NTCL 6-K
NetClass Technology Inc (NTCL)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September 2026
Commission File Number:001-42440
NETCLASS TECHNOLOGY INC
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Unit 11-03, ABI Plaza
11 Keppel Road
Singapore 089057
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
On Sepetmebr 2, 2026, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (“the SPA”) with Dragonsoft Holding Limited, the controlling shareholder of the Company (the “Buyer”). Pursuant to the SPA, the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Buyer 300,000 Class B Ordinary Shares for a consideration of $1.88 per share, the closing price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares as of September 1, 2026. On September 3, 2026, the Company issued 300,000 Class B Ordinary Shares to the Buyer. Following the issuance, the Buyer will hold 100% of the Company's outstanding Class B ordinary shares, representing 91.34% of the total voting power of the Company's issued and outstanding share capital.
The execution and delivery of the SPA and the issuance of the Class B Shares were made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Regulations S promulgated thereunder.
The foregoing description of the SPA are qualified in their entirety by reference to the provisions of the SPA filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report, which is incorporated by reference herein.
This report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2025 (Registration No. 333-286348) and Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2025 (Registration No. 333-292458).
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and the Buyer, dated September 2, 2026 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| NETCLASS TECHNOLOGY INC | ||
| Date: September 4, 2026 | By: | /s/ Jianbiao Dai |
| Name: | Jianbiao Dai | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 2, 2026, is between NETCLASS TECHNOLOGY INC, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, with headquarters located at Unit 11-03, ABI Plaza, 11 Keppel Road, Singapore 089057 (the “Company”), and the investor identified on the signature pages hereto (the “Buyer”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall purchase from the Company, Class B Ordinary Shares of the Company (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”), par value US$0.0125 per share, at a purchase price of US$1.88 per share (the “Purchase Price”) in the respective amounts set forth on each Buyer’s signature page hereof (the “Subscription Amount”);
WHEREAS, The Class B Ordinary Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities”; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (or a successor rule) (“Regulation S”) promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
| 1. | PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES. |
(a) Purchase of Securities. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 7 and 8 below, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer, severally but not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company at the Closing(s) (as defined below) the Securities in amounts corresponding with the Subscription Amount set forth on the Buyer’s signature page hereof.
(b) Closing Dates. The purchase and sale of the Securities may be completed in one or multiple closings (each, a "Closing" and the date on which each such Closing occurs, a "Closing Date"). Each Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m., New York time, at such location as may be agreed to by the parties (including via exchange of electronic signatures) on which the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 7 and 8 below are satisfied or waived (or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer). The final Closing shall occur within one (1) month of the date hereof. As used in this Agreement, the term “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, a legal holiday or any other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
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(c) Form of Payment; Deliveries. Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on or prior to the Closing Date, (i) the Buyer shall (x) complete and deliver to the Company the Non-U.S. Person Certification (Regulation S) attached hereto as Exhibit A and (y) pay the Purchase Price for the Securities to be issued and sold to it at such, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Securities, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such Securities to such Buyer, in book entry bearing an appropriate legend referring to the fact that the Securities were sold in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, against delivery of such Purchase Price.
| 2. | BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. |
The Buyer, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company with respect to only itself that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):
(a) Organization; Authority. The Buyer has all requisite capacity to purchase the Securities, to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (as defined below) to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. “Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement (including the exhibits attached hereto) and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into by the Company or delivered by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as may be amended from time to time.
(b) Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized and executed on behalf of the Buyer, and when delivered by such Buyer in accordance with the terms hereof, shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies, and (ii) laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law.
(c) Investment Purpose. As of the Closing Date, the Buyer is purchasing the Securities for its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act.
(d) Investor Status. At the time that the Buyer was offered the Securities, such Buyer was not, and as of the date hereof is not, a “U.S. Person” within the meaning of Regulation S. The Buyer acknowledges that it has truthfully and accurately completed the Non-U.S. Person Certification (Regulation S) attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement as of the date thereof and hereby affirms such certification as of the date hereof.
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(e) Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws.
(f) Review of Public Filings. The Buyer has had the opportunity to review all of the reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) for the twelve months preceding the date hereof.
(g) Independent Evaluation; No Reliance. It is understood that information and explanations relating to the terms and conditions of the purchase of the Securities and the Transaction Documents shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to purchase the Securities.
(h) No General Solicitation. To the knowledge of such Buyer, the Buyer is unaware of, is in no way relying on, and did not become aware of the offering of Securities through or as a result of any form of general solicitation or general advertising regarding the Securities, including any article, notice, advertisement or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television, radio or the internet, or any seminar.
| 3. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. |
The Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth below to the Buyer as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is an entity duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or formed, and has the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. “Subsidiaries” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the outstanding capital stock having voting power or holds a majority of the equity or similar interest of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually referred to herein as a “Subsidiary”. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreement, or other organizational or charter documents. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations (including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the transactions contemplated hereby or in any of the other Transaction Documents or any other agreements or instruments to be entered into by the Company in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the authority or ability of the Company to perform on a timely basis any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents or (iv) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document.
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(b) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to issue the Securities and to carry out its obligations in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities), have been duly authorized by the Company's board of directors and no further filing, consent or authorization is required by the Company, its board of directors or its shareholders or other governmental body. This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party will be prior to the Closing, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and each constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law.
(c) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth in the SEC Reports. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock, share capital or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or share capital of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
(d) Issuance of Securities. The issuance of the Securities is duly authorized and, upon issuance and payment in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, the Securities shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, mortgages, defects, claims, liens, pledges, charges, taxes, rights of first refusal, encumbrances, security interests and other encumbrances (the “Liens”) with respect to the issuance thereof.
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(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities) will not (i) result in a violation of the articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of incorporation or formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any shares, capital stock or other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, anti-dilution or similar adjustments, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) subject to the Required Filings (as defined below), conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, or decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including, without limitation, U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations, the securities laws of the jurisdictions of the Company's incorporation or in which it or its subsidiaries operate and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Principal Market”) and including all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the Cayman Islands) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of (ii) and (iii) for any conflict, default, right or violation that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filing with the SEC of a report on form 6-K regarding the transaction contemplated hereby, and (ii) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Filings”).
| (g) | Equity Capitalization. |
| (i). | Authorized and Issued Share Capital. As of the date hereof, the authorized share capital of the Company is US$10,000,000 divided into 800,000,000 ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0125 each, comprising 760,000,000 class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0125 each (“Class A Ordinary Shares”) and 40,000,000 class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0125 each (“Class B Ordinary Shares”), of which 2,202,886 Class A Ordinary Shares and 140,000 Class B Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding. |
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| (ii). | Valid Issuance; Available Shares. All of such issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares are duly authorized and have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such issued and outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. None of the Securities will be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any securities of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue Class B Ordinary Shares or other securities to any Person (other than the Buyer). No further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the board of directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities other than in connection with the Required Filings. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. There are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any Class B Ordinary Share or the capital stock or share capital of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Class B Ordinary Share or Class B Ordinary Share equivalents or capital stock or share capital of any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock or share appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. There are no stockholders' 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 stockholders. |
(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all SEC Reports during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement. The Company is not and has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
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(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as set forth in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any of its share capital and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock or share option plans, existing employment agreements or existing director offer letters. The Company does not have pending before the SEC any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in the SEC Reports, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Business Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(j) Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”). None of the Actions set forth in the SEC Reports, (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has 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 threatened, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
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(k) Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 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. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, 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. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign 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 have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Compliance. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under), nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any material statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries, and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
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(o) Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement, except where such expiration, termination or abandonment would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Insurance. The Company and the 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 the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary 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 without a significant increase in cost.
(q) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, shareholder member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock or share option agreements under any stock or share option plan of the Company.
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(r) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (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 the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 SEC’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(s) Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Buyer shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(t) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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(u) Registration Rights. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(v) [Intentionally Omitted]
(w) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided each Buyer or any of its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the SEC Reports. The Company understands and confirms that each Buyer will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to each Buyer regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do and the SEC Reports, are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees each Buyer does not make or have made any representations or warranty with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 2 hereof.
(x) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of each Buyer’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 2, 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 in any securities or solicited any offers to buy any securities under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require registration under the Securities Act of the issuance of the Securities to such Buyer, or (ii) any shareholder approval provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.
(y) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.
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(z) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.
(aa) Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is Wei, Wei & Co., LLP. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.
(bb) Cybersecurity. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (i) there has been no material security breach of or relating to any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”), (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any material security breach to its IT Systems and Data, (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data, and (v) the Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented commercially reasonable backup and disaster recovery technology.
(cc) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).
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(dd) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.
(ee) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Buyer’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Buyer as contemplated hereby.
(ff) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Buyer.
(gg) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length Buyer with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any statement made by the Buyer or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental to the Buyer’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives.
(hh) Solvency. The Company (after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) is solvent (i.e., (i) its assets have a fair saleable market value in excess of the amount required to pay its probable liabilities on its existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) 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, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid) and currently the Company has no information that would lead it to reasonably conclude that the Company would not, after giving effect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, have the ability to, nor does it intend to take any action that would impair its ability to, pay its debts from time to time incurred in connection therewith as such debts mature. 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). 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 the Closing Date.
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(ii) Reserved.
(jj) Foreign Issuer. The Company is a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
(kk) PFIC Status. Based on the past and projected composition of its income and assets, and the valuation of its assets, including goodwill, the Company does not expect to be a “passive foreign investment company” (“PFIC”) as defined in Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for its current taxable year or in the foreseeable future.
(ll) Payments in Foreign Currency. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, under the laws and regulations of the Cayman Islands and such jurisdictions where the Subsidiaries were incorporated in, (i) subject to solvency, none of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is prohibited, directly or indirectly, from (A) paying any dividends or making any other distributions on its share capital, (B) making or repaying any loan or advance to the Company or any other Subsidiary or (C) transferring any of its properties or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary; and (ii) all dividends and other distributions declared and payable upon the share capital of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) may be converted into United States dollars, that may be freely transferred out of such entity’s jurisdiction of incorporation, without the consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any court or governmental agency or body in such entity’s jurisdiction of incorporation or tax residence; and (B) are not and will not be subject to withholding, value added or other taxes under the currently effective laws and regulations of such entity’s jurisdiction of incorporation, without the necessity of obtaining any consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, clearances or qualifications of or with any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over such entity, except as, in each case, disclosed in SEC Reports.
(mm) Foreign Tax Compliance. Except as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Reports, no transaction, stamp, capital or other issuance, registration, transaction, transfer or withholding taxes or duties are payable in the PRC, Hong Kong or the Cayman Islands to any PRC, Hong Kong or Cayman Islands taxing authority in connection with the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities, and the delivery of the Securities to or for the account of the Investors; provided that, in respect of the Cayman Islands, the documents in connection therewith are not executed in, brought to, or produced before a court of the Cayman Islands.
(nn) Compliance with Rules of Trading Market. On or prior to the date hereof, the Company has taken all actions required pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(3) to duly and validly rely on the exemption for foreign private issuers from applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq by adopting the home country practice (the “Home Country Practice”) in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (including an exemption from any Nasdaq rules that would otherwise require seeking shareholder approval in respect of such transactions). The Company’s practices in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder are not prohibited by its home country’s laws Company has elected to be governed by home country rules, such that Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) will not apply to Company.
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| 4. | LEGEND. |
(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with the state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Buyer, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have obligations of a Buyer under this Agreement.
(b) The Buyer understands that until such time as the Securities have been registered under the Securities Act or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A under the Securities Act, Regulation S, or other applicable exemption under the Securities Act without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Securities may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such Securities):
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN OFFERED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT A U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NONE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES (AS DEFINED HEREIN) OR TO U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT. “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”
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(c) The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate or book entry statement for the applicable Class B Ordinary Shares without such legend to the holder of any Securities upon which it is stamped or (as requested by such holder) issue the applicable Class B Ordinary Shares to such holder by electronic delivery by crediting the account of such holder, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, such Securities are registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A, Regulation S, or other applicable exemption under the Securities Act.
(d) The Buyer agrees that the Buyer will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a registration statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates or book entry statement representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.
| 5. | COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY. |
(a) Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities for general working capital and other general corporate purposes. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the transactions contemplated herein in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.
(b) Furnishing of Information; Public Information. Until the earliest of the time that no Buyer owns Securities, the Company covenants to use its commercially reasonable efforts to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
(c) Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall file a report on Form 6-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the SEC with the SEC within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the filing of such Form 6-K, the Company represents to the Buyer that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, nonpublic information delivered to any of the Buyer by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the filing of such Form 6-K, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, on the one hand, and the Buyer or any of its Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. The Company understands and confirms that the Buyer shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. The Company and the Buyer shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Buyer shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of the Buyer, or without the prior consent of the Buyer, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Buyer, or include the name of the Buyer in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or Principal Market, without the prior written consent of such Buyer, except (a) as required (i) by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents with the SEC and (ii) in any registration statement contemplated by this Agreement and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Principal Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Buyer with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b) and reasonably cooperate with such Buyer regarding such disclosure.
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(d) [Intentionally omitted].
(e) [Intentionally omitted].
(f) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. The Buyer covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the Form 6-K as described in Section 5(d). The Buyer covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the Form 6-K as described in Section 5(d), such Buyer will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the SEC Reports (other than as disclosed to its legal and other representatives). Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Buyer makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the Form 6-K as described in Section 5(d), (ii) no Buyer shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the Form 6-K as described in Section 5(d) and (iii) no Buyer shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, or agent, including, without limitation, after the issuance of the Form 6-K as described in Section 5(d). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Buyer that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Buyer’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Buyer’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.
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| 6. | CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL. |
The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Securities to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the applicable Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Buyer with prior written notice thereof:
(a) Such Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents (including the exhibits attached hereto and thereto) to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company.
(b) Such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Securities being purchased by the Buyer at such Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
(c) The representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the applicable Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and such Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or prior to such Closing Date.
| 7. | CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE. |
The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Securities at the Buyer’s respective Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the applicable Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:
(a) The Company shall have duly executed and delivered to such Buyer each of the Transaction Documents (including the exhibits attached hereto and thereto) to which it is a party;
(b) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof;
(c) all necessary corporate approvals have been obtained; and
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(d) The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to such Closing Date.
| 8. | TERMINATION. |
In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred within two (2) months following the date hereof, then such Buyer shall have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement with respect to itself, upon written notice to the Company, only at any time on or after the close of business on such date without liability of such Buyer to any other party; provided, however, the abandonment of the sale and purchase of the Securities shall be applicable only to the Buyer providing such written notice. The Company shall have a corresponding right, upon written notice to the Buyer that has failed to perform its obligations required to consummate the Closing within such two (2) months’ period, to terminate this Agreement with respect to such non-performing Buyer; provided that such termination shall not affect the Company’s right to seek remedies for any breach by such Buyer. Nothing contained in this Section 9 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
| 9. | MISCELLANEOUS. |
(a) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or under any of the other Transaction Documents or with any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude any Buyer from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company's obligations to such Buyer or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of such Buyer. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
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(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an email which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
(c) Headings; Gender. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms "including," "includes," "include" and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words "without limitation." The terms "herein," "hereunder," "hereof" and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.
(d) Entire Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer, the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and Buyer which purchased at least 67% in interest of the Securities based on the initial Subscription Amounts hereunder (or, prior to the Closing, the Company and the Buyer), provided, however, that the foregoing does not limit the ability of an individual Buyer to waive compliance of a provision by the Company solely with respect to the Buyer. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon the Buyer and holder of Securities and the Company.
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(e) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing by letter and email and will be deemed to have been delivered: upon the later of (A) either (i) receipt, when delivered personally or (ii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next-day international delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same and (B) receipt, when sent by electronic mail. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a report on Form 6-K. The addresses and email addresses for such communications shall be:
| If to the Company, to: | NETCLASS TECHNOLOGY INC |
| Unit 11-03, ABI Plaza 11 Keppel Road Singapore 089057 Telephone: +65 91821823 Email: [email protected] | |
| With Copy to: | Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP 366 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10017 Telephone: 212-588-0022 Attn: Mengyi “Jason” Ye, Esq. E-Mail: [email protected] |
If to the Buyer, to its address and email address as set forth on the signature page hereof.
or to such other address, email address and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) electronically generated by the sender's e-mail service provider containing the time, date, recipient e-mail address or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party (or, in the case of assignment by the Company, the prior written consent of the Buyer). In connection with any transfer of any or all of its Securities, the Buyer may assign all, or a portion, of its rights and obligations hereunder in connection with such Securities without the consent of the Company, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be the Buyer hereunder with respect to such transferred Securities.
(g) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
(h) Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
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(i) Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the issue and allotment of the Securities.
(j) Independent Nature of Buyer’s Obligations and Rights. The Buyer has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide the Buyer with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Buyer. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and the Buyer, solely.
(k) Adjustment. Each and every reference to share prices and Class B Ordinary Share in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, share consolidations and other similar transactions relating to the Class B Ordinary Share that occur after the date of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| COMPANY: | ||
| NETCLASS TECHNOLOGY INC | ||
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| By: | /s/ Yuxing Chen | |
| Name: | Yuxing Chen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| 564,000 | Dragonsoft Holding Limited | |
| (Subscription Amount in USD) | (Name of Buyer – Please type or print) | |
| 300,000 | /s/ Jianbiao Dai | |
| Number of Class B Ordinary Shares | (Signature of Authorized Signatory of Buyer) | |
| Jianbiao Dai | ||
| (Name of Authorized Signatory) | ||
| Sole Director | ||
| (Title of Authorized Signatory) | ||
| CRAIGMUIR CHAMBERS, P.O. BOX 71 | ||
| (Address of Buyer) | ||
| ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA VG1110 | ||
| (City, State/Province, Zip code/Postal Code of Buyer) | ||
| BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | ||
| (Country of Buyer) | ||
| [email protected] | ||
| (Email Address of Buyer) | ||
| (Tax ID of Buyer) |
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Exhibit A
Non-U.S. Person Certification (Regulation S)
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