles of Association (which we refer to as our Memorandum and Articles of Association below) and of the Companies Act, insofar as they relate to the material terms of our Ordinary Shares. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Memorandum and Articles of Association. A copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

Objects of Our Company. Under our Memorandum and Articles of Association, the objects of our Company are unrestricted, and we are capable of exercising all the functions of a natural person of full capacity irrespective of any question of corporate benefit, as provided by section 27(2) of the Companies Act.

 

Ordinary Shares. Our Ordinary Shares are issued in registered form and are issued when registered in our register of members. We may not issue shares to bearer. Our shareholders who are non-residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold and vote their Ordinary Shares on a one vote for one share basis.

 

Dividends. The holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that dividends may be declared and paid out of the funds of our Company lawfully available therefor. Under the laws of the Cayman Islands, our Company may pay a dividend out of either profit or share premium account; provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid out of our share premium if this would result in our company being unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Voting Rights. Voting at any meeting of shareholders is by way of a poll save that in the case of a physical meeting, the chairman of the meeting may decide that a vote be on a show of hands unless a poll is demanded by:

 

  ● at least three shareholders present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a shareholder being a corporation) by its duly authorized representative for the time being entitled to vote at the meeting;
  ● shareholder(s) present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a shareholder being a corporation) by its duly authorized representative representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all shareholders having the right to vote at the meeting; and
  ● shareholder(s) present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a shareholder being a corporation) by its duly authorized representative and holding shares in us conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all shares conferring that right.

 

An ordinary resolution to be passed at a meeting by the shareholders will require the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes attaching to the Ordinary Shares cast at a meeting, while a special resolution requires the affirmative vote of no less than two-thirds of the votes cast attaching to the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares at a meeting. A special resolution will be required for important matters such as a change of name, making changes to our Memorandum and Articles of Association, a reduction of our share capital and the winding up of our Company. Our shareholders may, among other things, divide or combine their shares by ordinary resolution.

 

General Meetings of Shareholders. As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obliged by the Companies Act to call shareholders’ annual general meetings. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that we shall, if required by the Companies Act, in each year hold a general meeting as our annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it, and the annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by our directors. All general meetings (including an annual general meeting, any adjourned general meeting or postponed meeting) may be held as a physical meeting at such times and in any part of the world and at one or more locations, as a hybrid meeting or as an electronic meeting, as may be determined by our board of directors in its absolute discretion.

 

Shareholders’ general meetings may be convened by the chairperson of our board of directors or by a majority of our board of directors. Advance notice of not less than ten clear days is required for the convening of our annual general shareholders’ meeting (if any) and any other general meeting of our shareholders. A quorum required for any general meeting of shareholders consists of, at the time when the meeting proceeds to business, two shareholders holding shares which carry in aggregate (or representing by proxy) not less than one-third of all votes attaching to issued and outstanding shares in our Company entitled to vote at such general meeting.

 

The Companies Act does not provide shareholders with any right to requisition a general meeting or to put any proposal before a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that upon the requisition of any one or more of our shareholders holding shares which carry in aggregate not less than one-third of all votes attaching to the issued and outstanding shares of our Company entitled to vote at general meetings, our board will convene an extraordinary general meeting and put the resolutions so requisitioned to a vote at such meeting. However, our Memorandum and Articles of Association 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.

 

Transfer of Ordinary Shares. Subject to the restrictions set out below, any of our shareholders may transfer all or any of his or her Ordinary Shares by an instrument of transfer in the usual or common form or in a form designated by the relevant stock exchange or any other form approved by our board of directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Ordinary Shares may also be transferred in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the relevant stock exchange.

 

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Our board of directors may, in its absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of any Ordinary Share which is not fully paid up or on which we have a lien. Our board of directors may also decline to register any transfer of any Ordinary Share unless:

 

  ● the instrument of transfer is lodged with us, accompanied by the certificate for the Ordinary Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer;
     
  ● the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of Ordinary Shares;
     
  ● the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required;
     
  ● in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the Ordinary Share is to be transferred does not exceed four; and
     
  ● a fee of such maximum sum as the relevant stock exchange may determine to be payable or such lesser sum as our directors may from time to time require is paid to us in respect thereof.

 

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 each of the transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal.

 

The registration of transfers may, after compliance with any notice required in accordance with the rules of the relevant stock exchange, 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 as our board may determine.

 

Liquidation. On the winding up of our Company, if the assets available for distribution amongst our shareholders shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst our shareholders in proportion to the par value of the shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up, subject to a deduction from those shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to our Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. If our assets available for distribution are insufficient to repay all of the paid-up capital, such the assets will be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses are borne by our shareholders in proportion to the par value of the shares held by them.

 

Calls on Shares and Forfeiture of Shares. Our board of directors may from time to time make calls upon shareholders for any amounts unpaid on their 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 are subject to forfeiture.

 

Redemption, Repurchase and Surrender of Shares. We may issue shares on terms that such shares are subject to redemption, at our option or at the option of the holders of these shares, on such terms and in such manner as may be determined by our board of directors. Our Company may also repurchase any of our shares on such terms and in such manner as have been approved by our board of directors. Under the Companies Act, the redemption or repurchase of any share may be paid out of our Company’s profits, share premium account or out of the proceeds of a new issue of shares made for the purpose of such redemption or repurchase, or out of capital if our Company can, immediately following such payment, pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. In addition, under the Companies Act no such share may be redeemed or repurchased (a) unless it is fully paid up, (b) if such redemption or repurchase would result in there being no shares outstanding or (c) if the Company has commenced liquidation. In addition, our company may accept the surrender of any fully paid share for no consideration.

 

Variations of Rights of Shares. Whenever the capital of our Company is divided into different classes the rights attached to any such class may, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class, only be varied with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation, allotment or issue of further shares ranking pari passu with such existing class of shares.

 

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Issuance of Additional Shares. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association authorizes our board of directors to issue additional Ordinary Shares from time to time as our board of directors shall determine, to the extent of available authorized but unissued shares.

 

Our Memorandum and Articles of Association also authorizes our board of directors to establish from time to time one or more series of preference shares and to determine, with respect to any series of preference shares, the terms and rights of that series, including, among other things:

 

  ● the designation of the series;
   
  ● the number of shares of the series;
   
  ● the dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights and voting rights; and
   
  ● the rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences.

 

Our board of directors may issue preference shares to the extent of available authorized but unissued shares. Issuance of these shares may dilute the voting power of holders of Ordinary Shares.

 

Inspection of Books and Records. Holders of our Ordinary Shares will have no general right under Cayman Islands law to inspect or obtain copies of our list of shareholders or our corporate records. However, our Memorandum and Articles of Association have provisions that provide our shareholders the right to inspect our register of shareholders without charge, and to receive our annual audited financial statements. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

Anti-Takeover Provisions. Some provisions of our Memorandum and Articles of Association may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including provisions that:

 

  ● authorize our board of directors to issue preference shares in one or more series and to designate the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of such preference shares without any further vote or action by our shareholders; and
     
  ● limit the ability of shareholders to requisition and convene general meetings of shareholders.

 

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

 

CERTAIN CAYMAN ISLANDS COMPANY CONSIDERATIONS

 

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. Any company that is registered in the Cayman Islands but conducts business mainly outside of the Cayman Islands may apply to be registered as an exempted company. The requirements for an exempted company are essentially the same as for an ordinary company except that an exempted company:

 

  ● does not have to file an annual return of its shareholders with the Registrar of Companies;
   
  ● is not required to open its register of members for inspection;
   
  ● does not have to hold an annual general meeting;
   
  ● may issue shares with no par value;
   
  ● may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 20 years in the first instance);
   
  ● may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;
   
  ● may register as an exempted limited duration company; and
   
  ● may register as a segregated portfolio company.

 

“Limited liability” means that the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount unpaid by the shareholder on that shareholder’s 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).

 

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Differences in Corporate Law

 

The Companies Act is derived, to a large extent, from the older Companies Acts of England but does not follow recent English statutory enactments and accordingly there are significant differences between the Companies Act and the current Companies Act of England. In addition, the Companies Act differs from laws applicable to U.S. corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of the significant differences between the provisions of the Companies Act applicable to us and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in the United States and their shareholders.

 

This discussion does not purport to be a complete statement of the rights of holders of our Ordinary Shares under applicable law in the Cayman Islands or the rights of holders of the common stock of a typical corporation under applicable Delaware law.

 

Mergers and Similar Arrangements. The Companies Act permits mergers and consolidations between Cayman Islands companies and between Cayman Islands companies and non-Cayman Islands companies. For these purposes, (a) “merger” means the merging of two or more constituent companies and the vesting of their undertaking, property and liabilities in one of such companies as the surviving company, and (b) a “consolidation” means the combination of two or more constituent companies into a consolidated company and the vesting of the undertaking, property and liabilities of such companies to the consolidated company. In order to effect such a merger or consolidation, the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must then be authorized by (a) a special resolution of the shareholders of each constituent company, and (b) such other authorization, if any, as may be specified in such constituent company’s articles of association. The plan must be filed with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands together with a declaration as to the solvency of the consolidated or surviving company, a list of the assets and liabilities of each constituent company and an undertaking that a copy of the certificate of merger or consolidation will be given to the members and creditors of each constituent company and that notification of the merger or consolidation will be published in the Cayman Islands Gazette. Court approval is not required for a merger or consolidation which is effected in compliance with these statutory procedures.

 

A merger between a Cayman parent company and its Cayman subsidiary or subsidiaries does not require authorization by a resolution of shareholders of that Cayman subsidiary if a copy of the plan of merger is given to every member of that Cayman subsidiary to be merged unless that member agrees otherwise. For this purpose, a company is a “parent” of a subsidiary if it holds issued shares that together represent at least ninety percent (90%) of the votes at a general meeting of the subsidiary.

 

The consent of each holder of a fixed or floating security interest over a constituent company is required unless this requirement is waived by a court in the Cayman Islands.

 

Save in certain limited circumstances, a shareholder of a Cayman constituent company who dissents from the merger or consolidation is entitled to payment of the fair value of his shares (which, if not agreed between the parties, will be determined by the Cayman Islands court) upon dissenting to the merger or consolidation, provided the dissenting shareholder complies strictly with the procedures set out in the Companies Act. The exercise of dissenter rights will preclude the exercise by the dissenting shareholder of any other rights to which he or she might otherwise be entitled by virtue of holding shares, save for the right to seek relief on the grounds that the merger or consolidation is void or unlawful.

 

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Separate from the statutory provisions relating to mergers and consolidations, the Companies Act also contains statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction and amalgamation of companies by way of schemes of arrangement, provided that the arrangement is approved by seventy-five per cent in value of the members or class of members, as the case may be, with whom the arrangement is to be made or a majority in number of each class of creditors with whom the arrangement is to be made and who must in addition represent seventy-five per cent in value of each such class of creditors, as the case may be, that are present and voting either in person or by proxy at a meeting, or meetings, convened for that purpose. The convening of the meetings and subsequently the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. While a dissenting shareholder has the right to express to the court the view that the transaction ought not to be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it determines that:

 

  ● the statutory provisions as to the required majority vote have been met;
   
  ● the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question and the statutory majority are acting bona fide without coercion of the minority to promote interests adverse to those of the class;
   
  ● the arrangement is such that may be reasonably approved by an intelligent and honest man of that class acting in respect of his interest; and
   
  ● the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Companies Act.

 

The Companies Act also contains a statutory power of compulsory acquisition which may facilitate the “squeeze out” of a dissentient minority shareholder upon a tender offer. When a tender offer is made and accepted by holders of 90% of the shares affected within four months, the offeror may, within a two-month period commencing on the expiration of such four-month period, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares to the offeror on the terms of the offer. An objection can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands but this is unlikely to succeed in the case of an offer which has been so approved unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith or collusion.

 

If an arrangement and reconstruction by way of scheme of arrangement is thus approved and sanctioned, or if a tender offer is made and accepted, in accordance with the foregoing statutory procedures, a dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights, save that objectors to a takeover offer may apply to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands for various orders that the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has a broad discretion to make, which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of Delaware corporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value of the shares.

 

The Companies Act also contains statutory provisions which provide that a company may present a petition to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands for the appointment of a restructuring officer on the grounds that the company (a) is or is likely to become unable to pay its debts within the meaning of section 93 of the Companies Act; and (b) intends to present a compromise or arrangement to its creditors (or classes thereof) either, pursuant to the Companies Act, the law of a foreign country or by way of a consensual restructuring. The petition may be presented by a company acting by its directors, without a resolution of its members or an express power in its articles of association. On hearing such a petition, the Cayman Islands court may, among other things, make an order appointing a restructuring officer or make any other order as the court thinks fit.

 

Shareholders’ Suits. In principle, we will normally be the proper plaintiff and as a general rule a derivative action may not be brought by a minority shareholder. However, based on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority in the Cayman Islands, the Cayman Islands courts can be expected to follow and apply the common law principles (namely the rule in Foss v. Harbottle and the exceptions thereto) so that a non-controlling shareholder may be permitted to commence a class action against or derivative actions in the name of the company to challenge actions where:

 

  ● a company acts or proposes to act illegally or ultra vires;
   
  ● the act complained of, although not ultra vires, could only be effected duly if authorized by more than the number of votes which have actually been obtained; and
   
  ● those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.”

 

A shareholder may have a direct right of action against us where the individual rights of that shareholder have been infringed or are about to be infringed.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability. Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that that we shall indemnify our directors and officers, and their personal representatives, against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by such persons, other than by reason of such person’s dishonesty, willful default or fraud, in or about the conduct of our company’s business or affairs (including as a result of any mistake of judgment) or in the execution or discharge of his duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such director or officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning our company or its affairs in any court whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere. This standard of conduct is generally the same as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation.

 

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In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers that provide such persons with additional indemnification beyond that provided in our Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

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

 

Directors’ Fiduciary Duties. Under Delaware corporate law, a director of a Delaware corporation has a fiduciary duty to the corporation and its shareholders. This duty has two components: the duty of care and the duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires that a director act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances. Under this duty, a director must inform himself of, and disclose to shareholders, all material information reasonably available regarding a significant transaction. The duty of loyalty requires that a director acts in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation. He must not use his corporate position for personal gain or advantage. This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director and mandates that the best interest of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence over any interest possessed by a director, officer or controlling shareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. In general, actions of a director are presumed to have been made on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the best interests of the corporation. However, this presumption may be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary duties. Should such evidence be presented concerning a transaction by a director, the director must prove the procedural fairness of the transaction, and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.

 

As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a director of a Cayman Islands company is in the position of a fiduciary with respect to the company and therefore it is considered that he owes the following duties to the company — a duty to act in good faith in the best interests of the company, a duty not to make a personal profit based on his position as director (unless the company permits him to do so), a duty not to put himself in a position where the interests of the company conflict with his personal interest or his duty to a third party and a duty to exercise powers for the purpose for which such powers were intended. A director of a Cayman Islands company owes to the company a duty to act with skill and care. It was previously considered that a director need not exhibit in the performance of his duties a greater degree of skill than may reasonably be expected from a person of his knowledge and experience. However, English and Commonwealth courts have moved towards an objective standard with regard to the required skill and care and these authorities are likely to be followed in the Cayman Islands.

 

Shareholder Action by Written Consent. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may eliminate the right of shareholders to act by written consent by amendment to its certificate of incorporation. Cayman Islands law permits us to eliminate the right of shareholders to act by written consent and our Amended and Restated Articles of Association provide that any action required or permitted to be taken at any general meetings may be taken upon the vote of shareholders at a general meeting duly noticed and convened in accordance with our Amended and Restated Articles of Association and may not be taken by written consent of the shareholders without a meeting.

 

Shareholder Proposals. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a shareholder has the right to put any proposal before the annual meeting of shareholders, provided it complies with the notice provisions in the governing documents. A special meeting may be called by the board of directors or any other person authorized to do so in the governing documents, but shareholders may be precluded from calling special meetings.

 

The Companies Act does not provide shareholders with any right to requisition a general meeting or to put any proposal before a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our Amended and Restated Articles of Association allow our shareholders holding shares which carry in aggregate not less than one-third of all votes attaching to the issued and outstanding shares of our Company entitled to vote at general meetings to requisition an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders, in which case our board is obliged to convene an extraordinary general meeting and to put the resolutions so requisitioned to a vote at such meeting. Other than this right to requisition a shareholders’ meeting, our Amended and Restated Articles of Association do not provide our shareholders with any other right to put proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings. As an exempted Cayman Islands company, we are not obliged by law to call shareholders’ annual general meetings.

 

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Cumulative Voting. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the corporation’s certificate of incorporation specifically provides for it. Cumulative voting potentially facilitates the representation of minority shareholders on a board of directors since it permits the minority shareholder to cast all the votes to which the shareholder is entitled on a single director, which increases the shareholder’s voting power with respect to electing such director. There are no prohibitions in relation to cumulative voting under the laws of the Cayman Islands but our Amended and Restated Articles of Association do not provide for cumulative voting. As a result, our shareholders are not afforded any less protections or rights on this issue than shareholders of a Delaware corporation.

 

Removal of Directors. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director of a corporation with a classified board may be removed only for cause with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under our Amended and Restated Articles of Association, subject to certain restrictions as contained therein, directors may be removed with or without cause, by an ordinary resolution of our shareholders. An appointment of a director may be on terms that the director shall automatically retire from office (unless he has sooner vacated office) at the next or a subsequent annual general meeting or upon any specified event or after any specified period in a written agreement between the company and the director, if any; but no such term shall be implied in the absence of express provision. Under our Amended and Restated Articles of Association, a director’s office shall be vacated if the director (i) becomes bankrupt or has a receiving order made against him or suspends payment or compounds with his creditors; (ii) becomes of unsound mind or dies; (iii) resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company; (iv) without special leave of absence from our board of directors, is absent from three consecutive meetings of the board and the board resolves that his office be vacated; (v) is prohibited by law from being a director or; (vi) is removed from office pursuant to the laws of the Cayman Islands or any other provisions of our Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

Transactions with Interested Shareholders. The Delaware General Corporation Law contains a business combination statute applicable to Delaware corporations whereby, unless the corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by such statute by amendment to its certificate of incorporation, it is prohibited from engaging in certain business combinations with an “interested shareholder” for three years following the date that such person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is a person or a group who or which owns or owned 15% or more of the target’s outstanding voting share within the past three years. This has the effect of limiting the ability of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the target in which all shareholders would not be treated equally. The statute does not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which such shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an interested shareholder. This encourages any potential acquirer of a Delaware corporation to negotiate the terms of any acquisition transaction with the target’s board of directors.

 

Cayman Islands law has no comparable statute. As a result, we cannot avail ourselves of the types of protections afforded by the Delaware business combination statute. However, although Cayman Islands law does not regulate transactions between a company and its significant shareholders, it does provide that such transactions must be entered into bona fide in the best interests of the company and not with the effect of constituting a fraud on the minority shareholders.

 

Dissolution; Winding up. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution must be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated by the board of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board.

 

Under Cayman Islands law, a company may be wound up by either an order of the courts of the Cayman Islands or by a special resolution of its members or, if the company is unable to pay its debts, by an ordinary resolution of its members. The court has authority to order winding up in a number of specified circumstances including where it is, in the opinion of the court, just and equitable to do so.

 

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Variation of Rights of Shares. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under our Amended and Restated Articles of Association, if our share capital is divided into more than one class of shares, the rights attached to any such class may only be varied with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class.

 

Amendment of Governing Documents. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation’s governing documents may be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under Cayman Islands law, our Memorandum and Articles of Association may only be amended with a special resolution of our shareholders.

 

Rights of Non-resident or Foreign Shareholders. There are no limitations imposed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares. In addition, there are no provisions in our Memorandum and Articles of Association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.

 

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

 

Upon completion of this offering, we will have 13,500,000 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding.

 

All of the Ordinary Shares sold in this offering by the Company will be freely transferable in the United States, without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, by persons other than our “affiliates.” Rule 144 of the Securities Act defines an “affiliate” of a company as a person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, our Company. All of our Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the completion of this offering are “restricted securities” as that term is defined in Rule 144 because they were issued in a transaction or series of transactions not involving a public offering. Restricted securities may be sold only if they are the subject of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or if they are sold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirement of the Securities Act such as those provided for in Rules 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, which rule is summarized below. Restricted shares may also be sold outside of the United States to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act. This prospectus may not be used in connection with any resale of our Ordinary Shares acquired in this offering by our affiliates.

 

Sales of substantial amounts of our Ordinary Shares in the public market could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our Ordinary Shares. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our Ordinary Shares, and while we intend to apply for the listing of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq, we cannot assure you that a regular trading market will develop for our Ordinary Shares. The Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding prior to this offering are restricted securities, as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. These restricted securities may be sold in the United States only if they are registered or if they qualify for an exemption from registration under Rule 144 or Rule 701 under the Securities Act. These rules are described below.

 

Lock-Up Agreements

 

We have agreed with the underwriters, for a period of 6 months after the date of this prospectus, subject to certain exceptions not to (1) offer, sell, issue, pledge, contract to sell, contract to purchase, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, make any short sale or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Ordinary Shares or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, (2) enter into any swap, hedge or any other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic consequences of ownership of the Ordinary Shares, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, or (3) file any registration statement with the SEC relating to the offering of any Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, or publicly disclose the intention to take any such action.

 

Furthermore, each of our directors and executive officers and our 5% or greater shareholders with respect to its Ordinary Shares sold in this offering, has also entered into a similar lock-up agreement with the underwriters for a period of 6 months from the date of this prospectus, subject to certain exceptions, with respect to our Ordinary Shares, and securities that are substantially similar to our Ordinary Shares.

 

We cannot predict what effect, if any, future sales of our Ordinary Shares, or the availability of Ordinary Shares for future sale, will have on the trading price of our Ordinary Shares from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of our Ordinary Shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect the trading price of our Ordinary Shares.

 

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Rule 144

 

In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, once we have been subject to the public company reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act for at least 90 days, persons who are not our affiliates and have beneficially owned our Ordinary Shares for more than six months but not more than one year may sell such Ordinary Shares without registration under the Securities Act subject to the availability of current public information about us. Persons who are not our affiliates and have beneficially owned our Ordinary Shares for more than one year may freely sell our Ordinary Shares without registration under the Securities Act. Persons who are our affiliates (including persons beneficially owning 10% or more of our outstanding shares), and have beneficially owned our Ordinary Shares for at least six months, may sell within any three-month period a number of restricted securities that does not exceed the greater of the following:

 

  ● 1.0% of the then outstanding Ordinary Shares; or
     
  ● the average weekly trading volume of our Ordinary Shares during the four calendar weeks preceding the date on which notice of the sale on Form 144 is filed with the SEC by such person.

 

Additionally, persons who are our affiliates at the time of, or any time during the three months preceding, a sale may sell unrestricted securities under the requirements of Rule 144 described above, without regard to the six-month holding period of Rule 144, which does not apply to sales of unrestricted securities.

 

Such sales are also subject to manner-of-sale provisions, notice requirements and the availability of current public information about us. In addition, in each case, these shares would remain subject to any applicable lock-up arrangements and would only become eligible for sale when the lock-up period expires.

 

Rule 701

 

Rule 701 under the Securities Act, as in effect on the date of this prospectus, permits resales of shares in reliance upon Rule 144 but without compliance with certain restrictions of Rule 144, including the holding period requirement. If any of our employees, executive officers, or directors purchase shares under a written compensatory plan or contract, they may be entitled to rely on the resale provisions of Rule 701, but all holders of Rule 701 shares would be required to wait until 90 days after the date of this prospectus before selling any such shares. However, the Rule 701 shares would remain subject to lock-up arrangements as described below and would only become eligible for sale when the lock-up period expires.

 

Regulation S

 

Regulation S under the Securities Act provides an exemption from registration requirements in the United States for offers and sales of securities that occur outside the United States. Rule 903 of Regulation S provides the conditions to the exemption for a sale by an issuer, a distributor, their respective affiliates, or anyone acting on their behalf. Rule 904 of Regulation S provides the conditions to the exemption for a resale by persons other than those covered by Rule 903. In each case, any sale must be completed in an offshore transaction, as that term is defined in Regulation S, and no directed selling efforts, as that term is defined in Regulation S, may be made in the United States.

 

We are a foreign issuer as defined in Regulation S. As a foreign issuer, securities that we sell outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S are not considered to be restricted securities under the Securities Act, and, subject to the offering restrictions imposed by Rule 903, are freely tradable without registration or restrictions under the Securities Act, unless the securities are held by our affiliates. We are not claiming the potential exemption offered by Regulation S in connection with the offering of newly issued shares outside the United States and will register all of the newly issued shares under the Securities Act.

 

Subject to certain limitations, holders of our restricted shares who are not our affiliates or who are our affiliates by virtue of their status as our officer or director may resell their restricted shares in an “offshore transaction” under Regulation S if:

 

  ● none of the shareholder, its affiliate, nor any person acting on their behalf engages in directed selling efforts in the United States, and
  ● in the case of a sale of our restricted shares by an officer or director who is our affiliate solely by virtue of holding such position, no selling commission, fee, or other remuneration is paid in connection with the offer or sale other than the usual and customary broker’s commission that would be received by a person executing such transaction as agent.

 

Additional restrictions are applicable to a holder of our restricted shares who will be our affiliate other than by virtue of his or her status as our officer or director.

 

Resale Prospectus Shareholders Resale Prospectus

 

As described in the Explanatory Note to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, the registration statement also contains the Resale Prospectus to be used in connection with the potential resale by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders of our Ordinary Shares held by it. These Ordinary Shares have been registered to permit public resale of such shares, and the Resale Prospectus Shareholders may offer the shares for resale from time to time pursuant to the Resale Prospectus. The Resale Prospectus Shareholders may also sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or a portion of their shares in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or pursuant to another effective registration statement covering those shares. Any shares sold by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders until our Ordinary Shares are listed or quoted on an established public trading market will take place at US$[●], which is the public offering price of the Ordinary Shares we are selling in our initial public offering. Thereafter, any sales will occur at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated prices.

 

EXPENSES RELATED TO THIS OFFERING

 

Set forth below is an itemization of the total expenses, excluding underwriting discounts, which are expected to be incurred by us in connection with the offer and sale of the Ordinary Shares by us. With the exception of the SEC registration fee, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) filing fee and the Nasdaq market entry and listing fee, all amounts are estimates.

 

SEC Registration Fee  US$5,000 
FINRA Filing Fee  US$7,500 
Nasdaq Market Entry and Listing Fee  US$50,000 
Printing and engraving expenses  US$25,000 
Legal fees and expenses  US$900,000 
Miscellaneous  US$412,500 
      
Total  US$1,400,000 

 

These expenses will be borne by us.

 

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MATERIAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

The following summary of certain Cayman Islands and U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in our Ordinary Shares is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this prospectus, all of which are subject to change. This summary does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in the Ordinary Shares, such as the tax consequences under U.S. state and local tax laws or under the tax laws of jurisdictions other than the Cayman Islands and the United States. You are encouraged to consult your own tax advisors concerning the overall tax consequences arising in your own particular situation under U.S. federal, state, local or foreign law of the ownership of our Ordinary Shares. To the extent that this discussion relates to matters of Cayman Islands tax law, it is the opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman Pte. Ltd., our counsel as to Cayman Islands law.

 

Cayman Islands Taxation

 

The Cayman Islands currently levies no taxes on individuals or corporations based upon profits, income, gains or appreciation and there is no taxation in the nature of inheritance tax or estate duty. There are no other taxes likely to be material to us levied by the government of the Cayman Islands except for stamp duties which may be applicable on instruments executed in, or, after execution, brought within the jurisdiction of the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands is a party to a double tax treaty entered into with the United Kingdom in 2010 but otherwise is not party to any double tax treaties. There are no exchange control regulations or currency restrictions in the Cayman Islands.

 

Our Company was incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability and has received an undertaking pursuant to the Tax Concessions Act of the Cayman Islands to the effect that, for a period of 20 years from the date of the undertaking, being March 21, 2022, no law which is thereafter enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations shall apply to our Company or its operations; and that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable (a) on or in respect of the shares, debentures or other obligations of our Company; or (b) by way of the withholding in whole or in part of any relevant payment as defined in the Tax Concessions Act of the Cayman Islands.

 

Payments of dividends and capital in respect of our Ordinary Shares will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands and no withholding will be required under Cayman Islands laws on the payment of a dividend or capital to any holder of our Ordinary Shares, nor will gains derived from the disposal of our Ordinary Shares be subject to Cayman Islands income or corporation tax.

 

United States Federal Income Tax Considerations

 

The following discussion is a summary of U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to the ownership and disposition of our Ordinary Shares by U.S. Holders (as defined below) that acquire our Ordinary Shares in this offering and hold our Ordinary Shares as “capital assets” (generally, property held for investment) under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). This discussion is based upon existing United States federal income tax law which is subject to differing interpretations or change, possibly with retroactive effect. There can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, or a court will not take a contrary position. This discussion does not address all aspects of United States federal income taxation that may be relevant to particular investors in light of their specific circumstances, including investors subject to special tax rules (for example, certain financial institutions (including banks), cooperatives, pension plans, insurance companies, broker-dealers, traders in securities that have elected the mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities, partnerships and their partners, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, and tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations)), investors who are not U.S. Holders, investors who own (directly, indirectly, or constructively) 10% or more of our stock (by vote or value), investors that will hold their Ordinary Shares as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, constructive sale, or other integrated transaction for United States federal income tax purposes, or U.S. Holders that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, all of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ significantly from those summarized below. In addition, this discussion does not discuss any non-United States tax, state or local tax, or non-income tax (such as the U.S. federal gift or estate tax) considerations, or any consequences under the alternative minimum tax or Medicare tax on net investment income. Each U.S. Holder is urged to consult its tax advisor regarding the United States federal, state, local, and non-United States income and other tax considerations of an investment in our Ordinary Shares.

 

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General

 

For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of our Ordinary Shares that is, for United States federal income tax purposes, (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) created in, or organized under the laws of, the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its source, or (iv) a trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a United States court and which has one or more United States persons who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has otherwise validly elected to be treated as a United States person under the Code.

 

If a partnership (or other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of our Ordinary Shares, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner as a U.S. Holder, as described above, and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships holding our Ordinary Shares and partners in such partnerships are urged to consult their tax advisors as to the particular United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in our Ordinary Shares.

 

Dividends

 

At this time, we do not intend to distribute dividends. However, the entire amount of any cash distribution paid with respect to our Ordinary Shares, if any, (including the amount of any non-U.S. taxes withheld therefrom, if any) generally will constitute dividends to the extent such distributions are paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under United States federal income tax principles, and generally will be taxed as ordinary income in the year received by such U.S. Holder. To the extent amounts paid as distributions on the Ordinary Shares exceed our current or accumulated earnings and profits, such distributions will not be dividends, but instead will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis, determined for federal income tax purposes, in the Ordinary Shares with respect to which the distribution is made, and thereafter as capital gain. However, we do not intend to compute (or to provide U.S. Holders with the information necessary to compute) our earnings and profits under United States federal income tax principles. Accordingly, a U.S. Holder will be unable to establish that a distribution is not out of earnings and profits and should expect to treat the full amount of each distribution as a “dividend” for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

Any dividends that we pay, if any, will generally be treated as income from foreign sources for United States foreign tax credit purposes and will generally constitute passive category income. Depending on the U.S. Holder’s particular facts and circumstances, a U.S. Holder may be eligible, subject to a number of complex limitations, to claim a foreign tax credit in respect of any foreign withholding taxes imposed (at a rate not exceeding any applicable treaty rate) on dividends received on our Ordinary Shares. A U.S. Holder who does not elect to claim a foreign tax credit for foreign tax withheld may instead claim a deduction, for United States federal income tax purposes, in respect of such withholdings, but only for a year in which such U.S. Holder elects to do so for all creditable foreign income taxes. The rules governing the foreign tax credit are complex. U.S. Holders are advised to consult their tax advisors regarding the availability of the foreign tax credit under their particular circumstances.

 

Dividends paid in non-U.S. currency will be included in the gross income of a U.S. Holder in a U.S. dollar amount calculated by reference to a spot market exchange rate in effect on the date that the dividends are received by the U.S. Holder, regardless of whether such foreign currency is in fact converted into U.S. dollars on such date. Such U.S. Holder will have a tax basis for United States federal income tax purposes in the foreign currency received equal to that U.S. dollar value. If such dividends are converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, a U.S. Holder generally should not be required to recognize foreign currency gain or loss in respect thereof. If the foreign currency so received is not converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, such U.S. Holder will have a basis in the foreign currency equal to its U.S. dollar value on the date of receipt. Any gain or loss on a subsequent conversion or other disposition of the foreign currency generally will be treated as ordinary income or loss to such U.S. Holder and generally will be income or loss from sources within the United States for foreign tax credit limitation purposes. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the treatment of foreign currency gain or loss, if any, on any foreign currency received by a U.S. Holder that are converted into U.S. dollars on a date subsequent to receipt.

 

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Sale or Other Disposition of Ordinary Shares

 

A U.S. Holder will generally recognize capital gain or loss upon a sale or other disposition of Ordinary Shares, in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis, determined for federal income tax purposes, in such Ordinary Shares, each amount determined in U.S. dollars. Any capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the Ordinary Shares have been held for more than one year and will generally be United States source gain or loss for United States foreign tax credit purposes. The deductibility of a capital loss may be subject to limitations, particularly with regard to shareholders who are individuals. Each U.S. Holder is advised to consult its tax advisor regarding the tax consequences if a foreign tax is imposed on a disposition of our Ordinary Shares, including the availability of the foreign tax credit under its particular circumstances.

 

A U.S. Holder that receives Singapore dollars or currency other than U.S. dollars on the disposition of our Ordinary Shares will realize an amount equal to the U.S. dollar value of the non-U.S. currency received at the spot rate on the date of sale (or, if the Ordinary Shares are traded on a recognized exchange and in the case of cash basis and electing accrual basis U.S. Holders, the settlement date). An accrual basis U.S. Holder that does not elect to determine the amount realized using the spot rate on the settlement date will recognize foreign currency gain or loss equal to the difference between the U.S. dollar value of the amount received based on the spot market exchange rates in effect on the date of sale or other disposition and the settlement date. A U.S. Holder will have a tax basis in the currency received equal to the U.S. dollar value of the currency received on the settlement date. Any gain or loss on a subsequent disposition or conversion of the currency will be United States source ordinary income or loss.

 

Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations

 

For United States federal income tax purposes, a non-United States corporation, such as our Company, will be treated as a “passive foreign investment company,” or “PFIC” if, in the case of any particular taxable year, either (a) 75% or more of our gross income for such year consists of certain types of “passive” income or (b) 50% or more of the value of our assets (generally determined on the basis of a quarterly average) during such year produce or are held for the production of passive income. Based upon our current and expected income and assets (including goodwill and taking into account the expected proceeds from this offering) and the expected market price of our Ordinary Shares following this offering, we do not expect to be a PFIC for the current taxable year or the foreseeable future.

 

However, while we do not expect to be or become a PFIC, no assurance can be given in this regard because the determination of whether we are or will become a PFIC for any taxable year is a fact-intensive inquiry made annually that depends, in part, upon the composition and classification of our income and assets. Fluctuations in the market price of our Ordinary Shares may cause us to be or become a PFIC for the current or subsequent taxable years because the value of our assets for the purpose of the asset test, including the value of our goodwill and other unbooked intangibles, may be determined by reference to the market price of our Ordinary Shares (which may be volatile). The composition of our income and assets may also be affected by how, and how quickly, we use our liquid assets and the cash raised in this offering. It is also possible that the Internal Revenue Service may challenge our classification of certain income or assets for purposes of the analysis set forth in subparagraphs (a) and (b), above or the valuation of our goodwill and other unbooked intangibles, which may result in our company being or becoming a PFIC for the current or future taxable years.

 

If we are classified as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our Ordinary Shares, and unless the U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-market election (as described below), the U.S. Holder will generally be subject to special tax rules on (i) any excess distribution that we make to the U.S. Holder (which generally means any distribution paid during a taxable year to a U.S. Holder that is greater than 125% of the average annual distributions paid in the three preceding taxable years or, if shorter, the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Ordinary Shares), and (ii) any gain realized on the sale or other disposition, including, under certain circumstances, a pledge, of Ordinary Shares. Under the PFIC rules:

 

  (1) such excess distribution and/or gain will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Ordinary Shares;

 

  (2) such amount allocated to the current taxable year and any taxable years in the U.S. Holder’s holding period prior to the first taxable year in which we are a PFIC, each a pre-PFIC year, will be taxable as ordinary income;

 

  (3) such amount allocated to each prior taxable year, other than a pre-PFIC year, will be subject to tax at the highest tax rate in effect applicable to the U.S. Holder for that year; and

 

  (4) an interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the tax attributable to each prior taxable year, other than a pre-PFIC year.

 

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If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our Ordinary Shares and we own any equity in a non-United States entity that is also a PFIC, or a lower-tier PFIC, such U.S. Holder would be treated as owning a proportionate amount (by value) of the shares of the lower-tier PFIC for purposes of the application of these rules. U.S. Holders are advised to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to any of the entities in which we may own equity.

 

As an alternative to the foregoing rules, a U.S. Holder of “marketable stock” in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election with respect to such stock, provided that certain requirements are met. The mark-to-market election is available only for stock that is regularly traded on a national securities exchange that is registered with the SEC, or on a foreign exchange or market that the IRS determines is a qualified exchange that has rules sufficient to ensure that the market price represents a legitimate and sound fair market value. Although we intend to apply for the listing of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq, we cannot guarantee that our listing will be approved. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee that, once listed, our Ordinary Shares will continue to be listed and regularly traded on such exchange. U.S. Holders are advised to consult their tax advisors as to whether the Ordinary Shares are considered marketable for these purposes.

 

If an effective mark-to-market election is made with respect to our Ordinary Shares, the U.S. Holder will generally (i) include as ordinary income for each taxable year that we are a PFIC the excess, if any, of the fair market value of Ordinary Shares held at the end of the taxable year over its adjusted tax basis of such Ordinary Shares and (ii) deduct as an ordinary loss the excess, if any, of its adjusted tax basis of the Ordinary Shares held at the end of the taxable year over the fair market value of such Ordinary Shares held at the end of the taxable year, but only to the extent of the net amount previously included in income as a result of the mark-to-market election. The U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Ordinary Shares would be adjusted to reflect any income or loss resulting from the mark-to-market election. If a U.S. Holder makes an effective mark-to-market election, in each year that we are a PFIC any gain recognized upon the sale or other disposition of the Ordinary Shares will be treated as ordinary income and loss will be treated as ordinary loss, but only to the extent of the net amount previously included in income as a result of the mark-to-market election.

 

If a U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-market election in respect of a PFIC and such corporation ceases to be a PFIC, the U.S. Holder will not be required to take into account the mark-to-market gain or loss described above during any period that such corporation is not a PFIC.

 

Because a mark-to-market election generally cannot be made for any lower-tier PFICs that a PFIC may own, a U.S. Holder who makes a mark-to-market election with respect to our Ordinary Shares may continue to be subject to the general PFIC rules with respect to such U.S. Holder’s indirect interest in any of our non-United States subsidiaries if any of them is a PFIC.

 

If a U.S. Holder owns our Ordinary Shares during any taxable year that we are a PFIC, such holder would generally be required to file an annual IRS Form 8621. Each U.S. Holder is advised to consult its tax advisor regarding the potential tax consequences to such holder if we are or become a PFIC, including the possibility of making a mark-to-market election.

 

THE DISCUSSION ABOVE IS A GENERAL SUMMARY. IT DOES NOT COVER ALL TAX MATTERS THAT MAY BE OF IMPORTANCE TO A PARTICULAR INVESTOR. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR IN THE OUR ORDINARY SHARES IS URGED TO CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISER ABOUT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO IT OF OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR ORDINARY SHARES IN LIGHT OF SUCH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR’S OWN CIRCUMSTANCES.

 

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UNDERWRITING

 

In connection with this offering, we will enter into an underwriting agreement with WallachBeth Capital LLC as representative for the underwriters in this offering. The representative may retain other brokers or dealers to act as sub-agents or selected dealers on their behalf in connection with this offering. The underwriters have agreed to purchase from us, on a firm commitment basis, the number of Ordinary Shares set forth opposite its name below, at the offering price, less the underwriting discount set forth on the cover page of this prospectus:

 

Underwriter  Number of Shares 
WallachBeth Capital LLC   2,250,000 
      
Total   2,250,000 

 

The underwriters are committed to purchase all of the shares offered by us other than those covered by the option to purchase additional securities described below, if they purchase any such securities. The obligations of the underwriters may be terminated upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the underwriting agreement. Furthermore, pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the underwriters’ obligations are subject to customary conditions, representations and warranties contained in the underwriting agreement, such as receipt by the underwriters of officers’ certificates and legal opinions.

 

The Company has agreed to indemnify the underwriters against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect thereof.

 

The underwriters are offering the shares, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel and other conditions specified in the underwriting agreement. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.

 

Over-Allotment Option

 

We have granted a 45-day option to the representative of the underwriters to purchase up to 337,500 additional Ordinary Shares (equal to 15% of the Ordinary Shares initially offered by this prospectus) at an assumed public offering price of $4.50 per share, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. The underwriters may exercise this option for 45 days from the date of this prospectus in whole or in part solely to cover sales of Ordinary Shares of the Company by the underwriters in excess of the total number of Ordinary Shares set forth in the table above. If any of these additional shares are purchased, the underwriters will offer the additional shares on the same terms as those on which the Ordinary Shares are being offered.

 

Discounts and Expenses

 

The underwriting discounts and commissions are 7.0% of the initial public offering price.

 

The following table shows the assumed public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds before expenses to us. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 337,500 Ordinary Shares.

 

   PER SHARE   TOTAL WITHOUT OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION   TOTAL WITH OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION 
Assumed Initial public offering price  US$4.50   US$10,125,000    11,643,750 
Underwriting discounts (7.0%)  US$0.32   US$708,750    815,063 
Proceeds to us, before expenses, to us  US$4.18   US$9,405,000    10,815,750 

 

The underwriters propose to offer the shares offered by us to the public at the assumed public offering price per share set forth on the cover of this prospectus. In addition, the underwriters may offer some of the shares to other securities dealers at such price less a concession of $   per share. If all of the shares offered by us are not sold at the public offering price per share, the underwriters may change the offering price per share and other selling terms by means of a supplement to this prospectus.

 

The Company has agreed to pay the underwriters’ non-accountable expenses allowance equal to 1.5% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the sale of the Company’s shares pursuant to this offering. The Company has also agreed to pay for a certain amount of the underwriter’s accountable expenses including actual accountable road show expenses for the offering; prospectus tracking and compliance software for the offering; background checks of the Company’s officers and directors; and preparation of bound volumes and cube mementos in such quantities as the underwriter may reasonably request; provided that these actual accountable expenses of the underwriter shall not exceed $135,000 in the aggregate, including the fees and disbursements of the underwriter’s counsel. The expense deposit of $30,000 already paid will be returned to us to the extent the underwriter’s out-of-pocket accountable expenses are not actually incurred in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(4)(A).

 

If at any time during twelve (12) months following the closing date of this public offering (the “Closing Date”), the Company consummates an offering which (i) provide for a sale of its Ordinary Shares or any of its other securities or (ii) to obtain financing or other benefits, in each case with any person introduced to the Company by the Representative prior to the Closing Date and not-known to the Company before such introduction (the “Tail Investors”), then the Company shall promptly pay the Representative an amount equal to 7% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in such transaction (the “Tail Financing”). The Representative shall deliver to the Company within 10 days of the closing date of the offering a list of all Tail Investors and proof of introduction of such investors to the Company, which list shall be deemed to be accepted by the Company unless the Company objects to any such Tail Investor within 10 days of its receipt of the list from the Representative, upon which time the parties will discuss in good faith the exclusion or inclusion of any such individual or entity as a Tail Investor. The right to receive a fee in connection with the Tail Financing shall be subject to FINRA Rule 5110(g), and the Company shall have a right of termination for cause, which includes that the Company may terminate the Representative’s engagement upon the Representative’s material failure to provide the underwriting services required by the underwriting agreement. The Company’s exercise of the right of termination for cause will eliminate any obligations with respect to the payment of any termination fee or provision of any Tail Financing fee, including the Tail Financing set forth above.

 

Except as disclosed in this prospectus, the Underwriter has not received and will not receive from us any other item of compensation or expense in connection with this offering considered by FINRA to be underwriting compensation under FINRA Rule 5110.

 

The Company estimates that the total expenses of the offering payable by us, excluding the underwriting discounts and commissions will be approximately US$800,000.

 

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Discretionary Accounts

 

The underwriters do not intend to confirm sales of the securities offered hereby to any accounts over which they have discretionary authority.

 

Lock-Up Agreements

 

The Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, will agree in the Underwriting Agreement that, without the prior written consent of WallachBeth, it will not, for a period of three months from the date of the offering (the “Lock-Up Period”), (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; (ii) file or caused to be filed any registration statement with the SEC relating to the offering of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; (iii) complete any offering of debt securities of the Company, other than entering into a line of credit with a traditional bank or (iv) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of capital stock of the Company, whether any such transaction described in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of capital stock of the Company or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.

 

In addition, each of our directors, officers and certain other shareholders has agreed to enter into customary lock-up agreements in favor of WallachBeth that for a period of six months from the date of the offering, they shall not offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Ordinary Shares of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares of the Company, subject to customary exceptions.

 

Determination of offering price

 

The principal factors to be considered in determining the public offering price include:

 

  ● the information set forth in this prospectus and otherwise available to WallachBeth;
     
  ● our history and prospects and the history and prospects for the industry in which we compete;
     
  ● our past and present financial performance;
     
  ● our prospects for future earnings and the present state of our company;
     
  ● the general condition of the securities market at the time of this offering;
     
  ● the recent market prices of, and demand for, publicly traded shares of generally comparable companies; and
     
  ● other factors deemed relevant by the underwriters and us.

 

The assumed public offering price set forth on the cover page of this preliminary prospectus is subject to change as a result of market conditions and other factors. Neither we nor the underwriters can assure investors that an active trading market will develop for our Ordinary Shares or that the Ordinary Shares will trade in the public market at or above the public offering price.

 

Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Shares

 

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the websites maintained by the underwriters, if any, participating in this offering and the underwriters participating in this offering may distribute prospectuses electronically. The underwriters may agree to allocate a number of shares for sale to its online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be allocated by the underwriters that will make internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on these websites is not part of, nor incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved or endorsed by us or the underwriters in their capacity as underwriters, and should not be relied upon by investors.

 

Price Stabilization, Short Positions

 

In connection with this offering, the underwriters may engage in activities that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of our securities during and after this offering, including:

 

  ● stabilizing transactions;
     
  ● short sales;
     
  ● purchases to cover positions created by short sales;
     
  ● imposition of penalty bids; and
     
  ● syndicate covering transactions.

 

Stabilizing transactions consist of bids or purchases made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our securities while this offering is in progress. Stabilization transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. These transactions may also include making short sales of our Ordinary Shares, which involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of Ordinary Shares than they are required to purchase in this offering and purchasing Ordinary Shares on the open market to cover short positions created by short sales. Short sales may be “covered short sales,” which are short positions in an amount not greater than the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares referred to above, or may be “naked short sales,” which are short positions in excess of that amount.

 

The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their option, in whole or in part, or by purchasing our securities in the open market. In making this determination, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of our securities available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase our securities through the over-allotment option.

 

Naked short sales are short sales made in excess of the over-allotment option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing our securities in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of our securities in the open market that could adversely affect investors who purchased in this offering.

 

The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because WallachBeth has repurchased shares sold by or for the account of that underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.

 

These stabilizing transactions, short sales, purchases to cover positions created by short sales, the imposition of penalty bids and syndicate covering transactions may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our securities or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our securities. As a result of these activities, the price of our securities may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. The underwriters may carry out these transactions on the Nasdaq Capital Market, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. Neither we nor the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the shares. Neither we, nor any of the underwriters make any representation that the underwriters will engage in these stabilization transactions or that any transaction, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

 

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Passive Market Making

 

In connection with this offering, any underwriter who is a qualified market maker on Nasdaq may engage in passive market making transactions in the Company’s Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act, during a period before the commencement of offers or sales of the shares and extending through the completion of the distribution. Passive market makers must comply with applicable volume and price limitations and must be identified as a passive market maker. A passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid of that security. However, if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, then that bid must then be lowered when specified purchase limits are exceeded.

 

Affiliations

 

The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. The underwriters and their affiliates may from time to time in the future engage with us and perform services for us or in the ordinary course of their business activities for which they will receive customary fees and expenses. In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investment and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of us. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of these securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in these securities and instruments.

 

Indemnification

 

We have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act. If we are unable to provide this indemnification, we have agreed to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

 

Electronic Distribution

 

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the internet sites or through other online services maintained by one or more of the underwriters participating in this offering, or by their affiliates. In those cases, prospective investors may view offering terms online and, depending upon the particular underwriter, prospective investors may be allowed to place orders online. The underwriters may agree with us to allocate a specific number of shares for sale to online brokerage account holders. Any such allocation for online distributions will be made by the underwriters on the same basis as other allocations. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on any underwriter’s website and any information contained in any other website maintained by an underwriter is not part of the prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or any underwriter in its capacity as underwriter and should not be relied upon by investors.

 

Other Relationships

 

The underwriters and their respective affiliates may, in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for the Company and its affiliates for which they have received, and may in the future receive, customary fees for these transactions. However, except as disclosed in this prospectus, the Company has no present arrangements with the underwriters for any further services.

 

Offer Restrictions Outside the United States

 

Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the underwriters that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

 

Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”)

 

This prospectus relates to an Exempt Offer as that term is defined in Rule 4.3.1 of the Markets Rulebook of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FSRA”). This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in 4.3.1 of the FSRA Markets Rulebook. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The FSRA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The FSRA has not approved this prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for this prospectus. The Ordinary Shares to which this prospectus relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the Ordinary Shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on the Ordinary Shares. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus, you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

 

Australia

 

This prospectus is not a disclosure document under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act, has not been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and does not purport to include the information required of a disclosure document under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act. Accordingly, (i) the offer of the securities under this prospectus is only made to persons to whom it is lawful to offer the securities without disclosure under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act under one or more exemptions set out in section 708 of the Australian Corporations Act; (ii) this prospectus is made available in Australia only to those persons as set forth in clause (i) above; and (iii) the offeree must be sent a notice stating in substance that, by accepting this offer, the offeree represents that the offeree is such a person as set forth in clause (i) above, and, unless permitted under the Australian Corporations Act, agrees not to sell or offer for sale within Australia any of the securities sold to the offeree within 12 months after its transfer to the offeree under this prospectus.

 

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Canada

 

The securities may be sold in Canada only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the securities must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

 

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

 

Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

 

Cayman Islands

 

No invitation, whether directly or indirectly may be made to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for our Ordinary Shares. This prospectus does not constitute an invitation or offer to the public in the Cayman Islands of the Ordinary Shares, whether by way of sale or subscription. The underwriters have not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly, any Ordinary Shares in the Cayman Islands.

 

China

 

The information in this document does not constitute a public offer of the securities, whether by way of sale or subscription, in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) (excluding, for purposes of this paragraph, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan). The securities may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly in the PRC to legal or natural persons other than directly to “qualified domestic institutional investors.”

 

European Economic Area — Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands

 

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area that has implemented the Prospectus Regulation (each, a “Relevant Member State”), an offer to the public of our securities may not be made in that Relevant Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Relevant Member State of our securities may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Regulation:

 

  (a) to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation;
     
  (b) to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representative for any such offer; or
     
  (c) in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, provided that no such offer of our securities shall result in a requirement for the publication by us or any underwriter of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation.

 

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to our securities in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and our securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase our securities, and the expression “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended).

 

This European Economic Area selling restriction is in addition to any other applicable selling restrictions set out below.

 

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France

 

This document is not being distributed in the context of a public offering of financial securities (offre au public de titres financiers) in France within the meaning of Article L.411-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code (Code Monétaire et Financier) and Articles 211-1 et seq. of the General Regulation of the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (“AMF”). The securities have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France.

 

This document and any other offering material relating to the securities have not been, and will not be, submitted to the AMF for approval in France and, accordingly, may not be distributed or caused to distributed, directly or indirectly, to the public in France.

 

Such offers, sales and distributions have been and shall only be made in France to (i) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) acting for their own account, as defined in and in accordance with Articles L.411-2-II-2° and D.411-1 to D.411-3, D. 744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and any implementing regulation; and/or (ii) a restricted number of non-qualified investors (cercle restreint d’investisseurs) acting for their own account, as defined in and in accordance with Articles L.411-2-II-2 and D.411-4, D.744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and any implementing regulation.

 

Pursuant to Article 211-3 of the General Regulation of the AMF, investors in France are informed that the securities cannot be distributed (directly or indirectly) to the public by the investors otherwise than in accordance with Articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 to L.621-8-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code.

 

Ireland

 

The information in this document does not constitute a prospectus under any Irish laws or regulations, and this document has not been filed with or approved by any Irish regulatory authority, as the information has not been prepared in the context of a public offering of securities in Ireland within the meaning of the Irish Prospectus (Directive 2003/71/EC) Regulations 2005 (the “Prospectus Regulations”). The securities have not been offered or sold, and will not be offered, sold or delivered directly or indirectly in Ireland by way of a public offering, except to (i) qualified investors as defined in Regulation 2(l) of the Prospectus Regulations; and (ii) fewer than 100 natural or legal persons who are not qualified investors.

 

Hong Kong

 

The securities may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (“Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance”) or which do not constitute an invitation to the public within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (“Securities and Futures Ordinance”); (ii) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made thereunder; or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to our securities may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to our securities that are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” in Hong Kong as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made thereunder.

 

Israel

 

The securities offered by this prospectus have not been approved or disapproved by the Israeli Securities Authority (the ISA), nor have such securities been registered for sale in Israel. The shares may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in Israel, absent the publication of a prospectus. The ISA has not issued permits, approvals or licenses in connection with the offering or publishing of the prospectus; nor has it authenticated the details included herein, confirmed their reliability or completeness, or rendered an opinion as to the quality of the securities being offered. Any resale in Israel, directly or indirectly, to the public of the securities offered by this prospectus is subject to restrictions on transferability and must be effected only in compliance with the Israeli securities laws and regulations.

 

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Italy

 

The offering of the securities in the Republic of Italy has not been authorized by the Italian Securities and Exchange Commission (Commissione Nazionale per le Societ — $$ — Aga e la Borsa, “CONSOB”) pursuant to Italian securities legislation, and, accordingly, no offering material relating to the securities may be distributed in Italy, and such securities may not be offered or sold in Italy in a public offer within the meaning of Article 1.1(t) of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998 (“Decree No. 58”), other than:

 

  ● to Italian qualified investors, as defined in Article 100 of Decree no. 58 by reference to Article 34-ter of CONSOB Regulation no. 11971 of 14 May 1999 (“Regulation no. 1197l”) as amended (“Qualified Investors”); and
     
  ● in other circumstances that are exempt from the rules on public offer pursuant to Article 100 of Decree No. 58 and Article 34-ter of Regulation No. 11971 as amended.

 

Any offer, sale or delivery of the securities or distribution of any offer document relating to the securities in Italy (excluding placements where a Qualified Investor solicits an offer from the issuer) under the paragraphs above must be:

 

  ● made by investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September 1993 (as amended), Decree No. 58, CONSOB Regulation No. 16190 of 29 October 2007 and any other applicable laws; and
     
  ● in compliance with all relevant Italian securities, tax and exchange controls and any other applicable laws.

 

Any subsequent distribution of the securities in Italy must be made in compliance with the public offer and prospectus requirement rules provided under Decree No. 58 and Regulation No. 11971, as amended, unless an exception from those rules applies. Failure to comply with such rules may result in the sale of such securities being declared null and void and in the liability of the entity transferring the securities for any damages suffered by the investors.

 

Japan

 

The securities have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No. 25 of 1948, as amended), or the FIEA. The securities may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the benefit of any resident of Japan (including any person resident in Japan or any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan) or to others for reoffering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the benefit of any resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the FIEA and otherwise in compliance with any relevant laws and regulations of Japan.

 

Kazakhstan

 

This prospectus does not constitute an offer, or an invitation to make offers, to sell, purchase, exchange or otherwise transfer shares in Kazakhstan to or for the benefit of any Kazakhstan person or entity, except for those persons or entities that are capable to do so under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and any other laws applicable to such capacity of such persons or entities. This prospectus shall not be construed as an advertisement (i.e., information intended for an unlimited group of persons which is distributed and placed in any form and aimed to create or maintain interest in the Company and its merchandise, trademarks, works, services and/or its securities and promote their sales) in, and for the purpose of the laws of, Kazakhstan, unless such advertisement is in full compliance with Kazakhstan laws.

 

Malaysia

 

The securities have not been and may not be approved by the Securities Commission Malaysia, or SC, and this document has not been and will not be registered as a prospectus with the SC under the Malaysian capital markets and services act of 2007, or CMSA. Accordingly, no securities or offer for subscription or purchase of securities or invitation to subscribe for or purchase securities are being made to any person in or from within Malaysia under this document except to persons falling within any of paragraphs 2(g)(i) to (xi) of schedule 5 of the CMSA and distributed only by a holder of a capital markets services license who carries on the business of dealing in securities and subject to the issuer having lodged this prospectus with the SC within seven days from the date of the distribution of this prospectus in Malaysia. The distribution in Malaysia of this document is subject to Malaysian laws. Save as aforementioned, no action has been taken in Malaysia under its securities laws in respect of this document. This document does not constitute and may not be used for the purpose of a public offering or an issue, offer for subscription or purchase, invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities requiring the approval of the SC or the registration of a prospectus with the SC under the CMSA.

 

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Portugal

 

This document is not being distributed in the context of a public offer of financial securities (oferta pública de valores mobiliários) in Portugal, within the meaning of Article 109 of the Portuguese Securities Code (Código dos Valores Mobiliários). The securities have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in Portugal. This document and any other offering material relating to the securities have not been, and will not be, submitted to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários) for approval in Portugal and, accordingly, may not be distributed or caused to distributed, directly or indirectly, to the public in Portugal, other than under circumstances that are deemed not to qualify as a public offer under the Portuguese Securities Code. Such offers, sales and distributions of securities in Portugal are limited to persons who are “qualified investors” (as defined in the Portuguese Securities Code). Only such investors may receive this document, and they may not distribute it or the information contained in it to any other person.

 

Russian Federation

 

This prospectus or information contained therein is not an offer, or an invitation to make offers, sell, purchase, exchange or transfer any securities in the Russian Federation to or for the benefit of any Russian person or entity, and does not constitute an advertisement or offering of any securities in the Russian Federation within the meaning of Russian securities laws. Information contained in this prospectus is not intended for any persons in the Russian Federation who are not “qualified investors” within the meaning of Article 51.2 of the Federal Law no. 39-FZ dated 22 April 1996 “On the securities market” (as amended) (“Russian QIs”) and must not be distributed or circulated into the Russian Federation or made available in the Russian Federation to any persons who are not Russian QIs, unless and to the extent they are otherwise permitted to access such information under Russian law.

 

Singapore

 

This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of our securities may not be circulated or distributed, nor may our securities be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined under Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or the SFA) under Section 274 of the SFA; (ii) to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA; or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA, in each case subject to conditions set forth in the SFA.

 

Where our securities are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor, the securities (as defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation shall not be transferable for six months after that corporation has acquired the shares under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA), (2) where such transfer arises from an offer in that corporation’s securities pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, (3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer, (4) where the transfer is by operation of law, (5) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA, or (6) as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore (“Regulation 32”).

 

Where our securities are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an accredited investor, the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferable for six months after that trust has acquired the shares under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA), (2) where such transfer arises from an offer that is made on terms that such rights or interest are acquired at a consideration of not less than $200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction (whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets), (3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer, (4) where the transfer is by operation of law, (5) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA, or (6) as specified in Regulation 32.

 

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Sweden

 

This document has not been, and will not be, registered with or approved by Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority). Accordingly, this document may not be made available, nor may the securities be offered for sale in Sweden, other than under circumstances that are deemed not to require a prospectus under the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980) (Sw. lag (1991:980) om handel med finansiella instrument). Any offering of securities in Sweden is limited to persons who are “qualified investors” (as defined in the Financial Instruments Trading Act). Only such investors may receive this document, and they may not distribute it or the information contained in it to any other person.

 

Switzerland

 

The securities may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (“SIX”) or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This document has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering material relating to the securities may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

 

Neither this document nor any other offering material relating to the securities has been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document will not be filed with, and the offer of securities will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). This document is personal to the recipient only and not for general circulation in Switzerland.

 

Taiwan

 

The Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations and may not be offered or sold in Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitute an offer within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of Taiwan or relevant laws and regulations that require a registration, filing, or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer or sell the Ordinary Shares in Taiwan.

 

United Arab Emirates Outside of the DIFC and the ADGM

 

This prospectus has not been reviewed, approved, or licensed by the Securities and Commodities Authority (“SCA”) and does not constitute a public offering of securities in the UAE as that term is defined in SCA Chairman Resolution No. 13/R.M. of 2021 Concerning the Regulations Manual of the Financial Activities and Status Regularization Mechanisms Rulebook (“SCA Rulebook”). This prospectus will only be made available on an exempt Private Offering basis pursuant to Article 6, Chapter 5, of Section 3 of the SCA Rulebook to Professional Investors or Counterparties, as each of the terms is defined in the SCA Rulebook, respectively, or on a reverse solicitation basis. Nothing in this prospectus constitutes the provision of any type of financial service engagement in any of the financial activities set out in Article 1, Chapter 2 of the SCA Rulebook.

 

The SCA accepts no liability in relation to the marketing, issuance and/or sale of the shares and is not making any recommendation with respect to any investment. Nothing contained in this prospectus is intended to constitute UAE investment, legal, tax, accounting or other professional advice. This prospectus is for the information of prospective investors only and nothing in this prospectus is intended to endorse or recommend a particular course of action. Prospective investors should consult with an appropriate professional for specific advice rendered on the basis of their situation.

 

United Kingdom

 

Neither the information in this document nor any other document relating to the offer has been delivered for approval to the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom, and no prospectus (within the meaning of section 85 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (“FSMA”)) has been published or is intended to be published in respect of the securities. This document is issued on a confidential basis to “qualified investors” (within the meaning of section 86(7) of FSMA) in the United Kingdom, and the securities may not be offered or sold in the United Kingdom by means of this document, any accompanying letter or any other document, except in circumstances which do not require the publication of a prospectus pursuant to section 86(1) FSMA. This document should not be distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part, nor may its contents be disclosed by recipients to any other person in the United Kingdom.

 

Stamp Taxes

 

If you purchase Ordinary Shares offered in this prospectus, you may be required to pay stamp taxes and other charges under the laws and practices of the country of purchase, in addition to the offering price listed on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

We are being represented by TroyGould PC with respect to certain legal matters of U.S. federal securities. The validity of the Ordinary Shares offered in this offering and certain legal matters as to Cayman Islands law will be passed upon for us by Conyers Dill & Pearman Pte. Ltd. Certain legal matters as to Singapore law will be passed upon for us by Dentons. WallachBeth Capital LLC, the representative of the underwriters, is being represented by Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP in connection with this offering.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 included in this registration statement have been audited by Marcum Asia CPAs LLP (“Marcum”), an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein. Such financial statements have been so included in reliance upon the report of Marcum given upon the authority of Marcum as an expert in accounting and auditing. The office of Marcum is located at 7 Penn Plaza, Suite 830, New York, NY 10001.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed a registration statement, including relevant exhibits, with the SEC on Form F-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the underlying Ordinary Shares to be sold in this offering. For the purposes of this section, the term “registration statement” means the original registration statement and any and all amendments thereto including the schedules and exhibits to the original registration statement or any amendment. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement on Form F-1, does not contain all of the information contained in the registration statement. You should read our registration statements and their exhibits and schedules for further information with respect to us and our Ordinary Shares.

 

Immediately upon the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form F-1 of which this prospectus forms a part, we became subject to periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act as applicable to foreign private issuers. Accordingly, we are required to file reports, including annual reports on Form 20-F, and other information with the SEC. All information filed with the SEC, including the registration statement, can be obtained over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt under the Exchange Act from, among other things, the rules prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our executive officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will not be required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. As we are a foreign private issuer, we will be required to file our annual report on Form 20-F within 120 days of the end of each year. However, we intend to furnish the depositary with our annual reports, which will include a review of operations and annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, and all notices of shareholders’ meetings and other reports and communications that are made generally available to our shareholders.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 F-2

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

F-3

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

F-4

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

F-5

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 F-6 - F-27
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 5395) F-28
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 711) F-29
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2023 F-30
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 F-31
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 F-32
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 F-33
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 F-34 - F-55

 

F-1
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

   As of   As of   As of 
   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
ASSETS               
                
Current assets               
Cash   4,482,359    4,604,336    3,407,209 
Accounts receivable, net   3,528,901    1,520,076    1,124,856 
Contract assets   5,110,365    5,306,079    3,926,499 
Other receivables – related parties   242,794    27,631    20,447 
Prepayments and other current assets   115,080    94,896    70,223 
Total current assets   13,479,499    11,553,018    8,549,234 
                
Non-current assets               
Property, plant and equipment   3,692,349    3,679,326    2,722,701 
Deferred offering cost   828,458    1,115,413    825,406 
Deferred tax assets, net   268,213    284,387    210,446 
Right of use assets, net – related party   -    1,061,191    785,282 
Total non-current assets   4,789,020    6,140,317    4,543,835 
                
Total assets   18,268,519    17,693,335    13,093,069 
                
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY               
                
Current liabilities               
Accounts payable   2,481,227    1,526,188    1,129,377 
Contract liabilities   1,482,957    1,393,890    1,031,479 
Current portion of bank borrowings   1,447,966    1,094,030    809,582 
Due to related parties   83,388    196,528    145,431 
Dividend payable   5,817,274    5,817,274    4,304,783 
Financing lease liabilities, current   16,680    16,680    12,343 
Operating Lease liabilities, current– related party   -    703,518    520,604 
Tax payable   307,269    128,736    95,265 
Total current liabilities   12,272,556    11,766,383    8,707,122 
                
Non-current liabilities               
Financing lease liabilities, non-current   11,120    2,780    2,057 
Bank borrowings, non-current   890,330    447,322    331,019 
Operating Lease liabilities, non-current – related party   -    357,673    264,678 
Total non-current liabilities   901,450    807,775    597,754 
                
Total liabilities   13,174,006    12,574,158    9,304,876 
                
Shareholders’ equity               
Ordinary shares, 500,000,000 shares authorized; US$0.001 par value, 11,250,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024, respectively   15,203    15,203    11,250 
Additional paid-in capital   2,684,797    2,684,797    1,986,064 
Retained earnings   2,394,513    2,419,177    1,790,879 
Total shareholders’ equity   5,094,513    5,119,177    3,788,193 
                
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   18,268,519    17,693,335    13,093,069 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

F-2
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income

 

   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   For the six months ended 
   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
             
Revenue   8,985,864    8,333,053    6,166,460 
Cost of revenue   7,829,537    7,155,034    5,294,725 
Gross profit   1,156,327    1,178,019    871,735 
                
Operating expenses               
Provision for doubtful account   388,254    

-

    - 
General and administrative expenses   1,268,108    1,142,906    845,750 
Total operating expenses   1,656,362    1,142,906    845,750 
                
(Loss) income from operations   (500,035)   35,113   25,985
                
Other income (expense)               
Interest expenses, net   (39,458)   (42,559)   (31,495)
Finance expenses, net   (5,042)   (3,289)   (2,434)
Other income   31,712    110,890    82,059 
Foreign exchange gain   13,266    3,542    2,621 
Total other income, net   478    68,584    50,751 
                
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes   (499,557)   103,697    76,736 
Income tax expense   35,678    79,033    58,484 
Net (loss) income   (535,235)   24,664    18,252 
                
Comprehensive (loss) income   (535,235)   24,664    18,252 
                
(Loss) earnings per share – basic and diluted   (0.05)   0.00    0.00 
                
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted   11,250,000    11,250,000    11,250,000 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

F-3
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2023

 

   Shares   Amount  

capital

   earnings  

SGD

  

USD

 
   Ordinary Shares  

Additional

paid-in

   Retained   Total   Total 
   Shares   Amount  

capital

   earnings  

SGD

  

USD

 
                         
Balance as of January 1, 2023   11,250,000    15,203    2,684,797    2,389,828    5,089,828    3,766,474 
                               
Net loss for the period   -    -    -    (535,235)   (535,235)   (396,075)
                               
Balance as of June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)   11,250,000    15,203    2,684,797    1,854,593    4,554,593    3,370,399 

 

For the six months end June 30, 2024

 

Balance as of January 1, 2024   11,250,000    15,203    2,684,797    2,394,513    5,094,513    3,769,941 
                               
Net income for the period   -    -    -    24,664    24,664    18,252 
                               
Balance as of June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)   11,250,000    15,203    2,684,797    2,419,177    5,119,177    3,788,193 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

F-4
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   For the six months ended 
   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Cash flows from operating activities:               
Net (loss) income   (535,235)   24,664    18,252 
                
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:               
Provision for credit losses   388,254    -    - 
Depreciation of property and equipment   81,157    83,195    61,564 
Deferred tax benefit   (3,872)   (16,174)   (11,969)
Deferred offering costs charged to expense   276,161    -    - 
Amortization of right-of-use assets and interest of lease liabilities   -    360,000    266,400 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities               
Accounts receivable   1,698,745    2,008,826    1,486,531 
Accounts receivables – related parties   (8,180)   -    - 
Contract assets   (49,221)   (195,714)   (144,828)
Other receivables – related parties   (4,842)   -    - 
Prepayments and other current assets   (30,577)   20,183    14,935 
Accounts payable   (285,651)   (955,038)   (706,728)
Contract liabilities   730,331    (89,068)   (65,910)
Income taxes payable   (94,217)   (178,533)   (132,114)
Operating lease liabilities – related party   -    (360,000)   (266,400)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   (202,843)   253,743    187,770 
Net cash provided by operating activities   1,960,010    956,084    707,503 
                
Cash flows from investing activities:               
Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (3,257)   (70,172)   (51,927)
Advance to related parties   (1,000,000)   -    - 
Collection from loans to related parties   -    215,164    159,221 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities   (1,003,257)   144,992    107,294 
                
Cash flows from financing activities:               
Proceeds from bank borrowings   678,658    481,622    356,400 
Repayment of bank borrowings   (1,060,534)   (1,278,566)   (946,139)
Financing lease liabilities   (8,340)   (8,340)   (6,172)
Proceeds from borrowings from related party   300,000    133,158    98,537 
Repayment of borrowings from related party   (68,916)   (20,018)   (14,813)
Payment for deferred offering costs   (248,916)   (286,955)   (212,347)
Net cash used in financing activities   (408,048)   (979,099)   (724,534)
                
Net increase in cash and restricted cash   548,705    121,977    90,263 
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of year   1,989,817    4,482,359    3,316,946 
Cash and restricted cash, end of period   2,538,522    4,604,336    3,407,209 
                
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:               
Cash paid for income tax   59,717    93,848    69,447 
Cash paid for interest   39,458    42,559    31,494 
                
Supplemental non-cash transactions:               
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities   -    1,407,124    1,041,272 

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the statement of financial position that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the statement of cash flows:

 

Cash   2,438,522    4,604,336    3,407,209 
Restricted Cash   100,000    -    - 
Total cash and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows   2,538,522    4,604,336    3,407,209 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Business Description

 

Organization and Nature of Operations

 

FBS Global Limited is a holding company which was incorporated on March 10, 2022 under the laws of Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability (“FBS Cayman” or “the Company”). It is a holding company with no business operation.

 

FBS Cayman owns 100% equity interest of Success Elite Development Limited, a limited liability company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on February 22, 2022, acting as a holding company. Success Elite Development Limited (“SEDL”), in turn, holds 100% equity interest of Finebuild System Pte Ltd. (“FBS SG”), the only operation arm of the group of companies which is a limited liability company incorporated on March 9, 1996 under the laws of the Republic of Singapore.

 

From the beginning as a construction company since 1996, FBS SG has developed into a premier integrated engineering company that provides a full suite of construction and engineering services. These services include the supply of building materials and precast concrete components, recycling of construction and industrial wastes, research, and development, as well as pavement consultancy services. The Company is an established interior design and build (also referred to as “fit-out”) specialist in Singapore with a track record of over 20 years in institutional, residential, commercial and industrial building projects. The Company’s scope of services comprises design, supply and installation of ceilings, partitions, timber deck, carpet, lead lining, acoustic wall panel, built-in furnishing, carpentry and mechanical & electrical services of a building. The Company also undertakes main construction and building works projects.

 

A reorganization of the Company’s legal structure was completed on August 2, 2022. The reorganization involved the incorporation of FBS Cayman, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, SEDL; and the transfer of all equity ownership of FBS SG to SEDL from the former shareholders of FBS SG. In consideration of the transfer, the Company issued 11,250,000 ordinary shares with par value $0.001 per share to the former shareholders of FBS SG.

 

On August 2, 2022, the former shareholders transferred their 100% ownership interest in FBS SG to SEDL, which is 100% owned by FBS Cayman. After the reorganization, FBS Cayman owns 100% equity interests of SEDL and FBS SG. The controlling shareholder of FBS Cayman is same as that of FBS SG prior to the reorganization.

 

The transactions were between entities under common control, and therefore accounted for in a manner similar to the pooling-of-interest method. Under the pooling-of-interests method, combination between two businesses under common control is accounted for at carrying amounts with retrospective adjustment of prior period financial statements, and the equity accounts of the combining entities are combined and the difference between the consideration paid and the net assets acquired is reflected as an equity transaction (i.e., distribution to parent company). As opposed to the purchase method of accounting, no intangible assets are recognized in the transaction, and no goodwill is recognized as a result of the reorganization.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the activities of FBS Cayman and the following entity:

 

Subsidiary  

Date of

Incorporation

 

Jurisdiction of

Formation

 

Percentage of

direct/indirect

Economic

Ownership

  Principal Activities

Success Elite Development

Limited (SEDL)

  February 22, 2022   BVI  

100% owned by FBS

Cayman

 

Investment Holding

Company

                 
Finebuild Systems Pte Ltd (“FBS SG”)   March 09, 1996   Singapore   100% owned by SEDL  

General Contractors Building

construction including major

upgrading works

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Liquidity

 

In assessing the Company’s liquidity, the Company monitors and analyzes its cash on-hand and its operating and capital expenditure commitments. The Company’s liquidity needs are to meet its working capital requirements, operating expenses and capital expenditure obligations.

 

The Company engages in providing a full suite of construction and engineering services. The Company’s business is capital intensive. Working deficit was approximately SGD 0.2 million (USD 0.2 million) as of June 30, 2024, as compared to working capital approximately SGD 1.2 million as of December 31, 2023. As of June 30, 2024, cash in bank balance was approximately SGD 4.6 million (USD 3.4 million). In addition to cash in bank, the Company also has other current assets mainly composed of accounts receivable, and contract assets. The Company had accounts receivable of approximately SGD 1.5 million (USD 1.1 million), and contract assets of approximately SGD 5.3 million (USD 3.9 million) as of June 30, 2024, all of them are short-term in nature and can be collected back within the Company’s operating cycles to be used to support the Company’s working capital need.

 

Although the Company believes that it can realize its current assets in the normal course of business, its ability to repay its current obligations will depend on the future realization of its current assets. Management has considered historical experience, the economic environment, trends in the construction industry, and the expected collectability of accounts receivable and contract assets as of June 30, 2024. The Company expects to realize balances net of allowance within the normal operating cycle of a twelve-month period. If the Company is unable to realize its current assets within the normal twelvemonth operating cycle, the Company may have to consider supplementing its available sources of funds through the following:

 

  ● Financing from the Company’s officers/shareholders;
  ● Other available sources of financing from banks and other financial institutions, given the Company’s credit history;

 

Based on the above considerations, management is of the opinion that the Company has sufficient funds to meet its working capital requirements and debt obligations as they become due. However, there is no assurance that management will be successful in their plans. There are a number of factors that could potentially arise that could undermine the Company’s plans, such as changes in the demand for its services, economic conditions, competitive pricing in the construction industry, its operating results continuing to making profit and its bank and shareholders being able to provide continued financial support.

 

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full year of 2024. Accordingly, these statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and note thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2023.

 

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. All intercompany transactions and balances among the Company and its subsidiary have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates and judgments are based on historical information, information that is currently available to the Company and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Significant estimates required to be made by management, include, but are not limited to, the allowance for credit losses, the determination of the useful lives of property and equipment, impairment of long-lived assets, allowance for deferred tax assets, uncertain tax position, right-of-use assets, financing lease liabilities, revenue recognition and contingencies. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Foreign Currency Translation and transaction

 

The Company uses Singapore Dollars (“SGD”) as its reporting currency. The functional currency of the Company in Cayman and British Virgin Island is U.S. dollar and the subsidiary which incorporate in Singapore is Singapore Dollars which are their respective local currencies based on the criteria of ASC 830, “Foreign Currency Matters”.

 

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the rates of exchange in place at the balance sheet date. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency during the year are converted into the functional currency at the applicable rates of exchange prevailing when the transactions occurred. Transaction gains and losses are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Assets and liabilities of the Company translated from their respective functional currencies to the reporting currency at the exchange rates at the balance sheet dates, equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates and revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the reporting period. The resulting foreign currency translation adjustment are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).

 

Convenience translation

 

Translations of balances in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and consolidated statements of cash flows from SGD into USD as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2024 are solely for the convenience of the reader and were calculated at the rate of SGD 1.00 to USD 0.74, representing the noon buying rate in The City of New York for cable transfers of SGD as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the last trading day of June 28, 2024. No representation is made that the SGD amounts represent or could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into USD at that rate, or at any other rate.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of a financial instrument is defined as the exchange price that would be received from an asset or paid to transfer a liability (as exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, accounts receivable, prepayments and other current assets, accounts payable, and other current liabilities, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments and market rates of interest.

 

ASC 825-10 requires certain disclosures regarding the fair value of financial instruments. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

 

  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

  Level 2 - Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, or other inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
     
  Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

 

The Company considers the carrying amount of its financial assets and liabilities, which consist primarily of accounts receivable, contract assets, due from related parties, financing lease, prepayments and other current assets, accounts payable, contract liabilities, income taxes payable, due to related parties, loan from related party, accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 due to their short-term nature.

 

Cash and Restricted Cash

 

Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained with commercial banks that can be added or withdrawn without limitation and have original maturities of less than three months. The Company maintains the bank accounts in Singapore. Cash balances in bank accounts in Singapore with maximum amount of SGD 75,000 are insured under the Deposit Protection Scheme introduced by the Singapore Government. Cash balances in bank accounts in Singapore are not otherwise insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or other programs.

 

Restricted cash consisted of deposit which is required to be withheld in the bank by the Company to compensate the customer in case of breach of contract.

 

Accounts Receivable, net

 

Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at original invoiced amount. From January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (ASC Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaced the incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology. The measurement of expected credit losses under CECL is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including accounts receivable.

 

The Company adopted ASC Topic 326 using the modified retrospective method in scope of the standard. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2023 are presented under ASC Topic 326, while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable GAAP.

 

Upon adoption, the Company recorded nil allowance for credit losses.

 

The Company uses simplified flow rate matrix approach to estimate expected credit losses for the accounts receivable. The allowance for credit losses is estimated for accounts receivable that share similar risk characteristics based on a collective assessment using a combination of measurement models and management judgment. The approach considers factors including historical ageing schedule and forward-looking macroeconomic conditions.

 

Prepayments

 

Prepayments represent advance payments made to the service providers for future services. Prepayments are short-term in nature and are reviewed periodically to determine whether their carrying value has become impaired. The Company considers the assets to be impaired if the realizability of the prepayments becomes doubtful. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was no allowance recorded as the Company considers all of the prepayments fully realizable.

 

Other receivables – related parties

 

Other receivables - related parties represent amounts owed to a company by its related parties. Related parties can include affiliated companies, parent companies, subsidiaries, directors, officers, or shareholders. The Company considers the assets to be impaired if the realizability of the receivables becomes doubtful.

 

From January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (ASC Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaced the incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology. The measurement of expected credit losses under CECL is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including Other receivables – related parties.

 

Upon adoption, the Company recorded nil allowance for credit losses.

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Lease

 

On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842) (“Topic 842”) issued by the FASB, using the modified retrospective transition method and elected the transition option to use an effective date of January 1, 2020 as the date of initial application. The adoption of Topic 842 resulted in the presentation of financing lease on the consolidated balance sheet.

 

The Company has elected the package of practical expedients permitted which allows the Company not to reassess the following at adoption date:

 

(i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contains a lease, (ii) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and (iii) initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases (i.e. whether those costs qualify for capitalization under ASU 2016-02). The Company also elected the short-term lease exemption for certain classes of underlying assets including office space, warehouses and equipment, with a lease term of 12 months or less.

 

The Company determines whether an arrangement is or contain a lease at inception. The Company classifies a lease as a finance lease when the lease meets any of the following criteria at lease commencement:

 

  a. The lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the lessee by the end of the lease term;
     
  b. The lease grants the lessee an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise;
     
  c. The lease term is for the major part of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset;
     
  d. The present value of the sum of the lease payments and any residual value guaranteed by the lessee that is not already reflected in the lease payments in accordance with ASC 842 paragraph 842-10-30-5(f) equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset;
     
  e. The underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the lease term.

 

All leases of the Company are currently classified as financing leases. The Company recognizes a lease in the financial statement when the arrangement either explicitly or implicitly involves property, plant or equipment (“PP&E”), the contract terms are dependent on the useful life of the PP&E, and the Company have the ability or right to control the PP&E or to direct others to control the PP&E and receive the majority of the economic benefits of the assets. Financing lease liability, current, and financing lease liability, non-current in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The financing lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term.

 

The Company applied its interest rate based on the actual incremental borrowing rate from the leasing contract that is available at lease commencement date in determining the lease interest expense. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease. Lease expenses for lease payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, under depreciation expenses.

 

The Company reviews the impairment of its financing lease assets consistent with the approach applied for its other long-lived assets. The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on its ability to recover the carrying value of the asset from the expected undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows of the related operations. The Company has elected to include the carrying amount of financing lease liabilities in the tested asset group and include the associated financing lease payments in the undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows.

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Property and Equipment, net

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation and amortization are provided for on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

 

Building   50 years
Land   Indefinite
Renovation   8 years
Furniture and fixtures   10 years
Motor vehicles   5 years
Electronic equipment   1 – 3 years
Machinery   5 years
Forklift   6 years

 

Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not materially extend the useful lives of the assets, are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments which substantially extend the useful life of assets are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets retired or sold are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) in other income or expenses.

 

The Company also re-evaluates the periods of depreciation to determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives.

 

Deferred Offering Cost

 

Deferred offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the initial public offering. These costs, together with the underwriting discounts and commissions, will be charged to permanent equity upon completion of the initial public offering. Should the initial public offering prove to be unsuccessful, these deferred costs, as well as additional expenses to be incurred, will be charged to expenses. As of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024, the Company has incurred and deferred SGD828,458 and SGD1,115,413 (USD 825,406) of deferred offering costs.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, whenever events or changes in circumstances (such as a significant adverse change to market conditions that will impact the future use of the assets) indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may no longer be recoverable. When these events occur, the Company measures impairment by comparing the carrying value of the long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Company would recognize an impairment loss, which is the excess of carrying amount over the fair value of the assets, using the expected future discounted cash flows. There were no impairment losses on long-lived assets for the years ended June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company adopted the revenue standard Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, starting January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective method for contracts that were not completed as of the date of adoption. The adoption of this ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:

 

Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

Step 3: Determine the transaction price

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

Step 5: Recognize revenue when the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

The Company enters into agreements with customers that create enforceable rights and obligations and for which it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration to which it will be entitled as services transfer to the customer. It is customary practice for the Company to have the agreements with its customers in writing. The Company recognizes revenue based on the consideration specified in the applicable agreement.

 

Projects with performance obligations recognized over time that have revenue recognized to date in excess of cumulative billings are reported on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as “Contract assets”. Contract retentions, included in contract assets, represent amounts withheld by clients, in accordance with underlying contract terms, until certain conditions are met or the project is completed.

 

The Company will recognize the revenue of sales of construction material when the performance obligation is satisfied by transferring a promised good or service to the customer. Control of the goods is transferred to the customer, generally on delivery of the goods.

 

Revenue from service orders is recognized when the entity satisfied the performance obligation at a point in time generally as the services are provided.

 

The contracts which the Company enters into with the clients are fixed price and provide for milestone billings based upon the attainment of specific project objectives to ensure the Company meets its contractual requirements. Additionally, contracts may include retentions or holdbacks paid at the end of a project to ensure that Company meets the contract requirements. The Company does not assess whether a contract contains a significant financing component if the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between payment by the customers and the transfer of promised services to the customers will be less than one year.

 

Since the Company has concluded that the promises to be delivered on the contract would be one single performance obligation, no allocation of the transaction price is required and expected. As a professional interior design and fit-out service provider, the Company recognizes revenue based on the Company’s effort or inputs to the satisfaction of a performance obligation over time as work progresses because of the continuous transfer of control to the customer and the Company’s right to bill the customer as costs are incurred.

 

The Company’s contract with the customer has payment terms specified based upon certain conditions completed. The Company will submit monthly progress claim to the customer, and after the Company received the certified interim progress certificate, the Company will issue a tax invoice to the customer. The final tax invoice is generally issued after the project completion and agreed by customer and the Company. As the Company’s customers are required to pay the Company at different billing stages over the contract period, as such, the Company believes the progress payments limit the Company’s exposure to credit risk and that the Company would be able to collect substantially all of the consideration gradually at different stages. The timing of the satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligations is based upon the cost-to-cost measure of progress method, which is generally different than the timing of unconditional right of payment, and is based upon certain conditions completed as specified in the contract. The timing between the satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligations and the unconditional right of payment would contribute to contract assets and contract liabilities.

 

The Company uses the ratio of actual costs incurred to total estimated costs since costs incurred (an input method) represent a reasonable measure of progress towards the satisfaction of a performance in order to estimate the portion of revenue earned. This method faithfully depicts the transfer of value to the customer when the Company is satisfying a performance obligation that entails a number of interrelated tasks or activities for a combined output that requires the Company to coordinate the work of employees and subcontractors. Contract costs typically include direct labor, subcontract and consultant costs, materials and indirect costs related to contract performance. Changes in estimated costs to complete these obligations result in adjustments to revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis, which causes the effect of revised estimates to be recognized in the current period. Changes in estimates can routinely occur over the contract term for a variety of reasons including, changes in scope, unanticipated costs, delays or favorable or unfavorable progress than original expectations. When the outcome of the contract cannot be reasonably measured, revenue is recognized only to the extent of contract costs incurred that are expected to be recovered.

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

When the current estimates of the total amount of consideration expected to be received in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to the customer, and contract cost indicate a loss, a provision for the entire loss on the contract is made as soon as the loss become evident. An adjustment is also made to reflect the effects of the customer’s credit risk. The loss on a contract is reported as an additional contract cost (an operating expense), and not as a reduction of revenue or a non-operating expense.

 

The Company’s contracts may contain variable consideration in the form of unpriced or pending change orders or claims that either increase or decrease the contract price. Variable consideration is generally estimated using the expected value method but may from time to time be estimated using the most likely amount method depending on the circumstance. Estimated amounts are included in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur or when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. Estimates of variable consideration are based upon historical experience and known trends.

 

The following table presents revenue classified by timing of revenue recognition for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively:

 

   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   For the six months ended 
   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
             
Point in time   4,000    -    - 
Over time   8,981,864    8,333,053    6,166,460 
Total revenue   8,985,864    8,333,053    6,166,460 

 

The following table presents revenue by major revenue type for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively:

 

   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   For the six months ended 
   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
             
Revenue from construction contracts   8,981,864    8,333,053    6,166,460 
Sales of construction materials   4,000    -    - 
Total   8,985,864    8,333,053    6,166,460 

 

Warranty

 

The Company generally provides limited warranties for work performed under its contracts. At the time a sale is recognized, the Company records estimated future warranty costs under ASC 460. Such estimated costs for warranties are estimated at completion and these warranties are not service warranties separately sold by the Company. Generally, the estimated claim rates of warranty are based on actual warranty experience or Company’s best estimate. There were no such reserves for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 because the Company’s historical warranty expenses were immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

 

Projects with performance obligations recognized over time that have revenue recognized to date in excess of cumulative billings are reported on consolidated balance sheets as “Contract assets”. Contract retentions, included in contract assets, represent amounts withheld by clients, in accordance with underlying contract terms, until certain conditions are met or the project is completed. Provisions for estimated losses of contract assets on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined.

 

Contract assets have billing term with unconditional right to be billed beyond one year are classified as non-current assets.

 

Contract liabilities on uncompleted contracts represent the amounts of cash collected from clients, billings to clients on contracts in advance of work performed and revenue recognized and provisions for losses. The majority of these amounts are expected to be earned within twelve months and are classified as current liabilities.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

The Company’s cost of revenue is primarily comprised of the material costs, subcontracting costs and staff costs. These costs are expenses as incurred.

 

Borrowing Costs

 

All borrowing costs are recognized in interest expenses in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) in the period in which they are incurred.

 

Advertising Costs

 

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred and were included as part of selling and marketing expenses. Advertising costs for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024, totaled SGD 0 and SGD 0 respectively.

 

Employee Benefit Plan

 

Employees of the Company located in Singapore participate in a compulsory saving scheme (pension fund) for the retirement of residents in Singapore. Employees are required to contribute monthly to mandatory provident fund schemes provided by approved private organizations, according to their salaries and the period of employment. The Company is required to contribute to the plan based on certain percentages of the employees’ salaries, up to a maximum amount specified by the local government. Total expenses for the plan were SGD 60,814 and SGD 62,791 (USD 46,465) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively.

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.

 

Deferred taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences. The Company has recognized deferred tax assets for temporary differences, operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized. The accruals for deferred tax assets and liabilities, including deferred income tax assets and liabilities, are subject to significant judgment and are reviewed and adjusted routinely based on changes in facts and circumstances. Deferred tax is calculated using tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it is related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities.

 

The provisions of ASC 740-10-25, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, prescribe a more-likely-than-not threshold for consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken (or expected to be taken) in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on the recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and related disclosures.

 

The Company believes there were no uncertain tax positions at June 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively. The Company does not expect that its assessment regarding unrecognized tax positions will materially change over the next 12 months. The Company is not currently under examination by an income tax authority, nor has been notified that an examination is contemplated.

 

(Loss) earnings per share

 

The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”). ASC 260 requires companies with complex capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS are computed by dividing income available to ordinary shareholders of the Company by the weighted average ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS takes into account the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue ordinary shares were exercised and converted into ordinary shares. As of June 30, 2023 and 2024, there were no dilutive shares.

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of two components, net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to revenue, expenses, gains and losses that under U.S. GAAP are recorded as an element of shareholders’ equity but are excluded from net income.

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to contingencies, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of its business, which cover a wide range of matters. Liabilities for contingencies are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated.

 

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss is incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability is accrued in the Company’s financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss, if determinable and material, would be disclosed.

 

Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the nature of the guarantee would be disclosed.

 

Related parties

 

Parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if the Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence, such as a family member or relative, shareholder, or a related corporation.

 

Significant Risks

 

Currency Risk

 

The Company’s operating activities are transacted in S$. Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions, recognized assets and liabilities and net investments in foreign operations. The Company considers the foreign exchange risk in relation to transactions denominated in SGD with respect to USD is significant.

 

Concentration and Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to the concentration of credit risks consist of cash and accounts receivable. The maximum exposures of such assets to credit risk are their carrying amounts as of the balance sheet dates. The Company deposits its cash with financial institutions located in Singapore. As of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024, SGD 4,482,359 and SGD 4,604,336 (USD 3,407,209) were deposited with financial institutions located in Singapore. The Deposit Protection Scheme introduced by the Singapore Government insured each depositor at one bank for a maximum amount of SGD75,000. Otherwise, these balances are not covered by insurance. The unsecured deposited amount as of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024 will be SGD 4,332,359 and SGD 4,454,336 (USD 3,296,209). The Company believes that no significant credit risk exists as these financial institutions have high credit quality and the Company has not incurred any losses related to such deposits.

 

For the credit risk related to accounts receivable, the Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and generally does not require collateral. The Company establishes an allowance for credit losses based upon estimates, factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers and other information. The allowance amounts were immaterial for all periods presented. The management believes that its contract acceptance, billing, and collection policies are adequate to minimize material credit risk. Application for progress payment of contract works is made on a regular basis. The Company seeks to maintain strict control over its outstanding receivables. Overdue balances are reviewed regularly by the Directors.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and for the year ended December 31, 2023, all of the Company’s assets were located in Singapore and all of the Company’s revenue were derived from its subsidiary located in Singapore. The Company has a concentration of its revenue and accounts receivable with specific customers and purchases and accounts payable with specific suppliers.

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, two customers accounted for approximately 60% and 23% of the Company’s total revenue, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, four customers accounted for approximately 25%, 19%, 18% and 13% of the Company’s total revenue, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2023, four customers’ accounts receivable accounted for approximately 34%, 20%, 15% and 12% of the total accounts receivable, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2024, three customers’ account receivables accounted for approximately 43%, 33% and 16% of total accounts receivable, respectively.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, one supplier accounted for approximately 11% of the Company’s total purchases. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, one supplier accounted for approximately 15% of the Company’s total purchases.

 

As of December 31, 2023, two supplier’s accounts payable accounted for approximately 38% and 13%, respectively, of the total accounts payable and two suppliers’ accounts payable accounted for approximately 63%, and 11% of the total accounts payable as of June 30, 2024, respectively.

 

Interest rate risk

 

Fluctuations in market interest rates may negatively affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company is exposed to floating interest rate risk on cash deposit and floating rate borrowings, and the risks due to changes in interest rates is not material. The Company has not used any derivative financial instruments to manage the interest risk exposure.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all accounting standards updates (“ASUs”). Management periodically reviews new accounting standards that are issued. Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended (the “JOBS Act”), the Company meets the definition of an emerging growth company, or EGC, and has elected the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, which delays the adoption of these accounting standards until they would apply to private companies.

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

In June 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2022-03 Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. These amendments clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, including interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, “‘Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2021-08”). This ASU requires entities to apply Topic 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination. The amendments improve comparability after the business combination by providing consistent recognition and measurement guidance for revenue contracts with customers acquired in a business combination and revenue contracts with customers not acquired in a business combination. The amendments are effective for the Company beginning after December 15, 2023, and are applied prospectively to business combinations that occur after the effective date. The Company is currently assessing the adoption of ASU 2021-04 on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative. This standard was issued in response to the SEC’s disclosure update and simplification initiative, which affects a variety of topics within the Accounting Standards Codification. The amendments apply to all reporting entities within the scope of the affected topics unless otherwise indicated. The effective date for each amendment will be the date on which the SEC’s removal of that related disclosure from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective, with early adoption prohibited. The Company is currently assessing the adoption of ASU 2023-06 on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, which is an update to Topic 280, Segment Reporting. The amendments in this Update improve financial reporting by requiring disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis for all public entities to enable investors to develop more decision-useful financial analyses. The amendments in this update: (1) require that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (CODM) and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss (collectively referred to as the “significant expense principle”), (2) Require that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition. The other segment items category is the difference between segment revenue less the segment expenses disclosed under the significant expense principle and each reported measure of segment profit or loss, (3) Require that a public entity provide all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets currently required by Topic 280 in interim periods, and (4) Clarify that if the CODM uses more than one measure of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, a public entity may report one or more of those additional measures of segment profit. However, at least one of the reported segment profit or loss measures (or the single reported measure, if only one is disclosed) should be the measure that is most consistent with the measurement principles used in measuring the corresponding amounts in the public entity’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements. In other words, in addition to the measure that is most consistent with the measurement principles under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), a public entity is not precluded from reporting additional measures of a segment’s profit or loss that are used by the CODM in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, (5) Require that a public entity disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, and (6) Require that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in this Update and all existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. The amendments in this Update also do not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates those operating segments, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. A public entity should apply the amendments in this Update retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Upon transition, the segment expense categories and amounts disclosed in the prior periods should be based on the significant segment expense categories identified and disclosed in the period of adoption. The Company is evaluating the effect this guidance will have on our segment disclosures.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, which is an update to Topic 740, Income Taxes. The amendments in this update related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures improve the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The amendments allow investors to better assess, in their capital allocation decisions, how an entity’s worldwide operations and related tax risks and tax planning and operational opportunities affect its income tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. 5 The other amendments in this Update improve the effectiveness and comparability of disclosures by (1) adding disclosures of pretax income (or loss) and income tax expense (or benefit) to be consistent with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulation S-X 210.4-08(h), Rules of General Application—General Notes to Financial Statements: Income Tax Expense, and (2) removing disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial or relevant. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. For entities other than public business entities, the amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The amendments in this Update should be applied on a prospective basis. Retrospective application is permitted. We are evaluating the effect this guidance will have on our tax disclosures.

 

Except for the above-mentioned pronouncements, there are no new recent issued accounting standards that will have a material impact on the consolidated financial position, statements of operations and cash flows.

 

 

3. Accounts Receivable, net

 

Accounts receivable, net consisted of the following as of:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Accounts receivable   3,535,071    1,526,246    1,129,422 
Less: allowance for credit losses   (6,170)   (6,170)   (4,566)
Accounts receivable, net   3,528,901    1,520,076    1,124,856 

 

*The allowance for credit losses remains unchanged since January 1, 2021

 

F-18
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

4. Contract Assets/(Liabilities)

 

Contract assets consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Revenue recognized to date   26,612,224    30,223,079    22,365,079 
Less: Progress billings to date   (21,105,331)   (24,917,000)   (18,438,580)
Less: credit losses   (396,528)   -    - 
Contract assets   5,110,365    5,306,079    3,926,499 
Contract assets, net   5,110,365    5,306,079    3,926,499 

 

Movement of the allowance for contract assets were as follows:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Beginning balance   -    -    - 
Addition   396,528    -    - 
Write-off   (396,528)   -    - 
Ending balance   -    -    - 

 

Contract liabilities consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Billings in advance of performance obligation under contracts   1,482,957    1,393,890    1,031,479 

 

Contract liabilities related to contracts are balances due to customers under contracts. These arise if a particular milestone payment exceeds the revenue recognized to date under the cost-to-cost method.

 

The movement in contract liabilities is as follows:

 

   For the year ended
December 31, 2023
   For the six months
ended June 30, 2024
   For the six months
ended June 30, 2024
 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Balance at beginning of the period   425,332    1,482,957    1,097,388 
Decrease in contract liabilities as a result of recognizing revenue during the year was included in the contract liabilities at the beginning of the year   (418,432)   (1,223,140)   (905,123)
Increase in contract liabilities as a result of billings in advance of performance obligation under contracts   1,476,057    1,134,073    839,214 
Balance at end of the period   1,482,957    1,393,890    1,031,479 

 

F-19
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

5. Prepayments and Other Current Assets

 

Prepayments and other current assets consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Other deposits   78,164    77,208    57,134 
Prepayments   36,916    17,688    13,089 
Prepayment and other current assets   115,080    94,896    70,223 

 

6. Property, plant and equipment

 

Property and equipment, stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization, consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Building and land   5,119,699    5,119,699    3,788,577 
Furniture and fixtures   4,053    4,053    2,999 
Motor vehicles   602,111    572,434    423,601 
Electronic equipment   182,800    182,800    135,272 
Machinery   33,993    33,993    25,155 
Renovation   47,360    47,360    35,046 
Forklift   69,000    69,000    51,060 
Subtotal   6,059,016    6,029,339    4,461,710 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization   (2,366,667)   (2,350,013)   (1,739,009)
Property and Equipment, net   3,692,349    3,679,326    2,722,701 

 

Depreciation expenses of property and equipment totaled SGD 81,157 and SGD 83,195 (USD 61,564) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2024, respectively.

 

7. Investment under equity method

 

Components of investment under equity method are as follows:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Cost of investment in joint venture   101,000    101,000    74,740 
Accumulated share of losses in joint venture   (101,000)   (101,000)   (74,740)
Total   -    -    - 

  

8. Leases

 

Financing leases as lessee

 

As of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024, the Company has financing leases with the financial institutions on its consolidated balance sheets for hire purchase of motor vehicle.

 

The following table shows financing lease liabilities from the financial institutions, and the associated financial statement line items as follows:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Liabilities               
Financing lease liabilities current   16,680    16,680    12,343 
                
Financing lease liabilities non-current   11,120    2,780    2,057 

 

F-20
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

As of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024, leased assets which are included in the “Property, plant and equipment” of the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of following:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Motor vehicles at cost   128,000    128,000    94,720 
Less: Accumulated depreciation   (87,467)   (100,267)   (74,197)
Motor vehicles, net   40,533    27,733    20,523 

 

Information relating to financing lease activities during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 are as follows:

 

             
   For the six months ended 
   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Financing lease expenses               
Depreciation   12,800    12,800    9,472 
Interest of lease liabilities   960    960    710 
Total financing lease expenses   13,760    13,760    10,182 

 

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

 

   SGD   USD 
For the year ending June 30,          
2025   21,608    15,990 
Total lease payments   21,608    15,990 
Less: imputed interest   (2,148)   (1,590)
Total   19,460    14,400 

 

Operating leases as lessee 

 

The Company enter a 24 months lease agreement with the related party on January 1, 2024 to rent the warehouse for storage purpose with a monthly rental fee at SGD 60,000.00 (USD 44,400). As of June 30, 2024, the Company has operating leases on its consolidated balance sheets rentals of leasehold buildings.

 

The following table shows operating lease liabilities and the associated financial statement line items:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Liabilities               
Operating lease liabilities – current – related party   -    703,518    520,604 
Operating lease liabilities – non current – related party   -    357,673    264,678 
Total   -    1,061,191    785,282 

 

As of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024, “Right-of-use assets, net” consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Right of use assets – related party   -    1,407,124    1,041,272 
Less: Accumulated amortization   -    345,933    255,990 
Right of use assets, net – related party   -    1,061,191    785,282 

 

F-21
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Information related to operating lease activities during the periods are as follows:

 

             
   For the six months ended 
   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Operating lease expenses               
Amortization   -    345,933    255,990 
Interest of lease liabilities   -    14,067    10,410 
Total operating lease expenses   -    360,000    266,400 

 

Future operating lease payments as of June 30, 2024 are detailed as follows:

 

   SGD   USD 
For the year ending June 30,          
2025   720,000    532,800 
2026   360,000    266,400 
Total lease payments   1,080,000    799,200 
Less: imputed interest   (18,809)   (13,918)
Present value of operating lease liabilities   1,061,191    785,282 
Less: Current portion   703,518    520,604 
Long-term potion of operating lease liabilities   357,673    264,678 

  

9. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

 

Components of accrued expenses and other current liabilities are as follows:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
             
Accruals for operating expenses   547,661    668,029    494,342 
Retention payable   45,423    193,647    143,299 
Other payables   42,711    27,863    20,617 
Total   635,795    889,539    658,258 

  

10. Bank Borrowings

 

Components of bank borrowings are as follows:

 

          December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
      Interest Rate   SGD   SGD   USD 
UOB – Loan 1 (Property)  (1)   1.98-4.95%    351,004    297,723    220,315 
UOB – Loan 2 (Bridging Loan)  (2)   2.25%   1,408,486    1,030,053    762,239 
Trust Receipt  (3)   5.98-7.0%    578,806    213,576    158,047 
            2,338,296    1,541,352    1,140,601 
                        
Less: current portion of long-term bank borrowings           (1,447,966)   (1,094,030)   (809,582)
Non-current portion of long-term bank borrowings           890,330    447,322    331,019 

 

  (1) The property loan with twenty-five years of term from February 2, 2002 to January 31, 2027 will maturity at January 2027 with interest rate at 1.68% for the per period from August 4, 2020 to August 3, 2022, 1.98% for the period from August 4, 2022 to August 3, 2023, and at 6.25% from August 4, 2023 and thereafter. The Company revised the loan on May 3, 2023 and the revised interest rate will be 1.20% plus compounded the Singapore Overnight Rate Average (SORA) reference rate for the period from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025, and at 2.00% plus compounded SORA reference rate for the period from June 1, 2025 and thereafter. As of June 30, 2024 the SORA rate is 4.85%.
     
  (2) The bridging loan with five years of term from September 30, 2020 to September 29, 2025 will maturity at October 2025 with the interest rate at 2.25%
     
  (3) Trust receipt is the bank facilities that we use to settle suppliers’ due invoices, it will be mature 120 days after the Company executes it. The interest rate will be 5.98%-7.0% depend on the date of execution. All trust receipts matured no later than July 26,2024.

 

Interest expenses pertaining to the above bank borrowings for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2024 amounted to SGD 38,498 and SGD 41,599 (USD 30,785), respectively.

 

Components of bank borrowings interest are as follows as of June 30:

 

   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
UOB – Loan 1 (Property)   4,267    8,164    6,042 
UOB – Loan 2 (Bridging Loan)   21,733    14,057    10,402 
Trust Receipt   12,498    19,378    14,341 
Total   38,498    41,599    30,785 

 

F-22
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Maturities of the bank borrowings were as follows:

Schedule of Maturities Bank Borrowings 

   SGD   USD 
For the period ending June 30,          
2025   1,121,316    829,774 
2026   384,343    284,414 
2027   73,207    54,173 
Total bank borrowings repayments   1,578,866    1,168,361 
           
Current portion of long-term bank borrowings   1,121,316    829,774 
Non-current portion of long-term bank borrowings   457,550    338,587 
Less: imputed interest   (37,514)   (27,760)
Total   1,541,352    1,140,601 

 

11. Income Taxes

 

Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands

 

Under the current laws of the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, the Company is not subject to tax on income or capital gain. Additionally, upon payments of dividends by the Company to its shareholders, no Cayman Islands and BVI withholding tax will be imposed.

 

Singapore

 

In accordance with the relevant tax laws and regulations of Singapore, a company registered in Singapore is subject to income taxes at a flat rate of 17%.

 

   For the six months ended June 30, 
  

2023

SGD

  

2024

SGD

  

2024

USD

 
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes is attributable to the following geographic locations:               
Singapore   (499,557)   103,697    76,736 
Foreign   -    -    - 
Total (loss) income before income taxes   (499,557)   103,697    76,736 

 

The following table reconciles Singapore statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax:

 

   For the six months ended 
   June 30, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
(Loss) income before income taxes   (499,557)   103,697    76,736 
Singapore statutory income tax rate   17%   17%   17%
Non-deductible depreciation   0%   13%   13%
Non-deductible professional fees   -0%   59%   59%
Other non-deductible expenses   -24%   2%   2%
Tax rebate and exemption   0%   -9%   -9%
Effective tax rate   -7%   82%   82%

 

The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities at the applicable tax rates. Components of the Company’s deferred tax asset and liability are as follows:

 

Deferred tax assets as below,

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Deferred tax assets:               
Bad debt provision   270,556    278,514    206,100 
Lease liabilities   4,726    183,711    135,946 
Total deferred tax assets   275,282    462,225    342,046 
                
Deferred tax liabilities:               
Right-of-use assets   (7,069)   (177,838)   (131,600)
Total deferred tax liabilities   (7,069)   (177,838)   (131,600)
Net deferred tax assets   268,213    284,387    210,446 

 

F-23
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Uncertain tax positions

 

The Company evaluates each uncertain tax position (including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measures the unrecognized benefits associated with the tax positions. As of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024, the Company did not have any significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions. The Company did not incur any interest and penalties related to potential underpaid income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024. The Company also does not anticipate any significant increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months from June 30, 2024.

 

12. Related Party Balance and Transactions

 

The following is a list of related parties which the Company has transactions with:

 

  (a) Fine Build-Ninefold Group Construction Company (Private) Limited

 

A Joint-Venture (JV) incorporated in Sri Lanka in year 2017 to bid a local project, FBS SG holding 30% shares of the JV. The Company started transferring the share to 3rd party in late 2019, however due to Covid-19 pandemic, the share transfer is still pending for the local secretary to execute. Currently, FineBuild only supply material to the JV.

 

  (b) 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd

 

A related company under common control with FBS SG as Mr. Kelvin Ang (also known as Poh Guan Ang) acts as the sole director in this company.

 

  (c) Fastfix Systems Pte Ltd

 

A related company under common control with FBS SG as Mr. Kelvin Ang acts as the sole director in this company.

 

  (d) Kelvin Ang

 

Present sole director and shareholder of FBS Global Limited.

 

  (e) Ang Poh Hwee

 

Project director of FBS Global Limited.

 

  a. Accounts receivable – related party

 

As of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024, the balances of Accounts receivable – related party were as follows:

 

      December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
      SGD   SGD   USD 
Accounts receivable – related party                  
Fine Build-Ninefold Group Construction Company (Private) Limited  (1)   971,780    1,001,185    740,877 
Provision for credit losses  (1)   (971,780)   (1,001,185)   (740,877)
Total      -    -    - 

 

F-24
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Movement of the provision of credit losses were as follows:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Beginning balance   990,941    971,780    719,117 
Exchange rate effect   (19,161)   29,405    21,760 
Ending balance   971,780    1,001,185    740,877 

 

  b. Other receivables – related parties

 

As of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024, the balances of other receivables-related parties were as follows:

 

      December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
      SGD   SGD   USD 
Other receivables – related parties                  
Fine Build-Ninefold Group Construction Company (Private) Limited  (3)   575,200    592,605    438,528 
Provision for credit losses  (3)   (575,200)   (592,605)   (438,528)
54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd  (2)   212,794    -    - 
Ang Poh Hwee  (4)   30,000    27,631    20,447 
Total      242,794    27,631    20,447 

 

Movement of the provision of credit losses were as follows:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Beginning balance   586,542    575,200    425,648 
Exchange rate effect   (11,342)   17,405    12,880 
Ending balance   575,200    592,605    438,528 

 

(1)Supply construction material to the Joint Venture company. The Company may not be able to collect amounts due under COVID-19’s negative impact to the joint venture’s operation and financial condition, and the Company reserved 100% allowance for credit loss.

(2)The Company approved a loan to 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd on April 10 ,2023, provided the loan of SGD2 million, with no interest. As of the date hereof, the Company has fully collected back.

(3)Management service provided to the Joint Venture company.
(4)The Company paid on behalf the director for a legal case between Newspaper Seng Pte Ltd and Ang Poh Hwee.

 

  c. Due to related parties

 

As of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024, the balances of amount due to related parties were as follows:

 

   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2024 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Due to related parties               
Kelvin Ang   83,388    196,528    145,431 
Total   83,388    196,528    145,431 

 

F-25
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

  d. Operating lease liabilities- related party

 

The Company enter a 24 months lease agreement with the related party on January 1, 2024 to rent the warehouse for storage purpose with a monthly rental fee at SGD 60,000.00 (USD 44,400). The Company accounts for the leases in accordance with ASC 842. The Company’s underlying warehouse were classified as operating leases, and the related lease liabilities were recorded under operating lease liabilities – related party (see Note 8).

 

  e. Related party transactions

 

  

For the six months
ended

June 30, 2023

  

For the six months
ended

June 30, 2024

  

For the six months
ended

June 30, 2024

 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd               
Consultation fee   11,000    141,000    104,340 
Supply of labour   -    107,320    79,417 
54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd               
Rental of warehouse   -    360,000    266,400 

 

  f. Commitments

 

On November 25, 2020, the Company guaranteed a 5 year commercial loan SGD 200,000 from UOB Bank to Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd, a related party. The interest rate is fixed at 2.25% per annum and Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd shall repay the loan over 60 monthly installments with the interest.

 

The Company also guaranteed a SGD 7,400,000 10 year commercial loan on October 31, 2022, in the form of Letter of Credit from UOB Bank to 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd, a related party. The Letter of Credit has been fully drawn down as of the date of this report.

 

13. Shareholders’ Equity

 

Ordinary shares

 

The Company was established under the laws of the Cayman Islands on March 10, 2022. The authorized number of Ordinary Shares was 500,000,000 with par value of $0.001 per share. On August 2, 2022, the Company issued 11,250,000 shares to the controlling shareholder at par value of $0.001 per share. As a result, there are total 11,250,000 shares issued.

 

In financial year 2021, the subsidiaries paid out further dividend of SGD 1,300,000 on August 25, 2021 and issued 500,000 ordinary shares to pay the outstanding dividend payable on September 7, 2021. The balance of SGD 5,817,274 (USD 4,304,783) still remains into the account as of June 30, 2024.

 

On January 26, 2022, the subsidiary FBS SG issued 160,000 shares to two new shareholders, Master Stride Limited (“Master Stride”) and Fame Hall Investment Limited (“Fame Hall”), with consideration of SGD7.5 per share. Master Stride subscribed 82,000 ordinary shares for SGD 615,000 and Fame Hall subscribed 78,000 ordinary shares for SGD 585,000. A total of SGD 712,880 paid in capital received as of June 30, 2022. By August 2022, the two shareholders Master Stride and Fame Hall made full payment of SGD 1,200,000 to subscribe the share of the subsidiary FBS SG.

 

14. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Commitments

 

On November 25, 2020, the Company guaranteed a 5 year commercial loan SGD 200,000 from UOB Bank to Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd, a related party. The interest rate is fixed at 2.25% per annum and Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd shall repay the loan over 60 monthly installments with the interest.

 

The Company also guaranteed a SGD 7,400,000 10 year commercial loan on October 31, 2022, in the form of Letter of Credit from UOB Bank to 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd, a related party. The Letter of Credit has been fully drawn down as of the date of this report.

 

F-26
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

The Company also has a banker’s guarantee totaling SGD 2.23 million (USD 1.65 million) from UOB Bank for the ongoing projects as of June 30, 2023. These guarantees are at the request of the main contractor or owner as a security deposit for the performance of the Company obligations under the contracts. All the banker’s guarantee will expired before October 27, 2026.

 

As of June 30, 2024, the future minimum payments under certain of the Company’s contractual obligations were as follows:

 

   Payment Due In 
   Total
SGD
   Less than
1 year
   1 – 2 years   3 – 5 years   Thereafter 
Bank borrowings   1,578,866    1,121,316    457,550    -    - 
Financing lease   21,608    21,608    -    -    - 
Operating lease   1,080,000    720,000    360,000    -    - 

 

Contingencies

 

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of business. The results of such proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, but the Company does not anticipate that the final outcome arising out of any such matters will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations on an individual basis or in the aggregate. As of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024, the Company is not involved in any material legal or administrative proceedings except for the case below with regards to its subsidiary FBS SG, which matter is now resolved.

 

In August 2021, Newspaper Seng Pte Ltd filed a claim against FBS SG for an amount of approximately SGD2.2 million. Newspaper Seng claim that they have enter an oral agreement with FBS SG in September 2015 to purchase a land and building at 54 Pandan Road, Singapore 609292 to redevelopment, and sale or commercial utilization of the land. Newspaper Seng would invest monies and FBS SG would be in charge the purchase, redevelopment and commercial utilization of the property. In November 2019, FBS SG transferred the property to a third party without the acknowledgment of Newspaper Seng. Hence Newspaper Seng wish to claim back the amount stated above to compensate the loss of the investment. Newspaper Seng Pte Ltd decided to withdraw the suit claims on November 30, 2023 and files the Notice of Discontinuances on April 25, 2024. As of May 21, 2024 both parties have discontinued their claims and counterclaims and the case were settled.

 

15. Segment Reporting

 

ASC 280, “Segment Reporting”, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company’s internal organizational structure as well as information about geographical areas, business segments and major customers in financial statements for details on the Company’s business segments.

 

The Company uses the management approach to determine reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for making decisions, allocating resources and assessing performance.

 

Based on the management’s assessment, the Company determined that it has only one operating segment and therefore one reportable segment as defined by ASC 280. The Company’s assets are all located in Singapore and all of the Company’s revenue and expense are derived in the Singapore. Therefore, no geographical segments are presented. The single segment represents the Company’s revenue from construction contracts, sale of construction materials and rendering of services to its customers in Singapore.

 

16. Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events to the balance sheet date of June 30, 2024 through December 4, 2024, the date on which the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued. There were no subsequent events occurred that would require recognition or disclosure in the Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statement.

 

F-27
 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of FBS Global Limited:

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of FBS Global Limited (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Marcum Asia CPAs LLP

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022 (such date takes into account the acquisition of certain assets of Friedman LLP by Marcum Asia CPAs LLP effective September 1, 2022).

 

New York, New York

June 27, 2024

 

F-28
 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

F-29
 

 

FBS Global Limited

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

  

2022

SGD

  

2023

SGD

  

2023

USD

 
   As of December 31, 
  

2022

SGD

  

2023

SGD

  

2023

USD

 
Assets            
Current assets               
Cash   1,889,817    4,482,359    3,316,946 
Restricted cash   100,000    -    - 
Accounts receivable, net   3,415,966    3,528,901    2,611,387 
Contract assets   7,023,941    5,110,365    3,781,670 
Other receivables – related parties   -    242,794    179,668 
Prepayments and other current assets   112,028    115,080    85,159 
Total current assets   12,541,752    13,479,499    9,974,830 
                
Non-current assets               
Property, plant and equipment   3,850,803    3,692,349    2,732,338 
Deferred offering cost   522,987    828,458    613,059 
Deferred tax assets, net   272,778    268,213    198,478 
Total non-current assets   4,646,568    4,789,020    3,543,875 
Total assets   17,188,320    18,268,519    13,518,705 
                
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity               
Current liabilities               
Accounts payable   2,081,389    2,481,227    1,836,108 
Contract liabilities   425,332    1,482,957    1,097,388 
Current portion of bank borrowings   1,150,176    1,447,966    1,071,495 
Due to related parties   150,426    83,388    61,707 
Dividend payable   5,817,274    5,817,274    4,304,783 
Financing lease liabilities- current   16,680    16,680    12,343 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   538,646    635,795    470,488 
Tax payable   196,581    307,269    227,379 
Total current liabilities   10,376,504    12,272,556    9,081,691 
                
Non-current liabilities               
Financing lease liabilities- non-current   27,800    11,120    8,229 
Bank borrowings, non-current   1,694,188    890,330    658,844 
Total non-current liabilities   1,721,988    901,450    667,073 
Total liabilities   12,098,492    13,174,006    9,748,764 
Commitments and contingencies   -    -    - 
Shareholders’ equity               
Ordinary shares, 500,000,000 shares authorized; US$0.001 par value, 11,250,000* shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively   15,203    15,203    11,250 
Additional paid in capital   2,684,797    2,684,797    1,986,064 
Retained earnings   2,389,828    2,394,513    1,772,627 
Total shareholders’ equity   5,089,828    5,094,513    3,769,941 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   17,188,320    18,268,519    13,518,705 

 

*Shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the nominal share issuance on August 2, 2022

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

F-30
 

 

FBS Global Limited

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

 

  

2022

SGD

  

2023

SGD

  

2023

USD

 
   For the Years Ended December 31, 
  

2022

SGD

  

2023

SGD

  

2023

USD

 
Revenue   16,824,168    21,810,317    16,139,634 
Cost of revenue   14,642,786    19,165,477    14,182,453 
Gross profit   2,181,382    2,644,840    1,957,181 
                
Operating expenses               
Provision for credit loss   17,272    399,278    295,466 
General and administrative expenses   2,089,611    2,290,312    1,694,829 
Total operating expenses   2,106,883    2,689,590    1,990,295 
                
Income (loss) from operations   74,499    (44,750)   (33,114)
                
Other income (expense)               
Interest expenses, net   (83,276)   (77,104)   (57,057)
Finance expense, net   (7,125)   (8,096)   (5,991)
Other income   222,309    99,543    73,662 
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net   4,510    (2,906)   (2,151)
Total other income, net   136,418    11,437    8,463 
                
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes   210,917    (33,313)   (24,651)
Income tax (expense) benefit   (142,290)   37,998    28,118 
Net income   68,627    4,685    3,467 
                
Comprehensive income   68,627    4,685    3,467 
                
Earnings per share – basic and diluted   0.01    0.00    0.00 
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted*   11,250,000    11,250,000    11,250,000 

 

*Shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the nominal share issuance on August 2, 2022

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

F-31
 

 

FBS Global Limited

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

For the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2023

 

   Shares*   Amount   Capital   Earnings   SGD   USD 
   Ordinary Shares   Additional
Paid-in
   Retained   Total   Total 
   Shares*   Amount   Capital   Earnings   SGD   USD 
Balance as of January 1, 2022   11,250,000    15,203    1,484,797    2,321,201    3,821,201    2,827,690 
Capital contribution   -    -    1,200,000    -    1,200,000    888,000 
Net income for the year   -    -    -    68,627    68,627    50,784 
                               
Balance as of December 31, 2022   11,250,000    15,203    2,684,797    2,389,828    5,089,828    3,766,474 
Net income for the year   -    -    -    4,685    4,685    3,467 
                               
Balance as of December 31, 2023   11,250,000    15,203    2,684,797    2,394,513    5,094,513    3,769,941 

 

*Shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the nominal share issuance on August 2, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

F-32
 

 

FBS Global Limited

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2023

 

  

2022

SGD

  

2023

SGD

  

2023

USD

 
   For the Years Ended December 31, 
  

2022

SGD

  

2023

SGD

  

2023

USD

 
Cash flows from operating activities:               
Net income   68,627    4,685    3,467 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:               
Provision for credit losses   17,272    399,278    295,466 
Depreciation of property and equipment   146,709    161,711    119,666 
Deferred tax expense   1,077    4,565    3,378 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:               
Accounts receivable   1,276,371    (115,685)   (85,608)
Contract assets   (435,598)   1,517,048    1,122,616 
Account receivables-related parties   (20,368)   -    - 
Prepayments and other current assets   (60,274)   (3,052)   (2,258)
Accounts payable   802,001    399,838    295,880 
Contract liabilities   (378,771)   1,057,625    782,643 
Taxes payable   (327,563)   110,688    81,909 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   (1,524,719)   97,149    71,890 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   (435,236)   3,633,850    2,689,049 
Cash flows from investing activities:               
Purchase of property, plant & equipment   (102,241)   (3,257)   (2,410)
Loan to related parties   -    (1,130,000)   (836,200)
Collection from loans to related parties   -    887,206    656,532 
Net cash used in investing activities   (102,241)   (246,051)   (182,078)
Cash flows from financing activities:               
Proceeds from bank borrowings   1,139,435    1,508,177    1,116,051 
Repayment of bank borrowings   (2,558,768)   (2,014,245)   (1,490,541)
Payment of financing lease liabilities   (17,081)   (16,680)   (12,343)
Proceeds from borrowings from related party   278    311,011    230,148 
Repayment of borrowings from related party   (383,588)   (378,049)   (279,756)
Capital contribution   1,200,000    -    - 
Deferred offering cost   (522,987)   (305,471)   (226,049)
Net cash used in financing activities   (1,142,711)   (895,257)   (662,490)
                
Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash   (1,680,188)   2,492,542    1,844,481 
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of year   3,670,005    1,989,817    1,472,465 
Cash and restricted cash, end of year   1,989,817    4,482,359    3,316,946 
Supplemental disclosure information:               
Cash paid for income tax   361,788    26,511    19,618 
Cash paid for interest   81,333    75,254    55,688 

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the statement of financial position that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the statement of cash flows:

 

Cash   1,889,817    4,482,359    3,316,946 
Restricted Cash   100,000    -    - 
Total cash and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows   1,989,817    4,482,359    3,316,946 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

F-33
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. Organization and Business Description

 

Organization and Nature of Operations

 

FBS Global Limited is a holding company which was incorporated on March 10, 2022 under the laws of Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability (“FBS Cayman” or “the Company”). It is a holding company with no business operation.

 

FBS Cayman owns 100% equity interest of Success Elite Development Limited, a limited liability company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on February 22, 2022, acting as a holding company. Success Elite Development Limited (“SEDL”), in turn, holds 100% equity interest of Finebuild System Pte Ltd. (“FBS SG”), the only operation arm of the group of companies which is a limited liability company incorporated on March 9, 1996 under the laws of the Republic of Singapore.

 

From the beginning as a construction company since 1996, FBS SG has developed into a premier integrated engineering company that provides a full suite of construction and engineering services. These services include the supply of building materials and precast concrete components, recycling of construction and industrial wastes, research, and development, as well as pavement consultancy services. The Company is an established interior design and build (also referred to as “fit-out”) specialist in Singapore with a track record of over 20 years in institutional, residential, commercial and industrial building projects. The Company’s scope of services comprises design, supply and installation of ceilings, partitions, timber deck, carpet, lead lining, acoustic wall panel, built-in furnishing, carpentry and mechanical & electrical services of a building. The Company also undertakes main construction and building works projects.

 

A reorganization of the Company’s legal structure was completed on August 2, 2022. The reorganization involved the incorporation of FBS Cayman, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, SEDL; and the transfer of all equity ownership of FBS SG to SEDL from the former shareholders of FBS SG. In consideration of the transfer, the Company issued 11,250,000 ordinary shares with par value $0.001 per share to the former shareholders of FBS SG.

 

On August 2, 2022, the former shareholders transferred their 100% ownership interest in FBS SG to SEDL, which is 100% owned by FBS Cayman. After the reorganization, FBS Cayman owns 100% equity interests of SEDL and FBS SG. The controlling shareholder of FBS Cayman is same as that of FBS SG prior to the reorganization.

 

The transactions were between entities under common control, and therefore accounted for in a manner similar to the pooling-of-interest method. Under the pooling-of-interests method, combination between two businesses under common control is accounted for at carrying amounts with retrospective adjustment of prior period financial statements, and the equity accounts of the combining entities are combined and the difference between the consideration paid and the net assets acquired is reflected as an equity transaction (i.e., distribution to parent company). As opposed to the purchase method of accounting, no intangible assets are recognized in the transaction, and no goodwill is recognized as a result of the reorganization.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the activities of FBS Cayman and the following entity:

 

Subsidiary  

Date of

Incorporation

 

Jurisdiction of

Formation

 

Percentage of

direct/indirect

Economic

Ownership

  Principal Activities

Success Elite Development

Limited (SEDL)

  February 22, 2022   BVI  

100% owned by FBS

Cayman

 

Investment Holding Company

                 
Finebuild Systems Pte Ltd (“FBS SG”)   March 09, 1996   Singapore   100% owned by SEDL  

General Contractors Building construction including major upgrading works

 

F-34
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Liquidity

 

In assessing the Company’s liquidity, the Company monitors and analyzes its cash on-hand and its operating and capital expenditure commitments. The Company’s liquidity needs are to meet its working capital requirements, operating expenses and capital expenditure obligations.

 

The Company engages in providing a full suite of construction and engineering services. The Company’s business is capital intensive. Working capital was approximately SGD 1.2 million (USD 0.9 million) as of December 31, 2023, as compared to approximately SGD 2.2 million as of December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2023, cash in bank balance was approximately SGD 4.5 million (USD 3.3 million). In addition to cash in bank, the Company also has other current assets mainly composed of accounts receivable, and contract assets. The Company had accounts receivable of approximately SGD 3.5 million (USD 2.6 million), and contract assets of approximately SGD 5.1 million (USD 3.8 million) as of December 31, 2023, all of them are short-term in nature and can be collected back within the Company’s operating cycles to be used to support the Company’s working capital need.

 

Although the Company believes that it can realize its current assets in the normal course of business, its ability to repay its current obligations will depend on the future realization of its current assets. Management has considered historical experience, the economic environment, trends in the construction industry, and the expected collectability of accounts receivable and contract assets as of December 31, 2023. The Company expects to realize balances net of allowance within the normal operating cycle of a twelve-month period. If the Company is unable to realize its current assets within the normal twelvemonth operating cycle, the Company may have to consider supplementing its available sources of funds through the following:

 

  ● Financing from the Company’s officers/shareholders;
  ● Other available sources of financing from banks and other financial institutions, given the Company’s credit history;

 

Based on the above considerations, management is of the opinion that the Company has sufficient funds to meet its working capital requirements and debt obligations as they become due. However, there is no assurance that management will be successful in their plans. There are a number of factors that could potentially arise that could undermine the Company’s plans, such as changes in the demand for its services, economic conditions, competitive pricing in the construction industry, its operating results continuing to making profit and its bank and shareholders being able to provide continued financial support.

 

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”)

 

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. All intercompany transactions and balances among the Company and its subsidiary have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

F-35
 

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates and judgments are based on historical information, information that is currently available to the Company and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Significant estimates required to be made by management, include, but are not limited to, the allowance for credit loss, the determination of the useful lives of property and equipment, impairment of long-lived assets, allowance for deferred tax assets, uncertain tax position, right-of-use assets, financing lease liabilities, revenue recognition and contingencies. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Foreign Currency Translation and transaction

 

The Company uses Singapore Dollars (“SGD”) as its reporting currency. The functional currency of the Company in Cayman and British Virgin Island is U.S. dollar and the subsidiary which incorporate in Singapore is Singapore Dollars which are their respective local currencies based on the criteria of ASC 830, “Foreign Currency Matters”.

 

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the rates of exchange in place at the balance sheet date. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency during the year are converted into the functional currency at the applicable rates of exchange prevailing when the transactions occurred. Transaction gains and losses are recognized in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income.

 

Assets and liabilities of the Company translated from their respective functional currencies to the reporting currency at the exchange rates at the balance sheet dates, equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates and revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the reporting period. The resulting foreign currency translation adjustment are recorded in other comprehensive income.

 

Convenience translation

 

Translations of balances in the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and consolidated statements of cash flows from SGD into USD as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 are solely for the convenience of the reader and were calculated at the rate of SGD 1.00 to USD 0.74, representing the noon buying rate in The City of New York for cable transfers of SGD as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the last trading day of December 29, 2023. No representation is made that the SGD amounts represent or could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into USD at that rate, or at any other rate.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of a financial instrument is defined as the exchange price that would be received from an asset or paid to transfer a liability (as exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, accounts receivable, prepayments and other current assets, accounts payable, and other current liabilities, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments and market rates of interest.

 

ASC 825-10 requires certain disclosures regarding the fair value of financial instruments. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

 

  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

  Level 2 - Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, or other inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

 

  Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

 

The Company considers the carrying amount of its financial assets and liabilities, which consist primarily of accounts receivable, contract assets, prepayments and other current assets, accounts payable, contract liabilities, income taxes payable, due to related parties, accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2023 due to their short-term nature.

 

Cash and Restricted Cash

 

Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained with commercial banks that can be added or withdrawn without limitation and have original maturities of less than three months. The Company maintains the bank accounts in Singapore. Cash balances in bank accounts in Singapore with maximum amount of SGD 75,000 are insured under the Deposit Protection Scheme introduced by the Singapore Government. Cash balances in bank accounts in Singapore are not otherwise insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or other programs.

 

Restricted cash consisted of deposit which is required to be withheld in the bank by the Company to compensate the customer in case of breach of contract.

 

Accounts Receivable, net

 

Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at original invoiced amount. From January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (ASC Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaced the incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology. The measurement of expected credit losses under CECL is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including accounts receivable.

 

The Company adopted ASC Topic 326 using the modified retrospective method in scope of the standard. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2023 are presented under ASC Topic 326, while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable GAAP.

 

Upon adoption, the Company recorded nil allowance for credit losses.

 

The Company uses simplified flow rate matrix approach to estimate expected credit losses for the accounts receivable. The allowance for credit losses is estimated for accounts receivable that share similar risk characteristics based on a collective assessment using a combination of measurement models and management judgment. The approach considers factors including historical ageing schedule and forward-looking macroeconomic conditions.

 

Prepayments

 

Prepayments represent advance payments made to the service providers for future services. Prepayments are short-term in nature and are reviewed periodically to determine whether their carrying value has become impaired. The Company considers the assets to be impaired if the realizability of the prepayments becomes doubtful. As of December 31, 2022 and 2023, there was no allowance recorded as the Company considers all of the prepayments fully realizable.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Other receivables – related parties

 

Other receivables - related parties represent amounts owed to a company by its related parties. Related parties can include affiliated companies, parent companies, subsidiaries, directors, officers, or shareholders. The Company considers the assets to be impaired if the realizability of the receivables becomes doubtful.

 

From January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (ASC Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaced the incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology. The measurement of expected credit losses under CECL is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including Other receivables – related parties.

 

Upon adoption, the Company recorded nil allowance for credit losses.

 

Lease

 

On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842) (“Topic 842”) issued by the FASB, using the modified retrospective transition method and elected the transition option to use an effective date of January 1, 2020 as the date of initial application. The adoption of Topic 842 resulted in the presentation of financing lease on the consolidated balance sheet.

 

The Company has elected the package of practical expedients permitted which allows the Company not to reassess the following at adoption date:

 

(i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contains a lease, (ii) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and (iii) initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases (i.e. whether those costs qualify for capitalization under ASU 2016-02). The Company also elected the short-term lease exemption for certain classes of underlying assets including office space, warehouses and equipment, with a lease term of 12 months or less.

 

The Company determines whether an arrangement is or contain a lease at inception. The Company classifies a lease as a finance lease when the lease meets any of the following criteria at lease commencement:

 

  a. The lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the lessee by the end of the lease term;

 

  b. The lease grants the lessee an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise;

 

  c. The lease term is for the major part of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset;

 

  d. The present value of the sum of the lease payments and any residual value guaranteed by the lessee that is not already reflected in the lease payments in accordance with ASC 842 paragraph 842-10-30-5(f) equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset;

 

  e. The underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the lease term.

 

All leases of the Company are currently classified as financing leases. The Company recognizes a lease in the financial statement when the arrangement either explicitly or implicitly involves property, plant or equipment (“PP&E”), the contract terms are dependent on the useful life of the PP&E, and the Company have the ability or right to control the PP&E or to direct others to control the PP&E and receive the majority of the economic benefits of the assets. Financing lease liability, current, and financing lease liability, non-current in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The financing lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term.

 

The Company applied its interest rate based on the actual incremental borrowing rate from the leasing contract that is available at lease commencement date in determining the lease interest expense. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease. Lease expenses for lease payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, under depreciation expenses.

 

The Company reviews the impairment of its financing lease assets consistent with the approach applied for its other long-lived assets. The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on its ability to recover the carrying value of the asset from the expected undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows of the related operations. The Company has elected to include the carrying amount of financing lease liabilities in the tested asset group and include the associated financing lease payments in the undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Property and Equipment, net

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation and amortization are provided for on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

 

Building   50 years
Land   Indefinite
Renovation   8 years
Furniture and fixtures   10 years
Motor vehicles   5 years
Electronic equipment   1 – 3 years
Machinery   5 years
Forklift   6 years

 

Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not materially extend the useful lives of the assets, are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments which substantially extend the useful life of assets are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets retired or sold are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income in other income or expenses.

 

The Company also re-evaluates the periods of depreciation to determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives.

 

Deferred Offering Cost

 

Deferred offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the initial public offering. These costs, together with the underwriting discounts and commissions, will be charged to permanent equity upon completion of the initial public offering. Should the initial public offering prove to be unsuccessful, these deferred costs, as well as additional expenses to be incurred, will be charged to expenses. As of December 31, 2022 and 2023, the Company has incurred and deferred SGD522,987 and SGD828,458 (USD 613,059) of deferred offering costs.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, whenever events or changes in circumstances (such as a significant adverse change to market conditions that will impact the future use of the assets) indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may no longer be recoverable. When these events occur, the Company measures impairment by comparing the carrying value of the long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Company would recognize an impairment loss, which is the excess of carrying amount over the fair value of the assets, using the expected future discounted cash flows. There were no impairment losses on long-lived assets for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company adopted the revenue standard Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, starting January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective method for contracts that were not completed as of the date of adoption. The adoption of this ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:

 

Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

Step 3: Determine the transaction price

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

Step 5: Recognize revenue when the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The Company enters into agreements with customers that create enforceable rights and obligations and for which it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration to which it will be entitled as services transfer to the customer. It is customary practice for the Company to have the agreements with its customers in writing. The Company recognizes revenue based on the consideration specified in the applicable agreement.

 

Projects with performance obligations recognized over time that have revenue recognized to date in excess of cumulative billings are reported on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as “Contract assets”. Contract retentions, included in contract assets, represent amounts withheld by clients, in accordance with underlying contract terms, until certain conditions are met or the project is completed.

 

The Company will recognize the revenue of sales of construction material when the performance obligation is satisfied by transferring a promised good or service to the customer. Control of the goods is transferred to the customer, generally on delivery of the goods.

 

Revenue from service orders is recognized when the entity satisfied the performance obligation at a point in time generally as the services are provided.

 

The contracts which the Company enters into with the clients are fixed price and provide for milestone billings based upon the attainment of specific project objectives to ensure the Company meets its contractual requirements. Additionally, contracts may include retentions or holdbacks paid at the end of a project to ensure that Company meets the contract requirements. The Company does not assess whether a contract contains a significant financing component if the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between payment by the customers and the transfer of promised services to the customers will be less than one year.

 

Since the Company has concluded that the promises to be delivered on the contract would be one single performance obligation, no allocation of the transaction price is required and expected. As a professional interior design and fit-out service provider, the Company recognizes revenue based on the Company’s effort or inputs to the satisfaction of a performance obligation over time as work progresses because of the continuous transfer of control to the customer and the Company’s right to bill the customer as costs are incurred.

 

The Company’s contract with the customer has payment terms specified based upon certain conditions completed. The Company will submit monthly progress claim to the customer, and after the Company received the certified interim progress certificate, the Company will issue a tax invoice to the customer. The final tax invoice is generally issued after the project completion and agreed by customer and the Company. As the Company’s customers are required to pay the Company at different billing stages over the contract period, as such, the Company believes the progress payments limit the Company’s exposure to credit risk and that the Company would be able to collect substantially all of the consideration gradually at different stages. The timing of the satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligations is based upon the cost-to-cost measure of progress method, which is generally different than the timing of unconditional right of payment, and is based upon certain conditions completed as specified in the contract. The timing between the satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligations and the unconditional right of payment would contribute to contract assets and contract liabilities.

 

The Company uses the ratio of actual costs incurred to total estimated costs since costs incurred (an input method) represent a reasonable measure of progress towards the satisfaction of a performance in order to estimate the portion of revenue earned. This method faithfully depicts the transfer of value to the customer when the Company is satisfying a performance obligation that entails a number of interrelated tasks or activities for a combined output that requires the Company to coordinate the work of employees and subcontractors. Contract costs typically include direct labor, subcontract and consultant costs, materials and indirect costs related to contract performance. Changes in estimated costs to complete these obligations result in adjustments to revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis, which causes the effect of revised estimates to be recognized in the current period. Changes in estimates can routinely occur over the contract term for a variety of reasons including, changes in scope, unanticipated costs, delays or favorable or unfavorable progress than original expectations. When the outcome of the contract cannot be reasonably measured, revenue is recognized only to the extent of contract costs incurred that are expected to be recovered.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

When the current estimates of the total amount of consideration expected to be received in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to the customer, and contract cost indicate a loss, a provision for the entire loss on the contract is made as soon as the loss become evident. An adjustment is also made to reflect the effects of the customer’s credit risk. The loss on a contract is reported as an additional contract cost (an operating expense), and not as a reduction of revenue or a non-operating expense.

 

The Company’s contracts may contain variable consideration in the form of unpriced or pending change orders or claims that either increase or decrease the contract price. Variable consideration is generally estimated using the expected value method but may from time to time be estimated using the most likely amount method depending on the circumstance. Estimated amounts are included in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur or when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. Estimates of variable consideration are based upon historical experience and known trends.

 

The following table presents revenue classified by timing of revenue recognition for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively:

 

  

2022

SGD

  

2023

SGD

  

2023

USD

 
Point in time   57,618    4,701    3,479 
Over time   16,766,550    21,805,616    16,136,155 
Total revenue   16,824,168    21,810,317    16,139,634 

 

The following table presents revenue by major revenue type for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively:

 

  

2022

SGD

  

2023

SGD

  

2023

USD

 
Revenue from construction contracts   16,766,550    21,805,616    16,136,155 
Sales of construction materials   57,618    4,701    3,479 
Total   16,824,168    21,810,317    16,139,634 

 

Warranty

 

The Company generally provides limited warranties for work performed under its contracts. At the time a sale is recognized, the Company records estimated future warranty costs under ASC 460. Such estimated costs for warranties are estimated at completion and these warranties are not service warranties separately sold by the Company. Generally, the estimated claim rates of warranty are based on actual warranty experience or Company’s best estimate. There were no such reserves for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 because the Company’s historical warranty expenses were immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

 

Projects with performance obligations recognized over time that have revenue recognized to date in excess of cumulative billings are reported on consolidated balance sheets as “Contract assets”. Contract retentions, included in contract assets, represent amounts withheld by clients, in accordance with underlying contract terms, until certain conditions are met or the project is completed. Provisions for estimated losses of contract assets on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined.

 

Contract assets have billing term with unconditional right to be billed beyond one year are classified as non-current assets.

 

Contract liabilities on uncompleted contracts represent the amounts of cash collected from clients, billings to clients on contracts in advance of work performed and revenue recognized and provisions for losses. The majority of these amounts are expected to be earned within twelve months and are classified as current liabilities.

 

Government Subsidies

 

Government subsidies primarily relate to multiple entitlement granted by the Singapore government pursuant to the Job Support Scheme under the Anti-epidemic Fund. The Company recognizes government subsidies as other income when they are received because they are not subject to any past or future conditions. Government subsidies received and recognized as other income totaled SGD 0 and SGD 0 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

The Company’s cost of revenue is primarily comprised of the material costs, subcontracting costs and staff costs. These costs are expenses as incurred.

 

Borrowing Costs

 

All borrowing costs are recognized in interest expenses in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income in the period in which they are incurred.

 

Advertising Costs

 

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred and were included as part of selling and marketing expenses. Advertising costs for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, totaled nil and SGD 650 (USD 481) respectively.

 

Employee Benefit Plan

 

Employees of the Company located in Singapore participate in a compulsory saving scheme (pension fund) for the retirement of residents in Singapore. Employees are required to contribute monthly to mandatory provident fund schemes provided by approved private organizations, according to their salaries and the period of employment. The Company is required to contribute to the plan based on certain percentages of the employees’ salaries, up to a maximum amount specified by the local government. Total expenses for the plan were SGD 132,471 and SGD 133,455 (USD 98,757) for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.

 

Deferred taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences. The Company has recognized deferred tax assets for temporary differences, operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized. The accruals for deferred tax assets and liabilities, including deferred income tax assets and liabilities, are subject to significant judgment and are reviewed and adjusted routinely based on changes in facts and circumstances. Deferred tax is calculated using tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it is related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities.

 

The provisions of ASC 740-10-25, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, prescribe a more-likely-than-not threshold for consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken (or expected to be taken) in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on the recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and related disclosures.

 

An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. No significant penalties or interest relating to income taxes have been incurred during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

The Company believes there were no uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The Company does not expect that its assessment regarding unrecognized tax positions will materially change over the next 12 months. The Company is not currently under examination by an income tax authority, nor has been notified that an examination is contemplated.

 

Earnings (Loss) per share

 

The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”). ASC 260 requires companies with complex capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS are computed by dividing income available to ordinary shareholders of the Company by the weighted average ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS takes into account the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue ordinary shares were exercised and converted into ordinary shares. As of December 31, 2022 and 2023, there were no dilutive shares.

 

Comprehensive Income

 

Comprehensive income consists of two components, net income and other comprehensive income. Other comprehensive income refers to revenue, expenses, gains and losses that under U.S. GAAP are recorded as an element of shareholders’ equity but are excluded from net income.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to contingencies, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of its business, which cover a wide range of matters. Liabilities for contingencies are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated.

 

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss is incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability is accrued in the Company’s financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss, if determinable and material, would be disclosed.

 

Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the nature of the guarantee would be disclosed.

 

Related parties

 

Parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if the Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence, such as a family member or relative, shareholder, or a related corporation.

 

Significant Risks

 

Currency Risk

 

The Company’s operating activities are transacted in S$. Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions, recognized assets and liabilities and net investments in foreign operations. The Company considers the foreign exchange risk in relation to transactions denominated in SGD with respect to USD is significant.

 

Concentration and Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to the concentration of credit risks consist of cash and accounts receivable. The maximum exposures of such assets to credit risk are their carrying amounts as of the balance sheet dates. The Company deposits its cash with financial institutions located in Singapore. As of December 31, 2022 and 2023, SGD 1,989,817 and SGD 4,482,359 (USD 3,316,946) were deposited with financial institutions located in Singapore. The Deposit Protection Scheme introduced by the Singapore Government insured each depositor at one bank for a maximum amount of SGD75,000. Otherwise, these balances are not covered by insurance. The unsecured deposited amount as of December 31, 2022 and 2023 will be SGD 1,839,817 and SGD 4,332,359 (USD 3,205,946). The Company believes that no significant credit risk exists as these financial institutions have high credit quality and the Company has not incurred any losses related to such deposits.

 

For the credit risk related to accounts receivable, the Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and generally does not require collateral. The Company establishes an allowance for credit losses based upon estimates, factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers and other information. The allowance amounts were immaterial for all periods presented. The management believes that its contract acceptance, billing, and collection policies are adequate to minimize material credit risk. Application for progress payment of contract works is made on a regular basis. The Company seeks to maintain strict control over its outstanding receivables. Overdue balances are reviewed regularly by the Directors.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, all of the Company’s assets were located in Singapore and all of the Company’s revenue were derived from its subsidiary located in Singapore. The Company has a concentration of its revenue and accounts receivable with specific customers and purchases and accounts payable with specific suppliers.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

For the year ended December 31, 2022, two customers accounted for approximately 41% and 12% of the Company’s total revenue, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2023, four customers accounted for approximately 32%, 15%, 12%, and 11% of the Company’s total revenue, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2022, three customers’ accounts receivable accounted for approximately 39%, 23% and 20% of the total accounts receivable, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2023, four customers’ account receivables accounted for approximately 34%, 20%, 15% and 12% of total accounts receivable, respectively.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2022, one supplier accounted for approximately 15% of the Company’s total purchases. For the year ended December 31, 2023, none of the supplier accounted for 10% of the Company’s total purchases.

 

As of December 31, 2022, two supplier’s accounts payable accounted for approximately 30% and 15%, respectively of the total accounts payable and two suppliers’ accounts payable accounted for approximately 38% and 13% of the total accounts payable as of December 31, 2023, respectively.

 

Interest rate risk

 

Fluctuations in market interest rates may negatively affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company is exposed to floating interest rate risk on cash deposit and floating rate borrowings, and the risks due to changes in interest rates is not material. The Company has not used any derivative financial instruments to manage the interest risk exposure.

 

Recently Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all accounting standards updates (“ASUs”). Management periodically reviews new accounting standards that are issued. Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended (the “JOBS Act”), the Company meets the definition of an emerging growth company, or EGC, and has elected the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, which delays the adoption of these accounting standards until they would apply to private companies.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

In June 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2022-03 Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. These amendments clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, including interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, “‘Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2021-08”). This ASU requires entities to apply Topic 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination. The amendments improve comparability after the business combination by providing consistent recognition and measurement guidance for revenue contracts with customers acquired in a business combination and revenue contracts with customers not acquired in a business combination. The amendments are effective for the Company beginning after December 15, 2023, and are applied prospectively to business combinations that occur after the effective date. The Company is currently assessing the adoption of ASU 2021-04 on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative. This standard was issued in response to the SEC’s disclosure update and simplification initiative, which affects a variety of topics within the Accounting Standards Codification. The amendments apply to all reporting entities within the scope of the affected topics unless otherwise indicated. The effective date for each amendment will be the date on which the SEC’s removal of that related disclosure from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective, with early adoption prohibited. The Company is currently assessing the adoption of ASU 2023-06 on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, which is an update to Topic 740, Income Taxes. The amendments in this update related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures improve the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The amendments allow investors to better assess, in their capital allocation decisions, how an entity’s worldwide operations and related tax risks and tax planning and operational opportunities affect its income tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. 5 The other amendments in this Update improve the effectiveness and comparability of disclosures by (1) adding disclosures of pretax income (or loss) and income tax expense (or benefit) to be consistent with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulation S-X 210.4-08(h), Rules of General Application—General Notes to Financial Statements: Income Tax Expense, and (2) removing disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial or relevant. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. For entities other than public business entities, the amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The amendments in this Update should be applied on a prospective basis. Retrospective application is permitted. We are evaluating the effect this guidance will have on our tax disclosures.

 

Except for the above-mentioned pronouncements, there are no new recent issued accounting standards that will have a material impact on the consolidated financial position, statements of operations and cash flows.

 

3. Accounts Receivable, net

 

Accounts receivable, net consisted of the following as of December 31:

 

  

2022

SGD

  

2023

SGD

  

2023

USD

 
Accounts receivable   3,422,136    3,535,071    2,615,953 
Less: allowance for credit loss   (6,170)   (6,170)   (4,566)
Accounts receivable, net   3,415,966    3,528,901    2,611,387 

 

Movement of the allowance for accounts receivable were as follows:

 

   December 31, 2022   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Beginning balance   6,170   6,170   4,566
Addition   -    2,750    2,035 
Write-off        (2,750)   (2,035)
Ending balance   6,170   6,170   4,566

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

4. Contract Assets/(Liabilities)

 

Contract assets that have billing terms with unconditional rights to be billed beyond one year are classified as non-current assets.

 

Contract assets consisted of the following at December 31:

 

  

2022

SGD

  

2023

SGD

  

2023

USD

 
Revenue recognized to date   21,137,410    26,612,224    19,693,046 
Less: Progress billings to date   (14,113,469)   (21,105,331)   (15,617,945)
Less: Credit losses   -    (396,528)   (293,431)
Contract assets   7,023,941    5,110,365    3,781,670 
Contract assets, current   7,023,941    5,110,365    3,781,670 

 

Movement of the allowance for contract assets were as follows:

 

   December 31, 2022   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Beginning balance      -    -    - 
Addition   -    396,528    293,431 
Write-off        (396,528)   (293,431)
Ending balance   -    -    - 

 

Contract liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Billings in advance of performance obligation under contracts   425,332    1,482,957    1,097,388 

 

Contract liabilities related to contracts are balances due to customers under contracts. These arise if a particular milestone payment exceeds the revenue recognized to date under the cost-to-cost method.

 

The movement in contract liabilities is as follows at December 31:

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Balance at beginning of the period   804,103    425,332    314,746 
Decrease in contract liabilities as a result of recognizing revenue during the year was included in the contract liabilities at the beginning of the year   (570,951)   (418,432)   (309,639)
Increase in contract liabilities as a result of billings in advance of performance obligation under contracts   192,180    1,476,057    1,092,281 
Balance at end of the period   425,332    1,482,957    1,097,388 

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

5. Prepayments and Other Current Assets

 

Prepayments and other current assets consisted of the following at December 31:

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Other deposits   91,735    78,164    57,841 
Prepayments   20,293    36,916    27,318 
Prepayment and other current assets   112,028    115,080    85,159 

 

6. Property, plant and equipment

 

Property and equipment, stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization, consisted of the following at December 31:

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Building and land   5,119,699    5,119,699    3,788,577 
Furniture and fixtures   4,053    4,053    2,999 
Motor vehicles   602,110    602,111    445,562 
Electronic equipment   179,543    182,800    135,272 
Machinery   33,993    33,993    25,155 
Renovation   47,360    47,360    35,046 
Forklift   69,000    69,000    51,060 
Subtotal   6,055,758    6,059,016    4,483,671 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization   (2,204,955)   (2,366,667)   (1,751,333)
Property and Equipment, net   3,850,803    3,692,349    2,732,338 

 

Depreciation expenses of property and equipment totaled SGD146,709 and SGD161,712(USD 119,667) for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

7. Investment under equity method

 

Components of investment under equity method are as follows at December 31:

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Cost of investment in joint venture   101,000    101,000    74,740 
Accumulated share of losses in joint venture   (101,000)   (101,000)   (74,740)
Total   -    -    - 

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

8. Leases

 

Financing leases as lessee

 

As of December 31, 2022 and 2023, the Company has financing leases with the financial institutions on its consolidated balance sheets for hire purchase of motor vehicle.

 

The following table shows financing lease liabilities from the financial institutions, and the associated financial statement line items as follows at December 31:

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Liabilities               
Financing lease liabilities current   16,680    16,680    12,343 
                
Financing lease liabilities non-current   27,800    11,120    8,229 

 

As of December 31, 2022 and 2023, leased assets which are included in the “Property, plant and equipment” of the consolidated balance sheet of following at December 31:

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Motor vehicles at cost   132,508    128,000    94,720 
Less: Accumulated depreciation   (64,421)   (87,467)   (64,725)
Motor vehicles, net   68,087    40,533    29,995 

 

Information relating to financing lease activities during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 are as follows:

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Financing lease expenses               
Depreciation   26,502    25,600    18,944 
Interest of lease liabilities   1,942    1,920    1,421 
Total financing lease expenses   28,444    27,520    20,365 

 

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

 

   SGD   USD 
For the year ending December 31,          
2024   18,600    13,764 
2025   12,308    9,108 
Total lease payments   30,908    22,872 
Less: imputed interest   (3,108)   (2,300)
Total   27,800    20,572 

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

9. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

 

Components of accrued expenses and other current liabilities are as follows at December 31:

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
             
Accruals for operating expenses   475,510    547,661    405,269 
Retention payable   45,423    45,423    33,613 
Other payables   17,713    42,711    31,606 
Total   538,646    635,795    470,488 

 

10. Bank Borrowings

 

Components of bank borrowings are as follows at December 31:

 

       Interest rate  

2022

SGD

  

2023

SGD

  

2023

USD

 
UOB – Loan 1 (Property)   (1)    1.98-4.95%    457,120    351,004    259,742 
UOB – Loan 2 (Bridging Loan)   (2)    2.25%   2,091,258    1,408,486    1,042,280 
Trust Receipt   (3)    5.98-7.00%    295,986    578,806    428,317 
              2,844,364    2,338,296    1,730,339 
                          
Less: current portion of long-term bank borrowings             (1,150,176)   (1,447,966)   (1,071,495)
Non-current portion of long-term bank borrowings             1,694,188    890,330    658,844 

 

  (1) The property loan with twenty-five years of term from February 2, 2002 to January 31, 2027 will maturity at January 2027 with interest rate at 1.68% for the per period from August 4, 2020 to August 3, 2022, 1.98% for the period from August 4, 2022 to August 3, 2023, and at 6.25% from August 4, 2023 and thereafter. The Company revised the loan on May 3, 2023 and the revised interest rate will be 1.20% plus compounded the Singapore Overnight Rate Average (SORA) reference rate for the period from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025, and at 2.00% plus compounded SORA reference rate for the period from June 1, 2025 and thereafter. As of December 31, 2023 the SORA rate is 3.75%
     
  (2) The bridging loan with five years of term from September 30, 2020 to September 29, 2025 will maturity at October 2025 with the interest rate at 2.25%
     
  (3)

Trust receipt is the bank facilities that we use to settle suppliers’ due invoices, it will be mature 120 days after the Company executes it. The interest rate will be 5.15%-6.27% depend on the date of execution. All trust receipts matured no later than March 31,2024.

As of May 31, 2024, the Company incurred new trust receipts with amount of S$481,622, and part of the S$268,046 was matured in May 23, 2024. The remaining balance will mature in July 2024.

 

Interest expenses pertaining to the above bank borrowings for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 amounted to SGD 81,333 and SGD 75,184 (USD 55,636), respectively.

 

Components of bank borrowings interest are as follows as of December 31:

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
UOB – Loan 1 (Property)   9,389    13,602    10,065 
UOB – Loan 2 (Bridging Loan)   55,982    36,793    27,227 
Trust Receipt   15,962    24,789    18,344 
Total   81,333    75,184    55,636 

 

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Maturities of the bank borrowings were as follows:

Schedule of Maturities Bank Borrowings 

   SGD   USD 
For the year ending December 31,          
2024   1,486,600    1,100,084 
2025   776,816    574,844 
2026   122,760    90,842 
2027   11,743    8,690 
Total bank borrowings repayments   2,397,919    1,774,460 
           
Current portion of long-term bank borrowings   1,486,600    1,100,084 
Non-current portion of long-term bank borrowings   911,319    674,376 
Less: imputed interest   (59,623)   (44,121)
Total   2,338,296    1,730,339 

 

11. Income Taxes

 

Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands

 

Under the current laws of the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, the Company is not subject to tax on income or capital gain. Additionally, upon payments of dividends by the Company to its shareholders, no Cayman Islands and BVI withholding tax will be imposed.

 

Singapore

 

In accordance with the relevant tax laws and regulations of Singapore, a company registered in Singapore is subject to income taxes at a flat rate of 17%.

 

   For the years ended December 31, 
  

2022

SGD

  

2023

SGD

  

2023

USD

 
Income before provision for income taxes is attributable to the following geographic locations:               
Singapore   210,917    (33,313)   (24,651)
Foreign   -    -    - 
Total income before income taxes   210,917    (33,313)   (24,651)

 

The following table reconciles Singapore statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax:

 

Schedule of Reconciles Singapore Statutory Rates 

   For the years ended December 31, 
   2022
SGD
   2023
SGD
   2023
USD
 
Profit before income taxes   210,917    (33,313)   (24,651)
Singapore statutory income tax rate   17%   17%   17%
                
Non-deductible depreciation   9%   -70%   -70%
Non-deductible professional fees   62%   -467%   -467%
Other non-deductible expenses   5%   -39%   -39%
Tax rebate and exemption   -26%   673%   673%
Effective tax rate   67%   114%   114%

 

The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities at the applicable tax rates. Components of the Company’s deferred tax asset and liability are as follows:

 

Deferred tax assets as of December 31,

 

   2022
SGD
   2023
SGD
   2023
USD
 
Bad debt provision   276,791    270,556    200,212 
Lease liabilities   7,562    4,726    3,497 
Total deferred tax assets   284,353    275,282    203,709 
Deferred tax liabilities:               
Right-of-use assets   (11,575)   (7,069)   (5,231)
Total deferred tax liabilities   (11,575)   (7,069)   (5,231)
Net deferred tax asset:   272,778    268,213    198,478 

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Uncertain tax positions

 

The Company evaluates each uncertain tax position (including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measures the unrecognized benefits associated with the tax positions. As of December 31, 2022 and 2023, the Company did not have any significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions. The Company did not incur any interest and penalties related to potential underpaid income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023. The Company also does not anticipate any significant increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months from December 31, 2023.

 

The tax years ended December 31, 2019 through 2022 for the Group’s subsidiary in the Singapore is generally subject to examination by the Singapore tax authorities.

 

12. Related Party Balance and Transactions

 

The following is a list of related parties which the Company has transactions with:

 

  (a) Fine Build-Ninefold Group Construction Company (Private) Limited

 

A Joint-Venture (JV) incorporated in Sri Lanka in year 2017 to bid a local project, FBS SG holding 30% shares of the JV. The Company started transferring the share to 3rd party in late 2019, however due to Covid-19 pandemic, the share transfer is still pending for the local secretary to execute. Currently, FineBuild only supply material to the JV.

 

  (b) 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd

 

A related company under common control with FBS SG as Mr. Kelvin Ang (also known as Poh Guan Ang) acts as the sole director in this company.

 

  (c) Fastfix Systems Pte Ltd

 

A related company under common control with FBS SG as Mr. Kelvin Ang acts as the sole director in this company.

 

  (d) Kelvin Ang

 

Present sole director and shareholder of FBS Global Limited.

 

  (e) Ang Poh Hwee

 

Project director of FBS Global Limited.

 

  a. Accounts receivable – related party

 

As of December 31, 2022 and 2023, the balances of Accounts receivable – related party were as follows:

 

       2022   2023   2023 
       SGD   SGD   USD 
Accounts receivable – related party                    
Fine Build-Ninefold Group Construction Company (Private) Limited   (1)    990,941    971,780    719,117 
Allowance for credit loss   (1)    (990,941)   (971,780)   (719,117)
Total        -    -    - 

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Movement of the allowance for credit loss were as follows:

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Beginning balance   970,573    990,941    733,296 
Addition   20,368    -    - 
Exchange rate effect   -    (19,161)   (14,179)
Ending balance   990,941    971,780    719,117 

 

  b. Other receivables – related parties

 

As of December 31, 2022 and 2023, the balances of other receivables-related parties were as follows:

 

Schedule of Other Receivable Related Party Allowance for Credit Loss

       2022   2023   2023 
       SGD   SGD   USD 
Other receivables – related parties                    
Fine Build-Ninefold Group Construction Company (Private) Limited   (3)    586,542    575,200    425,648 
Allowance for credit loss   (3)    (586,542)   (575,200)   (425,648)
54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd   (2)    -    212,794    157,468 
Ang Poh Hwee   (4)    -    30,000    22,200 
Total        -    242,794    179,668 

 

Movement of the allowance for credit loss were as follows:

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Beginning balance   589,638    586,542    434,041 
Exchange rate effect   (3,096)   (11,342)   (8,393)
Ending balance   586,542    575,200    425,648 

 

(1) Supply construction material to the Joint Venture company. The Company may not be able to collect amounts due under COVID-19’s negative impact to the joint venture’s operation and financial condition, and the Company reserved 100% allowance for credit loss.
(2) The Company approved a loan to 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd on April 10 ,2023, provided the loan of SGD2 million, with no interest. As of the date of this report, the Company has collected back all the loan from 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd.
(3) Management service provided to the Joint Venture company.
(4) The Company paid on behalf the director for a legal case between Newspaper Seng Pte Ltd and Ang Poh Hwee.

 

  c. Due to related parties

 

As of December 31, 2022 and 2023, the balances of amount due to related parties were as follows:

 

Schedule of Due to Related Parties and Related Party Transactions

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Due to related parties               
Kelvin Ang   150,426    83,388    61,707 
Total   150,426    83,388    61,707 

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

  d. Related party transactions

 

   2022   2023   2023 
   SGD   SGD   USD 
Fine Build-Ninefold Group Construction Company (Private) Limited               
Supply construction material   25,633    -    - 
54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd               
Rental of warehouse   30,000    -    - 
Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd               
Consultation fee   -    138,000    102,120 
Supply of labors        43,004    31,823 

 

  e. Commitments

 

On November 25, 2020, the Company guaranteed a 5 year commercial loan SGD 200,000 from UOB Bank to Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd, a related party. The interest rate is fixed at 2.25% per annum and Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd shall repay the loan over 60 monthly installments with the interest.

 

The Company also guaranteed a SGD 7,400,000 10 year commercial loan on October 31, 2022, in the form of Letter of Credit from UOB Bank to 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd, a related party. The Letter of Credit has been fully drawn down as of the date of this report.

 

13. Shareholders’ Equity

 

Ordinary shares

 

The Company was established under the laws of the Cayman Islands on March 10, 2022. The authorized number of Ordinary Shares was 500,000,000 with par value of $0.001 per share. On August 2, 2022, the Company issued 11,250,000 shares to the controlling shareholder at par value of $0.001 per share. As a result, there are total 11,250,000 shares issued.

 

In financial year 2021, the subsidiaries paid out further dividend of SGD 1,300,000 on August 25, 2021 and issued 500,000 ordinary shares to pay the outstanding dividend payable on September 7, 2021. The balance of SGD 5,817,274 (USD 4,304,783) still remains into the account as of June 30, 2023.

 

On January 26, 2022, the subsidiary FBS SG issued 160,000 shares to two new shareholders, Master Stride Limited and Fame Hall Investment Limited, with consideration of SGD7.5 per share. Master Stride subscribed 82,000 ordinary shares for SGD 615,000 and Fame Hall subscribed 78,000 ordinary shares for SGD 585,000. A total of SGD 712,880 paid in capital received as of June 30, 2022. By August 2022, the two shareholders Master Stride and Fame Hall made full payment of SGD 1,200,000 to subscribe the share of the subsidiary FBS SG.

 

14. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Commitments

 

On November 25, 2020, the Company guaranteed a 5 year commercial loan SGD 200,000 from UOB Bank to Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd, a related party. The interest rate is fixed at 2.25% per annum and Fastfixs Systems Pte Ltd shall repay the loan over 60 monthly installments with the interest.

 

The Company also guaranteed a SGD 7,400,000 10 year commercial loan on October 31, 2022, in the form of Letter of Credit from UOB Bank to 54 Pandan Road Pte Ltd, a related party. The Letter of Credit has been fully drawn down as of the date of this report.

 

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FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The Company also has a banker’s guarantee totaling SGD 2.23 million (USD 1.65 million) from UOB Bank for the ongoing projects as of December 31, 2023. These guarantees are at the request of the main contractor or owner as a security deposit for the performance of the Company obligations under the contracts. All the banker’s guarantee will expired before October 27, 2026.

 

As of December 31, 2023, the future minimum payments under certain of the Company’s contractual obligations were as follows: 

Schedule of Future Minimum Payments of Contractual Obligations

...

   Payment Due In 
   Total
SGD
   Less than
1 year
   1 – 2 years   3 – 5 years   Thereafter 
Bank borrowings   2,397,919    1,486,600    899,576    11,743    - 
Financing lease   30,908    18,600    12,308    -    - 

 

Contingencies

 

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of business. The results of such proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, but the Company does not anticipate that the final outcome arising out of any such matters will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations on an individual basis or in the aggregate. As of December 31, 2022 and 2023, the Company is not involved in any material legal or administrative proceedings except for the case below with regards to its subsidiary FBS SG, which matter is now resolved.

 

In August 2021, Newspaper Seng Pte Ltd filed a claim against FBS SG for an amount of approximately SGD2.2 million. Newspaper Seng claim that they have enter an oral agreement with FBS SG in September 2015 to purchase a land and building at 54 Pandan Road, Singapore 609292 to redevelopment, and sale or commercial utilization of the land. Newspaper Seng would invest monies and FBS SG would be in charge the purchase, redevelopment and commercial utilization of the property. In November 2019, FBS SG transferred the property to a third party without the acknowledgment of Newspaper Seng. Hence Newspaper Seng wish to claim back the amount stated above to compensate the loss of the investment. Newspaper Seng Pte Ltd decided to withdraw the suit claims on November 30, 2023 and files the Notice of Discontinuances on April 25, 2024. As of May 21, 2024 both parties have discontinued their claims and counterclaims and the case were settled.

 

15. Segment Reporting

 

ASC 280, “Segment Reporting”, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company’s internal organizational structure as well as information about geographical areas, business segments and major customers in financial statements for details on the Company’s business segments.

 

The Company uses the management approach to determine reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for making decisions, allocating resources and assessing performance.

 

Based on the management’s assessment, the Company determined that it has only one operating segment and therefore one reportable segment as defined by ASC 280. The Company’s assets are all located in Singapore and all of the Company’s revenue and expense are derived in the Singapore. Therefore, no geographical segments are presented. The single segment represents the Company’s revenue from construction contracts, sale of construction materials and rendering of services to its customers in Singapore.

 

16. Subsequent Events

 

The Company evaluated all events and transactions that occurred after December 31, 2023 up through the date the Company issued these financial statements on June 27, 2024 for disclosure or recognition in this consolidated financial statements of the Company as appropriate.

 

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FBS Global Limited

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

 

Through and including [●], 2024 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to a dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 
 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed or supplemented. 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 jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, dated December 4, 2024

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

 

1,884,337 Ordinary Shares

 

This prospectus relates to the resale of 1,884,337 Ordinary Shares held by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders named in this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of Ordinary Shares by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders named in this prospectus. The 1,884,337 Ordinary Shares are being offered by the Resale Shareholders for resale only once such shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and only after the 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares are sold pursuant to the Public Offering Prospectus.

 

The underwriter will not receive any compensation from the sale of the Ordinary Shares by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders. The Resale Prospectus Shareholders will receive all of the net proceeds from the sales of Ordinary Shares offered by it under this prospectus. We have agreed to bear the expenses relating to the registration of the Ordinary Shares for the Resale Prospectus Shareholders.

 

The Ordinary Shares being offered by us pursuant to the Public Offering Prospectus were listed at US[$4.50], which is the assumed public offering price of the Ordinary Shares we are selling in our initial public offering. Thereafter, any sales will occur at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated prices, the most recent of which was US[$●] as of [●], 2024. The distribution of securities offered hereby may be effected in one or more transactions that may take place in ordinary brokers’ transactions, privately negotiated transactions or through sales to one or more dealers for resale of such securities as principals. Usual and customary or specifically negotiated brokerage fees or commissions may be paid by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders. No sales of the shares covered by this prospectus shall occur until the Ordinary Shares sold in our initial public offering begin trading on the Nasdaq.

 

On [●] 2024, a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to our initial public offering of Ordinary Shares was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission and our shares began trading on [●], 2024. We received approximately $[●] million in net proceeds from the offering after payment of underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses of the offering.

 

Concurrent with our initial public offering, our Ordinary Shares were listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol “FBGL.”

 

We are an “Emerging Growth Company” and a “Foreign Private Issuer” under applicable U.S. federal securities laws and, as such, are eligible for reduced public company reporting requirements. Please see Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and Implications of Being a Foreign Private Issuer beginning on page 10 of this prospectus for more information.

 

We are a holding company that is incorporated in the Cayman Islands. As a holding company with no operations, we conduct all of our operations through our subsidiary in Singapore. The Ordinary Shares offered in this offering are shares of the holding company that is incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Investors of our Ordinary Shares should be aware that they may never directly hold equity interests in our subsidiaries.

 

We will be a controlled company as defined under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5615(c) because, immediately after the completion of this offering, Kelvin Ang, our controlling shareholder, will own approximately of our total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 65.5% of the total voting power.

 

An investment in our Ordinary Shares involves significant risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors beginning on page 14 of this prospectus before you make your decision to invest in our Ordinary Shares.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is [●], 2024

 

 

 

 

THE OFFERING

 

Ordinary Shares being offered   1,884,337 Ordinary Shares
     
Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately after this offering   13,500,000 Ordinary Shares, assuming the issuance by us of 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Public Offering Prospectus filed contemporaneously herewith.
     
Use of proceeds   We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of Ordinary Shares held by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders being registered in this prospectus.
     
Proposed Nasdaq Symbol   FBGL
     
Risk factors   An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 of this prospectus and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our Ordinary Shares.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of Ordinary Shares held by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders named in this prospectus.

 

THE RESALE PROSPECTUS SHAREHOLDERS

 

The Ordinary Shares being offered by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders were issued by our Company to the Resale Prospectus Shareholders on August 2, 2022 as part of a group reorganization. We are registering those Ordinary Shares in order to permit the Resale Prospectus Shareholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time.

 

This prospectus covers the offering for resale of 1,884,337 Ordinary Shares by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders. This prospectus and any prospectus supplement will only permit the Resale Prospectus Shareholders to sell the number of Ordinary Shares identified in the column “Number of Ordinary Shares to be Sold,” which Ordinary Shares will only be offered only after the 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares are sold pursuant to the Public Offering Prospectus The Ordinary Shares issued to the Resale Prospectus Shareholders are “restricted” securities under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws and are being registered to provide the Resale Prospectus Shareholders the opportunity to sell those Ordinary Shares.

 

The following table sets forth the names of the Resale Prospectus Shareholders who are offering the Ordinary Shares for resale by this prospectus, the number and percentage of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by such Resale Prospectus Shareholders, the number of Ordinary Shares that may be offered for resale by this prospectus and the number and percentage of Ordinary Shares such Resale Prospectus Shareholders will own after the offering. The information appearing in the table below is based on information provided by or on behalf of the named Resale Prospectus Shareholders. We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the Ordinary Shares by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders. The Resale Prospectus Shareholder may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

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Name of Resale Prospectus
Shareholders(1)
  Ordinary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior
to Offering
   Percentage
Ownership
Prior to
Offering(2)
   Number of
Ordinary
Shares to
be Sold
  

Number of
Ordinary
Shares
Owned

After
Offering(3)

   Percentage
Ownership
After
Offering(3)
 
Kelvin Ang   10,165,663    90.4%   800,000    9,365,663    69.4%
Master Stride Limited (solely owned by Mr. Tan Yeok Lin)   555,723    4.9%   555,723    -    - 
Fame Hall Investment Limited (solely owned by Mr. Lim Yi Shenn)   528,614    4.7%   528,614    -    - 

 

  (1) Kelvin Ang’s registered address is 74 Tagore Lane, #02-00 Sindo Industrial Estate, Singapore 787498. The persons having voting, dispositive or investment powers over Master Stride Limited is Tan Yeok Lin, whose registered address is Block 663, Choa Chu Kang Crescent, #20-263, Singapore, and for Fame Hall Investment limited is Mr. Lim Yi Shenn, whose registered address is 256 Bedok Road, Singapore 469425 Neither Tan Yeok Lin nor Lim Yi Shenn is an affiliate of the Company.
  (2) Based on 11,250,000 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding prior to completion of the Company’s initial public offering.
  (3) Since we do not have the ability to control how many, if any, of their shares each of the Resale Prospectus Shareholders will sell, we have assumed that the Resale Prospectus Shareholders will sell all of the shares offered herein for purposes of determining how many shares they will own after the offering and their percentage of ownership following the offering.

 

RESALE PROSPECTUS SHAREHOLDERS PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The Resale Prospectus Shareholders and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their Ordinary Shares covered hereby on the Nasdaq or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the Ordinary Shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. In addition, the underwriter will not receive any compensation from the sale of the Ordinary Shares by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders. The Resale Prospectus Shareholders will receive all of the net proceeds from the sales of Ordinary Shares offered by it under this prospectus. We have agreed to bear the expenses relating to the registration of the Ordinary Shares for the Resale Prospectus Shareholders. A Resale Prospectus Shareholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling its Ordinary Shares:

 

- ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

- block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

- purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

- an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

- privately negotiated transactions;

 

- settlement of short sales;

 

- in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Resale Prospectus Shareholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security;

 

- through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

- a combination of any such methods of sale; or

 

- any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The Resale Prospectus Shareholders may also sell their Ordinary Shares under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by a Resale Prospectus Shareholder may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from a Resale Prospectus Shareholder (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121.

 

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In connection with the sale of the Ordinary Shares or interests therein, the Resale Prospectus Shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Ordinary Shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Resale Prospectus Shareholders may also sell Ordinary Shares short and deliver these shares to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the shares to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these shares. The Resale Prospectus Shareholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of Ordinary Shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

The Resale Prospectus Shareholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the Ordinary Shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the Ordinary Shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The Resale Prospectus Shareholders have informed the Company that they do not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Ordinary Shares.

 

The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the Ordinary Shares.

 

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the Ordinary Shares may be resold by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect; or (ii) all of the Ordinary Shares held by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The Ordinary Shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the Ordinary Shares covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the Ordinary Shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the Ordinary Shares for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Resale Prospectus Shareholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the Ordinary Shares by the Resale Prospectus Shareholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Resale Prospectus Shareholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the Ordinary Shares being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Conyers Dill & Pearman Pte. Ltd.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Cayman Islands’ laws do not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent that any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as providing indemnification against fraud or the consequences of committing a crime.

 

Our Amended and Restated Articles of Association permits indemnification of our directors and officers, and their personal representatives, against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by such persons, other than by reason of such person’s dishonesty, willful default or fraud, in or about the conduct of our Company’s business or affairs (including as a result of any mistake of judgment) or in the execution or discharge of his duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such director or officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning our Company or its affairs in any court whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.

 

We intend to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers. These agreements will require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Cayman Islands law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified, subject to our Company reserving its rights to recover the full amount of such advances in the event that he or she is subsequently found to have been negligent or otherwise have breached his or her trust or fiduciary duties to our Company or to be in default thereof, or where the Cayman Islands courts have declined to grant relief.

 

The form of underwriting agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement will also provide for indemnification of us and our officers and directors.

 

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

 

ITEM 7. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

 

During the past three years, we have issued and sold the following securities without registering such securities under the Securities Act. We believe that each of the following issuances was exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act regarding transactions not involving a public offering or in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act regarding sales by an issuer in offshore transactions. No underwriters were involved in these issuances of securities.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

Upon incorporation on March 10, 2022, the Registrant had issued to the subscriber one ordinary share of par value US$1.00, which was transferred to Mr. Kelvin Ang on the same day. Pursuant to a group reorganization on August 2, 2022, the Registrant issued an aggregate of 11,249,000 Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.001, as follows:

 

Securities/Purchaser   Date of Sale or Issuance   Number of Securities   Consideration
Kelvin Ang   August 2, 2022   10,165,663 Ordinary Shares   Issued pursuant to the Company’s acquisition of the issued shares of Success Elite Developments Limited
Master Stride Limited   August 2, 2022   555,723 Ordinary Shares   Issued pursuant to the Company’s acquisition of the issued shares of Success Elite Developments Limited
Fame Hall Investment Limited   August 2, 2022   528,614 Ordinary Shares   Issued pursuant to the Company’s acquisition of the issued shares of Success Elite Developments Limited

 

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ITEM 8. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

  (a) Exhibits

 

See “Exhibit Index” beginning on page II-3 of this registration statement.

 

  (b) Financial Statement Schedules

 

All supplement schedules are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the data is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

 

ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS

 

  1. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreements, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

 

  2. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement, unless the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) below is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of a prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement:

 

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

 

(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

 

  3. For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

  4. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

  5. To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, need not be furnished, provided, that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements.

 

  6. That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to any purchaser;

 

(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

  7. That, for the purpose of determining liability of a registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

(i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of an undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

(ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of an undersigned registrant or used or referred to by an undersigned registrant;

 

(iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about an undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of an undersigned registrant; and

 

(iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by an undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

  8. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

  9. For the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, if the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description of document
1.1   Form of Underwriting Agreement
3.1   Amended Memorandum of Association of the Registrant
3.2   Second Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Registrant
5.1   Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman Pte. Ltd. regarding the validity of the Ordinary Shares being registered
8.1   Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman regarding certain Cayman Islands tax matters (included in Exhibit 5.1)
10.1   Form of Directors’ Agreement
10.2   Form of Indemnification Agreement
10.3   2022 Share Incentive Plan
10.4   Employment Agreement between Chew Chong Ye and Finebuild Systems Pte. Ltd. dated July 6, 2020
10.5   Employment Agreement between Ang Boon Chuan and Finebuild Systems Pte. Ltd. dated September 29, 2006
10.6   Employment Agreement between Li Ming and Finebuild Systems Pte. Ltd. dated April 28, 2021
10.7   Employment Agreement between Chrysan Yap and Finebuild Systems Pte. Ltd. dated February 26, 1999
14   Code of Ethics
21.1   List of Subsidiaries
23.1   Consent of Marcum Asia CPAs LLP
23.3   Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman (included in Exhibit 5.1 and 8.1)
23.4   Consent of Dentons (included in Exhibit 99.2)
24.1   Power of Attorney (included on signature pages)
99.1   Consent of Director Nominees
99.2   Opinion of Dentons regarding Singapore legal matters
107   Filing Fee Table

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-1 and has duly caused this registration statement, as amended, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Singapore, on December 4, 2024.

 

  FBS Global Limited
   
  By: /s/ Kelvin Ang
  Name: Kelvin Ang
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

We, the undersigned directors and executive officers of FBS Global Limited and its subsidiaries hereby severally constitute and appoint Kelvin Ang singly (with full power to act alone), our true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution in him for him and in his name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement on Form F-1 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement (or any other Registration Statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, and him, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as full to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement, as amended, has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Date: December 4, 2024 /s/ Kelvin Ang
  Kelvin Ang, Chief Executive Officer & Director
  (Principal Executive Officer)
 
Date: December 4, 2024 /s/ Chew Chong Ye
  Chew Chong Ye, Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of America, has signed this registration statement or amendment thereto in New York, NY, United States of America on December 4, 2024.

 

  AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
   
  By: /s/ Colleen A. De Vries
  Name: Colleen A. De Vries
  Title: Senior Vice President of behalf of Cogency Global, Inc.

 

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Exhibit 1.1

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

 

[●], 2024

 

WallachBeth Capital, LLC

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 5

185 Hudson Street, Ste 1410

Jersey City, NJ 07311

 

As Representative of the Underwriters

named on Schedule A hereto

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned, FBS Global Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (collectively with its subsidiaries and affiliates, including, without limitation, all entities disclosed or described in the Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined) as being subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company, the “Company”), hereby confirms its agreement (this “Agreement”) with the several underwriters (such underwriters, including the Representative (as defined below), the “Underwriters” and each an “Underwriter”) named on Schedule A hereto for which WallachBeth Capital, LLC is acting as the representative of the Underwriters (in such capacity, the “Representative”) in connection with the proposed offering (the “Offering”) by the Company of the Offered Securities (as defined below).

 

The Company proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the Underwriters an aggregate of [●] authorized but unissued ordinary shares (“Firm Shares”), par value $0.001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of the Company. The Company has also granted to the several Underwriters an option to purchase up to [●]1 authorized but unissued additional Ordinary Shares, on the terms and for the purposes set forth in Section 2(c) hereof (the “Additional Shares”). The Firm Shares and any Additional Shares purchased pursuant to this Agreement are herein collectively referred to as the “Offered Securities”.

 

The Company confirms its agreement with the Underwriters as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties of the Company.

 

The Company represents and warrants to the Underwriters as follows with the understanding that the same may be relied upon by the Underwriters in this Offering, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (as defined below) and each Option Closing Date (as defined below), if any:

 

(a) Filing of the Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-   ), which contains a form of prospectus to be used in connection with the public offering and sale of the Offered Securities. Such registration statement, as amended, including the financial statements and the notes thereto, exhibits and schedules thereto contained in the registration statement at the time such registration statement became effective, in the form in which it was declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act Regulations”), and including any required information deemed to be a part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act, or pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act Regulations”), is called the “Registration Statement.” Any registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act is called the “Rule 462(b) Registration Statement,” and from and after the date and time of filing of the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, the term “Registration Statement” shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Such prospectus, in the form first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act after the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto, or, if no filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act is required, the form of final prospectus relating to the Offered Securities included in the Registration Statement at the effective date of the Registration Statement (“Effective Date”), is called the “Prospectus.” All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, the preliminary prospectus included in the Registration Statement (each, a “preliminary prospectus”), the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”). The preliminary prospectus that was included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to the Applicable Time (as defined below) is hereinafter called the “Pricing Prospectus.” Any reference to the “most recent preliminary prospectus” shall be deemed to refer to the latest preliminary prospectus included in the registration statement. Any reference herein to any registration statement, preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or any supplement or amendment to either thereof shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such reference.

 

 

115% of Firm Shares.

 

 
 

 

(b) “Applicable Time” means [●] p.m., Eastern Time, on the date of this Agreement.

 

(c) Compliance with Registration Requirements. The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations on [●], 2024. The Company has complied, to the Commission’s satisfaction, with all requests of the Commission for additional or supplemental information. No stop order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement is in effect and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, are contemplated or threatened by the Commission.

 

Each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus when filed complied or will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and, if filed by electronic transmission pursuant to EDGAR (except as may be permitted by Regulation S-T under the Securities Act), was identical in content to the copy thereof delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offer and sale of the Offered Securities, other than with respect to any artwork and graphics that were not filed. Each of the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, and any post-effective amendment to either the Registration Statement or the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, at the time it became effective and at all subsequent times until the expiration of the prospectus delivery period required under Section 4(3) of the Securities Act, complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, as of its date and at all subsequent times until the Underwriters have completed the placement of the offering of the Offered Securities, did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or any post-effective amendment to either the Registration Statement or the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or in the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Underwriters furnished to the Company in writing expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished on behalf of any of the Underwriters consists of (i) the name of the Underwriters contained on the cover page of the Pricing Prospectus and Prospectus and (ii) the sub-sections titled “Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Shares “ and “Stabilization,” in each case under the caption “Underwriting” in the Prospectus (the “Underwriter Information”). There are no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that have not been fairly and accurately described in all material respects or filed as required.

 

 
 

 

(d) Disclosure Package. The term “Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Pricing Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, (ii) each issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act (each, an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”), if any, identified in Schedule B hereto, (iii) the pricing terms set forth in Schedule C to this Agreement, and (iv) any other free writing prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package. As of the Applicable Time, the Disclosure Package did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with the Underwriter Information.

 

(e) Company Not Ineligible Issuer. (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement and (ii) as of the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), without taking account any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.

 

(f) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. No Issuer Free Writing Prospectus includes any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated by reference therein that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with the Underwriter Information.

 

(g) Offering Materials Furnished to the Underwriters. The Company has delivered to the Underwriters copies of the Registration Statement and of each consent and certificate of experts filed as a part thereof, and each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, in such quantities and at such places as the Underwriters have reasonably requested in writing.

 

(h) Distribution of Offering Material by the Company. The Company has not distributed or authorized the distribution of, and will not distribute, prior to the completion of the Underwriters’ purchase of the Offered Securities, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Securities other than a preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus reviewed and consented to by the Underwriters, and the Registration Statement.

 

(i) The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of, the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification hereunder may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

 

(j) Authorization of the Offered Securities. The Offered Securities to be sold by the Company through the Underwriters have been duly and validly authorized by all required corporate action and have been reserved for issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and, when so issued and delivered by the Company, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens (as defined in sub-section (r)) imposed by the Company. The Company has sufficient Ordinary Shares for the issuance of the maximum number of Offered Securities issuable pursuant to the Offering as described in the Prospectus.

 

(k) No Applicable Registration or Other Similar Rights. There are no persons with registration or other similar rights to have any securities of the Company registered for sale under the Registration Statement and included in the Offering.

 

(l) No Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package, subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package: (i) there has been no material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business, prospects or operations, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, of the Company (any such change, a “Material Adverse Change” and any resulting effect, a “Material Adverse Effect”); (ii) the Company has not incurred any material liability or obligation, indirect, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary course of business nor entered into any material transaction or agreement not in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company in respect of its Ordinary Shares.

 

 
 

 

(m) Independent Accountant. Marcum Asia CPAs, LLP (the “Accountant”), which has expressed its opinions with respect to the audited financial statements (which term as used in this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) of the Company filed with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are each an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

(n) Preparation of the Financial Statements. Each of the historical financial statements of the Company, respectively, filed with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, presents fairly the information provided as of and at the dates and for the periods indicated. Such financial statements comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto or in the case of unaudited interim financial statements, which are subject to normal year-end audit adjustments that are not expected to be material.. No other financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. Each item of historical financial data relating to the operations, assets or liabilities of the Company set forth in summary form in each of the preliminary prospectuses and the Prospectus fairly presents such information on a basis consistent with that of the complete financial statements contained in the Registration Statement.

 

(o) Incorporation and Good Standing. The Company has been duly incorporated or formed and is validly existing and in good standing as a company limited by shares under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. As of the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity that is not otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus.

 

(p) Capitalization and Other Share Capital Matters. The authorized, issued and outstanding share capital of the Company is as set forth in each of the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (other than for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to employee benefit plans described in each of the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or upon exercise of outstanding options or warrants described in the Disclosure Package and Prospectus, as the case may be). The Ordinary Shares conform, and, when issued and delivered as provided in this Agreement, the Offered Securities will conform, in all material respects to the description thereof contained in each of the Disclosure Package and Prospectus. All of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and have been issued in compliance with applicable laws. None of the outstanding share capital of the Company was issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities of the Company. There are no authorized or outstanding options, warrants, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other rights to purchase, or equity or debt securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any shares of the Company other than those described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The description of the Company’s share option and other share plans or arrangements, and the options or other rights granted thereunder, set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus accurately and fairly presents the information required to be shown with respect to such plans, arrangements, options and rights. No further approval from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) or authorization of any shareholder, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s share capital to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s shareholders.

 

 
 

 

(q) Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required. The Company is not in violation of its amended and restated memorandum of association and second amended and restated articles of association or in default (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, would be in default) (“Default”) under any indenture, mortgage, loan or credit agreement, note, contract, franchise, lease or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound (including, without limitation, any agreement or contract filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or to which any of the property or assets of the Company are subject (each, an “Existing Instrument”)), except for such Defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. The Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not result in any violation of the provisions of the amended and restated memorandum of association and second amended and restated articles of association of the Company that will become effective upon completion of the Offering (ii) will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or Default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to, or require the consent of any other party to, any Existing Instrument and (iii) will not result in any violation of any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the Company, except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), to the extent such conflict, breach Default or violation could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency, is required for the Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except the registration or qualification of the Offered Securities under the Securities Act and applicable state securities or blue sky laws and from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

 

(r) Subsidiaries. Each of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries (each a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) has been identified on Schedule E hereto. Each of the Subsidiaries has been duly formed, is validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of formation, including the British Virgin Islands and Singapore, as the case may be, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has full power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Change on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all of the equity interests of each Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, are fully paid in accordance with its amended and restated articles of association, memorandum of association or charter documents including any of the foregoing charter documents that will become effective upon completion of the Offering and non-assessable and are free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims (“Liens”). None of the outstanding share capital or equity interest in any Subsidiary was issued in violation of preemptive or similar rights of any security holder of such Subsidiary. All of the constitutive or organizational documents of each of the Subsidiaries comply with the requirements of applicable laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and are in full force and effect. Apart from the Subsidiaries, the Company has no direct or indirect subsidiaries or any other company over which it has direct or indirect effective control. Other than the Subsidiaries, the Company does not directly or indirectly control any entity through contractual arrangements or otherwise such that the entity would be deemed a consolidated affiliated entity whose financial results would be consolidated under U.S. GAAP with the financial results of the Company on the consolidated financial statements of the Company, regardless of whether the Company directly or indirectly owns less than a majority of the equity interests of such person.

 

 
 

 

(s) No Material Actions or Proceedings. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, demands, claims, suits, arbitrations, inquiries or proceedings (collectively, “Actions”) pending or threatened (i) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, which have as the subject thereof any officer or director (in such capacities) of, or property owned or leased by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, where in any such case (A) there is a reasonable possibility that such Action might be determined adversely to the Company and (B) any such Action, if so determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no material labor dispute with the employees of the Company exists or, to the Company’s knowledge, is threatened or imminent. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. No executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company, is in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. Neither the Company or any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has within the last 10 years been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company.

 

(t) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company owns, possesses or licenses, and otherwise has legally enforceable rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, domain names, licenses, approvals and trade secrets (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”) necessary to conduct its business as now conducted or, otherwise, as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except to the extent such failure to own, possess or have other rights to use such Intellectual Property would not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus: (i) the Company has not received any written notice of infringement or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others; (ii) the Company is not a party to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights of any other person or entity that are required to be set forth in the Registration Statement, Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and are not described in all material respects; (iii) none of the technology employed by the Company has been obtained or is being used by the Company in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, in violation of the rights of any persons; and (iv) the Company is not subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, or any arbitrator, nor has it entered into nor is it a party to any agreement made in settlement of any pending or threatened litigation, which materially restricts or impairs its use of any Intellectual Property Rights.

 

(u) All Necessary Permits, etc. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries possesses such valid and current certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the applicable regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct its business, and has made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate national, regional, local or other governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or assets or the conduct of their respective business as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where lack of the licenses would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such licenses and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company has no reason to believe that such licenses will not be renewed in the ordinary course of their respective business that, if determined adversely to the Company, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. Such licenses are valid and in full force and effect and contain no materially burdensome restrictions or conditions not described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus.

 

 
 

 

(v) Title to Properties. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has good and marketable title to all the properties and assets reflected as owned by it in the financial statements referred to in Section 1(n) above (or elsewhere in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus), in each case free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, lien, encumbrance, equity, adverse claim or other defect, except such as do not materially and adversely affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company. The real property, improvements, equipment and personal property held under lease by the Company are held under valid and enforceable leases, with such exceptions as are not material and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such real property, improvements, equipment or personal property by the Company.

 

(w) Tax Law Compliance. (i) The Company and its Subsidiaries have each filed all federal, state, local and foreign income tax returns required to be filed as of the date of this Agreement or have timely and properly filed requested extensions thereof and have paid all taxes required to be paid by them and, if due and payable, any related or similar assessment, fine or penalty levied against any of them in all material respects; (ii) No tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has had (nor does the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its Subsidiaries and which could reasonably be expected to have) a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) The Company has made adequate charges, accruals and reserves in the applicable financial statements referred to in Section 1(n) above in respect of all federal, state and foreign income and franchise taxes for all periods as to which the tax liability of the Company has not been finally determined; and (iv) All Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Singapore governmental tax credit, exemptions, waivers, financial subsidies, and Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Singapore tax relief, concessions and preferential treatment enjoyed by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and the Prospectus are valid, binding and enforceable and do not violate any laws, regulations, rules, orders, decrees, guidelines, judicial interpretations, notices or other legislation of the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Singapore.

 

(x) Company Not an “Investment Company.” The Company is not, and after giving effect to payment for the Offered Securities and the application of the proceeds as contemplated under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in each of the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will not be, required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).

 

(y) FINRA Affiliation. No officer, director or any beneficial owner of 10% or more of the Company’s unregistered securities has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any Participating Member (as defined under FINRA rules). The Company will advise the Representative and Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP (“Representative Counsel”) if it learns that any officer, director or owner of 10% or more of the Company’s outstanding share capital is or becomes an affiliate or registered person of a Participating Member.

 

(z) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation. The Company has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that might be reasonably expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Offered Securities.

 

(aa) Related Party Transactions. There are no business relationships or related-party transactions, directly or indirectly, involving the Company or its Subsidiaries with any related person required to be described or filed in the Registration Statement, or described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, that have not been as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Prospectus.

 

(bb) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. To the extent required, the Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act Regulations) designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company is not aware of (a) any significant deficiency in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or any material weaknesses in internal controls or (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls.

 

 
 

 

(cc) Company’s Accounting System. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company maintains a system of accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

(dd) Money Laundering Law Compliance. The operations of the Company are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the United States Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company conducts business, and the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any competent governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company with respect to any Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

(ee) OFAC. (i) Neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary, of any other person authorized to act on behalf of the Company, is an individual or entity of any kind (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is:

 

A. the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union (“EU”), His Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor

 

B. located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

 

(ii) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary or affiliated entity, joint venture partner or other Person:

 

A. to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or

 

B. in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the Offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).

 

 
 

 

(ff) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee or affiliate of the Company, any Subsidiary or any other person authorized to act on behalf of the Company has, directly or indirectly, taken any action that (i) would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”) or otherwise subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding; (ii) if done in the past, might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) if continued in the future, might reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the assets, business, or operations of the Company. The foregoing includes, without limitation, giving or agreeing to give any money, gift or similar benefit (other than legal price concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to any customer, supplier, employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official or employee of any governmental agency or instrumentality of any government (domestic or foreign) or any political party or candidate for office (domestic or foreign) or other person who was, is, or may be in a position to help or hinder the business of the Company (or assist it in connection with any actual or proposed transaction) that might subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding.

 

(gg) Internal Control and Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Company is in full compliance with any provision applicable to it of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including, without limitation, Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and all applicable rule of the listing exchanges. The Company maintains a system of internal controls, including, but not limited to, disclosure controls and procedures, internal controls over accounting matters and financial reporting, an internal audit function and legal and regulatory compliance controls that comply with all applicable laws and regulations including without limitation the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the rules and regulations of the Commission, and the rules of the listing exchanges.

 

(hh) Exchange Act Filing. A registration statement in respect of the Ordinary Shares has been filed on Form 8-A pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, which registration statement complies in all material respects with the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Ordinary Shares under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration.

 

(ii) Earning Statements. The Company will make generally available (which includes filings pursuant to the Exchange Act made publicly through the EDGAR system) to its security holders as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than 16 months after the end of the Company’s current fiscal year, an earnings statement (which need not be audited) covering a 12-month period that shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Rules and Regulations.

 

(jj) Periodic Reporting Obligations. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company shall file, on a timely basis, with the Commission all reports and documents required to be filed under the Exchange Act. Additionally, the Company shall report the use of proceeds from the issuance of the Firm Shares as may be required under Rule 463 under the Securities Act.

 

(kk) Valid Title. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has legal and valid title to all of its properties and assets, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances, equities, claims, options and restrictions except such as do not materially and adversely affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by such entity; each lease agreement to which it is a party is duly executed and legally binding; its leasehold interests are set forth in and governed by the terms of any lease agreements, and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge such agreements are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms; and the Company does not own, operate, manage or have any other right or interest in any other material real property of any kind, except as described in the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package.

 

(ll) Foreign Tax Compliance. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no transaction, stamp, capital or other issuance, registration, transaction, transfer or withholding taxes or duties are payable in Singapore, British Virgin Islands or the Cayman Islands to any Singapore, British Virgin Islands or Cayman Islands taxing authority in connection with the issuance, sale and delivery of the Offered Securities, and the delivery of the Offered Securities to or for the account of the Underwriters.

 

 
 

 

(mm) D&O Questionnaires. To the Company’s knowledge, all information contained in the questionnaires (the “Questionnaires”) completed by each of the Company’s directors and officers prior to the Offering (the “Insiders”) as well as in the Lock-Up Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A provided to the Representative is true and correct in all respects and the Company has not become aware of any information which would cause the information disclosed in the Questionnaires completed by each Insider to become inaccurate and incorrect.

 

Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to the Representative or to counsel for the Representative shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriters as to the matters set forth therein. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters and, for purposes of the opinions to be delivered pursuant to Section 5 hereof, counsel to the Company, will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and hereby consents to such reliance.

 

(nn) Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of each Closing Date (as defined below), after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Securities hereunder, the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, are sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). Except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from each Closing Date (as defined below). The Registration Statement and the Prospectus set forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

(oo) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its best knowledge no one authorized to act on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Offered Securities or the , (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Offered Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Underwriter in connection with the Offering.

 

(pp) EGC Status and Testing the Waters Communications. From the time of initial confidential submission of the Registration Statement to the Commission (or, if earlier, the first date on which the Company engaged directly or through any person authorized to act on its behalf in any Test the Waters Communication) through the date hereof, the Company has been and is an “emerging growth company”, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Act (“Emerging Growth Company”). “Testing the Waters Communication” means any oral or written communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Act. The Company (a) has not alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communication other than Testing-the-Waters Communications with the consent of the Underwriters with entities that are qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or institutions that are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and (b) has not authorized anyone other than the Underwriters to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company reconfirms that the Underwriters have been authorized to act on its behalf in undertaking Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed any Written Testing-the-Waters Communications.

 

 
 

 

(qq) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or 25% or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(rr) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon the Underwriters’ request.

 

(ss) Margin Securities. The Company owns no “margin securities” as that term is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”), and none of the proceeds of this Offering to be received by the Company will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin security or for any other purpose which might cause any of the Offered Securities to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meanings of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

 

(tt) Integration. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause the Offering to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act that would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act.

 

(uu) No Fiduciary Duties. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters’ responsibility to the Company is solely contractual in nature and that none of the Underwriters or their affiliates or any selling agent shall be deemed to be acting in a fiduciary capacity, or otherwise owes any fiduciary duty to the Company or any of its affiliates in connection with the Offering and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company acknowledges that the Underwriters may have financial interests in the success of the Offering that are not limited to the difference between the price to the public and the purchase price paid to the Company by the Underwriters for the Offered Securities and the Underwriters have no obligation to disclose, or account to the Company for, any of such additional financial interests. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriters with respect to any breach or alleged breach of fiduciary duty.

 

(vv) No Accounting Issues. The Company has not received any notice, oral or written, from its Board of Directors or Audit Committee stating that it is reviewing or investigating, and neither the Company’s independent auditors nor its internal auditors have recommended that the Board of Directors or Audit Committee review or investigate, (i) adding to, deleting, changing the application of, or changing the Company’s disclosure with respect to, any of the Company’s material accounting policies; or (ii) any matter which could result in a restatement of the Company’s financial statements for any annual or interim period during the current or prior two fiscal years.

 

(ww) Forward-looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, or shall be contain in any amendments and supplements thereof, has been made or reaffirmed, or will be made, without a reasonable basis, or has been disclosed or will be disclosed other than in good faith.

 

 
 

 

(xx) Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged in the jurisdictions that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries operate as required by the laws of such jurisdictions; neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(yy) No Finder’s Fee. There are no contracts, agreements, or understandings between the Company or its Subsidiaries and any other person that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or its Subsidiaries or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with this Offering, or any other arrangements, agreements, understandings, payments, or issuance with respect to the Company, or its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, partners, employees or related parties that may affect the Underwriters’ compensation as determined by FINRA.

 

(zz) Operating and Other Data. All operating and other data pertaining to the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are true and accurate in all materials respects.

 

(aaa) Third-party Data. Any statistical, industry-related and market-related data included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes to be reliable and accurate, and such data agrees with the sources from which it is derived, and the Company has obtained the written consent for the use of such data from such sources to the extent required.

 

(bbb) Compliance with Environmental Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries are (a) in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (b) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (c) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, except where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ccc) Compliance with Law, Constitutive Documents and Contracts. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is (a) in breach or violation of any provision of applicable law (including, but not limited to, any applicable law concerning information collection and user privacy protection) or (b) in breach or violation of its respective constitutive documents, or (c) in default under (nor has any event occurred that, with notice, lapse of time or both, would result in any breach or violation of, constitute a default under or give the holder of any indebtedness (or a person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a part of such indebtedness under) any agreement or other instrument that is binding upon the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, except in the cases of (a) and (c) above, where any such breach, violation or default would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ddd) No Unlawful Influence. The Company has not offered, or caused the Underwriters to offer, shares to any person or entity with the intention of unlawfully influencing: (a) a customer or supplier of the Company or any affiliate of the Company to alter the customer’s or supplier’s level or type of business with the Company or such affiliate or (b) a journalist or publication to write or publish favorable information about the Company or any such affiliate.

 

 
 

 

(eee) Disclosure of Agreements. The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement, the pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. None of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company and/or its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default thereunder and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder except for such defaults that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries of the material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental or regulatory agency, authority, body, entity or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company and/or its Subsidiaries or any of their/its assets or businesses (each, a “Governmental Entity”), including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations, that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

(fff) Prior Securities Transactions. No securities of the Company have been sold by the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, by or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any person or persons controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

(ggg) Regulations. The disclosures in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus concerning the effects of federal, state, local and all foreign laws, rules and regulations relating to the Offering and the Company’s business as currently conducted or contemplated are, to the Company’s knowledge, correct and complete in all material respects and no other such laws, rules or regulations are required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus which are not so disclosed.

 

(hhh) Payments Within Twelve (12) Months. Except as disclosed in writing to the Representative or as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not made any direct or indirect payments in connection with the Offering (in cash, securities or otherwise) to: (i) any person, as a finder’s fee, consulting fee or otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the Company or introducing to the Company persons who raised or provided capital to the Company; (ii) any FINRA member; or (iii) any person or entity that has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member, within the twelve (12) months prior to the Effective Date, other than the payment to the Underwriters as provided hereunder in connection with the Offering.

 

(iii) Information. All information provided by the Company in its FINRA questionnaire to Representative Counsel specifically for use by Representative Counsel in connection with its Public Offering System filings (and related disclosure) with FINRA is true, correct and complete in all material respects.

 

(jjj) Contracts Affecting Capital. There are no transactions, arrangements or other relationships between and/or among the Company, any of its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations) and any unconsolidated entity, including, but not limited to, any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity that could reasonably be expected to materially affect the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ liquidity or the availability of or requirements for their capital resources required to be described or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus which have not been described or incorporated by reference as required.

 

 
 

 

(kkk) Electronic Road Show. The Company has made available a Bona Fide Electronic Road Show in compliance with Rule 433(d)(8)(ii) of the Securities Act Regulations such that no filing of any “road show” (as defined in Rule 433(h) of the Securities Act Regulations) is required in connection with the Offering.

 

(lll) Dividends and Distributions. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, Registration Statement and the Prospectus, no Subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited or restricted, directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such Subsidiary’s share capital (in each case, to the extent that any such prohibition or restriction on dividends and/or distributions would have a material effect to the Company), from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such Subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such Subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company.

 

(mmm) Corporate Records. The minute books of the Company have been made available to the Representative and Representative Counsel and such books (i) contain minutes of all material meetings and actions of the Board of Directors (including each board committee) and shareholders of the Company, and (ii) reflect all material transactions referred to in such minutes.

 

(nnn) Diligence Materials. The Company has provided to the Representative and Representative Counsel all materials required or necessary to respond in all material respects to the diligence request submitted to the Company by the Representative.

 

(ooo) The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters and, for purposes of the opinions to be delivered pursuant to Section 5 hereof, counsel to the Company, will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and hereby consents to such reliance.

 

SECTION 2. Firm Shares and Additional Shares.

 

(a) Purchase of Firm Shares. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Underwriters an aggregate of [●] Ordinary Shares (the “Firm Shares”) at a purchase price (net of discounts)2 of $[●] per Share to investors sourced by the Underwriters. The Underwriters agree to purchase the Firm Shares from the Company .

 

(b) Delivery of and Payment for Firm Shares. Delivery of and payment for the Firm Shares shall be made at 10:00 A.M., Eastern time, on the third (3rd) Business Day following the Applicable Time, or at such time as shall be agreed upon by the Underwriters and the Company, at the offices of the Representative’s counsel or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Underwriters and the Company. The hour and date of delivery of and payment for the Firm Shares is called the “Closing Date.” The closing of the payment of the purchase price for is referred to herein as the “Closing.” Payment for the Firm Shares shall be made on the Closing Date by wire transfer in Federal (same day) funds upon delivery to the Underwriters of certificates (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters) representing the Firm Shares (or if uncertificated through the full fast transfer facilities of the Depository Trust Company (the “DTC”)) for the account of the Underwriters. The Firm Shares shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the Underwriters may request in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date. If certificated, the Company will permit the Underwriters to examine and package the Firm Shares for delivery at least one full Business Day prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall not be obligated to sell or deliver the Firm Shares except upon tender of payment by the Underwriters for all the Firm Shares.

 

(c) Additional Shares. The Company hereby grants to the Underwriters an option (the “Over-allotment Option”) to purchase up to an additional [●]2 Ordinary Shares (the “Additional Shares”), in each case solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments of such securities, if any. The Over-allotment Option is, at the Underwriters’ sole discretion, for Additional Shares.

 

 

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(d) Exercise of Over-allotment Option. The Over-allotment Option granted pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof may be exercised by the Representative within 45 days of the Closing Date. The purchase price to be paid per Additional Shares shall be equal to the price per Firm Share in Section 2(a). The Underwriters shall not be under any obligation to purchase any Additional Shares prior to the exercise of the Over-allotment Option. The Over-allotment Option granted hereby may be exercised by the giving of oral notice to the Company from the Underwriters, which shall be confirmed in writing via overnight mail or facsimile or other electronic transmission, setting forth the number of Additional Shares to be purchased and the date and time for delivery of and payment for the Additional Shares (the “Option Closing Date”), which shall not be later than five (5) full Business Days after the date of the notice or such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Underwriters, at the offices of the Representative’s counsel or at such other place (including remotely by facsimile or other electronic transmission) as shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Underwriters. If such delivery and payment for the Additional Shares does not occur on the Closing Date, the Option Closing Date will be as set forth in the notice. Upon exercise of the Over-allotment Option with respect to all or any portion of the Additional Shares, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) the Company shall become obligated to sell to the Underwriters the number of Additional Shares specified in such notice and (ii) the Underwriters shall purchase that portion of the total number of Additional Shares.

 

(e) Delivery and Payment of Additional Shares. Payment for the Additional Shares shall be made on the Option Closing Date by wire transfer in Federal (same day) funds, upon delivery to the Underwriters of certificates (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters) representing the Additional Shares (or through the facilities of DTC) for the account of the Underwriters. The Additional Shares shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Underwriters may request in writing at least two (2) full Business Days prior to the Option Closing Date. The Company shall not be obligated to sell or deliver the Additional Shares except upon tender of payment by the Underwriters for applicable Additional Shares. The Option Closing Date may be simultaneous with, but not earlier than, the Closing Date; and in the event that such time and date are simultaneous with the Closing Date, the term “Closing Date” shall refer to the time and date of delivery of the Firm Shares and Additional Shares.

 

(f) Underwriting Discount. In consideration of the services to be provided for hereunder, the Underwriters shall receive a seven percent (7%) underwriting discount on securities being offered to investors sourced by the Underwriters.

 

(g) Non-accountable Expense Allowance. The Company agrees that upon the closing of the Offering it will pay to the Representative a non-accountable expense allowance (the “Non-accountable Expense Allowance”) equal to one and one half percent (1.5%) of the gross proceeds to be receive by the Company on the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company.

 

The Company covenants and agrees with the Underwriters as follows:

 

(a) Underwriters’ Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements. During the period beginning at the Applicable Time and ending on the later of the Closing Date or such date as, in the opinion of Representative’s counsel, the Prospectus is no longer required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by the Underwriters or selected dealers, including under circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act (the “Prospectus Delivery Period”), prior to amending or supplementing the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any amendment or supplement through incorporation by reference of any report filed under the Exchange Act, the Company shall furnish to the Underwriters for review a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement, and the Company shall not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Underwriters reasonably objects.

 

 
 

 

(b) Securities Act Compliance. After the date of this Agreement, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company shall promptly advise the Underwriters in writing (i) of the receipt of any comments of, or requests for additional or supplemental information from, the Commission, (ii) of the time and date of any filing of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, (iii) of the time and date that any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective and (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or of any order or notice preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or of any proceedings to remove, suspend or terminate from listing or quotation the Offered Securities from any securities exchange upon which they are listed for trading or included or designated for quotation, or of the threatening or initiation of any proceedings for any of such purposes. If the Commission shall enter any such stop order or order or notice of prevention or suspension at any time, the Company will use its best efforts to obtain the lifting of such order at the earliest possible moment, or will file a new registration statement and use its best efforts to have such new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable. Additionally, the Company agrees that it shall comply with the provisions of Rules 424(b) and 430A, as applicable, under the Securities Act, including with respect to the timely filing of documents thereunder and will confirm that any filings made by the Company under such Rule 424(b) were received in a timely manner by the Commission.

 

(c) Exchange Act Compliance. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, to the extent the Company becomes subject to reporting obligation under the Exchange Act, the Company will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15 of the Exchange Act in the manner and within the time periods required by the Exchange Act.

 

(d) Amendments and Supplements to the Registration Statement, Prospectus and Other Securities Act Matters. If, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, any event or development shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, as the case may be, not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, as the case may be, not misleading, or if in the opinion of the Underwriters it is otherwise necessary to amend or supplement the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or to file a new registration statement containing the Prospectus, in order to comply with law, including in connection with the delivery of the Prospectus, the Company agrees to (i) notify the Underwriters of any such event or condition (unless such event or condition was previously brought to the Company’s attention by the Underwriters during the Prospectus Delivery Period) and (ii) promptly prepare (subject to Section 3(a) and Section 3(f) hereof), file with the Commission (and use its best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or any new registration statement to be declared effective) and furnish at its own expense to the Underwriters and to dealers, amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or any new registration statement, necessary in order to make the statements in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, as the case may be, not misleading or so that the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with law.

 

(e) Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company represents that it has not made, and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Underwriters, it will not make, any offer relating to the Offered Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433 under the Securities Act; provided that the prior written consent of the Underwriters hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of each free writing prospectuses listed on Schedule B hereto. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Underwriters is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company agrees that (i) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and (ii) has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.

 

 
 

 

(f) Copies of any Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus. The Company agrees to furnish the Underwriters, without charge, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, as many copies of each of the preliminary prospectuses, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package and any amendments and supplements thereto (including any documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein) as the Underwriters may reasonably request.

 

(g) Use of Proceeds. The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Offered Securities sold by it in the manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

(h) Transfer Agent. The Company shall engage and maintain, at its expense, a registrar and transfer agent for the Offered Securities.

 

(i) Internal Controls. The Company will maintain a system of internal accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary in order to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The internal controls, upon consummation of the offering of the Offering, will be, overseen by the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board in accordance with the rules of the Nasdaq.

 

(j) Exchange Listing. The Ordinary Shares have been duly authorized for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market, subject to official notice of issuance. The Company is in material compliance with the provisions of the rules and regulations promulgated by Nasdaq and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements (to the extent applicable to the Company as of the date hereof, the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date; and subject to all exemptions and exceptions from the requirements thereof as are set forth therein, to the extent applicable to the Company). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject to the qualifications above: (i) all members of the Company’s board of directors who are required to be “independent” (as that term is defined under applicable laws, rules and regulations), including, without limitation, all members of each of the audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee of the Company’s board of directors, meet the qualifications of independence as set forth under such laws, rules and regulations, (ii) the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors has at least one member who is an “audit committee financial expert” (as that term is defined under such laws, rules and regulations), and (iii) that, based on discussions with Nasdaq, the Company meets all requirements for listing on Nasdaq.

 

(k) Future Reports to the Underwriters. For one year after the date of this Agreement, the Company will furnish, if not otherwise available on EDGAR, to the Representative at 11 Broadway, Suite 801, New York, NY 10004, Attention: Tom Li, Chief Executive Officer: (i) as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, copies of the Annual Report of the Company containing the balance sheet of the Company as of the close of such fiscal year and statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended and the opinion thereon of the Company’s independent public or certified public accountants; (ii) as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, copies of each proxy statement, Annual Report on Form 20-F, quarterly financial statements using a Form 6-K or other report filed by the Company with the Commission; and (iii) as soon as available, copies of any report or communication of the Company mailed generally to holders of its shares.

 

(l) No Manipulation of Price. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company.

 

 
 

 

(m) Existing Lock-Up Agreements. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no existing agreements between the Company and its security holders that prohibit the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or hypothecation of any of the Company’s securities. The Company will direct the transfer agent to place stop transfer restrictions upon the securities of the Company that are bound by such “lock-up” agreements for the duration of the periods contemplated therein.

 

(n) Company Lock-up.

 

(i) The Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representative, for a period of six months from the date of this Agreement (the “Lock-Up Period”), (i) issue, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file with the Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to, any Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Ordinary Shares or any such other securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, except to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement. The Company agrees not to accelerate the vesting of any option or warrant or the lapse of any repurchase right prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period.

 

(ii) The restrictions contained in Section 3(n)(i) hereof shall not apply to: (A) the Offered Securities, (B) any Ordinary Shares issued under Company share plans or warrants issued by the Company, in each case, described as outstanding in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, (C) any options and other awards granted under a Company share plan or Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to an employee share purchase plan, in each case, as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, and (D) Ordinary Shares or other securities issued in connection with a transaction with an unaffiliated third party that includes a bona fide commercial relationship (including joint ventures, marketing or distribution arrangements, collaboration agreements or intellectual property license agreements) or any acquisition of assets or acquisition of not less than a majority or controlling portion of the equity of another entity; provided that (x) the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to clause (D) shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the total number of outstanding Ordinary Shares immediately following the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities pursuant hereto and (y) the recipient of any such Ordinary Shares or other securities issued or granted pursuant to clause (D) during the Lock-Up Period shall enter into an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

 

 
 

 

(o) Absence of Further Requirements. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing or registration with, any person (including any governmental or regulatory agency or body or any court) is required to be obtained or made by the Company for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and issuance and sale of the Offered Securities, except such as have been obtained, or made on or prior to the Closing Date, and are, or on the Closing Date will be, in full force and effect. No authorization, consent, approval, license, qualification or order of, or filing or registration with any person (including any governmental agency or body or any court) in any foreign jurisdiction is required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the Offering, issuance and sale of the Offered Securities under the laws and regulations of such jurisdiction except such as have been obtained or made.

 

SECTION 4. Payment of Fees and Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation (i) all of the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including, but not limited to, travel, due diligence expenses, reasonable fees and expenses of its legal counsel, roadshow and background check on the Company’s principals) incurred by the Representative in an aggregate amount not to exceed $135,000 (inclusive of the Advance), provided that any expense over $5,000 shall require prior written or email approval of the Company, (ii) all expenses incident to the issuance and delivery of the Offered Securities (including all printing and engraving costs, if any), (iii) all fees and expenses of the clearing firm, registrar and transfer agent of the Offered Securities, (iv) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities, (v) all fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, independent public or certified public accountants and other advisors, (vi) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution of the Registration Statement (including financial statements, exhibits, schedules, consents and certificates of experts), each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and this Agreement, and (vii) all filing fees, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Company, or the Representative, in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Offered Securities for offer and sale under the state securities or blue sky laws, and, if requested by the Representative, preparing and printing a “Blue Sky Survey” or memorandum, and any supplements thereto, advising the Representative of such qualifications, registrations and exemptions. The Company also agrees to pay to the Representative a non-accountable expense allowance of one and one half percent (1.5%) of the gross proceeds of the Offering.

 

(a) Fee Tail. If at any time from the date hereof until twelve (12) months following the Closing Date the Company consummates an offering which (i) provide for a sale of its Ordinary Shares or any of its other securities or (ii) to obtain financing or other benefits, in each case with any person introduced to the Company by the Representative prior to the Closing Date and not-known to the Company before such introduction (the “Tail Investors”), then the Company shall promptly pay the Representative an amount equal to 7% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in such transaction. The Representative shall deliver to the Company within 10 days of the Closing Date a list of all Tail Investors and proof of introduction of such investors to the Company, which list shall be deemed to be accepted by the Company unless the Company objects to any such Tail Investor within 10 days of its receipt of the list from the Representative, upon which time the parties will discuss in good faith the exclusion or inclusion of any such individual or entity as a Tail Investor. Any and all fees payable under this Section 4(a) shall be payable upon the closing of such transaction. The right to receive a fee in connection with this Section 4(a) shall be subject to FINRA Rule 5110(g)(5)(B), and the Company shall have a right of termination for cause, which includes that the Company may terminate the Representative’s engagement upon the Representative’s material failure to provide the underwriting services required by this Agreement. The Company’s exercise of the right of termination for cause will eliminate any obligations with respect to the payment of any termination fee or provision of any tail financing fee, including the tail financing set forth above.

 

SECTION 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Offered Securities as provided herein on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date shall be subject to (1) the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company set forth in Section 1 hereof, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date as though then made; (2) the timely performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder; and (3) each of the following additional conditions:

 

(a) Accountant’s Comfort Letter. On the date hereof, the Representative shall have received from the Accountant, a letter dated the date hereof addressed to the Representative, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountant’s “comfort letters” to the Representative, delivered according to Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72 (or any successor bulletin), with respect to the audited and unaudited financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

 

 
 

 

(b) Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Compliance with Registration Requirements; No Stop Order. During the period from and after the execution of this Agreement to and including the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable:

 

(i) the Company shall have filed the Prospectus with the Commission (including the information required by Rule 430A under the Securities Act) in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act; or the Company shall have filed a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement containing the information required by such Rule 430A, and such post-effective amendment shall have become effective; and

 

(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, shall be in effect and no proceedings for such purpose shall have been instituted or threatened by the Commission.

 

 

(c) No Material Adverse Change. For the period from and after the date of this Agreement to and including the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, in the reasonable judgment of the Representative there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Change.

 

(d) CFO Certificate. On the Closing Date and/or the Option Closing Date, the Representative shall have received a written certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of such date, on behalf of the Company, with respect to certain financial data contained in the Registration Statement, Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, providing “management comfort” with respect to such information, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters.

 

(e) Officers’ Certificate. On the Closing Date and/or the Option Closing Date, the Representative shall have received a written certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of such date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have reviewed the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and this Agreement, to the effect that:

 

(i) The representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct, as if made on and as of such Closing Date, and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to such Closing Date;

 

(ii) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the use of the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened under the Securities Act; no order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Offered Securities or any other securities of the Company has been issued by any securities commission, securities regulatory authority or stock exchange in the United States and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, contemplated by any securities commission, securities regulatory authority or stock exchange in the United States; and

 

(iii) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there has not been: (a) any Material Adverse Change; (b) any transaction that is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business; (c) any obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary, except obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business; (d) any material change in the share capital (except changes thereto resulting from the exercise of outstanding options or warrants or conversion of outstanding indebtedness into Ordinary Shares of the Company) or outstanding indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary (except for the conversion of such indebtedness into Ordinary Shares of the Company); (e) any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on Ordinary Shares of the Company; or (f) any loss or damage (whether or not insured) to the property of the Company or any Subsidiary which has been sustained or will have been sustained which has a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 
 

 

(f) Officer’s Certificate. On the Closing Date and/or the Option Closing Date, the Representative shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated such Closing Date, certifying: (i) that each of the Company’s amended and restated memorandum of association and second amended and restated articles of association that will become effective upon the completion of the Offering is true and complete, has not been modified and is in full force and effect; (ii) that each of the Subsidiaries articles of association, memorandum of association or charter documents attached to such certificate is true and complete, has not been modified and is in full force and effect; (iii) that the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors relating to the Offering attached to such certificate are in full force and effect and have not been modified; and (iv) the good standing of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries (except in such jurisdictions where the concept of good standing is not applicable). The documents referred to in such certificate shall be attached to such certificate.

 

(g) Bring-down Comfort Letter. On the Closing Date and/or the Option Closing Date, the Representative shall have received from the Accountant, a letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect that the Accountant reaffirms the statements made in the letter furnished by it pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 5, except that the specified date referred to therein for the carrying out of procedures shall be no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date and/or the Option Closing Date.

 

(h) Lock-Up Agreement from Certain Securityholders of the Company. On the date prior to the date hereof, the Company shall have furnished to the Representative an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto from each of the Company’s officers, directors, security holders of 5% or more of the Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of Ordinary Shares listed on Schedule D hereto.

 

(i) Exchange Listing. The Offered Securities to be delivered on the Closing Date and/or the Option Closing Date shall have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market, subject to official notice of issuance.

 

(j) Company Counsel Opinions. On the Closing Date and/or the Option Closing Date, the Representative shall have received:

 

    (i) the favorable opinion of Troy Gould PC, U.S. counsel to the Company, including, without limitation, a negative assurance letter, addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative;
       
    (ii) the favorable opinion of Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Singapore counsel to the Company, addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative;
       
    (iii) the favorable opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman Pte. Ltd., Cayman Islands counsel to the Company, addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.

 

The Underwriters shall rely on the opinions of the Company’s Cayman Islands counsel, Conyers Dill & Pearman Pte. Ltd., filed as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement, as to the due incorporation, validity of the Offered Securities and due authorization, execution and delivery of the Agreement.

 

(k) Additional Documents. On or before the Closing Date and/or the Option Closing Date, the Representative and counsel for the Representative shall have received such information, documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements, herein contained.

 

 
 

 

If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representative by written notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the Closing Date and/or the Option Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Section 4 (with respect to the reimbursement of out-of-pocket accountable, bona fide expenses actually incurred by the Representative) and Section 7 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

 

SECTION 6. Effectiveness of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not become effective until the later of (i) the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto and (ii) notification (including by way of oral notification from the reviewer at the Commission) by the Commission to the Company of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act.

 

 

SECTION 7. Indemnification.

 

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriters, their respective affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers, members, employees and agents and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriters within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively the “Underwriter Indemnified Parties,” and each a “Underwriter Indemnified Party”) from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (including in settlement of any litigation if such settlement is effected with the prior written consent of the Company) arising out of (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, including the information deemed to be a part of the Registration Statement at the time of effectiveness and at any subsequent time pursuant to Rules 430A and 430B of the Securities Act Regulations, or arise out of or are based upon the omission from the Registration Statement, or alleged omission to state therein, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (ii) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any other materials used in connection with the Offering, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and shall reimburse such Underwriter Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with evaluating, investigating or defending against such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, expense or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement in, or omission from any preliminary prospectus, any Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any other materials used in connection with the Offering made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriter Information. The indemnification obligations under this Section 7(a) are not exclusive and will be in addition to any liability, which the Underwriters might otherwise have and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available at law or in equity to each Underwriter Indemnified Party.

 

(b) Indemnification by the Underwriters. The Underwriters shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Company’s affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively the “Company Indemnified Parties” and each a “Company Indemnified Party”) from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (including in settlement of any litigation if such settlement is effected with the prior written consent of the Underwriters) arising out (i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act Regulations, any Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or (ii) the omission to state in any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act Regulations, any Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriters Information and shall reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as third party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action, investigation or proceeding, as such fees and expenses are incurred. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7(b), in no event shall any indemnity by the Underwriters under this Section 7(b) exceed the total discounts received by the Underwriters in connection with the Offering. The indemnification obligations under this Section 7(b) are not exclusive and will be in addition to any liability, which the Company might otherwise have and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available at law or in equity to each Company Indemnified Party.

 

 
 

 

(c) Procedure. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action, the indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify such indemnifying party in writing of the commencement of that action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section 7 except to the extent it has been materially adversely prejudiced by such failure; and, provided, further, that the failure to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 7. If any such action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense of such action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party (which counsel shall not, except with the written consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party). After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such action, except as provided herein, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under Section 7(a) or 7(b), as applicable, for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense of such action other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense of such action but the fees and expenses of such counsel (other than reasonable costs of investigation) shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized in writing by the Company in the case of a claim for indemnification under Section 7(a), (ii) such indemnified party shall have been advised by its counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense of such action and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party within a reasonable period of time after notice of the commencement of the action or the indemnifying party does not diligently defend the action after assumption of the defense, in which case, if such indemnified party notifies the indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of (or, in the case of a failure to diligently defend the action after assumption of the defense, to continue to defend) such action on behalf of such indemnified party and the indemnifying party shall be responsible for legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense of such action; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time any such indemnified party (in addition to any local counsel), which firm shall be designated in writing by the Underwriters if the indemnified party under this Section 7 is an Underwriter Indemnified Party or by the Company if an indemnified party under this Section 7 is a Company Indemnified Party. Subject to this Section 7(c), the amount payable by an indemnifying party under Section 7 shall include, but not be limited to, (x) reasonable legal fees and expenses of counsel to the indemnified party and any other expenses in investigating, or preparing to defend or defending against, or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any action, investigation, proceeding or claim, and (y) all amounts paid in settlement of any of the foregoing. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of judgment with respect to any pending or threatened action or any claim whatsoever, in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 7 (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party. Subject to the provisions of the following sentence, no indemnifying party shall be liable for settlement of any pending or threatened action or any claim whatsoever that is effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but if settled with its written consent, if its consent has been unreasonably withheld or delayed or if there be a judgment for the plaintiff in any such matter, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. In addition, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested that an indemnifying party reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated herein effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than forty-five (45) days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the request for reimbursement, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least thirty (30) days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

 

 
 

 

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 7(a) or Section 7(b), then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid, payable or otherwise incurred by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (or any action, investigation or proceeding in respect thereof), as incurred, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified parry or parties on the other hand from the Offering, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) of this Section 7(d) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) of this Section 7(d) but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other with respect to the statements, omissions, acts or failures to act which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (or any action, investigation or proceeding in respect thereof) as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters on the other, with respect to such offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total proceeds from the Offering purchased by investors as contemplated by this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts received by the Underwriters in connection with the Offering, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement, omission, act or failure to act; provided that the parties hereto agree that the written information furnished to the Company by the Underwriters for use in any preliminary prospectus, any Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, consists solely of the Underwriters’ Information. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 7(d) be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding referred to above in this Section 7(d) shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 7(d), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7(d), the Underwriters shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the total discounts received in cash by the Underwriters in connection with the Offering less the amount of any damages that the Underwriters have otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement, omission or alleged omission, act or alleged act or failure to act or alleged failure to act by the Underwriters. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 8. Termination of this Agreement. Prior to the Closing Date, whether before or after notification by the Commission to the Company of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act, this Agreement may be terminated by the Underwriters by written notice given to the Company if at any time (i) trading or quotation in any of the Company’s securities shall have been suspended or limited by the Commission or by Nasdaq; (ii) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by any U.S. federal or Cayman Islands authorities; (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities or any crisis or calamity, or any change in the United States or international financial markets, or any substantial change or development involving a prospective substantial change in United States’ or international political, financial or economic conditions that, in the reasonable judgment of the Underwriters, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable to market the Offered Securities in the manner and on the terms described in the Prospectus or to enforce contracts for the sale of securities, (iv) if the Company shall have sustained a material loss by fire, flood, accident, hurricane, earthquake, theft, sabotage or other calamity or malicious act which, whether or not such loss shall have been insured, will, in the Representative’s opinion, make it inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Offered Securities, (v) if the Company is in material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder, (vi) if the Representative shall have become aware after the date hereof of such a material adverse change in the conditions or prospects of the Company, or such adverse material change in general market conditions as in the Representative’s judgment would make it impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale and/or delivery of the Securities or to enforce contracts made by the Underwriters for the sale of the Offered Securities, or (vi) regulatory approval (including but not limited to Nasdaq approval) for the Offering is denied, conditioned or modified and as a result it makes it impracticable for the Representative to proceed with the offering, sale and/or delivery of the Offered Securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Offered Securities. Any termination pursuant to this Section 8 shall be without liability on the part of (a) the Company to any of the Underwriters, except that the Company shall be, subject to demand by the Underwriters, obligated to reimburse the Underwriters for only those out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of their counsel, and expenses associated with a due diligence report), actually incurred by the Underwriters in connection herewith as allowed under FINRA Rule 5110, less any amounts previously paid by the Company; provided, however, that all such expenses shall not exceed $135,000 in the aggregate, (b) the Underwriters to the Company, or (c) of any party hereto to any other party except that the provisions of Section 4 (with respect to the reimbursement of out-of-pocket accountable, bona fide expenses actually incurred by the Underwriters) and Section 7 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

 

SECTION 9. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. The Company hereby acknowledges that the Underwriters are acting solely as underwriters in connection with the Offering. The Company further acknowledges that the Underwriters are acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by this Agreement entered into on an arm’s-length basis and in no event do the parties intend that the Underwriters act or be responsible as a fiduciary to the Company, its management, shareholders, creditors or any other person in connection with any activity that the Underwriters may undertake or have undertaken in furtherance of the Offering, either before or after the date hereof. The Underwriters hereby expressly disclaim any fiduciary or similar obligations to the Company, either in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions, and the Company hereby confirms its understanding and agreement to that effect. The Company hereby further confirms its understanding that no Underwriter has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the Offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including, without limitation, any negotiation related to the pricing of the Offered Securities; and the Company has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate in connection with this Agreement and the Offering. The Company and the Underwriters agree that they are each responsible for making their own independent judgments with respect to any such transactions, and that any opinions or views expressed by the Underwriters to the Company regarding such transactions, including but not limited to any opinions or views with respect to the price or market for the Company’s securities, do not constitute advice or recommendations to the Company. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriters with respect to any breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions.

 

SECTION 10. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company, of its officers, and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriters, or the Company or any of its or their partners, officers or directors or any controlling person, as the case may be, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Offered Securities sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 11. Taxes.

 

(a) If any sum payable by the Company under this Agreement is subject to tax in the hands of an Underwriter or Representative (each a “Taxable Entity”) or taken into account as a receipt in computing the taxable income of that Taxable Entity (excluding net income taxes on underwriting commissions payable hereunder), the Company shall pay such additional amount as will ensure that the Taxable Entities shall be left with the sum it would have had in the absence of such tax.

 

(b) All sums payable by the Company under this Agreement shall be paid free and clear of and without deductions or withholdings of any present or future taxes or duties, unless the deduction or withholding is required by law, in which case the Company shall pay such additional amount as will result in the receipt by each Taxable Entity of the full amount that would have been received had no deduction or withholding been made.

 

(c) All sums payable to a Taxable Entity shall be considered exclusive of any value added or similar taxes. Where the Company is obliged to pay value added or similar tax on any amount payable hereunder to a Taxable Entity, the Company shall in addition to the sum payable hereunder pay an amount equal to any applicable value added or similar tax.

 

(d) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, if a Taxable Entity is required by any Cayman Islands government authority to pay any taxes imposed by the Cayman Islands government or any administrative subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (“Cayman Islands Taxes”) as a result of this Agreement, the Company will pay an additional amount to such Taxable Entity so that the full amount of such payments as agreed herein to be paid to such Taxable Entity is received by such Taxable Entity and will further, if requested by such Taxable Entity, use best efforts to give such assistance as such Taxable Entity may reasonably request to assist such Taxable Entity in discharging its obligations in respect of such Cayman Islands Taxes, including by making filings and submissions on such basis and such terms as such Taxable Entity may reasonably request, promptly making available to such Taxable Entity notices received from any Cayman Islands governmental authority and, subject to the receipt of funds from such Taxable Entity, by making payment of such funds on behalf of such Taxable Entity to the relevant Cayman Islands government authority in settlement of such Cayman Islands Taxes. In the event the Company must pay any such Cayman Islands Taxes to a relevant taxing authority, the Company shall forward to such Taxable Entity an official receipt or a copy of the official receipt issued by the taxing authority or other document evidencing such payment.

 

SECTION 12. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered or emailed, and if to the Underwriter or the Company, as follows:

 

If to the Underwriters:

 

WallachBeth Capital, LLC

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 5, 185 Hudson Street, Ste  

1410, Jersey City, NJ 07311

Attn: [●]

Email: [●]

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP

366 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor

New York, NY 10017

  Attn: William S. Rosenstadt, Esq.
    Yarona Yieh, Esq.
  Email: wsr@orllp.legal
    yly@orllp.legal

 

 
 

 

If to the Company:

 

FBS Global Limited

74 Tagore Lane, #02-00

Sindo Industrial Estate

Singapore 787498

Attn: Kelvin Ang

Email: kelvin@finebuildsys.com.sg

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Troy Gould PC

1801 Century Park East, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, CA 90067-2367

  Attn: David L. Ficksman, Esq.
    R. Joilene Wood, Esq.
  Email: DFicksman@troygould.com
    JWood@troygould.com

 

Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.

 

SECTION 13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and to the benefit of the employees, officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 7, and in each case their respective successors, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The term “successors” shall not include any purchaser of the Offered Securities as such merely by reason of such purchase.

 

SECTION 14. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other Section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

 

SECTION 15. Governing Law Provisions. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles thereof.

 

 

SECTION 16. Consent to Jurisdiction. No legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (each, a “Related Proceeding”) may be commenced, prosecuted or continued in any court other than the courts of the State of New York located in the City and County of New York or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which courts (collectively, the “Specified Courts”) shall have jurisdiction over the adjudication of any Related Proceeding, and the parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction the Specified Courts and personal service of process with respect thereto. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to the laying of venue of any Related Proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any Specified Court that any Related Proceeding brought in any Specified Court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

SECTION 17. General Provisions. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the Offering, except for those specific provisions of the Engagement Letter between the Company and the Representative, dated as of October 5, 2023 (the “Engagement Letter”) that are not related to the Offering, each of which provisions shall remain in full force and effect for the term of the Engagement Letter. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit. The section headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

 
 

 

Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated business person who was adequately represented by counsel during negotiations regarding the provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the indemnification and contribution provisions of Section 7, and is fully informed regarding said provisions. Each of the parties hereto further acknowledges that the provisions of Section 7 hereto fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in order to assure that adequate disclosure has been made in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

The respective indemnities, contribution agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of the Underwriters, the officers or employees of the Underwriters, any person controlling any of the Underwriters, the Company, the officers or employees of the Company, or any person controlling the Company, (ii) acceptance of the Offered Securities and payment for them as contemplated hereby and (iii) termination of this Agreement.

 

Except as otherwise provided, this Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company, the Underwriters, the Underwriters’ officers and employees, any controlling persons referred to herein, the Company’s directors and the Company’s officers who sign the Registration Statement and their respective successors and assigns, all as and to the extent provided in this Agreement, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a purchaser of any of the Offered Securities from the Underwriters merely because of such purchase.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  FBS Global Limited
     
  By:  
  Name: Kelvin Ang
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 
 

 

The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriters as of the date first above written.

 

For itself and on behalf of the several  
Underwriters listed on Schedule A hereto  
     
WallachBeth Capital, LLC  
     
By:    
Name: [Eric Schweitzer]
Title: Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

Underwriter 

Number of

Firm Shares

 

WallachBeth Capital, LLC

  [●]
[●]  [●]
      
Total  [●]  

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE B

 

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus(es)

 

[●]

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE C

 

Pricing Information

 

Number of Firm Shares:

Number of Selling Shareholders Shares

Number of Additional Shares:

Public Offering Price per Firm Share: $

Public Offering Price per Additional Share: $

Underwriting Discount per Firm Share: $

Underwriting Discount per Additional Share: $

Proceeds to Company per Firm Share (before expenses): $

Proceeds to Company per Additional Share (before expenses): $

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE D

 

Lock-Up Parties

 

Name
Kelvin Ang
Chew Chong Ye
Ang Boon Chuan
Ming Li
Chrysan Yap
Arthur Kong
Lee Puay Khng
Charlie Yi

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE E

 

Subsidiaries

 

Name of Subsidiary   Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization
Success Elite Developments Limited (“SEDL”)   British Virgin Islands
Finebuild Systems Pte. Ltd. (a subsidiary of SEDL)   Singapore

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Form of Lock-Up Agreement

 

Lock-Up Agreement

 

[  ], 20243

 

WallachBeth Capital, LLC

Harborside Financial Plaza 5

185 Hudson St., Suite 1410

Jersey City, NJ 07311

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This Lock-Up Agreement (this “Agreement”) is being delivered to WallachBeth Capital, LLC (the “Representative”) in connection with the proposed Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) between FBS Global Limited, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”), and the Representative, relating to the proposed public offering (the “Offering”) of Ordinary Shares of US$0.001 par value each (“Ordinary Shares”), of the Company. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Underwriting Agreement.

 

In order to induce the Underwriters (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) to continue their efforts in connection with the Offering, and in light of the benefits that the Offering will confer upon the undersigned in its capacity as a shareholder and/or an officer, director or employee of the Company, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees with the Representative that, during the period beginning on and including the date of this Agreement through and including the date that is six months from the date of the closing of the Offering (the “Lock-Up Period”), the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of the Representative, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, or announce the intention to otherwise dispose of, any Ordinary Shares now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition (including, without limitation, Ordinary Shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and as the same may be amended or supplemented on or after the date hereof from time to time (the “Securities Act”)) (such shares, the “Beneficially Owned Shares”) or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, (ii) enter into any swap, hedge or similar agreement or arrangement that transfers in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of the Beneficially Owned Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition, or (iii) engage in any short selling of the Ordinary Shares.

 

The restrictions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph shall not apply to:

 

(1) if the undersigned is a natural person, any transfers made by the undersigned (a) as a bona fide gift to any member of the immediate family (as defined below) of the undersigned or to a trust the beneficiaries of which are exclusively the undersigned or members of the undersigned’s immediate family, (b) by will or intestate succession upon the death of the undersigned, (c) as a bona fide gift to a charity or educational institution, (d) any transfer pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or in connection with a divorce; or (e) if the undersigned is or was an officer, director or employee of the Company, to the Company pursuant to the Company’s right of repurchase upon termination of the undersigned’s service with the Company;

 

(2) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, any transfers to any stockholder, partner or member of, or owner of a similar equity interest in, the undersigned, as the case may be, if, in any such case, such transfer is not for value;

 

 

3 Pricing date

 

 
 

 

(3) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, any transfer made by the undersigned (a) in connection with the sale or other bona fide transfer in a single transaction of all or substantially all of the undersigned’s capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other similar equity interests, as the case may be, or all or substantially all of the undersigned’s assets, in any such case not undertaken for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed by this Agreement or (b) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity so long as the transferee is an affiliate (as defined below) of the undersigned and such transfer is not for value;

 

(4) (a) exercises of stock options or equity awards granted pursuant to an equity incentive or award or other plan or warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares or other securities (including by cashless exercise to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such stock options or warrants so long as such cashless exercise is effected solely by the surrender of outstanding stock options or warrants to the Company and the Company’s cancellation of all or a portion thereof to pay the exercise price), provided that in any such case the securities issued upon exercise shall remain subject to the provisions of this Agreement (as defined below); (b) transfers of Ordinary Shares or other securities to the Company in connection with the issuance, vesting or exercise of any equity awards granted pursuant to an equity incentive or other plan and held by the undersigned to the extent, but only to the extent, as may be necessary to satisfy tax withholding obligations pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive or other plans;

 

(5) the exercise by the undersigned of any warrant(s) issued by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement, including any exercise effected by the delivery of shares of Ordinary Shares of the Company held by the undersigned; provided, that, the Ordinary Shares received upon such exercise shall remain subject to the restrictions provided for in this Agreement;

 

(6) the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of 100% of the voting securities of the Company, (b) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other entity, or any entity merges into or consolidates with the Company, (c) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another person, or (d) provided, that, the Ordinary Shares received upon any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (c) above shall remain subject to the restrictions provided for in this Agreement;

 

(7) the Offering;

 

(8) transfers consented to, in writing by the Representative;

 

(9) transactions relating to Ordinary Shares acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Offering; provided that, no filing by any party under the Exchange Act or other public announcement shall be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with such transactions;

 

provided however, that in the case of any transfer described in clauses (1), (2) or (3) above, it shall be a condition to the transfer that the transferee executes and delivers to the Representative, acting on behalf of the Underwriters, not later than one business day prior to such transfer, a written agreement, in substantially the form of this Agreement (it being understood that any references to “immediate family” in the agreement executed by such transferee shall expressly refer only to the immediate family of the undersigned and not to the immediate family of the transferee) and otherwise satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative.

 

In addition, the restrictions set forth herein shall not prevent the undersigned from entering into a sales plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act after the date hereof, provided that (i) a copy of such plan is provided to the Representative promptly upon entering into the same and (ii) no sales or transfers may be made under such plan until the Lock-Up Period ends or this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms. For purposes of this paragraph, “immediate family” shall mean a spouse, child, grandchild or other lineal descendant (including by adoption), father, mother, brother or sister of the undersigned; and “affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

 
 

 

If (i) during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period, the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or (ii) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results or becomes aware that material news or a material event will occur during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, the restrictions imposed by this Agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of such material news or material event, as applicable, unless the Representative waives, in writing, such extension.

 

If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, the Representative agrees that, at least three business days before the effective date of any release or waiver of the foregoing restrictions in connection with a transfer of Ordinary Shares, the Representative will notify the Company of the impending release or waiver. Any release or waiver granted by the Representative hereunder to any such officer or director shall only be effective two business days after the publication date of such press release; provided, that such press release is not a condition to the release of the aforementioned lock-up provisions due to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period. The provisions of this paragraph will also not apply if (a) the release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer not for consideration and (b) the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms described in this Agreement to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of such transfer.

 

In furtherance of the foregoing, (1) the undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with any duly appointed transfer agent for the registration or transfer of the securities described herein against the transfer of any such securities except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions, and (2) the Company, and any duly appointed transfer agent for the registration or transfer of the securities described herein, are hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement.

 

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and that this Agreement has been duly authorized (if the undersigned is not a natural person), executed and delivered by the undersigned and is a valid and binding agreement of the undersigned. The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are relying on this Agreement in proceeding towards the consummation of the Offering contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement and all authority herein conferred are irrevocable and shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned (if a natural person) and shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned for the term of the Lock-Up Period.

 

This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the earliest to occur, if any, of (1) either the Representative, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, advising the other in writing, they have determined not to proceed with the Offering, (2) termination of the Underwriting Agreement before the sale of Ordinary Shares, or (3) the withdrawal of the Registration Statement.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

 

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Very truly yours,  
     
   
(Name - Please Print)  
     
   
(Signature)  
     
   
(Name of Signatory, in the case of entities - Please Print)  
     
   
(Title of Signatory, in the case of entities - Please Print)  
     
     
     
Address:    
     
     
     

# of shares of Ordinary Shares Held by

Signatory:

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)

 

EXEMPTED COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

FBS Global Limited

 

(Adopted by a special resolution of the Company passed on 30 January 2023)

 

1.The name of the Company is FBS Global Limited.
   
2.The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Conyers Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, PO Box 2681, Grand Cayman, KY1-1111, Cayman Islands.
   
3.Subject to the following provisions of this Memorandum, the objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and shall include, but without limitation,:

 

(a)to act and perform all the functions of a holding company in all its branches and to coordinate the policy and administration of any subsidiary company or companies wherever incorporated or carrying on business or of any group of companies of which the Company or any subsidiary company is a member or which are in any manner controlled directly or indirectly by the Company;
   
(b)to act as an investment company and for that purpose to subscribe, acquire, hold, dispose, sell, deal in or trade upon any terms, whether conditionally or absolutely, shares, stock, debentures, debenture stock, annuities, notes, mortgages, bonds, obligations and securities, foreign exchange, foreign currency deposits and commodities, issued or guaranteed by any company wherever incorporated, or by any government, sovereign, ruler, commissioners, public body or authority, supreme, municipal, local or otherwise, by original subscription, tender, purchase, exchange, underwriting, participation in syndicates or in any other manner and whether or not fully paid up, and to meet calls thereon.

 

4.Subject to the following provisions of this Memorandum, the Company shall have and be capable of exercising all the functions of a natural person of full capacity irrespective of any question of corporate benefit, as provided by Section 27(2) of the Companies Act.
   
5.Nothing in this Memorandum shall permit the Company to carry on a business for which a licence is required under the laws of the Cayman Islands unless duly licensed.
   
6.The Company shall not trade in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of the business of the Company carried on outside the Cayman Islands; provided that nothing in this clause shall be construed as to prevent the Company effecting and concluding contracts in the Cayman Islands, and exercising in the Cayman Islands all of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands.
   
7.The liability of each member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such member’s shares.
   
8.The share capital of the Company is US$500,000 divided into 500,000,000 shares of a nominal or par value of US$0.001 each with the power for the Company, insofar as is permitted by law, to redeem or purchase any of its shares and to increase or reduce the said share capital subject to the provisions of the Companies Act (As Revised) and the Articles of Association of the Company and to issue any part of its capital, whether original, redeemed or increased, with or without any preference, priority or special privilege or subject to any postponement of rights or to any conditions or restrictions; and so that, unless the conditions of issue shall otherwise expressly declare, every issue of shares, whether declared to be preference or otherwise, shall be subject to the power hereinbefore contained.
   
9.The Company may exercise the power contained in the Companies Act to deregister in the Cayman Islands and be registered by way of continuation in another jurisdiction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.2

 

The Companies Act (As Revised)

Exempted Company Limited by Shares

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

FBS Global Limited

 

(Adopted by a special resolution of the Company passed on 28 March 2023)

 

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I N D E X

 

SUBJECT   Article No.
     
Table A   3
Interpretation   3
Share Capital   9
Alteration Of Capital   10-11
Share Rights   11-12
Variation Of Rights   12-13
Shares   13-14
Share Certificates   14-15
Lien   16
Calls On Shares   16-18
Forfeiture Of Shares   18-19
Register Of Members   20
Record Dates   20-21
Transfer Of Shares   21-23
Transmission Of Shares   23
Untraceable Members   23-24
General Meetings   25
Notice Of General Meetings   25-26
Proceedings At General Meetings   26-31
Voting   31-34
Proxies   34-36
Corporations Acting By Representatives   36
No Action By Written Resolutions Of Members   36
Board Of Directors   37
Disqualification Of Directors   38
Executive Directors   38
Alternate Directors   39
Directors’ Fees And Expenses   40
Directors’ Interests   40-42
General Powers Of The Directors   42-44
Borrowing Powers   45
Proceedings Of The Directors   45-47
Audit Committee   47-48
Officers   48
Register of Directors and Officers   49
Minutes   49
Seal   49-50
Authentication Of Documents   50
Destruction Of Documents   50-51
Dividends And Other Payments   51-55
Reserves   55
Capitalisation   56
Subscription Rights Reserve   57-58
Accounting Records   59-60
Audit   60
Notices   61-62
Signatures   63
Winding Up   63
Indemnity   64
Financial Year End   64
Amendment To Memorandum and Articles of Association And Name of Company   64
Information   65

 

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THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)

EXEMPTED COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

 

FBS Global Limited

 

(Adopted by a special resolution of the Company passed on 28 March 2023)

 

TABLE A

 

1. The regulations in Table A in the Schedule to the Companies Act (As Revised) do not apply to the Company.

 

INTERPRETATION

 

2.             (1) In these Articles, unless the context otherwise requires, the words standing in the first column of the following table shall bear the meaning set opposite them respectively in the second column.

 

  WORD   MEANING
       
  “Act”  

The Companies Act, Cap. 22 (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.

 

  “Articles”  

these Articles in their present form or as supplemented or amended or substituted from time to time.

 

  “Audit Committee”   the audit committee of the Company formed by the Board pursuant to Article 123 hereof, or any successor audit committee.
       
  “Auditor”   the independent auditor of the Company which shall be an internationally recognized firm of independent accountants.
       
  “Board” or “Directors”   the board of directors of the Company or the directors present at a meeting of directors of the Company at which a quorum is present.

 

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  “capital”   the share capital from time to time of the Company.
       
  “clear days”   in relation to the period of a notice, that period excluding the day when the notice is given or deemed to be given and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect.
       
  “clearing house”   a clearing house recognised by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the shares of the Company (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such jurisdiction.
       
  “Company”   FBS Global Limited.
       
  “competent regulatory authority”   a competent regulatory authority in the territory where the shares of the Company (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such territory.
       
  “debenture” and “debenture holder”   include debenture stock and debenture stockholder respectively.
       
  “Designated Stock Exchange”  

the stock exchange in the United States of America on which any shares are listed for trading.

       
  “dollars” and “US$”  

dollars, the legal currency of the United States of America.

 

  “electronic communication”   a communication sent, transmitted, conveyed and received by wire, by radio, by optical means or by other similar means in any form through any medium.
       
  “electronic meeting”  

a general meeting held and conducted wholly and exclusively by virtual attendance and participation by Members and/or proxies by means of electronic facilities.

 

  “Exchange Act”   the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
       
  “head office”  

such office of the Company as the Directors may from time to time determine to be the principal office of the Company.

 

 

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  “hybrid meeting”   a general meeting convened for the (i) physical attendance by Members and/or proxies at the Principal Meeting Place and where applicable, one or more Meeting Locations and (ii) virtual attendance and participation by Members and/or proxies by means of electronic facilities.
       
  “Meeting Location”  

has the meaning given to it in Article 65A.

       
  “Independent Director”  

a director who is an independent director as defined in the applicable rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange.

       
  “Member”   a duly registered holder from time to time of the shares in the capital of the Company.
       
  “Memorandum of Association”   the memorandum of association of the Company, as amended from time to time.
       
  “month”   a calendar month.
       
  “Notice”   written notice unless otherwise specifically stated and as further defined in these Articles.
       
  “Office”   the registered office of the Company for the time being.
       
  “ordinary resolution”   a resolution shall be an ordinary resolution when it has been passed by a simple majority of votes cast by such Members as, being entitled so to do, vote in person or, in the case of any Member being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of which Notice has been duly given in accordance with Article 60;
       
  “paid up”  

paid up or credited as paid up.

 

  “physical meeting”   a general meeting held and conducted by physical attendance and participation by Members and/or proxies at the Principal Meeting Place and/or where applicable, one or more Meeting Locations.
       
  “Principal Meeting Place”  

shall have the meaning given to it in Article 60(2).

 

 

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  “Register”   the principal register and where applicable, any branch register of Members of the Company to be maintained at such place within or outside the Cayman Islands as the Board shall determine from time to time.
       
  “Registration Office”   in respect of any class of share capital such place as the Board may from time to time determine to keep a branch register of Members in respect of that class of share capital and where (except in cases where the Board otherwise directs) the transfers or other documents of title for such class of share capital are to be lodged for registration and are to be registered.
       
  “SEC”   the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
       
  “Securities Act”  

mean the U.S. Securities Act 1933 as amended, or any

similar federal statute and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

       
  “Seal”   common seal or any one or more duplicate seals of the Company (including a securities seal) for use in the Cayman Islands or in any place outside the Cayman Islands.
       
  “Secretary”   any person, firm or corporation appointed by the Board to perform any of the duties of secretary of the Company and includes any assistant, deputy, temporary or acting secretary.
       
  “shares”  

shares of par value US$0.001 each.

 

  “special resolution”  

a resolution shall be a special resolution when it has been passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of votes cast by such Members as, being entitled so to do, vote in person or, in the case of such Members as are corporations, by their respective duly authorised representative or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of which Notice has been duly given in accordance with Article 60;

 

      a special resolution shall be effective for any purpose for which an ordinary resolution is expressed to be required under any provision of these Articles or the Statutes.

 

  “Statutes”   the Act and every other law of the Legislature of the Cayman Islands for the time being in force applying to or affecting the Company, its Memorandum of Association and/or these Articles.
       
  “year”   a calendar year.

 

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  (2) In these Articles, unless there be something within the subject or context inconsistent with such construction:
     
  (a) words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa;
     
  (b) words importing a gender include both gender and the neuter;
     
  (c) words importing persons include companies, associations and bodies of persons whether corporate or not;
     
  (d) the words:

 

  (i) “may” shall be construed as permissive;
     
  (ii) “shall” or “will” shall be construed as imperative;

 

  (e) expressions referring to writing shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as including printing, lithography, email, facsimile, photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words or figures in a legible and non-transitory form or, to the extent permitted by and in accordance with the Statutes and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, any visible substitute for writing (including an electronic communication), or modes of representing or reproducing words partly in one visible form and partly in another visible form, and including where the representation takes the form of electronic display, or represented by any other substitute or format for storage or transmission for writing or partly one and partly another provided that both the mode of service of the relevant document or Notice and the Member’s election comply with all applicable Statutes, rules and regulations;
     
  (f) any requirement as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an electronic record (as defined in the Electronic Transactions Act of the Cayman Islands) or an electronic communication;

 

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  (g) references to any law, ordinance, statute or statutory provision shall be interpreted as relating to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force;
     
  (h) save as aforesaid words and expressions defined in the Statutes shall bear the same meanings in these Articles if not inconsistent with the subject in the context;
     
  (i) references to a document (including, but without limitation, a resolution in writing) being signed or executed include references to it being signed or executed under hand or under seal or by electronic signature or by electronic communication or by any other method and references to a Notice or document include a Notice or document recorded or stored in any digital, electronic, electrical, magnetic or other retrievable form or medium and information in visible form whether having physical substance or not;
     
  (j) Sections 8 and 19 of the Electronic Transactions Act of the Cayman Islands, as amended from time to time, shall not apply to these Articles to the extent it imposes obligations or requirements in addition to those set out in these Articles;
     
  (k) the right of a Member to speak at an electronic meeting or a hybrid meeting shall include the right to raise questions or make statements to the chairman of the meeting, verbally or in written form, by means of electronic facilities. Such a right shall be deemed to have been duly exercised if the questions or statements may be heard or seen by all or only some of the persons present at the meeting (or only by the chairman of the meeting) in which event the chairman of the meeting shall relay the questions raised or the statements made verbatim to all persons present at the meeting, either orally or in writing using electronic facilities;
     
  (l) a reference to a meeting shall mean a meeting convened and held in any manner permitted by these Articles and any Member or Director attending and participating at a meeting by means of electronic facilities shall be deemed to be present at that meeting for all purposes of the Statutes and these Articles, and attend, participate, attending, participating, attendance and participation shall be construed accordingly;
     
  (m) references to a person’s participation in the business of a general meeting include without limitation and as relevant the right (including, in the case of a corporation, through a duly authorised representative) to speak or communicate, vote, be represented by a proxy and have access in hard copy or electronic form to all documents which are required by the Statutes or these Articles to be made available at the meeting, and participate and participating in the business of a general meeting shall be construed accordingly;

 

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  (n) references to electronic facilities include, without limitation, website addresses, webinars, webcast, video or any form of conference call systems (telephone, video, web or otherwise;
     
  (o) where a Member is a corporation, any reference in these Articles to a Member shall, where the context requires, refer to a duly authorised representative of such Member; and
     
  (p) references to “in the ordinary course of business” and comparable expressions mean the ordinary and usual course of business of the relevant party, consistent in all material respects (including nature and scope) with the prior practice of such party.

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

3. (1) The share capital of the Company at the date on which these Articles come into effect shall be divided into shares of a par value of US$0.001 each.

 

(2) Subject to the Act, the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange and/or any competent regulatory authority, the Company shall have the power to purchase or otherwise acquire its own shares and such power shall be exercisable by the Board in such manner, upon such terms and subject to such conditions as it in its absolute discretion thinks fit and any determination by the Board of the manner of purchase shall be deemed authorized by these Articles for purposes of the Act. Subject to the Act, the Company is hereby authorized to make payments in respect of a redemption or purchase of its own shares in any manner authorized by the Act, including out of its capital. The purchase of any share shall not oblige the Company to purchase any other share other than as may be required pursuant to applicable law and any other contractual obligations of the Company.

 

(3) The Company is authorised to hold treasury shares in accordance with the Act and may designate as treasury shares any of its shares that it purchases or redeems, or any share surrendered to it subject to the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange and/or any competent regulatory authority. Shares held by the Company as treasury shares shall continue to be classified as treasury shares until such shares are either cancelled or transferred as the Board may determine on such terms and subject to such conditions as it in its absolute discretion thinks fits in accordance with the Act subject to the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange and/or any competent regulatory authority.

 

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(4) The Company may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid share unless, as a result of such surrender, there would no longer be any issued shares of the Company other than shares held as treasury shares.

 

(5) No share shall be issued to bearer.

 

ALTERATION OF CAPITAL

 

4. The Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution in accordance with the Act alter the conditions of its Memorandum of Association to:

 

  (a) increase its capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such amounts, as the resolution shall prescribe;
     
  (b) consolidate and divide all or any of its capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares;
     
  (c) without prejudice to the powers of the Board under Article 13, divide its shares into several classes and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of existing shares attach thereto respectively any preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges, conditions or such restrictions which in the absence of any such determination by the Company in general meeting, as the Directors may determine provided always that, for the avoidance of doubt, where a class of shares has been authorized by the Company no resolution of the Company in general meeting is required for the issuance of shares of that class and the Directors may issue shares of that class and determine such rights, privileges, conditions or restrictions attaching thereto as aforesaid, and further provided that where the Company issues shares which do not carry voting rights, the words “non-voting” shall appear in the designation of such shares and where the equity capital includes shares with different voting rights, the designation of each class of shares, other than those with the most favourable voting rights, must include the words “restricted voting” or “limited voting”;
     
  (d) sub-divide its shares, or any of them, into shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum of Association (subject, nevertheless, to the Act), and may by such resolution determine that, as between the holders of the shares resulting from such sub-division, one or more of the shares may have any such preferred, deferred or other rights or be subject to any such restrictions as compared with the other or others as the Company has power to attach to unissued or new shares;

 

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  (e) cancel any shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken, or agreed to be taken, by any person, and diminish the amount of its capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled or, in the case of shares without par value, diminish the number of shares into which its capital is divided.

 

5. The Board may settle as it considers expedient any difficulty which arises in relation to any consolidation and division under the Article 4 and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing may issue certificates in respect of fractions of shares or arrange for the sale of the shares representing fractions and the distribution of the net proceeds of sale (after deduction of the expenses of such sale) in due proportion amongst the Members who would have been entitled to the fractions, and for this purpose the Board may authorise any person to transfer the shares representing fractions to their purchaser or resolve that such net proceeds be paid to the Company for the Company’s benefit. Such purchaser will not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money nor will his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings relating to the sale.

 

6. The Company may from time to time by special resolution, subject to any confirmation or consent required by the Act, reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve or other undistributable reserve in any manner permitted by law.

 

7. Except so far as otherwise provided by the conditions of issue, or by these Articles, any capital raised by the creation of new shares shall be treated as if it formed part of the original capital of the Company, and such shares shall be subject to the provisions contained in these Articles with reference to the payment of calls and instalments, transfer and transmission, forfeiture, lien, cancellation, surrender, voting and otherwise.

 

SHARE RIGHTS

 

8. Subject to the provisions of the Act, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange and the Memorandum and Articles of Association and to any special rights conferred on the holders of any shares or class of shares, and without prejudice to Article 13 hereof, any share in the Company (whether forming part of the present capital or not) may be issued with or have attached thereto such rights or restrictions whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise as the Board may determine, including without limitation on terms that they may be, or at the option of the Company or the holder are, liable to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner, including out of capital, as the Board may deem fit.

 

9. Subject to the Act, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange and the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and to any special rights conferred on the holders of any shares or attaching to any class of shares, shares may be issued on the terms that may be or at the option of the Company or the holder are,liable to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner, including out of capital, as the Board may deem fit.

 

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10. Subject to Article 13(1), the Memorandum of Association and any resolution of the Members to the contrary and without prejudice to any special rights conferred thereby on the holders of any other shares or class of shares, the share capital of the Company shall be divided into shares of a single class the holders of which shall, subject to these Articles:

 

  (a) be entitled to one vote per share;
     
  (b) be entitled to such dividends as the Board may from time to time declare;
     
  (c) in the event of a winding up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or for the purpose of a reorganisation or otherwise or upon any distribution of capital, be entitled to the surplus assets of the Company; and
     
  (d) generally, be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares.

 

VARIATION OF RIGHTS

 

11. Subject to the Act and without prejudice to Article 8, all or any of the special rights for the time being attached to the shares or any class of shares may, unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, from time to time (whether or not the Company is being wound up) be varied, modified or abrogated with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class. To every such separate general meeting all the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings of the Company shall, mutatis mutandis, apply, but so that:

 

  (a) notwithstanding Article 59 which shall not apply to this Article 11, separate general meetings of the holders of a class or series of shares may be called only by (i) the Chairman of the Board, or (ii) a majority of the entire Board (unless otherwise specifically provided by the terms of issue of the shares of such class or series). Nothing in this Article 11 shall be deemed to give any Member or Members the right to call a class or series meeting;
     
  (b) the necessary quorum (whether at a separate general meeting or at its adjourned meeting) shall be a person or persons or (in the case of a Member being a corporation) its duly authorized representative together holding or representing by proxy not less than one-third in nominal value or par value of the issued shares of that class (but so that if at any adjourned meeting of such holders a quorum as above defined is not present, those Members who are present shall form a quorum (whatever the number of shares held by them));

 

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  (c) every holder of shares of the class shall be entitled on a poll to one vote for every such share held by him; and
     
  (d) any holder of shares of the class present in person or by proxy or authorised representative may demand a poll.

 

12. The special rights conferred upon the holders of any shares or class of shares shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided in the rights attaching to or the terms of issue of such shares, be deemed to be varied, modified or abrogated by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.

 

SHARES

 

13. (1) Subject to the Act, these Articles and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange and without prejudice to any special rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any shares or any class of shares, the unissued shares of the Company (whether forming part of the original or any increased capital) shall be at the disposal of the Board, which may offer, allot, grant options over or otherwise dispose of them to such persons, at such times and for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the Board may in its absolute discretion determine but so that no shares shall be issued at a discount to their nominal value. In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Board is hereby empowered to authorize by resolution or resolutions from time to time the issuance of one or more classes or series of preferred shares and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, if any, including, without limitation, the number of shares constituting each such class or series, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges, voting powers, full or limited or no voting powers, and liquidation preferences, and to increase or decrease the size of any such class or series (but not below the number of shares of any class or series of preferred shares then outstanding) to the extent permitted by the Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolution or resolutions providing for the establishment of any class or series of preferred shares may, to the extent permitted by law, provide that such class or series shall be superior to, rank equally with or be junior to the preferred shares of any other class or series.

 

(2) Neither the Company nor the Board shall be obliged, when making or granting any allotment of, offer of, option over or disposal of shares, to make, or make available, any such allotment, offer, option or shares to Members or others with registered addresses in any particular territory or territories being a territory or territories where, in the absence of a registration statement or other special formalities, this would or might, in the opinion of the Board, be unlawful or impracticable. Members affected as a result of the foregoing sentence shall not be, or be deemed to be, a separate class of members for any purpose whatsoever. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the resolution or resolutions providing for the establishment of any class or series of preferred shares, no vote of the holders of preferred shares or ordinary shares shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any shares of any class or series of the preferred shares authorized by and complying with the conditions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

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(3) The Board may issue options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of shares or securities in the capital of the Company on such terms as it may from time to time determine.

 

14. The Company may in connection with the issue of any shares exercise all powers of paying commission and brokerage conferred or permitted by the Act. Subject to the Act, the commission may be satisfied by the payment of cash or by the allotment of fully or partly paid shares or partly in one and partly in the other.

 

15. Except as required by law, no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any share upon any trust and the Company shall not be bound by or required in any way to recognise (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any share or any fractional part of a share or (except only as otherwise provided by these Articles or by law) any other rights in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder.

 

16. Subject to the Act and these Articles, the Board may at any time after the allotment of shares but before any person has been entered in the Register as the holder, recognise a renunciation thereof by the allottee in favour of some other person and may accord to any allottee of a share a right to effect such renunciation upon and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board considers fit to impose.

 

SHARE CERTIFICATES

 

17. Every share certificate shall be issued under the Seal or a facsimile thereof or with the Seal printed thereon and shall specify the number and class and distinguishing numbers (if any) of the shares to which it relates, and the amount paid up thereon and may otherwise be in such form as the Directors may from time to time determine. No certificate shall be issued representing shares of more than one class. The Board may by resolution determine, either generally or in any particular case or cases, that any signatures on any such certificates (or certificates in respect of other securities) need not be autographic but may be affixed to such certificates by some mechanical means or may be printed thereon.

 

18. (1) In the case of a share held jointly by several persons, the Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate therefor and delivery of a certificate to one of several joint holders shall be sufficient delivery to all such holders.

 

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(2) Where a share stands in the names of two or more persons, the person first named in the Register shall as regards service of notices and, subject to the provisions of these Articles, all or any other matters connected with the Company, except the transfer of the shares, be deemed the sole holder thereof.

 

19. The Company is not obliged to issue a share certificate to a Member unless the Member requests it in writing from the Company. Every person whose name is entered, upon an allotment of shares, as a Member in the Register shall be entitled without payment, to receive one certificate for all such shares of any one class or several certificates each for one or more of such shares of such class upon payment for every certificate after the first of such reasonable out-of-pocket expenses as the Board from time to time determines.

 

20. Share certificates shall be issued within the relevant time limit as prescribed by the Act or as the Designated Stock Exchange may from time to time determine, whichever is the shorter, after allotment or, except in the case of a transfer which the Company is for the time being entitled to refuse to register and does not register, after lodgment of a transfer with the Company. Every share certificate of the Company shall bear legends required under the applicable laws, including the Securities Act.

 

21. (1) Upon every transfer of shares the certificate held by the transferor shall be given up to be cancelled, and shall forthwith be cancelled accordingly, and a new certificate shall be issued to the transferee in respect of the shares transferred to him at such fee as is provided in paragraph (2) of this Article 21. If any of the shares included in the certificate so given up shall be retained by the transferor a new certificate for the balance shall be issued to him at the aforesaid fee payable by the transferor to the Company in respect thereof.

 

(2) The fee referred to in paragraph (1) above shall be an amount not exceeding the relevant maximum amount as the Designated Stock Exchange may from time to time determine provided that the Board may at any time determine a lower amount for such fee.

 

22. If a share certificate shall be damaged or defaced or alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed a new certificate representing the same shares may be issued to the relevant Member upon request and on payment of such fee as the Board may determine and, subject to compliance with such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and to payment of the costs and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Company in investigating such evidence and preparing such indemnity as the Board may think fit and, in case of damage or defacement, on delivery of the old certificate to the Company provided always that where share warrants have been issued, no new share warrant shall be issued to replace one that has been lost unless the Board has determined that the original has been destroyed.

 

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LIEN

 

23. The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on every share (not being a fully paid share) for all moneys (whether presently payable or not) called or payable at a fixed time in respect of that share. The Company shall also have a first and paramount lien on every share (not being a fully paid share) registered in the name of a Member (whether or not jointly with other Members) for all amounts of money presently payable by such Member or his estate to the Company whether the same shall have been incurred before or after notice to the Company of any equitable or other interest of any person other than such member, and whether the period for the payment or discharge of the same shall have actually become due or not, and notwithstanding that the same are joint debts or liabilities of such Member or his estate and any other person, whether a Member or not. The Company’s lien on a share shall extend to all dividends or other moneys payable thereon or in respect thereof. The Board may at any time, generally or in any particular case, waive any lien that has arisen or declare any share exempt in whole or in part, from the provisions of this Article 23.

 

24. Subject to these Articles, the Company may sell in such manner as the Board determines any share on which the Company has a lien, but no sale shall be made unless some sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, or the liability or engagement in respect of which such lien exists is liable to be presently fulfilled or discharged nor until the expiration of fourteen (14) clear days after a notice in writing, stating and demanding payment of the sum presently payable, or specifying the liability or engagement and demanding fulfilment or discharge thereof and giving notice of the intention to sell in default, has been served on the registered holder for the time being of the share or the person entitled thereto by reason of his death or bankruptcy.

 

25. The net proceeds of the sale shall be received by the Company and applied in or towards payment or discharge of the debt or liability in respect of which the lien exists, so far as the same is presently payable, and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for debts or liabilities not presently payable as existed upon the share prior to the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the share at the time of the sale. To give effect to any such sale the Board may authorise some person to transfer the shares sold to the purchaser thereof. The purchaser shall be registered as the holder of the shares so transferred and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings relating to the sale.

 

CALLS ON SHARES

 

26. Subject to these Articles and to the terms of allotment, the Board may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any moneys unpaid on their shares (whether on account of the nominal value of the shares or by way of premium), and each Member shall (subject to being given at least fourteen (14) clear days’ Notice specifying the time and place of payment) pay to the Company as required by such notice the amount called on his shares. A call may be extended, postponed or revoked in whole or in part as the Board determines but no Member shall be entitled to any such extension, postponement or revocation except as a matter of grace and favour.

 

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27. A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Board authorising the call was passed and may be made payable either in one lump sum or by instalments.

 

28. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the shares in respect of which the call was made. The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls and instalments due in respect thereof or other moneys due in respect thereof.

 

29. If a sum called in respect of a share is not paid before or on the day appointed for payment thereof, the person from whom the sum is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day appointed for payment thereof to the time of actual payment at such rate (not exceeding twenty per cent. (20%) per annum) as the Board may determine, but the Board may in its absolute discretion waive payment of such interest in whole or in part.

 

30. No Member shall be entitled to receive any dividend or bonus or to be present and vote (save as proxy for another Member) at any general meeting either personally or by proxy, or be reckoned in a quorum, or exercise any other privilege as a Member until all calls or instalments due by him to the Company, whether alone or jointly with any other person, together with interest and expenses (if any) shall have been paid.

 

31. On the trial or hearing of any action or other proceedings for the recovery of any money due for any call, it shall be sufficient to prove that the name of the Member sued is entered in the Register as the holder, or one of the holders, of the shares in respect of which such debt accrued, that the resolution making the call is duly recorded in the minute book, and that notice of such call was duly given to the Member sued, in pursuance of these Articles; and it shall not be necessary to prove the appointment of the Directors who made such call, nor any other matters whatsoever, but the proof of the matters aforesaid shall be conclusive evidence of the debt.

 

32. Any amount payable in respect of a share upon allotment or at any fixed date, whether in respect of nominal value or premium or as an instalment of a call, shall be deemed to be a call duly made and payable on the date fixed for payment and if it is not paid the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

33. On the issue of shares the Board may differentiate between the allottees or holders as to the amount of calls to be paid and the times of payment.

 

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34. The Board may, if it thinks fit, receive from any Member willing to advance the same, and either in money or money’s worth, all or any part of the moneys uncalled and unpaid or instalments payable upon any shares held by him and upon all or any of the moneys so advanced (until the same would, but for such advance, become presently payable) pay interest at such rate (if any) as the Board may decide. The Board may at any time repay the amount so advanced upon giving to such Member not less than one (1) month’s Notice of its intention in that behalf, unless before the expiration of such notice the amount so advanced shall have been called up on the shares in respect of which it was advanced. Such payment in advance shall not entitle the holder of such share or shares to participate in respect thereof in a dividend subsequently declared.

 

FORFEITURE OF SHARES

 

35. (1) If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Board may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen (14) clear days’ Notice:

 

  (a) requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest which may have accrued and which may still accrue up to the date of actual payment; and
     
  (b) stating that if the Notice is not complied with the shares on which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

(2) If the requirements of any such Notice are not complied with, any share in respect of which such Notice has been given may at any time thereafter, before payment of all calls and interest due in respect thereof has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Board to that effect, and such forfeiture shall include all dividends and bonuses declared in respect of the forfeited share but not actually paid before the forfeiture.

 

36. When any share has been forfeited, notice of the forfeiture shall be served upon the person who was before forfeiture the holder of the share. No forfeiture shall be invalidated by any omission or neglect to give such Notice.

 

37. The Board may accept the surrender of any share liable to be forfeited hereunder and, in such case, references in these Articles to forfeiture will include surrender.

 

38. Any share so forfeited shall be deemed the property of the Company and may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of to such person, upon such terms and in such manner as the Board determines, and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be annulled by the Board on such terms as the Board determines.

 

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39. A person whose shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of the forfeited shares but nevertheless shall remain liable to pay the Company all moneys which at the date of forfeiture were presently payable by him to the Company in respect of the shares, with (if the Board shall in its discretion so requires) interest thereon from the date of forfeiture until payment at such rate (not exceeding twenty per cent. (20%) per annum) as the Board shall determine. The Board may enforce payment thereof if it thinks fit, and without any deduction or allowance for the value of the forfeited shares, at the date of forfeiture, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all such moneys in respect of the shares. For the purposes of this Article 39 any sum which, by the terms of issue of a share, is payable thereon at a fixed time which is subsequent to the date of forfeiture, whether on account of the nominal value of the share or by way of premium, shall notwithstanding that time has not yet arrived be deemed to be payable at the date of forfeiture, and the same shall become due and payable immediately upon the forfeiture, but interest thereon shall only be payable in respect of any period between the said fixed time and the date of actual payment.

 

40. A declaration by a Director or the Secretary that a share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the share, and such declaration shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer by the Company if necessary) constitute a good title to the share, and the person to whom the share is disposed of shall be registered as the holder of the share and shall not be bound to see to the application of the consideration (if any), nor shall his title to the share be affected by any irregularity in or invalidity of the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the share. When any share shall have been forfeited, notice of the declaration shall be given to the Member in whose name it stood immediately prior to the forfeiture, and an entry of the forfeiture, with the date thereof, shall forthwith be made in the Register, but no forfeiture shall be in any manner invalidated by any omission or neglect to give such notice or make any such entry.

 

41. Notwithstanding any such forfeiture as aforesaid the Board may at any time, before any shares so forfeited shall have been sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of, permit the shares forfeited to be bought back upon the terms of payment of all calls and interest due upon and expenses incurred in respect of the share, and upon such further terms (if any) as it thinks fit.

 

42. The forfeiture of a share shall not prejudice the right of the Company to any call already made or instalment payable thereon.

 

43. The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the nominal value of the share or by way of premium, as if the same had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

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REGISTER OF MEMBERS

 

44. (1) The Company shall keep in one or more books a Register of its Members and shall enter therein the following particulars, that is to say:

 

  (a) the name and address of each Member, the number and class of shares held by him and the amount paid or agreed to be considered as paid on such shares;
     
  (b) the date on which each person was entered in the Register; and
     
  (c) the date on which any person ceased to be a Member.

 

(2) The Company may keep an overseas or local or other branch register of Members resident in any place, and the Board may make and vary such regulations as it determines in respect of the keeping of any such register and maintaining a Registration Office in connection therewith.

 

45. The Register and branch register of Members, as the case may be, shall be open to inspection for such times and on such days as the Board shall determine by Members without charge or by any other person, upon a maximum payment of US$2.50 or such other sum specified by the Board, at the Office or Registration Office or such other place at which the Register is kept in accordance with the Act. The Register including any overseas or local or other branch register of Members may, after compliance with any notice requirements of the Designated Stock Exchange or by any electronic means in such manner as may be accepted by the Designated Stock Exchange to that effect, be closed for inspection at such times or for such periods not exceeding in the whole thirty (30) days in each year as the Board may determine and either generally or in respect of any class of shares.

 

RECORD DATES

 

46. For the purpose of determining the Members entitled to notice of or to vote at any general meeting, or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of shares or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix, in advance, a date as the record date for any such determination of Members, which date shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other such action.

 

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If the Board does not fix a record date for any general meeting, the record date for determining the Members entitled to a notice of or to vote at such meeting shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if in accordance with these Articles notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. The record date for determining the Members for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

A determination of the Members of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Members shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

47. (1) Subject to these Articles, any Member may transfer all or any of his shares by an instrument of transfer in the usual or common form or in a form prescribed by the Designated Stock Exchange or in any other form approved by the Board and may be under hand or, if the transferor or transferee is a clearing house or a central depository house or its nominee(s), by hand or by machine imprinted signature or by such other manner of execution as the Board may approve from time to time.

 

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (1) above, for so long as any shares are listed on the Designated Stock Exchange, titles to such listed shares may be evidenced and transferred in accordance with the laws applicable to and the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange that are or shall be applicable to such listed shares. The register of members of the Company in respect of its listed shares (whether the Register or a branch register) may be kept by recording the particulars required by Section 40 of the Act in a form otherwise than legible if such recording otherwise complies with the laws applicable to and the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange that are or shall be applicable to such listed shares.

 

48. The instrument of transfer shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and the transferee provided that the Board may dispense with the execution of the instrument of transfer by the transferee in any case which it thinks fit in its discretion to do so. Without prejudice to Article 47, the Board may also resolve, either generally or in any particular case, upon request by either the transferor or transferee, to accept mechanically executed transfers. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of the share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register in respect thereof. Nothing in these Articles shall preclude the Board from recognising a renunciation of the allotment or provisional allotment of any share by the allottee in favour of some other person.

 

49. (1) The Board may, in its absolute discretion, and without giving any reason therefor, refuse to register a transfer of any share (not being a fully paid up share) to a person of whom it does not approve, or any share issued under any share incentive scheme for employees upon which a restriction on transfer imposed thereby still subsists, and it may also, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, refuse to register a transfer of any share to more than four joint holders or a transfer of any share (not being a fully paid up share) on which the Company has a lien.

 

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(2) The Board in so far as permitted by any applicable law may, in its absolute discretion, at any time and from time to time transfer any share upon the Register to any branch register or any share on any branch register to the Register or any other branch register. In the event of any such transfer, the shareholder requesting such transfer shall bear the cost of effecting the transfer unless the Board otherwise determines.

 

(3) Unless the Board otherwise agrees (which agreement may be on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Board in its absolute discretion may from time to time determine, and which agreement the Board shall, without giving any reason therefor, be entitled in its absolute discretion to give or withhold), no shares upon the Register shall be transferred to any branch register nor shall shares on any branch register be transferred to the Register or any other branch register and all transfers and other documents of title shall be lodged for registration, and registered, in the case of any shares on a branch register, at the relevant Registration Office, and, in the case of any shares on the Register, at the Office or such other place at which the Register is kept in accordance with the Act.

 

50. Without limiting the generality of the Article 49, the Board may decline to recognise any instrument of transfer unless:-

 

  (a) a fee of such maximum sum as the Designated Stock Exchange may determine to be payable or such lesser sum as the Board may from time to time require is paid to the Company in respect thereof;
     
  (b) the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of share;
     
  (c) the instrument of transfer is lodged at the Office or such other place at which the Register is kept in accordance with the Act or the Registration Office (as the case may be) accompanied by the relevant share certificate(s) and such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer (and, if the instrument of transfer is executed by some other person on his behalf, the authority of that person so to do); and
     
  (d) if applicable, the instrument of transfer is duly and properly stamped.

 

51. If the Board refuses to register a transfer of any share, it shall, within two months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to each of the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal.

 

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52. The registration of transfers of shares or of any class of shares may, after compliance with any notice requirement of the Designated Stock Exchange, be suspended at such times and for such periods (not exceeding in the whole thirty (30) days in any year) as the Board may determine. The period of thirty (30) days may be extended for a further period or periods not exceeding thirty (30) days in respect of any year if approved by the Members by ordinary resolution.

 

TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

 

53. If a Member dies, the survivor or survivors where the deceased was a joint holder, and his legal personal representatives where he was a sole or only surviving holder, will be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest in the shares; but nothing in this Article will release the estate of a deceased Member (whether sole or joint) from any liability in respect of any share which had been solely or jointly held by him.

 

54. Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or winding-up of a Member may, upon such evidence as to his title being produced as may be required by the Board, elect either to become the holder of the share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the transferee thereof. If he elects to become the holder he shall notify the Company in writing either at the Registration Office or the Office, as the case may be, to that effect. If he elects to have another person registered he shall execute a transfer of the share in favour of that person. The provisions of these Articles relating to the transfer and registration of transfers of shares shall apply to such notice or transfer as aforesaid as if the death or bankruptcy of the Member had not occurred and the notice or transfer were a transfer signed by such Member.

 

55. A person becoming entitled to a share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or winding-up of a Member shall be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of the share. However, the Board may, if it thinks fit, withhold the payment of any dividend payable or other advantages in respect of such share until such person shall become the registered holder of the share or shall have effectually transferred such share, but, subject to the requirements of Article 76(2) being met, such a person may vote at meetings.

 

UNTRACEABLE MEMBERS

 

56.           (1) Without prejudice to the rights of the Company under paragraph (2) of this Article 56, the Company may cease sending cheques for dividend entitlements or dividend warrants by post if such cheques or warrants have been left uncashed on two consecutive occasions. However, the Company may exercise the power to cease sending cheques for dividend entitlements or dividend warrants after the first occasion on which such a cheque or warrant is returned undelivered.

 

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(2) The Company shall have the power to sell, in such manner as the Board thinks fit, any shares of a Member who is untraceable, but no such sale shall be made unless:

 

  (a) all cheques or warrants in respect of dividends of the shares in question, being not less than three in total number, for any sum payable in cash to the holder of such shares in respect of them sent during the relevant period in the manner authorised by the Articles have remained uncashed;
     
  (b) so far as it is aware at the end of the relevant period, the Company has not at any time during the relevant period received any indication of the existence of the Member who is the holder of such shares or of a person entitled to such shares by death, bankruptcy or operation of law; and
     
  (c) the Company, if so required by the rules governing the listing of shares on the Designated Stock Exchange, has given notice to, and caused advertisement in newspapers to be made in accordance with the requirements of, the Designated Stock Exchange of its intention to sell such shares in the manner required by the Designated Stock Exchange, and a period of three (3) months or such shorter period as may be allowed by the Designated Stock Exchange has elapsed since the date of such advertisement.

 

For the purpose of the foregoing, the “relevant period” means the period commencing twelve (12) years before the date of publication of the advertisement referred to in paragraph (c) of this Article and ending at the expiry of the period referred to in that paragraph.

 

(3) To give effect to any such sale the Board may authorise some person to transfer the said shares and an instrument of transfer signed or otherwise executed by or on behalf of such person shall be as effective as if it had been executed by the registered holder or the person entitled by transmission to such shares, and the purchaser shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money nor shall his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings relating to the sale. The net proceeds of the sale will belong to the Company and upon receipt by the Company of such net proceeds it shall become indebted to the former Member for an amount equal to such net proceeds. No trust shall be created in respect of such debt and no interest shall be payable in respect of it and the Company shall not be required to account for any money earned from the net proceeds which may be employed in the business of the Company or as it thinks fit. Any sale under this Article shall be valid and effective notwithstanding that the Member holding the shares sold is dead, bankrupt or otherwise under any legal disability or incapacity.

 

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GENERAL MEETINGS

 

57. The Company shall, if required by the Statutes, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. An annual general meeting of the Company shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by the Board.

 

58. Each general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, shall be called an extraordinary general meeting. All general meetings (including an annual general meeting, any adjourned general meeting or postponed meeting) may be held as a physical meeting at such times and in any part of the world and at one or more locations as provided in Article 65A, as a hybrid meeting or as an electronic meeting, as may be determined by the Board in its absolute discretion.

 

59. A majority of the Board or the Chairman of the Board may call extraordinary general meetings, which extraordinary general meetings shall be held at such times and locations (as permitted hereby) as such person or persons shall determine. Any one or more Members holding not less than one-third of all votes attaching to the total issued and paid up share capital of the Company at the date of deposit of the requisition shall at all times have the right, by written requisition to the Board or the Secretary of the Company, to require an extraordinary general meeting to be called by the Board for the transaction of any business specified in such requisition; and such meeting shall be held within two (2) months after the deposit of such requisition. If within twenty-one (21) days of such deposit the Board fails to proceed to convene such meeting the requisitionist(s) himself (themselves) may do so in the same manner, and all reasonable expenses incurred by the requisitionist(s) as a result of the failure of the Board shall be reimbursed to the requisitionist(s) by the Company.

 

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS

 

60. (1) An annual general meeting and any extraordinary general meeting may be called by not less than ten (10) clear days’ Notice but a general meeting may be called by shorter notice, subject to the Act, if it is so agreed:

 

  (a) in the case of a meeting called as an annual general meeting, by all the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and
     
  (b) in the case of any other meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having the right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety-five per cent. (95%) in nominal value of the issued shares giving that right.

 

(2) The notice shall specify (a) the time and place of the meeting, (b) save for an electronic meeting, the place of the meeting and if there is more than one meeting location as determined by the Board pursuant to Article 65A, the principal place of the meeting (the “Principal Meeting Place”), (c) if the general meeting is to be a hybrid meeting or an electronic meeting, the Notice shall include a statement to that effect and with details of the electronic facilities for attendance and participation by electronic means at the meeting or where such details will be made available by the Company prior to the meeting, and (d) in case of special business, the general nature of the business. The notice convening an annual general meeting shall specify the meeting as such. Notice of every general meeting shall be given to all Members other than to such Members as, under the provisions of these Articles or the terms of issue of the shares they hold, are not entitled to receive such notices from the Company, to all persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or winding-up of a Member and to each of the Directors.

 

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61. The accidental omission to give Notice of a meeting or (in cases where instruments of proxy are sent out with the Notice) to send such instrument of proxy to, or the non-receipt of such Notice or such instrument of proxy by, any person entitled to receive such Notice shall not invalidate any resolution passed or the proceedings at that meeting.

 

PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS

 

62. (1) All business shall be deemed special that is transacted at an extraordinary general meeting, and also all business that is transacted at an annual general meeting, with the exception of:

 

  (a) the declaration and sanctioning of dividends;
     
  (b) consideration and adoption of the accounts and balance sheet and the reports of the Directors and Auditors and other documents required to be annexed to the balance sheet; and
     
  (c) the election of Directors.

 

(2) No business other than the appointment of a chairman of a meeting shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present at the commencement of the business. At any general meeting of the Company, two (2) Members entitled to vote and present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a Member being a corporation) by its duly authorised representative representing not less than one-third in nominal value of the total issued voting shares in the Company throughout the meeting shall form a quorum for all purposes.

 

63. If within thirty (30) minutes (or such longer time not exceeding one hour as the chairman of the meeting may determine to wait) after the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and (where applicable) same place(s) or to such time and (where applicable) such place(s) and in such form and manner referred to in Article 58 as the Board may absolutely determine. If at such adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for holding the meeting, the meeting shall be dissolved.

 

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64. (1) The Chairman of the Board shall preside as chairman at every general meeting. If at any meeting the chairman is not present within fifteen (15) minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, or is not willing to act as chairman, the Directors present shall choose one of their number to act, or if one Director only is present he shall preside as chairman if willing to act. If no Director is present, or if each of the Directors present declines to take the chair, or if the chairman chosen shall retire from the chair, the Members present in person or by its duly authorised representative or by proxy and entitled to vote shall elect one of their number to be chairman.

 

(2) If the chairman of a general meeting is participating in the general meeting using an electronic facility or facilities and becomes unable to participate in the general meeting using such electronic facility or facilities, another person (determined in accordance with Article 64(1) above) shall preside as chairman of the meeting unless and until the original chairman of the meeting is able to participate in the general meeting using the electronic facility or facilities

 

65. The chairman may adjourn the meeting from time to time (or indefinitely) and/or from place to place(s) and/or from one form to another (a physical meeting, a hybrid meeting or an electronic meeting), but no business shall be transacted at any adjournedmeeting other than the business which might lawfully have been transacted at the meeting had the adjournment not taken place. When a meeting is adjourned for fourteen (14) days or more, at least seven (7) clear days’ notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given specifying the time and place of the adjourned meeting but it shall not be necessary to specify in such notice the nature of the business to be transacted at the adjourned meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted. Save as aforesaid, it shall be unnecessary to give notice of an adjournment.

 

65A. (1) The Board may, at its absolute discretion, arrange for persons entitled to attend a general meeting to do so by simultaneous attendance and participation by means of electronic facilities at such location or locations (“Meeting Location(s)”) determined by the Board at its absolute discretion. Any Member or any proxy attending and participating in such way or any Member or proxy attending and participating in an electronic meeting or a hybrid meeting by means of electronic facilities is deemed to be present at and shall be counted in the quorum of the meeting.

 

(2) All general meetings are subject to the following and, where appropriate, all references to a “Member” or “Members” in this sub-paragraph (2) shall include a proxy or proxies respectively:

 

  (a) where a Member is attending a Meeting Location and/or in the case of a hybrid meeting, the meeting shall be treated as having commenced if it has commenced at the Principal Meeting Place;

 

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  (b) Members present in person or by proxy at a Meeting Location and/or Members attending and participating in an electronic meeting or a hybrid meeting by means of electronic facilities shall be counted in the quorum for and entitled to vote at the meeting in question, and that meeting shall be duly constituted and its proceedings valid provided that the chairman of the meeting is satisfied that adequate electronic facilities are available throughout the meeting to ensure that Members at all Meeting Locations and Members participating in an electronic meeting or a hybrid meeting by means of electronic facilities are able to participate in the business for which the meeting has been convened;
     
  (c) where Members attend a meeting by being present at one of the Meeting Locations and/or where Members are participating in an electronic meeting or a hybrid meeting by means of electronic facilities, a failure (for any reason) of the electronic facilities or communication equipment, or any other failure in the arrangements for enabling those in a Meeting Location other than the Principal Meeting Place to participate in the business for which the meeting has been convened or in the case of an electronic meeting or a hybrid meeting, the inability of one or more Members or proxies to access, or continue to access, the electronic facilities despite adequate electronic facilities having been made available by the Company, shall not affect the validity of the meeting or the resolutions passed, or any business conducted there or any action taken pursuant to such business provided that there is a quorum present throughout the meeting.
     
  (d) if any of the Meeting Locations is not in the same jurisdiction as the Principal Meeting Place and/or in the case of a hybrid meeting, the provisions of these Articles concerning the service and giving of Notice for the meeting, and the time for lodging proxies, shall apply by reference to the Principal Meeting Place; and in the case of an electronic meeting, the time for lodging proxies shall be as stated in the Notice for the meeting.

 

65B. The Board and, at any general meeting, the chairman of the meeting may from time to time make arrangements for managing attendance and/or participation and/or voting at the Principal Meeting Place, any Meeting Location(s) and/or participation in an electronic meeting or a hybrid meeting by means of electronic facilities (whether involving the issue of tickets or some other means of identification, passcode, seat reservation, electronic voting or otherwise) as it shall in its absolute discretion consider appropriate, and may from time to time change any such arrangements, provided that a Member who, pursuant to such arrangements, is not entitled to attend, in person or by proxy, at any Meeting Location shall be entitled so to attend at one of the other Meeting Locations; and the entitlement of any Member so to attend the meeting or adjourned meeting or postponed meeting at such Meeting Location or Meeting Locations shall be subject to any such arrangement as may be for the time being in force and by the Notice of meeting or adjourned meeting or postponed meeting stated to apply to the meeting.

 

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65C. If it appears to the chairman of the general meeting that:

 

  (a) the electronic facilities at the Principal Meeting Place or at such other Meeting Location(s) at which the meeting may be attended have become inadequate for the purposes referred to in Article 65A(1) or are otherwise not sufficient to allow the meeting to be conducted substantially in accordance with the provisions set out in the Notice of the meeting; or
     
  (b) in the case of an electronic meeting or a hybrid meeting, electronic facilities being made available by the Company have become inadequate; or
     
  (c) it is not possible to ascertain the view of those present or to give all persons entitled to do so a reasonable opportunity to communicate and/or vote at the meeting; or
     
  (d) there is violence or the threat of violence, unruly behaviour or other disruption occurring at the meeting or it is not possible to secure the proper and orderly conduct of the meeting;

 

then, without prejudice to any other power which the chairman of the meeting may have under these Articles or at common law, the chairman may, at his/her absolute discretion, without the consent of the meeting, and before or after the meeting has started and irrespective of whether a quorum is present, interrupt or adjourn the meeting (including adjournment for indefinite period). All business conducted at the meeting up to the time of such adjournment shall be valid.

 

65D. The Board and, at any general meeting, the chairman of the meeting may make any arrangement and impose any requirement or restriction the Board or the chairman of the meeting, as the case may be, considers appropriate to ensure the security and orderly conduct of a meeting (including, without limitation, requirements for evidence of identity to be produced by those attending the meeting, the searching of their personal property and the restriction of items that may be taken into the meeting place, determining the number and frequency of and the time allowed for questions that may be raised at a meeting). Members shall also comply with all requirements or restrictions imposed by the owner of the premises at which the meeting is held. Any decision made under this Article shall be final and conclusive and a person who refuses to comply with any such arrangements, requirements or restrictions may be refused entry to the meeting or ejected (physically or electronically) from the meeting.

 

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65E. If, after the sending of Notice of a general meeting but before the meeting is held, or after the adjournment of a meeting but before the adjourned meeting is held (whether or not Notice of the adjourned meeting is required), the Directors, in their absolute discretion, consider that it is inappropriate, impracticable, unreasonable or undesirable for any reason to hold the general meeting on the date or at the time or place or by means of electronic facilities specified in the Notice calling the meeting, they may change or postpone the meeting to another date, time and/or place and/or change the electronic facilities and/or change the form of the meeting (a physical meeting, an electronic meeting or a hybrid meeting) without approval from the Members. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Directors shall have the power to provide in every Notice calling a general meeting the circumstances in which a postponement of the relevant general meeting may occur automatically without further notice, including without limitation where a number 8 or higher typhoon signal, black rainstorm warning or other similar event is in force at any time on the day of the meeting. This Article shall be subject to the following:

 

  (a) when a meeting is so postponed, the Company shall endeavour to post a Notice of such postponement on the Company’s website as soon as practicable (provided that failure to post such a Notice shall not affect the automatic postponement of a meeting);
     
  (b) when only the form of the meeting or electronic facilities specified in the Notice are changed, the Board shall notify the Members of details of such change in such manner as the Board may determine;
     
  (c) when a meeting is postponed or changed in accordance with this Article, subject to and without prejudice to Article 65, unless already specified in the original Notice of the meeting, the Board shall fix the date, time, place (if applicable) and electronic facilities (if applicable) for the postponed or changed meeting and shall notify the Members of such details in such manner as the Board may determine; further all proxy forms shall be valid (unless revoked or replaced by a new proxy) if they are received as required by these Articles not less than 48 hours before the time of the postponed meeting; and
     
  (d) Notice of the business to be transacted at the postponed or changed meeting shall not be required, nor shall any accompanying documents be required to be recirculated, provided that the business to be transacted at the postponed or changed meeting is the same as that set out in the original Notice of general meeting circulated to the Members.

 

65F. All persons seeking to attend and participate in an electronic meeting or a hybrid meeting shall be responsible for maintaining adequate facilities to enable them to do so. Subject to Article 65C, any inability of a person or persons to attend or participate in a general meeting by way of electronic facilities shall not invalidate the proceedings of and/or resolutions passed at that meeting.

 

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65G. Without prejudice to other provisions in Article 65, a physical meeting may also be held by means of such telephone, electronic or other communication facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

66. If an amendment is proposed to any resolution under consideration but is in good faith ruled out of order by the chairman of the meeting, the proceedings on the substantive resolution shall not be invalidated by any error in such ruling. In the case of a resolution duly proposed as a special resolution, no amendment thereto (other than a mere clerical amendment to correct a patent error) may in any event be considered or voted upon.

 

VOTING

 

67. Holders of ordinary shares have the right to receive notice of, attend, speak and vote at general meetings of the Company. Subject to any special rights or restrictions as to voting for the time being attached to any shares by or in accordance with these Articles, at any general meeting on a show of hands every Member present in person (or being a corporation, is present by a duly authorised representative), or by proxy shall have one vote and on a poll every Member present in person or by proxy or, in the case of a Member being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative shall have one vote for every fully paid share of which he is the holder but so that no amount paid up or credited as paid up on a share in advance of calls or instalments is treated for the foregoing purposes as paid up on the share. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, where more than one proxy is appointed by a Member which is a clearing house or a central depository house (or its nominee(s)), each such proxy shall have one vote on a show of hands. A resolution put to the vote of a meeting shall be decided by way of a poll save that in the case of a physical meeting, the chairman of the meeting may decide that a vote be on a show of hands unless voting by way of a poll is required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange or (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands or on the withdrawal of any other demand for a poll) a poll is demanded:

 

  (a) by at least three Members present in person or (in the case of a Member being a corporation) by its duly authorised representative or by proxy for the time being entitled to vote at the meeting; or
     
  (b) by a Member or Members present in person or (in the case of a Member being a corporation) by its duly authorised representative or by proxy and representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all Members having the right to vote at the meeting; or
     
  (c) by a Member or Members present in person or (in the case of a Member being a corporation) by its duly authorised representative or by proxy and holding shares in the Company conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all shares conferring that right.

 

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A demand by a person as proxy for a Member or in the case of a Member being a corporation by its duly authorised representative shall be deemed to be the same as a demand by a Member. Votes (whether on a show of hands or by way of poll) may be cast by such means, electronic or otherwise, as the Directors or the chairman of the meeting may determine.

 

68. Unless a poll is duly demanded and the demand is not withdrawn, a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or not carried by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect made in the minute book of the Company, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded for or against the resolution.

 

69. If a poll is duly demanded the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded. The Company shall only be required to disclose the voting figures on a poll if such disclosure is required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange.

 

70. A poll demanded on the election of a chairman, or on a question of adjournment, shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken in such manner (including the use of ballot or voting papers or tickets) and either forthwith or at such time (being not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the demand) and place as the chairman directs. It shall not be necessary (unless the chairman otherwise directs) for notice to be given of a poll not taken immediately.

 

71. The demand for a poll shall not prevent the continuance of a meeting or the transaction of any business other than the question on which the poll has been demanded, and, with the consent of the chairman, it may be withdrawn at any time before the close of the meeting or the taking of the poll, whichever is the earlier.

 

72. On a poll votes may be given either personally or by proxy.

 

73. A person entitled to more than one vote on a poll need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same way.

 

74. All questions submitted to a meeting shall be decided by a simple majority of votes except where a greater majority is required by these Articles, by the Act or the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of such meeting shall be entitled to a second or casting vote in addition to any other vote he may have.

 

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75. Where there are joint holders of any share any one of such joint holders may vote, either in person or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he were solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders be present at any meeting the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register in respect of the joint holding. Several executors or administrators of a deceased Member in whose name any share stands shall for the purposes of this Article be deemed joint holders thereof.

 

76. (1) A Member who is a patient for any purpose relating to mental health or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction for the protection or management of the affairs of persons incapable of managing their own affairs may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his receiver, committee, curator bonis or other person in the nature of a receiver, committee or curator bonis appointed by such court, and such receiver, committee, curator bonis or other person may vote on a poll by proxy, and may otherwise act and be treated as if he were the registered holder of such shares for the purposes of general meetings, provided that such evidence as the Board may require of the authority of the person claiming to vote shall have been deposited at the Office, head office or Registration Office, as appropriate, not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting, or adjourned meeting or postponed meeting, or poll, as the case may be.

 

(2) Any person entitled under Article 54 to be registered as the holder of any shares may vote at any general meeting in respect thereof in the same manner as if he were the registered holder of such shares, provided that forty-eight (48) hours at least before the time of the holding of the meeting or adjourned meeting or postponed meeting, as the case may be, at which he proposes to vote, he shall satisfy the Board of his entitlement to such shares, or the Board shall have previously admitted his right to vote at such meeting in respect thereof.

 

77. No Member shall, unless the Board otherwise determines, be entitled to attend and vote and to be reckoned in a quorum at any general meeting unless he is duly registered and all calls or other sums presently payable by him in respect of shares in the Company have been paid.

 

78. If:

 

  (a) any objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter; or
     
  (b) any votes have been counted which ought not to have been counted or which might have been rejected; or

 

  (c) any votes are not counted which ought to have been counted;

 

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the objection or error shall not vitiate the decision of the meeting or adjourned meeting on any resolution unless the same is raised or pointed out at the meeting or, as the case may be, the adjourned meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered or at which the error occurs. Any objection or error shall be referred to the chairman of the meeting and shall only vitiate the decision of the meeting on any resolution if the chairman decides that the same may have affected the decision of the meeting. The decision of the chairman on such matters shall be final and conclusive.

 

PROXIES

 

79. Any Member entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of the Company shall be entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A Member who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint more than one proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf at a general meeting of the Company or at a class meeting. A proxy need not be a Member. In addition, a proxy or proxies representing either a Member who is an individual or a Member which is a corporation shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the Member which he or they represent as such Member could exercise.

 

80. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the appointor is a corporation, either under its seal or under the hand of an officer, attorney or other person authorised to sign the same. In the case of an instrument of proxy purporting to be signed on behalf of a corporation by an officer thereof it shall be assumed, unless the contrary appears, that such officer was duly authorised to sign such instrument of proxy on behalf of the corporation without further evidence of the facts.

 

81. (1) The Company may, at its absolute discretion, provide an electronic address for the receipt of any document or information relating to proxies for a general meeting (including any instrument of proxy or invitation to appoint a proxy, any document necessary to show the validity of, or otherwise relating to, an appointment of proxy (whether or not required under these Articles) and notice of termination of the authority of a proxy). If such an electronic address is provided, the Company shall be deemed to have agreed that any such document or information (relating to proxies as aforesaid) may be sent by electronic means to that address, subject as hereafter provided and subject to any other limitations or conditions specified by the Company when providing the address. Without limitation, the Company may from time to time determine that any such electronic address may be used generally for such matters or specifically for particular meetings or purposes and, if so, the Company may provide different electronic addresses for different purposes. The Company may also impose any conditions on the transmission of and its receipt of such electronic communications including, for the avoidance of doubt, imposing any security or encryption arrangements as may be specified by the Company. If any document or information required to be sent to the Company under this Article is sent to the Company by electronic means, such document or information is not treated as validly delivered to or deposited with the Company if the same is not received by the Company at its designated electronic address provided in accordance with this Article or if no electronic address is so designated by the Company for the receipt of such document or information.

 

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(2) The instrument appointing a proxy and (if required by the Board) the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a certified copy of such power or authority, shall be delivered to such place or one of such places (if any) as may be specified for that purpose in or by way of note to or in any document accompanying the notice convening the meeting (or, if no place is so specified at the Registration Office or the Office, as may be appropriate) , or if the Company has provided an electronic address in accordance with the preceding paragraph, shall be received at the electronic address specified, not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting, the postponed meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote or, in the case of a poll taken subsequently to the date of a meeting or adjourned meeting, not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll and in default the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid. No instrument appointing a proxy shall be valid after the expiration of twelve (12) months from the date named in it as the date of its execution, except at an adjourned meeting or on a poll demanded at a meeting or an adjourned meeting in cases where the meeting was originally held within twelve (12) months from such date. Delivery of an instrument appointing a proxy shall not preclude a Member from attending and voting at the meeting convened and in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.

 

82. Instruments of proxy shall be in any common form or in such other form as the Board may approve (provided that this shall not preclude the use of the two-way form) and the Board may, if it thinks fit, send out with the notice of any meeting forms of instrument of proxy for use at the meeting. The instrument of proxy shall be deemed to confer authority to demand or join in demanding a poll and to vote on any amendment of a resolution put to the meeting for which it is given as the proxy thinks fit. The instrument of proxy shall, unless the contrary is stated therein, be valid as well for any adjournment or postponement of the meeting as for the meeting to which it relates. The Board may decide, either generally or in any particular case, to treat a proxy appointment as valid notwithstanding that the appointment or any of the information required under these Articles has not been received in accordance with the requirements of these Articles. Subject to aforesaid, if the proxy appointment and any of the information required under these Articles is not received in the manner set out in these Articles, the appointee shall not be entitled to vote in respect of the shares in question.

 

83. A vote given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal, or revocation of the instrument of proxy or of the authority under which it was executed, provided that no intimation in writing of such death, insanity or revocation shall have been received by the Company at the Office or the Registration Office (or such other place as may be specified for the delivery of instruments of proxy in the notice convening the meeting or other document sent therewith) two (2) hours at least before the commencement of the meeting, the postponed meeting or adjourned meeting, or the taking of the poll, at which the instrument of proxy is used.

 

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84. Anything which under these Articles a Member may do by proxy he may likewise do by his duly appointed attorney and the provisions of these Articles relating to proxies and instruments appointing proxies shall apply mutatis mutandis in relation to any such attorney and the instrument under which such attorney is appointed.

 

CORPORATIONS ACTING BY REPRESENTATIVES

 

85. (1) Any corporation which is a Member may by resolution of its directors or other governing body authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or at any meeting of any class of Members. The person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of such corporation as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member and such corporation shall for the purposes of these Articles be deemed to be present in person at any such meeting if a person so authorised is present thereat.

 

(2) If a clearing house (or its nominee(s)) or a central depository entity (or its nominee(s)), being a corporation, is a Member, it may authorise such persons as it thinks fit to act as its representatives at any meeting of the Company or at any meeting of any class of Members provided that the authorisation shall specify the number and class of shares in respect of which each such representative is so authorised. Each person so authorised under the provisions of this Article shall be deemed to have been duly authorised without further evidence of the facts and be entitled to exercise the same rights and powers on behalf of the clearing house or a central depository entity (or its nominee(s)) as if such person was the registered holder of the shares of the Company held by the clearing house or a central depository entity (or its nominee(s)) including the right to vote individually on a show of hands.

 

(3) Any reference in these Articles to a duly authorised representative of a Member being a corporation shall mean a representative authorised under the provisions of this Article.

 

NO ACTION BY WRITTEN RESOLUTIONS OF MEMBERS

 

86. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or extraordinary general meetings of the Company may be taken only upon the vote of the Members at an annual or extraordinary general meeting duly noticed and convened in accordance with these Articles and the Act and may not be taken by written resolution of Members without a meeting.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

87. (1) Unless otherwise determined by the Company in general meeting, the number of Directors shall not be less than two (2). There shall be no maximum number of Directors unless otherwise determined from time to time by the Board. For so long as the shares are listed on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Directors shall include such number of Independent Directors as applicable law, rules or regulations or the Designated Stock Exchange require, unless the Board resolves to follow any available exceptions or exemptions. The Directors shall be elected or appointed in accordance with Articles 87 and 88 and shall hold office until the expiration of his term or until their successors are elected or appointed.

 

(2) Subject to the Articles and the Act, the Company may by ordinary resolution elect any person to be a Director either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Board.

 

(3) The Directors shall have the power from time to time and at any time to appoint any person as a Director to fill a casual vacancy on the Board or as an addition to the existing Board subject to the Company’s compliance with director nomination procedures required under the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange as long as shares are listed on the Designated Stock Exchange, unless the Board resolves to follow any available exceptions or exemptions.

 

(4) No Director shall be required to hold any shares of the Company by way of qualification and a Director who is not a Member shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and speak at any general meeting of the Company and of all classes of shares of the Company.

 

(5) Subject to any provision to the contrary in these Articles, a Director may be removed by way of an ordinary resolution of the Members at any time before the expiration of his period of office notwithstanding anything in these Articles or in any agreement between the Company and such Director (but without prejudice to any claim for damages under any such agreement).

 

(6) A vacancy on the Board created by the removal of a Director under the provisions of subparagraph (5) above may be filled by the election or appointment by ordinary resolution of the Members at the meeting at which such Director is removed or by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the remaining Directors present and voting at a Board meeting.

 

(7) The Company may from time to time in general meeting by ordinary resolution increase or reduce the number of Directors but so that the number of Directors shall never be less than two (2).

 

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DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS

 

88. The office of a Director shall be vacated if the Director:

 

(1) resigns his office by notice in writing delivered to the Company at the Office or tendered at a meeting of the Board;

 

(2) becomes of unsound mind or dies;

 

(3) without special leave of absence from the Board, is absent from meetings of the Board for three consecutive meetings and the Board resolves that his office be vacated;

 

(4) becomes bankrupt or has a receiving order made against him or suspends payment or compounds with his creditors;

 

(5) is prohibited by law from being a Director; or

 

(6) ceases to be a Director by virtue of any provision of the Statutes or is removed from office pursuant to these Articles.

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

 

89. The Board may from time to time appoint any one or more of its body to be a managing director, joint managing director or deputy managing director or to hold any other employment or executive office with the Company for such period (subject to their continuance as Directors) and upon such terms as the Board may determine and the Board may revoke or terminate any of such appointments. Any such revocation or termination as aforesaid shall be without prejudice to any claim for damages that such Director may have against the Company or the Company may have against such Director. A Director appointed to an office under this Article 91 shall be subject to the same provisions as to removal as the other Directors of the Company, and he shall (subject to the provisions of any contract between him and the Company) ipso facto and immediately cease to hold such office if he shall cease to hold the office of Director for any cause.

 

90. Notwithstanding Articles 95, 96, 97 and 98, an executive director appointed to an office under Article 89 hereof shall receive such remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission, participation in profits or otherwise or by all or any of those modes) and such other benefits (including pension and/or gratuity and/or other benefits on retirement) and allowances as the Board may from time to time determine, and either in addition to or in lieu of his remuneration as a Director.

 

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ALTERNATE DIRECTORS

 

91. Any Director may at any time by Notice delivered to the Office or head office or at a meeting of the Directors appoint any person (including another Director) to be his alternate Director. Any person so appointed shall have all the rights and powers of the Director or Directors for whom such person is appointed in the alternative provided that such person shall not be counted more than once in determining whether or not a quorum is present. An alternate Director may be removed at any time by the body which appointed him and, subject thereto, the office of alternate Director shall continue until the happening of any event which, if he were a Director, would cause him to vacate such office or if his appointer ceases for any reason to be a Director. Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be effected by Notice signed by the appointor and delivered to the Office or head office or tendered at a meeting of the Board. An alternate Director may also be a Director in his own right and may act as alternate to more than one Director. An alternate Director shall, if his appointor so requests, be entitled to receive notices of meetings of the Board or of committees of the Board to the same extent as, but in lieu of, the Director appointing him and shall be entitled to such extent to attend and vote as a Director at any such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present and generally at such meeting to exercise and discharge all the functions, powers and duties of his appointor as a Director and for the purposes of the proceedings at such meeting the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if he were a Director save that as an alternate for more than one Director his voting rights shall be cumulative.

 

92. An alternate Director shall only be a Director for the purposes of the Act and shall only be subject to the provisions of the Act insofar as they relate to the duties and obligations of a Director when performing the functions of the Director for whom he is appointed in the alternative and shall alone be responsible to the Company for his acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of or for the Director appointing him. An alternate Director shall be entitled to contract and be interested in and benefit from contracts or arrangements or transactions and to be repaid expenses and to be indemnified by the Company to the same extent mutatis mutandis as if he were a Director but he shall not be entitled to receive from the Company any fee in his capacity as an alternate Director except only such part, if any, of the remuneration otherwise payable to his appointor as such appointor may by Notice to the Company from time to time direct.

 

93. Every person acting as an alternate Director shall have one vote for each Director for whom he acts as alternate (in addition to his own vote if he is also a Director). If his appointor is for the time being absent from the People’s Republic of China or otherwise not available or unable to act, the signature of an alternate Director to any resolution in writing of the Board or a committee of the Board of which his appointor is a member shall, unless the notice of his appointment provides to the contrary, be as effective as the signature of his appointor.

 

94. An alternate Director shall ipso facto cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases for any reason to be a Director, however, such alternate Director or any other person may be re-appointed by the Directors to serve as an alternate Director.

 

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DIRECTORS’ FEES AND EXPENSES

 

95. The Directors shall receive such remuneration as the Board may from time to time determine. Each Director shall be entitled to be repaid or prepaid all traveling, hotel and incidental expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by him in attending meetings of the Board or committees of the board or general meetings or separate meetings of any class of shares or of debenture of the Company or otherwise in connection with the discharge of his duties as a Director.

 

96. Each Director shall be entitled to be repaid or prepaid all travelling, hotel and incidental expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by him in attending meetings of the Board or committees of the Board or general meetings or separate meetings of any class of shares or of debentures of the Company or otherwise in connection with the discharge of his duties as a Director.

 

97. Any Director who, by request, goes or resides abroad for any purpose of the Company or who performs services which in the opinion of the Board go beyond the ordinary duties of a Director may be paid such extra remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) as the Board may determine and such extra remuneration shall be in addition to or in substitution for any ordinary remuneration provided for by or pursuant to any other Article.

 

98. The Board shall determine any payment to any Director or past Director of the Company by way of compensation for loss of office, or as consideration for or in connection with his retirement from office (not being payment to which the Director is contractually entitled).

 

DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS

 

99. A Director may:

 

  (a) hold any other office or place of profit with the Company (except that of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and upon such terms as the Board may determine. Any remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) paid to any Director in respect of any such other office or place of profit shall be in addition to any remuneration provided for by or pursuant to any other Article;

 

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  (b) act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company (otherwise than as Auditor) and he or his firm may be remunerated for professional services as if he were not a Director;
     
  (c) continue to be or become a director, managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, executive director, manager or other officer or member of any other company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a vendor, shareholder or otherwise and (unless otherwise agreed) no such Director shall be accountable for any remuneration, profits or other benefits received by him as a director, managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, executive director, manager or other officer or member of or from his interests in any such other company. Subject as otherwise provided by these Articles the Directors may exercise or cause to be exercised the voting powers conferred by the shares in any other company held or owned by the Company, or exercisable by them as Directors of such other company in such manner in all respects as they think fit (including the exercise thereof in favour of any resolution appointing themselves or any of them directors, managing directors, joint managing directors, deputy managing directors, executive directors, managers or other officers of such company) or voting or providing for the payment of remuneration to the director, managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, executive director, manager or other officers of such other company and any Director may vote in favour of the exercise of such voting rights in manner aforesaid notwithstanding that he may be, or about to be, appointed a director, managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, executive director, manager or other officer of such a company, and that as such he is or may become interested in the exercise of such voting rights in manner aforesaid.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Independent Director shall without the consent of the Audit Committee take any of the foregoing actions or any other action that would reasonably be likely to affect such Director’s status as an Independent Director.

 

100. Subject to the Act and to these Articles, no Director or proposed or intending Director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company, either with regard to his tenure of any office or place of profit or as vendor, purchaser or in any other manner whatsoever, nor shall any such contract or any other contract or arrangement in which any Director is in any way interested be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company or the Members for any remuneration, profit or other benefits realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director holding that office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established provided that such Director shall disclose the nature of his interest in any contract or arrangement in which he is interested in accordance with Article 101 herein. Any such transaction that would reasonably be likely to affect a Director’s status as an Independent Director, or that would constitute a “related party transaction” as defined by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange or under applicable laws, shall require the approval of the Audit Committee.

 

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101. A Director who to his knowledge is in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or arrangement or proposed contract or arrangement with the Company shall declare the nature of his interest at the meeting of the Board at which the question of entering into the contract or arrangement is first considered, if he knows his interest then exists, or in any other case at the first meeting of the Board after he knows that he is or has become so interested. For the purposes of this Article, a general Notice to the Board by a Director to the effect that:

 

  (a) he is a member or officer of a specified company or firm and is to be regarded as interested in any contract or arrangement which may after the date of the Notice be made with that company or firm; or
     
  (b) he is to be regarded as interested in any contract or arrangement which may after the date of the Notice be made with a specified person who is connected with him;

 

shall be deemed to be a sufficient declaration of interest under this Article in relation to any such contract or arrangement, provided that no such Notice shall be effective unless either it is given at a meeting of the Board or the Director takes reasonable steps to secure that it is brought up and read at the next Board meeting after it is given.

 

102. Following a declaration being made pursuant to the last preceding two Articles, subject to any separate requirement for Audit Committee approval under applicable law or the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, and unless disqualified by the chairman of the relevant Board meeting, a Director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement in which such Director is interested and may be counted in the quorum at such meeting.

 

GENERAL POWERS OF THE DIRECTORS

 

103. (1) The business of the Company shall be managed and conducted by the Board, which may pay all expenses incurred in forming and registering the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company (whether relating to the management of the business of the Company or otherwise) which are not by the Statutes or by these Articles required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting, subject nevertheless to the provisions of the Statutes and of these Articles and to such regulations being not inconsistent with such provisions, as may be prescribed by the Company in general meeting, but no regulations made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if such regulations had not been made. The general powers given by this Article shall not be limited or restricted by any special authority or power given to the Board by any other Article.

 

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(2) Any person contracting or dealing with the Company in the ordinary course of business shall be entitled to rely on any written or oral contract or agreement or deed, document or instrument entered into or executed as the case may be by any one Director on behalf of the Company and the same shall be deemed to be validly entered into or executed by the Company as the case may be and shall, subject to any rule of law, be binding on the Company.

 

(3) Without prejudice to the general powers conferred by these Articles it is hereby expressly declared that the Board shall have the following powers:

 

  (a) to give to any person the right or option of requiring at a future date that an allotment shall be made to him of any share at par or at such premium as may be agreed;
     
  (b) to give to any Directors, officers or employees of the Company an interest in any particular business or transaction or participation in the profits thereof or in the general profits of the Company either in addition to or in substitution for a salary or other remuneration; and
     
  (c) to resolve that the Company be deregistered in the Cayman Islands and continued in a named jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands subject to the provisions of the Act.

 

104. The Board may establish any regional or local boards or agencies for managing any of the affairs of the Company in any place, and may appoint any persons to be members of such local boards, or any managers or agents, and may fix their remuneration (either by way of salary or by commission or by conferring the right to participation in the profits of the Company or by a combination of two or more of these modes) and pay the working expenses of any staff employed by them upon the business of the Company. The Board may delegate to any regional or local board, manager or agent any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in or exercisable by the Board (other than its powers to make calls and forfeit shares), with power to sub-delegate, and may authorise the members of any of them to fill any vacancies therein and to act notwithstanding vacancies. Any such appointment or delegation may be made upon such terms and subject to such conditions as the Board may think fit, and the Board may remove any person appointed as aforesaid, and may revoke or vary such delegation, but no person dealing in good faith and without notice of any such revocation or variation shall be affected thereby.

 

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105. The Board may by power of attorney appoint any company, firm or person or any fluctuating body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board, to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as it may think fit, and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Board may think fit, and may also authorise any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. Such attorney or attorneys may, if so authorised under the Seal of the Company, execute any deed or instrument under their personal seal with the same effect as the affixation of the Company’s Seal.

 

106. The Board may entrust to and confer upon a managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, an executive director or any Director any of the powers exercisable by it upon such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as it thinks fit, and either collaterally with, or to the exclusion of, its own powers, and may from time to time revoke or vary all or any of such powers but no person dealing in good faith and without notice of such revocation or variation shall be affected thereby.

 

107. All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other instruments, whether negotiable or transferable or not, and all receipts for moneys paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed, as the case may be, in such manner as the Board shall from time to time by resolution determine. The Company’s banking accounts shall be kept with such banker or bankers as the Board shall from time to time determine.

 

108. (1) The Board may establish or concur or join with other companies (being subsidiary companies of the Company or companies with which it is associated in business) in establishing and making contributions out of the Company’s moneys to any schemes or funds for providing pensions, sickness or compassionate allowances, life assurance or other benefits for employees (which expression as used in this and the following paragraph shall include any Director or ex-Director who may hold or have held any executive office or any office of profit under the Company or any of its subsidiary companies) and ex-employees of the Company and their dependants or any class or classes of such person.

 

(2) The Board may pay, enter into agreements to pay or make grants of revocable or irrevocable pensions or other benefits to employees and ex-employees and their dependants, or to any of such persons, including pensions or benefits additional to those, if any, to which such employees or ex-employees or their dependants are or may become entitled under any such scheme or fund as mentioned in the last preceding paragraph. Any such pension or benefit may, as the Board considers desirable, be granted to an employee either before and in anticipation of or upon or at any time after his actual retirement, and may be subject or not subject to any terms or conditions as the Board may determine.

 

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BORROWING POWERS

 

109. The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to raise or borrow money and to mortgage or charge all or any part of the undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital of the Company and, subject to the Act, to issue debentures, bonds and other securities, whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.

 

110. Debentures, bonds and other securities may be made assignable free from any equities between the Company and the person to whom the same may be issued.

 

111. Any debentures, bonds or other securities may be issued at a discount (other than shares), premium or otherwise and with any special privileges as to redemption, surrender, drawings, allotment of shares, attending and voting at general meetings of the Company, appointment of Directors and otherwise.

 

112. (1) Where any uncalled capital of the Company is charged, all persons taking any subsequent charge thereon shall take the same subject to such prior charge, and shall not be entitled, by notice to the Members or otherwise, to obtain priority over such prior charge.

 

(2) The Board shall cause a proper register to be kept, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, of all charges specifically affecting the property of the Company and of any series of debentures issued by the Company and shall duly comply with the requirements of the Act in regard to the registration of charges and debentures therein specified and otherwise.

 

PROCEEDINGS OF THE DIRECTORS

 

113. The Board may meet for the despatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it considers appropriate. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes. In the case of any equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have an additional or casting vote.

 

114. A meeting of the Board may be convened by the Secretary on request of a Director or by any Director. The Secretary shall convene a meeting of the Board of which notice may be given in writing or by telephone or by electronic means to an electronic address from time to time notified to the Company by such Director or (if the recipient consents to it being made available on a website) by making it available on a website or in such other manner as the Board may from time to time determine whenever he shall be required so to do by the president or chairman, as the case may be, or any Director.

 

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115. (1) The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Board may be fixed by the Board and, unless so fixed at any other number, shall be two (2) of the Board. An alternate Director shall be counted in a quorum in the case of the absence of a Director for whom he is the alternate provided that he shall not be counted more than once for the purpose of determining whether or not a quorum is present.

 

(2) Directors may participate in any meeting of the Board by means of a conference, telephone, electronic or other communications equipment through which all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously and, for the purpose of counting a quorum, such participation shall constitute presence at a meeting as if those participating were present in person.

 

(3) Any Director who ceases to be a Director at a Board meeting may continue to be present and to act as a Director and be counted in the quorum until the termination of such Board meeting if no other Director objects and if otherwise a quorum of Directors would not be present.

 

116. The continuing Directors or a sole continuing Director may act notwithstanding any vacancy in the Board but, if and so long as the number of Directors is reduced below the minimum number fixed by or in accordance with these Articles as the quorum, the continuing Directors or Director, notwithstanding that the number of Directors is below the number fixed by or in accordance with these Articles as the quorum or that there is only one continuing Director, may act for the purpose of filling vacancies in the Board or of summoning general meetings of the Company but not for any other purpose.

 

117. The Chairman of the Board shall be the chairman of all meetings of the Board. If the Chairman of the Board is not present at any meeting within five (5) minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

118. A meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present shall be competent to exercise all the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in or exercisable by the Board.

 

119. (1) The Board may delegate any of its powers, authorities and discretions to committees (including, without limitation, the Audit Committee), consisting of such Director or Directors and other persons as it thinks fit, and they may, from time to time, revoke such delegation or revoke the appointment of and discharge any such committees either wholly or in part, and either as to persons or purposes. Any committee so formed shall, in the exercise of the powers, authorities and discretions so delegated, conform to any regulations which may be imposed on it by the Board.

 

(2) All acts done by any such committee in conformity with such regulations, and in fulfilment of the purposes for which it was appointed, but not otherwise, shall have like force and effect as if done by the Board, and the Board (or if the Board delegates such power, the committee) shall have power to remunerate the members of any such committee, and charge such remuneration to the current expenses of the Company.

 

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120. The meetings and proceedings of any committee consisting of two or more members shall be governed by the provisions contained in these Articles for regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Board so far as the same are applicable and are not superseded by any regulations imposed by the Board under the last preceding Article, indicating, without limitation, any committee charter adopted by the Board for purposes or in respect of any such committee.

 

121. A resolution in writing signed by all the Directors except such as are temporarily unable to act through ill-health or disability shall (provided that such number is sufficient to constitute a quorum and further provided that a copy of such resolution has been given or the contents thereof communicated to all the Directors for the time being entitled to receive notices of Board meetings in the same manner as notices of meetings are required to be given by these Articles) be as valid and effectual as if a resolution had been passed at a meeting of the Board duly convened and held. A notification of consent to such resolution given by a Director in writing to the Board by any means (including by means of electronic communication) shall be deemed to be his/her signature to such resolution in writing for the purpose of this Article. Such resolution may be contained in one document or in several documents in like form each signed by one or more of the Directors and for this purpose a facsimile signature of a Director shall be treated as valid.

 

122. All acts bona fide done by the Board or by any committee or by any person acting as a Director or members of a committee, shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any member of the Board or such committee or person acting as aforesaid or that they or any of them were disqualified or had vacated office, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified and had continued to be a Director or member of such committee.

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

123. Without prejudice to the freedom of the Directors to establish any other committees, for so long as the shares of the Company (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Board shall establish and maintain an Audit Committee as a committee of the Board, the composition and responsibilities of which shall comply with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange and the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

124. The Board shall adopt a formal written audit committee charter and review and assess the adequacy of the formal written charter on an annual basis.

 

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125. For so long as the shares of the Company (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company shall conduct an appropriate review of all related party transactions on an ongoing basis and shall utilize the Audit Committee for the review and approval of potential conflicts of interest in accordance with the audit committee charter.

 

OFFICERS

 

126. (1) The officers of the Company shall consist of the Chairman of the Board, the Directors and Secretary and such additional officers (who may or may not be Directors) as the Board may from time to time determine, all of whom shall be deemed to be officers for the purposes of the Act and these Articles. In addition to the officers of the Company, the Board may also from time to time determine and appoint managers and delegate to the same such powers and duties as are prescribed by the Board.

 

(2) The Directors shall, as soon as may be after each appointment or election of Directors, elect amongst the Directors a chairman and if more than one Director is proposed for this office, the election to such office shall take place in such manner as the Directors may determine.

 

(3) The officers shall receive such remuneration as the Directors may from time to time determine.

 

127. (1) The Secretary and additional officers, if any, shall be appointed by the Board and shall hold office on such terms and for such period as the Board may determine. If thought fit, two or more persons may be appointed as joint Secretaries. The Board may also appoint from time to time on such terms as it thinks fit one or more assistant or deputy Secretaries.

 

(2) The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Members and shall keep correct minutes of such meetings and enter the same in the proper books provided for the purpose. He shall perform such other duties as are prescribed by the Act or these Articles or as may be prescribed by the Board.

 

128. The officers of the Company shall have such powers and perform such duties in the management, business and affairs of the Company as may be delegated to them by the Directors from time to time.

 

129. A provision of the Act or of these Articles requiring or authorising a thing to be done by or to a Director and the Secretary shall not be satisfied by its being done by or to the same person acting both as Director and as or in place of the Secretary.

 

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REGISTER OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

130. The Company shall cause to be kept in one or more books at its Office a Register of Directors and Officers in which there shall be entered the full names and addresses of the Directors and Officers and such other particulars as required by the Act or as the Directors may determine. The Company shall send to the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands a copy of such register, and shall from time to time notify to the said Registrar of any change that takes place in relation to such Directors and Officers as required by the Act.

 

MINUTES

 

131. (1) The Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose:

 

  (a) of all elections and appointments of officers;
     
  (b) of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Directors and of any committee of the Directors;
     
  (c) of all resolutions and proceedings of each general meeting of the Members, meetings of the Board and meetings of committees of the Board and where there are managers, of all proceedings of meetings of the managers.
     
  (2) Minutes shall be kept by the Secretary at the Office.

 

SEAL

 

132. (1) The Company shall have one or more Seals, as the Board may determine. For the purpose of sealing documents creating or evidencing securities issued by the Company, the Company may have a securities seal which is a facsimile of the Seal of the Company with the addition of the word “Securities” on its face or in such other form as the Board may approve. The Board shall provide for the custody of each Seal and no Seal shall be used without the authority of the Board or of a committee of the Board authorised by the Board in that behalf. Subject as otherwise provided in these Articles, any instrument to which a Seal is affixed shall be signed autographically by one Director or by such other person (including a Director) or persons as the Board may appoint, either generally or in any particular case, save that as regards any certificates for shares or debentures or other securities of the Company the Board may by resolution determine that such signatures or either of them shall be dispensed with or affixed by some method or system of mechanical signature. Every instrument executed in manner provided by this Article 132 shall be deemed to be sealed and executed with the authority of the Board previously given.

 

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(2) Where the Company has a Seal for use abroad, the Board may by writing under the Seal appoint any agent or committee abroad to be the duly authorised agent of the Company for the purpose of affixing and using such Seal and the Board may impose restrictions on the use thereof as may be thought fit. Wherever in these Articles reference is made to the Seal, the reference shall, when and so far as may be applicable, be deemed to include any such other Seal as aforesaid.

 

AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS

 

133. Any Director or the Secretary or any person appointed by the Board for the purpose may authenticate any documents affecting the constitution of the Company and any resolution passed by the Company or the Board or any committee, and any books, records, documents and accounts relating to the business of the Company, and to certify copies thereof or extracts therefrom as true copies or extracts, and if any books, records, documents or accounts are elsewhere than at the Office or the head office the local manager or other officer of the Company having the custody thereof shall be deemed to be a person so appointed by the Board. A document purporting to be a copy of a resolution, or an extract from the minutes of a meeting, of the Company or of the Board or any committee which is so certified shall be conclusive evidence in favour of all persons dealing with the Company upon the faith thereof that such resolution has been duly passed or, as the case may be, that such minutes or extract is a true and accurate record of proceedings at a duly constituted meeting.

 

DESTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

 

134. (1) The Company shall be entitled to destroy the following documents at the following times:

 

  (a) any share certificate which has been cancelled at any time after the expiry of one (1) year from the date of such cancellation;
     
  (b) any dividend mandate or any variation or cancellation thereof or any notification of change of name or address at any time after the expiry of two (2) years from the date such mandate variation cancellation or notification was recorded by the Company;
     
  (c) any instrument of transfer of shares which has been registered at any time after the expiry of seven (7) years from the date of registration;
     
  (d) any allotment letters after the expiry of seven (7) years from the date of issue thereof; and
     
  (e) copies of powers of attorney, grants of probate and letters of administration at any time after the expiry of seven (7) years after the account to which the relevant power of attorney, grant of probate or letters of administration related has been closed;

 

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and it shall conclusively be presumed in favour of the Company that every entry in the Register purporting to be made on the basis of any such documents so destroyed was duly and properly made and every share certificate so destroyed was a valid certificate duly and properly cancelled and that every instrument of transfer so destroyed was a valid and effective instrument duly and properly registered and that every other document destroyed hereunder was a valid and effective document in accordance with the recorded particulars thereof in the books or records of the Company. Provided always that: (1) the foregoing provisions of this Article 134 shall apply only to the destruction of a document in good faith and without express notice to the Company that the preservation of such document was relevant to a claim; (2) nothing contained in this Article 134 shall be construed as imposing upon the Company any liability in respect of the destruction of any such document earlier than as aforesaid or in any case where the conditions of proviso (1) above are not fulfilled; and (3) references in this Article 134 to the destruction of any document include references to its disposal in any manner.

 

(2) Notwithstanding any provision contained in these Articles, the Directors may, if permitted by applicable law, authorise the destruction of documents set out in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) of paragraph (1) of this Article 134 and any other documents in relation to share registration which have been microfilmed or electronically stored by the Company or by the share registrar on its behalf provided always that this Article shall apply only to the destruction of a document in good faith and without express notice to the Company and its share registrar that the preservation of such document was relevant to a claim.

 

DIVIDENDS AND OTHER PAYMENTS

 

135. Subject to the Act, the Board may from time to time declare dividends in any currency to be paid to the Members.

 

136. Dividends may be declared and paid out of the profits of the Company, realised or unrealised, or from any reserve set aside from profits which the Directors determine is no longer needed. The Board may also declare and pay dividends out of share premium account or any other fund or account which can be authorised for this purpose in accordance with the Act.

 

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137. Except in so far as the rights attaching to, or the terms of issue of, any share otherwise provide:

 

  (a) all dividends shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid up on the shares in respect of which the dividend is paid, but no amount paid up on a share in advance of calls shall be treated for the purposes of this Article as paid up on the share; and
     
  (b) all dividends shall be apportioned and paid pro rata according to the amounts paid up on the shares during any portion or portions of the period in respect of which the dividend is paid.

 

138. The Board may from time to time pay to the Members such interim dividends as appear to the Board to be justified by the profits of the Company and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes, the Board may pay such interim dividends in respect of those shares in the capital of the Company which confer on the holders thereof deferred or non-preferential rights as well as in respect of those shares which confer on the holders thereof preferential rights with regard to dividend and provided that the Board acts bona fide the Board shall not incur any responsibility to the holders of shares conferring any preference for any damage that they may suffer by reason of the payment of an interim dividend on any shares having deferred or non-preferential rights and may also pay any fixed dividend which is payable on any shares of the Company half-yearly or on any other dates, whenever such profits, in the opinion of the Board, justifies such payment.

 

139. The Board may deduct from any dividend or other moneys payable to a Member by the Company on or in respect of any shares all sums of money (if any) presently payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

 

140. No dividend or other moneys payable by the Company on or in respect of any share shall bear interest against the Company.

 

141. Any dividend, interest or other sum payable in cash to the holder of shares may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the post addressed to the holder at his registered address or, in the case of joint holders, addressed to the holder whose name stands first in the Register in respect of the shares at his address as appearing in the Register or addressed to such person and at such address as the holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall, unless the holder or joint holders otherwise direct, be made payable to the order of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the order of the holder whose name stands first on the Register in respect of such shares, and shall be sent at his or their risk and payment of the cheque or warrant by the bank on which it is drawn shall constitute a good discharge to the Company notwithstanding that it may subsequently appear that the same has been stolen or that any endorsement thereon has been forged. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any dividends or other moneys payable or property distributable in respect of the shares held by such joint holders.

 

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142. All dividends or bonuses unclaimed for one (1) year after having been declared may be invested or otherwise made use of by the Board for the benefit of the Company until claimed. Any dividend or bonuses unclaimed after a period of six (6) years from the date of declaration shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. The payment by the Board of any unclaimed dividend or other sums payable on or in respect of a share into a separate account shall not constitute the Company a trustee in respect thereof.

 

143. Whenever the Board has resolved that a dividend be paid or declared, the Board may further resolve that such dividend be satisfied wholly or in part by the distribution of specific assets of any kind and in particular of paid up shares, debentures or warrants to subscribe securities of the Company or any other company, or in any one or more of such ways, and where any difficulty arises in regard to the distribution the Board may settle the same as it thinks expedient, and in particular may issue certificates in respect of fractions of shares, disregard fractional entitlements or round the same up or down, and may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets, or any part thereof, and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all parties, and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Board and may appoint any person to sign any requisite instruments of transfer and other documents on behalf of the persons entitled to the dividend, and such appointment shall be effective and binding on the Members. The Board may resolve that no such assets shall be made available to Members with registered addresses in any particular territory or territories where, in the absence of a registration statement or other special formalities, such distribution of assets would or might, in the opinion of the Board, be unlawful or impracticable and in such event the only entitlement of the Members aforesaid shall be to receive cash payments as aforesaid. Members affected as a result of the foregoing sentence shall not be or be deemed to be a separate class of Members for any purpose whatsoever.

 

144. (1) Whenever the Board has resolved that a dividend be paid or declared on any class of the share capital of the Company, the Board may further resolve either:

 

  (a) that such dividend be satisfied wholly or in part in the form of an allotment of shares credited as fully paid up, provided that the Members entitled thereto will be entitled to elect to receive such dividend (or part thereof if the Board so determines) in cash in lieu of such allotment. In such case, the following provisions shall apply:

 

  (i) the basis of any such allotment shall be determined by the Board;
     
  (ii) the Board, after determining the basis of allotment, shall give not less than ten (10) days’ Notice to the holders of the relevant shares of the right of election accorded to them and shall send with such notice forms of election and specify the procedure to be followed and the place at which and the latest date and time by which duly completed forms of election must be lodged in order to be effective;

 

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  (iii) the right of election may be exercised in respect of the whole or part of that portion of the dividend in respect of which the right of election has been accorded; and
     
  (iv) the dividend (or that part of the dividend to be satisfied by the allotment of shares as aforesaid) shall not be payable in cash on shares in respect whereof the cash election has not been duly exercised (“the non-elected shares”) and in satisfaction thereof shares of the relevant class shall be allotted credited as fully paid up to the holders of the non-elected shares on the basis of allotment determined as aforesaid and for such purpose the Board shall capitalise and apply out of any part of the undivided profits of the Company (including profits carried and standing to the credit of any reserves or other special account, share premium account, capital redemption reserve other than the Subscription Rights Reserve) as the Board may determine, such sum as may be required to pay up in full the appropriate number of shares of the relevant class for allotment and distribution to and amongst the holders of the non-elected shares on such basis; or

 

  (b) that the Members entitled to such dividend shall be entitled to elect to receive an allotment of shares credited as fully paid up in lieu of the whole or such part of the dividend as the Board may think fit. In such case, the following provisions shall apply:

 

  (i) the basis of any such allotment shall be determined by the Board;
     
  (ii) the Board, after determining the basis of allotment, shall give not less than ten (10) days’ Notice to the holders of the relevant shares of the right of election accorded to them and shall send with such notice forms of election and specify the procedure to be followed and the place at which and the latest date and time by which duly completed forms of election must be lodged in order to be effective;
     
  (iii) the right of election may be exercised in respect of the whole or part of that portion of the dividend in respect of which the right of election has been accorded; and
     
  (iv) the dividend (or that part of the dividend in respect of which a right of election has been accorded) shall not be payable in cash on shares in respect whereof the share election has been duly exercised (“the elected shares”) and in lieu thereof shares of the relevant class shall be allotted credited as fully paid up to the holders of the elected shares on the basis of allotment determined as aforesaid and for such purpose the Board shall capitalise and apply out of any part of the undivided profits of the Company (including profits carried and standing to the credit of any reserves or other special account, share premium account, capital redemption reserve other than the Subscription Rights Reserve) as the Board may determine, such sum as may be required to pay up in full the appropriate number of shares of the relevant class for allotment and distribution to and amongst the holders of the elected shares on such basis.

 

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  (2) (a) The shares allotted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article 144 shall rank pari passu in all respects with shares of the same class (if any) then in issue save only as regards participation in the relevant dividend or in any other distributions, bonuses or rights paid, made, declared or announced prior to or contemporaneously with the payment or declaration of the relevant dividend unless, contemporaneously with the announcement by the Board of their proposal to apply the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (2) of this Article 144 in relation to the relevant dividend or contemporaneously with their announcement of the distribution, bonus or rights in question, the Board shall specify that the shares to be allotted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article shall rank for participation in such distribution, bonus or rights.
       
    (b) The Board may do all acts and things considered necessary or expedient to give effect to any capitalisation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article 144, with full power to the Board to make such provisions as it thinks fit in the case of shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby, in whole or in part, fractional entitlements are aggregated and sold and the net proceeds distributed to those entitled, or are disregarded or rounded up or down or whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrues to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Board may authorise any person to enter into on behalf of all Members interested, an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made pursuant to such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned.

 

(3) The Board may determine and resolve in respect of any one particular dividend of the Company that notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article 144 a dividend may be satisfied wholly in the form of an allotment of shares credited as fully paid up without offering any right to shareholders to elect to receive such dividend in cash in lieu of such allotment.

 

(4) The Board may on any occasion determine that rights of election and the allotment of shares under paragraph (1) of this Article 144 shall not be made available or made to any shareholders with registered addresses in any territory where, in the absence of a registration statement or other special formalities, the circulation of an offer of such rights of election or the allotment of shares would or might, in the opinion of the Board, be unlawful or impracticable, and in such event the provisions aforesaid shall be read and construed subject to such determination. Members affected as a result of the foregoing sentence shall not be or be deemed to be a separate class of Members for any purpose whatsoever.

 

(5) Any resolution declaring a dividend on shares of any class by the Board, may specify that the same shall be payable or distributable to the persons registered as the holders of such shares at the close of business on a particular date, notwithstanding that it may be a date prior to that on which the resolution is passed, and thereupon the dividend shall be payable or distributable to them in accordance with their respective holdings so registered, but without prejudice to the rights inter se in respect of such dividend of transferors and transferees of any such shares. The provisions of this Article shall mutatis mutandis apply to bonuses, capitalisation issues, distributions of realised capital profits or offers or grants made by the Company to the Members.

 

RESERVES

 

145. (1) The Board shall establish an account to be called the share premium account and shall carry to the credit of such account from time to time a sum equal to the amount or value of the premium paid on the issue of any share in the Company. Unless otherwise provided by the provisions of these Articles, the Board may apply the share premium account in any manner permitted by the Act. The Company shall at all times comply with the provisions of the Act in relation to the share premium account.

 

(2) Before recommending any dividend, the Board may set aside out of the profits of the Company such sums as it determines as reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Board, be applicable for any purpose to which the profits of the Company may be properly applied and pending such application may, also at such discretion, either be employed in the business of the Company or be invested in such investments as the Board may from time to time think fit and so that it shall not be necessary to keep any investments constituting the reserve or reserves separate or distinct from any other investments of the Company. The Board may also without placing the same to reserve carry forward any profits which it may think prudent not to distribute.

 

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CAPITALISATION

 

146. (1) The Company may, upon the recommendation of the Board, at any time and from time to time pass an ordinary resolution to the effect that it is desirable to capitalise all or any part of any amount for the time being standing to the credit of any reserve or fund (including a share premium account and capital redemption reserve and the profit and loss account) whether or not the same is available for distribution and accordingly that such amount be set free for distribution among the Members or any class of Members who would be entitled thereto if it were distributed by way of dividend and in the same proportions, on the basis that the same is not paid in cash but is applied either in or towards paying up the amounts for the time being unpaid on any shares in the Company held by such Members respectively or in paying up in full unissued shares, debentures or other obligations of the Company, to be allotted and distributed credited as fully paid up among such Members, or partly in one way and partly in the other, and the Board shall give effect to such resolution provided that, for the purposes of this Article 146(1), a share premium account and any capital redemption reserve or fund representing unrealised profits, may be applied only in paying up in full unissued shares of the Company to be allotted to such Members credited as fully paid.

 

(2) Notwithstanding any provisions in these Articles, the Board may resolve to capitalise all or any part of any amount for the time being standing to the credit of any reserve or fund (including a share premium account and the profit and loss account) whether or not the same is available for distribution by applying such sum in paying up unissued shares to be allotted to (i) employees (including directors) of the Company and/or its affiliates (meaning any individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated association or other entity (other than the Company) that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Company) upon exercise or vesting of any options or awards granted under any share incentive scheme or employee benefit scheme or other arrangement which relates to such persons that has been adopted or approved by the Members at a general meeting, and/or (ii) any other persons or any trustee of any trust to whom shares are to be allotted and issued by the Company in connection with the operation of any share incentive scheme or employee benefit scheme or other arrangement which relates to such persons that has been adopted or approved by the Members at a general meeting.

 

147. The Board may settle, as it considers appropriate, any difficulty arising in regard to any distribution and in particular may issue certificates in respect of fractions of shares or authorise any person to sell and transfer any fractions or may resolve that the distribution should be as nearly as may be practicable in the correct proportion but not exactly so or may ignore fractions altogether, and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members in order to adjust the rights of all parties, as may seem expedient to the Board. The Board may appoint any person to sign on behalf of the persons entitled to participate in the distribution any contract necessary or desirable for giving effect thereto and such appointment shall be effective and binding upon the Members.

 

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SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS RESERVE

 

148. The following provisions shall have effect to the extent that they are not prohibited by and are in compliance with the Act:

 

(1) If, so long as any of the rights attached to any warrants issued by the Company to subscribe for shares of the Company shall remain exercisable, the Company does any act or engages in any transaction which, as a result of any adjustments to the subscription price in accordance with the provisions of the conditions of the warrants, would reduce the subscription price to below the par value of a share, then the following provisions shall apply:

 

  (a) as from the date of such act or transaction the Company shall establish and thereafter (subject as provided in this Article 148) maintain in accordance with the provisions of this Article 148 a reserve (the “Subscription Rights Reserve”) the amount of which shall at no time be less than the sum which for the time being would be required to be capitalised and applied in paying up in full the nominal amount of the additional shares required to be issued and allotted credited as fully paid pursuant to sub-paragraph (c) below on the exercise in full of all the subscription rights outstanding and shall apply the Subscription Rights Reserve in paying up such additional shares in full as and when the same are allotted;
     
  (b) the Subscription Rights Reserve shall not be used for any purpose other than that specified above unless all other reserves of the Company (other than share premium account) have been extinguished and will then only be used to make good losses of the Company if and so far as is required by law;
     
  (c) upon the exercise of all or any of the subscription rights represented by any warrant, the relevant subscription rights shall be exercisable in respect of a nominal amount of shares equal to the amount in cash which the holder of such warrant is required to pay on exercise of the subscription rights represented thereby (or, as the case may be the relevant portion thereof in the event of a partial exercise of the subscription rights) and, in addition, there shall be allotted in respect of such subscription rights to the exercising warrantholder, credited as fully paid, such additional nominal amount of shares as is equal to the difference between:

 

  (i) the said amount in cash which the holder of such warrant is required to pay on exercise of the subscription rights represented thereby (or, as the case may be, the relevant portion thereof in the event of a partial exercise of the subscription rights); and
     
  (ii) the nominal amount of shares in respect of which such subscription rights would have been exercisable having regard to the provisions of the conditions of the warrants, had it been possible for such subscription rights to represent the right to subscribe for shares at less than par and immediately upon such exercise so much of the sum standing to the credit of the Subscription Rights Reserve as is required to pay up in full such additional nominal amount of shares shall be capitalised and applied in paying up in full such additional nominal amount of shares which shall forthwith be allotted credited as fully paid to the exercising warrantholders; and

 

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  (d) if, upon the exercise of the subscription rights represented by any warrant, the amount standing to the credit of the Subscription Rights Reserve is not sufficient to pay up in full such additional nominal amount of shares equal to such difference as aforesaid to which the exercising warrantholder is entitled, the Board shall apply any profits or reserves then or thereafter becoming available (including, to the extent permitted by law, share premium account) for such purpose until such additional nominal amount of shares is paid up and allotted as aforesaid and until then no dividend or other distribution shall be paid or made on the fully paid shares of the Company then in issue. Pending such payment and allotment, the exercising warrantholder shall be issued by the Company with a certificate evidencing his right to the allotment of such additional nominal amount of shares. The rights represented by any such certificate shall be in registered form and shall be transferable in whole or in part in units of one share in the like manner as the shares for the time being are transferable, and the Company shall make such arrangements in relation to the maintenance of a register therefor and other matters in relation thereto as the Board may think fit and adequate particulars thereof shall be made known to each relevant exercising warrantholder upon the issue of such certificate.

 

(2) Shares allotted pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall rank pari passu in all respects with the other shares allotted on the relevant exercise of the subscription rights represented by the warrant concerned. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph (1) of this Article, no fraction of any share shall be allotted on exercise of the subscription rights.

 

(3) The provision of this Article as to the establishment and maintenance of the Subscription Rights Reserve shall not be altered or added to in any way which would vary or abrogate, or which would have the effect of varying or abrogating the provisions for the benefit of any warrantholder or class of warrantholders under this Article without the sanction of a special resolution of such warrantholders or class of warrantholders.

 

(4) A certificate or report by the auditors for the time being of the Company as to whether or not the Subscription Rights Reserve is required to be established and maintained and if so the amount thereof so required to be established and maintained, as to the purposes for which the Subscription Rights Reserve has been used, as to the extent to which it has been used to make good losses of the Company, as to the additional nominal amount of shares required to be allotted to exercising warrantholders credited as fully paid, and as to any other matter concerning the Subscription Rights Reserve shall (in the absence of manifest error) be conclusive and binding upon the Company and all warrantholders and shareholders.

 

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ACCOUNTING RECORDS

 

149. The Board shall cause true accounts to be kept of the sums of money received and expended by the Company, and the matters in respect of which such receipt and expenditure take place, and of the property, assets, credits and liabilities of the Company and of all other matters required by the Act or necessary to give a true and fair view of the Company’s affairs and to explain its transactions.

 

150. The accounting records shall be kept at the Office or, at such other place or places as the Board decides and shall always be open to inspection by the Directors. No Member (other than a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any accounting record or book or document of the Company except as conferred by law or authorised by the Board or the Company in general meeting.

 

151. Subject to Article 152, a printed copy of the Directors’ report, accompanied by the balance sheet and profit and loss account, including every document required by law to be annexed thereto, made up to the end of the applicable financial year and containing a summary of the assets and liabilities of the Company under convenient heads and a statement of income and expenditure, together with a copy of the Auditors’ report, shall be sent to each person entitled thereto at least ten (10) days before the date of the general meeting and laid before the Company at the annual general meeting held in accordance with Article 57 provided that this Article shall not require a copy of those documents to be sent to any person whose address the Company is not aware or to more than one of the joint holders of any shares or debentures.

 

152. Subject to due compliance with all applicable Statutes, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, and to obtaining all necessary consents, if any, required thereunder, the requirements of Article 151 shall be deemed satisfied in relation to any person by sending to the person in any manner not prohibited by the Statutes, a summarised financial statements derived from the Company’s annual accounts and the directors’ report which shall be in the form and containing the information required by applicable laws and regulations, provided that any person who is otherwise entitled to the annual financial statements of the Company and the directors’ report thereon may, if he so requires by notice in writing served on the Company, demand that the Company sends to him, in addition to a summarised financial statements, a complete printed copy of the Company’s annual financial statement and the directors’ report thereon.

 

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153. The requirement to send to a person referred to in Article 151 the documents referred to in that article or a summary financial report in accordance with Article 152 shall be deemed satisfied where, in accordance with all applicable Statutes, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company publishes copies of the documents referred to in Article 151 and, if applicable, a summary financial report complying with Article 152, on the Company’s computer network or in any other permitted manner (including by sending any form of electronic communication), and that person has agreed or is deemed to have agreed to treat the publication or receipt of such documents in such manner as discharging the Company’s obligation to send to him a copy of such documents.

 

AUDIT

 

154. Subject to applicable law and rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Board shall appoint an Auditor to audit the accounts of the Company and such auditor shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors. Such auditor may be a Member but no Director or officer or employee of the Company shall, during his continuance in office, be eligible to act as an Auditor.

 

155. Subject to the Act the accounts of the Company shall be audited at least once in every year.

 

156. The remuneration of the Auditor shall be determine by the Audit Committee or, in the absence of such Audit Committee, by the Board.

 

157. The Board may remove the Auditor at any time before the expiration of his term of office and may by resolution appoint another Auditor in his stead.

 

158. The Auditor shall at all reasonable times have access to all books kept by the Company and to all accounts and vouchers relating thereto; and he may call on the Directors or officers of the Company for any information in their possession relating to the books or affairs of the Company.

 

159. The statement of income and expenditure and the balance sheet provided for by these Articles shall be examined by the Auditor and compared by him with the books, accounts and vouchers relating thereto; and he shall make a written report thereon stating whether such statement and balance sheet are drawn up so as to present fairly the financial position of the Company and the results of its operations for the period under review and, in case information shall have been called for from Directors or officers of the Company, whether the same has been furnished and has been satisfactory. The financial statements of the Company shall be audited by the Auditor in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The Auditor shall make a written report thereon in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and the report of the Auditor shall be submitted to the Audit Committee. The generally accepted auditing standards referred to herein may be those of a country or jurisdiction other than the Cayman Islands. If so, the financial statements and the report of the Auditor should disclose this fact and name such country or jurisdiction.

 

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NOTICES

 

160. Any Notice or document, whether or not, to be given or issued under these Articles from the Company to a Member shall be in writing or by cable, telex or facsimile transmission message or other form of electronic transmission or electronic communication and any such Notice and document may be served or delivered by the Company on or to any Member either personally or by sending it through the post in a prepaid envelope addressed to such Member at his registered address as appearing in the Register or at any other address supplied by him to the Company for the purpose or, as the case may be, by transmitting it to any such address or transmitting it to any telex or facsimile transmission number or electronic number or electronic address or website supplied by him to the Company for the giving of Notice to him or which the person transmitting the notice reasonably and bona fide believes at the relevant time will result in the Notice being duly received by the Member or may also be served by advertisement in appropriate newspapers in accordance with the requirements of the Designated Stock Exchange or, to the extent permitted by the applicable laws, by placing it on the Company’s website and giving to the member a notice stating that the notice or other document is available there (a “notice of availability”). The notice of availability may be given to the Member by any of the means set out above other than by posting it on a website. In the case of joint holders of a share all notices shall be given to that one of the joint holders whose name stands first in the Register and notice so given shall be deemed a sufficient service on or delivery to all the joint holders.

 

161. Any Notice or other document:

 

  (a) if served or delivered by post, shall where appropriate be sent by airmail and shall be deemed to have been served or delivered on the day following that on which the envelope containing the same, properly prepaid and addressed, is put into the post; in proving such service or delivery it shall be sufficient to prove that the envelope or wrapper containing the notice or document was properly addressed and put into the post and a certificate in writing signed by the Secretary or other officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Board that the envelope or wrapper containing the Notice or other document was so addressed and put into the post shall be conclusive evidence thereof;
     
  (b) if sent by electronic communication, shall be deemed to be given on the day on which it is transmitted from the server of the Company or its agent. A Notice placed on the Company’s website is deemed given by the Company to a Member on the day following that on which a notice of availability is deemed served on the Member;

 

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  (c) if served or delivered in any other manner contemplated by these Articles, shall be deemed to have been served or delivered at the time of personal service or delivery or, as the case may be, at the time of the relevant despatch or transmission or publication; and in proving such service or delivery a certificate in writing signed by the Secretary or other officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Board as to the act and time of such service, delivery, despatch or transmission or publication shall be conclusive evidence thereof; and
     
  (d) may be given to a Member in the English language or such other language as may be approved by the Directors, subject to due compliance with all applicable Statutes, rules and regulations.

 

162. (1) Any Notice or other document delivered or sent by post to or left at the registered address of any Member in pursuance of these Articles shall, notwithstanding that such Member is then dead or bankrupt or that any other event has occurred, and whether or not the Company has notice of the death or bankruptcy or other event, be deemed to have been duly served or delivered in respect of any share registered in the name of such Member as sole or joint holder unless his name shall, at the time of the service or delivery of the Notice or document, have been removed from the Register as the holder of the share, and such service or delivery shall for all purposes be deemed a sufficient service or delivery of such Notice or document on all persons interested (whether jointly with or as claiming through or under him) in the share.

 

(2) A Notice may be given by the Company to the person entitled to a share in consequence of the death, mental disorder or bankruptcy of a Member by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter, envelope or wrapper addressed to him by name, or by the title of representative of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description, at the address, if any, supplied for the purpose by the person claiming to be so entitled, or (until such an address has been so supplied) by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death, mental disorder or bankruptcy had not occurred.

 

(3) Any person who by operation of law, transfer or other means whatsoever shall become entitled to any share shall be bound by every Notice in respect of such share which prior to his name and address being entered on the Register shall have been duly given to the person from whom he derives his title to such share.

 

(4) Every Member or a person who is entitled to receive notice from the Company under the provisions of the Statutes or these Articles may register with the Company an electronic address to which notices can be served upon him.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

163. For the purposes of these Articles, a cable or telex or facsimile or electronic transmission message purporting to come from a holder of shares or, as the case may be, a Director, or, in the case of a corporation which is a holder of shares from a director or the secretary thereof or a duly appointed attorney or duly authorised representative thereof for it and on its behalf, shall in the absence of express evidence to the contrary available to the person relying thereon at the relevant time be deemed to be a document or instrument in writing signed by such holder or Director in the terms in which it is received. The signature to any notice or document to be given by the Company may be written, printed or made electronically.

 

WINDING UP

 

164. (1) Subject to Article 164(2), the Board shall have power in the name and on behalf of the Company to present a petition to the court for the Company to be wound up.

 

(2) Unless otherwise provided by the Act, a resolution that the Company be wound up by the court or be wound up voluntarily shall be a special resolution.

 

165. (1) Subject to any special rights, privileges or restrictions as to the distribution of available surplus assets on liquidation for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares (i) if the Company shall be wound up and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the capital paid up at the commencement of the winding up, the excess shall be distributed pari passu amongst such members in proportion to the amount paid up on the shares held by them respectively and (ii) if the Company shall be wound up and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members as such shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the paid-up capital such assets shall be distributed so that, a nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the capital paid up, or which ought to have been paid up, at the commencement of the winding up on the shares held by them respectively.

 

(2) If the Company shall be wound up (whether the liquidation is voluntary or by the court) the liquidator may, with the authority of a special resolution and any other sanction required by the Act, divide among the Members in specie or kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company and whether or not the assets shall consist of properties of one kind or shall consist of properties to be divided as aforesaid of different kinds, and may for such purpose set such value as he deems fair upon any one or more class or classes of property and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like authority, vest any part of the assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator with the like authority shall think fit, and the liquidation of the Company may be closed and the Company dissolved, but so that no contributory shall be compelled to accept any shares or other property in respect of which there is a liability.

 

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INDEMNITY

 

166. (1) Every Director (including for the purposes of this Article any alternate Director appointed pursuant to the provisions of these Articles), Secretary, or other officer for the time being and from time to time of the Company (but not including the Auditor) and the personal representatives of the same (each an “Indemnified Person”) shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets and profits of the Company from and against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by such Indemnified Person, other than by reason of such Indemnified Person’s own dishonesty, wilful default or fraud, in or about the conduct of the Company’s business or affairs (including as a result of any mistake of judgment) or in the execution or discharge of his duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Person in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning the Company or its affairs in any court whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.

 

(2) Each Member agrees to waive any claim or right of action he might have, whether individually or by or in the right of the Company, against any Director on account of any action taken by such Director, or the failure of such Director to take any action in the performance of his duties with or for the Company; PROVIDED THAT such waiver shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud, willful default or dishonesty which may attach to such Director and such waiver shall not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

FINANCIAL YEAR

 

167. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year.

 

AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

AND NAME OF COMPANY

 

168. No Article shall be rescinded, altered or amended and no new Article shall be made until the same has been approved by a special resolution of the Members. A special resolution shall be required to alter the provisions of the Memorandum of Association or to change the name of the Company.

 

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INFORMATION

 

169. No Member shall be entitled to require discovery of or any information respecting any detail of the Company’s trading or any matter which is or may be in the nature of a trade secret or secret process which may relate to the conduct of the business of the Company and which in the opinion of the Directors it will be inexpedient in the interests of the members of the Company to communicate to the public.

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

CONYERS DILL & PEARMAN PTE. LTD.

 

9 Battery Road

#20-01 MYP Centre

Singapore 049910

T +65 6223 6006

 

conyers.com

 

3 December 2024

 

By email

Matter No.: 883980

Ref: PP/SS/RL/AP_Legal-110174973

 

FBS Global Limited

74 Tagore Lane

#02-00 Sindo Industrial Estate

Singapore 787498

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Re: FBS Global Limited (the “Company”)

 

We have acted as special Cayman Islands legal counsel to the Company in connection with a registration statement on form F-1 to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on or about the date hereof (the “Registration Statement”, which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto) relating to the registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) of ordinary shares of par value US$0.001 each (the “Ordinary Shares”) of the Company. The Registration Statement contains two prospectuses (collectively, the “Prospectuses”), being (i) a prospectus to be used for the public offering by the Company of up to 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares, and any additional Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option (collectively, the “IPO Shares”) and (ii) a prospectus to be used for the potential resale by Mr. Ang Poh Guan of up to 800,000 Ordinary Shares, Master Stride Limited of up to 555,723 Ordinary Shares and Fame Hall Investment Limited of up to 528,614 Ordinary Shares.

 

1. DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

 

For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined and relied upon copies of the following documents:

 

1.1 a copy of the Registration Statement; and
   
1.2 a draft of the Prospectuses contained in the Registration Statement which is in substantially final form.

 

 
 

 

Legal opinion to FBS Global Limited

3 December 2024

 

We have also reviewed copies of:

 

1.3 the amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company adopted on 30 January 2023 and the second amended and restated articles of association of the Company adopted on 28 March 2023, each certified by the Secretary of the Company on 3 December 2024 (the “Listing M&As”);
   
1.4 the written resolutions of the sole director of the Company dated 30 January 2023, 26 June 2023, 27 July 2023, 3 December 2024 and 3 December 2024, respectively, and the unanimous written resolutions of the members of the Company dated 30 January 2023 and the minutes of an extraordinary general meeting of the Company held on 28 March 2023 (collectively, the “Resolutions”);
   
1.5 a Certificate of Good Standing issued by the Registrar of Companies in relation to the Company on 2 December 2024 (the “Certificate Date”);
   
1.6 the register of members of the Company, certified by the Secretary of the Company on 3 December 2024 (the “Register of Members”); and
   
1.7 such other documents and made such enquiries as to questions of law as we have deemed necessary in order to render the opinion set forth below.

 

2. ASSUMPTIONS

 

We have assumed:

 

2.1 the genuineness and authenticity of all signatures and the conformity to the originals of all copies (whether or not certified) examined by us and the authenticity and completeness of the originals from which such copies were taken;
   
2.2 that where a document has been examined by us in draft form, it will be or has been executed and/or filed in the form of that draft, and where a number of drafts of a document have been examined by us all changes thereto have been marked or otherwise drawn to our attention;
   
2.3 the accuracy and completeness of all factual representations made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectuses and other documents reviewed by us;
   
2.4 that the Resolutions were passed at one or more duly convened, constituted and quorate meetings or by unanimous written resolutions, will remain in full force and effect and will not be rescinded or amended;
   
2.5 that the Listing M&As will remain effective upon the closing of the Company’s initial public offering of Ordinary Shares;
   
2.6 that the Listing M&As will not be amended in any manner that would affect the opinions expressed herein;
   
2.7 that there is no provision of the law of any jurisdiction, other than the Cayman Islands, which would have any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein;
   
2.8 that upon the issue of any Ordinary Shares to be sold by the Company, the Company will receive consideration for the full issue price thereof which shall be equal to at least the par value thereof;

 

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2.9 the capacity, power and authority of all parties, other than the Company, to enter into and perform their obligations under any and all documents entered into by such parties in connection with the issuance or sale of the Ordinary Shares, and the due execution and delivery thereof by each party thereto;
   
2.10 the validity and binding effect under the laws of the United States of America of the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses and that the Registration Statement will be duly filed with or declared effective by the Commission; and
   
2.11 that the Prospectuses, when published, will be in substantially the same form as that examined by us for purposes of this opinion.

 

3. QUALIFICATIONS

 

We have made no investigation of and express no opinion in relation to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Cayman Islands. This opinion is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands and is limited to and is given on the basis of the current law and practice in the Cayman Islands.

 

4. OPINION

 

On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

 

4.1 The Company is duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and, based on the Certificate of Good Standing, is in good standing as at the Certificate Date.  Pursuant to the Companies Act (the “Act”), a company is deemed to be in good standing if all fees and penalties under the Act have been paid and the Registrar of Companies has no knowledge that the company is in default under the Act.
   
4.2 When issued and paid for as contemplated by the Resolutions and the Registration Statement and registered in the register of members of the Company, the IPO Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (which term when used herein means that no further sums are required to be paid by the holders thereof in connection with the issue of such shares).

 

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3 December 2024

 

4.3 Based solely on our review of the Register of Members, as at 3 December 2024, Mr. Ang Poh Guan was the registered holder of 10,165,663 Ordinary Shares, Master Stride Limited was the registered holder of 555,723 Ordinary Shares and Fame Hall Investment Limited was the registered holder of 528,614 Ordinary Shares, and such Ordinary Shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (which term when used herein means that no further sums are required to be paid by the holders thereof in connection with the issue of such shares).
   
4.4 The statements under the caption “Material Income Tax Considerations - Cayman Islands Taxation” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement, to the extent that they constitute statements of Cayman Islands law, are accurate in all material respects and that such statements constitute our opinion.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to our firm under the captions “Enforcement of Civil Liabilities – Cayman Islands” and “Legal Matters” in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

Conyers Dill & Pearman Pte. Ltd.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

FBS Global Limited

74 Tagore Lane

#02-00 Sindo Industrial Estate

Singapore 787498

+65 62857781

 

__, 2024

 

_________________________

_________________________

_________________________

 

Re: Director’s Agreement

 

Dear _____________________:

 

FBS Global Limited (the “Company”), an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, is pleased to offer you a position as a director on its Board of Directors and as a chair of the _______ Committee and a member of the _____________ Committee that we intend to form (collectively the “Board”). This letter shall constitute an agreement (the “Agreement”) between you and the Company and contains all the terms and conditions relating to the services you are to provide.

 

1. Term. This Agreement shall be for the ensuing year, effective as of the date of this Agreement. Your term as director shall continue subject to the provisions in Section 8 below or until your successor is duly elected and qualified. The position shall be up for re-election each year at the annual shareholders’ meeting of the Company and upon re-election, the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

2. Services. You shall render services as a member of the Board. You shall be required to attend all meetings of the Board called from time to time either in-person or by telephone. You shall be required to attend all meetings of __________ Committee and the _____________ Committee either in-person or by telephone. [As an independent director, you may also be required to attend at least one (1) meeting with the other independent directors without the presence of the Company’s officers and non-independent directors and to perform such other duties required of the independent directors, including but not limited to submitting relevant documents required of directors by the SEC or Nasdaq.] The services described in this Section 2 shall hereinafter be referred to as your “Duties.”

 

3. Services for Others. You shall be free to represent or perform services for other persons during the term of this Agreement. You agree, however, that you do not presently perform and do not intend to perform, during the term of this Agreement, similar Duties, consulting, or other services for companies whose businesses are or would be, in any way, competitive with the Company (except for companies previously disclosed by you to the Company in writing). Should you propose to perform similar Duties, consulting, or other services for any such company, you agree to notify the Company in writing in advance (specifying the name of the organization for whom you propose to perform such services) and to provide information to the Company sufficient to allow it to determine if the performance of such services would conflict with areas of interest to the Company.

 

4. Compensation.

 

4.1. Options. You will be entitled to participate in the Company’s share option scheme or share incentive plan as adopted and amended from time to time. The number of options or awards granted, and the terms of those options or awards shall be determined from time to time by a vote of the Board of Directors; provided that you shall abstain from voting on any such resolution or resolutions relating to the grant of options or awards to you.

 

 

 

 

4.2 Cash Compensation. You will be paid a director’s fee of S$________ per year (“Director’s Fee”), paid in equal monthly installments for performing your Duties. The Director’s Fee shall be payable in monthly installments of S$_______on the last day of each month in which you serve as a director, provided, in each case, that you remain a Director through such payment date and prorated where necessary to the extent cessation of directorship is not on a full month basis. The first installment will be transferred to your account on the first day of your service as a Director, and subsequent installments on last business day of each calendar month thereafter. It is anticipated that the Director’s Fee will continue for so long as you are a Director of the Company and will continue to be paid in monthly installments.

 

4.3. Cash Reimbursement. You shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses documented and incurred by you in connection with the performance of your Duties (including travel expenses for meetings you attend in-person).

 

4.4. Service on Board Committee(s). You will not receive additional compensation (other than the Director’s Fee) for your services on a Board Committee.

 

5. D&O Insurance Policy. During the term under this Agreement, the Company shall include you as an insured under its officers and directors’ insurance policy with coverage determined annually by the Company and the Board. The Company agrees to maintain such insurance during the term that you serve as a Director and for two years after you cease to be a director.

 

6. No Assignment. Because of the personal nature of the services to be rendered by you, this Agreement may not be assigned by you without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

7. Confidential Information; Non-Disclosure. In consideration of your access to the premises of the Company and/or you access to certain Confidential Information of the Company, in connection with your business relationship with the Company, you hereby represent and agree as follows:

 

7.1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means:

 

a. Any information that the Company possesses that has been created, discovered, or developed by or for the Company, and that has or could have commercial value or utility in the business in which the Company is engaged; or

 

b. Any information that is related to the business of the Company and is generally not known by non-Company personnel.

 

c. By way of illustration, but not limitation, Confidential Information includes trade secrets and any information concerning products, processes, formulas, designs, inventions (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws, and whether or not reduced to practice), discoveries, concepts, ideas, improvements, techniques, methods, research, development and test results, specifications, data, know-how, software, formats, marketing plans, and analyses, business plans and analyses, strategies, forecasts, customer and supplier identities, characteristics, and agreements.

 

7.2. Exclusions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Confidential Information shall not include:

 

a. Any information that becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a breach of the confidentiality portions of this Agreement, or any other agreement requiring confidentiality between the Company and you;

 

b. Information received from a third party in rightful possession of such information who is not restricted from disclosing such information; and

 

c. Information known by you prior to receipt of such information from the Company, which prior knowledge can be documented.

 

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7.3. Documents. You agree that, without the express prior written consent of the Company, you will not remove from the Company’s premises, any notes, formulas, programs, data, records, machines, or any other documents or items that in any manner contain or constitute Confidential Information, nor will you make reproductions or copies of same. In the event you receive any such documents or items by personal delivery from any duly designated or authorized personnel of the Company, you shall be deemed to have received the express written consent of the Company. In the event that you receive any such documents or items, other than through personal delivery as described in the preceding sentence, you agree to inform the Company promptly of your possession of such documents or items. You shall promptly return any such documents or items, along with any reproductions or copies to the Company upon the Company’s demand, upon termination of this Agreement, or upon your termination or Resignation, as defined in Section 8 herein.

 

7.4. No Disclosure. You agree that you will hold in trust and confidence all Confidential Information and will not disclose to others, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information or anything relating to such information without the prior written consent of the Company, except as maybe necessary in the course of your business relationship with the Company. You further agree that you will not use any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Company, except as may be necessary in the course of your business relationship with the Company, and that the provisions of this Section 7.4 shall survive termination of this Agreement for twelve-month period.

 

8. Termination and Resignation. Your membership on the Company’s Board may be terminated for any or no reason at a meeting called expressly for that purpose by a vote of the shareholders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote. You may also terminate your membership on the Board for any or no reason by delivering your written notice of resignation to the Company (“Resignation”), and such Resignation shall be effective upon its acceptance by the Board, provided, however, that if the Board has not acted on such written notice within ten days from its date of delivery, then your Resignation shall upon the tenth day be deemed accepted by the Board. Upon the effective date of the termination or Resignation, your right to compensation hereunder will terminate subject to the Company’s obligations to pay you any cash compensation (or equivalent value in ordinary shares of the Company) that you have already earned and to reimburse you for approved expenses already incurred in connection with your performance of your Duties as of the effective date of such termination or Resignation; provided that the Company’s obligation to pay you shares in accordance with Section 4.1 above and the Director’s Fee in accordance with Section 4.2 above for the first year in which you have agreed to serve as a director shall be prorated where necessary.

 

9. Indemnification. Concurrent with the execution of this Agreement we shall enter into the Director’s Indemnification Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

10. Governing Law. All questions with respect to the construction and/or enforcement of this Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder, shall be determined in accordance with the laws of Singapore without regard to any conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

 

11. Arbitration. Any dispute, controversy, difference or claim arising out of or relating to this agreement, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to it shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in force when the Notice of Arbitration is submitted, as modified by the SIAC Procedures for the Administration of Arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

 

The Parties agree as follows:

 

  ● The law of this arbitration clause shall be Singapore.
  ● The place of arbitration shall be Singapore.
  ● The number of arbitrators shall be one.
  ● The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in the English language.

 

12. Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waiver; Counterparts. This Agreement expresses the entire understanding with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and terminates any prior oral or written agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived only with the written consent of the parties hereto. Waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement by any party shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or failure of the same term or condition or waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement. The failure of any party at any time to require performance by any other party of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the right of any such party to require future performance of such provision or any other provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts each of which will be an original and all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement, and may be executed using facsimiles of signatures, and a facsimile of a signature shall be deemed to be the same, and equally enforceable, as an original of such signature.

 

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This Agreement has been executed and delivered by the undersigned and is made effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

  Sincerely,
     
  FBS GLOBAL LIMITED
         
  By:          
  Kelvin Ang   Ms. Hong Bee Yin
  Director and Chief Executive Officer   Chairwoman, Executive Director and
        Chief Executive Officer

 

AGREED AND ACCEPTED BY

[NAME]:

 

_________________________  
Printed Name:                    
Address:    
   

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

INDEMNIFICATION

AGREEMENT

 

This INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this __th day of _______ 2024 (the “Effective Date”) by and between FBS Global Limited, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and __________________________ (Id: ________ ) (the “Indemnitee”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company believes it is essential to retain and attract qualified directors and officers;

 

WHEREAS, the Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, both the Company and the Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims that may be asserted against directors and officers of public companies, as well as the possibility that in certain situations a threat of litigation may be employed to deter them from exercising their judgment in the best interests of the Company, and the consequent need to allocate the risk of personal liability through indemnification and insurance;

 

WHEREAS, the Company’s Articles of Association, as amended from time to time (the “Articles of Association”), provide that the Directors, Secretary and other officers of the Company acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets and profits of the Company from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, in their respective offices, provided that such indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty in relation to the Company which may attached to such Director or officer.

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of the Indemnitee’s need for (i) substantial protection against personal liability and (ii) an inducement to continue to provide effective services to the Company as a director and/or officer thereof, the Company wishes to provide for the indemnification of the Indemnitee and to advance expenses to the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained by the Company, to provide for the continued coverage of the Indemnitee under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein and of the Indemnitee continuing to serve the Company directly or, at its request, with another enterprise, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

l. Certain Definitions.

 

(a) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:

 

(i) Acquisition of Shares by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then issued and outstanding securities;

 

(ii) Change in Board Composition. During any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s board of directors, and any new directors (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 1(a)(i), 1(a)(iii) or 1(a)(iv)) whose election by the board of directors or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors;

 

(iii) Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity;

 

 

 

 

(iv) Liquidation. The approval by the shareholders of the Company of a liquidation of the Company or the Company enters into an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; and

 

(v) Other Events. Any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.

 

For purposes of this Section 1(a), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(1) “Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, and (iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company.

 

(2) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, that “Beneficial Owner” shall exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of (i) the shareholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity or (ii) the Company’s board of directors approving a sale of securities by the Company to such Person.

 

(b) “Expense” shall mean attorneys’ fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing for any of the foregoing, any Proceeding relating to any Indemnifiable Event.

 

(c) “Indemnifiable Event” shall mean any event or occurrence that takes place either prior to or after the execution of this Agreement, related to the fact that the Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, or by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity.

 

(d) “Proceeding” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, investigation or proceeding, and any appeal thereof, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and/or any inquiry or investigation, whether conducted by the Company or any other party, that the Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action.

 

(e) “Reviewing Party” shall mean any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or members of the Company’s Board or any other person or body appointed by the Board (including the special independent counsel referred to in Section 6) who is not a party to the particular Proceeding with respect to which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification.

 

(f) “Voting Securities” shall mean any securities of the Company which vote generally in the election of directors.

 

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2. Indemnification. Subject to Section 4 below, in the event the Indemnitee was or is a party to or is involved (as a party, witness, or otherwise) in any Proceeding by reason of (or arising in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, whether the basis of the Proceeding is the Indemnitee’s alleged action in an official capacity as a director or officer or in any other capacity while serving as a director or officer, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the Cayman Islands and the Articles of Association against any and all Expenses, liability, and loss (including judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, and any interest, assessments, or other charges imposed thereon, and any taxes imposed on any director or officer as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement) (collectively, “Liabilities”) actually incurred or suffered by such person in connection with such Proceeding other than by reason of such person’s dishonesty, wilful default or fraud. The Company shall provide indemnification pursuant to this Section 2 as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 30 days after it receives written demand from the Indemnitee. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and except as provided in Section 5 below, the Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Proceeding initiated by the Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless the Company has joined in or consented to the initiation of such Proceeding.

 

3. Advancement of Expenses. Subject to Section 4 below, the Company shall advance Expenses to the Indemnitee within 30 business days of such request (an “Expense Advance”); provided, however, that if required by applicable laws or the Articles of Association, such Expenses shall be advanced only upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company; and provided further, that the Company shall make such advances only to the extent permitted by law and the Articles of Association,. Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee while not acting in his/her capacity as a director or officer, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, may be advanced upon such terms and conditions as the Board, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

 

4. Review Procedure for Indemnification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the obligations of the Company under Sections 2 and 3 above shall be subject to the condition that the Reviewing Party shall not have determined (in a written opinion, in any case in which the special independent counsel referred to in Section 6 hereof is involved) that the Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law or the Articles of Association, and (ii) the obligation of the Company to make an Expense Advance pursuant to Section 3 above shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that the Indemnitee would not be permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law or the Articles of Association, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore paid; provided, however, that if the Indemnitee has commenced legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to Section 5 below to secure a determination that the Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, any determination made by the Reviewing Party that the Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and the Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or have lapsed). The Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for Expense Advances pursuant to this Section 4 shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon. If there has not been a Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Board, and if there has been such a Change in Control, other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company’s Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be the special independent counsel referred to in Section 6 hereof.

 

5. Enforcement of Indemnification Rights. If the Reviewing Party determines that the Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part under applicable law and the Articles of Association,, or if the Indemnitee has not otherwise been paid in full pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 above within 30 days after a written demand has been received by the Company, the Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation in any court having subject matter jurisdiction thereof and in which venue is proper to recover the unpaid amount of the demand (an “Enforcement Proceeding”) and, if successful in whole or in part, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid any and all Expenses in connection with such Enforcement Proceeding. The Company hereby consents to service of process for such Enforcement Proceeding and to appear in any such Enforcement Proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and the Indemnitee.

 

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6. Change in Control. The Company agrees that if there is a Change in Control of the Company, other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company’s Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control, then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnity payments and Expense Advances under this Agreement or any other agreement or under applicable law or the Articles of Association now or hereafter in effect relating to indemnification for Indemnifiable Events, the Company shall seek legal advice only from special independent counsel selected by the Indemnitee and approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such special independent counsel shall not have otherwise performed services for the Company or the Indemnitee, other than in connection with such matters, within the last five years. Such independent counsel shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or the Indemnitee in an action to determine the Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and the Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent the Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law and the Articles of Association. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the special independent counsel referred to above and to indemnify fully such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the engagement of special independent counsel pursuant to this Agreement.

 

7. Partial Indemnity. If the Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the Expenses and Liabilities, but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which the Indemnitee is entitled. Moreover, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that the Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any or all Proceedings relating in whole or in part to an Indemnifiable Event or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including dismissal without prejudice, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred in connection therewith. In connection with any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether the Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of proof shall be on the Company to establish that the Indemnitee is not so entitled.

 

8. Non-exclusivity. The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights the Indemnitee may have under any statute, provision of the Articles of Association, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. In the event of any change, after the date of this Agreement, in any applicable law, statute, or rule which expands the right of a Cayman Islands company to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer, such changes shall be, ipso facto, within the purview of the Indemnitee’s rights and the Company’s obligations, under this Agreement. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule which narrows the right of a Cayman Islands company to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer, such changes, to the extent not otherwise required by such law, statute, or rule to be applied to this Agreement shall have no effect on this Agreement or the parties’ rights and obligations hereunder.

 

9. Liability Insurance. To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, the Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director or officer of the Company. If at the time a claim for indemnification arises hereunder in connection with a Proceeding the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

10. Settlement of Claims. The Company shall not be liable to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement (a) for any amounts paid in settlement of any action or claim effected without the Company’s written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; or (b) for any judicial award if the Company was not given a reasonable and timely opportunity, at its expense, to participate in the defense of such action.

 

11. No Presumption. For purposes of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the termination of any Proceeding, action, suit, or claim, by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law.

 

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12. Consent and Waiver by Third Parties. The Indemnitee hereby represents and warrants that he or she has obtained all waivers and/or consents from third parties which are necessary for his or her employment with the Company on the terms and conditions set forth herein and to execute and perform this Agreement without being in conflict with any other agreement, obligation or understanding with any such third party. The Indemnitee represents that he or she is not bound by any agreement or any other existing or previous business relationship which conflicts with, or may conflict with, the performance of his or her obligations hereunder or prevent the full performance of his or her duties and obligations hereunder.

 

13. Amendment of this Agreement. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Except as specifically provided herein, no failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof.

 

14. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

15. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any claim made against the Indemnitee to the extent the Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, vote, agreement or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.

 

16. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, spouses, heirs, and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall continue in effect regardless of whether the Indemnitee continues to serve as a director or officer of the Company or of any other enterprise at the Company’s request.

 

17. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph, or sentence) is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable that is not itself invalid, void, or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable.

 

18. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Singapore applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such jurisdiction without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.

 

19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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20. Notices. All notices, demands, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) if delivered by hand, when received (b) if transmitted by facsimile, on receipt of an error-free confirmation, or (c) if by international courier service, on the fourth (4th) business day following the date of deposit with such courier service, or such earlier delivery date as may be confirmed in writing to the sender by the courier service. All such notices, demands and other communications shall be addressed as follows:

 

If to the Company:

 

FBS Global Limited

74 Tagore Lane, #02-00 Sindo Industrial Estate

Singapore 787498

+65 62857781

 

If to the Indemnitee:

_____________________________

 

_____________________________

 

Print Name, Address, and Telephone Number

 

Notice of change of address shall be effective only when done in accordance with this Section. All notices complying with this Section shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery or on the third business day after mailing.

 

21. Specific Performance. The failure of the Company to perform any of its obligations hereunder shall entitle the Indemnitee, as a matter of course, to request an injunction from any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce such obligations. Such right to request specific performance shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights and remedies to which the Indemnitee shall be entitled.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the day first set forth above.

 

THE COMPANY:  
   
FBS GLOBAL LIMITED  
   
By:                
Kelvin Ang, Director and Chief Executive Officer  
   
INDEMNITEE:  
   
   
Name:    

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

2022 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN

ARTICLE 1

 

PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the 2022 Share Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of FBS Global Limited is to promote the success and enhance the value of FBS Global Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), by linking the personal interests of the Directors, Employees, Consultants and other individuals as the Committee may authorize and approve, to those of the Company’s shareholders and, by providing such individuals with an incentive for outstanding performance, to generate superior returns to the Company’s shareholders. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of recipients of share incentives hereunder upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Company’s operation is largely dependent.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

 

Wherever the following terms are used in the Plan they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The singular pronoun shall include the plural where the context so indicates.

 

2.1 “Applicable Laws” means the legal requirements relating to the Plan and the Awards under applicable provisions of the corporate, securities, tax and other laws, rules, regulations and government orders, and the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system, of any jurisdiction applicable to Awards.

 

2.2 “Articles of Association” means the Articles of Association of the Company, as amended from time to time.

 

2.3 “Award” means an Option, Restricted Share, Restricted Share Unit or other types of award approved by the Committee granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan.

 

2.4 “Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an Award, including through electronic medium.

 

2.5 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

2.6 “Cause” with respect to a Participant means (unless otherwise expressly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, or another applicable contract with the Participant that defines such term for purposes of determining the effect that a “for cause” termination has on the Participant’s Awards), based upon a finding by the Service Recipient or the Committee, acting in good faith and based on its reasonable belief at the time:

 

(a) the Participant’s (i) willful disobedience or non-compliance with the terms of his/her employment, agency or consultancy contract with the Service Recipient or any lawful orders or instructions given by the Service Recipient or any policy of the Service Recipient, (ii) incompetence or negligence in the performance of his/her duties, (iii) in the conclusive opinion of the Committee, demonstrating a consistent behavior pattern that adversely affects his/her ability to perform his/her duties properly or assets, business, reputation or branding of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or brings the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company into dispute; (iv) breach of confidentiality, an unauthorized disclosure or use of inside information, customer lists, trade secrets or other confidential information, breach of non-solicitation and /or non-competition obligations, or unfair competition with, or otherwise acted intentionally in a manner injurious to the reputation, business or assets of, the Service Recipient; or (v) breach of any laws or regulations, whether or not in connection with his/her employment or service;

 

 

 

 

(b) where the Participant is an Employee, also means that the Participant has been guilty of misconduct, or has been convicted of any criminal offence involving his integrity or honesty or (if so determined by the Committee) on any other ground on which an employer would be entitled to summarily terminate his employment at common law or pursuant to any applicable laws or under the Participant’s employment agreement with the Service Recipient;

 

(c) where the Participant is a Director or Consultant, also means breach of contract with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the part of such Director or Consultant, or the Participant appears either to be unable to pay or have no reasonable prospect to be able to pay debts, or has become insolvent, or has made any arrangement (including a voluntary arrangement) or composition with his/her creditors generally, or ceases or threatens to cease to carry on his/her business, or is bankrupted, or has been convicted of any criminal offence involving integrity or honesty.

 

2.7 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the United States, as amended.

 

2.8 “Committee” means a committee of the Board described in Article 10.

 

2.9 “Consultant” means any consultant or adviser if: (a)the consultant or adviser renders bona fide services to a Service Recipient; (b)the services rendered by the consultant or adviser are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities; and (c)the consultant or adviser is a natural person who has contracted directly with the Service Recipient to render such services.

 

2.10 “Corporate Transaction”, unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement, means any of the following transactions, provided, however, that the Committee shall determine under (d) and (e) whether multiple transactions are related, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive:

 

(a) an amalgamation, merger, arrangement or consolidation or scheme of arrangement (i) in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated or (ii) following which the holders of the voting securities of the Company do not continue to hold more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity;

 

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(b) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

 

(c) the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

(d) any reverse takeover or series of related transactions culminating in a reverse takeover (including, but not limited to, a tender offer followed by a reverse takeover) in which the Company is the surviving entity but (A)the Company’s equity securities outstanding immediately prior to such takeover are converted or exchanged by virtue of the takeover into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise, or (B)in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities are transferred to a person or persons different from those who held such securities immediately prior to such takeover or the initial transaction culminating in such takeover, but excluding any such transaction or series of related transactions that the Committee determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction; or

 

(e) acquisition in a single or series of related transactions by any person or related group of persons (other than the Company or by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities but excluding any such transaction or series of related transactions that the Committee determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction.

 

2.11 “Director” means a member of the Board or a member of the board of directors of any Subsidiary of the Company.

 

2.12 “Disability”, unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement, means that the Participant qualifies to receive long-term disability payments under the Service Recipient’s long-term disability insurance program, as it may be amended from time to time, to which the Participant provides services regardless of whether the Participant is covered by such policy. If the Service Recipient to which the Participant provides service does not have a long-term disability plan in place, “Disability” means that a Participant is unable to carry out the responsibilities and functions of the position held by the Participant by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment for a period of not less than ninety (90) consecutive days. A Participant will not be considered to have incurred a Disability unless he or she furnishes proof of such impairment sufficient to satisfy the Committee in its discretion.

 

2.13 “Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.

 

2.14 “Employee” means any person, including an officer or a Director, who is in the employment of a Service Recipient, subject to the control and direction of the Service Recipient as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance. The payment of a director’s fee by a Service Recipient shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Service Recipient.

 

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2.15 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the United States, as amended.

 

2.16 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Shares determined as follows:

 

(a) If the Shares are listed on one or more established stock exchanges or national market systems, including without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such shares (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on the principal exchange or system on which the Shares are listed (as determined by the Committee) on the date of determination (or, if no closing sales price or closing bid was reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such closing sales price or closing bid was reported), as reported on the website maintained by such exchange or market system or such other source as the Committee deems reliable;

 

(b) If the Shares are regularly quoted on an automated quotation system (including the OTC Bulletin Board) or by a recognized securities dealer, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such Shares as quoted on such system or by such securities dealer on the date of determination, but if selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Shares on the date of determination (or, if no such prices were reported on that date, on the last date such prices were reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable; or

 

(c) In the absence of an established market for the Shares of the type described in (a)and (b), above, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in its discretion by reference to (i)the placing price of the latest private placement of the Shares and the development of the Company’s business operations and the general economic and market conditions since such latest private placement, (ii)other third party transactions involving the Shares and the development of the Company’s business operation and the general economic and market conditions since such transaction, (iii)an independent valuation of the Shares, or (iv)such other methodologies or information as the Committee determines to be indicative of Fair Market Value.

 

2.17 “Group Entity” means any of the Company and Subsidiaries of the Company.

 

2.18 “Incentive Share Option” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

 

2.19 “Independent Director” means (i) if the Shares or other securities representing the Shares are not listed on a stock exchange, a Director of the Company who is a Non-Employee Director; and (ii) if the Shares or other securities representing the Shares are listed on one or more stock exchange, a Director of the Company who meets the independence standards under the applicable corporate governance rules of the stock exchange(s).

 

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2.20 “Memorandum of Association” means the Memorandum of Association of the Company, as amended from time to time.

 

2.21 “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who qualifies as a “Non-Employee Director” as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Board.

 

2.22 “Non-Qualified Share Option” means an Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Share Option.

 

2.23 “Option” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 5 of the Plan to purchase a specified number of Shares at a specified price during specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Share Option or a Non-Qualified Share Option.

 

2.24 “Participant” means a person who, as a Director, Consultant or Employee, or other individuals as the Committee may authorize and approve, has been granted an Award pursuant to the Plan.

 

2.25 “Parent” means a parent corporation under Section 424(e)of the Code.

 

2.26 “Plan” means this 2022 Share Incentive Plan of FBS Global Limited, as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time.

 

2.27 “Related Entity” means any business, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company holds a substantial ownership interest, directly or indirectly, or controls through contractual arrangements and consolidates the financial results according to applicable accounting standards, but which is not a Subsidiary and which the Board designates as a Related Entity for purposes of the Plan.

 

2.28 “Restricted Share” means a Share awarded to a Participant pursuant to Article 6 that is subject to certain restrictions and may be subject to risk of forfeiture or repurchase.

 

2.29 “Restricted Share Unit” means the right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 7 to receive a Share at a future date.

 

2.30 “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2.31 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 of the United States, as amended.

 

2.32 “Service Recipient” means the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and any Group Entity to which a Participant provides services as an Employee, a Consultant, or a Director.

 

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2.33 “Share” means the ordinary shares of the Company, par value US $0.001 per share, and such other securities of the Company that may be substituted for Shares pursuant to Article 9.

 

2.34 “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the outstanding voting shares or voting power is beneficially owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

2.35 “Trading Date” means the closing of the first sale to the general public of the Shares pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act.

 

2.36 “United States” or “U.S.” means the United States of America.

 

2.37 “US$” means U.S. dollars.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

3.1 Number of Shares.

 

(a) Subject to the provisions of Article 9 and Section 3.1(b), the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to all Awards (including Incentive Share Options) under the Plan shall be 1,500,000 Shares, which constitutes ten percent (10%) of the total issued and outstanding Shares of the Company as of the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering on the fully diluted basis.

 

(b) To the extent that an Award terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, any Shares subject to the Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, Shares issued in assumption of, or in substitution for, any outstanding awards of any entity acquired in any form or combination by a Group Entity shall not be counted against Shares available for grant pursuant to the Plan. Shares delivered by the Participant or withheld by the Company upon the exercise of any Award under the Plan, in payment of the exercise price thereof or tax withholding thereon, may again be optioned, granted or awarded hereunder, subject to the limitations of Section 3.1(a). If any Restricted Shares are forfeited by the Participant or repurchased by the Company, such Shares shall form part of the authorized but unissued share capital of the Company and may again be optioned, granted or awarded hereunder, subject to the limitations of Section 3.1(a). Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.1(b), no Shares may again be optioned, granted or awarded if such action would cause an Incentive Share Option to fail to qualify as an incentive share option under Section 422 of the Code.

 

3.2 Shares Distributed. Any Share distributed pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares, treasury Shares (subject to Applicable Laws) or Shares purchased on the open market. Additionally, at the discretion of the Committee, any Shares distributed pursuant to an Award may be represented by American depositary shares. If the number of Shares represented by an American depository share is other than on a one-to-one basis, the limitations contained in Section 3.1 shall be adjusted to reflect the distribution of American depository shares in lieu of Shares.

 

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ARTICLE 4


 

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

 

4.1 Eligibility. Persons eligible to participate in this Plan include Employees, Consultants, and Directors, as determined by the Committee.

 

4.2 Participation. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from among all eligible individuals, those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award. No individual shall have any right to be granted an Award pursuant to this Plan.

 

4.3 Jurisdictions. In order to assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in various jurisdictions, the Committee may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy, or custom applicable in the jurisdiction in which the Participant resides, is employed, operates or is incorporated. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of, the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose; provided, however, that no such supplements, amendments, restatements, or alternative versions shall increase the share limitations contained in Section 3.1 of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate any Applicable Laws and no Shares shall be issued or transferred to any Participant pursuant to an Award if such issue or transfer would be contrary to any Applicable Law.

 

ARTICLE 5

 


OPTIONS

 

5.1 General. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

 

(a) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share subject to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement which may be a fixed or variable price related to the Fair Market Value of the Shares. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, the exercise price shall in no circumstances be less than the par value of the Shares. The exercise price per Share subject to an Option may be amended or adjusted in the absolute discretion of the Committee, the determination of which shall be final, binding and conclusive. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Laws or any exchange rule, a downward adjustment of the exercise prices of Options mentioned in the preceding sentence shall be effective without the approval of the Company’s shareholders or the approval of the affected Participants. No adjustment shall be made to the exercise price of Options if it will result in the exercise price falling below the then par value of the Shares.

 

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(b) Time and Conditions of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part, including exercise prior to vesting; provided that the term of any Option granted under the Plan shall not exceed ten years, except as provided in Section 12.1. The Committee shall also determine any conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part of an Option may be exercised.

 

(c) Payment. The Committee shall determine the methods by which the exercise price of an Option may be paid, the form of payment, including, without limitation (i)cash or check denominated in U.S. Dollars, (ii)to the extent permissible under the Applicable Laws, cash or check in Singapore dollars, (iii)cash or check denominated in any other local currency as approved by the Committee, (iv)Shares held for such period of time as may be required by the Committee in order to avoid adverse financial accounting consequences and having a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Option or exercised portion thereof, (v)after the Trading Date the delivery of a notice that the Participant has placed a market sell order with a broker with respect to Shares then issuable upon exercise of the Option, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of the Option exercise price; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company upon settlement of such sale, (vi)other property acceptable to the Committee with a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price, or (vii)any combination of the foregoing. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Participant who is a member of the Board or an “executive officer” of the Company within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act shall be permitted to pay the exercise price of an Option in any method which would violate Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act.

 

(d) Evidence of Grant. All Options shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant. The Award Agreement shall include such additional provisions as may be specified by the Committee.

 

(e) Effects of Termination of Employment or Service on Options. Termination of employment or service shall have the following effects on Options granted to the Participants:

 

(i) Dismissal for Cause. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or with prior written approval from the Committee, if a Participant’s employment by or service to the Service Recipient is terminated by the Service Recipient for Cause, the Participant’s Options will terminate upon such termination, whether or not the Option is then vested and/or exercisable;

 

(ii) Death or Disability. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, if a Participant’s employment by or service to the Service Recipient terminates as a result of the Participant’s death or Disability:

 

(a)the Participant (or his or her legal representative or beneficiary, in the case of the Participant’s Disability or death, respectively), will have until the date that is 12 months after the Participant’s termination of Employment or service to exercise the Participant’s Options (or portion thereof) to the extent that such Options were vested and exercisable on the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment or service on account of death or Disability;

 

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(b)the Options, to the extent not vested on the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment or service, shall terminate upon the Participant’s termination of Employment or service on account of death or Disability; and

 

(c)the Options, to the extent exercisable for the 12-month period following the Participant’s termination of Employment or service and not exercised during such period, shall terminate at the close of business on the last business day of the 12-month period.

 

(iii) Other Terminations of Employment or Service. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, if a Participant’s employment by or service to the Service Recipient terminates for any reason other than a termination by the Service Recipient for Cause or because of the Participant’s death or Disability:

 

(a)the Participant will have until the date that is 90 days after the Participant’s termination of Employment or service to exercise his or her Options (or portion thereof) to the extent that such Options were vested and exercisable on the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment or service;

 

(b)the Options, to the extent not vested on the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment or service, shall terminate upon the Participant’s termination of Employment or service; and

 

(c)he Options, to the extent exercisable for the 90-day period following the Participant’s termination of Employment or service and not exercised during such period, shall terminate at the close of business on the last business day of the 90-day period.

 

5.2 Incentive Share Options. Incentive Share Options may be granted to Employees of the Company, or a Subsidiary of the Company. Incentive Share Options may not be granted to employees of a Related Entity or to Independent Directors or Consultants. The terms of any Incentive Share Options granted pursuant to the Plan, in addition to the requirements of Section 5.1, must comply with the following additional provisions of this Section 5.2:

 

(a) Individual Dollar Limitation. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of all Shares with respect to which Incentive Share Options are first exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year may not exceed US$100,000 or such other limitation as imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code, or any successor provision. To the extent that Incentive Share Options are first exercisable by a Participant in excess of such limitation, the excess shall be considered Non-Qualified Share Options.

 

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(b) Exercise Price. The exercise price of an Incentive Share Option shall be equal to the Fair Market Value on the date of grant. However, the exercise price of any Incentive Share Option granted to any individual who, at the date of grant, owns Shares possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company may not be less than 110% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant and such Option may not be exercisable for more than five years from the date of grant. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, the exercise price shall in no circumstances be less than the par value of the Shares.

 

(c) Transfer Restriction. The Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of Shares acquired by exercise of an Incentive Share Option within (i) two years from the date of grant of such Incentive Share Option or (ii)one year after the transfer or issuance (as the case may be) of such Shares to the Participant.

 

(d) Expiration of Incentive Share Options. No Award of an Incentive Share Option may be made pursuant to this Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.

 

(e) Right to Exercise. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Incentive Share Option may be exercised only by the Participant.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

RESTRICTED SHARES

 

6.1 Grant of Restricted Shares. The Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Shares to Participants as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the number of Restricted Shares to be granted to each Participant.

 

6.2 Restricted Shares Award Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the period of restriction, the number of Restricted Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, Restricted Shares shall be held by the Company as escrow agent until the restrictions on such Restricted Shares have lapsed.

 

6.3 Issuance and Restrictions. Restricted Shares shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Shares or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Shares). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, pursuant to such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter.

 

6.4 Forfeiture/Repurchase. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter and subject to all Applicable Laws, upon termination of employment or service during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Shares that are at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited or repurchased in accordance with the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Committee may (a)provide in any Restricted Share Award Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture and repurchase conditions relating to Restricted Shares will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and (b)in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture and repurchase conditions relating to Restricted Shares.

 

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6.5 Certificates for Restricted Shares. Restricted Shares granted pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing Restricted Shares are registered in the name of the Participant, certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Shares, and the Company may, at its discretion, retain physical possession of the certificate until such time as all applicable restrictions lapse.

 

6.6 Removal of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6, Restricted Shares granted under the Plan shall be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the period of restriction. The Committee, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions shall lapse or be removed. After the restrictions have lapsed, the Participant shall be entitled to have any legend or legends under Section 6.5 removed from his or her Share certificate, and the Shares shall be freely transferable by the Participant, subject to applicable legal restrictions. The Committee (in its discretion) may establish procedures regarding the release of Shares from escrow and the removal of legends, as necessary or appropriate to minimize administrative burdens on the Company.

 

ARTICLE 7

 

RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS

 

7.1 Grant of Restricted Share Units. The Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Share Units to Participants as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the number of Restricted Share Units to be granted to each Participant.

 

7.2 Restricted Share Units Award Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Share Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify any vesting conditions, the number of Restricted Share Units granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine.

 

7.3 Form and Timing of Payment of Restricted Share Units. At the time of grant, the Committee shall specify the date or dates on which the Restricted Share Units shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable. Upon vesting, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay Restricted Share Units in the form of cash, Shares or a combination thereof.

 

7.4 Forfeiture/Repurchase. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter and subject to all Applicable Laws, upon termination of employment or service during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Share Units that are at that time unvested shall be forfeited or repurchased in accordance with the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Committee may (a)provide in any Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture and repurchase conditions relating to Restricted Share Units will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and (b)in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture and repurchase conditions relating to Restricted Share Units.

 

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ARTICLE 8

 

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

 

8.1 Award Agreement. Awards under the Plan shall be evidenced by Award Agreements that set forth the terms, conditions and limitations for each Award which may include the term of an Award, the provisions applicable in the event the Participant’s employment or service terminates, and the Company’s authority to unilaterally or bilaterally amend, modify, suspend, cancel or rescind an Award.

 

8.2 No Transferability; Limited Exception to Transfer Restrictions.

 

8.2.1 Limits on Transfer. Unless otherwise expressly provided in (or pursuant to) this Section 8.2, by applicable law and by the Award Agreement, as the same may be amended:

 

(a)all Awards are non-transferable and will not be subject in any manner to sale, transfer, anticipation, alienation, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge;

 

(b)Awards will be exercised only by the Participant; and

 

(c)amounts payable or shares issuable pursuant to an Award will be delivered only to (or for the account of), and, in the case of Shares, registered in the name of, the Participant.
   
  In addition, the shares shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

8.2.2 Further Exceptions to Limits on Transfer. The exercise and transfer restrictions in Section 8.2.1 will not apply to:

 

(a)transfers to the Company or a Subsidiary;

 

(b)transfers by gift to “immediate family” as that term is defined in SEC Rule 16a-1(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act;

 

(c)the designation of a beneficiary to receive benefits if the Participant dies or, if the Participant has died, transfers to or exercises by the Participant’s beneficiary, or, in the absence of a validly designated beneficiary, transfers by will or the laws of descent and distribution; or

 

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(d)if the Participant has suffered a Disability, permitted transfers or exercises on behalf of the Participant by the Participant’s duly authorized legal representative; or

 

(e)subject to the prior approval of the Committee or an executive officer or director of the Company authorized by the Committee, transfer to one or more natural persons who are the Participant’s family members or entities owned and controlled by the Participant and/or the Participant’s family members, including but not limited to trusts or other entities whose beneficiaries or beneficial owners are the Participant and/or the Participant’s family members, or to such other persons or entities as may be expressly approved by the Committee, pursuant to such conditions and procedures as the Committee or may establish. Any permitted transfer shall be subject to the condition that the Committee receives evidence satisfactory to it that the transfer is being made for estate and/or tax planning purposes and on a basis consistent with the Company’s lawful issue of securities.
   
  Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 8.2.2 to the contrary, but subject to compliance with all Applicable Laws, Incentive Share Options, Restricted Shares and Restricted Share Units will be subject to any and all transfer restrictions under the Code applicable to such Awards or necessary to maintain the intended tax consequences of such Awards. Notwithstanding clause (b) above but subject to compliance with all Applicable Laws, any contemplated transfer by gift to “immediate family” as referenced in clause (b) above is subject to the condition precedent that the transfer be approved by the Committee in order for it to be effective.

 

8.3 Beneficiaries. Notwithstanding Section 8.2, a Participant may, in the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with respect to any Award upon the Participant’s death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights pursuant to the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement otherwise provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. If the Participant is married and resides in a community property state, and there is a designation of a person other than the Participant’s spouse as his or her beneficiary with respect to more than 50% of the Participant’s interest in the Award, the designation of such portion of the Participant’s interest exceeding 50% shall not be effective without the prior written consent of the Participant’s spouse, while the designation of such portion of the Participant’s interest of up to 50% shall remain effective. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Participant, payment shall be made to the person entitled thereto pursuant to the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Participant at any time provided the change or revocation is filed with the Committee.

 

8.4 Performance Objectives and Other Terms. The Committee, in its discretion, may set performance objectives or other vesting criteria which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number or value of the Awards that will be granted or paid out to the Participants.

 

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8.5 Share Certificates. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates evidencing the Shares pursuant to the exercise of any Award, unless and until the Committee has determined, with advice of counsel, that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all Applicable Laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements of any exchange on which the Shares are listed or traded. All Share certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with all Applicable Laws, and the rules of any national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares are listed, quoted, or traded. The Committee may place legends on any Share certificate to reference restrictions applicable to the Shares. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Committee may require that a Participant make such reasonable covenants, agreements, and representations as the Committee, in its discretion, deems advisable in order to comply with any Applicable Laws, regulations, or requirements. The Committee shall have the right to require any Participant to comply with any timing or other restrictions with respect to the settlement or exercise of any Award, including a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in the discretion of the Committee. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Committee or required by any Applicable Law, the Company shall have the discretion not to deliver to any Participant certificates evidencing Shares or American depositary shares issued in connection with any Award and instead record such Shares or American depositary shares in the books of the Company (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or share plan administrator).

 

8.6 Paperless Administration. Subject to Applicable Laws, the Committee may make Awards and provide applicable disclosure and procedures for exercise of Awards by an internet website, electronic mail or interactive voice response system for the paperless administration of Awards.

 

8.7 Foreign Currency. The Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, that an Award denominated in one currency may be paid in any other currency based on the prevailing exchange rate as the Committee deems appropriate. A Participant may be required to provide evidence that any currency used to pay the exercise price of any Award was acquired and taken out of the jurisdiction in which the Participant resides in accordance with Applicable Laws, including foreign exchange control laws and regulations. In the event the exercise price for an Award is paid in Singapore dollars or other foreign currency, as permitted by the Committee, the amount payable will be determined by conversion from U.S. dollars at the exchange rate as selected by the Committee on the date of exercise.

 

ARTICLE 9

 

CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

9.1 Adjustments. In the event of any dividend, share split, combination or exchange of Shares, amalgamation, merger, arrangement or consolidation, spin-off, recapitalization or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to its shareholders, or any other change affecting the Shares or the share price of a Share, the Committee shall make such proportionate adjustments, if any, as the Committee in its discretion may deem appropriate to reflect such change with respect to (a)the aggregate number and type of shares that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 3.1); (b)the terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable performance targets or criteria with respect thereto); and (c)the grant or exercise price per share for any outstanding Awards under the Plan, provided that the grant or exercise price per Share shall in no circumstances fall below the par value of such Share.

 

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9.2 Corporate Transactions. Except as may otherwise be provided in any Award Agreement or any other written agreement entered into by and between the Company and a Participant, if the Committee anticipates the occurrence, or upon the occurrence, of a Corporate Transaction, the Committee may, in its sole discretion and subject to all Applicable Laws, provide for (i)any and all Awards outstanding hereunder to terminate at a specific time in the future and shall give each Participant the right to exercise the vested portion of such Awards during a period of time as the Committee shall determine, or (ii)the purchase of any Award for an amount of cash equal to the amount that could have been attained upon the exercise of such Award (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of such date the Committee determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment), or (iii)the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Committee in its sole discretion or the assumption of or substitution of such Award by the successor or surviving corporation, or a Parent or Subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of Shares and prices, or (iv)payment of such Award in cash based on the value of Shares on the date of the Corporate Transaction plus reasonable interest on the Award through the date as determined by the Committee when such Award would otherwise be vested or have been paid in accordance with its original terms, if necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code, provided that in the case of a winding-up, liquidation or dissolution, any such actions may only be taken prior to the commencement of the winding-up, liquidation or dissolution (as the case may be) of the Company.

 

9.3 Outstanding Awards — Other Changes. In the event of any other change in the capitalization of the Company or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in this Article 9, the Committee may, in its absolute discretion, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares subject to Awards outstanding on the date on which such change occurs and in the per share grant or exercise price of each Award as the Committee may consider appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights (provided that the grant or exercise price per Share shall in no circumstances fall below the par value of such Share).

 

9.4 No Other Rights. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of Shares of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, amalgamation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or pursuant to action of the Committee under the Plan, no issuance by the Company of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to an Award or the grant or exercise price of any Award.

 

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ARTICLE 10

 

ADMINISTRATION

 

10.1 Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) to whom the Board shall delegate the authority to grant or amend Awards to Participants other than any of the Committee members, Independent Directors and executive officers of the Company. Reference to the Committee shall refer to the Board in absence of the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the full Board, acting by majority of its members in office, shall conduct the general administration of the Plan if required by Applicable Laws, and with respect to Awards granted to the Committee members, Independent Directors and executive officers of the Company and for purposes of such Awards the term “Committee” as used in the Plan shall be deemed to refer to the Board.

 

10.2 Action by the Committee. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members of the Committee present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, and acts approved unanimously in writing by all members of the Committee in lieu of a meeting, shall be deemed the acts of the Committee. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of a Group Entity, the Company’s independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan.

 

10.3 Authority of the Committee. Subject to any specific designation in the Plan, the Committee has the exclusive power, authority and discretion to:

 

(a) designate Participants to receive Awards;

 

(b) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant;

 

(c) determine the number of Awards to be granted and the number of Shares to which an Award will relate;

 

(d) designate an administrator to administer the Awards to Participants other than Committee members, independent directors or executive officers of the Company, including designating Participants to receive Awards, determining the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant, and determining the number of Awards to be granted and the number of Shares to which an Award will relate;

 

(e) determine the terms and conditions (including any modifications thereto) of any Award granted pursuant to the Plan, including, but not limited to, the vesting terms or schedule, the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or waivers of conditions, and any provisions related to non-competition and recapture of gain on an Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines;

 

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(f) determine whether, to what extent, and pursuant to what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid in, cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered;

 

(g) prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for each Participant;

 

(h) decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award;

 

(i) establish, adopt, or revise any rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;

 

(j) interpret the terms of, and any matter arising pursuant to, the Plan or any Award Agreement;

 

(k) amend terms and conditions of Award Agreements; and

 

(l) make all other decisions and determinations that may be required pursuant to the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan, including design and adopt from time to time new types of Awards that are in compliance with Applicable Laws.

 

10.4 Decisions Binding. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan, any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, any Award Agreement and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and conclusive on all parties.

 

ARTICLE 11

 

EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATE

 

11.1 Effective Date. The Plan shall become effective immediately upon the completion of the initial public offering of the Company (the “Effective Date”). The Plan will be deemed to be approved by the shareholders of the Company if it is approved by a majority of the votes cast on the proposal at a meeting of the Company duly held in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Company’s Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association or if it is approved by unanimous written resolution of all the shareholders of the Company as of the date of the passing of such resolution.

 

11.2 Expiration Date. The Plan will expire on, and no Award may be granted pursuant to the Plan after, the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Any Awards that are outstanding on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date shall remain in force according to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 12

 

AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION

 

12.1 Amendment, Modification, and Termination. At any time and from time to time, the Board may terminate, amend or modify the Plan; provided, however, that (a) to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws or stock exchange rules, the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required, and (b) unless the Articles of Association otherwise provide, shareholder approval is required for any amendment to the Plan that (i) increases the number of Shares available under the Plan (other than any adjustment as provided by Article 9 or Section 3.1(a)), or (ii) permits the Committee to extend the term of the Plan or the exercise period for an Option beyond ten years from the date of grant.

 

12.2 Awards Previously Granted. Except with respect to amendments made pursuant to Section 12.1, no termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted pursuant to the Plan without the prior written consent of the Participant.

 

ARTICLE 13

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

13.1 No Rights to Awards. No Participant, employee, or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award pursuant to the Plan, and neither the Company nor the Committee is obligated to treat Participants, employees, and other persons uniformly.

 

13.2 No Shareholders Rights. No Award gives the Participant any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until Shares are in fact issued to such person in connection with such Award.

 

13.3 Taxes. No Shares shall be issued, transferred or delivered under the Plan to any Participant until such Participant has made arrangements acceptable to the Committee for the satisfaction of any income and employment tax withholding obligations under Applicable Laws. The Company or any Subsidiary shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy all applicable taxes (including the Participant’s payroll tax obligations) required or permitted by Applicable Laws to be withheld with respect to any taxable event concerning a Participant arising as a result of this Plan. The Committee may in its discretion and in satisfaction of the foregoing requirement allow a Participant to elect to have the Company withhold Shares otherwise issuable under an Award (or, subject to all Applicable Laws, allow the return of Shares) having a Fair Market Value equal to the sums required to be withheld. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the number of Shares which may be withheld with respect to the issuance, vesting, exercise or payment of any Award (or which, subject to all Applicable Laws, may be repurchased from the Participant of such Award after such Shares were acquired by the Participant from the Company) in order to satisfy any income and payroll tax liabilities applicable to the Participant with respect to the issuance, vesting, exercise or payment of the Award shall, unless specifically approved by the Committee, be limited to the number of Shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding or repurchase equal to the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for the applicable income and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income.

 

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13.4 No Right to Employment or Services. Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Service Recipient to terminate any Participant’s employment or services at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employment or services of any Service Recipient.

 

13.5 Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to be an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give the Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the relevant Group Entity.

 

13.6 Indemnification. To the extent allowable pursuant to Applicable Laws, each member of the Committee or of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her; provided he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled pursuant to the Company’s Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

 

13.7 Relationship to Other Benefits. No payment pursuant to the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits pursuant to any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of any Group Entity except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in writing in such other plan or an agreement thereunder.

 

13.8 Expenses. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Group Entities.

 

13.9 Titles and Headings. The titles and headings of the Sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.

 

13.10 Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued and the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, whether cash shall be given in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares shall be eliminated by rounding up or down as appropriate.

 

13.11 Government and Other Regulations. The obligation of the Company to make payment of awards in Shares or otherwise shall be subject to all Applicable Laws, and to such approvals by government agencies or regulatory authorities as may be required. The Company shall be under no obligation to register any of the Shares issued, transferred, delivered or paid pursuant to the Plan under the Securities Act or any other similar law in any applicable jurisdiction. If the Shares issued, transferred, delivered or paid pursuant to the Plan may in certain circumstances be exempt from registration pursuant to the Securities Act or other Applicable Laws, the Company may restrict the transfer of such Shares in such manner as it deems advisable to ensure the availability of any such exemption.

 

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13.12 Governing Law. The Plan and all Award Agreements shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

13.13 Section 409A. To the extent that the Committee determines that any Award granted under the Plan is or may become subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, the Plan and the Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the U.S. Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretative guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulation or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that following the Effective Date the Committee determines that any Award may be subject to Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance (including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after the Effective Date), the Committee may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Award agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Committee determines are necessary or appropriate to (a)exempt the Award from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Award, or (b)comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related U.S. Department of Treasury guidance.

 

13.14 Appendices. Subject to Section 12.1, the Committee may approve such supplements, amendments or appendices to the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for purposes of compliance with Applicable Laws or otherwise and such supplements, amendments or appendices shall be considered a part of the Plan; provided, however, that no such supplements shall increase the share limitation contained in Section 3.1 of the Plan without the approval of the Board with the authority granted by the shareholders of the Company.

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

Company Reg. No:1996016722 GST Reg. No:M2-8922977-9

 

Date: 6th July 2020

 

Mr. Chew Chong Ye

Blk 73 Toa Payoh Lorong 4 #07-603

Singapore 310073

 

Dear Mr. Chew,

 

CONTRACT OF SERVICE

 

Further to your recent interview with us, we are pleased to offer you employment with FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd, herein referred to as “The Company” on the terms and conditions stated below.

 

1)POSITION

 

You will be appointed as Accounts Executive

 

2)RESPONSIBILITY

 

You are responsible to the Directors and / or any officers nominated by them. The Employee shall undertake such other duties as the company shall from time to time assign to him.

 

3)REMUNERATION

 

Your basic salary will be S$ 2,800.00 per month.

 

All salary matters are strictly confidential and you are not to discuss with others.

 

4)WORKING HOURS

 

Working Days : Monday to Thursday
Working Hour : 8.30am to 6.30pm

 

Working Days : Friday
Working Hours : 9.00am to 6.00pm

 

The above working days and hours stipulated shall not be restrictive for proper performance of duties in terms of works completion timeline(s).

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

Company Reg. No:1996016722 GST Reg. No:M2-8922977-9

 

5)PROBATIONARY PERIOD

 

Your employment will commence with a probationary period of three (3) months. Your Probationary period will be shortened or extended at the discretion of the Management.

 

Employees under probationary period are not entitled to annual leaves, medical leaves and any other employee’s benefits whatsoever.

 

6)CONFIRMATION

 

There will be no written confirmation of your probation. You are confirmed after your probationary period unless you received a letter advising you otherwise. If your probation is confirmed with pay adjustment or is conditional, you shall receive a written advice.

 

7)ANNUAL LEAVE

 

You will be entitled to Ten (10) working days of paid annual leave per annum. Pro-rated annual leave will be based on the number of completed months of service where applicable.

 

8)MEDICAL & HOSPITALIZATION LEAVE

 

You will be entitled to Medical and Hospitalization leaves in accordance to MOM Guidelines Section 89 Sick Leaves and company will reimbursed you only for medical claims on medical consultant fees.

 

9)NON-CONTRACTUAL BONUS

 

Non-Contractual Bonus will be given based on the company Key Performance Indicators and your individual work performance.

 

You must be a confirmed employee at the end of the Financial Year to be eligible for bonus consideration. These payments are pro-rated according to the number of days worked in the period specified, after deducting No-Pay Leave (if any).

 

Payment of bonus will not be made if you tender resignation or receive notice of termination before or on the payment date.

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

Company Reg. No:1996016722 GST Reg. No:M2-8922977-9

 

10)TERMINATION

 

a)Whilst on probation, this appointment may be terminated without giving any reason by either party with two (2) weeks’ notice in writing or the payment of a sum equivalent to two (2) weeks salary in lieu of notice.

 

After confirmation, either party may terminate this appointment by giving one (1) month notice in writing or the payment of a sum equivalent to one (1) month salary in lieu of notice

 

b)You are not allowed to consume leaves or use them to offset notice period unless otherwise approved by the company

 

Upon the termination of the employee’s employment howsoever arising, he/she shall

 

1.delivers to the Company documents (including correspondence lists of clients or customers, notes, memoranda, plans and other documents of whatsoever nature) books, papers, materials and any other property or assets made or complied by or delivered to him during his employment hereunder and concerning the business, finances or affairs of the Group.
  For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the property and all such documents as aforesaid shall at all times be vested in the company.

 

11.not at any time thereafter represent himself as being in any way connected with the business of the group.

 

111.Immediately and without claim for compensation resign from all positions and offices held in the Group (if any). The Employee irrevocably appoints the company and its duly authorized officers and agents as his agent and attorney, to act for and on his behalf to sign, execute, verify and file any such documents and to do all other acts to affect such resignation with the same legal force and effect as if executed by him.

 

The Company reserves the right to terminate your employment without prior notice and without compensation in the event of misconduction and inconsisted with the fulfillment of the expressed or implied conditions of your appointment, or any breach of the terms and conditions of this agreement.

 

For foreigners, you agree and shall pay for all costs and expenses, arising or relating to repatriations, including air-tickets, irrespective of the reason for the repatriations.

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

Company Reg. No:1996016722 GST Reg. No:M2-8922977-9

 

ll) GENERALTERMS & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

 

During your employment with the Company, you are deemed to accept the following arrangements as and when required: -

 

  1. To transfer you at any time from one assignment to another;

 

  11. To transfer you to any other division/ department;

 

111.To transfer you to any one of the company’s subsidiary or associated companies;

 

1v.To required you to work at any of the offices of the company and its subsidiary or associate companies operating in Singapore;

 

  v. To be assigned to short term or long-term assignments overseas;

 

You will not, at any time during the duration of the employment, directly or indirectly without the prior written consent of the Company, engage or interest yourself, whether for reward or gratuitously, in any work or business other than in respect of your duties to the Company.

 

You will devote the whole of your time, knowledge, skill and attention to the performance of your duties with the company where you will from time to time be employed on such days including, if the exigencies of the Company’s business so require.

 

You will not disclose or divulge at any time during your service with the Company or thereafter, any secrets, confidential operation process, dealings or information in relating to the business of the Company which may come within your knowledge or possession in the course of your employment with the Company and which should not be disclosed, divulged or made public save in the course of the performance of your duties.

 

You will at all times abide by the rules and regulations of the company and will in no circumstance cause any action that is detrimental to the well-being of the Company.

 

12)CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY

 

During the continuance of your employment with the Company and at all times after the termination of your employment from any cause whatsoever, you will abide by the terms and conditions of the Non- Disclosure Agreement.

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

Company Reg. No:1996016722 GST Reg. No:M2-8922977-9

 

13)OWNERSHIP OF MATERIAL

 

All notes, memoranda, records, correspondence, computer information (such as disks, files, spreadsheets and software), plans, drawings and other documents of whatsoever nature and all copies thereof made or compiled or acquired by the employee during his employment in relation to the business, finances or affairs of the Company or any other member of the Group and all other property belonging to the Company or any other member of the Group, including but not limited to documents and other records (Whether on paper, disc, tape or any electro-magnetic medium or in any other form) ( all of the foregoing collectively referred to as “Company Property”) shall remain the property of the Company or such other or any other member of the Group and shall be delivered by him to the Company ( or to such other or any other member of the Group as·the case may require) from time to time on demand and in any event forthwith upon his leaving the service of the Company or any other or any other member of the Group.

 

14)THE OFFER OF THIS APPOINTMENT IS SUBJECTED TO:

 

I)You being medically certified fit by the Doctor;
II)Security clearance if deemed necessary by the Company;
III)Submit all the original copies of your education/academic certificates and testimonials of your work experiences for authentication.

 

15)EMPLOYMENT PASS - (Applicable to Non-Singaporean)

 

Your employment is subjected to the approval of the Work Pass from the Ministry of Manpower.

 

As a Work Pass Holder, this appointment is signed with the understanding that you are hired as an individual and the Company will not undertake to provide sponsorship for your family to reside in / visit Singapore.

 

16)TAX

 

All income tax liabilities and other charges under applicable law incurred by the Employee in respect of his/her salary (whether by way of salary, bonus payments, benefits, or otherwise) shall be borne solely by him / her in line with the relevant tax laws, the Company may be required to withhold tax from the Employee’s salary and remit to the appropriate tax authorities.

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

Company Reg. No:1996016722 GST Reg. No:M2-8922977-9

 

If you accept this offer, please sign and return the duplicate copy of this letter in confirmation of your understanding and acceptance of the foregoing terms and conditions.

 

On behalf of the Management, we welcome you on-board to FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd and we look forward to a fruitful and rewarding partnership.

 

Yours Sincerely, FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

Director

 

 

 

I, Chew Chong Ye, IC No/ Passport No: S9380812F, have read and understood, will abide and agree to accept the terms and conditions of service offered by the Company.

 

I hereby also declare that I am not holding any directorship, office, shares or interest in any Company or engaged in any capacity that is similar, in conflict or in competition with any activity directly or indirectly carried out by FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd.

 

I will commence employment on: 3rd Of August 2020

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

Company Reg. No:1996016722 GST Reg. No:M2-8922977-9

 

Date: 29th September 2006 Mr. Ang Boon Chuan

 

Blk 851 Tampines St 83 # 12-196

Singapore 520851

 

Dear Mr. Ang

 

Letter of Appointment

 

Further to your recent interview with us, we are pleased to offer you employment as a Project Coordinator on the following terms and conditions: -

 

1)Commencement Date

 

You will commence work on 02nd October 2006

 

2)Salary

 

Your commencing basic salary will be S$ 2,200.00 per month. Future increments will be dependent on your performance to be assessed by the Management. Please note that salary matters are to be kept confidential.

 

3)Duti.es and Responsibilities

 

You will report to the Manager or any other officers nominated by him or her, who will allocate to you, your duties and responsibilities.

 

During your service period, the Company reserves the right to transfer you to any other department or subsidiary Company within the Group.

 

4)Probation

 

You are required to undergo a probationary period of three (3) months, which may be extended if considered necessary by FineBuild. During probation, employment may be terminated by either party giving one (1) week notice or salary in lieu thereof without any reason being assigned.

 

There will be no written confirmation of your probation. You are confirmed after the probationary period unless you received a letter advising you otherwise. If your probation is confirmed with pay adjustment or is conditional, you shall receive a written advice.

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557

Email: finebuild@singnet.com.sg

Company Reg. No:1996016722 GST Reg. No:M2-8922977-9

 

5)Clearance

 

Your appointment shall be subject to medical clearance. Non-Singaporeans shall be subject to immigration clearance

 

6)Annual Leave

 

You will be entitled to Ten (10) working day’s paid leave upon completion of every Twelve (12) months of continuous employment with the company or pro rata thereof. Such annual leave shall not be accumulated for more than one (1) year without the Company’s prior approval. Timing ofleave arrangements shall be subject to the approval and requirements of the company at all times.

 

7)Medical/Hospitalization Leave and Medical Benefits

 

You will be entitled to Medical/Hospitalization leaves in accordance to MOM Guidelines Section 89 Sick Leaves and company will reimbursed you only for medical claims on medical consultant fees.

 

8)Bonus

 

You will be entitled to bonuses based on your performance in accordance to the current practices of the company.

 

9)Secondary Employment/Involvement in Outside Interest

 

You shall not at any time during the term of your employment with the company directly or indirectly without the company’s consent engage or be interested in any manner whatsoever, whether for reward or gratuitously, in any work or business other than in connection with your duties with the company, nor undertake any office or appointment notwithstanding such outside engagements, interests, work, business or office may not interfere with the performance of your duties with the company.

 

l0) Conduct

 

The company reserves the right at all times to terminate your services immediately if you should commit or be liable for any act of misdemeanour, misconduct, negligence, criminal offense or prove in any way to be incompetent or be absent without leave or in breach of any terms of this letter of employment or any other terms of service, rules or regulation laid down from time to time by the company for members of its staff.

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557

Email: finebuild@singnet.com.sg

Company Reg. No:1996016722 GST Reg. No:M2-8922977-9

 

You shall at no time (neither during employment nor after cessation of employment with the Company), directly or indirectly disclose, divulge, authorize or permit to be disclosed to anyone not properly entitled thereto any trade secrets, know-how and any confidential information and other matters relating to the company.

 

11) Notice of Termination

 

Upon confirmation of your appointment, your employment may be terminated at any time by either party giving to the other party one (1) month’s notice in writing or in lieu thereof, one (1) month’s salary

 

12) Allowances

 

Company will provide an allowances of S$ 100.00 for your hand phone usages and S$ 200.00 as transport allowances.

 

13)General Terms and Condition of Service

 

You shall enjoy all other standard benefits and be subject to all conditions applicable to employees in your grade. The Company reserves the right to vary the terms and conditions of service based on the company’s need.

 

14)Working Hours

 

The official working hour is from Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 5.00pm and Saturday from 8.00am to 1.00pm with one hour lunch break.

 

If you accept this appointment, please sign and return to us the duplicate copy of this letter.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

AngPohGuan

Director

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557

Email: finebuild@pacific.net.sg

Company Reg. No:1996016722 GST Reg. No:M2-8922977-9

 

To: FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

I, Ang Boon Chuan (Name), S 7607137C (NRIC No), hereby accept this appointment based on the above-mentioned terms and conditions.

 

Signature Date

 

Name:

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557 

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

  Company Reg. No: 1996016722 GST Reg.No:M2-8922977-9

 

Date: 28th April 2021

 

Mr. Li Ming

Block 99 Yishun Avenue 1 # 10-37

Singapore 769139

 

Dear Mr. Li,

 

CONTRACT OF SERVICE

 

Further to your recent interview with us, we are pleased to offer you employment with FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd, herein referred to as “The Company” on the terms and conditions stated below.

 

1)POSITION

 

You will be appointed as Senior Project Manager

 

2)RESPONSIBILITY

 

You are responsible to the Directors and / or any officers nominated by them. The Employee shall undertake such other duties as the company shall from time to time assign to him.

 

3)REMUNERATION

 

Your basic salary will be S$ 2,400.00 per month.

 

All salary matters are strictly confidential and you are not to discuss with others.

 

4)WORKING HOURS

 

Working Days : Monday to Friday

Working Hour : 8.30am to 6.30pm

 

Working Days : Saturday

Working Hours : 9.00am to 1.00pm

 

The above working days and hours stipulated shall not be restrictive for proper performance of duties in terms of works completion timeline(s).

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557 

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

  Company Reg. No: 1996016722 GST Reg.No:M2-8922977-9

 

5)PROBATIONARY PERIOD

 

Your employment will commence with a probationary period of three (3) months. Your Probationary period will be shortened or extended at the discretion of the Management.

 

Employees under probationary period are not entitled to annual leaves, medical leaves and any other employee’s benefits whatsoever.

 

6)CONFIRMATION

 

There will be no written confirmation of your probation. You are confirmed after your probationary period unless you received a letter advising you otherwise. If your probation is confirmed with pay adjustment or is conditional, you shall receive a written advice.

 

7)ANNUAL LEAVE

 

You will be entitled to Fourteen (14) working days of paid annual leave per annum. Pro­rated annual leave will be based on the number of completed months of service where applicable.

 

8)MEDICAL & HOSPITALIZATION LEAVE

 

You will be entitled to Medical and Hospitalization leaves in accordance to MOM Guidelines Section 89 Sick Leaves and company will reimbursed you only for medical claims on medical consultant fees.

 

9)NON-CONTRACTUAL BONUS

 

Non-Contractual Bonus will be given based on the company Key Performance Indicators and your individual work performance.

 

You must be a confirmed employee at the end of the Financial Year to be eligible for bonus consideration. These payments are pro-rated according to the number of days worked in the period specified, after deducting No-Pay Leave (if any).

 

Payment of bonus will not be made if your tender resignation or receive notice of termination before or on the payment date.

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557 

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

  Company Reg. No: 1996016722 GST Reg.No:M2-8922977-9

 

10)TERMINATION

 

a)Whilst on probation, this appointment may be terminated without giving any reason by either party with two (2) weeks’ notices in writing or the payment of a sum equivalent to two (2) weeks salary in lieu of notice.

 

After confirmation, either party may terminate this appointment by giving one (1) month notice in writing or the payment of a sum equivalent to one (1) month salary in lieu of notice

 

b)You are not allowed to consume leaves or use them to offset notice period unless otherwise approved by the company

 

Upon the termination of the employee’s employment howsoever arising, he/she shall

 

1.delivers to the Company documents (including correspondence lists of clients or customers, notes, memoranda, plans and other documents of whatsoever nature) books, papers, materials and any other property or assets made or complied by or delivered to him during his employment hereunder and concerning the business, finances or affairs of the Group.
  For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the property and all such documents as aforesaid shall at all times be vested in the company.

 

11.not at any time thereafter represent himself as being in any way connected with the business of the group.

 

m.Immediately and without claim for compensation resign from all positions and offices held in the Group (if any). The Employee irrevocably appoints the company and its duly authorized officers and agents as his agent and attorney, to act for and on his behalf to sign, execute, verify and file any such documents and to do all other acts to affect such resignation with the same legal force and effect as if executed by him.

 

The Company reserves the right to terminate your employment without prior notice and without compensation in the event of misconduction and inconsisted with the fulfillment of the expressed or implied conditions of your appointment, or any breach of the terms and conditions of this agreement.

 

For foreigners, you agree and shall pay for all costs and expenses, arising or relating to repatriations, including air-tickets, irrespective of the reason for the repatriations.

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557 

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

  Company Reg. No: 1996016722 GST Reg.No:M2-8922977-9

 

11)GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

 

During your employment with the Company, you are deemed to accept the following arrangements as and when required: -

 

  1. To transfer you at any time from one assignment to another;
     
  11. To transfer you to any other division/ department;

 

111.To transfer you to any one of the company’s subsidiary or associated companies;

 

1v.To required you to work at any of the offices of the company and its subsidiary or associate companies operating in Singapore;
   
 v.To be assigned to short term or long-term assignments overseas;

 

You will not, at any time during the duration of the employment, directly or indirectly without the prior written consent of the Company, engage or interest yourself, whether for reward or gratuitously, in any work or business other than in respect of your duties to the Company.

 

You will devote the whole of your time, knowledge, skill and attention to the performance of your duties with the company where you will from time to time be employed on such days including, if the exigencies of the Company’s business so require.

 

You will not disclose or divulge at any time during your service with the Company or thereafter, any secrets, confidential operation process, dealings or information in relating to the business of the Company which may come within your knowledge or possession in the course of your employment with the Company and which should not be disclosed, divulged or made public save in the course of the performance of your duties.

 

You will at all times abide by the rules and regulations of the company and will in no circumstance cause any action that is detrimental to the well-being of the Company.

 

12)CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY

 

During the continuance of your employment with the Company and at all times after the termination of your employment from any cause whatsoever, you will abide by the terms and conditions of the Non- Disclosure Agreement.

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557 

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

  Company Reg. No: 1996016722 GST Reg.No:M2-8922977-9

 

13)OWNERSHIP OF MATERIAL

 

All notes, memoranda, records, correspondence, computer information (such as disks, files, spreadsheets and software), plans, drawings and other documents of whatsoever nature and all copies thereof made or compiled or acquired by the employee during his employment in relation to the business, finances or affairs of the Company or any other member of the Group and all other property belonging to the Company or any other member of the Group, including but not limited to documents and other records (Whether on paper, disc, tape or any electro-magnetic medium or in any other form) ( all of the foregoing collectively referred to as “Company Property”) shall remain the property of the Company or such other or any other member of the Group and shall be delivered by him to the Company ( or to such other or any other member of the Group as the case may require) from time to time on demand and in any event forthwith upon his leaving the service of the Company or any other or any other member of the Group.

 

14)THE OFFER OF THIS APPOINTMENT IS SUBJECTED TO:

 

I)You being medically certified fit by the Doctor;
II)Security clearance if deemed necessary by the Company;
III)Submit all the original copies of your education/academic certificates and testimonials of your work experiences for authentication.

 

15)EMPLOYMENT PASS- (Applicable to Non-Singaporean)

 

Your employment is subjected to the approval of the Work Pass from the Ministry of Manpower.

 

As a Work Pass Holder, this appointment is signed with the understanding that you are hired as an individual and the Company will not undertake to provide sponsorship for your family to reside in / visit Singapore.

 

16)TAX

 

All income tax liabilities and other charges under applicable law incurred by the Employee in respect of his/her salary (whether by way of salary, bonus payments, benefits, or otherwise) shall be borne solely by him / her in line with the relevant tax laws, the Company may be required to withhold tax from the Employee’s salary and remit to the appropriate tax authorities.

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557 

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

  Company Reg. No: 1996016722 GST Reg.No:M2-8922977-9

 

If you accept this offer, please sign and return the duplicate copy of this letter in confirmation of your understanding and acceptance of the foregoing terms and conditions.

 

On behalf of the Management, we welcome you on-board to FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd and we look forward to a fruitful and rewarding partnership.

 

Yours Sincerely,
FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd
   
   
Director  

 

 

 

I, Li Ming, IC No/ Passport No: S7776377E, have read and understood, will abide and agree to accept the terms and conditions of service offered by the Company.

 

I hereby also declare that I am not holding any directorship, office, shares or interest in any Company or engaged in any capacity that is similar, in conflict or in competition with any activity directly or indirectly carried out by FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd.

 

I will commence employment on: 01/05/2021

 

Sign Date:

 

 

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Exhibit 10.7

 

FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557 

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

  Company Reg. No: 1996016722 GST Reg.No:M2-8922977-9

 

Date: 26th February 1999

 

Ms Yap Bee Cheng

Blk 205 Bedok North Street 1 # 03-385

Singapore 640865 Dear Ms. Yap,

 

Letter of Appointment

 

Further to your recent interview with us, we are pleased to offer you employment as a Marketing. Executive on the following terms and conditions: -

 

1)Commencement Date

 

You will commence work on 1st March 1999

 

2)Salary

 

Your commencing basic salary will be S$ 6,000.00 per month. Future increments will be dependent on your performance to be assessed by the Management. Please note that salary matters are to be kept confidential.

 

3)Duties and Responsibilities

 

You will report to the Manager or any other officers nominated by him or her, who will allocate to you, your duties and responsibilities.

 

During your service period, the Company reserves the right to transfer you to any other department or subsidiary Company within the Group.

 

4)Probation

 

You will initially serve a probationary period of Three (3) months during which time; your services may be terminated by either party giving the other Two (2) weeks notice in writing. Thereafter, subject to your performance and conduct being satisfactory to the company, your appointment will be confirmed.

 

5)Clearance

 

Your appointment shall be subject to medical clearance. Non-Singaporeans shall be subject to immigration clearance as well.

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557 

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

  Company Reg. No: 1996016722 GST Reg.No:M2-8922977-9

 

6)Annual Leave

 

You will be entitled to Ten (10) working day’s paid leave upon completion of every Twelve (12) months of continuous employment with the company or pro rata thereof. Such annual leave shall not be accumulated for more than one (1) year without the Company’s prior approval. Timing ofleave arrangements shall be subject to the approval and requirements of the company at all times.

 

7)Medical/Hospitalization Leave and Medical Benefits

 

You will be entitled to Medical/Hospitalization leaves in accordance to MOM Guidelines Section 89 Sick Leaves and company will reimbursed you only for medical claims on medical consultant fees.

 

8)Bonus

 

You will be entitled to bonuses based on your performance in accordance to the current practices of the company.

 

9)Secondary Employment/Involvement in Outside Interest

 

You shall not at any time during the term of your employment with the company directly or indirectly without the company’s consent engage or be interested in any manner whatsoever, whether for reward or gratuitously, in any work or business other than in connection with your duties with the company, nor undertake any office or appointment notwithstanding such outside engagements, interests, work, business or office may not interfere with the performance of your duties with the company.

 

l0) Conduct

 

The company reserves the right at all times to terminate your services immediately if you should commit or be liable for any act of misdemeanour, misconduct, negligence, criminal offense or prove in any way to be incompetent or be absent without leave or in breach of any terms of this letter of employment or any other terms of service, rules or regulation laid down from time to time by the company for members of its staff.

 

 

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FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

74 Tagore Lane, Singapore 787498 Tel: (65) 6285 7781 Fax: (65) 6285 3557 

Email :finebuild@singnet.com.sg

  Company Reg. No: 1996016722 GST Reg.No:M2-8922977-9

 

You shall at no time (neither during employment nor after cessation of employment with the Company), directly or indirectly disclose, divulge, authorize or permit to be disclosed to anyone not properly entitled thereto any trade secrets, know-how and any confidential information and other matters relating to the company.

 

11)Notice of Termination

 

Upon confirmation of your appointment, your employment may be terminated at any time by either party giving to the other party one (1) month’s notice in writing or in lieu thereof, one (1) month’s salary

 

12)General Terms and Condition of Service

 

You shall enjoy all other standard benefits and be subject to all conditions applicable to employees in your grade. The Company reserves the right to vary the terms and conditions of service based on the company’s need.

 

13)Working Hours

 

The official working hour is from Monday to Thursday from 8.30am to 6.30pm and Friday from 9.00am to 6.00pm with one hour lunch break.

 

If you accept this appointment, please sign and return to us the duplicate copy of this letter.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

AngPohGuan Director

 

 

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To: FineBuild Systems Pte Ltd

 

I, Yap Bee Cheng (Name) S7464641/G (NRIC No/Passport No), hereby accept this appointment based on the above-mentioned terms and conditions.

 

     
  Signature   Date
Name: Chrysan Yap  

 

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Exhibit 14

 

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

 

Introduction.

 

FBS Global Limited (the “Company”) will conduct its business honestly and ethically wherever we operate. We will constantly attempt to improve the quality of our services, products and operations and will maintain a reputation for honesty, fairness, respect, responsibility, integrity, trust and sound business judgment. No illegal or unethical conduct on the part of our directors, officers or employees or their affiliates is in the Company’s best interest. The Company will not compromise its principles for short-term advantage. The honest and ethical performance of the Company is reflected by the ethics of the men and women who work here. Therefore, we are all expected to adhere to high standards of personal integrity.

 

This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (this “Code”) covers a wide range of business practices and procedures. It does not cover every issue that may arise, but it sets out basic principles to guide all directors, officers and employees of the Company. All of our directors, officers and employees must conduct themselves accordingly and seek to avoid even the appearance of improper behavior. This Code should also be provided to and followed by the Company’s other agents and representatives, including consultants.

 

In accordance with applicable law and regulations, this Code will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), posted on the Company’s website and/or otherwise made available for examination by our stockholders.

 

1. Compliance with Applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations.

 

All directors, officers and employees must respect the customs and normal business procedures and applicable laws of the cities, states and countries in which we operate. In addition, as a company whose shares are publicly traded in the United States on the Nasdaq Stock Market, we also must respect and obey the rules of the SEC and of the Nasdaq Stock Market. In particular, all directors, officers and employees must comply with United States federal securities laws, rules and regulations that govern the Company.

 

2. Avoidance of Conflicts of Interest.

 

The Company’s directors, officers and employees must never permit their personal interests to conflict, or even appear to conflict, with the interests of the Company. A “conflict of interest” exists when a person’s private interests interfere in any way, or even appear to interfere, with the Company’s interests. A conflict situation can arise when a director, officer or employee takes actions, or has interests, that may make it difficult to perform his or her Company work objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest may also arise when a director, officer or employee, or a member of his or her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position with the Company. Loans to, or guarantees of the obligations of, directors, officers and employees and their family members may create conflicts of interest.

 

 

 

 

For example, it is a conflict of interest for a director, officer or employee to work simultaneously for a competitor or customer, even as a consultant or board member. Each director, officer and employee must be particularly careful to avoid representing the Company in any transaction with a third party with whom the director, officer or employee has any outside business affiliation or relationship. The best policy is to avoid any direct or indirect business connection with our customers and competitors, except on our behalf.

 

Conflicts of interest (including both actual and apparent conflicts of interest) are prohibited under this Code except in limited cases under guidelines or exceptions specifically approved in advance by the Board of Directors.

 

Conflicts of interest may not always be clear-cut, so if you have a question, you should consult with Chew Chong Ye our Chief Financial Officer, or with Kelvin Ang, our Chief Executive Officer. Any director, officer or employee who becomes aware of any transaction or relationship that is a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest should bring it to the attention of our Board of Directors.

 

3. Bribes, Kickbacks and Gifts.

 

No bribes, kickbacks or other similar remuneration or consideration may be given to any person or organization in order to attract or influence business activity. The United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits giving anything of value, directly or indirectly, to officials of foreign governments or foreign political candidates in order to obtain or retain business. Therefore, this Code strictly prohibits making illegal payments to government officials of any country.

 

The Company’s directors, officers and employees are also prohibited from receiving or providing gifts, gratuities, fees or bonuses as an inducement to attract or influence business activity. No entertainment should ever be offered, given or accepted by any director, officer or employee (or any family member of any such person) in connection with our business activities unless it: (a) is consistent with customary business practices; (b) is not excessive in value; (c) cannot be construed as a bribe or payoff; and (d) does not violate any laws or regulations.

 

4. Confidential Information.

 

Our directors, officers and employees will often come into contact with, or have possession of, confidential information about the Company or our suppliers, customers or affiliates, and they must take all appropriate steps to assure that the confidentiality of such information is maintained. Confidential information includes all nonpublic information and may include, among other things, strategic business plans, actual operating results, projections of future operating results, marketing strategies, customer lists, personnel records, proposed acquisitions and divestitures, new investments, changes in dividend policies, the proposed issuance of additional securities, management changes or manufacturing costs, processes and methods. Confidential information about our Company and other companies, individuals and entities must be treated with sensitivity and discretion and only be disclosed to persons within the Company whose positions require use of that information or if disclosure is required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

 

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5. Insider Trading.

 

Trading in the Company’s securities is covered by the Company’s Insider Trading Policy previously distributed to all employees, which Policy is hereby incorporated in its entirety in this Code.

 

6. Public Disclosure of Information Required by the Securities Laws.

 

The Company is a public company that is required to file various reports and other documents with the SEC. An objective of this Code is to ensure full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and other documents that we file with, or otherwise submit to, the SEC and in the press releases and other public communications that we distribute.

 

The United States federal securities laws, rules and regulations require the Company to maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” which are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that financial information and non-financial information that is required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file with or otherwise submit to the SEC (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods required by applicable federal securities laws, rules and regulations and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in a manner allowing timely decisions by them regarding required disclosure in the reports.

 

Some of our directors, officers and employees will be asked to assist management in the preparation and review of the reports that we file with the SEC, including recording, processing, summarizing and reporting to management information for inclusion in these reports. If you are asked to assist in this process, you must comply with all disclosure controls and procedures that are communicated to you by management regarding the preparation of these reports. You must also perform with diligence any responsibilities that are assigned to you by management in connection with the preparation and review of these reports, and you may be asked to sign a certification to the effect that you have performed your assigned responsibilities.

 

SEC regulations impose upon our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer various obligations in connection with the reports that we file with the SEC, including responsibility for:

 

  ● Establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting that, among other things, ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to them on a timely basis;
     
  ● Designing the Company’s internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurances that the Company’s financial statements are fairly presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles;
     
  ● Evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting;
     
  ● Disclosing (i) specified deficiencies and weaknesses in the design or operation of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, (ii) fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, and (iii) specified changes relating to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     
  ● Providing certifications regarding the above items and other specified matters.

 

This Code requires our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to carry out their designated responsibilities in connection with our annual and quarterly reports, and this Code requires you, if asked, to assist our executive officers in performing their responsibilities under these SEC regulations.

 

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7. Record-Keeping.

 

The Company requires honest and accurate recording and reporting of information in order to make responsible business decisions. All of the Company’s books, records, accounts and financial statements must be maintained in reasonable detail, must accurately and appropriately reflect the Company’s transactions and must conform both to applicable legal requirements and to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. All transactions must be recorded in a manner that will present accurately and fairly our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and that will permit us to prepare financial statements that are accurate, complete and in full compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Unrecorded or “off the books” funds or assets should not be maintained unless expressly permitted by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

 

Business records and communications often become public, and we should avoid exaggeration, derogatory remarks, guesswork or inappropriate characterizations of people and companies that can be misunderstood. This applies equally to e-mail, internal memoranda and formal reports.

 

Records should be retained in accordance with the Company’s record retention policies, and records should be destroyed only if expressly permitted by our record retention policies and applicable laws, rules and regulations. If you become the subject of a subpoena, lawsuit or governmental investigation relating to your work at the Company, please contact our Chief Financial Officer immediately.

 

8. Competition and Fair Dealing.

 

We seek to outperform our competition fairly and honestly. We seek competitive advantages through superior performance, never through unethical or illegal business practices. Stealing proprietary information, possessing trade secret information that was obtained without the owner’s consent, or inducing such disclosures by past or present employees of other companies is prohibited. Each director, officer and employee should endeavor to respect the rights of and deal fairly with the Company’s customers, suppliers, competitors and affiliates. No director, officer or employee should take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts or any other intentional unfair-dealing practice.

 

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9. Waivers and Amendments of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

 

A waiver of any provision of this Code may be granted to any director, officer or employee only by the Company’s Board of Directors, and any such waiver promptly will be publicly disclosed to the extent required by law or the regulations of the SEC or the Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

This Code can be amended only by the Board of Directors, and any such amendment promptly will be publicly disclosed as required by law or the regulations of the SEC or the Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

10. Enforcement of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

 

A violation of this Code by any director, officer or employee will be subject to disciplinary action, including possible termination of employment. The degree of discipline imposed by the Company may be influenced by whether the person who violated this Code voluntarily disclosed the violation to the Company and cooperated with the Company in any subsequent investigation. In some cases, a violation of this Code may constitute a criminal offense that is subject to prosecution by authorities.

 

11. Compliance Procedures; Reporting Misconduct or Other Ethical Violations.

 

Directors, officers and employees should promptly report any unethical, dishonest or illegal behavior, or any other violation of this Code or of other Company policies and procedures, to Chew Chong Ye, our Chief Financial Officer or to Kelvin Ang, our Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board. If you ever have any doubt about whether your conduct or that of another person violates this Code or compromises the Company’s reputation, please discuss the issue with your supervisor or with Chew Chong Ye or Kelvin Ang.

 

The Company’s policy is not to allow retaliation for a report of unethical, dishonest or illegal behavior, or of any other violation of this Code or of other Company policies and procedures, if the report about another person’s conduct is made in good faith by a director, officer or employee. Directors, officers and employees are expected to cooperate in internal investigations regarding possible unethical, dishonest or illegal behavior or any other possible violation of this Code or of other Company policies and procedures.

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CERTIFICATION

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and certifies that the undersigned:

 

  (a) has read and understands the FBS Global Limited Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code of Ethics”); and
     
  (b) will continue to comply with the Code of Ethics for as long as the undersigned is subject thereto.

 

Signature:    
Date:    
Print Name:  

 

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EXHIBIT 21.1

 

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

OF

FBS GLOBAL LIMITED

 

Name   Jurisdiction
     
Success Elite Developments Limited   British Virgin Islands
Finebuild Systems Pte. Ltd.   Singapore

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM’S CONSENT

 

We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form F-1 of our report dated June 27, 2024, with respect to our audits of consolidated financial statements of FBS Global Limited and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2022 and 2023 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2023, which report appears in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading “Experts” in such Prospectus.

 

/s/ Marcum Asia CPAs LLP

Marcum Asia CPAs LLP

 

New York, New York

December 4, 2024

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1(a)

 

Consent of Director Nominee

 

FBS Global Limited is filing a Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-     ) with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with the initial public offering of ordinary shares of FBS Global Limited. In connection therewith, I hereby consent, pursuant to Rule 438 of the Securities Act, to being named as a nominee to the board of directors of FBS Global Limited in the Registration Statement, as may be amended from time to time. I also consent to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to such Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.

 

  /s/ Arthur Kong
  Name: Arthur Kong

 

 
 

 

Exhibit 99.1(b)

 

Consent of Director Nominee

 

FBS Global Limited is filing a Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-     ) with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with the initial public offering of ordinary shares of FBS Global Limited. In connection therewith, I hereby consent, pursuant to Rule 438 of the Securities Act, to being named as a nominee to the board of directors of FBS Global Limited in the Registration Statement, as may be amended from time to time. I also consent to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to such Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.

 

  /s/ Lee Puay Khng
  Name: Lee Puay Khng

 

 
 

 

Exhibit 99.1(c)

 

Consent of Director Nominee

 

FBS Global Limited is filing a Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-     ) with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with the initial public offering of ordinary shares of FBS Global Limited. In connection therewith, I hereby consent, pursuant to Rule 438 of the Securities Act, to being named as a nominee to the board of directors of FBS Global Limited in the Registration Statement, as may be amended from time to time. I also consent to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to such Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.

 

  /s/ Charlie Yi
  Name: Charlie Yi

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP
  80 Raffles Place
  #33-00 UOB Plaza 1
  Singapore 48624
   
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Our ref: KOEB/TYJ/44773.2

Your ref: -

 

BY EMAIL ONLY

 

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

 

3 December 2024

 

Finebuild Systems Pte. Ltd.

74 Tagore Lane

#02-00

Sindo Industrial Estate Singapore 787498

 

Attention: Mr Ang Poh Guan

 

Dear Sirs

 

PROPOSED INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING BY WAY OF REGISTRATION OF ORDINARY SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF FBS GLOBAL LIMITED (THE “ISSUER”) WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”) UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (AS AMENDED) (THE “OFFERING”) AND PROPOSED LISTING ON THE NASDAQ CAPITAL MARKET (THE “PROPOSED LISTING”)

 

1. INTRODUCTION
   
1.1 We act as legal advisers to Finebuild Systems Pte. Ltd. (the “Company”) on Singapore law, and we have taken instructions solely from the Company.
   
1.2 We have been requested by the Company to provide this opinion (“Opinion”) with regard to the laws of Singapore, in connection with the Offering and Proposed Listing.
   
1.3 The Company is incorporated in Singapore as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Success Elite Developments Limited, which we understand is, in turn, a subsidiary of the Issuer.
   
1.4 This Opinion is limited to the laws of Singapore of general application as at 3 December 2024 and is given on the basis that it will be governed by and construed according to the laws of Singapore. We do not purport to be experts on, nor are generally familiar with, any laws other than the laws of Singapore. As such, we have made no investigation of and do not express (or imply) any views on the laws of any territory or country other than Singapore. We are not obliged to update this Opinion to reflect, or notify any addressee of this Opinion or any other person of, any legal or legislative developments, or other changes to law or fact, arising after 3 December 2024.

 

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1.5 We have assumed due compliance with all matters concerning the laws of all other relevant jurisdictions (other than Singapore). In particular:

 

  (a) we express no opinion (i) on public international law or on the rules of or promulgated under any treaty or by any treaty organisation, or on any taxation laws of any jurisdiction (including Singapore); (ii) that the future or continued performance of a party’s obligations or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement (as defined at paragraph 2.1 below), the Offering and Proposed Listing will not contravene Singapore laws, its application or interpretation if altered in the future; and (iii) with regard to the effect of any systems of law (other than Singapore laws) even in cases where, under Singapore laws, any foreign law should be applied, and we therefore assume that any applicable law (other than Singapore laws) would not affect or qualify the opinions as set out in this Opinion; and
     
  (b) legal concepts are expressed in the English language; however, the concepts concerned may not be identical to the concepts described by the same English language terms as they exist in the laws of other jurisdictions. This Opinion may, therefore, only be relied upon on the express condition that any issues of the interpretation or liability arising hereunder will be governed by Singapore laws.

 

1.6 References to “paragraph”, “sub-paragraph”, and “Annex” are to the paragraphs, sub-paragraphs of and annex to this Opinion.
   
2. DOCUMENTS
   
2.1 For the purposes of this Opinion, we have sighted and/or reviewed a copy of the Form F-1 registration statement filed on 3 December 2024 (“Registration Statement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalised terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to those terms in the Registration Statement.
   
2.2 We have not examined any documents other than that referred to in paragraph 2.1 of this Opinion, and we have not carried out any other enquiries or investigation for the purposes of rendering this Opinion. Save as expressly provided in paragraph 4 of this Opinion, we express no opinion whatsoever with respect to any agreement or document (including any exhibits to the Registration Statement). Our opinion herein is subject to the assumptions and qualifications set out herein (including at paragraph 5 below), and to there not being anything contained in any document not reviewed by us that may, if so reviewed, require us to vary or amend this Opinion or make any further inquiry or investigation which would, in our judgment, be necessary or appropriate, for the purposes of expressing the opinions set forth.
   
3. WORK UNDERTAKEN
   
3.1 For the purpose of issuing this Opinion, we have, as part of the work required of us as legal advisers to the Company on Singapore law:

 

  (a) reviewed, edited and confirmed the Relevant Statements (as defined at paragraph 4.1 below) solely for accuracy and subject to the written terms of our engagement with the Company; and
     
  (b) participated in discussions through electronic correspondence with:

 

  (i) representatives of the Company; and
     
  (ii) TroyGould PC, as legal advisers to the Issuer on U.S. law.

 

3.2 For the avoidance of doubt, we have not, as instructed by the Company, reviewed, edited nor confirmed the sufficiency of coverage of the statements made in the Relevant Statements (as defined at paragraph 4.1 below), notwithstanding that such statements are summaries of Singapore legal matters. Accordingly, we cannot and do not assume responsibility for the sufficiency of coverage of the statements made in the Relevant Statements (as defined at paragraph 4.1 below).

 

 
 

 

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4. OPINION
   
4.1 Based upon the foregoing and subject to the assumptions and qualifications set out in this Opinion and any matter not expressly brought to our attention, we are of the opinion that, so far as the laws of Singapore are concerned, the relevant statements and disclosures in the Registration Statement under the captions “Risk Factors”, “Enforcement of Civil Liabilities – Singapore”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operation”, “Industry and Market Data”, “Business – Projects with BCA Green Mark Award”, “Business – Insurance” and “Regulatory Environment” as set out in highlights in Annex A, insofar and to the extent that they constitute a summary or description of the laws or regulations of Singapore (the “Relevant Statements”), fairly present the information and summarise the matters referred to therein.
   
5. ASSUMPTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
   
  The opinion that we have expressed in this Opinion is subject to the following assumptions and qualifications (in addition to any other assumptions and qualifications set out elsewhere in this Opinion):
   
5.1 Our opinion is made in connection with the Registration Statement and remains accurate as at 3 December 2024.
   
5.2 We express no opinion on, and this Opinion does not cover:

 

  (a) the sufficiency of coverage of the statements made in the Relevant Statements;
     
  (b) any information other than the statements referred to in the Relevant Statements, including but not limited to:

 

  (i) any financial statements (if any), financial, statistical, accounting, taxation or auditing information or data (including, without limitation, any derivatives, extracts, summaries, discussions or analysis relating thereto) included in or omitted from the Registration Statement; and
     
  (ii) any information or matter relating to any law other than that of Singapore and compliance therewith in the Registration Statement.

 

5.3 We are not responsible for any such reports, financial statements and forecasts and other financial, statistical, accounting, taxation or auditing information data (including, without limitation, any derivatives, extracts, summaries, discussions or analysis relating thereto) contained in the Registration Statement (or which is required to be contained in the Registration Statement).
   
5.4 We have assumed the authenticity, completeness, validity and factual accuracy of all documents relied upon by us in issuing this Opinion.
   
5.5 We have assumed the accuracy, completeness and correctness of all statements, representations and information given to or obtained by us (including those made by the shareholder(s), director(s), officer(s), employee(s), licencee(s), agent(s), representative(s) or authorised person(s) of the Company) in respect of the Offering, Proposed Listing and/or Registration Statement, and that such information is up to date and has not been materially altered since they were given to or obtained by us.
   
5.6 The Registration Statement in the form provided to and reviewed by us will be filed with the SEC and there will be no amendment to or termination or replacement of the Registration Statement or any offering documents issued in connection with the Offering and Proposed Listing.
   
5.7 We have assumed that no laws other than the laws of Singapore affect this Opinion.

 

 
 

 

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5.8 We have assumed that there is no foreign law (as to which we have made no independent investigation) which would be contravened by either the entry into or the transactions contemplated under the Registration Statement, or would affect or have any implications on this Opinion and that in so far as any obligation expressed to be incurred or performed under the Registration Statement falls to be performed in or is otherwise subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than Singapore, its performance will not be illegal by virtue of the laws of that jurisdiction.
   
5.9 This Opinion is limited to the laws of the Republic of Singapore as applied by the courts of the Republic of Singapore as at 3 December 2024 (subject to the assumption set out at paragraph 5.11 below).
   
5.10 We hold ourselves out as having legal expertise in relation to Singapore law and our statements are given only to the extent and with our area of expertise that a Singapore law firm, having our role as legal advisers to the Company as to Singapore law in connection with the Offering and Proposed Listing, could reasonably be expected to have become aware of relevant facts and/or to have identified the implications of those facts.
   
5.11 Our statements on Singapore legal matters discussed in this Opinion have been made on the basis of our interpretation of the relevant provisions and current practice; and accordingly, where we provide a statement in this Opinion, we are expressing our view but this does not guarantee that a court would necessarily come to the same view.
   
5.12 We do not express any opinion as to any laws other than Singapore law in force at and as interpreted as at 3 December 2024. We are not qualified to, and we do not, express an opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction. We have made no investigation of, and we do not express or imply any opinion or views on, the laws of any country or jurisdiction other than the Republic of Singapore or on any non- legal regulation or standard such as but not limited to accounting, financial or technical rules or standards.
   
5.13 In relation to the work carried out by all third parties involved in the preparation of the Registration Statement, we have assumed and have relied on them having carried out their duties dutifully and properly, and do not take responsibility for their work.
   
5.14 Any professional advisers (other than ourselves) and experts that have been appointed by the Company (and/or its affiliates) in connection with the Offering and Proposed Listing and named as experts in the Registration Statement have carried out their respective duties properly and diligently.
   
5.15 We have assumed that there was no information in the Registration Statement contained outside of the Relevant Statements, which would affect the statements made in the Relevant Statements and which would require our review.
   
5.16 If any person for whose benefit our statements in this Opinion are given is actually aware of or believes there to be a false or misleading statement in the Relevant Statements or an omission from the Relevant Statements of information required to be disclosed by any applicable laws and regulations, that person may not rely on our statements in relation to that statement or omission.
   
5.17 We do not advise on the tax position of any person, or the rights and remedies of any taxation authority in respect of non-payment of taxes or the failure to comply with law and regulations relating to taxation, or on any tax consequences of any transactions contemplated in the Registration Statement and/or in connection with the Offering and Proposed Listing. For these purposes, taxation and taxes include without limitation, stamp duty and withholding taxes.
   
5.18 We are not advising on the business, shareholding structure, commercial terms, tax, or accounting implications of the Offering.
   
5.19 This opinion is strictly limited to matters stated herein and is not to be construed as extending by implication to any other matter or document in connection with, or referred to, in the Registration Statement. In particular, our statements herein do not relate to any additional documents entered into or provided after the date of this Opinion, or statements concerning the Registration Statement, the Company or the Offering and Proposed Listing that may be made by any person (save as provided herein) or any other conduct that any person may engage in concerning the Registration Statement.

 

 
 

 

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5.20 We have not investigated or verified the representations and factual statements (including any statements of foreign law), if any, or the reasonableness of any statements of opinion or intention, made in the documents referenced in this Opinion and have not made any attempt to determine if any of such representations or factual statements are complete, true or accurate. In addition, we are not responsible for investigating or verifying whether any material fact has been omitted from such documents. Except as may be expressly described herein, we have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the existence or absence of any facts and no inference as to our knowledge of the existence or absence of such facts that should be drawn from our serving as counsel in giving this Opinion.
   
5.21 We have not since 3 December 2024, up to the date of this Opinion, carried out any other enquiries, review of documents, searches or participated in any other verification exercises whatsoever in relation to any of the matters set out in this Opinion.
   
5.22 This Opinion is given on the basis that there will be no amendment to or replacement of the documents, authorisations and approvals referred to in the Registration Statement and on the basis of the laws of Singapore in force as at 3 December 2024.
   
6. GENERAL
   
6.1 This Opinion is given to the person(s) to whom it is addressed solely in connection with the Offering and Proposed Listing. It may not be used or relied upon by or published or communicated to, nor do we accept any liability to, any person or entity for any purpose whatsoever without our prior written consent in each instance, except pursuant to an order or legal process of any relevant governmental authority, where allowed or required by law. No responsibility or liability is accepted in relation to any use of this Opinion for any other purpose other than in connection with the Registration Statement or any other person’s reliance or use of this Opinion for any purpose whatsoever.
   
6.2 This Opinion is rendered as of 3 December 2024 and we expressly disclaim any obligation to update this Opinion from and after 3 December 2024 or to notify any person of any change in the laws of Singapore or any other matters coming to our knowledge and occurring after 3 December 2024 which may affect this Opinion in any respect.
   
6.3 All statements or opinions made or reports contained herein are of a general nature only and current only as at 3 December 2024. They do not purport and are not intended to be a substitute for specific professional advice.
   
6.4 This opinion does not cover the financial, tax and other related aspects of the business and operations of the Company.
   
6.5 This Opinion is given on the basis that it will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore.

 

 
 

 

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7. CONSENT
   
7.1 We hereby consent to the utilisation of this opinion in the Registration Statement, and we also authorise its filing as an exhibit therein. In addition, we consent to the inclusion of references to our name within the said Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules or Regulations of the Commissions promulgated thereunder.

 

Yours faithfully

 

 

Kenneth Oh / Teo Yi Jing

Senior Partner / Partner

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP

 

 
 

 

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ANNEX A

 

Relevant Statements