20-F
Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Ltd (ZYBT)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
☐
REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
☒
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
OR
☐ TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
☐ SHELL
COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of event requiring this shell company report
For
the transition period from to
Commission
file number: 001-42450
Zhengye
Biotechnology Holding Limited
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Cayman
Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
No.1
Lianmeng Road, Jilin Economic & Technical Development Zone
Jilin
City, Jilin Province, China
(Address of principal executive offices)
Songlin
Song, Chief Executive Officer
Telephone:
+86-0432-63047008
Email:
zhengyebiological@163.com
No.1
Lianmeng Road, Jilin Economic & Technical Development Zone
Jilin
City, Jilin Province, China
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities
registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|
| Class A Ordinary Shares | ZYBT | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
Securities
registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.
None
(Title of Class)
Securities
for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.
None
(Title of Class)
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
An aggregate of 47,391,376 ordinary shares, par value $0.000025 per share, as of December 31, 2025.*
* Subsequent to the fiscal year end, and effective on March 24, 2026, the Company’s ordinary shares were reclassified into Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. See “Item 4. Information on the Company — A. History and Development of the Company” for additional details.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes ☐ No ☒
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ☐ No ☒
Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
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| Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Emerging growth company | ☒ |
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive- based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
| U.S. GAAP ☒ | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the<br> International Accounting Standards Board ☐ | Other ☐ |
|---|---|---|
| * | If “Other”<br> has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected<br> to follow. Item 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐ | |
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If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☐ No ☐
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
| INTRODUCTION | iii | |
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| PART<br> I | 1 | |
| ITEM 1. | IDENTITY<br> OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS | 1 |
| ITEM 2. | OFFER<br> STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE | 1 |
| ITEM 3. | KEY<br> INFORMATION | 1 |
| ITEM 4. | INFORMATION<br> ON THE COMPANY | 42 |
| ITEM 4A. | UNRESOLVED<br> STAFF COMMENTS | 83 |
| ITEM 5. | OPERATING<br> AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS | 83 |
| ITEM 6. | DIRECTORS,<br> SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES | 96 |
| ITEM 7. | MAJOR<br> SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 104 |
| ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL<br> INFORMATION | 104 |
| ITEM 9. | THE<br> OFFER AND LISTING | 106 |
| ITEM 10. | ADDITIONAL<br> INFORMATION | 106 |
| ITEM 11. | QUANTITATIVE<br> AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 119 |
| ITEM 12. | DESCRIPTION<br> OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES | 120 |
| PART<br> II | 121 | |
| ITEM 13. | DEFAULTS,<br> DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES | 121 |
| ITEM 14. | MATERIAL<br> MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 121 |
| ITEM 15. | CONTROLS<br> AND PROCEDURES | 121 |
| ITEM 16. | [RESERVED] | 122 |
| ITEM 16A. | AUDIT<br> COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT | 122 |
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| ITEM 16B. | CODE<br> OF ETHICS | 123 |
|---|---|---|
| ITEM 16C. | PRINCIPAL<br> ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES | 123 |
| ITEM 16D. | EXEMPTIONS<br> FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES | 123 |
| ITEM 16E. | PURCHASES<br> OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS | 123 |
| ITEM 16F. | CHANGE<br> IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT | 123 |
| ITEM 16G. | CORPORATE<br> GOVERNANCE | 124 |
| ITEM 16H. | MINE<br> SAFETY DISCLOSURE | 124 |
| ITEM 16I. | DISCLOSURE<br> REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS. | 124 |
| ITEM 16J. | INSIDER<br> TRADING POLICIES. | 124 |
| ITEM 16K. | CYBERSECURITY. | 124 |
| PART<br> III | 125 | |
| ITEM 17. | FINANCIAL<br> STATEMENTS | 125 |
| ITEM 18. | FINANCIAL<br> STATEMENTS | 125 |
| ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS | 125 |
ii
INTRODUCTION
In this annual report on Form 20-F, unless the context otherwise requires, references to:
| ● | “BVI” are to<br> the British Virgin Islands; |
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| ● | “Cayman Companies<br> Act” are to the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands; |
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| ● | “China”<br> or the “PRC” are to the People’s Republic of China, excluding Taiwan for the purposes of this annual report only; |
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| ● | “Class<br> A Ordinary Shares” are to the Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.000025 per share, of Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited,<br> which were created upon the reclassification of ordinary shares effective March 24, 2026; |
| ● | “Class B Ordinary<br> Shares” are to the Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.000025 per share, of Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited, which<br> were created upon the reclassification of ordinary shares effective March 24, 2026; |
| ● | “GMP” are to<br> Good Manufacturing Practice; |
| ● | “Group” are<br> to Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited and its subsidiaries; |
| ● | “GSP” are to<br> Good Supplying Practice; |
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| ● | “HKD” or “HK$”<br> are to the legal currency of Hong Kong; |
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| ● | “Hong Kong”<br> are to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China; |
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| ● | “ODI filings”<br> are to the formalities and filings of overseas direct investment of Chinese enterprises, including but not limited to fulfilling<br> the filing, approval or registration procedures in the development and reform authorities, the competent commercial authorities,<br> and foreign exchange administration authorities and competent banks authorized by such authorities; |
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| ● | “Renminbi”<br> or “RMB” are to the legal currency of China; |
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| ● | “Ordinary Shares” are to the Class A Ordinary Shares<br>and Class B Ordinary Shares, collectively, following the share reclassification and adoption of dual-class share structure effective March<br>24, 2026; and |
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| ● | “$,” “USD,”<br> “US$,” or “U.S. dollars” are to the legal currency of the United States. |
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This annual report on Form 20-F includes our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023. In this annual report, we refer to assets, obligations, commitments, and liabilities in our consolidated financial statements in Renminbi. This annual report also contains translations of certain foreign currency amounts into U.S. dollars for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations of Renminbi into U.S. dollars were made at RMB6.9931 to US$1.00, the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board on December 31, 2025. We make no representation that the Renminbi or U.S. dollars amounts referred to in this annual report could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars or Renminbi at any particular rate or at all. Changes in the exchange rate will affect the amount of our obligations and the value of our assets in terms of United States dollars which may result in an increase or decrease in the amount of our obligations and the value of our assets.
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Part I
ITEM
- IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
Not Applicable.
ITEM
- OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
Not Applicable.
ITEM
- KEY INFORMATION
In this annual report, unless otherwise stated, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Zhengye Cayman,” “our Company,” and the “Company” refer to Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and not a Chinese operating company or Hong Kong operating company. As a holding company with no material operations of its own, Zhengye Cayman conducts its operations through its principal subsidiary incorporated in China. The operations of the PRC subsidiaries could affect other parts of our business.
This annual report covers the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Subsequent to the fiscal year end, and effective on March 24, 2026, the Company’s shareholders approved the adoption of a dual-class share structure and the Company’s ordinary shares were reclassified into Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares (the “Share Reclassification”). Accordingly, references in this annual report to the Company’s share capital structure during the fiscal year 2025 refer to the single class of ordinary shares that existed prior to the Share Reclassification. References to the Company’s current share capital structure as of the date of this annual report reflect the dual-class structure following the Share Reclassification. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—A. History and Development of the Company” for a detailed description of the Share Reclassification.
Investors in our Ordinary Shares should be aware that they will not directly hold equity interests in the PRC subsidiaries but rather are purchasing equity solely in Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands holding company, which indirectly owns a majority of the equity interests in such PRC subsidiaries. The Chinese regulatory authorities could disallow this structure, which would likely result in a material change in our operations and/or a material change in the value of the securities we are registering for sale, including that it could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless. For risks facing our Company as a result of our organizational structure and doing business in China, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China.” We do not currently use a variable interest entity (“VIE”) structure.
In addition, Zhengye Cayman is an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and not a Chinese or Hong Kong operating company. As a holding company with no material operations of its own, Zhengye Cayman conducts its operations through its principal subsidiary incorporated in China; therefore, we and the PRC subsidiaries are subject to legal and operational risks associated with being based in China, including risks related to the legal, political and economic policies of the Chinese government, the relations between China and the United States, or Chinese or United States regulations, which risks could result in a material change in the PRC subsidiaries’ operations and/or cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or become worthless and affect our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors.
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We are subject to certain legal and operational risks associated with being based in and having substantially all of the Company’s operations in China. These risks may result in material changes in our operations, or a complete hindrance of our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless. Recently, the PRC government adopted a series of regulatory actions and issued statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. As of the date of this annual report, neither we nor the operating entity have been involved in any investigations on cybersecurity review initiated by any PRC regulatory authority, nor has any of them received any inquiry, notice, or sanction. The Cybersecurity Review Measures became effective on February 15, 2022. As confirmed by our PRC counsel, Guantao Law Firm Hangzhou Office (“Guantao”), we do not expect to become subject to cybersecurity review by the CAC for our Class A Ordinary Shares, given that: (i) the data the operating entity handles in its business operations, either by its nature or in scale, do not trigger significant concerns over PRC national security; and (ii) neither we nor the operating entity have processed, or anticipate to process in the foreseeable future, personal information of more than one million users or persons. Based on the above and the information currently available, we believe the impact of the CAC’s increasing oversight over data security on the operating entity’s business is immaterial as of the date of this annual report. However, there remains uncertainty as to how the Cybersecurity Review Measures will be interpreted or implemented and whether the PRC regulatory authorities may adopt new laws, regulations, rules, or detailed implementation and interpretation in relation to, or in addition to the Cybersecurity Review Measures. While we intend to closely monitor the evolving laws and regulations in this area and take all reasonable measures to mitigate compliance risks, we cannot guarantee that the operating entity’s business and operations will not be adversely affected by the potential impact of the Cybersecurity Review Measures or other laws and regulations related to privacy, data protection, and information security. If the operating entity is subject to cybersecurity review and network data security review in the future, the operating entity must apply for a review conducted by the Cybersecurity Review Office of the PRC, which ranges from 30 to 90 working days. During such review, the operating entity may be required to suspend its operations or experience other disruptions to its operations. Cybersecurity review and network data security review could materially and adversely affect our business, financial conditions, and results of operations, which could cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or in extreme cases, become worthless. If the Office of Cybersecurity Review determines that our or the operating entity’s business or operations involve national security during its review, we and the operating entity may probably be banned from accepting foreign investments or listing on a Unites States or other foreign exchange. Furthermore, according to the Anti-Monopoly Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Anti-Monopoly Law”), which took effect on August 1, 2008 and was revised in 2022, where the concentration of business operators reaches the filing threshold stipulated by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (the “State Council”), business operators shall file a declaration with the State Administration for Market Regulation (the “SAMR”), and no concentration shall be implemented until the SAMR clears the anti-monopoly filing. We currently are not subject to the Anti-Monopoly Law because we don’t reach the filing threshold stipulated by the State Council. If we will be found to be subject to the Anti-Monopoly Law, we will be required to file a declaration with the SAMR, and no concentration shall be implemented until the SAMR clears the anti-monopoly filing, which ranges from 30 to 150 days. During such reviews, we may be required to suspend the operations or experience other disruptions to the operation, which will also result in negative publicity with respect to our Company and diversion of our managerial and financial resources, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial conditions, and results of operations. If the SAMR determines that our or the operating entity’s business or operations involve national security, we and the operating entity may probably be banned from accepting foreign investments or listing on a Unites States or other foreign exchange. We believe that, based on the advice of Guantao, as of the date of this annual report, neither we nor the operating entity are subject to the Cybersecurity Review Measures or the Anti-Monopoly Law, because we and the operating entity fall below the review threshold stipulated by the CAC and the filing threshold stipulated by the State Council, and therefore, these laws do not have adverse impact on our ability to accept foreign investments or list on a Unites States or other foreign exchange. However, there are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations and future PRC laws and regulations, and there can be no assurance that the relevant government agencies will take a view that is contrary to, or otherwise different from, the conclusions stated above. If the relevant government agencies take a view that is contrary to, or otherwise different from, the foregoing conclusions, it could have a material adverse effect on the PRC subsidiaries’ business, operating results and reputation, as well as the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and the Company’s ability to accept foreign investments or list on a U.S. or other foreign exchange. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in China — Recent greater oversight by the CAC over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, could adversely impact our business and our offering” and “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in China — Uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations and changes in policies, rules, and regulations in China, which may be quick with little advance notice, could limit the legal protection available to you and us.”
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On February 17, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) promulgated the Trial Administrative Measures of the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Overseas Listing Trial Measures”) and relevant five guidelines, which became effective on March 31, 2023. According to the Overseas Listing Trial Measures, PRC domestic companies that seek to offer and list securities in overseas markets, either in direct or indirect means, are required to fulfill the filing procedures with the CSRC and report relevant information. Based on the foregoing, our PRC counsel is of the view that we are required to complete the filing procedures with the CSRC in connection with the offering and listing. Any failure by us to comply with such filing requirements may result in orders to rectify, warnings and fines against us and could materially hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities. We have filed with the CSRC the filing documents and completed the filing on January 8, 2024. Given the current PRC regulatory environment, it is uncertain whether we will be required to obtain approvals from the PRC government to offer securities to foreign investors in the future, and whether we would be able to obtain such approvals. If we are unable to obtain such approvals if required in the future, or inadvertently conclude that such approvals are not required then the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares may depreciate significantly or become worthless.
On February 24, 2023, the CSRC promulgated the Provisions on Strengthening Confidentiality and Archives Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions”), which also became effective on March 31, 2023. According to the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions, domestic companies that seek overseas offering and listing (either in direct or indirect means) and the securities companies and securities service (either incorporated domestically or overseas) providers that undertake relevant businesses shall institute a sound confidentiality and archives administration system and take necessary measures to fulfill confidentiality and archives administration obligations. They shall not leak any state secret and working secret of government agencies, or harm national security and public interest. Therefore, a domestic company that plans to, either directly or through its overseas listed entity, publicly disclose or provide to relevant individuals or entities including securities companies, securities service providers and overseas regulators, any documents and materials that contain state secrets or working secrets of government agencies, shall first obtain approval from competent authorities according to law, and file with the secrecy administrative department at the same level. The above-mentioned documents and materials that, if leaked, will be detrimental to national security or public interest, therefore, the domestic company shall strictly fulfill relevant procedures stipulated by applicable regulations. Furthermore, a domestic company that provides accounting archives or copies of accounting archives to any entities including securities companies, securities service providers and overseas regulators and individuals shall fulfill due procedures in compliance with applicable regulations. Working papers produced in Chinese mainland by securities companies and securities service providers in the process of undertaking businesses related to overseas offering and listing by domestic companies shall be retained in Chinese mainland. Where such documents need to be transferred or transmitted to outside Chinese mainland, relevant approval procedures stipulated by regulations shall be followed. We believe that our securities offerings do not involve leaking any state secret and working secret of government agencies or harming national security and public interest. However, we may be required to perform additional procedures in connection with the provision of accounting archives in accordance with the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions. The specific requirements of the relevant procedures are currently unclear, and we cannot be certain whether we will be able to perform the relevant procedures.
As of the date of this annual report, except for the Supplementary Material Request issued by the CSRC regarding our planned overseas listing on September 26, 2023, to which we responded by submitting supplementary materials on October 16, 2023, we and the operating entity have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, or sanctions regarding our planned overseas listing from the CSRC or any other PRC governmental authorities. Since these statements and regulatory actions are newly published, however, official guidance and related implementation rules have not been issued. It is highly uncertain what the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on the daily business operations of our subsidiaries and the operating entity, our ability to accept foreign investments, and our listing on an U.S. exchange. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (the “SCNPC”) or PRC regulatory authorities may in the future promulgate laws, regulations, or implementing rules that require us, or our subsidiaries, or the operating entity to obtain regulatory approval from Chinese authorities before listing in the U.S. If we do not receive or maintain the approval, or inadvertently conclude that such approval is not required, or applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change such that we are required to obtain approval in the future, we may be subject to an investigation by competent regulators, fines or penalties, or an order prohibiting us from conducting an offering, and these risks could result in a material adverse change in our operations and the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares, significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, or cause such securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless.
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The same legal and operational risks associated with operations in mainland China also apply to operations in Hong Kong. Hong Kong was established as a special administrative region of the PRC in accordance with Article 31 of the Constitution of the PRC. The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC (the “Basic Law”) was adopted and promulgated on April 4, 1990, and became effective on July 1, 1997, when the PRC resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong. Pursuant to the Basic Law, Hong Kong is authorized by the National People’s Congress of the PRC to exercise a high degree of autonomy and enjoy executive, legislative, and independent judicial power, under the principle of “one country, two systems,” and the PRC laws and regulations shall not be applied in Hong Kong except for those listed in Annex III of the Basic Law (which is confined to laws relating to national defense, foreign affairs, and other matters that are not within the scope of autonomy). However, there is no assurance that there will not be any changes in the economic, political, and legal environment in Hong Kong in the future. Due to the uncertainty of the PRC legal system and changes in laws, regulations, or policies, the Basic Law may be revised in the future and thus we may face the same legal and operational risks associated with operating in the PRC. If there is a significant change to current political arrangements between mainland China and Hong Kong, or if the applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change, our Hong Kong subsidiary, Peg Biotechnology, may become subject to PRC laws or authorities. As a result, our Hong Kong subsidiary could incur material costs to ensure compliance, be subject to fines, experience devaluation of securities or delisting, no longer conduct offerings to foreign investors, and no longer be permitted to continue their current business operations.
In addition, our Class A Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading on a national exchange under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, or the “HFCA Act,” if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”) is unable to inspect our auditors for three consecutive years beginning in 2022. On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report on its determinations that it is unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China or in Hong Kong, a Special Administration Region of the PRC, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions. Our auditor, WWC, P.C., has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis, with the last inspection completed in 2023, and it is not subject to the determinations announced by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to conduct inspections and investigations completely to its satisfaction of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainty and depends on a number of factors out of our, and our auditor’s, control, including positions taken by authorities of the PRC and the PCAOB. The PCAOB is expected to continue to demand complete access to inspections and investigations against accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong in the future. If trading in our Class A Ordinary Shares is prohibited under the HFCA Act in the future because the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or fully investigate our auditor at such future time, Nasdaq may determine to delist our Class A Ordinary Shares and trading in our Class A Ordinary Shares could be prohibited. On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“AHFCAA”), and on December 29, 2022, legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations Act”) was signed into law by President Biden, which contained, among other things, an identical provision to the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and amended the HFCA Act by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, thus reducing the time period for triggering the prohibition on trading. On August 26, 2022, the CSRC, the Ministry of Finance of the PRC (the “MOF”), and the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol (the “Protocol”) governing inspections and investigations of accounting firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong, taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOB to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the fact sheet with respect to the Protocol disclosed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (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. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC — Recent joint statement by the SEC and the PCAOB, rule changed by Nasdaq, and the HFCA Act all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our offerings.”
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A. [Reserved]
B. Capitalizationand Indebtedness
Not applicable.
C. Reasonsfor the Offer and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
D. RiskFactors
Summaryof Risk Factors
Investing in our securities involves significant risks. You should carefully consider all of the information in this annual report before investing in our securities. Below is a summary of the principal risks we face. These risks are discussed more fully under “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors.”
RisksRelating to Doing Business in the PRC (for a more detailed discussion, see “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — RisksRelating to Doing Business in the PRC”)
We face risks and uncertainties relating to doing business in the PRC in general, including, but not limited to, the following:
| ● | changes in China’s<br> economic, political, or social conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on the operating entity’s<br> business and operations; |
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| ● | uncertainties in the interpretation<br> and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations and changes in policies, rules, and regulations in China, which may be quick with little<br> advance notice, could limit the legal protection available to you and us; |
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| ● | you may experience difficulties<br> in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments, or bringing actions in China against us or our management named<br> in this annual report based on foreign laws. It may also be difficult for you or overseas regulators to conduct investigations or<br> collect evidence within China; |
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| ● | given the Chinese government’s<br> significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of business of the operating entity, the Chinese government may intervene or<br> influence its operations at any time, which could result in a material change in the operations of the operating entity and/or the<br> value of our Class A Ordinary Shares; |
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| ● | any actions by the Chinese<br> government, including any decision to intervene or influence the operations of the operating entity or to exert control over any<br> offering of securities conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, may cause us to make material changes<br> to the operations of the operating entity, may limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to<br> investors, and may cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless; |
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| ● | recent greater oversight<br> by the CAC over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, could adversely impact our business<br> and our offering; |
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| ● | the Opinions recently issued<br> by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council may subject<br> us and the operating entity to additional compliance requirements in the future; |
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| ● | recent joint statement<br> by the SEC and the PCAOB, rule changes by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act all call for additional and more<br> stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the<br> non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our offerings; |
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| ● | to the extent cash or assets<br> in the business are in the PRC/Hong Kong or a PRC/Hong Kong entities, the funds or assets may not be available to fund<br> operations or for other use outside of the PRC/Hong Kong due to interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and limitations<br> on the ability of our Company, our subsidiaries, or the operating entity by the PRC government to transfer cash or assets; |
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| ● | increases in labor costs<br> in the PRC may adversely affect the operating entity’s business and profitability; |
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| ● | PRC regulations relating<br> to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident beneficial owners or the PRC subsidiaries to liability<br> or penalties, limit our ability to inject capital into the PRC subsidiaries, limit the PRC subsidiaries’ ability to increase<br> their registered capital or distribute profits to us, or may otherwise adversely affect us; |
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| ● | PRC regulation of parent/subsidiary<br> loans and direct investment by offshore holding companies to PRC entities may delay or prevent us from using the proceeds of offshore<br> offerings to make loans or additional capital contributions to the PRC subsidiaries, which could materially and adversely affect<br> their liquidity and their ability to fund and expand their business; |
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| ● | fluctuations in exchange<br> rates could have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment; |
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| ● | under the PRC Enterprise<br> Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a PRC “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Such classification<br> would likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders and have a material adverse effect on our<br> results of operations and the value of your investment; |
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| ● | we face uncertainty with<br> respect to indirect transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding companies; |
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| ● | the PRC subsidiaries are<br> subject to restrictions on paying dividends or making other payments to us, which may have a material adverse effect on our ability<br> to conduct our business; |
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| ● | governmental control of<br> currency conversion may affect the value of your investment and our payment of dividends; |
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| ● | there are significant uncertainties<br> under the EIT Law, relating to the withholding tax liabilities of the PRC subsidiaries, and dividends payable by our PRC subsidiaries<br> to our offshore subsidiaries may not qualify to enjoy certain treaty benefits; |
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| ● | if we become directly subject<br> to the scrutiny, criticism, and negative publicity involving U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we may have to expend significant resources<br> to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, stock price, and reputation; |
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| ● | the M&A Rules and certain<br> other PRC regulations establish complex procedures for certain acquisitions of Chinese companies by foreign investors, which could<br> make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China; and |
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| ● | Chinese regulatory authorities<br> could disallow our holding company structure, which may result in a material change in our operations and/or a material change in<br> the value of the securities we are registering for sale, including that it could cause the value of such securities to significantly<br> decline or become worthless. |
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| ● | The current tension in<br> international trade, particularly between the United States and China, may adversely impact our business, financial condition, and<br> results of operations. |
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RisksRelating to Our Business and Industry (for a more detailed discussion, see “Risk Factors — Risks Related to OurBusiness and Industry”)
Risks and uncertainties related to our business include, but are not limited to, the following:
| ● | the operating entity operates<br> in a highly-competitive market and our failure to compete effectively could adversely affect its results of operations; |
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| ● | perceived adverse effects<br> on human health linked to the consumption of food derived from animals that utilize the operating entity’s products could cause<br> a decline in the sales of such products; |
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| ● | increased regulation relating<br> to the raising, processing or consumption of food-producing animals could reduce demand for the operating entity’s livestock<br> products; |
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| ● | the operating entity’s<br> business is subject to risk based on customer exposure to rising costs and reduced customer income; |
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| ● | the operating entity may<br> not successfully acquire and integrate other businesses, license rights to technologies or products, form and manage alliances or<br> divest businesses; |
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| ● | the operating entity’s<br> research and development, acquisition and licensing efforts may fail to generate new products and brand life-cycle developments; |
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| ● | advances in veterinary<br> medical practices and animal health technologies could negatively affect the market for the operating entity’s products; |
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| ● | the operating entity’s<br> research and development relies on evaluations in animals; |
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| ● | manufacturing problems<br> may cause product launch delays, inventory shortages, recalls or unanticipated costs; |
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| ● | the operating entity may<br> fail to detect or cure defects of its products; |
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| ● | the misuse or off-label<br> use of the operating entity’s products may harm the operating entity’s reputation or result in financial or other damages; |
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| ● | We derive a significant<br> portion of our revenue from swine vaccines and any reduction in demand of swine vaccines could have an adverse effect on our business,<br> financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and prospects; |
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| ● | animal health products<br> are subject to unanticipated safety or efficacy concerns, which may harm the operating entity’s reputation; |
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| ● | operating entity’s<br> historical growth rates and performance may not be sustainable or indicative of our future growth and financial results. We cannot<br> guarantee that we will be able to maintain the growth rate we have experienced to date; |
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| ● | the operating entity’s<br> business is subject to inherent risks relating to product liability; |
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| ● | the operating entity’s<br> business will be materially and adversely affected if its collaborative partners, licensees and other third parties over whom the<br> operating entity is very dependent fail to perform as expected; |
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| ● | the operating entity’s<br> business requires a number of permits and licenses. We cannot assure you that the operating entity can maintain all required licenses,<br> permits and certifications to carry on its business at all times; |
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| ● | the operating entity’s<br> ability to generate more revenue would be adversely affected if it needs more clinical trials or take more time to complete its clinical<br> trials than it has planned; |
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| ● | if we cannot retain, attract,<br> and motivate key personnel, we may be unable to effectively implement our business plan; |
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| ● | if the operating entity<br> is unable to obtain the regulatory approvals or clearances that are necessary to commercialize its products, we will have less revenue<br> than expected; |
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| ● | The operating entity sources<br> its raw materials used for manufacturing from a limited number of suppliers. If it loses one or more of the suppliers, its operation<br> may be disrupted, and both the operating entity’s and our results of operations may be adversely and materially impacted; |
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| ● | high customer concentration<br> exposes the operating entity to all of the risks faced by its major customer and may subject it to significant fluctuations or declines<br> in revenue, which may have a material adverse impact on the operating entity’s business, and its and our financial condition<br> and results of operations; |
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| ● | damage to our brand image<br> could have a material adverse effect on our growth strategy and our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects; |
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| ● | if the operating entity<br> cannot successfully protect its intellectual property and exclusive rights, our brand and business would suffer; |
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| ● | the operating entity may<br> be accused of infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights of third parties; |
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| ● | we are subject to legal<br> and regulatory proceedings from time to time in the ordinary course of our business; and |
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| ● | we could be adversely affected<br> by violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar worldwide anti-bribery laws. |
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RisksRelating to our Class A Ordinary Shares and the Trading Market (for a more detailed discussion, see “Risk Factors — RisksRelating to our Class A Ordinary Shares and the Trading Market”)
In addition to the risks described above, we are subject to general risks and uncertainties relating to our Class A Ordinary Shares and the trading market, including, but not limited to, the following:
| ● | Our<br> dual class share structure with different voting rights may adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Class A Ordinary Shares. |
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| ● | Our<br> dual class share structure with different voting rights will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage<br> others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may view as beneficial. |
| ● | Future<br> issuances of Class B Ordinary Shares may be dilutive to holders of Class A Ordinary Shares. |
| ● | Nasdaq may apply additional<br> and more stringent criteria for our continued listing, since our insiders hold a large portion of our listed securities. |
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| ● | Nasdaq<br> has proposed a new $5 million minimum market value continued listing requirement that, if approved, could result in immediate suspension<br> and delisting of our Class A Ordinary Shares without any cure period or opportunity to regain compliance. |
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| ● | An active trading market<br> for our Class A Ordinary Shares may not develop or sustain, and the trading price for our Class A Ordinary Shares may fluctuate significantly; |
| ● | If we fail to implement<br> and maintain an effective system of internal controls or fail to remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial<br> reporting that have been identified, we may fail to meet our reporting obligations or be unable to accurately report our results<br> of operations or prevent fraud, and investor confidence and the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be materially and<br> adversely affected; |
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| ● | we incurred substantial<br> increased costs being a public company; |
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| ● | substantial future sales<br> of our Class A Ordinary Shares or the anticipation of future sales of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the public market could cause<br> the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to decline; |
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| ● | we currently do not intend<br> to pay dividends on our Class A Ordinary Shares in the foreseeable future; |
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| ● | if securities or industry<br> analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they publish a negative report regarding our Class A Ordinary<br> Shares, the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and trading volume could decline; |
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| ● | the market price of our<br> Class A Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell<br> your shares at or above the initial public offering price; |
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| ● | our management has broad<br> discretion to determine how to use the funds raised in the offering and may use them in ways that may not enhance our results of<br> operations or the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares; |
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| ● | if we cease to qualify<br> as a foreign private issuer, we would be required to comply fully with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act applicable<br> to U.S. domestic issuers, and we would incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we would not incur<br> as a foreign private issuer; |
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| ● | because we are a foreign<br> private issuer and intend to take advantage of exemptions from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers,<br> you will have less protection than you would have if we were a domestic issuer; and |
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| ● | if we cannot continue to<br> satisfy the listing requirements and other rules of the Nasdaq, our securities may be delisted, which could negatively impact the<br> price of our securities and your ability to sell them. |
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RisksRelating to Doing Business in the PRC
Changesin China’s economic, political, or social conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on the operatingentity’s business and operations.
Substantially all of the operating entity’s assets and our operations are currently located in China. Accordingly, the operating entity’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic, and social conditions in China generally. The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the level of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange, and allocation of resources. Although the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, including the reduction of state ownership of productive assets and the establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises, the Chinese economy and industrial policies still have significant differences compared to those of developed countries, a substantial portion of productive assets in China is still owned by the government. In addition, the Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The Chinese government also exercises significant control over China’s economic growth by allocating resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy, and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.
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While the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. Any adverse changes in economic conditions in China, in the policies of the Chinese government, or in the laws and regulations in China could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China. Such developments could adversely affect the operating entity’s business and operating results, reduce demand for its products, and weaken its competitive position. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the overall Chinese economy but may have a negative effect on the operating entity. For example, the operating entity’s financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations. In addition, in the past the Chinese government has implemented certain measures, including interest rate adjustments, to control the pace of economic growth. These measures may cause decreased economic activities in China, which may adversely affect the operating entity’s business and operating results.
Uncertaintiesin the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations and changes in policies, rules, and regulations in China, which maybe quick with little advance notice, could limit the legal protection available to you and us.
The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Prior court decisions are encouraged to be used for reference but it remains unclear to what extent the prior court decisions may impact the current court ruling as the encouragement policy is new and there is limited judicial practice in this regard. In the late 1970s, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. The legislation over the past three decades has significantly increased the protection afforded to various forms of foreign or private-sector investment in China. Hainan Senhan and the operating entity are subject to various PRC laws and regulations generally applicable to companies in China. Although the PRC legal system is evolving rapidly, its current slate of laws may not be sufficient to cover all aspects of the economic activities in China, including such activities that relate to or have an impact on our business. Implementation and interpretations of laws, regulations, and rules are not always undertaken in a uniform matter and enforcement of these laws, regulations, and rules involve uncertainties.
From time to time, we may have to resort to administrative and court proceedings to enforce our legal rights. Since the PRC legal system is based on written statutes and legal interpretations by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, and the PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, however, it may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy in the PRC legal system than in more developed legal systems. Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies, internal rules, and regulations that may have retroactive effect and may change quickly with little advance notice. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. Such uncertainties, including uncertainties over the scope and effect of our contractual, property (including intellectual property), and procedural rights, and any failure to respond to changes in the regulatory environment in China could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.
Youmay experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments, or bringing actions in China againstus or our management named in this annual report based on foreign laws. It may also be difficult for you or overseas regulators to conductinvestigations or collect evidence within China.
As an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, we conduct substantially all of our operations in China and substantially all of our assets are located in China. In addition, except for one director, Mrs. Wenhua Sun, who is a resident of the U.S., the rest of our directors and all of our senior executive officers reside within China for a significant portion of the time and are PRC nationals. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process upon those persons inside mainland China. It may be difficult for you to enforce judgements obtained in U.S. courts based on civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors who do not currently reside in the U.S. or have substantial assets in the U.S. In addition, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands or the PRC would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the U.S. or any state.
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The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedures Law. PRC courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedures Law based either on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on principles of reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any treaties or other forms of written arrangement with the United States that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. In addition, according to the PRC Civil Procedures Law, the PRC courts will not enforce a foreign judgment against us or our directors and officers if they decide that the judgment violates the basic principles of PRC laws or national sovereignty, security, or public interest. As a result, it is uncertain whether and on what basis a PRC court would enforce a judgment rendered by a court in the United States.
It may also be difficult for you or overseas regulators to conduct investigations or collect evidence within China. For example, in China, there are significant legal and other obstacles to obtaining information needed for shareholder investigations or litigation outside China or otherwise with respect to foreign entities. Although the authorities in China may establish a regulatory cooperation mechanism with counterparts of another country or region to monitor and oversee cross border securities activities, such regulatory cooperation with the securities regulatory authorities in the United States may not be efficient in the absence of a practical cooperation mechanism. Furthermore, according to Article 177 of the PRC Securities Law, or “Article 177,” which became effective in March 2020, no overseas securities regulator is allowed to directly conduct investigations or evidence collection activities within the territory of the PRC. Article 177 further provides that Chinese entities and individuals are not allowed to provide documents or materials related to securities business activities to foreign agencies without prior consent from the securities regulatory authority of the State Council and the competent departments of the State Council. Pursuant to the Overseas Listing Trial Measures, if an overseas securities regulatory authority investigates and collects evidence on domestic enterprises’ overseas listing, as well as related activities, and requests assistance from the CSRC according to the cross-border supervision and management cooperation mechanism, the CSRC may provide necessary assistance in accordance with the law. When domestic enterprises and individuals provide relevant documents and materials as required by the investigation and evidence collection of the overseas securities regulatory authorities, they should do so with the consent of the CSRC and the relevant competent departments of the State Council. While detailed interpretation of or implementing rules under Article 177 and the Overseas Listing Trial Measures have yet to be promulgated, the inability for an overseas securities regulator to directly conduct investigation or evidence collection activities within China may further increase difficulties faced by you in protecting your interests.
Giventhe Chinese government’s significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of the business of the operating entity, the Chinesegovernment may intervene or influence its operations at any time, which could result in a material change in the operations of the operatingentity and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.
The Chinese government has significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of the operating entity and may intervene or influence its operations at any time as the government deems appropriate to further regulatory, political, and societal goals, which could result in a material change in the operations of the operating entity and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.
The Chinese government has recently published new policies that significantly affected certain industries, such as education and internet, we cannot rule out the possibility that it will in the future release regulations or policies regarding the veterinary vaccine industry that could adversely affect the business, financial condition, and results of operations of the operating entity. Furthermore, if China adopts more stringent standards with respect to certain areas such as corporate social responsibilities, the operating entity may incur increased compliance costs or become subject to additional restrictions in its operations. Certain areas of the law, including intellectual property rights and confidentiality protections, in China may also not be as effective as in the United States or other countries. In addition, we cannot predict the effects of future developments in the PRC legal system on their business operations of the operating entity, including the promulgation of new laws, or changes to existing laws or the interpretation or enforcement thereof. These uncertainties could limit the legal protections available to us and our investors, including you.
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Anyactions by the Chinese government, including any decision to intervene or influence the operations of the operating entity or to exertcontrol over any offering of securities conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, may cause us to make materialchanges to the operations of the operating entity, may limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securitiesto investors, and may cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
The Chinese government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. The ability of the operating entity to operate in China may be impaired by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating to taxation, environmental regulations, land use rights, foreign investment limitations, and other matters. The central or local governments of China may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts for the operating entity to ensure its compliance with such regulations or interpretations. As such, the operating entity may be subject to various government and regulatory interference in the provinces in which it operates in China. It could be subject to regulation by various political and regulatory entities, including various local and municipal agencies and government sub-divisions. It may incur increased costs necessary to comply with existing and newly adopted laws and regulations or penalties for any failure to comply.
Accordingly, government actions in the future, including any decision to intervene or influence the operations of the operating entity at any time or to exert control over an offering of securities conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, may cause us to make material changes to the operations of the operating entity, may limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, and/or may cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
Recentgreater oversight by the CAC over data security could adversely impact our business and our securities offerings.
On December 28, 2021, 13 governmental departments of the PRC, including the CAC, jointly promulgated the Cybersecurity Review Measures, which became effective on February 15, 2022. The Cybersecurity Review Measures provide that, in addition to CIIO that intend to purchase Internet products and services, net platform operators engaging in data processing activities that affect or may affect national security must be subject to cybersecurity review by the Cybersecurity Review Office of the PRC. According to the Cybersecurity Review Measures, a cybersecurity review assesses potential national security risks that may be brought about by any procurement, data processing, or overseas listing. The Cybersecurity Review Measures require that an online platform operator which possesses the personal information of at least one million users must apply for a cybersecurity review by the CAC if it intends to be listed in foreign countries.
On September 28, 2024, the State Council promulgated the Network Data Security Management Regulations, which became effective on January 1, 2025 and impose enhanced compliance obligations on data processors in China, including those that are listed overseas or handle large volumes of personal or important data. Companies handling important data or national core data must also comply with stricter data classification, protection, and cross-border transfer approval requirements. Non-compliance may result in fines, operational restrictions, revocation of licenses, or limitations on overseas listings.
As of the date of this annual report, neither we nor the operating entity have received any notice from any authorities identifying our PRC subsidiaries as CIIOs or requiring us or the operating entity to go through cybersecurity review or network data security review by the CAC. As confirmed by our PRC counsel, Guantao, neither the operations of the operating entity, nor our Class A Ordinary Shares are expected to be affected, and that we and the operating entity are not subject to cybersecurity review by the CAC under the Cybersecurity Review Measures, nor will any such entity be subject to the Network Data Security Management Regulations, if it is enacted as proposed, given that neither we nor the operating entity is a CIIO or online platform operator with personal information of more than one million users. There remains uncertainty, however, as to how the Cybersecurity Review Measures and the Network Data Security Management Regulations will be interpreted or implemented and whether the PRC regulatory agencies, including the CAC, may adopt new laws, regulations, rules, or detailed implementation and interpretation related to the Cybersecurity Review Measures and the Network Data Security Management Regulations. If any such new laws, regulations, rules, or implementation and interpretation come into effect, we expect to take all reasonable measures and actions to comply and to minimize the adverse effect of such laws on us. We cannot guarantee, however, that the operating entity will not be subject to cybersecurity review and network data security review in the future. During such reviews, the operating entity may be required to suspend its operations or experience other disruptions to its operations. Cybersecurity review and network data security review could also result in negative publicity with respect to our Company and diversion of our managerial and financial resources, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial conditions, and results of operations.
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TheOpinions recently issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of theState Council may subject us and the operating entity to additional compliance requirements in the future.
Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the Opinions, which were made available to the public on July 6, 2021. The Opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities and the supervision on overseas listings by China-based companies. These opinions proposed to take effective measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory systems, to deal with the risks and incidents facing China-based overseas-listed companies and the demand for cybersecurity and data privacy protection. On February 17, 2023, the CSRC promulgated the Overseas Listing Trial Measures and relevant five guidelines, which became effective on March 31, 2023. According to the Overseas Listing Trial Measures, PRC domestic companies that seek to offer and list securities in overseas markets, either in direct or indirect means, are required to fulfill the filing procedure with the CSRC and report relevant information Among other provisions, if a domestic enterprise intends to indirectly offer and list securities in an overseas market, the record-filing obligation is with a major operating entity incorporated in the PRC and such filing obligation shall be completed within three working days after the overseas listing application is submitted. We are required to complete the filing procedures with the CSRC in connection with the offering and listing. Moreover, we could be subject to the filing requirement for future share offerings, major changes in our company, and other scenarios as required under the Overseas Listing Trial Measures. See “Item 4. Information on the Company – B. Business Overview — Regulations — Regulations Relating to Overseas Listings.” The aforementioned policies and any related implementation rules to be enacted may subject us to additional compliance requirements in the future. As the Opinions and the Overseas Listing Trial Measures were recently issued, their official guidance and interpretation and remain unclear in several respects at this time. Therefore, we cannot assure you that we and the operating entity will remain fully compliant with all new regulatory requirements of the Opinions or the Overseas Listing Trial Measures or any future implementation rules on a timely basis, or at all.
Recentjoint statement by the SEC and the PCAOB, rule changes by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act all call for additionaland more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especiallythe non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our offerings.
On April 21, 2020, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and PCAOB Chairman William D. Duhnke III, along with other senior SEC staff, released a joint statement highlighting the risks associated with investing in companies based in or have substantial operations in emerging markets including China. The joint statement emphasized the risks associated with lack of access for the PCAOB to inspect auditors and audit work papers in China and higher risks of fraud in emerging markets.
On May 18, 2020, Nasdaq filed three proposals with the SEC to (i) apply a minimum offering size requirement for companies primarily operating in a “Restrictive Market,” (ii) adopt a new requirement relating to the qualification of management or the board of directors for Restrictive Market companies, and (iii) apply additional and more stringent criteria to an applicant or listed company based on the qualifications of the company’s auditor. On October 4, 2021, the SEC approved Nasdaq’s revised proposal for the rule changes.
On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the HFCA Act requiring a foreign company to certify it is not owned or controlled by a foreign government if the PCAOB is unable to audit specified reports because the company uses a foreign auditor not subject to PCAOB inspection. If the PCAOB is unable to inspect the company’s auditors for three consecutive years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to trade on a national exchange. On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the HFCA Act. On December 18, 2020, the HFCA Act was signed into law.
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On March 24, 2021, the SEC announced the adoption of interim final amendments to implement the submission and disclosure requirements of the HFCA Act. In the announcement, the SEC clarifies that before any issuer will have to comply with the interim final amendments, the SEC must implement a process for identifying covered issuers. The announcement also states that the SEC staff is actively assessing how best to implement the other requirements of the HFCA Act, including the identification process and the trading prohibition requirements.
On September 22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a final rule implementing the HFCA Act, which provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCA Act, whether the board of directors of a company 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.
On December 2, 2021, the SEC adopted amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which became effective on January 10, 2022. The rules apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in foreign jurisdictions. For example, on December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report on its determinations that it is unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and in Hong Kong, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions.
On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report on its determinations that the Board is unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and in Hong Kong, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions. The Board made these determinations pursuant to PCAOB Rule 6100, which provides a framework for how the PCAOB fulfills its responsibilities under the HFCA Act.
Our auditor, WWC, P.C., the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere in this annual report, 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 its compliance with the applicable professional standards. Our auditor, WWC, P.C., has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis, with the last inspection completed in 2025, and it is not subject to the determinations announced by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to conduct inspections and investigations completely to its satisfaction of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainty and depends on a number of factors out of our, and our auditor’s, control, including positions taken by authorities of the PRC and the PCAOB. The PCAOB is expected to continue to demand complete access to inspections and investigations against accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong in the future. However, the recent developments would add uncertainties to our Class A Ordinary Shares and we cannot assure you whether the national securities exchange we apply to for Class A Ordinary Shares or regulatory authorities would apply additional and more stringent criteria to us after considering the effectiveness of our auditors’ audit procedures and quality control procedures, adequacy of personnel and training, or sufficiency of resources, geographic reach, or experience as it relates to our audit. In addition, the HFCA Act, which requires that the PCAOB be permitted to inspect an issuer’s public accounting firm within three years, may result in the delisting of our Company or prohibition of trading in our Class A Ordinary Shares in the future if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our accounting firm at such future time.
On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the AHFCAA, and on December 29, 2022, legislation entitled the Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law by President Biden, which contained, among other things, an identical provision to the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and amended the HFCA Act by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, thus reducing the time period for triggering the prohibition on trading.
On August 26, 2022, the CSRC, the MOF, and the PCAOB signed the Protocol governing inspections and investigations of accounting firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong, taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOB to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. 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.
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Tothe extent cash or assets in the business are in the PRC/Hong Kong or a PRC/Hong Kong entity, the funds or assets may not beavailable to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC/Hong Kong due to interventions in or the imposition of restrictionsand limitations on the ability of our Company, our subsidiaries, or the operating entity by the PRC government to transfer cash or assets.
Relevant PRC laws and regulations permit the companies in the PRC to pay dividends only out of their retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Additionally, each of the companies in the PRC are required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a statutory reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. The companies in the PRC are also required to further set aside a portion of their after-tax profits to fund the employee welfare fund, although the amount to be set aside, if any, is determined at their discretion. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. Furthermore, in order for us to pay dividends to our shareholders, we will rely on receipt of funds from our Hong Kong subsidiary. Peg Biotechnology will rely on payments made from the operating entity to Hainan Senhan. If Jilin Zhengye incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.
Our cash dividends, if any, will be paid in U.S. dollars. If we are considered a tax resident enterprise of the PRC for tax purposes, any dividends we pay to our overseas shareholders may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to PRC withholding tax. See “— Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC — Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a PRC ‘resident enterprise’ for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Such classification would likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.”
The PRC government also imposes controls on the convertibility of RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of the PRC. The majority of our PRC subsidiaries’ income is received in RMB and shortages in foreign currencies may restrict our ability to pay dividends or other payments, or otherwise satisfy our foreign currency denominated obligations, if any. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments, and expenditures from trade-related transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) as long as certain procedural requirements are met. Approval from appropriate government authorities is required if RMB is converted into foreign currency and remitted out of the PRC to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies. The PRC government may, at its discretion, impose restrictions on access to foreign currencies for current account transactions and if this occurs in the future, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders.
As of the date of this annual report, there are no restrictions or limitations imposed by the Hong Kong government on the transfer of capital within, into, and out of Hong Kong (including funds from Hong Kong to mainland China), except for the transfer of funds involving money laundering and criminal activities. However, there is no guarantee that the Hong Kong government will not promulgate new laws or regulations that may impose such restrictions in the future. There is no assurance the PRC government will not intervene in or impose restrictions on our ability to transfer cash or assets.
As a result of the above, to the extent cash or assets in the business are in the PRC/Hong Kong or a PRC/Hong Kong entity, such funds or assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC/Hong Kong, due to interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and limitations on the ability of our Company, our subsidiaries, or the operating entity by the competent government to the transfer of cash or assets.
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Increasesin labor costs in the PRC may adversely affect the operating entity’s business and profitability.
China’s economy has experienced increases in labor costs in recent years. China’s overall economy and the average wage in China are expected to continue to grow. The average wage level for the operating entity’s employees has also increased in recent years. We expect that their labor costs, including wages and employee benefits, will continue to increase. Unless the operating entity is able to pass on these increased labor costs to their customers by increasing prices for their products or services, their profitability and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
In addition, the operating entity has been subject to stricter regulatory requirements in terms of entering into labor contracts with their employees and paying various statutory employee benefits, including pensions, housing fund, medical insurance, work-related injury insurance, unemployment insurance, and maternity insurance to designated government agencies for the benefit of their employees. Pursuant to the PRC Labor Contract Law, or the “Labor Contract Law,” that became effective in January 2008 and its amendments that became effective in July 2013 and its implementing rules that became effective in September 2008, employers are subject to stricter requirements in terms of signing labor contracts, minimum wages, paying remuneration, determining the term of employees’ probation, and unilaterally terminating labor contracts. In the event that the operating entity decides to terminate some of their employees or otherwise change their employment or labor practices, the Labor Contract Law and its implementation rules may limit their ability to effect those changes in a desirable or cost-effective manner, which could adversely affect their business and results of operations.
As the interpretation and implementation of labor-related laws and regulations are still evolving, we cannot assure you that the operating entity’s employment practices do not and will not violate labor-related laws and regulations in China, which may subject the operating entity to labor disputes or government investigations. If the operating entity is deemed to have violated relevant labor laws and regulations, they could be required to provide additional compensation to their employees and their business, and, in such case, our financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
PRCregulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident beneficial owners or the PRC subsidiariesto liability or penalties, limit our ability to inject capital into the PRC subsidiaries, limit the PRC subsidiaries’ ability toincrease their registered capital or distribute profits to us, or may otherwise adversely affect us.
On July 4, 2014, SAFE issued the Circular on Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Control over the Overseas Investment and Financing and Round-trip Investment by Domestic Residents via Special Purpose Vehicles, or “SAFE Circular 37.” According to SAFE Circular 37, prior registration with the local SAFE branch is required for PRC residents, (including PRC individuals and PRC corporate entities as well as foreign individuals that are deemed as PRC residents for foreign exchange administration purpose), in connection with their direct or indirect contribution of domestic assets or interests to offshore special purpose vehicles, or “SPVs.” SAFE Circular 37 further requires amendments to the SAFE registrations in the event of any changes with respect to the basic information of the offshore SPV, such as change of a PRC individual shareholder, name, and operation term, or any significant changes with respect to the offshore SPV, such as an increase or decrease of capital contribution, share transfer or exchange, or mergers or divisions. SAFE Circular 37 is applicable to our shareholders who are PRC residents and may be applicable to any offshore acquisitions that we make in the future. In February 2015, SAFE promulgated a Circular on Further Simplifying and Improving Foreign Exchange Administration Policy on Direct Investment, or “SAFE Circular 13,” effective in June 2015. Under SAFE Circular 13, applications for foreign exchange registration of inbound foreign direct investments and outbound overseas direct investments, including those required under SAFE Circular 37, will be filed with qualified banks instead of SAFE. The qualified banks will directly examine the applications and accept registrations under the supervision of SAFE.
In addition to SAFE Circular 37 and SAFE Circular 13, our ability to conduct foreign exchange activities in China may be subject to the interpretation and enforcement of the Implementation Rules of the Administrative Measures for Individual Foreign Exchange promulgated by SAFE in January 2007 (as amended and supplemented, the “Individual Foreign Exchange Rules”). Under the Individual Foreign Exchange Rules, any PRC individual seeking to make a direct investment overseas or engage in the issuance or trading of negotiable securities or derivatives overseas must make the appropriate registrations in accordance with SAFE provisions, the failure of which may subject such PRC individual to warnings, fines, or other liabilities.
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The Company has used its best efforts to request PRC residents who the Company knows hold direct or indirect interest in the Company to make the necessary applications, filings, and registrations as required under SAFE Circular 37. As of the date of this annual report, one of our current shareholders who is subject to SAFE Circular 37 or SAFE Circular 13 has completed the initial registrations with the local SAFE branch or qualified banks as required by SAFE Circular 37, while the other has not yet completed the registration.
Furthermore, according to the Administrative Measures on Overseas Investments adopted by the Ministry of Commerce (the “MOFCOM”) and the Measures for the Administration of Overseas Investment of Enterprises (the “Enterprise Overseas Investment Measures”) adopted by the National Development and Reform Commission (the “NDRC”), a PRC enterprise that intends to make overseas investments is required to obtain approvals from provincial commerce authorities and NDRC’s local branches or to make filings with such authorities, depending on the type and the region of their investments. As confirmed by our PRC counsel, our PRC enterprise shareholders are required to file with such provincial commerce authorities and NDRC’s local branches. In addition, according to the SAFE Circular 13 adopted by SAFE, our PRC enterprise shareholders are obliged to register with qualified banks when they make overseas investments or financings. Generally, for an overseas direct investment, the fillings with the qualified bank at the request of SAFE, the fillings with the provincial commerce authorities, and the filling with the NDRC or its local branches are collectively referred to as the “ODI fillings.” Pursuant to the aforementioned laws and regulations, if a PRC enterprise makes such overseas direct investments without obtaining all of the ODI filings, the relevant approval or filing authority has the authority to take corrective measures, such as ordering such enterprise to suspend or cease the implementation of the projects, issuing warnings, or imposing other penalties.
As of the date of this annual report, the Company believes that its current shareholders who are subject to the Administrative Measures on Overseas Investments, Enterprise Overseas Investment Measures, and other related laws and regulations have completed the ODI filings as required by the aforementioned regulations.
Under relevant laws and regulations regarding the ODI fillings, following the submission or approval of filings with the MOFCOM or provincial commerce authorities, the filing entity is required to file for modifications with the MOFCOM or the provincial commerce authorities that processed its original filing or approval, should there be any changes to the overseas direct investments provided in initial filing materials or the original certificates of overseas investments of enterprises. Likewise, for an overseas direct investment project that has been approved and filed with the NDRC, the investor shall file an application for modifications to the relevant authority in advance of certain circumstances, such as changes to the number of investors, project activities, or project scale.
Although it is our understanding that all of our current PRC enterprise shareholders who are subject to the Administrative Measures on Overseas Investments, Enterprise Overseas Investment Measures, and other related laws and regulations have completed the required the ODI filings, we have no control over whether any of our future beneficial owners would complete such ODI filings. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee that all of our enterprise shareholders will renew their ODI fillings on a timely basis when required by law, and we cannot assure you that our shareholders’ applications for renewal will be approved. Thus, we cannot provide any assurance that our current or future PRC resident beneficial owners, including PRC residents and enterprises, will comply with our request to make or obtain any applicable registrations or filings, or continue to comply with all registration and filing procedures set forth in the ODI filings. Such failure or inability of our PRC resident beneficial owners to comply with the ODI filings may subject us or our PRC resident beneficial owners to fines and legal sanctions, restrict our cross-border investment activities, limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute dividends to or obtain foreign-exchange- dominated loans from us, or prevent us from making distributions or pay dividends, which will materially and adversely affect our business operations and our ability to distribute profits to you.
PRCregulation of parent/subsidiary loans and direct investment by offshore holding companies to PRC entities may delay or prevent us fromusing the proceeds of offshore offerings to make loans or additional capital contributions to the PRC subsidiaries, which could materiallyand adversely affect their liquidity and their ability to fund and expand their business.
We are an offshore holding company conducting our operations in China through PRC subsidiaries, to which we can make loans and make additional capital contributions. Most of these loans or contributions are subject to PRC regulations and approvals or registration. For example, any loans to the PRC subsidiaries, which are treated as foreign-invested enterprises under PRC law, are subject to PRC regulations and foreign exchange loan registrations. Furthermore, loans made by us to the PRC subsidiaries to finance their activities cannot exceed statutory limits and must be registered with the local counterpart of SAFE, or filed with SAFE in its information system. Pursuant to relevant PRC regulations, we may provide loans to the operating entity up to the larger amount of (i) the balance between the registered total investment amount and registered capital of these entities, or (ii) twice the amount of the net assets of these entities calculated in accordance with the Circular on Full-Coverage Macro-Prudent Management of Cross-Border Financing, or the “PBOC Circular 9.” Moreover, any medium or long-term loan to be provided by us to the PRC subsidiaries, or other domestic PRC entities must also be filed and registered with the National Development and Reform Commission (the “NDRC”). We may also decide to finance the PRC subsidiaries by means of capital contributions. These capital contributions are subject to registration with the State Administration for Market Regulation (the “SAMR”) or its local branch, reporting of foreign investment information with the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC (the “MOFCOM”), or registration with other governmental authorities in China.
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On March 30, 2015, SAFE issued the Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Reforming the Administrative Approach Regarding the Settlement of the Foreign Exchange Capital of Foreign-invested Enterprises, or “SAFE Circular 19,” which took effect and replaced previous regulations effective on June 1, 2015, and was amended on December 30, 2019. Pursuant to SAFE Circular 19, up to 100% of foreign currency capital of a foreign-invested enterprise may be converted into RMB capital according to the actual operation, and within the business scope, of the enterprise at its will. Although SAFE Circular 19 allows for the use of RMB converted from the foreign currency-denominated capital for equity investments in the PRC, the restrictions continue to apply as to foreign-invested enterprises’ use of the converted RMB for purposes beyond their business scope, for entrusted loans or for inter-company RMB loans. On June 9, 2016, SAFE promulgated the Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Reforming and Standardizing the Foreign Exchange Settlement Management Policy of Capital Account, or “SAFE Circular 16,” effective on June 9, 2016, which reiterates some rules set forth in SAFE Circular 19, but changes the prohibition against using RMB capital converted from foreign currency-denominated registered capital of a foreign-invested company to issue RMB entrusted loans to a prohibition against using such capital to issue loans to non-affiliated enterprises. SAFE Circular 19 and SAFE Circular 16 may significantly limit our ability to transfer any foreign currency we hold, including the net proceeds from our offshore offerings, to the PRC subsidiaries, which may adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business in China. On October 23, 2019, SAFE issued the Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Facilitating Cross-border Trade and Investment, or “SAFE Circular 28,” which, among other things, expanded the use of foreign exchange capital to domestic equity investment area. Non-investment foreign-funded enterprises are allowed to lawfully make domestic equity investments by using their capital on the premise without violation to prevailing Special Administrative Measures for Access of Foreign Investments, or the Negative List,” and the authenticity and compliance with the regulations of domestic investment projects. On December 4, 2023, SAFE promulgated the Notice on Further Deepening the Reform to Facilitate Cross-border Trade and Investment, which relaxed restrictions on the scale of preliminary expenses for overseas direct investment, and facilitated the payment and use of funds obtained from equity transfers under domestic reinvestment and funds raised from overseas listing of foreign direct investment.
In light of the various requirements imposed by PRC regulations on loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies, including SAFE Circular 19, SAFE Circular 16, and other relevant rules and regulations, we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete the necessary registrations or obtain the necessary government approvals on a timely basis, if at all, with respect to future loans or capital contributions to the PRC subsidiaries. As a result, uncertainties exist as to our ability to provide prompt financial support to the PRC subsidiaries when needed. If we fail to complete such registrations or obtain such approvals, our ability to use the proceeds we received or expect to receive from our offshore offerings and to capitalize or otherwise fund our PRC operations may be negatively affected, which could materially and adversely affect the PRC subsidiaries’ business, including their liquidity and their ability to fund and expand their business.
Fluctuationsin exchange rates could have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.
The value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions in China and by China’s foreign exchange policies. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its decade-old policy of pegging the value of the RMB to the U.S. dollar, and the RMB appreciated more than 20% against the U.S. dollar over the following three years. Between July 2008 and June 2010, this appreciation halted and the exchange rate between the RMB and the U.S. dollar remained within a narrow band. Since June 2010, the RMB has fluctuated against the U.S. dollar, at times significantly and unpredictably. It is difficult to predict how market forces or PRC or U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate between the RMB and the U.S. dollar in the future.
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Our business is conducted in the PRC through the operating entity, and its books and records are maintained in RMB. The financial statements that we file with the SEC and provide to our shareholders are presented in U.S. dollars. Changes in the exchange rates between the RMB and U.S. dollar affect the value of the PRC subsidiaries’ assets and results of operations, when presented in U.S. dollars. The value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in the PRC’s political and economic conditions and perceived changes in the economy of the PRC and the United States. Any significant revaluation of the RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenue, and financial condition. Further, our Class A Ordinary Shares offered in the U.S. are offered in U.S. dollars, we need to convert the net proceeds we receive into RMB in order to use the funds for the PRC subsidiaries’ business. Changes in the conversion rate among the U.S. dollar and the RMB will affect the amount of proceeds we will have available for the PRC subsidiaries’ business.
Very limited hedging options are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While we may decide to enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these hedges may be limited and we may not be able to adequately hedge our exposure or at all. In addition, our currency exchange losses may be magnified by PRC exchange control regulations that restrict our ability to convert RMB into foreign currency. As a result, fluctuations in exchange rates may have a material adverse effect on your investment.
Underthe PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a PRC “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes.Such classification would likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders and have a material adverseeffect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.
Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law (the “EIT Law”), which became effective in January 2008, an enterprise established outside the PRC with “de facto management bodies” within the PRC is considered a “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes and is generally subject to a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate on its worldwide income. Under the implementation rules to the EIT Law, a “de facto management body” is defined as a body that has material and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and human resources, finances, and properties of an enterprise. In April 2009, the State Administration of Taxation (the “SAT”) issued the Circular on Issues Concerning the Identification of Chinese-Controlled Overseas Registered Enterprises as Resident Enterprises in Accordance with the Actual Standards of Organizational Management, or “SAT Circular 82,” which was amended in December 2017. SAT Circular 82 specifies that certain offshore incorporated enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups will be classified as PRC resident enterprises if the following are located or resident in the PRC: senior management personnel and departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and management; financial and personnel decision-making bodies; key properties, accounting books, company seal, and minutes of board meetings and shareholders’ meetings; and half or more of the senior management or directors having voting rights. In addition to SAT Circular 82, the SAT issued the Measures for the Administration of Enterprise Income Tax of Chinese-Controlled Overseas Registered Enterprises as Resident Enterprises (for Trial Implementation), or “SAT Bulletin 45,” which took effect in September 2011 and was amended in April 2015, to provide more guidance on the implementation of SAT Circular 82 and clarify the reporting and filing obligations of such “Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated resident enterprises.” SAT Bulletin 45 provides procedures and administrative details for the determination of resident status and administration on post-determination matters. Although both SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 only apply to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups, not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreign individuals, the determining criteria set forth in SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 may reflect the SAT’s general position on how the “de facto management body” test should be applied in determining the tax resident status of offshore enterprises, regardless of whether they are controlled by PRC enterprises, PRC enterprise groups, or by PRC or foreign individuals.
If the PRC tax authorities determine that the actual management organ of Zhengye Cayman is within the territory of China, Zhengye Cayman may be deemed to be a PRC resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes and a number of unfavorable PRC tax consequences could follow. First, we will be subject to the uniform 25% enterprise income tax on our world-wide income, which could materially reduce our net income. In addition, we will also be subject to PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations. Finally, dividends payable by us to our investors and gains on the sale of our shares may become subject to PRC withholding tax, at a rate of 10% in the case of non-PRC enterprises or 20% in the case of non-PRC individuals (in each case, subject to the provisions of any applicable tax treaty), if such gains are deemed to be from PRC sources. It is unclear whether non-PRC shareholders of our Company would be able to claim the benefits of any tax treaties between their country of tax residence and the PRC in the event that we are treated as a PRC resident enterprise. Any such tax may reduce the returns on your investment in our shares. Although up to the date of this annual report, Zhengye Cayman has not been notified or informed by the PRC tax authorities that it has been deemed to be a resident enterprise for the purpose of the EIT Law, we cannot assure you that it will not be deemed to be a resident enterprise in the future.
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Weface uncertainty with respect to indirect transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding companies.
In February 2015, SAT issued a Public Notice Regarding Certain Corporate Income Tax Matters on Indirect Transfer of Properties by Non-Tax Resident Enterprises, or “SAT Circular 7.” SAT Circular 7 provides comprehensive guidelines relating to indirect transfers of PRC taxable assets (including equity interests and real properties of a PRC resident enterprise) by a non-resident enterprise. In addition, in October 2017, SAT issued an Announcement on Issues Relating to Withholding at Source of Income Tax of Non-resident Enterprises, or “SAT Circular 37,” effective in December 2017, which, among others, amended certain provisions in SAT Circular 7 and further clarify the tax payable declaration obligation by non-resident enterprise. Indirect transfer of equity interest and/or real properties in a PRC resident enterprise by their non-PRC holding companies are subject to SAT Circular 7 and SAT Circular 37.
SAT Circular 7 provides clear criteria for an assessment of reasonable commercial purposes and has introduced safe harbors for internal group restructurings and the purchase and sale of equity through a public securities market. As stipulated in SAT Circular 7, indirect transfers of PRC taxable assets are considered as reasonable commercial purposes if the shareholding structure of both transaction parties falls within the following situations: (i) the transferor directly or indirectly owns 80% or above equity interest of the transferee, or vice versa; (ii) the transferor and the transferee are both 80% or above directly or indirectly owned by the same party; and (iii) the percentages in bullet points (i) and (ii) shall be 100% if over 50% the share value of a foreign enterprise is directly or indirectly derived from PRC real properties. Furthermore, SAT Circular 7 also brings challenges to both foreign transferor and transferee (or other person who is obligated to pay for the transfer) of taxable assets. Where a non-resident enterprise transfers PRC taxable assets indirectly by disposing of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, which is an indirect transfer, the non-resident enterprise as either transferor or transferee, or the PRC entity that directly owns the taxable assets, may report such indirect transfer to the relevant tax authority and the PRC tax authority may disregard the existence of the overseas holding company if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose and was established for the purpose of reducing, avoiding, or deferring PRC tax. As a result, gains derived from such indirect transfer may be subject to PRC enterprise income tax, and the transferee or other person who is obligated to pay for the transfer is obligated to withhold the applicable taxes, currently at a rate of 10% for the transfer of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise. Both the transferor and the transferee may be subject to penalties under PRC tax laws if the transferee fails to withhold the taxes and the transferor fails to pay the taxes.
According to SAT Circular 37, where the non-resident enterprise fails to declare the tax payable pursuant to Article 39 of the EIT Law, the tax authority may order it to pay the tax due within required time limits, and the non-resident enterprise shall declare and pay the tax payable within such time limits specified by the tax authority. If the non-resident enterprise, however, voluntarily declares and pays the tax payable before the tax authority orders it to do so within required time limits, it shall be deemed that such enterprise has paid the tax in time.
We face uncertainties as to the reporting and assessment of reasonable commercial purposes and future transactions where PRC taxable assets are involved, such as offshore restructuring, sale of the shares in our offshore subsidiaries, and investments. In the event of being assessed as having no reasonable commercial purposes in an indirect transfer transaction, we may be subject to filing obligations or taxed if we are a transferor in such transactions, and may be subject to withholding obligations (to be specific, a 10% withholding tax for the transfer of equity interests) if we are a transferee in such transactions, under SAT Circular 7 and SAT Circular 37. For transfer of shares by investors who are non-PRC resident enterprises, the PRC subsidiaries may be requested to assist in the filing under the SAT circulars. As a result, we may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with the SAT circulars or to request the relevant transferors from whom we purchase taxable assets to comply with these circulars, or to establish that we should not be taxed under these circulars, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
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ThePRC subsidiaries are subject to restrictions on paying dividends or making other payments to us, which may have a material adverse effecton our ability to conduct our business.
We are an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. We may need dividends and other distributions on equity from the PRC subsidiaries to satisfy our liquidity requirements, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders and service any debt we may incur. If the PRC subsidiaries incur debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.
Current PRC regulations permit the PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to us only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, the PRC subsidiaries are required to set aside at least 10% of their respective accumulated profits each year, if any, to fund certain reserve funds until the total amount set aside reaches 50% of their respective registered capital. The PRC subsidiaries may also allocate a portion of their respective after-tax profits based on PRC accounting standards to employee welfare and bonus funds at their discretion. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. These limitation on the ability of the PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments, or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends, or otherwise fund and conduct our business.
Governmentalcontrol of currency conversion may affect the value of your investment and our payment of dividends.
The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of the RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. We receive substantially most of our revenue in RMB. Under our current corporate structure, Zhengye Cayman may rely on dividend payments from our PRC subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, such as profit distributions and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from SAFE by complying with certain procedural requirements. Therefore, the PRC subsidiaries are able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to us without prior approval from SAFE, subject to the condition that the remittance of such dividends outside of the PRC complies with certain procedures under PRC foreign exchange regulation, such as the overseas investment registrations by our shareholders or the ultimate shareholders of our corporate shareholders who are PRC residents. Approval from or registration with appropriate government authorities is, however, required where the RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies. The PRC government may also at its discretion restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current account transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currencies to satisfy our foreign currency demand, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders.
Thereare significant uncertainties under the EIT Law relating to the withholding tax liabilities of the PRC subsidiaries, and dividends payableby our PRC subsidiaries to our offshore subsidiaries may not qualify to enjoy certain treaty benefits.
Under the EIT Law and its implementation rules, the profits of a foreign-invested enterprise generated through operations, which are distributed to its immediate holding company outside the PRC, will be subject to a withholding tax rate of 10%. Pursuant to the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, a withholding tax rate of 10% may be lowered to 5% if the enterprise in mainland China is at least 25% held by a Hong Kong enterprise for at least 12 consecutive months prior to distribution of the dividends and is determined by the relevant PRC tax authority to have satisfied other conditions and requirements under the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement and other applicable PRC laws.
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However, based on the Circular on Certain Issues with Respect to the Enforcement of Dividend Provisions in Tax Treaties, or the “SAT Circular 81,” which became effective on February 20, 2009, if the relevant PRC tax authorities determine, in their discretion, that a company benefits from such reduced income tax rate due to a structure or arrangement that is primarily tax-driven, such PRC tax authorities may adjust the preferential tax treatment. According to Circular on Several Issues regarding the “Beneficial Owner” in Tax Treaties, which became effective as of April 1, 2018, when determining an applicant’s status as the “beneficial owner” regarding tax treatments in connection with dividends, interests, or royalties in the tax treaties, several factors will be taken into account. Such factors include whether the business operated by the applicant constitutes actual business activities, and whether the counterparty country or region to the tax treaties does not levy any tax, grant tax exemption on relevant incomes, or levy tax at an extremely low rate. This circular further requires any applicant who intends to be proved of being the “beneficial owner” to file relevant documents with the relevant tax authorities. Hainan Senhan is wholly owned by Peg Biotechnology. However, we cannot assure you that our determination regarding our qualification to enjoy the preferential tax treatment will not be challenged by the relevant PRC tax authority or we will be able to complete the necessary filings with the relevant PRC tax authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement with respect to dividends to be paid by Hainan Senhan to our Hong Kong subsidiary, Peg Biotechnology, in which case, we would be subject to the higher withdrawing tax rate of 10% on dividends received.
Ifwe become directly subject to the scrutiny, criticism, and negative publicity involving U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we may have toexpend significant resources to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, stock price, and reputation.
U.S. public companies that have substantially most of their operations in China have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism, and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators, and regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism, and negative publicity has centered on financial and accounting irregularities and mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting, inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud. As a result of the scrutiny, criticism, and negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many U.S. listed Chinese companies sharply decreased in value and, in some cases, have become virtually worthless. Many of these companies are now subject to shareholder lawsuits and SEC enforcement actions and are conducting internal and external investigations into the allegations. It is not clear what effect this sector-wide scrutiny, criticism, and negative publicity will have on us, our business, and the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. If we become the subject of any unfavorable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we will have to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend our Company. This situation will be costly and time-consuming and could distract our management from developing our business. If such allegations are not proven to be groundless, we and our business operations will be severely affected and you could sustain a significant decline in the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.
TheM&A Rules and certain other PRC regulations establish complex procedures for certain acquisitions of Chinese companies by foreigninvestors, which could make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China.
The M&A Rules and recently adopted PRC regulations and rules concerning mergers and acquisitions established additional procedures and requirements that could make the merger and acquisition activities by foreign investors more time consuming and complex. For example, the M&A Rules require that MOFCOM be notified in advance of any change-of-control transaction in which a foreign investor takes control of a PRC domestic enterprise, if (i) any important industry is concerned, (ii) such transaction involves factors that have or may have impact on the national economic security, or (iii) such transaction will lead to a change in control of a domestic enterprise which holds a famous trademark or PRC time-honored brand. Mergers or acquisitions that allow one market player to take control of or to exert decisive impact on another market player must also be notified in advance to SAMR when the threshold under the Provisions on Thresholds for Prior Notification of Concentrations of Undertakings, or the “Prior Notification Rules,” issued by the State Council in August 2024 is triggered. In addition, the Provisions of the Ministry of Commerce on the Implementation of the Security Review System for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (the “Security Review Rules”) issued by MOFCOM that became effective in September 2011specify that mergers and acquisitions by foreign investors that raise “national defense and security” concerns and mergers and acquisitions through which foreign investors may acquire de facto control over domestic enterprises that raise “national security” concerns are subject to strict review by MOFCOM, and the Security Review Rules prohibit any activities attempting to bypass a security review, including by structuring the transaction through a proxy or contractual control arrangement. Moreover, the Measures for the Security Review of Foreign Investments (the “FISR Measures”) were issued by MOFCOM and NDRC on December 19, 2020, which were made according to the National Security Law and the Foreign Investment Law and became effective on January 18, 2021. Under the FISR Measures, foreign investments in military-related industries and certain other industries that affect or may affect national security are subject to the security review conducted by the NDRC and MOFCOM. The FISR Measures further expand the scope of national security review on foreign investment compared to the existing rules, while leaving substantial room for interpretation and speculation. In the future, we may grow our business by acquiring complementary businesses. Complying with the requirements of the above-mentioned regulations and other relevant rules to complete such transactions could be time consuming, and any required approval processes, including obtaining approval from MOFCOM or its local counterparts may delay or inhibit our ability to complete such transactions. It is clear that the operating entity’s business would not be deemed to be in an industry that raises “national defense and security” or “national security” concerns. MOFCOM or other government agencies, however, may publish explanations in the future determining that the PRC subsidiaries’ business is in an industry subject to the security review, in which case our future acquisitions in the PRC, including those by way of entering into contractual control arrangements with target entities, may be closely scrutinized or prohibited. The PRC subsidiaries’ ability to expand their business or maintain or expand their market share through future acquisitions would as such be materially and adversely affected.
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Chineseregulatory authorities could disallow our holding company structure, which may result in a material change in the operating entity’soperations and/or a material change in the value of the securities we are registering for sale, including that it could cause the valueof such securities to significantly decline or become worthless.
We indirectly hold the equity of the operating entity through Hainan Senhan, and thus the operating entity is directly or indirectly foreign-invested enterprises. Although the PRC government has increasingly open attitude towards absorbing foreign investment in general, it still implements the Negative List (2024), which restricts or prohibits overseas enterprises from holding the equity of Chinese companies whose operations are included in the Negative List (2024). As the boundaries stipulated in the Negative List (2024) are relatively vague, they are subject to further determination and clarification by the Chinese government. As of the date of this annual report, the business operated by the operating entity has not been included in the Negative List (2024), but we cannot fully guarantee that the Chinese government will not make a different interpretation, so as to disallow our holding corporate structure. Moreover, the Chinese government revises the list from time to time; although the scope of the Negative List (2024) is narrowing as a whole, it remains uncertain whether our existing business or future business will be included in future revisions. If the business of the operating entity is deemed as a restricted or prohibited business based on the Negative List (2024), our existing corporate structure may be considered illegal and required to be restructured by the Chinese government, which may adversely affect the operating entity’s operations and the value of the securities we are registering for sale.
If any PRC residents intend to directly or indirectly invest in us, they are required to perform foreign exchange registration and ODI fillings in accordance with the requirements of the Chinese government, see “— PRC regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident beneficial owners or the PRC subsidiaries to liability or penalties, limit our ability to inject capital into the PRC subsidiaries, limit the PRC subsidiaries’ ability to increase their registered capital or distribute profits to us, or may otherwise adversely affect us.” If any of our PRC resident shareholders did not take relevant actions in accordance with the requirements of the Chinese government, our company structure may be disallowed by the Chinese governments. As of this annual report, it is our understanding that all of our current PRC resident shareholders have completed the required foreign exchange registration and ODI filings, except that one of our current shareholders who is subject to SAFE Circular 37 has not yet completed the registration.
If any of our shareholders who is a PRC resident or enterprise fails to fulfill the required foreign exchange registration or ODI filings, it will be deemed illegal for such shareholder to directly or indirectly hold our equity under the PRC laws. Furthermore, if PRC authorities disallow such shareholder to own our equity, the operating entity may be prohibited from distributing dividends to us or from carrying out other subsequent cross-border foreign exchange activities, and we may be restricted in our ability to contribute additional capital to the operating entity, which may adversely affect the operating entity’s operations and our values of the securities we are registering for sale.
Furthermore, if future laws, administrative regulations, or provisions mandate further actions to be taken by us or the operating entity with respect to our existing corporate structure, we may face substantial uncertainties as to whether we can complete such actions in a timely manner, or at all. Failure to take timely and appropriate measures to cope with any of these or similar regulatory compliance challenges could materially and adversely affect our current corporate structure, resulting in a material change in the operating entity’s operations and/or a material change in the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares, including that it could cause the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or become worthless.
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Thecurrent tension in international trade, particularly between the United States and China, may adversely impact our business, financialcondition, and results of operations.
Although cross-border business may not be an area of our focus, if we implement plans to expand our business internationally in the future, any unfavorable government policies on international trade, such as capital controls or tariffs, may affect the demand for our products and services, impact our competitive position, or prevent us from being able to conduct business in certain countries. If any new tariffs, legislation, or regulations are implemented, or if existing trade agreements are renegotiated, such changes could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Although the direct impact of the current international trade tension, and any escalation of such tension, on the veterinary vaccine industry in China is uncertain, the negative impacts on general, economic, political and social conditions may adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
RisksRelating to Our Business and Industry
Theoperating entity operates in a highly-competitive market and its failure to compete effectively could adversely affect its results ofoperations.
The veterinary vaccine industry in China is highly-competitive and rapidly evolving, with many new companies joining the competition in recent years and few leading companies. The operating entity competes or plans to compete with manufacturers of veterinary vaccines. See “Business — Competition.” Some of its competitors and potential competitors have greater product development capabilities and financial, scientific, marketing, and human resources than we do. Technological competition from biopharmaceutical companies and biotechnology companies is intense and is expected to increase. Other companies have developed technologies that could be the basis for competitive products. Some of these products have an entirely different approach or means of accomplishing the desired curative effect than products we are developing. Alternative products may be developed that are more effective, work faster, and are less costly than our products. Competitors may succeed in developing products earlier than us, obtaining approvals and clearances for such products more rapidly than the operating entity, or developing products that are more effective than its. In addition, other forms of treatment may be competitive with its products. Over time, its technology or products may become obsolete or uncompetitive.
Perceivedadverse effects on human health linked to the consumption of food derived from animals that utilize the operating entity’s productscould cause a decline in the sales of such products.
The operating entity’s livestock business depends heavily on a healthy and growing livestock industry. If the public perceives a risk to human health from the consumption of the food-producing animals that utilize the operating entity’s products, there may be a decline in the production of such food products and, in return, demand for the operating entity’s products. For example, livestock producers may experience decreased demand for their products or reputational harm as a result of evolving consumer views of animal rights, nutrition and health-related or other concerns. Any reputational harm to the livestock industry may also extend to companies in related industries, including the operating entity and thus, our company. Adverse consumer views related to the use of one or more of the operating entity’s products in livestock also may result in a decrease in the use of such products and could have a material adverse effect on both the operating entity’s and our operating results and financial condition.
Increasedregulation relating to the raising, processing or consumption of food-producing animals could reduce demand for the operating entity’slivestock products.
Companies in the livestock industries are subject to extensive and increasingly stringent regulations. If livestock producers are adversely affected by new regulations or changes to existing regulations, they may reduce herd sizes or become less profitable and, as a result, they may reduce their use of the operating entity’s products, which may materially adversely affect both the operating entity’s and our operating results and financial condition. Furthermore, adverse regulations related, directly or indirectly, to the use of one or more of the operating entity’s products may injure livestock producers’ market position. More stringent regulation of the livestock industry or the operating entity’s products could have a material adverse effect on both the operating entity’s and our operating results and financial condition.
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Theoperating entity’s business is subject to risk based on customer exposure to rising costs and reduced customer income.
Feed, fuel and transportation and other key costs for livestock producers may increase or animal protein prices or sales may decrease. Either of these trends could cause deterioration in the financial condition of the operating entity’s livestock product customers, potentially inhibiting their ability to purchase the operating entity’s products or pay for products delivered. The operating entity’s livestock product customers may offset rising costs by reducing spending on the operating entity’s products, including by switching to lower-cost alternatives to the operating entity’s products, which could have a material adverse effect on both the operating entity’s and our operating results and financial condition.
Theoperating entity may not successfully acquire and integrate other businesses, license rights to technologies or products, form and managealliances or divest businesses.
The operating entity may pursue acquisitions, technology licensing arrangements, strategic alliances or divestitures of some of its businesses as part of the business strategy. The operating entity may not complete these transactions in a timely manner, on a cost-effective basis or at all. In addition, it may be subject to regulatory constraints or limitations or other unforeseen factors that prevent it from realizing the expected benefits. Even if it is successful in making an acquisition, the products and technologies that are acquired may not be successful or may require significantly greater resources and investments than originally anticipated. It may be unable to integrate acquisitions successfully into its existing business, and it may be unable to achieve expected gross margin improvements or efficiencies. It also could incur or assume significant debt and unknown or contingent liabilities. Its reported results of operations could be negatively affected by acquisition or disposition-related charges, amortization of expenses related to intangibles and charges for impairment of long-term assets. It may be subject to litigation in connection with, or as a result of, acquisitions, dispositions, licenses or other alliances, including claims from terminated employees, customers or third parties, and it may be liable for future or existing litigation and claims related to the acquired business, disposition, license or other alliance because either it is not indemnified for such claims or the indemnification is insufficient. These effects could cause it to incur significant expenses and could materially adversely affect both its and our operating results and financial condition.
Theoperating entity’s research and development, acquisition and licensing efforts may fail to generate new products and brand life-cycledevelopments.
Our future success depends on both the existing product portfolio and the pipeline of new products, including new products that the operating entity may develop and products that it is able to obtain through license or acquisition. The operating entity commits substantial effort, funds and other resources to research and development, both through its own dedicated resources and through collaborations with third parties.
The operating entity may be unable to determine with accuracy when or whether any of its products now under development will be approved or launched, or it may be unable to develop, license or otherwise acquire product candidates or products. In addition, it cannot predict whether any products, once launched, will be commercially successful or will achieve sales and revenue that are consistent with its expectations. Furthermore, the timing and cost of its research and development may increase, making the research and development less predictable. For example, changes in regulations applicable to animal health industry may make it more time-consuming and/or costly to research, test and develop products.
The operating entity expects to enter into collaboration or licensing arrangements with third parties to provide it with access to certain technology for purposes of its business. Such agreements are typically complex and require time to negotiate and implement. If it enters into these arrangements, it may not be able to maintain these relationships or establish new ones in the future on acceptable terms or at all. In addition, any collaboration that it enters into may not be successful, and the success may depend on the efforts and actions of its collaborators, which it may not be able to control. If it is unable to access to certain technology to conduct research and development on cost-effective terms, its ability to develop new products could be limited. As a result, both the operating entity’s and our operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
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Advancesin veterinary medical practices and animal health technologies could negatively affect the market for the operating entity’s products.
The market for the operating entity’s products could be impacted negatively by the introduction and/or broad market acceptance of newly-developed or alternative products that address the diseases and conditions for which it sells products, including “green” or “holistic” health products or specially bred disease-resistant animals. In addition, technological breakthroughs by others may obviate the operating entity’s technology and reduce or eliminate the market for the operating entity’s products. Introduction or acceptance of such products or technologies could materially adversely affect both the operating entity’s and our operating results and financial condition.
Theoperating entity’s research and development relies on evaluations in animals.
As a veterinary vaccines business, the evaluation of the operating entity existing and new products in animals is required to register its products. Animal testing in certain industries has been the subject of controversy and adverse publicity. Some organizations and individuals have attempted to ban animal testing or encourage the adoption of additional regulations applicable to animal testing. To the extent that the activities of such organizations and individuals are successful, the operating entity’s research and development, and by extension its and our operating results and financial condition, could be materially adversely affected. In addition, negative publicity about the operating entity or the veterinary vaccines industry could harm the operating entity’s reputation.
Manufacturingproblems may cause product launch delays, inventory shortages, recalls or unanticipated costs.
Minor deviations in the manufacturing processes, such as temperature excursions or improper package sealing, could result in delays, inventory shortages, unanticipated costs, product recalls, product liability and/or regulatory action. In addition, a number of factors could cause production interruptions, including:
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These interruptions could result in launch delays, inventory shortages, recalls, unanticipated costs or issues with the operating entity’s agreements under which it supplies third parties, which may adversely affect both the operating entity’s and our operating results.
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Theoperating entity may fail to detect or cure defects of its products.
Despite the quality control management system, the operating entity cannot eliminate the risks of errors, defects, or failures. The operating entity may fail to detect or cure defects as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside its control, including:
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Failure to detect quality defects in the products could result in animal illness, customer dissatisfaction, or other problems that could harm the operating entity’s reputation and business, expose it to liability, and adversely affect its revenue and profitability. Relevant PRC laws and regulations were formulated to strengthen the administration of rules pertaining to product quality, as well as to clarify the rules on product liability, protect consumers and maintain social and economic order. Products offered for sale in China must meet the relevant quality and safety standards. Violations of state or industrial standards for health, safety and any other related violations may result in civil liabilities and penalties, such as compensation for damages, fines, suspension, or shutdown of business, as well as confiscation of products illegally produced for sale and the sales proceeds of such products. As a result, it could materially adversely affect both the operating entity’s and our operating results and financial condition.
Themisuse or off-label use of the operating entity’s products may harm the operating entity’s reputation or result in financialor other damages.
The operating entity’s products have been approved for use under specific circumstances for the treatment of certain diseases and conditions in specific species. There may be increased risk of product liability if veterinarians, livestock producers, pet owners or others attempt to use the products off-label, including the use of the products in species for which they have not been approved. Furthermore, the use of the operating entity’s products for indications other than those indications for which its products have been approved may not be effective, which could harm the operating entity’s reputation and lead to an increased risk of litigation. If the operating entity is deemed by a governmental or regulatory agency to have engaged in the promotion of any of its products for off-label use, such agency could request that it modifies its training or promotional materials and practices and it could be subject to significant fines and penalties, and the imposition of these sanctions could also affect its reputation and position within the industry. Any of these events could materially adversely affect both the operating entity’s and our operating results and financial condition.
Wederive a significant portion of our revenue from swine vaccines and any reduction in demand of swine vaccines could have an adverse effecton our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and prospects.
We derive a significant portion of our revenue from the sale of swine vaccines. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, our revenue from the sale of swine vaccines amounted to approximately RMB90.1 million (US$12.9 million), RMB157.8 million, and RMB188.9 million, or approximately 77.5%, 84.7%, and 89.3% of our revenue, respectively. For details on the swine vaccines sold by our Company, please see the section entitled “Business — Products.” Consequently, any reduction in demand of swine vaccines could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects.
Animalhealth products are subject to unanticipated safety or efficacy concerns, which may harm the operating entity’s reputation.
Unanticipated safety or efficacy concerns can arise with respect to animal health products, whether or not scientifically or clinically supported, leading to product recalls, withdrawals or suspended or declining sales, as well as product liability, and other claims. In addition, the operating entity depends on positive perceptions of the safety and quality of its products, and animal health products generally, by its customers, veterinarians and end-users, and such concerns may harm its reputation. These concerns and the related harm to its reputation could materially adversely affect the operating entity’s and our operating results and financial condition, regardless of whether such reports are accurate.
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Ourhistorical growth rates and performance may not be sustainable or indicative of our future growth and financial results. We cannot guaranteethat we will be able to maintain the growth rate we have experienced to date.
Our revenue decreased from RMB211.7 million in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 to RMB186.4 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and further decreased to RMB116.4 million (US$16.6 million) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Our historical performance may not be indicative of our future growth or financial results. We cannot assure you that we will be able to grow at the same rate as we did in the past, or avoid any decline in the future. Our growth may slow or become negative, and revenue may decline for a number of possible reasons, some of which are beyond our control, including decreasing consumer spending, increasing competition, declining growth of our overall market or industry, the emergence of alternative business models and changes in rules, regulations, government policies, or general economic conditions. It is difficult to evaluate our prospects, as we may not have sufficient experience in addressing the risks to which companies operating in rapidly evolving markets may be exposed. If our growth rate declines, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
Theoperating entity’s business is subject to inherent risks relating to product liability.
At present, the veterinary vaccines produced by the operating entity cover animals such as pigs, chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, dogs. The quality of the veterinary vaccines is directly related to the prevention effect of animal epidemics. If the operating entity’s vaccine products do not meet the quality standard, it will not only fail to achieve the immune effect and cause disease transmission but also may produce serious immune side effects, leading to the death of animals and causing economic losses to farmers, which will adversely affect its brand, reputation, and market influence of the enterprise, and the operating entity will have to pay a certain fee.
In addition, the operating entity may be held liable if any product we develop, or any product which is made using our technologies, causes injury or is found unsuitable during product testing, manufacturing, marketing, sale, or use. These risks are inherent in the development of veterinary vaccines and bio-pharmaceutical products. The operating entity currently does not have sufficient product liability insurance. If it cannot obtain sufficient insurance coverage at an acceptable cost or otherwise protect against potential product liability claims, the commercialization of products that it develops may be prevented or inhibited. If the operating entity is sued for any injury caused by its products, its liability could exceed its total assets, which could materially harm its business, financial condition and results of operations.
Theoperating entity’s business will be materially and adversely affected if its collaborative partners, licensees and other thirdparties over whom the operating entity is very dependent fail to perform as expected.
Due to the complexity of the process of developing bio-pharmaceuticals, the operating entity’s core business depends on arrangements with bio-pharmaceutical institutes, corporate and academic collaborators, licensors, licensees and others for the research, development, clinical testing, technology rights, manufacturing, marketing and commercialization of our products. The operating entity has various research collaborations and outsource other business functions. The operating entity’s license agreements could obligate it to diligently bring potential products to market, make substantial milestone payments and royalties and incur the costs of filing and prosecuting patent applications. There are no assurances that the operating entity will be able to establish or maintain collaborations that are important to its business on favorable terms, or at all. The operating entity could enter into collaborative arrangements for the development of particular products that may lead to its relinquishing some or all rights to the related technology or products. A number of risks arise from the operating entity’s dependence on collaborative agreements with third parties. Product development and commercialization efforts could be adversely affected if any collaborative partner (i) terminates or suspends its agreement or arrangement with the operating entity; (ii) causes delays; (iii) fails to timely develop or manufacture in adequate quantities a substance needed in order to conduct clinical trials; (iv) fails to adequately perform clinical trials; (v) determines not to develop, manufacture or commercialize a product to which it has rights; or (vi) otherwise fails to meet its contractual obligations. In addition, the operating entity’s collaborative partners could pursue other technologies or develop alternative products that could compete with the products the operating entity is developing.
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Theoperating entity’s business requires a number of permits and licenses. We cannot assure you that the operating entity can maintainall required licenses, permits and certifications to carry on its business at all times.
Before the operating entity’s products can be profitable, they must be produced in commercial quantities in a cost-effective manufacturing process that complies with regulatory requirements, such as China’s GMP, production and quality control regulations. If the operating entity cannot arrange for or maintain commercial-scale manufacturing on acceptable terms, or if there are delays or difficulties in the manufacturing process, the operating entity may not be able to conduct clinical trials, obtain regulatory approval or meet demand for its products.
The operating entity has obtained certificates, permits, and licenses required for the operation of a bio-pharmaceutical enterprise and the manufacturing of veterinary vaccines in the PRC. However, we cannot assure you that the operating entity can maintain all the other required licenses, permits and certifications to carry on its business at all times, and in the past from time to time the operating entity may have not been in compliance with all such required licenses, permits and certifications. Moreover, these licenses, permits and certifications are subject to periodic renewal and/or reassessment by the relevant PRC governmental authorities and the standards of such renewal or reassessment may change from time to time. The operating entity intends to apply for the renewal of these licenses, permits and certifications when required by then applicable laws and regulations. Any failure by the operating entity to obtain and maintain all licenses, permits and certifications necessary to carry on its business at any time could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, any inability to renew these licenses, permits and certifications could severely disrupt the operating entity’s business and prevent it from continuing to carry on its business. Any changes in the standards used by governmental authorities in considering whether to renew or reassess the operating entity’s business licenses, permits and certifications, as well as any enactment of new regulations that may restrict the conduct of its business, may also decrease its revenue and/or increase its costs and materially reduce its profitability and prospects. Furthermore, if the interpretation or implementation of existing laws and regulations changes or if new regulations come into effect requiring the operating entity to obtain any additional licenses, permits or certifications that were previously not required to operate its existing businesses, we cannot assure you that the operating entity will successfully obtain such licenses, permits or certifications.
Theoperating entity’s ability to generate more revenue would be adversely affected if it needs more clinical trials or take more timeto complete its clinical trials than it has planned.
Clinical trials vary in design by factors including dosage, end points, length, and controls. The operating entity may need to conduct a series of trials to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of its products. The results of these trials may not demonstrate safety or efficacy sufficiently for regulatory authorities to approve its products. Further, the actual schedules for the operating entity’s clinical trials could vary dramatically from the forecasted schedules due to factors including changes in trial design, conflicts with the schedules of participating clinicians and clinical institutions, and changes affecting product supplies for clinical trials. Delays in or failure to commence or complete any planned clinical trials could delay the ultimate timelines for the operating entity’s product releases. Such delays could reduce investors’ confidence in the operating entity’s ability to develop products, likely causing the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to decrease.
Ifwe cannot retain, attract, and motivate key personnel, we may be unable to effectively implement our business plan.
Our success depends in large part upon our ability to retain, attract, and motivate highly skilled management, research and development, marketing, and sales personnel. The loss of and failure to replace key technical management and personnel could adversely affect multiple development efforts. Recruitment and retention of senior management and skilled technical, sales and other personnel is very competitive, and we may not be successful in either attracting or retaining such personnel. We may lose key personnel to other high technology companies, and many larger companies with significantly greater resources than us may aggressively recruit key personnel. As part of our strategy to attract and retain key personnel, we may offer equity compensation through grants of share options, restricted share awards or restricted share units. Potential employees, however, may not perceive our equity incentives as attractive enough. In addition, due to the intense competition for qualified employees, we may be required to, and have had to, increase the level of compensation paid to existing and new employees, which could materially increase our operating expenses.
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Ifthe operating entity is unable to obtain the regulatory approvals or clearances that are necessary to commercialize its products, wewill have less revenue than expected.
China and other countries impose significant statutory and regulatory obligations upon the manufacture and sale of bio-pharmaceutical products. Each regulatory authority typically has a lengthy approval process in which it examines pre-clinical and clinical data and the facilities in which the product is manufactured. Regulatory submissions must meet complex criteria to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the ultimate products. Addressing these criteria requires considerable data collection, verification and analysis. We may spend time and money preparing regulatory submissions or applications without assurances as to whether they will be approved on a timely basis or at all.
The operating entity’s product candidates, some of which are currently in the early stages of development, will require significant additional development and pre-clinical and clinical testing prior to their commercialization. These steps and the process of obtaining required approvals and clearances can be costly and time-consuming. If the operating entity’s potential products are not successfully developed, cannot be proven to be safe and effective through clinical trials, or do not receive applicable regulatory approvals and clearances, or if there are delays in the process, (i) the commercialization of the operating entity’s products could be adversely affected; (ii) any competitive advantages of the products could be diminished; and (iii) revenue or collaborative milestones from the products could be reduced or delayed.
Governmental and regulatory authorities may approve a product candidate for fewer indications or narrower circumstances than requested or may condition approval on the performance of post-marketing studies for a product candidate. Even if a product receives regulatory approval and clearance, it may later exhibit adverse side effects that limit or prevent its widespread use or that force us to withdraw the product from the market. Any marketed product and its manufacturer, including the operating entity, will continue to be subject to strict regulation after approval. Results of post-marketing programs may limit or expand the further marketing of products. Unforeseen problems with an approved product or any violation of regulations could result in restrictions on the product, including its withdrawal from the market and possible civil actions.
In manufacturing the operating entity’s products, the operating entity are required to comply with applicable GMP regulations, which include requirements relating to quality control and quality assurance, as well as the maintenance of records and documentation. If the operating entity cannot comply with regulatory requirements, including applicable GMP requirements, the operating entity may not be allowed to develop or market the product candidates. If the operating entity or its manufacturers fail to comply with applicable regulatory requirements at any stage during the regulatory process, the operating entity may be subject to sanctions, including fines, product recalls or seizures, injunctions, refusal of regulatory agencies to review pending market approval applications or supplements to approve applications, total or partial suspension of production, civil penalties, withdrawals of previously approved marketing applications and criminal prosecution.
Theoperating entity sources its raw materials used for manufacturing from a limited number of suppliers. If it loses one or more of thesuppliers, its operation may be disrupted, and both the operating entity’s and our results of operations may be adversely and materiallyimpacted.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, two vendors accounted for 12.3% and 12.2% of the Company’s total purchases, respectively. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, one vendor accounted for 14.2% of the Company’s total purchases. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, there was no supplier accounted above 10% of the Company’s total purchases. If the operating entity loses suppliers and is unable to swiftly engage new suppliers, its operations may be disrupted or suspended, and it may not be able to deliver products to its customers on time. The operating entity may also have to pay a higher price to source from a different supplier on short notice. While the operating entity is actively searching for and negotiating with new suppliers, there is no guarantee that it will be able to locate appropriate new suppliers or supplier merger targets in its desired timeline. As such, both the operating entity’s and our results of operations may be adversely and materially impacted.
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Highcustomer concentration exposes the operating entity to all of the risks faced by its major customer and may subject it to significantfluctuations or declines in revenue, which may have a material adverse impact on the operating entity’s business, and its and ourfinancial condition and results of operations.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, one customer, Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. (“MYF”) accounted for 13.7% of our total revenue. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, one customer, MYF accounted for 44.6% of our total revenue. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, two customers, MYF and Shuangbaotai (Group) Corporation Limited (“Shuangbaotai”), accounted for 52.1% and 15.0% of our total revenue, respectively. Although the operating entity continually seeks to diversify its customer base, we cannot assure you that the proportion of the revenue contribution from these customers to the operating entity’s total revenue will decrease in the near future. Dependence on these customers will expose the operating entity to the risks of substantial losses. Specifically, any one of the following events, among others, may cause material fluctuations or declines in the operating entity’s revenue and have a material and adverse effect on the operating entity’s business, and both its and our financial condition, and results of operations:
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If the operating entity fails to maintain relationships with these customers, and if it is unable to find replacement customers on commercially desirable terms or in a timely manner or at all, the operating entity business, both its and our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
Fluctuationsin market conditions and dynamics of demand and supply could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, andresults of operations.
Market volatility can lead to rapid changes in product pricing, availability of raw materials, and customer demand which could adversely impact our profitability. Additionally, unforeseen shifts in market preferences or the entry of new competitors could alter the supply and demand balance, affecting our sales and market share. Our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected by variations in market conditions as well as fluctuations in the demand and supply of our products.
Damageto our brand image could have a material adverse effect on our growth strategy and our business, financial condition, results of operationsand prospects.
Maintaining and enhancing our brand is critical to expanding our base of customers. Our ability to maintain and enhance our brand depends largely on our ability to maintain customer confidence in our product and service offerings, including by providing after-sales services and technical guidance to customers. If customers do not have a satisfactory experience with our products or services, our customers may seek out alternatives from our competitors and may not return to us in the future, or at all.
In addition, unfavorable publicity regarding, for example, our practices relating to privacy and data protection, product quality, delivery problems, competitive pressures, litigation or regulatory activity, could seriously harm our reputation. Such negative publicity also could have an adverse effect on the size, engagement, and loyalty of our customer base and result in decreased total revenue which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Customer complaints or negative publicity about our marketplace, products, delivery times, company practices, employees, customer data handling and security practices or customer support, especially on social media websites and in our marketplace, could rapidly and severely diminish our customers’ confidence in us and result in harm to our brands.
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Ifthe operating entity cannot successfully protect its intellectual property and exclusive rights, our brand and business would suffer.
The operating entity relies on a combination of trademark, copyright, domain name and trade secret protection laws in China, as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions, to protect its intellectual property rights and other exclusive rights. The operating entity also enters into agreements containing confidentiality obligations with its employees and any third parties who may access its proprietary technology and information, and the operating entity rigorously controls access to its proprietary technology and information.
Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee that the operating entity can successfully protect its intellectual property and exclusive rights from unauthorized usage by third parties or breach of confidentiality obligations by its counterparties. For example, there could be other competitors imitating or copying the operating entity’s self-developed products without the operating entity’s prior consent, which may harm its reputation and operations. Furthermore, a third-party may take advantage of the “first-to-file” trademark registration system in China to register the operating entity’s brands in bad faith, which will cause the operating entity to incur additional costs for legal actions. Moreover, confidentiality obligations may be breached by counterparties, and there may not be adequate remedies available to the operating entity for any such breach. Accordingly, the operating entity may not be able to effectively protect its intellectual property rights and exclusive rights or to enforce its contractual rights in China or elsewhere. Moreover, although the operating entity sells its products outside of the PRC, it does not have any intellectual property protection in those foreign countries. Failure to protect its intellectual properties in these countries could have a material adverse effect on both our and the operating entity’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, policing any unauthorized use of the operating entity’s intellectual property and exclusive rights is difficult, time-consuming and costly. The precaution steps the operating entity has taken for protecting our rights may be inadequate. In the event that the operating entity resorts to litigation to enforce its intellectual property rights and exclusive rights, such litigation could result in substantial costs and a diversion of the operating entity’s managerial and financial resources. We can provide no assurance that the operating entity will prevail in such litigation or that the operating entity would be able to halt any unauthorized use of its intellectual property and exclusive rights. In addition, the operating entity’s trade secrets may be leaked to, or be independently discovered by, its competitors. Any failure in protecting or enforcing the operating entity’s intellectual property rights could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Theoperating entity may be accused of infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights of third parties.
We cannot assure you that the operating entity’s product design, offerings, or technologies do not or will not infringe upon copyrights or other intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, trademarks, patents and know-how) held by third parties. For example, the design of third-party products and the operating entity’s products may be similar and result in intellectual property disputes. Nor can we assure you that the operating entity’s use of software or any other intellectual properties in business and operation will not be alleged by any third party as infringement resulting from lack of licenses. If any third-party infringement claims are brought against the operating entity, the operating entity may be forced to divert management’s time and other resources from its business and operations to defend against these claims. The operating entity may also be prohibited from using such intellectual property or relevant content. As a result, the operating entity may incur licensing or usage fees, develop alternatives of its own, or even need to pay damages, legal fees and other costs. Even if such assertions against the operating entity are unsuccessful, they may cause the operating entity to lose existing and future business and incur reputational harm and substantial legal fees. As a result, our reputation may be harmed, and our business and financial performance may be materially and adversely affected.
Weare subject to legal and regulatory proceedings from time to time in the ordinary course of our business.
We have not been subject to any material allegations or complaints in the past, but we may be involved in legal and other disputes in the ordinary courses of our business, including allegations against us for potential infringement of third-party copyrights or other intellectual property rights, as well as customer complaints in relation to our refund policy, the quality of our services, and other dissatisfaction. We might also be involved in governmental investigations for content posted on our websites or other aspect of our business operation in the future. Any claims against us, with or without merit, could be time-consuming and costly to defend or litigate, divert our management’s attention and resources or harm our brand equity. If a lawsuit or governmental proceeding against us is successful, we may be required to pay substantial damages or fines. We may also lose, or be limited in, the rights to offer some of our products and services or be required to make changes to our content offerings or business model. As a result, the scope of our content, product and service offerings could be reduced, which could adversely affect our ability to attract new customers, harm our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Moreover, becoming a public company will raise our public profile, which may result in increased litigation as well as increased public awareness of any such litigation. There is substantial uncertainty regarding the scope and application of many of the laws and regulations to which we are subject, which increases the risk that we will be subject to claims alleging violations of those laws and regulations. In the future, we may also be accused of having, or be found to have, infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated third-party intellectual property rights.
Wecould be adversely affected by violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar worldwide anti-bribery laws.
We are facilitating overseas business development. The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar anti-bribery laws generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to foreign government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Practices in the local business communities of many countries outside the United States have a level of government corruption that is greater than that found in the developed world. Our policies mandate compliance with these anti-bribery laws and we have established policies and procedures designed to monitor compliance with these anti-bribery law requirements; however, we cannot assure you that our policies and procedures will protect us from all potential reckless or criminal acts committed by individual employees or agents. If we are found to be liable for anti-bribery law violations, we could suffer from criminal or civil penalties or other sanctions that could have a material adverse effect on our business.
RisksRelating to our Class A Ordinary Shares and the Trading Market
Ourdual class share structure with different voting rights may adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Class A Ordinary Shares.
We cannot predict whether our dual class share structure with different voting rights will result in a lower or more volatile market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares, in adverse publicity, or other adverse consequences. Certain index providers have announced restrictions on including companies with multiple class share structures in certain of their indices. Because of our dual class structure, we will likely be excluded from these indices and other stock indices that take similar actions. Given the sustained flow of investment funds into passive strategies that seek to track certain indices, exclusion from certain stock indices would likely preclude investment by many of these funds and could make the Class A Ordinary Shares less attractive to investors. In addition, several shareholder advisory firms have announced their opposition to the use of a multiple class structure and our dual class structure may cause shareholder advisory firms to publish negative commentary about our corporate governance, in which case, the market price and liquidity of the Class A Ordinary Shares could be adversely affected.
Ourdual class share structure with different voting rights will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage othersfrom pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may view as beneficial.
We have adopted a dual class share structure such that our Ordinary Shares consist of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. In respect of matters requiring the votes of shareholders, each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote and each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled 20 votes. Each Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into one Class A Ordinary share at any time by the holder thereof. In addition, upon any sale, transfer, assignment or disposition of any Class B Ordinary Share by a shareholder to any person who is not the Designated Person (as defined in our articles of association) or an affiliate of the Designated Person, or upon a change of ultimate beneficial ownership of any Class B Ordinary Share to any person who is not the Designated Person or an affiliate of the Designated Person, such Class B Ordinary Share shall be automatically and immediately converted into the same number of Class A Ordinary Shares. Our Class A Ordinary Shares are not convertible into our Class B Ordinary Shares under any circumstances. Only our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on Nasdaq. This voting structure may discourage investors from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may view as beneficial.
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Futureissuances of Class B Ordinary Shares may be dilutive to holders of Class A Ordinary Shares.
We may issue additional Class B Ordinary Shares in the future in connection with future financings, strategic transactions, equity incentive plans, or otherwise. Any such issuance could result in dilution to existing holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares.
In addition, since Class B Ordinary Shares carry greater voting rights than Class A Ordinary Shares, any future issuances of Class B Ordinary Shares could have the effect of further concentrating voting power in certain shareholders. This may reduce the influence of Class A Ordinary Shareholders over matters requiring shareholder approval.
There can be no assurance as to when or if we will issue additional Class B Ordinary Shares, or the terms of any such issuance. However, any such future issuances could materially and adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and dilute the interests of existing Class A Ordinary Shareholders.
Nasdaqmay apply additional and more stringent criteria for our continued listing, since our insiders hold a large portion of our listed securities.
Nasdaq Listing Rule 5101 provides Nasdaq with broad discretionary authority over the initial and continued listing of securities on Nasdaq and Nasdaq may use such discretion to deny initial listing, apply additional or more stringent criteria for the initial or continued listing of particular securities, or suspend or delist particular securities based on any event, condition, or circumstance that exists or occurs that makes initial or continued listing of the securities on Nasdaq inadvisable or unwarranted in the opinion of Nasdaq, even though the securities meet all enumerated criteria for initial or continued listing on Nasdaq. In addition, Nasdaq has used its discretion to deny initial or continued listing or to apply additional and more stringent criteria in the instances, including: (i) where the company engaged an auditor that has not been subject to an inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”), an auditor that PCAOB cannot inspect, or an auditor that has not demonstrated sufficient resources, geographic reach, or experience to adequately perform the company’s audit; (ii) where the company planned a small public offering, which would result in insiders holding a large portion of the company’s listed securities (in which instance, Nasdaq was concerned that the offering size was insufficient to establish the company’s initial valuation, and there would not be sufficient liquidity to support a public market for the company); and (iii) where the company did not demonstrate sufficient nexus to the U.S. capital market, including having no U.S. shareholders, operations, or members of the board of directors or management. Since our insiders hold a large portion of our listed securities, Nasdaq may apply additional and more stringent criteria for our continued listing. If we fail to satisfy Nasdaq’s enhanced listing requirements, or even if we satisfy such requirements but Nasdaq nevertheless determines that the continued listing of our securities is inadvisable or unwarranted, Nasdaq may delist our Class A Ordinary Shares. Any such delisting could materially and adversely affect the trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares and could cause their value to decline significantly or become worthless.
Nasdaqhas proposed a new $5 million minimum market value continued listing requirement that, if approved, could result in immediate suspensionand delisting of our Class A Ordinary Shares without any cure period or opportunity to regain compliance.
On January 13, 2026, Nasdaq proposed new listing rules requiring companies on the Nasdaq Global and Capital Markets to maintain a minimum market value of listed securities of at least $5 million. Under this proposal, if our market value falls below $5 million for 30 consecutive business days, our Class A Ordinary Shares would be immediately suspended from trading and delisted from Nasdaq, with no cure period, no compliance period, and no stay of suspension during any appeal.
This proposed rule represents a fundamental departure from Nasdaq’s traditional approach to listing deficiencies. Unlike other continued listing requirements that provide companies with 180 days or more to regain compliance, the proposed market value requirement would result in immediate and irreversible consequences. While we could request a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Hearings Panel to appeal a delisting determination, such a request would not prevent the immediate suspension of our Class A Ordinary Shares from trading. Furthermore, the panel would have extremely limited discretion and could only reverse the delisting decision if it determines that the initial determination was in error, and the panel could not consider evidence that we had subsequently regained compliance or grant us additional time to do so.
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Nasdaq’s proposal reflects its belief that once a company’s market value falls below $5 million, the challenges facing that company are generally not temporary and are so severe that the company is unlikely to regain and sustain compliance for the long term. Nasdaq further believes it is difficult to maintain fair and orderly markets for such low-value companies. The SEC must decide on the proposal within 45 days of publication in the Federal Register, unless it extends the review period, creating uncertainty regarding whether and when this rule may become effective.
Our market value is calculated as our consolidated closing bid price multiplied by our total listed securities. Factors that could cause our market value to fall below the proposed threshold include continued stock price decline, lack of investor interest, adverse market conditions, negative developments in our business operations, dilutive financing transactions, or broader market volatility affecting microcap companies.
This proposal is part of a broader trend of Nasdaq tightening listing standards for smaller issuers, including recent rules granting Nasdaq discretion to deny initial listings based on susceptibility to manipulative trading and other market value-based requirements. This increasingly stringent regulatory environment creates greater challenges for microcap companies such as us to maintain public listings.
If the proposed $5 million market value continued listing requirement is approved and we subsequently fail to maintain the required market value for 30 consecutive business days, our Class A Ordinary Shares would be immediately suspended from trading and delisted from Nasdaq without any opportunity to cure the deficiency. Such suspension and delisting would have severe adverse consequences for our business, our ability to raise capital, and the liquidity and value of our shareholders’ investments. Moreover, even if we remain in compliance with quantitative criteria, Nasdaq retains discretionary authority under Rule IM-5101-1 to suspend or terminate a company’s listing if necessary to protect investors or ensure the orderly operation of the market, which could result in similar adverse consequences even absent a failure to meet specific quantitative thresholds.
Because we are a small company, the requirements of being a public company, including compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and certain requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2022 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), may strain our resources, increase our costs and distract management, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.
As a public company with listed equity securities, we must comply with the federal securities laws, rules, and regulations, including certain corporate governance provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Act, related rules and regulations of the SEC and the Nasdaq, with which a private company is not required to comply. Complying with these laws, rules and regulations occupies a significant amount of the time of our board of directors and management and significantly increases our costs and expenses. Among other things, we must:
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Anactive trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares may not develop or sustain, and the trading price for our Class A Ordinary Sharesmay fluctuate significantly.
No assurance can be given that an active market in our Class A Ordinary Shares will develop or be sustained. If an active market does not develop, the market price and liquidity of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be materially and adversely affected, and holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be unable to readily sell the shares they hold or may not be able to sell their shares at all. There can be no guarantee that we will continue to satisfy the continued listing standards of Nasdaq. If we fail to satisfy the continued listing standards, we could be de-listed, which would have a negative effect on the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and impair your ability to sell your shares. As a result, investors in our securities may experience a significant decrease in the value of their Class A Ordinary Shares.
Ifwe fail to implement and maintain an effective system of internal controls or fail to remediate the material weaknesses in our internalcontrol over financial reporting that have been identified, we may fail to meet our reporting obligations or be unable to accuratelyreport our results of operations or prevent fraud, and investor confidence and the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may bematerially and adversely affected.
We are subject to reporting obligations under U.S. securities laws. The SEC adopted rules pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requiring every public company to include a management report on such company’s internal control over financial reporting in its annual report, which contains management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. In addition, if we cease to be an “emerging growth company,” as such term is defined in the JOBS Act, our independent registered public accounting firm must attest to and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Our management may conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective on an annual basis. Our management may conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective. Moreover, even if our management concludes that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, our independent registered public accounting firm, after conducting its own independent testing, may issue a report that is qualified, if it is not satisfied with our internal controls or the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated, or reviewed, or if it interprets the relevant requirements differently from us. In addition, after we become a public company, our reporting obligations may place a burden on our management, operational, and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future. We may be unable to complete our evaluation testing and any required remediation in a timely manner.
Our failure to implement and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting could result in errors in our financial statements that could result in a restatement of our financial statements, cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which may result in volatility in and a decline in the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.
During the course of documenting and testing our internal control procedures, in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404, we may identify material weaknesses and deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB, has defined a material weakness as “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 the annual or interim statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.”
In addition, if we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting, as these standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404. Generally speaking, if we fail to achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment, we could suffer material misstatements in our financial statements and fail to meet our reporting obligations, which would likely cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information. This could in turn limit our access to capital markets, harm our results of operations and lead to a decline in the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. Additionally, ineffective internal control over financial reporting could expose us to increased risk of fraud, misuse of corporate assets and legal actions under the United States securities laws and subject us to potential delisting from Nasdaq, to regulatory investigations and to civil or criminal sanctions.
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Weincurred substantial increased costs as a result of being a public company.
After we became a public company, we have incurred significant legal, accounting, and other expenses as a public company that we did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and Nasdaq, impose various requirements on the corporate governance practices of public companies.
Compliance with these rules and regulations increases our legal and financial compliance costs and makes some corporate activities more time-consuming and costlier. We have incurred additional costs in obtaining director and officer liability insurance. In addition, we incur additional costs associated with our public company reporting requirements. It may also be more difficult for us to find qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers.
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act and will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our initial public offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Class A Ordinary Shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior three-year period. 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 exemption from the auditor attestation requirement under Section 404 in the assessment of the emerging growth company’s internal control over financial reporting and permission to delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies.
After we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” or until five years following the completion of our initial public offering, whichever is earlier, we expect to incur significant additional expenses and devote substantial management effort toward ensuring compliance with the requirements of Section 404 and the other rules and regulations of the SEC. For example, as a public company, we have been required to increase the number of independent directors and adopt policies regarding internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures.
We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these rules and regulations, and we cannot predict or estimate with any degree of certainty the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.
Wedo not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, our declared dividends amounted to nil, RMB0.2 million, and RMB55.1 million, respectively.
Except as disclosed above, we currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, you may only receive a return on your investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares if the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares increases.
Ifsecurities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they publish a negative report regardingour Class A Ordinary Shares, the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and trading volume could decline.
Any trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares may depend in part on the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade us, the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our Company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and the trading volume to decline.
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Themarket price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not beable to resell your shares at or above the initial public offering price.
The initial public offering price for our Class A Ordinary Shares was determined through negotiations between the Underwriter and us and may vary from the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares following our initial public offering. If you purchase our Class A Ordinary Shares in our initial public offering, you may not be able to resell those shares at or above the initial public offering price. We cannot assure you that the initial public offering price of our Class A Ordinary Shares, or the market price following our initial public offering, will equal or exceed prices in privately negotiated transactions of our shares that have occurred from time to time prior to our initial public offering. The market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:
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| ● | price and volume fluctuations<br> in the overall stock market, including as a result of trends in the economy as a whole; |
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In addition, the stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. Stock prices of many companies have fluctuated in a manner unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. In the past, stockholders have filed securities class litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were to become involved in securities litigation, it could subject us to substantial costs, divert resources and the attention of management from our business, and adversely affect our business.
Theprice of our Class A Ordinary Shares could be subject to rapid and substantial volatility. Such volatility, including any stock run-ups,may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospectiveinvestors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.
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 a relatively small public float, we may experience greater stock price volatility, extreme price run-ups, lower trading volume, and less liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In particular, our Class A 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-ups, 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 Class A Ordinary Shares.
In addition, if the trading volumes of our Class A Ordinary Shares are low, persons buying or selling in relatively small quantities may easily influence the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares. This low volume of trades could also cause the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares to fluctuate greatly, with large percentage changes in price occurring in any trading day session. Holders of our Class A 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 Class A Ordinary Shares. As a result of this volatility, investors may experience losses on their investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares. A decline in the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares also could adversely affect our ability to issue additional Class A Ordinary Shares or other of our securities and our ability to obtain additional financing in the future. No assurance can be given that an active market in our Class A Ordinary Shares will develop or be sustained. If an active market does not develop, holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be unable to readily sell the shares they hold or may not be able to sell their shares at all.
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Ourmanagement has broad discretion to determine how to use the funds raised in the offering and may use them in ways that may not enhanceour results of operations or the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.
We anticipate that we will use the net proceeds from the initial public offering to acquire vaccine production companies and conduct research and development (“R&D”) projects. Our management will have significant discretion as to the use of the net proceeds to us from the securities offerings and could spend the proceeds in ways that do not improve our results of operations or enhance the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.
Ifwe cease to qualify as a foreign private issuer, we would be required to comply fully with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Actapplicable to U.S. domestic issuers, and we would incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we wouldnot incur as a foreign private issuer.
We qualify as a foreign private issuer upon the completion of the initial public offering. As a foreign private issuer, we will be exempt from the short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. On December 18, 2025, the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, mandating directors and officers of foreign private issuers to file Section 16(a) reports (Forms 3, 4, and 5) with the SEC to report beneficial ownership interests in companies, effective on March 18, 2026. As of the date of this annual report, the Company’s directors and officers are subject to the Section 16(a) reporting requirements pursuant to the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act. All of our directors and officers have filed their initial statements of beneficial ownership on Form 3 as the date of this annual report. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as United States domestic issuers, and we are not required to disclose in our periodic reports all of the information that United States domestic issuers are required to disclose. While we currently expect to continue qualify as a foreign private issuer, we may cease to qualify as a foreign private issuer in the future.
Becausewe are a foreign private issuer and are exempt from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, youwill have less protection than you would have if we were a domestic issuer.
Nasdaq listing rules require listed companies to have, among other things, a majority of its board members be independent. As a foreign private issuer, however, we are permitted to, and we may follow home country practice in lieu of the above requirements, or we may choose to comply with the above requirement within one year of listing. The corporate governance practice in our home country, the Cayman Islands, does not require a majority of our board to consist of independent directors. Thus, although a director must act in the best interests of our Company, it is possible that fewer board members will be exercising independent judgment and the level of board oversight on the management of our Company may decrease as a result. In addition, Nasdaq listing rules also require U.S. domestic issuers to have a compensation committee, a nominating/corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors, and an audit committee with a minimum of three members. We, as a foreign private issuer, are not subject to these requirements. Nasdaq listing rules may require shareholder approval for certain corporate matters, such as requiring that shareholders be given the opportunity to vote on all equity compensation plans and material revisions to those plans, certain Class A Ordinary Share issuances. We intend to comply with the requirements of Nasdaq listing rules in determining whether shareholder approval is required on such matters and to appoint a nominating and corporate governance committee. We may, however, consider following home country practice in lieu of the requirements under Nasdaq listing rules with respect to certain corporate governance standards which may afford less protection to investors.
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Ifwe cannot continue to satisfy the listing requirements and other rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, our securities may be delisted,which could negatively impact the price of our securities and your ability to sell them.
We list our Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In order to maintain our listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we are required to comply with certain rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, including those regarding minimum stockholders’ equity, minimum share price, minimum market value of publicly held shares, and various additional requirements. Even if we initially meet the listing requirements and other applicable rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, we may not be able to continue to satisfy these requirements and applicable rules. If we are unable to satisfy the Nasdaq Capital Market criteria for maintaining our listing, our securities could be subject to delisting.
If the Nasdaq Capital Market subsequently delists our securities from trading, we could face significant consequences, including:
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| ● | a determination that our<br> Class A Ordinary Shares are a “penny stock,” which will require brokers trading in our Class A Ordinary Shares to adhere<br> to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our Class<br> A Ordinary Shares; |
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Anti-takeoverprovisions in our articles of association may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control.
Some provisions of our articles of association may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control of our Company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including, among other things, provisions that authorize our board of directors to issue shares with preferred, deferred, or other special rights or restrictions without any further vote or action by our shareholders.
Becausewe are an “emerging growth company,” we may not be subject to requirements that other public companies are subject to, whichcould affect investor confidence in us and our Class A Ordinary Shares.
For as long as we remain an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, we will elect to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies,” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. Because of these lessened regulatory requirements, our shareholders would be left without information or rights available to shareholders of more mature companies. Further, we elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date that we (1) are no longer an emerging growth company or (2) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, these financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates. If some investors find our Class A Ordinary Shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares and our share price may be more volatile.
Thelaws of the Cayman Islands may not provide our shareholders with benefits comparable to those provided to shareholders of corporationsincorporated in the United States.
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 and restated from time to time, the Cayman Companies Act and by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against our directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law in 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. Decisions of courts in other Commonwealth jurisdictions are similarly of persuasive but not binding authority. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedents in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws relative to the United States. Therefore, our public shareholders may have more difficulty protecting their interests in the face of actions by our management, directors or controlling shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States.
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Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies like us have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records or to obtain copies of the register of members of these companies. Our articles of association have provisions that provide our shareholders the right to inspect our register of members without charge, and to receive our annual audited financial statements. Subject to the foregoing, our directors have discretion under our articles of association to determine whether or not, and under what conditions, our corporate records may be inspected by our shareholders, but are not obliged to make them available to our shareholders. This may make it more difficult for you to obtain the information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder motion or to solicit proxies from other shareholders in connection with a proxy contest.
As a result of all of the above, public 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 public shareholders of a company incorporated in the United States.
Youmay be unable to present proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings not called by shareholders.
Cayman Islands law does not provide shareholders with any right to requisition a general meeting or put any proposal before a general meeting. These rights, however, may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our articles of association allow any one or more of our shareholders holding shares representing in aggregate not less than one-tenth of our voting share capital in issue, to requisition a general meeting of our shareholders, in which case our directors are obliged to call such meeting. Advance notice of at least ten clear days is required for the convening of our annual general shareholders’ meeting and any other general meeting of our shareholders. A quorum required for a meeting of shareholders consists of one or more shareholders holding shares which carry in aggregate (or representing by proxy) not less than a majority of all votes attaching to all shares in issue and entitled to vote at such general meeting. For these purposes, “clear days” means that period excluding (a) the day when the notice is given or deemed to be given and (b) the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect.
Ifwe are classified as a PFIC, United States taxpayers who own our Class A Ordinary Shares may have adverse United States federalincome tax consequences.
A non-U.S. corporation such as us will be classified as a PFIC for any taxable year if, for such year, either
| ● | At least 75% of our gross<br> income for the year is passive income; or |
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Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents and 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 Class A Ordinary Shares, the U.S. taxpayer may be subject to increased U.S. federal income tax liability and may be subject to additional reporting requirements.
Depending on the amount of assets held for the production of passive income, it is possible that, for any subsequent year, more than 50% of our assets may be assets which produce passive income, in which case we would be deemed a PFIC, which could have adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences for U.S. taxpayers who are shareholders. We believe we are not a PFIC for the current year. We will continue to make this determination following the end of any particular tax year. 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.
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For a more detailed discussion of the application of the PFIC rules to us and the consequences to U.S. taxpayers if we were or are determined to be a PFIC, see “Material Income Tax Consideration — Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences — PFIC Consequences.”
Item4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A. Historyand Development of the Company
Our CorporateHistory and Structure
On May 18, 2004, Jilin Zhengye was established as a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC.
In connection with the initial public offering, we had undertaken a reorganization of our corporate structure (the “Reorganization”) in the following steps:
| ● | On March 24, 2023,<br> Zhengye Cayman was incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability in the Cayman Islands; |
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| ● | On April 3, 2023,<br> VVAX Skyline was incorporated in the BVI as a company with limited liability; it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zhengye Cayman; |
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| ● | On April 18, 2023,<br> Peg Biotechnology was incorporated in Hong Kong with as a company limited liability; it is a wholly owned subsidiary of VVAX<br> Skyline; |
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| ● | On May 18, 2023, we<br> repurchased 100% of the equity interests from our original shareholders and issued 10,000,000 Ordinary Shares to Securingium<br> Holding Limited; |
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| ● | On May 22, 2023, Hainan<br> Senhan was incorporated in the PRC with limited liability; it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Peg Biotechnology; |
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| ● | On May 22, 2023 and<br> June 20, 2023, Hainan Senhan acquired an aggregate of 58.689% of the equity interests in Jilin Zhengye from its original shareholders; |
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| ● | On May 30, 2023, VVAX<br> Skyline acquired 100% of the equity interests in Windsor Holdings from its original shareholders; and |
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| ● | On June 21, 2023, we issued<br> 570,830 ordinary shares to VVAX Holdings Limited, 569,688 ordinary shares to Vanguards Skyline Holdings Limited, 259,465 ordinary<br> shares to TLjinmao Limited, and 16,611 ordinary shares to XZjinyuan Limited. |
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Consequently, Zhengye Cayman, through a restructuring which is accounted for as a reorganization of entities under common control, became the ultimate holding company of all other entities mentioned above.
On March 20, 2024, VVAX Holdings Limited transferred 399,581 ordinary shares to Visuccess Holding Limited, leaving VVAX Holdings Limited with 171,249 ordinary shares.
On June 6, 2024, the directors and shareholders of the Company unanimously passed resolutions approving, among others things, the share subdivision, pursuant to which each of our issued and unissued ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, was subdivided into 4 ordinary shares, par value US$0.000025 per share, following which, the Company effectuated such 1:4 share subdivision, whereupon (1) the Company’s authorized share capital was changed from US$50,000 divided into 500,000,000 ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, to US$50,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares, par value $0.000025 per share; and (2) our issued share capital was changed from US$1,141.6594 divided into 11,416,594 ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, to US$1,141.6594 divided into 45,666,376 ordinary shares, par value US$0.000025 per share.
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As a holding company, Zhengye Cayman has no material operations of its own and conducts its operations through Jilin Zhengye. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in China — Chinese regulatory authorities could disallow our holding company structure, which may result in a material change in the operating entity’s operations and/or a material change in the value of the securities we are registering for sale, including that it could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless.”
Completionof the Initial Public Offering (“IPO”)
In January 2025, we closed our IPO of 1,500,000 ordinary shares at the public offering price of $4.00 per share, and Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC, as the representative of the underwriters of the IPO, exercised its over-allotment option in full to purchase an additional 225,000 ordinary shares of the Company at a public offering price of $4.00 per share. Gross proceeds from the IPO totaled approximately US$6.9 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and other related expenses. The Ordinary Shares were previously approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market and commenced trading under the ticker symbol “ZYBT” on January 7, 2025.
ShareReclassification
On March 24, 2026, the Company held its annual general meeting of shareholders, at which shareholders approved the adoption of a dual-class share structure. Pursuant to the shareholders resolutions, all of the issued and unissued ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each in the capital of the Company be re-designated and reclassified in the following manner (the “Share Reclassification”):
(i) that 40,000,000 issued ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each held by Securingium Holding Limited be re-designated and reclassified as 40,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares;
(ii) that each remaining issued ordinary share of a par value of US$0.000025 each be re-designated and reclassified as one issued Class A Ordinary Share;
(iii) that 60,000,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each be re-designated and reclassified as 60,000,000 authorized but unissued Class B Ordinary Shares;
(iv) that each remaining authorized but unissued ordinary share of a par value of US$0.000025 each be re-designated and reclassified as one authorized but unissued Class A Ordinary Share; and
(v) that, as a consequence of the Share Reclassification, the authorized share capital of the Company be altered from US$50,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares of a nominal or par value of US$0.000025 each, to US$50,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares, comprising (1) 1,900,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and (2) 100,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares.
Each Class A Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company, and each Class B Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company. Each Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into one Class A Ordinary Share at any time at the option of the holder thereof. In no event shall Class A Ordinary Shares be convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares.
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CorporateStructure
The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure as of the date of this annual report:

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| (i) | All<br> percentages reflect the voting power, instead of the equity interests, held by each of our<br> shareholders, given that each holder of Class B Ordinary Shares is entitled to 20 votes per<br> one Class B Ordinary Share and each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares is entitled to one<br> vote per one Class A Ordinary Share. |
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| (1) | Represents<br> 40,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares held by Securingium Holding Limited, a BVI company,<br> which is (i) 0.01% owned by Jiahe Developments Limited, which itself is 100% owned by Zhenfa<br> Han, and (ii) 99.99% owned by TSset Holding Limited, which itself is 100% owned by Trident<br> Trust Company (HK) Limited, which acts as the trustee of Generations United Trust, as of<br> the date of this annual report. The settlor, beneficiary, and protector of Generations United<br> Trust is Zhenfa Han. |
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| (2) | Represents 684,996 Class<br> A Ordinary Shares held by VVAX Holdings Limited, a BVI company, which is 100% owned by Jilin Zhengye Group Co., Ltd., which is 99%<br> owned by Zhenfa Han and 1% owned by Lihua Sun, as of the date of this annual report. |
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| (3) | Represents 2,278,752 Class<br> A Ordinary Shares held by Vanguards Skyline Holdings Limited, a BVI company, which is 100% owned by Changchun Feier Investment Center<br> (Limited Partnership), which is 19.79% owned by Zhenfa Han. Changchun Feier Investment Center (Limited Partnership) is ultimately<br> controlled by its managing partner, Zhenfa Han, as of the date of this annual report. |
| (4) | Represents<br> 1,037,860 Class A Ordinary Shares held by TLjinmao Limited, a BVI company, which is<br> 100% owned by Nanjing Tailong Jinmao Pharmaceutical Industry Investment Enterprise (Limited<br> Partnership), which is a private equity fund established and managed by Tibet Golden Investment<br> Management Co., Ltd., as of the date of this annual report. Tibet Golden Investment Management<br> Co., Ltd. is a Chinese private equity fund management company focusing on investment management<br> and financial information consulting. |
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| (5) | Represents<br> 66,444 Class A Ordinary Shares held by XZjinyuan Limited, a BVI company, which is 100%<br> owned by Tibet Golden Investment Management Co., Ltd., which is a Chinese private equity<br> fund management company focusing on investment management and financial information consulting,<br> as of the date of this annual report. |
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| (6) | Represents<br> 1,598,324 Class A Ordinary Shares held by Visuccess Holding Limited, a Hong Kong company,<br> which is 100% owned by Lanying Jiang. |
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| (7) | Jilin<br> Zhengye is held 58.6890% by Hainan Senhan, 25.1524% by Windsor Holdings, 15.2439% by Jilin<br> Economic and Technological Development Zone Economic and Technological Development General<br> Corporation, 0.9146% by Jilin Jinqiao Investment Co., Ltd., and 0.0001% by Yufen Liu, as<br> of the date of this annual report. |
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| (8) | Beijing<br> Zhongnong Zhengye Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Zhengye”), a PRC company<br> incorporated on April 16, 2025, is held 51.00% by Jilin Zhengye and 49.00% by Youjia Technology<br> Consulting Service (Tianjin) Co., Ltd, as of the date of this annual report. |
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For details of our principal shareholders’ ownership, please refer to “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—E. Share Ownership.”
Neither we nor the PRC subsidiaries are operating in an industry that prohibits or limits foreign investment. As a result, neither we nor the PRC subsidiaries are required to obtain any permission from Chinese authorities to operate other than those required from a domestic company in China engaged in businesses similar to those of the PRC subsidiaries. Such licenses and permissions include a Business License, Certificate of Good Manufacturing Practice for Animal Drugs (“GMP”), Veterinary Drug Production License, Veterinary Drug Operation License, Use License of Experimental Animals, Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs, Pollutant Discharge Permit. The PRC subsidiaries have obtained the above licenses and permissions to conduct their business in China. However, the PRC government may take actions to exert more oversight and control over offerings by China based issuers conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in such companies, which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or become worthless.
We treated our PRC subsidiaries as our consolidated affiliated entities under U.S. GAAP for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023. We have consolidated the financial results of our PRC subsidiaries in our financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the same periods.
CorporateInformation
Our principal executive offices are located at No.1 Lianmeng Road, Jilin Economic & Technical Development Zone, Jilin Province, China and our phone number is +86-0432-63047008. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at 3-212 Governors Square, 23 Lime Tree Bay Avenue, P.O. Box 30746, Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman KY1-1203, Cayman Islands. We maintain a corporate website at www.jlzybio.com. The information contained in, or accessible from, our website or any other website does not constitute a part of this annual report.
The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxies, and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC using its EDGAR system.
For information regarding our principal capital expenditures, see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—B. Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital Expenditures.”
B. BusinessOverview
OurMission
Our mission is to become a world-leading manufacturer of veterinary vaccines and to provide reliable veterinary vaccines to the world. ****
Overview
We, through the operating entity, focus on the research, development, manufacturing and sales of veterinary vaccines, with an emphasis on vaccines for livestock. For over 20 years, the operating entity has been committed to enhancing the health of animals. The operating entity markets a diverse range of vaccines, including vaccines for swine, cattle, goats, sheep, poultry, and dogs. The operating entity’s products are available in 29 provincial regions across China and are exported overseas to Vietnam, Pakistan and Egypt, as of the date of this annual report.
CompetitiveStrengths
We believe that the following strengths contribute to our success and are the differentiating factors that set us apart from our peers:
| ● | Diversified products. The<br> operating entity currently owns 50 veterinary vaccines in its product portfolio, which cover major veterinary vaccines for livestock,<br> including monovalent vaccine, polyvalent vaccine, combined vaccine and combined and polyvalent vaccine, as of the date of this annual<br> report. In addition to its focus on livestock vaccines, the operating entity is also developing vaccines for household animals. For<br> example, as of the date of this annual report, the operating entity has secured governmental approval for the sale of Rabies Vaccine,<br> Inactivated (Strain Flury LEP), which is designed to treat dogs. |
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| ● | High production quality. The<br> operating entity has built three veterinary vaccine production floors, including 13 vaccine production lines, one quality examination<br> center, and one animal facility for vaccine development, all operating in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices for Veterinary<br> Drugs issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the PRC. Moreover, the operating entity has established a comprehensive<br> quality management system, which complies with both Good Manufacturing Practices for Veterinary Drugs and the standards of ISO 9001:2015,<br> ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018. Through its quality management system, the operating entity oversees all production procedures,<br> such as packaging, storage, shipping, equipment usage, raw materials examination, and environment detection. |
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| ● | Strong research and development capabilities. The operating entity has 51 employees working in its R&D department, many of whom<br> have over a decade of experience working in the veterinary vaccine industry. Additionally, the operating entity owns one research<br> center, which has helped the operating entity develop dozens of vaccines and inventions and utility models. In addition to independent<br> R&D, the operating entity maintains long-term cooperative relationships with a number of universities and institutions in the<br> PRC, such as China Agricultural University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jilin University, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute,<br> Huazhong Agricultural University and Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Through<br> these cooperations, the operating entity capitalizes on fundamental research from institutes to develop and manufacture new products.<br> For example, the Swine Transmissible Gastroenteritis, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea and Porcine Rotavirus (G5 type) Vaccine, live (Strain<br> huadu+Strain CV777+Strain NX), developed by both the operating entity and the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, and owned by<br> the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, for which the operating entity agreed to make a payment of RMB56 million and to pay<br> 5% of its annual revenue from the sale of this vaccine every year, has already been launched and is available for purchase; the Duck<br> Tembusu Viral Disease Vaccine, Live (Strain FX2010-180P), developed by both the operating entity and Shanghai Veterinary Research<br> Institute, and owned by the Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, for which the operating entity agreed to make a payment of RMB6 million<br> and to pay 5% of its annual revenue from the sale of this vaccine every year, has been launched; and Reassortant Newcastle Disease<br> Virus and Avian Influenza Virus (H9 Subtype) Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain aSG10+Strain G), developed by both the operating entity<br> and China Agricultural University, jointly owned by the China Agricultural University and the China Institute of Veterinary Drug<br> Control, for which the operating entity agreed to pay RMB6 million, has also been launched. On February 26, 2025, the Ministry<br> of Agriculture and Rural Affairs approved the Live Vaccine for Mycoplasma bovis (Strain HB150) as a Category I New Veterinary Drug,<br> which was jointly developed by us, Huazhong Agricultural University and other institutions. On March 24, 2025, the Ministry announced<br> (No. 892) the approval of another Category I New Veterinary Drug — a Pentavalent Inactivated Vaccine for poultry diseases including<br> Newcastle Disease, Infectious Bronchitis, Avian Influenza (H9), Infectious Bursal Disease, and Avian Adenovirus (Group I, Serotype<br> 4), which was jointly developed by us, Pulike and other institutions. As of December 31, 2025, the operating entity has paid RMB5,708,601,<br> RMB7,352,204, RMB500,000, RMB4,300,000 and RMB6,951,220, to Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute,<br> Jilin University, China Agricultural University, and Nanjing Agricultural University, respectively. |
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| ● | Extensivedistribution channels. The operating entity maintains a wide distribution network which allows it to sell its products<br>both domestically and internationally. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, it had approximately 121,<br>133 and 127 domestic distributors, and 3, 3 and 2 exporting distributors, respectively. With the help of the domestic distributors, the<br>Company through its operating entities is able to sell its products in 29 provincial level administrative regions of China. Through the<br>exporting distributors, the operating entity sells its products in foreign countries, including Vietnam, Pakistan, and Egypt. |
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| ● | Experienced management team and employees. The operating entity has an experienced management team. Multiple officers have animal disease control<br> and prevention and managerial experience in the animal product industry. For example, the chief manager of the operating entity,<br> Songlin Song, graduated from China Agricultural University, and vice manager Wei Lian graduated from Jilin Agricultural University.<br> Moreover, Songlin Song is an advisor of the master programs in Jilin University College of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of<br> Agricultural Sciences, and a guest professor of at Jilin Medical University. Wei Lian is an advisor of the master programs in Jilin<br> University College of Veterinary Medicine and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. In addition to their academic background,<br> the management team also has a deep understanding of both the industry and the operating entity. Wei Lian started his career in the<br> operating entity in 2005. He used to serve as the manager of the department of quality control and assistant general manager, and<br> he has been the deputy general manager of the operating entity since 2021. Songlin Song has worked in the industry since 1998 and<br> he has been the director and general manager of the operating entity since 2018. There are 31 employees holding master or doctoral<br> degrees in majors including veterinary medicine, veterinary pharmacy, veterinary public health, microbiology, animal husbandry, and<br> pharmaceutical engineering. |
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OurGrowth Strategies
We intend to develop our business and strengthen brand loyalty by implementing the following strategies:
| ● | ***Develop high-demand products and expand the operating entity’s business by entering into household animals vaccines industry.***The<br> operating entity intends to develop high-demand products. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the operating entity made<br> the following progress in the development of high-demand products: (i) the operating entity obtained a Registration Certificate of<br> New Veterinary Drugs for the Mycoplasma Bovis Live Vaccine (HB150 strain) on February 25, 2025, and received a production approval<br> number on July 23, 2025; (ii) the operating entity obtained a Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs for the Pentavalent<br> Inactivated Vaccine for Chickens against Newcastle Disease, Infectious Bronchitis, Avian Influenza (H9 subtype), Infectious Bursal<br> Disease, and Avian Adenovirus Disease (Group I, serotype 4) (N7a strain + M41 strain + HF strain + rVP2 protein + Fiber-2 protein)<br> on March 21, 2025, and received a production approval number on November 14, 2025; (iii) the operating entity obtained a Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs for the Combined Heat-resistant Protective Agent Live Vaccine against Newcastle Disease and Infectious<br> Bronchitis (LaSota strain + SZ160 strain) on July 16, 2025, and expects to receive a production approval number in the second quarter<br> of 2026; (iv) the Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Baculovirus Vector and Mycoplasma pneumoniae Combined Inactivated Vaccine (ZSTU01 strain<br> + MH03 strain) developed by the operating entity passed the new veterinary drug registration test on September 28, 2025, and the<br> operating entity expects to obtain a Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs in the second quarter of 2026; and (v) the<br> Trivalent Inactivated Vaccine for Chickens against Newcastle Disease, Avian Influenza (H9 subtype), and Avian Adenovirus Disease<br> (Group I, serotype 4) (aSG10 strain + G strain + Fiber-2 protein) passed the new veterinary drug registration test on February 11,<br> 2026, and the operating entity expects to obtain a Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs in the fourth quarter of 2026.<br> In addition to develop products in great demand, the operating entity also intends to expand its business by developing and manufacturing<br> vaccines for companion animals. As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity is currently conducting the new veterinary<br> drug registration processes for Feline Panleukopenia, FCV, Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis Triple Inactivated Vaccine, which is used<br> to prevent the three most common infectious diseases in cats caused by feline panleukopenia, FCV, and feline viral rhinotracheitis,<br> and Canine Distemper-Parvovirus Vaccine, Inactivated, which is used to prevent canine distemper and parvovirus. In addition, the<br> operating entity’s application for Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs for Feline Panleukopenia, FCV, Feline Viral<br> Rhinotracheitis Triple Inactivated Vaccine has been received by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the PRC on August<br> 9, 2023, and the operating entity expects to obtain the certificate in the fourth quarter of 2026. The operating entity also intends<br> to develop a GnRH immunocontraceptive vaccine for pet dogs and cats, with the aim of addressing concerns that traditional surgical<br> sterilization may deprive pets of a complete life experience. As of the date of this annual report, with regard to the vaccines described<br> in this paragraph, clinical trials for all vaccines are completed except for the GnRH immunocontraceptive vaccine which has not yet<br> undergone a clinical trial. |
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| ● | ***Expand the operating entity’s sales and distribution network.***The operating entity intends to expand its sales and distribution network<br> to enter new geographic markets. The operating entity has expanded its business in Egypt, Pakistan, and Vietnam, and is planning to expand<br> into overseas markets such as Africa, Central Asia, and West Asia. In the domestic market, a new subsidiary, Beijing Zhongnong Zhengye<br> Biotechnology Co., Ltd., was established, with the aim of integrating sales, technical services, and marketing functions. |
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| ● | ***Enhance the operating entity’s ability to attract, incentivize and retain talented professionals.***The operating entity believes its<br> success greatly depends on its ability to attract, incentivize and retain talented professionals. With a view to maintaining and<br> improving its competitive advantage in the market, it plans to implement a series of initiatives to attract additional and retain<br> mid- to high-level personnel, including formulating a market-oriented employee compensation structure and implementing a standardized<br> multilevel performance review mechanism. |
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| ● | Merger and Acquisition Strategy: We plan to advance our merger and acquisition initiatives in 2026, with a strategic focus on the pet sector. We<br> believe that, supported by favorable industry dynamics and the growing demand for animal health solutions, this segment represents<br> an attractive and structurally resilient area for growth. We aim to leverage mergers and acquisitions as a strategic tool to expand<br> our product portfolio, strengthen core capabilities, and accelerate our development in the pet market, while ensuring alignment with<br> our overall strategic direction and operational strengths. As of the date of this annual report, we have not identified any targets<br> for mergers or acquisitions. |
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OurRevenue Model
The operating entity generates revenue through manufacturing and sales of veterinary vaccines under its own brand. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, we recognized RMB116.4 million (US$16.6 million), RMB186.4 million, and RMB211.7 million in revenue, respectively.
The operating entity sells veterinary vaccines, both domestically and internationally. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, revenue of domestic sales was RMB113.2 million (US$16.1 million), RMB183.3 million, and RMB210.0 million, accounting for 97.3%, 98.3%, and 99.2%, respectively, of our revenue, and revenue of international sales was RMB3.2 million (US$0.5 million), RMB3.1 million, and RMB1.7 million, accounting for 2.7%, 1.7%, and 0.8%, respectively, of our revenue.
Products
As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity has a total of 50 veterinary vaccines in its product portfolio, 50 of which are sold domestically and eight of which are sold internationally. Newcastle Disease Virus (La Sota strain), and Avian influenza virus (H9 subtype HL strain) Vaccine, Inactivated are currently sold in Pakistan and Vietnam; Newcastle Disease Vaccine, Live (La Sota strain) is currently sold in Egypt and Vietnam; Newcastle Disease Vaccine, Live (Strain Clone 30) is currently sold in Egypt; Newcastle Disease Vaccine, Inactivated is currently sold in Egypt, Pakistan and Vietnam; Infectious Bursal Disease Vaccine, Live (Strain B87) is currently sold in Vietnam; Bivalent Live Vaccine for Newcastle Disease and Infectious Bronchitis in Chickens (La Sota Strain+H120 Strain) are currently sold in Vietnam and Pakistan; Newcastle Disease, Infectious Bronchitis and Avian Influenza (H9 Subtype) Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain La Sota+Strain M41+Strain SY) are currently sold in Vietnam, and Avian Pox Vaccine, Live (Quail-Adapted Strain) is currently sold in Vietnam.
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The 50 products and their indications as of the date of this annual report were as follows:
| Primary Species | Product Name | Indication | International Sale |
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| Swine | Bivalent Inactivated Vaccine<br> for Haemophilus parasuis (Serotype 4 JS Strain + Serotype 5 ZJ Strain) | Protect against actinobacillus<br> pleuropneumonia | N/A |
| Swine | Subunit Vaccine of Porcine<br> Circovirus Type 2 (Recombinant Baculovirus Strain OKM) | Protect against diseases<br> caused by porcine circovirus-2 infection | N/A |
| Swine | Swine Pseudorabies Vaccine,<br> Inactivated (Strain JS-2012-△gI/gE) | Protect against porcine<br> pseudorabies | N/A |
| Swine | Transmissible Gastroenteritis<br> and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Vaccine, Inactivated | Protect against porcine<br> transmissible gastroenteritis and porcine epidemic diarrhea. Mainly used to vaccinate pregnant sows for the piglets getting passive<br> immunity, and to protect pigs of different ages by active immunity | N/A |
| Swine | Clostridium Perfringens<br> Bivalent Vaccine for Piglets, Inactivated (Type A and C) | Protect against enterotoxemia<br> in piglets caused by Clostridium Perfringens type A and C | N/A |
| Swine | Swine Erysipelas Vaccine,<br> Live | Protect against swine erysipelas | N/A |
| Swine | Swine Fever Thermo-Stable<br> Vaccine, Live (Tissue Origin) | Protect against swine fever | N/A |
| Swine | Swine Pasteurella Multocida<br> Vaccine, Live (679-230 strain) | Protect against porcine<br> pasteurella multocida disease (i.e., swine plague) | N/A |
| Swine | Paratyphus Vaccine for Piglets,<br> Live | Protect against paratyphoid<br> in piglets | N/A |
| Swine | Swine Parvovirus Disease<br> Vaccine, Inactivated (CP-99 Strain) | Protect against porcine<br> parvovirus disease | N/A |
| Swine | Porcine Cirovirus Type 2<br> Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain SH) | Protect against diseases<br> caused by porcine circovirus-2 infection | N/A |
| Swine | Swine Transmissible Gastroenteritis,<br> Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea and Porcine Rotavirus (G5 type) Vaccine, Live (Strain huadu+Strain CV777+Strain NX) | Protect against diarrhea<br> in pigs caused by porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and porcine rotavirus (G5) infection | N/A |
| Swine | Classical Swine Fever Vaccine,<br> Live (Tissue Culture Origin) | Protect against swine fever | N/A |
| Swine | Swine Fever Vaccine, only<br> for Government Procurement, Live (Tissue Culture Origin) | Protect against swine fever | N/A |
| Swine | Highly Pathogenic Porcine<br> Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Vaccine, Live (Strain HuN4-F112) | Protect against highly pathogenic<br> porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (i.e. highly pathogenic porcine blue ear disease) | N/A |
| Swine | Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae<br> Vaccine, Live (Strain RM48) | Protect against porcine<br> mycoplasmal pneumonia (i.e., porcine panting disease) | N/A |
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| Primary Species | Product Name | Indication | International Sale |
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| Swine,<br> Bovine, and Ovine | Pseudorabies Vaccine, Live | Protect against pseudorabies<br> in pigs, cattle and sheep | N/A |
| Poultry | Newcastle disease virus<br> (La Sota strain), and Avian influenza virus (H9 subtype HL strain) Vaccine, Inactivated | Protect against Newcastle<br> disease and H9 subtype avian influenza in chickens | Pakistan, Vietnam |
| Poultry | Avian influenza virus (H9<br> subtype SY strain) vaccine, Inactivated | Protect against avian influenza<br> caused by H9 subtype avian influenza virus | N/A |
| Poultry | Newcastle Disease Vaccine,<br> Live (La Sota strain) | Protect against Newcastle<br> disease in chickens | Egypt, Vietnam |
| Poultry | Newcastle Disease Vaccine,<br> Live (CS2 strain) | Protect against Newcastle<br> disease in chickens | N/A |
| Poultry | Newcastle Disease Vaccine,<br> Live (Strain Clone 30) | Protect against Newcastle<br> disease in chickens | Egypt |
| Poultry | Newcastle Disease Vaccine,<br> Inactivated | Protect against Newcastle<br> disease in chickens | Egypt, Pakistan, Vietnam |
| Poultry | Combined Newcastle Disease<br> and Infectious Bronchitis Vaccine, Live (Strain La Sota + Strain H52) | Protect against Newcastle<br> disease and infectious bronchitis in chickens | N/A |
| Poultry | Newcastle Disease, Infectious<br> Bronchitis and Egg Drop Syndrome Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain Clone30+StrainM41+StrainAV127) | Protect against Newcastle<br> disease, infectious bronchitis and egg drop syndrome in chickens | N/A |
| Poultry | Combined Newcastle Disease<br> and Infectious Bronchitis Vaccine, Live (Strain La Sota + Strain H120) | Protect against Newcastle<br> disease and infectious bronchitis in chickens | Pakistan, Vietnam |
| Poultry | Infectious Coryza (Serotype<br> A) Vaccine, Inactivated | Protect against infectious<br> coryza in chickens caused by type A Avibacterium paragallinarum | N/A |
| Poultry | Infectious Bursal Disease<br> Vaccine, Live (Strain B87) | Protect against infectious<br> bursal disease in chickens | Vietnam |
| Poultry | Reassortant Newcastle Disease<br> Virus and Avian Influenza Virus (H9 Subtype) Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain aSG10+ Strain G) | Protect against Newcastle<br> disease and avian influenza caused by the H9 subtype of avian influenza virus in chickens | N/A |
| Poultry | Avian Pox Vaccine, Live<br> (Quail-Adapted Strain) | Protect against chicken<br> pox | Vietnam |
| Poultry | Mycoplasma Gallisepticum<br> Vaccine, Live | Protect against chronic<br> respiratory tract disorder caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum | N/A |
| Poultry | Avian Pasteurella Multocida<br> Vaccine, Live (Strain G190E40) | Protect against Pasteurella<br> multocida disease (i.e., fowl cholera) in chickens, ducks and geese over 3 months of age | N/A |
| Poultry | Duck Plague Vaccine, Live | Protect against duck plague | N/A |
| Poultry | Newcastle Disease, Infectious<br> Bronchitis, Egg Drop Syndrome and Avian Influenza (H9 Subtype) Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain La Sota+Strain M41+Strain HE02+Strain<br> HN106) | Protect against Newcastle<br> disease, infectious bronchitis, egg drop syndrome and H9 subtype avian influenza in chickens | N/A |
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| Primary Species | Product Name | Indication | International Sale |
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| Poultry | Newcastle Disease, Infectious<br> Bronchitis and Avian Influenza (H9 Subtype) Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain La Sota+Strain M41+Strain SY) | Protect against Newcastle<br> disease, infectious bronchitis and H9 subtype avian influenza in chickens | Vietnam |
| Poultry | Duck Tembusu Viral Disease<br> Vaccine, Live (Strain FX2010-180P) | Protect against duck Tembusu<br> virus disease | N/A |
| Poultry | Infectious Coryza Vaccine<br> (Serotype A+Serotype B+ Serotype C), Inactivated | Protect against infectious<br> coryza in chickens caused by serotypes A, B, and C of Avibacterium paragallinarum | N/A |
| Bovine and Ovine | Ovine Braxy, Struck, Lamb<br> Dysentery, Enterotoxaemia, Vaccine, Inactivated (Dried Powder) | Protect against braxy, struck,<br> lamb dysentery and enterotoxemia in sheep | N/A |
| Bovine and Ovine | Caprine Infectious Pleuropneumonia<br> Vaccine, Inactivated | Protect against contagious<br> pleuropneumonia in goats | N/A |
| Bovine and Ovine | Goat Pox Vaccine, Live | Protect against goat and<br> sheep pox | N/A |
| Bovine and Ovine | Bovine Pasteurella Multocida<br> Vaccine, Inactivated | Protect against bovine Pasteurella<br> multocida disease (i.e., bovine hemorrhagic septicemia) | N/A |
| Bovine and Ovine | Ovine Braxy, Struck, Lamb<br> Dysentery, Enterotoxaemia, Black Disease, Clostridium botulinum (Type C) Toxonosis Vaccine, Inactivated (Dried Powder) | Protect against braxy, pulpy<br> kidney, lamb dysentery, enterotoxaemia, blackleg, and Type C botulism in sheep | N/A |
| Canine | Rabies Vaccine, Inactivated<br> (Strain Flury LEP) | Protect against rabies in<br> dogs | N/A |
| Poultry | Duck plague live vaccine | Protect against duck plague | N/A |
| Horse | Live Attenuated Salmonella<br> Abortus Equi Vaccine (C355 strain) | Prevention of equine abortion<br> caused by Salmonella abortus equi infection | N/A |
| Bovine and Ovine | Inactivated Vaccine against<br> Ovine Septicemic Streptococcosis | Prevention of ovine septicemic<br> streptococcosis | N/A |
| Swine | Inactivated Vaccine against<br> Porcine Mycoplasmal Pneumonia (HN0613 strain) | Prevention of porcine mycoplasmal<br> pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae | N/A |
| Bovine and Ovine | Live Vaccine against Bovine<br> Mycoplasma (HB150 strain) | Prevention of respiratory<br> diseases caused by bovine mycoplasma infection | N/A |
| Poultry | Live Vaccine against Avian<br> Infectious Bronchitis (H120 strain) | Prevention of avian infectious<br> bronchitis | N/A |
| Poultry | Pentavalent Inactivated<br> Vaccine against Newcastle Disease, Infectious Bronchitis, Avian Influenza (H9 subtype), Infectious Bursal Disease, and Avian Adenovirus<br> Disease (Group I, serotype 4) (N7a strain + M41 strain + HF strain + rVP2 protein + Fiber-2 protein) | Prevention of five diseases,<br> including Newcastle Disease and Avian Infectious Bronchitis | N/A |
In addition to its focus on livestock vaccines, the operating entity is also preparing to enter into the market of household animal vaccines. The operating entity has received an Approval Number for Veterinary Biological Products for its Rabies Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain Flury LEP) on April 13, 2020. This vaccine is currently production-ready, and the operating entity plans to launch it to the market alongside other pet-related products in the future.
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Besides, it has completed clinical trials for Feline Panleukopenia, FCV, Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis Triple Inactivated Vaccine and its application for a Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs for this vaccine has been received by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the PRC on August 9, 2023, and the application materials have been submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Veterinary Drug Evaluation Center (“Evaluation Center”). The vaccine is currently undergoing a technical review at the Evaluation Center, which will be completed within 120 working days after the Evaluation Center’s receipt of the application materials. As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity has submitted a response to the quality standard confirmation letter to the Evaluation Center, and expects to obtain the Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs in the fourth quarter of 2026. The operating entity has completed clinical trials for Feline Infectious Rhinotracheitis, Infectious Rhinoconjunctivitis and Panleukopenia Triple Vaccine, Inactivated in October 2023; it submitted an application in April 2024 and the operating entity resubmitted the application for new veterinary drug registration with supplementary materials based on the initial comments in August 2025.
RegulatoryApprovals for the Company’s Products
The operating entity has received a broad range of regulatory approvals for its products. The following chart sets forth a summary of the licenses and permissions obtained by the operating entity as of the date of this annual report:
| License/Permission | Issuing Authority | Countries/Regions | Validity | Corresponding Product |
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| Certificate<br> of Good Manufacturing Practices for Animal Drugs^(1)^ (2022) No. 07022 | Jilin Animal Husbandry Bureau | Jilin Province, China | May 31, 2022 –<br> May 30, 2027 | N/A |
| Veterinary<br> Drug Production Permit^(2)^ (2022) No. 07022 | Jilin Animal Husbandry Bureau | Jilin Province, China | May 31, 2022 –<br> May 30, 2027 | |
| Veterinary<br> Drug Operation Permit^(3)^ (2020) No. 07000099 | Jilin Animal Husbandry Bureau | Jilin Province, China | December 24, 2024 –<br> December 23, 2029 | N/A |
| Use<br> License of Experimental Animals^(4)^ SYXK 2021-0009 | Department of Science and<br> Technology of Jilin Province | Jilin Province, China | June 21, 2021 –<br> June 20, 2026 | N/A |
| Use<br> License of Experimental Animals SYXK 2021-0010 | Department of Science and<br> Technology of Jilin Province | Jilin Province, China | June 21, 2021 –<br> June 20, 2026 | N/A |
| Veterinary<br> Drug Business License (No. 07000099) | Jilin Animal Husbandry Bureau | Jilin Province, China | December 24, 2024 –<br> December 23, 2029 | N/A |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs^(5)^ (2010) No. 07 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Rabies Vaccine, Inactivated<br> (Strain Flury LEP) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2011) No. 09 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Highly Pathogenic Porcine<br> Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Vaccine, Live (Strain HuN4-F112) |
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| License/Permission | Issuing Authority | Countries/Regions | Validity | Corresponding Product |
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| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2013) No. 01 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Newcastle Disease, Infectious<br> Bronchitis, Egg Drop Syndrome and Avian Influenza (H9 Subtype) Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain La Sota+Strain M41+Strain HE02+Strain<br> HN106) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2013) No. 09 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Bivalent Inactivated Vaccine<br> against Duck Infectious Serositis (Type 1 SG4 Strain + Type 2 ZZY7 Strain) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2014) No. 14 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae<br> Vaccine, Live (Strain RM48) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2014) No. 54 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Swine Transmissible Gastroenteritis,<br> Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea and Porcine Rotavirus (G5 type) Vaccine, Live (Strain huadu+Strain CV777+Strain NX) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2015) No. 39 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Newcastle Disease, Infectious<br> Bronchitis and Egg Drop Syndrome Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain Clone30+<br><br> StrainM41+StrainAV127) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2018) No. 41 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Duck Tembusu Viral Disease<br> Vaccine, Live (Strain FX2010-180P) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2019) No. 26 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Reassortant Newcastle Disease<br> Virus and Avian Influenza Virus (H9 Subtype) Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain aSG10+ Strain G) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2019) No. 35 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Combined Live Vaccine of<br> Newcastle Disease and Infectious Bronchitis (Strain LaSota+Stain LDT3-A) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2021) No. 62 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Subunit Vaccine of Porcine<br> Circovirus Type 2 (Recombinant Baculovirus Strain OKM) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2022) No. 70 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Swine Pseudorabies Vaccine,<br> Inactivated (Strain JS-2012-△gI/gE) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2022) No. 77 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Subunit Vaccine of Porcine<br> Circovirus Type 2 (E. coli–Derived) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2025) No. 11 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Live Vaccine for Mycoplasma<br> Bovis (Strain HB150) |
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| License/Permission | Issuing Authority | Countries/Regions | Validity | Corresponding Product |
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| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2025) No. 18 | Ministry of<br> Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration<br> Date | Inactivated<br> Pentavalent Vaccine for Newcastle Disease, Infectious Bronchitis, Avian Influenza (Subtype H9), Infectious Bursal Disease, and Avian<br> Adenovirus Infection (Group I, Serotype 4) (Strains N7a + M41 + HF + rVP2 Protein + Fiber-2 Protein) |
| Registration<br> Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs (2025) No. 75 | Ministry of Agriculture<br> and Rural Affairs of the PRC | China | No Expiration Date | Thermostable Live Bivalent<br> Vaccine against Newcastle Disease and Infectious Bronchitis (La Sota strain + SZ160 strain) |
| Business<br> Certificate | Jilin Administration for<br> Market Supervision | Jilin Province, China | No Expiration Date | N/A |
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| (1) | A Certificate of Good Manufacturing<br> Practices for Animal Drugs attests that the manufacturer complies with the Veterinary Drug Production Quality Management Norms, and<br> it is a required certificate for manufacturer to produce and market its veterinary products. | |||
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| (2) | A Veterinary Drug Production<br> Permit assures the manufacturer’s ability to produce veterinary drugs. | |||
| (3) | A Veterinary Drug Operation<br> Permit allows the manufacturer to sell veterinary drugs. | |||
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| (4) | A Use License of Experimental<br> Animals permits the license holder to use experimental animals to conduct experiments. | |||
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| (5) | A Registration Certificate<br> of New Veterinary Drugs verifies that this veterinary drug product has undergone all the necessary tests and evaluations to ensure<br> its safety, efficacy, and quality, and it can be used for animals under the stipulated uses and dosages. It is a required certificate<br> for a company before receiving an Approval Number for Veterinary Biological Products for a vaccine and commencing manufacturing such<br> vaccine. See “Regulations — Regulations Related to Veterinary Drugs Production and Operation” | |||
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As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity is granted approval by Egypt to sell its Newcastle Disease Vaccine, Live (Strain Clone 30), Infectious Coryza Vaccine, Inactivated, Newcastle Disease Vaccine, Live (LaSota strain), Newcastle Disease Vaccine, Inactivated, and Newcastle Disease and Egg Drop Syndrome Vaccine, Inactivated.
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As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity is granted approval by Pakistan to sell its Combined Newcastle Disease & Egg Drop Syndrome Vaccine, Inactivated, Combined Newcastle Disease & Infectious Bronchitis Vaccine, Live, Newcastle Disease Vaccine, Inactivated, Combined Newcastle Disease and Infectious Bronchitis Vaccine, Live (Strain La Sota + Strain H52), New Castle Disease Virus (La Sota Strain) and Avian influenza virus (H9 subtype, HL strain, H9N2) Vaccine, Inactivated, Reassortant Newcastle Disease Virus and Avian Influenza Virus (H9 Subtype) Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain aSG10+ Strain G), Avian Influenza Virus (H9 subtype SY strain) Vaccine, and Inactivated, Newcastle Disease, Infectious Bronchitis and Egg Drop Syndrome Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain Clone30+StrainM41+StrainAV127).
As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity is granted approval by Vietnam to sell its Newcastle disease virus (La Sota strain), and Avian influenza virus (H9 subtype HL strain) Vaccine, Inactivated, Avian Pox Vaccine, Live (Quail-Adapted Strain), Newcastle Disease Vaccine, Live (LaSota strain), Newcastle Disease Vaccine, Inactivated, Newcastle Disease Vaccine, Inactivated, Newcastle Disease, Combined Newcastle Disease and Infectious Bronchitis Vaccine, Live (Strain La Sota + Strain H52), Infectious Bronchitis and Avian Influenza (H9 subtype) Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain La Sota + Strain M41 + Strain SY), and Infectious Bursal Disease Vaccine, Live (Strain B87).
Customers
The operating entity has two types of customers, (i) direct-end user customers, including livestock farmers and local governments; and (ii) distributors that distribute the operating entity’s products to end-user customers, including domestic distributors and exporting distributors (See “— Sales and Distribution-Distribution Network”). The operating entity sources its customers through multiple channels, including (i) attending industry exhibitions/expos, and (ii) directly contacting potential distributor customers and direct-end customers. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the operating entity had a total of 223, 200, and 170 customers, of which 98, 63, and 36 were direct end-user customers, and 121, 133, and 129 were distributor customers, respectively. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, revenue generated from direct-end user customers amounted to RMB54.9 million (US$7.8 million), RMB126.5 million, and RMB162.0 million, respectively. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the revenue generated from distributor customers amounted to RMB61.5 million (US$8.8 million), RMB59.9 million, and RMB49.7 million, respectively.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, MYF accounted for 13.7% of our total revenue. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, MYF accounted for 44.6% of our total revenue. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, two customers, MYF and Shuangbaotai, accounted for 52.1% and 15.0% of our total revenue, respectively. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry — High customer concentration exposes the operating entity to all of the risks faced by its major customer and may subject it to significant fluctuations or declines in revenue, which may have a material adverse impact on the operating entity’s business, and its and our financial condition and results of operations.”
The operating entity has long-term written sales agreements, ranging from one to three years, with its direct-end user customers who are livestock farmers (for the description of direct-end user customers who are local governments, see “— Sales and Distribution-Government Tender and Procurement”). The key terms of these sales agreements (including those agreements with top customers) include:
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| ● | quality standard — vaccines<br> qualifications, including business license, veterinary vaccines production and operation licenses, and inspection report; |
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| ● | delivery time, method and<br> payment terms; |
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| ● | breach of contract terms,<br> including remedies, such as refunds and return of products (for example, customers are entitled to refunds and may return the product<br> if the wrong product is delivered or the product does not meet agreed upon quality standards); |
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| ● | shipping costs, which are<br> typically borne by the seller; and |
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| ● | dispute solutions, including<br> bringing a lawsuit at the local court where the direct-end user customers are located, if negotiations are unsuccessful. |
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In the course of dealing with overseas customers, the operating entity has maintained stable business relationships; however, such business relationships are not memorialized in any long-term agreements, but are rather provided for in short-form order sheets. In respect of their international sales, the risk of loss is borne by the customers upon delivery of the products. See “— Sales and Distribution — Distribution Network.”
The operating entity faces an inherent risk of liability claims or complaints from customers. When the products are found to be defective, they are required to recall the products according to usage of trade. When customers file product liability claims against the operating entity, conflict of laws and product liability laws of the countries or regions where they are located are applicable. Jurisdiction is determined by the sales agreements, and laws of the countries or regions where the customers are located will determine the issue if the sales agreements are absent of jurisdiction selection clauses.
As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity is not aware of any warnings, investigations, prosecutions, disputes, claims or other proceedings in respect of veterinary vaccines it manufactures or distributes overseas, nor has it been penalized or can foresee any penalties to be made by any overseas jurisdiction with respect to veterinary vaccines safety.
Suppliers
The operating entity sources its suppliers through multiple channels: (i) referral by companies in the same industry, (ii) marketing by suppliers’ salespersons, and (iii) direct contact with suppliers through public channel, for example, suppliers’ websites.
The operating entity’s suppliers are those providing raw materials for the manufacturing of the products. The raw and auxiliary materials include serum, culture medium, adjuvant, hatching egg, and experimental animal (primarily consisting of rats and chicken, which are mainly used in early-stage R&D and efficacy examination of vaccines. See “— Products”). All of which are purchased from certified and qualified suppliers in China. The operating entity’s supply was affected during the COVID-19 pandemic because of two reasons: (i) lockdown resulted from the pandemic stopped suppliers’ production or postponed their deliveries of raw materials; and (ii) the raw materials of the operating entity’s products are similar to those of COVID-19 vaccines, therefore, the price of raw materials surged due to the mass production of COVID-19 vaccines.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, two suppliers, Hangzhou Julin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Jilin City Jilin Economic and Technological Development Zone Lianyuan Livestock Professional Cooperative, accounted for more than 10% of the operating entity’s total supplies purchased, accounting for 12.3% and 12.2%, respectively. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, a supplier, Suzhou Womei Biology Co., Ltd., accounted for more than 10% of the operating entity’s total supplies purchased, accounting for 14.2%. For the year ended December 31, 2023, no vendor accounted above 10% of the Company’s total purchases.
As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity has a total of 36 suppliers. Although the operating entity can utilize any supplier it determines, we believe that it has established healthy and stable relationships with its significant suppliers through years of cooperation. There are no minimum purchase requirements with any of the suppliers, including with the above significant ones. Each supplier order is typically governed by a brief purchase-order based purchase agreement. The key terms of the supplier purchase agreements (including those agreements with the significant suppliers) include:
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| ● | quality terms which are<br> typically expressed with reference to national or industry standards; |
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| ● | delivery time, method and<br> payment terms. Shipping costs are the responsibility of the supplier; and |
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| ● | breach of contract terms,<br> including refund and return of products, compensatory damages. If the supplier cannot deliver the product within the time agreed,<br> or if the products do not meet the stated quality standard, the supplier must compensate the operating entity for losses caused,<br> including treble damages if the products are defective or counterfeit. In the event the operating entity cannot timely pay, liquidated<br> damages are due to the supplier. |
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R&D
The operating entity invests in R&D, aiming to develop new products and improve its existing products to accommodate the market needs. The R&D expenses totaled approximately RMB18.0 million (US$2.6 million), RMB12.8 million, and RMB11.9 million for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. R&D expenses mainly consist of applicable personnel, sample manufacturing and materials expenses. As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity has a total of 51 employees in the R&D department. Below is a list of some employees in the R&D department.
| Name | Credential | Years of Experience | Achievement |
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| Wei Lian | Master of preventive veterinary<br> medicine, senior veterinarian | 21 years | One<br> of the inventors of 41 inventions and utility models;<br><br> <br>Owner<br> of twenty-two China national scientific and technical achievement |
| Shaoguo Bian | Master of preventive veterinary<br> medicine, senior veterinarian | 22 years | One<br> of the inventors of 19 inventions and utility models;<br><br> <br>Owner<br> of five China national scientific and technical achievements;<br><br> <br>Winner<br> of Liaoning Province Animal Husbandry Science and Technology Contribution Award;<br><br> <br>Winner<br> of Liaoning Province Science and Technology Award |
| Shushuai Yi | Doctor of preventive veterinary<br> medicine | 12 years | Inventor<br> of three inventions;<br><br> <br>Led<br> and participated in 5 provincial and ministerial-level science and technology projects in China, published nearly 50 research<br> papers, ten of which are indexed in Science Citation Index. |
| Jiangting Niu | Doctor of preventive veterinary<br> medicine | 10 years | Inventor<br> of one invention<br><br> <br>Led<br> and participated in 3 provincial and ministerial-level science and technology projects in China, and published nearly 30 research<br> papers |
| Guohui Wang | Bachelor of veterinary medicine,<br> senior veterinarian | 23 years | One<br> of the inventors of 36 inventions and utility models;<br><br> <br>Owner<br> of 19 China national scientific and technical achievement |
| Jing Wu | Bachelor of veterinary medicine,<br> assistant veterinarian | 10 years | One<br> of the inventors of 20 inventions and utility models<br><br> <br>Owner<br> of ten China national scientific and technical achievements |
| Zhiyun Yu | Bachelor of veterinary medicine,<br> senior veterinarian | 19 years | One<br> of the inventors of 10 inventions and utility models<br><br> <br>Owner<br> of seven China national scientific and technical achievements |
The operating entity currently has one R&D center, which was established in 2006 and located at No. 1 Lianmeng Road, Jilin Economic & Technical Development Zone, Jilin Province, China. As of the date of this annual report, the R&D center has developed 42 patents, and helped the operating entity receive 17 Registration Certificates of New Veterinary Drugs.
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In addition to independent R&D, the operating entity also cooperates with universities and research institutions on multiple projects.
Due to the long development cycle, large investment, and high risk associated with veterinary vaccines, the early-stage research for new products is mainly conducted within universities and research institutes. Manufacturers acquire new veterinary drug production technologies through technology transfer or cooperative R&D with universities or research institutes, and then mass-produce and commercialize the veterinary vaccines. In the process of cooperative R&D, universities and research institutes are mainly responsible for early-stage basic research. The operating entity, in addition to participating in basic research, is primarily responsible for pilot study and industrialization research. The operating entity has established relationships with veterinary research institutes and universities such as Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, China Agricultural University, Jilin University, and Nanjing Agricultural University, working on research cooperation and technology introduction. The associated costs incurred in the cooperation are funded by the operating entity’s revenue.
The key terms of cooperative research agreements with universities and research institutions include:
| ● | name of the research, project<br> objective, research methodology, research location, and term of agreement; |
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| ● | division of responsibilities<br> and payment terms. Normally it is the operating entity’s responsibility to provide research funds and research institutions’<br> responsibility to conduct research; |
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| ● | intellectual property ownership,<br> right of first refusal, and exclusive right of production. The operating entity is normally entitled to the right of first refusal<br> and the exclusive right of production regarding the vaccine or technology that is intended to be developed under the agreement; and |
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| ● | dispute solutions, including<br> bringing a lawsuit at the local court, if negotiations are unsuccessful. |
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For example, in 2008, the operating entity entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, pursuant to which the operating entity agreed to pay RMB3 million each year, from September 2008 to September 2018, to Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute for the R&D of veterinary vaccines (the “Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement”). The Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement was in effect from September 9, 2008, until September 8, 2018. Under the terms of this agreement, should the operating entity fail to make timely payments, the Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute reserves the right to terminate the agreement without refunding any payments already made by the operating entity. Apart from that, should the contract be terminated due to a breach by either party, neither party will be subject to significant liabilities resulting from the breach.
On April 3, 2018, as the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement was about to expire, both parties signed a memorandum (the “Memorandum”) and made subsequent plans for vaccines that had been approved to commence clinical trials but had not obtained Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs, including Duck Tembusu Viral Disease Vaccine, Live (Strain FX2010-180P). In September 2019, pursuant to the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement and the memorandum, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute transferred Duck Tembusu Viral Disease Vaccine, Live (Strain FX2010-180P) to the operating entity for commercialization. In return, after the operating entity receives an Approval Number for Veterinary Biological Products and commences producing this vaccine, the operating entity would remit 5% of the vaccine’s five-year sales revenue as consideration. Neither the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement nor the Memorandum addresses or includes provisions for the cross-licensing of intellectual property rights. The Memorandum does not extend the duration of the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement, nor does it contain any provisions regarding its own duration or termination. As of December 31, 2025, the total aggregate amount of the shared revenue paid by the operating entity in this project reached RMB1.4 million (US$0.2 million). The Company recognized the 5% of the sales revenue as cost of revenue since the cost was directly related to the revenue.
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Moreover, the operating entity is also licensed to use vaccine production technologies and related intellectual properties owned by others to manufacture vaccines through technology licensing agreements.
For example, the operating entity entered into a technology licensing agreement with Harbin Veterinary Research Institute on April 5, 2012, pursuant to which Harbin Veterinary Research Institute permitted the operating entity to use the seed virus and production technology of Swine Transmissible Gastroenteritis, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea and Porcine Rotavirus (G5 type) Vaccine, Live (Strain huadu+Strain CV777+Strain NX) to manufacture the vaccine. As of December 31, 2025, the total aggregate amount that has been paid by the operating entity pursuant to this agreement reach RMB56.0 million (US$8.0 million). The vaccine has been launched in July 2016. The operating entity recognized it as intangible asset and amortized it over the useful life of the licensed technology. Set forth below are the materials terms of the technology licensing contract:
| ● | Description of the technology: the<br> Swine Transmissible Gastroenteritis, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea and Porcine Rotavirus (G5 type) Vaccine, live (Strain huadu+Strain<br> CV777+Strain NX) is used to prevent infection of porcine infectious gastroenteritis virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, and porcine<br> rotavirus (G5 type). The weak virus Huadu strain, weak virus CV777 strain, and NX strain are all cultivated by Harbin Veterinary<br> Research Institute. The total immunity protection rate of the vaccine is over 85%. The immunity duration is 6 months. The vaccine<br> is stored below -20 degree Celsius and has a validity period of 24 months. |
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| ● | Performance: Both<br> parties jointly obtained a Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs for the Swine Transmissible Gastroenteritis, Porcine<br> Epidemic Diarrhea and Porcine Rotavirus (G5 type) Vaccine, live (Strain huadu+Strain CV777+Strain NX) on December 26, 2014. The operating<br> entity is only entitled to use the certificate, and it has no right to transfer the certificate. Within 30 days of obtaining the<br> Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute shall furnish the seed virus and production<br> process of the vaccine to the operating entity. |
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| ● | Scope of usage of the technology: Harbin<br> Veterinary Research Institute shall exclusively own the technical achievements and their derived intellectual property rights. The<br> operating entity shall be only entitled to use the technology to produce and sell the vaccines, and it shall not transfer the virus<br> seed and production technology to a third party, nor shall it use the technology for the R&D or technical improvement of other<br> new products or collaborate with a third party in production of the vaccine. |
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| ● | Contract duration: April<br> 5, 2012 to April 5, 2032. If the operating entity wishes to continue using the technology to produce vaccines after the expiration<br> of this agreement, it shall obtain the consent of Harbin Veterinary Research Institute and comply with the payment term of this agreement.<br> Harbin Veterinary Research Institute shall agree to renew the agreement, unless prevented by an event of force majeure. |
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| ● | Infringement Indemnity: Harbin<br> Veterinary Research Institute shall guarantee that this technology does not infringe on the legitimate rights of any third party.<br> If a third party accuses the operating entity of infringement and the operating entity is ordered to pay compensation, Harbin Veterinary<br> Research Institute shall cover the loss. Harbin Veterinary Research Institute shall not be liable if a third party maliciously infringes<br> on the technology outlined in this agreement. |
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| ● | Confidentiality: the<br> seed virus and production process of the vaccine, and all information and data exchanged between the parties during the contract<br> term are subject to strict confidentiality obligations. Should a party violate these confidentiality obligations, it will be liable<br> to pay liquidated damages amounting to RMB10 million to the non-breaching party. Additionally, if the operating entity breaches its<br> confidentiality obligations, it will not only be required to pay the stipulated liquidated damages but will also forfeit any right<br> to reclaim paid royalties and must compensate Harbin Veterinary Research Institute for any economic losses arising from the disclosure<br> of confidential information. |
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| ● | Subsequent Improvement: the<br> operating entity is not entitled to use the technology of this agreement for subsequent improvement. Harbin Veterinary Research Institute<br> shall be entitled to make subsequent improvements to the technology of this agreement. The new technological achievements with substantive<br> or creative technological progress resulting from the technology of this agreement shall belong to Harbin Veterinary Research Institute. |
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| ● | Payment terms: the<br> operating entity is obligated to pay Harbin Veterinary Research Institute royalties totaling RMB56.0 million, plus 5% of the vaccine’s<br> annual sales revenue, commencing from the first day of production of the vaccine. The operating entity has already paid Harbin Veterinary<br> Research Institute an initial amount of RMB2.0 million. The remaining RMB54.0 million is to be paid in installments. For the first<br> installment, due by December 10, 2014, the operating entity is to pay Harbin Veterinary Research Institute royalties amounting to<br> RMB21.6 million. For the second installment, due by October 20, 2015, the operating entity is to pay Harbin Veterinary Research Institute<br> royalties amounting to RMB16.2 million. For the third installment, due by October 20, 2016, the operating entity is to pay Harbin<br> Veterinary Research Institute royalties amounting to RMB16.2 million. Starting from the date of production of the vaccine, the operating<br> entity is obligated to pay Harbin Veterinary Research Institute a lump sum of 5% of the sales revenue by December 10 each year. |
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| ● | Liabilities of the operating<br> entity: (i) if the operating entity fails to comply with the provision of confidentiality and scope of usage of the technology, it<br> is obligated to pay Harbin Veterinary Research Institute liquidated damages of RMB10.0 million, and must compensate Harbin Veterinary<br> Research Institute for any economic losses arising from the disclosure of confidential information; and (ii) if the operating entity<br> fails to pay its royalties in full and on time, it is obligated to pay Harbin Veterinary Research Institute liquidated damages of<br> RMB10.0 million and compensate for any incurred losses. |
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| ● | Liabilities of the Harbin<br> Veterinary Research Institute: if Harbin Veterinary Research Institute fails to comply with the agreed-upon provisions regarding<br> performance, it is obligated to pay the operating entity liquidated damages of RMB10.0 million and to refund all royalties previously<br> paid by the operating entity. |
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| ● | Termination: this<br> agreement may be terminated if (i) there is an occurrence of an event of force majeure; or (ii) both parties agree to terminate<br> this agreement. |
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| ● | Dispute resolution: Any<br> disputes incurred in connection with the performance of the contract shall be resolved through negotiation and mediation. If negotiation<br> and mediation fail, the disputes shall be submitted to Harbin Arbitration Commission for arbitration. |
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Additionally, the operating entity entered into a technology licensing agreement with China Agricultural University and China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control on July 16, 2018, pursuant to which the operating entity is permitted to use the seed virus and production technology of Reassortant Newcastle Disease Virus and Avian Influenza Virus (H9 Subtype) Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain aSG10+ Strain G). The vaccine has been launched in January 2020. As of December 31, 2025, the total aggregate amount that has been paid by the operating entity pursuant to this agreement reach RMB6.0 million (US$0.9 million). The operating entity recognized it as intangible assets, and amortized it over the useful life of the licensed technology. Set forth below are the materials terms of the technology licensing contract:
| ● | Description of the technology: the<br> Reassortant Newcastle Disease Virus and Avian Influenza Virus (H9 Subtype) Vaccine, Inactivated (Strain aSG10+ Strain G) is used<br> to prevent Newcastle disease and H9 subtype avian influenza. The main content of this technical secret is the production process,<br> production and testing of recombinant Newcastle disease virus and avian influenza (H9 subtype) inactivated vaccine, as well as related<br> formulas. According to this agreement, the operating entity has the access to production technology of the vaccine, seed virus for<br> production and testing, and related formula. |
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| ● | Performance: After<br> obtaining the Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs and within 15 days since the operating entity fully pays the royalties,<br> China Agricultural University and China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control shall furnish to the operating entity (i) attenuated<br> strains of virus; (ii) manufacturing and inspection procedures; (iii) quality standards and user guidebook; and (iv) quality<br> standards and testing techniques for raw and auxiliary materials. |
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| ● | Scope of usage of the technology: the<br> operating entity shall be only entitled to use the technology to produce and sell the vaccines under the supervision of the other<br> two parties. |
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| ● | Infringement Indemnity: China<br> Agricultural University and China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control shall ensure that this technology does not violate the legitimate<br> rights of any third party. Should a third party accuse the operating entity of infringement, both entities are obligated to assist<br> the operating entity in defending its rights. |
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| ● | Contract duration: July<br> 16, 2018 to July 15, 2038. |
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| ● | Confidentiality: the<br> seed virus and production process of the vaccine, and all information and data exchanged among the parties during the contract term<br> are subject to strict confidentiality obligations. Should the operating entity violate these confidentiality obligations, it will<br> be liable to pay liquidated damages amounting to RMB18.0 million to the non-breaching parties. Additionally, it will also forfeit<br> any right to reclaim paid royalties and the non-breaching parties can terminate the agreement. Should the other two parties breach<br> these confidentiality obligations, the operating entity is entitled to seek compensation for any direct economic losses incurred,<br> up to the total amount of royalties actually paid. |
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| ● | Technical service and supervision: China<br> Agricultural University shall provide on-site technical guidance and training to the operating entity, and China Institute of Veterinary<br> Drug Control shall provide technical consultation. The operating entity is obligated to furnish China Agricultural University and<br> China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control with all necessary conditions for utilizing the licensed technology, including trial production<br> and technical training. The operating entity shall also cover associated costs, encompassing living and transportation expenses for<br> technical supervisors and consultants. |
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| ● | Subsequent Improvement: should<br> the operating entity intend to make subsequent improvements to the technology stipulated in this agreement, it must seek approval<br> from the other two parties. The operating entity is prohibited from utilizing the technology for the R&D of any other new products. |
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| ● | Payment terms: the<br> operating entity is obligated to pay royalties in installments, totaling RMB6.0 million, with RMB3.3 million to be paid to China<br> Agricultural University, and the remaining RMB2.7 million to China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control. Within twenty working days<br> after the effective date of this contract, the operating entity shall pay RMB2.0 million in royalties; RMB1.1 million to China Agricultural<br> University, and the remaining RMB0.9 million to China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control. Within twenty working days after obtaining<br> the Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs, the operating entity shall pay an additional RMB4.0 million in royalties; RMB2.2<br> million to China Agricultural University, and the remaining RMB1.8 million to China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control. If the<br> technical outcomes of this project fail to secure a Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs, China Agricultural University<br> and China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control shall refund all payments received from the operating entity, without interest, and<br> shall not bear any further liabilities. |
| ● | Termination and modification: (i)<br> if a party cannot perform its obligations due to an event of force majeure, it will be exempted from liability for breach of contract,<br> provided that it promptly informs the other two parties and submits a certificate proving inability to perform within thirty days;<br> (ii) should a party be unable to fulfill its contractual obligations due to alterations in veterinary drug laws, regulations, or<br> policies, it will be exempted from breach of contract liability, provided that it promptly informs the other two parties and supplies<br> proof of inability to fulfill the contract within thirty days; and (iii) if this contract cannot be executed owing to factors like<br> the production conditions of the operating entity, the entity may propose modifications to the contract but must compensate the other<br> two parties for any losses incurred. |
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| ● | Liabilities of the operating<br> entity: (i) if the operating entity fails to fully pay its royalties on time, it will incur a breach of contract. If the payment<br> is overdue by no more than one month, the operating entity is obligated to pay the owed royalties and an additional late fee of 0.5%<br> of the payable amount for each day of delay to the other parties. Should the payment be overdue by more than one month, the other<br> two parties may, following negotiations, notify the operating entity of the contract’s termination. Any royalties previously<br> paid by the operating entity are non-refundable; (ii) if the operating entity breaches the confidentiality provisions, it must pay<br> the other two parties liquidated damages of RMB18.0 million; (iii) should the operating entity violate any other provisions<br> of this contract, it will incur liability for breach of contract and must compensate the other two parties with liquidated damages<br> of RMB18.0 million, in addition to ceasing the infringing acts immediately. |
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| ● | Liabilities of China Agricultural<br> University and China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control: if either of the two parties violates the confidentiality provisions,<br> it shall incur liability for breach of contract. The operating entity reserves the right to require the violating party to compensate<br> for all resulting economic losses, up to the amount of the royalties paid by the operating entity at that time. |
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| ● | Dispute resolution: Any<br> disputes incurred in connection with the performance of the contract shall be resolved through negotiation and mediation. If negotiation<br> and mediation fail, the disputes shall be submitted to Beijing Arbitration Commission for arbitration. |
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The operating entity conducts research projects solely or cooperatively with third-party local universities. The associated costs incurred in these projects are solely funded by the operating entity. For certain research projects eligible for government subsidies, the operating entity receives subsidies from the government of Jilin Province, PRC, which the operating entity records as other income, government subsidies, in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Set forth below is a list of these research projects in the past three years.
| Project | Collaborator | Year |
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| The<br> Development of Ovine and Caprine Contagious Pustular Virus mRNA Vaccine Based on Lipid Nanoparticle Technology | Jilin University | 2023 |
| The<br> Development of Combined VSV-SVV Nucleic Acid Rapid Test Kit and its Application in the Quarantine of Cold-chain Pork | Jilin University | 2023 |
| The<br> Study of Rapid Visual Nucleic Acid Test of Various SARS-CoV-2 Mutants | Jilin University | 2023 |
| The<br> Development of Animal Microecological Vaccine for the Biological Control of African Swine Fever | Jilin Agricultural University | 2023 |
| The<br> Development and Application of Rapid Visual Test Technology for Key Viral Diseases in Goslings | Jilin Agricultural University | 2023 |
| The<br> Development and Application of Fluorescent ERA Rapid Thermostatic Diagnostic Technology for Key Viral Diarrhea Diseases in Pigs | Jilin Academy of Agricultural<br> Sciences | 2023 |
| The<br> Preparation Process Study of Immunoglobulin Y against Rotavirus Disease in Herbivorous Animals and its Prophylactic Application | Jilin Institute of Animal<br> Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine | 2023 |
| The<br> Research on the Antitumor Effect of Oncolytic ORFV Virus Against Animal Melanoma | Jilin University | 2024 |
| Innovation<br> and Application of Bacteriophages in the Detection and Elimination of Foodborne Pathogens | Jilin Provincial Center<br> for Animal Disease Prevention and Control | 2024 |
| Development<br> of a Postbiotic Preparation Against Bacterial Enteritis in Fish | Jilin Academy of Agricultural<br> Sciences | 2024 |
| Live<br> Vaccine for Mycoplasma bovis | Huazhong Agricultural University | 2024 |
| Bivalent<br> Inactivated Vaccine for Mycoplasma bovis and Pasteurella multocida (Serotype A) | Jilin Agricultural University | 2025 |
| Development<br> and application of a live vaccine against bovine mycoplasma | Huazhong Agricultural University<br> (Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Development Program Project) | 2025 |
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| Preclinical<br> study of therapeutic chimeric monoclonal antibodies against feline parvovirus | Institute of<br> Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Development<br> Program Project) | 2025 |
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| Development<br> of nanobody-targeted probiotic (lactic acid bacteria) microecological therapeutics | Jilin Agricultural University<br> (Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Development Program Project) | 2025 |
| Development<br> of a subunit vaccine against porcine circovirus type 3 | Jilin Agricultural Science<br> and Technology University (Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Development Program Project) | 2026 |
| Development<br> of a recombinant live vector bivalent vaccine against feline infectious conjunctivitis and feline infectious rhinotracheitis | Jilin University (Jilin<br> Provincial Science and Technology Development Program Project) | 2026 |
| Construction<br> of a recombinant Orf virus strain and its efficacy in the treatment of animal mammary tumors | Jilin University (Jilin<br> Provincial Science and Technology Development Program Project) | 2026 |
| Development<br> and application of a ferritin-based multivalent nanoparticle vaccine for important avian infectious diseases | Jilin Academy of Agricultural<br> Sciences (Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Development Program Project) | 2026 |
| Development<br> and evaluation of a multi-epitope nanoparticle vaccine against porcine epidemic diarrhea | Jilin Agricultural Science<br> and Technology University (Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Development Program Project) | 2026 |
| Development<br> of a bivalent vaccine against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens in cattle | Institute of Special Animal<br> and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Development Program Project) | 2026 |
For the above projects, since the further costs involved cannot be measured reliably, the outcome or result under the research is not for sure, and the future economic benefits are uncertain, therefore, the operating entity recognized the costs incurred during the research as research and development expenses. The operating entity expects that the R&D expenses will increase significantly in the future, as it continues to develop new products, enhance its existing products and technologies, and perform activities related to obtaining additional regulatory approval.
As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity has 42 registered patents in mainland China. See “— Intellectual Property.” Faced with the ever-changing market demands, it continues to invest in acquiring new patents and technologies that are tailored to the market’s fast changing requirements.
Salesand Distribution
As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity has a sales team of 57 employees. The operating entity provides its sales team with regular training and internally developed systems to assist them in quickly becoming proficient and productive sales personnel. The employment agreements with the sales team members include, contract period (fixed time or indefinite duration), job description, occupational hazard protection, termination provisions, and compliance with the Labor Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Labor Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China in all material aspects. The compensation package for the sales team includes vacation, social insurance, fixed base salaries and commissions based on the revenue or collection they achieve.
With the efforts of the sales team, the operating entity markets and sells its products through three main channels: (i) through its direct sales channel, (ii) through its distribution network, and (iii) through government tender and procurement, which account for 44.6%, 52.9%, and 2.5%, respectively, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, 65.3%, 32.1 %, and 2.6%, respectively, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and 75.4%, 23.4%, and 1.2%, respectively, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
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DirectSales Channel
The operating entity sells its products through its direct sales channel mainly by participating tender and procurement of major breeding companies and directly contracting with breeders.
DistributionNetwork
The operating entity’s domestic distributors cover 29 provincial-level administrative regions of the PRC for the resale of the operating company’s products in the Chinese market. Domestic distributors market and distribute the products in the regions where they are located.
The operating entity’s exporting distributors are local distributors in their respective countries. Through the efforts of these exporting distributors, the operating entity is able to sell its products overseas. The operating entity secures its exporting distributors mainly through Alibaba.com. The operating entity pays an annual fee to Alibaba.com. In return, Alibaba.com provides the operating entity with an online store on Alibaba.com where it can promote its products. Exporting distributors can find the operating entity and send inquiry emails by searching for product information at Alibaba.com.
The operating entity has either long-term written agreements, the term of which is normally one year, or brief purchase order-based sales agreements with its distributors, based on the demand of its distributor customers. The key terms of the distributor purchase agreements include:
| ● | the product’s name,<br> type, quantity, and price; |
|---|---|
| ● | qualifications, including<br> business license, veterinary vaccines production and operation licenses, and inspection report. (The absence of any of these qualifications<br> will result in termination of the agreements); |
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| ● | delivery method and payment<br> terms: shipping costs are typically borne by the operating entity and payment shall be made before delivery; |
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| ● | risk of loss, which is<br> typically borne by the operating entity until delivery; |
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| ● | breach of contract terms,<br> including refunds and return of products (e.g., distributors are entitled to refunds and may return a product if the wrong product<br> is delivered, or the product does not meet agreed upon quality standards); and |
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| ● | dispute solutions, including<br> bringing a lawsuit at the local court where the distributors are located. |
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GovernmentTender and Procurement
Local governments are also direct-end user customers. The veterinary authority of provincial-level administrative regions government drafts an annual plan of veterinary vaccines procurement based on the animal epidemic within its territory, and purchases vaccines through a tender process. The authority arranges one or two tenders each year, which are delegated to a third-party tender agency company. There are two kinds of tenders, namely Qualification Tender and Quantity Tender. For Qualification Tender, the bidder only bids for the inclusion of the sales qualifications list and unit price of the product. For Quantity Tender, on the other hand, the bidder bids for the exact sales qualification which allow the bidder to enter into the particular procurement contract with the authority, and the unit price and quantity of the product. After the tender and bid, the company will enter into a contract with the authority or its subordinate center for animal disease control and prevention. After entering into the contract, the authority will place orders based on demand, and after delivery of the products, the company will be paid annually or semiannually. As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity is participating in two procurement contracts with two provincial and local veterinary authorities, providing Classical Swine Fever Vaccine, Live (Tissue Culture Origin), Swine Fever Vaccine, only for Government Procurement, Live (Tissue Culture Origin), and Highly Pathogenic Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Vaccine, Live. The key terms of procurement contracts include:
| ● | name of the vaccine, quantity,<br> unit price and total price; |
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| ● | delivery terms, including<br> time, location and receiver; |
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| ● | shipping fee, insurance,<br> and payment terms; Shipping costs are the responsibility of the operating entity; |
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| ● | breach of contract terms,<br> including return of products and compensatory damages; and |
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| ● | dispute solutions, including<br> bringing a lawsuit at the local court, if negotiations are unsuccessful. |
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Productionand Manufacturing
The operating entity production lines are all located at their facilities in the Jilin Economic & Technical Development Zone, Jilin Province, in the PRC. The operating entity produces products and stock inventory of raw materials at the facilities pursuant to the market demand, orders it receives or plans to receive, its production plan and capacity, and procurement information from its distributors. The production process is as follows:

The production process is subject to continuous review and monitoring by the quality control team to ensure that finished products are of the highest quality and meet both regulatory and customer requirements.
The operating entity production lines run eight hours per day and 280 to 320 days per year. The annual production capacity of the operating entity’s manufacturing facilities in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 is demonstrated in the following table:
| Veterinary<br> Vaccines | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Swine<br> Vaccine | 233,045,107 | |
| Poultry<br> Vaccine | 1,338,417,200 | |
| Bovine<br> and Ovine Vaccine | 76,490,380 |
QualityControl
Quality and safety are always the operating entity’s core value. Reliable, safe and stable product quality is an important driving factor for maintaining market competitiveness. We believe that the operating entity has developed a sophisticated quality control management system in accordance with the requirements of Chinese laws and regulations.
The quality control management system fully covers the whole process of manufacturing, which consists of three parts: raw materials and viral seeds inspection, work in process check, and product examination.
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Raw materials are inspected when they arrive the operating entity’s manufacturing facilities. The operating entity’s inspectors check their names, sizes, models, quantities, packaging, and supplier qualifications, to make sure they are in accordance with the purchasing order or receipt. After a work in process is made, it is subject to quality check. If it passes the quality check, the operating entity starts manufacturing vaccines based on the work in process. If it fails to pass the check, on the other hand, it is harmlessly disposed. The operating entity also inspects all its products before shipping them to customers.
Although different vaccine products require different inspections, the examinations of the operating entity’s viral seeds, works in process and products can be summarized as follows:
| i. | Physical property inspection.<br> Quality inspector observes whether the appearance, properties, dosage form, color, and other aspects of the product comply with the<br> quality standard requirements. |
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| ii. | Sterility testing. The<br> tested samples should be free from bacterial contamination. |
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| iii. | Safety testing. When the<br> tested samples are injected into experimental animals, there should be no significant changes in the animals’ body temperature,<br> appetite, and activity level. |
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| iv. | Efficacy testing. Different<br> vaccine samples undergo different efficacy tests, such as antibody assays, animal challenge studies, etc. |
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The operating entity prioritizes product quality management. It is committed to strengthening the professional ethics and cultivating quality consciousness of its employees and forming a strict quality management system, which we believe is in line with international standards. However, despite the quality control management system, the operating entity cannot eliminate the risks of errors, defects, or failures. See “Risk Factors-Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry-The operating entity may fail to detect or cure defects of its products.”
As of the date of this annual report, we or the operating entity is not aware of any other investigations, prosecutions, disputes, claims or other proceedings in respect of quality issues, nor have we or the operating entity been penalized additionally or can foresee any penalty to be made by any related PRC government authorities.
Competition
The veterinary vaccine industry is intensely competitive, subject to rapid change and significantly affected by new product introductions and other market activities of industry participants. The operating entity competes or plans to compete with manufacturers of veterinary vaccines. Some of these competitors are large, well-capitalized companies with greater market share, resources and experience than the operating entity has. As a consequence, they are able to spend more on product development, marketing, sales and other product initiatives than the operating entity can. The operating entity competes based on factors such as price, value, customer support, brand recognition, reputation, and product functionality, reliability, and compatibility.
Below is a list of the operating entity’s major competitors.
| Name | Aspects of Competition |
|---|---|
| Jinyu Bio-Technology Co.,<br> Ltd. | Vaccines for Swine, Poultry,<br> Cattle, Sheep and Goat |
| Wuhan Keqian Biology Co.,<br> Ltd. | Vaccines for Swine and Poultry |
| Shanghai Shenlian Biomedical<br> Co., Ltd. | Vaccines for Swine |
| Guangdong Yongshun Biopharmaceutical<br> Co., Ltd. | Vaccines for Swine and Poultry |
| Shanghai Haili Biotechnology<br> Co., Ltd. | Vaccines for Swine and Poultry |
Although there can be no assurance that the operating entity will be able to continue to compete successfully in the future, we believe that the operating entity can compete successfully with these companies by offering products of better quality at comparable prices.
IntellectualProperty
The operating entity’s business is dependent on a combination of trademarks, patents, domain names, and other proprietary rights in order to protect the operating entity’s intellectual property rights. As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity has 10 registered trademarks, 42 registered patents, three domain names and six registered copyrights in China. Set forth below is a detailed description of the operating entity’s registered intellectual properties.
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Patents
| Patent No. | Title | Patent Publication Date | Type of Patent Application | Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZL201410109323.4 | Preparation Methods and<br> Products of Live Pseudorabies Vaccine | February 24, 2016 | Invention | February 23, 2036 |
| ZL201410150556.9 | H9N2 Avian Influenza Virus<br> Strain, the Inactivated Vaccine and its Application | May 11, 2016 | Invention | May 10, 2036 |
| Zl201510063873.1 | Vaccine Adjuvant and its<br> Application on the Preparation of Newcastle Disease Inactivated Vaccine | November 10, 2017 | Invention | November 9, 2037 |
| ZL201821162503.9 | A Fixing Strap<br> of Temperature Transmitter for Livestock Temperature Measurement | January 18,<br> 2019 | Utility Model | January 17,<br> 2029 |
| ZL201821162650.6 | An Aseptic Sampling Device<br> for Bioreactors | June 4, 2019 | Utility Model | June 3, 2029 |
| ZL201821162656.3 | A Fixing Device for Experimental<br> Animals | September 3, 2019 | Utility Model | September 2, 2029 |
| ZL201821162502.4 | A Temperature Adjustable<br> Mouse Restrainer for Intravenous Injections | August 30, 2019 | Utility Model | August 29, 2029 |
| ZL201510320280.9 | Porcine Circovirus Type<br> 2 (Pcv2) Strain, the Inactivated Vaccine and its Application | September 7, 2018 | Invention | September 6, 2038 |
| ZL201521092537.1 | A Chicken Embryo Allantoic<br> Fluid Collector | June 15, 2016 | Utility Model | June 14, 2026 |
| ZL201521092546.0 | A Liquid Tank Filter | May 25, 2016 | Utility Model | May 24, 2026 |
| ZL201711107884.0 | Porcine Rotavirus Strain,<br> the Inactivated Vaccine and its Application | June 15, 2021 | Invention | June 14, 2041 |
| ZL202021428573.1 | A Sealed Vaccine Refrigerator | April 30, 2021 | Utility Model | April 29, 2031 |
| ZL202021300518.4 | An Easy-to-Transport Receiving<br> Cart for Vaccine Production | March 16, 2021 | Utility Model | March 15, 2031 |
| ZL202021302199.0 | A Make-Up Tank for Vaccine<br> Production | May 18, 2021 | Utility Model | May 17, 2031 |
| ZL202021297863.7 | A Water Bath for Vaccine<br> Production | May 18, 2021 | Utility Model | May 17, 2031 |
| ZL202021598646.1 | An Angle Adjustable Low-Temperature<br> Storage Device for Vaccine | May 18, 2021 | Utility Model | May 17, 2031 |
| ZL202021599219.5 | An Anti-Collision Transport<br> and Storage Device for Veterinary Vaccine | May 18, 2021 | Utility Model | May 17, 2031 |
| ZL202120600080.X | A Sealer for Discharge Pipe | October 15, 2021 | Utility Model | October 14, 2031 |
| ZL202120616940.9 | A Steam Sterilizer | December 14, 2021 | Utility Model | December 13, 2031 |
| ZL202120630917.5 | A Foot-Operated Pressurization<br> Device For 10,000 Ml Bottle | November 9, 2021 | Utility Model | November 8, 2031 |
| ZL202120655608.3 | A Multi-Slot Egg Candler | November 23, 2021 | Utility Model | November 22, 2031 |
| ZL202120641694.2 | An Easy-To-Use Fertile Egg<br> Candler | October 15, 2021 | Utility Model | October 14, 2031 |
| ZL202021428550.0 | A High-Volume Mixer for<br> Veterinary Disinfectant | July 23, 2021 | Utility Model | July 22, 2031 |
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| ZL202120651166.5 | Flame Sterilizer<br> for Low Volume Glasswares | March 31,<br> 2021 | Utility Model | March 30,<br> 2031 |
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| ZL202222003543.1 | A Low-temperature Storage<br> Device for Feline Herpesvirus Vaccine | August 1, 2022 | Utility Model | July 31, 2032 |
| ZL202222022892.8 | A Vessel for Culturing Cat<br> Parvovirus | August 3, 2022 | Utility Model | August 2, 2032 |
| ZL202123045827.9 | Puncher for the Agarose<br> Diffusion Method | December 6, 2021 | Utility Model | December 5, 2031 |
| ZL202123039252.X | A Device for Cleaning the<br> Internal Mechanism of Small Fermentation Tanks | December 6, 2021 | Utility Model | December 5, 2031 |
| ZL202122501249.9 | A Liquid Dispenser with<br> Damping Structure | October 18, 2021 | Utility Model | October 17, 2031 |
| ZL202122490625.9 | A Cell Culture Bottle that<br> Can be Sampled Multiple Times | October 14, 2021 | Utility Model | October 13, 2031 |
| ZL202021430170.0 | A Dilution Device for Veterinary<br> Vaccine | July 23, 2021 | Utility Model | July 22, 2031 |
| ZL202110408829.5 | An Easy-to-operate Double-container<br> Device and Method for the Proportional Dilution of Solutions | April 16, 2021 | Invention | April 15, 2041 |
| ZL202110409020.4 | A Hand-held Shell Puncher<br> for Embryonated Chicken Eggs | April 16, 2021 | Invention | April 15, 2041 |
| ZL202210137800.2 | A Portable Device and Method<br> for Detecting Mycoplasma in Chicken Serum | February 15, 2022 | Invention | February 14, 2042 |
| ZL202111033109.1 | A Duck Tembusu Virus Live<br> Vaccine Lyophilized Protectant: Preparation Method and Application | December 19, 2023 | Invention | December 18, 2043 |
| ZL202210137552.1 | A dilution device for the<br> toxic strain in the research of pseudorabies virus vaccine | September 13, 2024 | Invention | September 12, 2044 |
| ZL202210673698.8 | An Evaluation Method for<br> Virus Adsorption Capacity of Purification Media | February 21, 2025 | Invention | February 20, 2045 |
| ZL202420807181.8 | A Column-Loading Device<br> for Use in Purification Instruments | March 28, 2025 | Utility Model | March 27, 2045 |
| ZL202211262956.X | A lyophilized heat-resistant<br> protectant for vaccines, its preparation method and application | April 22, 2025 | Invention | April 21, 2045 |
| ZL2024 21662496.4 | A colony collection device | May 9, 2025 | Utility Model | May 8, 2045 |
| ZL202310673801.3 | A porcine rotavirus detection<br> kit | January 23, 2026 | Invention | January 22, 2046 |
| ZL202510940017.3 | A recombinant chicken antimicrobial<br> peptide targeting drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | February 27, 2026 | Invention | February 26, 2046 |
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Trademarks
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538324 | 吉生 | December 30, 1990 | 5 | December 29, 2030 |
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32030808 | 正业生物 | March 28, 2022 | 5 | March 27, 2032 |
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79000991 | 正副安 | January 7, 2025 | 5 | January 6, 2035 |
DomainNames
Set forth below is a detailed description of the operating entity’s domain names.
| Domain Name. | Registration Date | Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|
| jlzybio.com | May 14, 2018 | May 14, 2026 |
| 正业生物.中国 | May 17, 2018 | May 17, 2026 |
| jlzybio.cn | May 14, 2018 | May 14, 2026 |
Copyrights
The operating entity owns six copyrights, the protection period of which lasts for 50 years from the first publication date of the work.
| Copyright No. | Copyright Name | Copyright Publication Date | Type of Copyright | Copyright Application Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00816517 | 抗非护猪保生产 | April 12, 2019 | works of fine arts | June 28, 2019 |
| 00802343 | 正业生物 | June 8, 2018 | works of fine arts | June 5, 2019 |
| 00793306 | 正喘停 | June 8, 2018 | works of fine arts | May 31, 2019 |
| 01338417 | 禽正好 | N/A | works of fine arts | May 14, 2021 |
| 00793307 | 正业生物科技让动物更美好 | June 8, 2018 | works of fine arts | May 31, 2019 |
| 01338418 | 鸭正步 | N/A | works of fine arts | May 14, 2021 |
| 00210642 | 鼻正康 | February 28, 2019 | works of fine arts | July 19, 2024 |
| 00238001 | 正喘宁 | August 19, 2019 | works of fine arts | August 12, 2024 |
| 00238002 | 正丹清 | August 19, 2019 | works of fine arts | August 12, 2024 |
| 00238003 | 正喜安 | August 19, 2019 | works of fine arts | August 12, 2024 |
Seasonality
The operating entity’s business is subject to seasonality. The seasonality is mainly due to the impact of the prevalence of animal diseases and the effect of temperature changes during different seasons on animal’s ability to resist various pathogens. Generally, with the change of seasons, especially the cooling of fall and winter, the immune ability of animal is weakened, and the prevalence of animal epidemic diseases is more likely to occur.
With the occurrence of animal diseases, the demand for veterinary products also increases, therefore, the veterinary product industry is subject to seasonality to some extent. However, with the mass production and conglomeration of downstream companies, raising awareness of epidemic prevention of livestock farmers, and enhanced planning and routinization of epidemic prevention, the seasonality of veterinary product industry is gradually attenuating.
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Employees
As of December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the operating entity had 269, 277, and 286 full-time employees, respectively.
The following table provides a breakdown of the operating entity’s employees by function as of December 31, 2025:
| Function | Number<br> of <br> Employees | |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 108 | |
| Sales | 57 | |
| Research and Development | 51 | |
| Management | 7 | |
| General | 46 | |
| Total | 269 |
The operating entity’s success depends on its ability to attract, motivate, train and retain qualified personnel. We believe the operating entity offers its employees competitive compensation packages and an environment that encourages self-development and, as a result, has generally been able to attract and retain qualified personnel and maintain a stable core management team.
As required by PRC laws and regulations, the operating entity participates in various employee benefit plans that are organized by municipal and provincial governments, including pension, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, on-the-job injury insurance, and housing fund plans through a PRC government-mandated benefit contribution plan. The operating entity is required under PRC laws to make contributions to employee benefit plans at specified percentages of the salaries, bonuses and certain allowances of their employees.
We believe the operating entity maintains a good working relationship with its employees, and the operating entity has not experienced any material labor disputes. None of its employees are represented by a labor union.
Properties
The operating entity’s office, storage and manufacturing facilities are located in Jilin Economic & Technical Development Zone, Jilin City, Jilin Province, the PRC.
Propertythe Operating Entity Owns
As of the date of this annual report, the operating entity owns the premises of its offices, storage and manufacturing facilities, which are all located at No. 1 Lianmeng Road, Jilin Economic & Technical Development Zone, Jilin Province, the PRC, and cover an aggregate building area of approximately 396,975 square feet, with the breakdown set for in the below table:
| Description/Use | Area<br> <br> (Square Feet) | |
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| Hog House | 4,338 | |
| Quality Inspection Room No. 5 | 10,043 | |
| Power Center No. 3 | 23,322 | |
| Quality Inspection Room No. 4 | 6,724 | |
| Sewage Treatment Facility | 1,049 | |
| Spleen and Lymph Vaccine Production Floor | 28,395 | |
| Viral Strain Production Floor No. 2 | 24,434 | |
| Animal Health Room No. 6 | 14,671 | |
| Office Building | 25,500 | |
| Electrical Substation Facility | 1,632 | |
| SPF Chicken Facility | 18,880 | |
| New Refrigerated Storage Facility | 3,972 | |
| Vaccine Production Floor No. 1 Sector B | 61,225 | |
| Garage | 3,757 | |
| Water Pumping Facility | 1,012 | |
| Animal Feed Storage Room | 3,767 | |
| Dry Coal Shed | 8,138 | |
| Boiler Room | 10,484 | |
| Air Defense Basement | 538 | |
| Cell Culture Facility | 82,906 | |
| Power Center | 31,058 | |
| Animal Experiment Center | 30,592 | |
| Cement Storage Room | 538 |
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Propertythe Operating Entity Leases
In addition to the above-mentioned properties that the operating entity owns, it currently leases several properties in Jilin, Jilin province, the PRC and Jinan, Shandong province, the PRC for an aggregate area of approximately 1,087 square feet for warehouses, garage, and residences as of the date of this annual report. The breakdown of the leased properties is as follows:
| Lessor | Lessee | Location | Area<br> (Square Feet) | Total<br> Rent | Term | Use | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanping Qi | Jilin Zhengye | Room 2601,<br> Unit 2, Building No. 12, Wanda Jiangpan Huacheng, Changyi District, Jilin, Jilin Province | 958 | RMB26,600<br> (March 19, 2023 – December 31, 2023) RMB7,000 (January 1, 2024 – March 19, 2024) RMB33,600<br> (March 19, 2024 – March 18, 2025) RMB33,600 (March 20, 2025 – March 19, 2026) RMB33,600 (March 20, 2026 – March<br> 19, 2027) | March 19,<br> 2023 – December 31, 2023 January 1, 2024 – March 19, 2024 March 19, 2024 – March 18, 2025 March<br> 20, 2025 – March 19, 2026 March 20, 2026 – March 19, 2027 | Residence | |
| Guoliang Shi | Jilin Zhengye | No.<br> 1547 Parking Space, 1^st^ Floor, Wanda Plaza, Changyi District, Jilin, Jilin Province | 129 | RMB4,000 | September 2, 2024 –<br> September 1, 2025 September 2, 2025 – September 1, 2026 | Garage | |
| Beijing CAU Innovation<br> Institute | Beijing Zhongnong | Room 3043, Building<br> 3, Beijing China Agricultural University Innovation and Advanced Studies Institute, No. 10 Tianxiu Road, Haidian District, Beijing | 1026.01 | RMB82,838 | May 11, 2025 –<br> May 10, 2026 | Office |
LandUse Right
The operating entity is entitled to use a piece of national land of 979,765 square feet, for industrial purpose, located at No. 1 Lianmeng Road, Jilin Economic & Technical Development Zone, Jilin Province, the PRC, with an expiration date of November 8, 2055.
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Insurance
The operating entity provides social security insurance including pension, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, on-the-job injury insurance and housing fund plans through a PRC government-mandated benefit contribution plan for its employees. It does not carry any key-man life insurance, product liability and professional liability insurance and has not purchased any property insurance or business interruption insurance. It has determined that the costs of insuring for related risks and the difficulties associated with acquiring such insurance on commercially reasonable terms make it impractical. We consider the insurance coverage to be sufficient for the operating entity’s business operations in China.
EnvironmentalMatters
As a manufacturer of veterinary vaccines, the operating entity production activities are governed by PRC laws and regulations, including the Environmental Protection Law of the PRC, Law of the PRC on the Prevention and Control of Environment Pollution Caused by Solid Wastes, the Regulations on Discharge of Pollutants (Provisional), the Regulation on Urban Drainage and Sewage Treatment and the Measures for the Administration of Permits for Discharging Urban Sewage into the Drainage Pipeline. In order to better comply to these laws and regulations, the operating entity has invested RMB569,311 in pollutant treatment for the period from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025.
The wastewater the operating entity generates can be divided into domestic wastewater and active toxic sewage. Domestic wastewater can be disposed directly into municipal pipelines, while active toxic sewage can be disposed into sewage treatment station after being subject to high-temperature sterilization and inspection. The corner wastes generated are cleaned and collected by the cleaning personnel and transported to the municipal garbage disposal site for treatment by the local sanitation department. Solid wastes generated during operation are collected and sent to relevant manufacturers for recycling. If new products are developed in the future, the operating entity will take corresponding environmental protection measures according to relevant laws and regulations.
As of the date of this annual report, except as disclosed in this annual report, we are not aware of any warning, investigations, prosecutions, disputes, claims or other proceedings in respect of environmental protection, nor has it been punished or can foresee any punishment to be made by any government authorities of the PRC.
LegalProceedings
As of the date of this annual report, neither we nor the operating entity is a party to any material legal or administrative proceedings. From time to time, the operating entity may be subject to various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Litigation or any other legal or administrative proceeding, regardless of the outcome, is likely to result in substantial cost and diversion of the operating entity’s resources, including management’s time and attention. Furthermore, as of the date of this annual report, the operating entity is not a party to any international claims or litigation with respect to defective products or other matters.
Regulations
This section sets forth a summary of applicable laws, rules, regulations, government and industry policies and requirements that have a significant impact on our PRC subsidiary and the operating entity’s operations and business. This summary does not purport to be a complete description of all laws and regulations that apply to our PRC subsidiaries and the operating entity’s business and operations. Investors should note that the following summary is based on relevant laws and regulations in force as of the date of this annual report, which may be subject to change.
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RegulationsRelated to Foreign Investment
The establishment, operation and management of companies in the PRC are mainly governed by the Company Law (revised in 2023), which was issued by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and became effective on July 1, 2024. The Company Law applies to both PRC domestic companies and foreign-invested companies. The investment activities in China of foreign investors are also governed by the Foreign Investment Law, which was approved by the National People’s Congress of China in March 2019 and took effect on January 1, 2020. Along with the Foreign Investment Law, the Implementing Rules of Foreign Investment Law promulgated by the State Council and the Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Foreign Investment Law promulgated by the Supreme People’s Court became effective on January 1, 2020. Pursuant to the Foreign Investment Law, the term “foreign investments” refers to any direct or indirect investment activities conducted by any foreign investors in the PRC, including foreign individuals, enterprises or organizations; such investment includes any of the following circumstances: (i) foreign investors establishing foreign-invested enterprises in the PRC solely or jointly with other investors, (ii) foreign investors acquiring shares, equity interests, property portions or other similar rights and interests thereof within the PRC, (iii) foreign investors investing in new projects in the PRC solely or jointly with other investors, and (iv) other forms of investments as defined by laws, regulations, or as otherwise stipulated by the State Council.
Pursuant to the Foreign Investment Law, the State Council shall promulgate or approve a list of special administrative measures for access of foreign investments, which is referred to as “the Negative List.” The Foreign Investment Law grants treatment to foreign investors and their investments at the market access stage which is no less favorable than that given to domestic investors and their investments, except for the investments of foreign investors in industries deemed to be either “restricted” or “prohibited” on the Negative List. The Foreign Investment Law provides that foreign investors shall not invest in the “prohibited” industries on the Negative List and shall meet such requirements as stipulated by the Negative List for making investment in “restricted” industries on the Negative List. Accordingly, the National Development and Reform Commission, or the NDRC, and the Ministry of Commerce promulgated the Negative List (2024), which took effect on November 1, 2024, and the NDRC and the Ministry of Commerce promulgated the Encouraged Industry Catalogue for Foreign Investment (2022 version), or the 2022 Encouraged Industry Catalogue, which took effect on January 1, 2023. Industries not listed on the Negative List (2024) are generally open for foreign investments unless specifically restricted by other PRC laws.
The Foreign Investment Law and its implementing rules also provide several protective rules and principles for foreign investors and their investments in the PRC, including, among others, that local governments shall abide by their commitments to the foreign investors; foreign-invested enterprises are allowed to issue stocks and corporate bonds, except for special circumstances, in which case statutory procedures shall be followed and fair and reasonable compensation shall be made in a timely manner; expropriation or requisition of the investment of foreign investors is prohibited; mandatory technology transfer is prohibited; and the capital contributions, profits, capital gains, proceeds out of asset disposal, licensing fees of intellectual property rights, indemnity or compensation legally obtained, or proceeds received upon settlement by foreign investors within China, may be freely remitted inward and outward in RMB or a foreign currency. Also, foreign investors or the foreign investment enterprises are legally liable for failing to report investment information in accordance with the requirements. Furthermore, the Foreign Investment Law provides that foreign-invested enterprises established prior to the effectiveness of the Foreign Investment Law may maintain their legal form and structure of corporate governance within five years after January 1, 2020.
RegulationsRelated to Veterinary Drugs Production and Operation
On April 9, 2004, the State Council promulgated the Regulation on Veterinary Drug Administration, which was most recently amended on March 27, 2020. These regulations apply to the research and development, production, marketing, import and export, use, as well as supervision and administration of veterinary drugs within the PRC. Pursuant to the Regulation on Veterinary Drug Administration, any enterprise which produces veterinary drugs requires a Veterinary Drug Production License; and any enterprise which deals in veterinary drugs requires a Veterinary Drug Operation License. The validity periods of the Veterinary Drug Production License and the Veterinary Drug Operation License are both five years. Enterprises that produce or manage veterinary drugs without the Veterinary Drug Production License or the Veterinary Drug Distribution License will be ordered to stop their production or business and their illegal income will be confiscated. In serious cases, they will be investigated for the crime of illegal operation.
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On April 21, 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the PRC promulgated a new version of the Measures for the Administration of the Production and Quality Control of Veterinary Biological Products with an effective date of June 1, 2020, governing the production, storage, supervision and administration of veterinary biological products within the PRC. According to these measures, any enterprise producing veterinary drugs shall establish a quality assurance system that conforms to the requirements of quality control for veterinary drugs, and ensure that the production, control, storage and sales of veterinary drugs meet the registration requirements of veterinary drugs.
The veterinary drug operators in the PRC shall also comply with the Norms for the Business Operation and Quality Management of Veterinary Drugs, which was promulgated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on January 15, 2010 and amended on November 30, 2017. It is a set of standards regulating the quality management of veterinary drugs operators in the PRC, including but not limited to operation sites, equipment, personnel, bylaws, purchases, warehousing, distribution and freight.
On March 17, 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the PRC promulgated a new version of the Measures for the Administration of the Business Operation of Veterinary Biological Products with an effective date of May 15, 2021, governing the distribution, operation, supervision and administration of veterinary biological products within the PRC. According to these measures, any enterprise that engages in the business operation of biological products for veterinary use shall obtain a Veterinary Drug Operation License. The business scope in the Veterinary Drug Operation License shall specifically state the categories of biological products, for example, whether they are national compulsory immunity biological products, and the name of the entrusted production enterprise of biological products for veterinary use.
According to the Measures for the Administration of Veterinary Drug Registration, after completing clinical trials, new veterinary drug registration applicants should submit an application to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and provide relevant documents as required by Announcement No. 442 of the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on veterinary drug registration materials. After receiving the application materials, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs forwards them to the review center, which completes a formal review within 10 working days. If the requirements are met, a Notice of Acceptance for Veterinary Drug Registration Application will be issued. If the requirements are not met, a Notice of Non-Acceptance for Veterinary Drug Registration Application will be issued, along with reasons for the decision.
After the acceptance of the veterinary drug registration, the applicant should submit the application materials to the review center within 20 working days. Upon receiving the application materials, the review center completes all technical evaluations within a cumulative total of 120 working days and presents its review opinions and conclusions to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
If the initial review identifies significant defects, the review center will suggest non-approval based on the existing application materials. If additional materials are needed, the review center should request all supplementary materials at once, and the applicant should provide all required supplementary materials within 132 working days. After the applicant provides the supplementary materials, if substantive defects still exist, the review center will suggest non-approval. If the applicant doesn’t need to supply new technical materials and only needs to provide explanatory notes for the application materials, the review center will notify the applicant to submit the relevant explanations within 20 working days. If the review center needs to review the applicant’s supplementary materials or explanatory notes again, the review period for that application will be extended by 40 working days.
If, after the initial review, the application generally meets the requirements and needs to undergo registration inspection, the review center will notify the applicant and inform the provincial veterinary department where the pilot production enterprise is located to carry out on-site verification and sampling. The China Veterinary Drug Monitoring Institute should, based on the product quality standards approved by the review center and confirmed by the applicant, determine quality inspection items based on risk and organize quality inspections and standard reviews for the new veterinary drugs being registered. The China Veterinary Drug Monitoring Institute should deliver the quality inspection report and standard review opinions of the registered sample to the review center within 120 working days, and at the same time, send a copy to the applicant. Registration inspection for special veterinary drugs and vaccine products can be completed within 150 working days.
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After receiving the applicant’s supplementary materials or explanations, as well as various other reports from verification, inspection, validation, and review, the review center initiates the re-review process. It then formulates review opinions and conclusions and, along with relevant materials, submits them to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs should complete its review within 60 working days from the date of receiving the review opinions and conclusions from the review center. For veterinary drugs that meet the requirements, they will be announced. The applicant will be issued a New Veterinary Drug Registration Certificate, accompanied by approved production processes, registration standards, and sample drafts of labels and instructions. Registration Certificate of New Veterinary Drugs verifies that the veterinary drug product has undergone all the necessary tests and evaluations to ensure its safety, efficacy, and quality, and it can be used for animals under the stipulated uses and dosages. It is a required certificate for a manufacturer before receiving an Approval Number for Veterinary Biological Products for a vaccine and commencing manufacturing such vaccine.
After obtaining the New Veterinary Drug Registration Certificate, the applicant is able to submits an application for an Approval Number for Veterinary Biological Products to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs organizes the China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control to conduct a technical review of the application materials in accordance with regulations. If sample testing is required, it is conducted by the China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control. The Veterinary Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs proposes an approval plan based on the review opinions, and after approval by the minister, the Approval Number for Veterinary Biological Products will be issued to the applicant. With the Approval Number for Veterinary Biological Products, the manufacturer is able to produce the vaccine.
After receiving the New Veterinary Drug Registration Certificate and Approval Number for Veterinary Biological Products, the manufacturer should complete the Veterinary Biological Product Lot Release Record Form and submit it to the China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control along with documents such as the Certificate of Good Manufacturing Practices for Animal Drugs, Veterinary Drug Production Permit, and Approval Number for Veterinary Biological Products. If the record information meets the requirements, the China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control issues a Veterinary Biological Product Lot Release Record Documentation to the manufacturer. The manufacturer, with the Veterinary Biological Product Lot Release Record Documentation, apply for sampling to provincial veterinary drug supervision and inspection institutions and provide the China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control with the Lot Release Product Catalog, Veterinary Biological Product Production and Inspection Report, and Veterinary Biological Product Lot Release Sampling Form. Upon receiving the sampling application submitted by the manufacturer, the provincial veterinary drug supervision and inspection institution should complete the sampling work within 7 working days. The China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control should complete the review within 7 working days after receiving the materials and, when necessary, conduct spot checks and inspections. If compliant with regulations, a Veterinary Biological Product Lot Release Qualification Notice will be issued to the manufacturer. With the Veterinary Biological Product Lot Release Qualification Notice, the manufacturer is able to sell its vaccines domestically.
RegulationsRelated to Breeding and Use of Animals in Experiment
According to the Regulation on the Administration of Laboratory Animals issued by the National Science and Technology Committee (now known as “the Ministry of Science and Technology”) in November 1988 and amended by the State Council in March 2017, the government has adopted a quality certification system for the supervision of animal experiment in respect of the breeding, quarantine and epidemic prevention, use of animals in experiments, import and export of laboratory animals, as well as the qualification of personnel involving in animal experiment.
The State Science and Technology Commission and the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision jointly promulgated the Administration Measures on Good Practice of Experimental Animals in December 1997. The Ministry of Science and Technology and other regulatory authorities promulgated the Administrative Measures on the Certificate for Experimental Animals (Trial) in December 2001. All of these laws and regulations require a Certificate for Use of Laboratory Animals for performing experiments on animals. A laboratory animal operation license is required for personnel involved in the breeding, reproduction, supply, transportation and commercial operation of laboratory animals. Any entity or individual who uses laboratory animals for scientific research and experiment is required to obtain a permit for the use of laboratory animals. Applicants of laboratory animal operation license and use permit shall satisfy certain conditions. No entity or individual shall perform animal experiment and operation without such license or permit. The results of animal experiment will not be recognized if the experiment is conducted by an entity or individual without such license or permit or that the animal and relevant materials are supplied by a provider without the operation license.
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RegulationsRelated to Product Quality
According to the Product Quality Law of the PRC, which was effective as from September 1, 1993 and last amended by the SCNPC on December 29, 2018, products for sale must satisfy relevant safety standards and sellers shall adopt measures to maintain the quality of products for sale. Sellers may not mix impurities or imitations into products, or pass counterfeit goods off as genuine ones, or defective products as good ones or substandard products as standard ones. For sellers, any violation of state or industrial standards of health and safety or other requirements may result in civil liabilities and be imposed on administrative penalties, such as compensation for damages, fines, confiscation of products illegally manufactured or sold and the proceeds from the sales of such products, and even revoking business license. In addition, severe violations may subject the responsible individual or enterprise to criminal investigation.
Pursuant to the Civil Code of the PRC, which became effective on January 1, 2021, the infringed party may claim for compensation from the manufacturer or the seller of the relevant product in which the defects have caused damage. Where the product defects are caused by the producers, the sellers shall have the right to recover the same from the producers after paying compensation. If the products are defective due to the fault of the seller, the producer may, after paying compensation, claim the same from the seller.
RegulationsRelated to Export and Import
Pursuant to the Regulations of the PRC on the Administration of Import and Export of Goods promulgated by the State Council on March 10, 2024 which came into effect on May 1, 2024, the Foreign Trade Law of the PRC (revised in 2025) promulgated by the Standing Committee of National People’s Congress, or the SCNPC, on December 27, 2025 which came into effect on March 1, 2026, the Customs Law of the PRC promulgated by the SCNPC, on January 22, 1987 which came into effect on July 1, 1987 and last amended on April 29, 2021, the Measures for Record Filing and Registration by Foreign Trade Dealer promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce (the “MOFCOM”) on June 25, 2004, which came into effect on July 1, 2004 and last amended on May 10, 2021 and the Administrative Provisions of the Customs of the PRC on Record-filing of Customs Declaration Entities promulgated by the General Administration of Customs of the PRC on November 19, 2021 which came into effect on January 1, 2022, foreign trade business operators engaging in the import or export of goods or technology must go through the record filing and registration formalities with the MOFCOM or the agency entrusted by the MOFCOM. Unless otherwise provided for, the declaration of import or export goods and the payment of duties may be made by the consignees or consignors themselves, or by entrusted customs brokers. Customs declaration entities refer to consignees or consignors of imported or exported goods or customs brokers that have filed for record with Customs. Customs declaration entities may conduct customs declaration business within the customs territory of the PRC.
RegulationsRelated to Intellectual Property
Patents
Patents in the PRC are principally protected under the PRC Patent Law, which was initially promulgated by the SCNPC in 1984 and was most recently amended in 2020. A patent is valid for twenty years in the case of an invention and ten years in the case of utility models and designs.
Copyrights
Copyrights in the PRC, including software copyrights, is principally protected under the PRC Copyright Law, which took effect in 1991 and was most recently amended in 2020, and other related rules and regulations. Under the PRC Copyright Law, the term of protection for software copyrights is 50 years. The Regulation on the Protection of the Right to Communicate Works to the Public over Information Networks, as most recently amended on January 30, 2013, provides specific rules on fair use, statutory license, and a safe harbor for use of copyrights and copyright management technology and specifies various entities which may be held liable for violations, including copyright holders, libraries and Internet service providers.
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Trademarks
Registered trademarks are protected under the PRC Trademark Law, which was adopted by the SCNPC in 1982 and most recently amended in 2019, as well as the Implementation Regulations of the PRC Trademark Law adopted by the State Council in 2002 and most recently amended in 2014, and other related rules and regulations. The State Intellectual Property Office, formerly known as the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, handles trademark registrations and grants a protection term of ten years to registered trademarks and the term may be renewed for another ten-year period upon request by the trademark owner.
DomainNames
Domain names are protected under the Administrative Measures on Internet Domain Names promulgated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (the “MIIT”) on August 24, 2017 and became effective since November 1, 2017. Domain name registrations are handled through domain name service agencies established under the relevant regulations, and applicants become domain name holders upon successful registration.
RegulationsRelating to Environmental Protection
EnvironmentalProtection Law
The Environmental Protection Law of the PRC, or the Environmental Protection Law, was promulgated and effective on December 26, 1989, and most recently amended on April 24, 2014. This Environmental Protection Law has been formulated for the purpose of protecting and improving both the living environment and the ecological environment, preventing and controlling pollution, other public hazards and safeguarding people’s health.
According to the provisions of the Environmental Protection Law, in addition to other relevant laws and regulations of the PRC, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and its local counterparts take charge of administering and supervising said environmental protection matters. Pursuant to the Environmental Protection Law, the environmental impact statement on any construction project must assess the pollution that the project is likely to produce and its impact on the environment, and stipulate preventive and curative measures. The statement shall be submitted to the competent administrative department of environmental protection for approval. Installations for the prevention and control of pollution in construction projects must be designed, built and commissioned together with the principal part of the project.
Permission to commence production or utilize any construction project shall not be granted until its installations for the prevention and control of pollution have been examined and confirmed to meet applicable standards by the appropriate administrative department of environmental protection that examined and approved the environmental impact statement. Installations for the prevention and control of pollution shall not be dismantled or left idle without authorization. Where it is absolutely necessary to dismantle any such installation or leave it idle, prior approval shall be obtained from the competent local administrative department of environmental protection.
The Environmental Protection Law makes it clear that the legal liabilities of any violation of said law include warning, fine, rectification within a time limit, compulsory cease operation, compulsory reinstallation of dismantled installations of the prevention and control of pollution or compulsory reinstallation of those left idle, compulsory shutout or closedown, and even criminal punishment.
As of the date of this annual report, we or the operating entity is not aware of any warning, investigations, prosecutions, disputes, claims or other proceedings in respect of environmental protection, nor have we or the operating entity been punished or can foresee any punishment to be made by any government authorities of the PRC.
Regulationson Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Pursuant to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution Caused by Solid Waste, which was promulgated by the SCNPC in 1995 and was latest amended on April 29, 2020, entities generating hazardous waste shall store, utilize and dispose hazardous waste according to the relevant requirements of the state and environmental protection standards, and shall not dump or pile up hazardous waste without authorization. Furthermore, it is forbidden to entrust entities without a permit for disposal to dispose of hazardous waste, otherwise the competent ecological and environmental authorities shall impose fines, confiscate illegal gains, order the entities to make rectification, and in serious circumstance, order the entities to suspend business or close down upon the approval of the government authorities.
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Regulationson Urban Drainage and Sewage Treatment
According to the Regulations on the Administration of Pollutant Discharge Permits promulgated by the State Council on January 24, 2021, business units and entities that discharge pollutant registered in the list of regular pollutant sources shall apply for permit for discharge of pollutants. No discharge of pollutants shall be allowed if such permit is required.
According to the Regulation on Urban Drainage and Sewage Treatment, which was promulgated by the State Council in 2013, and the Measures for the Administration of Permits for Discharging Urban Sewage into the Drainage Pipeline, which was promulgated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in 2015 and last amended in 2022, enterprises, institutions and individually-owned businesses engaging in industry, construction, food and beverage, medical service and other activities which discharge sewage into urban drainage facilities shall apply to the competent urban drainage authorities for a permit for sewage discharge into the drainage pipe network, or the Drainage Permit. Entities discharging sewage into urban drainage facilities without obtaining a Drainage Permit shall be ordered by the relevant urban drainage authority to suspend their illegal activities, take remedial measures within a time limit, re-apply the Drainage Permit, and may be imposed a fine of less than RMB500,000.
Regulationson Consumer Rights Protection
The Consumer Rights and Interests Protection Law, as promulgated on October 31, 1993 and most recently amended in 2013 by the SCNPC, imposes stringent requirements and obligations on business operators. Failure to comply with the consumer protection requirements could subject the business operators to administrative penalties including warning, confiscation of illegal income, imposition of fines, an order to cease business operations, revocation of business licenses, as well as potential civil or criminal liabilities.
RegulationsRelated to Foreign Exchange and Dividend Distribution
Regulationson Foreign Currency Exchange
The principal regulations governing foreign currency exchange in China are the Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations, as most recently amended in 2008. Under these regulations, payments of current account items, such as profit distributions, interest payments and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, by complying with certain procedural requirements. By contrast, approval from or registration with appropriate government authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital account items, such as direct investments, repayment of foreign currency-denominated loans, repatriation of investments and investments in securities outside of China.
In 2012, SAFE promulgated the Circular of Further Improving and Adjusting Foreign Exchange Administration Policies on Foreign Direct Investment, or Circular 59, which substantially amends and simplifies the previous foreign exchange procedure. Pursuant to Circular 59, the opening and deposit of various special purpose foreign exchange accounts, such as pre-establishment expenses accounts, foreign exchange capital accounts and guarantee accounts, the reinvestment of RMB proceeds derived by foreign investors in the PRC, and remittance of foreign exchange profits and dividends by a foreign-invested enterprise to its foreign shareholders no longer requires the approval or verification of SAFE, and multiple capital accounts for the same entity may be opened in different provinces, which was not possible previously. In 2013, SAFE promulgated the Notice on Promulgation of the Provisions on Foreign Exchange Control on Direct Investments in China by Foreign Investors and Supporting Documents, which specified that the administration by SAFE or its local branches over direct investment by foreign investors in the PRC must be conducted by way of registration, and banks must process foreign exchange business relating to the direct investment in the PRC based on the registration information provided by SAFE and its branches. In February 2015, SAFE promulgated the Notice on Further Simplifying and Improving the Administration of the Foreign Exchange Concerning Direct Investment, or SAFE Notice 13. Instead of applying for approvals regarding foreign exchange registrations of foreign direct investment and overseas direct investment from SAFE, entities and individuals may apply for such foreign exchange registrations from qualified banks. The qualified banks, under the supervision of SAFE, may directly review the applications, conduct the registration, and perform statistical monitoring and reporting responsibilities.
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In March 2015, SAFE promulgated the Circular of the SAFE on Reforming the Management Approach Regarding the Settlement of Foreign Capital of Foreign-invested Enterprise, or Circular 19, which expands a pilot reform of the administration of the settlement of the foreign exchange capitals of foreign-invested enterprises nationwide. Circular 19 allows all foreign-invested enterprises established in the PRC to settle their foreign exchange capital on a discretionary basis according to the actual needs of their business operation, provides the procedures for foreign invested companies to use RMB converted from foreign currency-denominated capital for equity investments and removes certain other restrictions under previous rules and regulations. However, Circular 19 continues to prohibit foreign-invested enterprises from, among other things, using RMB funds converted from their foreign exchange capital for expenditure beyond their business scope and providing entrusted loans or repaying loans between non-financial enterprises. SAFE promulgated the Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Reforming and Standardizing the Foreign Exchange Settlement Management Policy of Capital Account, or Circular 16, effective in June 2016, which reiterates some of the rules set forth in Circular 19. Circular 16 provides that discretionary foreign exchange settlement applies to foreign exchange capital, foreign debt offering proceeds and remitted foreign listing proceeds, and the corresponding RMB capital converted from foreign exchange may be used to extend loans to related parties or repay inter-company loans (including advances by third parties). However, there are substantial uncertainties with respect to Circular 16’s interpretation and implementation in practice.
In January 2017, SAFE promulgated the Circular on Further Improving Reform of Foreign Exchange Administration and Optimizing Genuineness and Compliance Verification, or Circular 3, which stipulates several capital control measures with respect to the outbound remittance of profits from domestic entities to offshore entities, including that (i) banks must check whether the transaction is genuine by reviewing board resolutions regarding profit distribution, original copies of tax filing records and audited financial statements and stamp with the outward remittance sum and date on the original copies of tax filing records, and (ii) domestic entities must retain income to account for previous years’ losses before remitting any profits. Moreover, pursuant to Circular 3, domestic entities must explain in detail the sources of capital and how the capital will be used, and provide board resolutions, contracts and other proof as a part of the registration procedure for outbound investment.
On October 23, 2019, SAFE issued Circular of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Promoting the Facilitation of Cross-border Trade and Investment, or the Circular 28, which took effect on the same day. Circular 28 allows non-investment foreign-invested enterprises to use their capital funds to make equity investments in China, with genuine investment projects and in compliance with effective foreign investment restrictions and other applicable laws.
On December 4, 2023, SAFE promulgated the Notice on Further Deepening the Reform to Facilitate Cross-border Trade and Investment, which relaxed restrictions on the scale of preliminary expenses for overseas direct investment, and facilitated the payment and use of funds obtained from equity transfers under domestic reinvestment and funds raised from overseas listing of foreign direct investment.
Regulationson Dividend Distribution
The principal regulations governing dividends distributions by companies is the PRC Company Law. Under these laws and regulations, both domestic companies and foreign-invested companies in the PRC are required to set aside as general reserves at least 10% of their after-tax profit, until the cumulative amount of their reserves reaches 50% of their registered capital unless the laws and regulations regarding foreign investment provide otherwise. PRC companies are not permitted to distribute any profits until any losses from prior fiscal years have been offset. Profits retained from prior fiscal years may be distributed together with distributable profits from the current fiscal year.
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RegulationsRelated to Tax
EnterpriseIncome Tax
On March 16, 2007, the SCNPC promulgated the Enterprise Income Tax Law of the PRC which was last amended on December 29, 2018, and on December 6, 2007. The State Council enacted the Regulations for the Implementation of the Enterprise Income Tax Law, which came into effect on January 1, 2008 and was amended on April 23, 2019. Both laws are collectively referred to as the EIT Law. Under the EIT Law, both resident enterprises and non-resident enterprises are subject to tax in the PRC. Resident enterprises are defined as enterprises that are established in China in accordance with PRC laws, or that are established in accordance with the laws of foreign countries but are actually or in effect controlled from within the PRC. Non-resident enterprises are defined as enterprises that are organized under the laws of foreign countries and whose actual management is conducted outside the PRC, but have established institutions or premises in the PRC, or have no such established institutions or premises but have income generated from inside the PRC. Under the EIT Law and relevant implementing regulations, a uniform corporate income tax rate of 25% is applied. However, if non-resident enterprises have not formed permanent establishments or premises in the PRC, or if they have formed permanent establishment or premises in the PRC but there is no actual relationship between the relevant income derived in the PRC and the established institutions or premises set up by them, enterprise income tax is set at the rate of 10% with respect to their income sourced from inside the PRC.
Value-addedTax
The Provisional Regulations of the PRC on Value-added Tax were promulgated by the State Council on December 13, 1993 and came into effect on January 1, 1994 which were subsequently amended from time to time. The Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Provisional Regulations of the PRC on Value-added Tax (Revised in 2011) was promulgated by the Ministry of Finance of the PRC (the “MOF”) on December 25, 1993 and subsequently amended on December 15, 2008 and October 28, 2011. Both regulations are collectively referred to as the VAT Law. On November 19, 2017, the State Council promulgated the Decisions on Abolishing the Provisional Regulations of the PRC on Business Tax and Amending the Provisional Regulations of the PRC on Value-added Tax, or the Order 691. On December 25, 2024, the PRC Value-added Tax Law was promulgated and took effect on January 1, 2026. According to the VAT Law and the Order 691, all enterprises and individuals engaged in the sale of goods, the provision of processing, repair and replacement services, sales of services, intangible assets, real property and the importation of goods within the territory of the PRC are the taxpayers of Value-added Tax (the “VAT”). The VAT tax rates generally applicable are simplified as 13%, 9%, 6% and 0%, and the VAT tax rate applicable to the small-scale taxpayers is 3%. According to the Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation on Value-Added Tax Policies Concerning the Application of Low Tax Rates and Simplified Taxation Method for Certain Goods promulgated on January 19, 2009 and the Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation on Simplifying Value-added Tax Rate Policies promulgated on June 13, 2014, if general taxpayers sell biological products which are made of microbes, metabolin of microbes, animal toxin, blood or organism of human beings or animals, VAT shall be paid and calculated at the rate of 3% under the simplified method.
DividendsWithholding Tax
According to the EIT Law, dividends paid to their foreign investors by foreign-invested companies that are non-resident enterprises as defined under the law are subject to withholding tax at a rate of 10%, unless otherwise provided in the relevant tax agreements entered into with the central government of the PRC. Pursuant to the Arrangement Between the Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement and Tax Evasion on Income promulgated on August 21, 2006, if a Hong Kong resident enterprise is determined by the competent PRC tax authority to have satisfied the relevant conditions and requirements under such tax arrangement, the withholding tax rate on the dividends the Hong Kong resident enterprise receives from a PRC resident enterprise may be reduced to 5% from 10% applicable under the EIT Law and the EITIR. However, based on the Notice of the State Administration of Taxation on Certain Issues with Respect to the Enforcement of Dividend Provisions in Tax Treaties promulgated by the State Administration of Taxation (the “SAT”) and effective on February 20, 2009, if the relevant PRC tax authorities determine, in their discretion, that a company benefits from such reduced income tax rate due to a structure or arrangement that is primarily tax-driven, such PRC tax authorities may adjust the preferential tax treatment. Furthermore, in October 2019, the SAT promulgated the Administrative Measures for Non-Resident Taxpayers to Enjoy Treaty Treatments (the “Circular 35”), which became effective on January 1, 2020 and superseded the Administrative Measures for Non-Resident Enterprises to Enjoy Treatments under Tax Treaties promulgated in 2015. The Circular 35 abolishes the record-filing procedure for justifying the tax treaty eligibility of taxpayers, and stipulates that non-resident taxpayers can enjoy tax treaty benefits via the “self-assessment of eligibility, claiming treaty benefits, retaining documents for inspection” mechanism.
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Non-resident taxpayers can claim tax treaty benefits after self-assessment provided that relevant supporting documents shall be collected and retained for post-filing inspection by the tax authorities. Based on the Notice of the State Administration of Taxation on the Recognition of Beneficial Owners in Tax Treaties, which was promulgated by SAT on February 3, 2018 and came into effect on April 1, 2018, a comprehensive analysis is used to determine beneficial ownership based on the actual situation of a specific case combined with certain principles, and if an applicant is obliged to pay more than 50% of its income to a third country (region) resident within 12 months of the receipt of the income, or the business activities undertaken by an applicant do not constitute substantive business activities including substantive manufacturing, distribution, management and other activities, the applicant is unlikely to be recognized as an beneficial owner to enjoy tax treaty benefits.
EnterpriseIncome Tax on Indirect Transfer of Non-Resident Enterprises
On December 10, 2009, the SAT issued the Notice on Strengthening the Administration of Enterprise Income Tax on Equity Transfers of Non-resident Enterprises (the “Circular 698”). By promulgating and implementing the Circular 698, the PRC tax authorities have enhanced their scrutiny over the indirect transfer of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise by a non-resident enterprise. The SAT further issued the Public Announcement on Several Issues Concerning Enterprise Income Tax for Indirect Transfer of Assets by Non-Resident Enterprises (the “Circular 7”) on February 3, 2015, which replaces certain provisions in the Circular 698. The Circular 7 introduces a new tax regime that is significantly different from that under the Circular 698. The Circular 7 extends its tax jurisdiction to capture not only indirect transfer as set forth under the Circular 698, but also transactions involving transfer of immovable property in China and assets held under the establishment and place in China of a foreign company through the offshore transfer of a foreign intermediate holding company. The Circular 7 also provides clearer criteria than the Circular 698 on how to assess reasonable commercial purposes and introduces safe harbor scenarios applicable to internal group restructurings. Where a non-resident enterprise indirectly transfers equity interests or other assets of a PRC resident enterprise by implementing arrangements that are not for reasonable commercial purposes to avoid its obligation to pay enterprise income tax, such indirect transfer shall, in accordance with the EIT Law, be recognized by the competent PRC tax authorities as a direct transfer of equity interests or other assets of the PRC resident enterprise.
On October 17, 2017, the SAT promulgated the Announcement on Matters Concerning Withholding and Payment of Income Tax of Non-resident Enterprises from Source (the “SAT Circular 37”), which came into force and replace the Circular 698 and certain provisions in the Circular 7 on December 1, 2017 and was partly amended on June 15, 2018. The SAT Circular 37, among other things, simplifies the procedures of withholding and payment of income tax levied on non-resident enterprises. Pursuant to SAT Circular 37, where the party responsible for withholding such income tax does not, or is unable to, withhold the taxes that should have been withheld to the relevant tax authority, the party may be subject to penalties. Where the non-resident enterprise receiving such income fails to declare and pay taxes that should have been withheld to the relevant tax authority, the party may be ordered to rectify within a specific time limit.
RegulationsRelated to Employment, Social Insurance and Housing Fund
Pursuant to the PRC Labor Law, which was promulgated in 1994 and most recently amended in 2018, and the PRC Labor Contract Law, which was promulgated on June 29, 2007 and amended on December 28, 2012, employers must execute written labor contracts with full-time employees. All employers must comply with local minimum wage standards. Violations of the PRC Labor Contract Law and the PRC Labor Law may result in the imposition of fines and other administrative and criminal penalties in the case of serious violations. In addition, according to the PRC Social Insurance Law implemented on July 1, 2011 and most recently amended on December 29, 2018 and the Regulations on the Administration of Housing Funds, which was promulgated by the State Council in 1999 and most recently amended in 2019, employers in China must provide employees with welfare schemes covering pension insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, work-related injury insurance, and medical insurance and housing funds.
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RegulationsRelated to M&A Rules and Overseas Listing
On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies, including the MOFCOM, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the SAT, the SAIC, the CSRC, and the SAFE, issued the M&A Rules, which took into effect on September 8, 2006 and was amended by the MOFCOM on June 22, 2009. The M&A Rules, among other things, require that if an overseas company established or controlled by PRC companies or individuals intends to acquire equity interests or assets of any other PRC domestic company affiliated with such PRC companies or individuals, such acquisition must be submitted to MOFCOM for approval. The M&A Rules also require offshore special purpose vehicles formed for overseas listing purposes through acquisitions of PRC domestic companies and controlled by PRC companies or individuals, to obtain the approval of CSRC prior to publicly listing their securities on an overseas stock exchange.
Since the Foreign Investment Law (the “FIL”) and its implementation regulations became effective on January 1, 2020, the provisions of the M&A Rules remain effective to the extent they are not inconsistent with the FIL and its implementation regulations. According to the Anti-Monopoly Law which took effect on August 1, 2008, where the concentration of business operators reaches the filing threshold stipulated by the State Council, business operators shall file a declaration with the SAMR, and no concentration shall be implemented until the SAMR clears the anti-monopoly filing. We currently are not subject to the Anti-Monopoly Law because we do not reach the filing threshold stipulated by the State Council. If we will be found to be subject to the Anti-Monopoly Law, we will be required to file a declaration with the SAMR, and no concentration shall be implemented until the SAMR clears the anti-monopoly filing. During such reviews, we may be required to suspend the operations or experience other disruptions to the operation, which will also result in negative publicity with respect to our Company and diversion of our managerial and financial resources, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial conditions, and results of operations.
Pursuant to the Notice of the General Office of the State Council on the Establishment of the Security Review System for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors and the Security Review Rules issued by the General Office of the State Council on February 3, 2011 and became effective on March 3, 2011, mergers and acquisitions by foreign investors that raise “national defense and security” concerns, and mergers and acquisitions through which foreign investors may acquire de facto control over domestic enterprises that raise “national security” concerns, are subject to strict review by the PRC government authorities. On August 25, 2011, the MOFCOM issued the Provisions of the Ministry of Commerce for the Implementation of the Security Review System for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, which provides that if a foreign investor’s merger or acquisition of a domestic enterprise falls within the scope of security review specified in the Notice of the General Office of the State Council on the Establishment of the Security Review System for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, the foreign investor shall file an application with MOFCOM for security review. Whether a foreign investor’s merger or acquisition of a domestic enterprise falls within the scope of security review or not shall be determined based on the substance and actual influence of the merger or acquisition transaction. No foreign investor is allowed to substantially avoid the security review in any way, including but not limited to, holding shares on behalf of others, trust arrangements, multi-level reinvestment, leasing, loans, contractual control, or overseas transactions.
On February 17, 2023, the CSRC promulgated the Overseas Listing Trial Measures and relevant five guidelines, which became effective on March 31, 2023. The Overseas Listing Trial Measures comprehensively improve and reform the existing regulatory regime for overseas offering and listing of PRC domestic companies’ securities and regulate both direct and indirect overseas offering and listing of PRC domestic companies’ securities by adopting a filing-based regulatory regime.
According to the Overseas Listing Trial Measures, PRC domestic companies that seek to offer and list securities in overseas markets, either in direct or indirect means, are required to fulfill the filing procedure with the CSRC and report relevant information. The Overseas Listing Trial Measures provides that an overseas listing or offering is explicitly prohibited, if any of the following: (i) such securities offering and listing is explicitly prohibited by provisions in laws, administrative regulations and relevant state rules; (ii) the intended securities offering and listing may endanger national security as reviewed and determined by competent authorities under the State Council in accordance with law; (iii) the domestic company intending to make the securities offering and listing, or its controlling shareholder(s) and the actual controller, have committed relevant crimes such as corruption, bribery, embezzlement, misappropriation of property or undermining the order of the socialist market economy during the latest three years; (iv) the domestic company intending to make the securities offering and listing is currently under investigations for suspicion of criminal offenses or major violations of laws and regulations, and no conclusion has yet been made thereof; or (v) there are material ownership disputes over equity held by the domestic company’s controlling shareholder(s) or by other shareholder(s) that are controlled by the controlling shareholder(s) and/or actual controller.
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The Overseas Listing Trial Measures also provides that if the issuer both meets the following criteria, the overseas securities offering and listing conducted by such issuer will be deemed as indirect overseas offering by PRC domestic companies: (i) 50% or more of any of the issuer’s operating revenue, total profit, total assets or net assets as documented in its audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent fiscal year is accounted for by domestic companies; and (ii) the main parts of the issuer’s business activities are conducted in mainland China, or its main place(s) of business are located in mainland China, or the majority of senior management staff in charge of its business operations and management are PRC citizens or have their usual place(s) of residence located in mainland China. Where an issuer submits an application for initial public offering to competent overseas regulators, such issuer must file with the CSRC within three business days after such application is submitted. The Overseas Listing Trial Measures also requires subsequent reports to be filed with the CSRC on material events, such as change of control or voluntary or forced delisting of the issuer(s) who have completed overseas offerings and listings.
On February 24, 2023, the CSRC promulgated the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions, which also became effective on March 31, 2023. According to the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions, domestic companies that seek overseas offering and listing (either in direct or indirect means) and the securities companies and securities service (either incorporated domestically or overseas) providers that undertake relevant businesses shall institute a sound confidentiality and archives administration system, and take necessary measures to fulfill confidentiality and archives administration obligations. They shall not leak any state secret and working secret of government agencies, or harm national security and public interest. Therefore, a domestic company that plans to, either directly or through its overseas listed entity, publicly disclose or provide to relevant individuals or entities including securities companies, securities service providers and overseas regulators, any documents and materials that contain state secrets or working secrets of government agencies, shall first obtain approval from competent authorities according to law, and file with the secrecy administrative department at the same level. The above-mentioned documents and materials that, if leaked, will be detrimental to national security or public interest, the domestic company shall strictly fulfill relevant procedures stipulated by applicable regulations. Furthermore, the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions stipulates that a domestic company that provides accounting archives or copies of accounting archives to any entities including securities companies, securities service providers and overseas regulators and individuals shall fulfill due procedures in compliance with applicable regulations. Working papers produced in the Chinese mainland by securities companies and securities service providers in the process of undertaking businesses related to overseas offering and listing by domestic companies shall be retained in the Chinese mainland. Where such documents need to be transferred or transmitted to outside the Chinese mainland, relevant approval procedures stipulated by regulations shall be followed.
C. OrganizationalStructure
See “—A. History and Development of the Company.”
D. Property,Plants and Equipment
See “—B. Business Overview—Properties.”
Item4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not applicable.
Item5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
Thefollowing discussion of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon and should be read in conjunction with our consolidatedfinancial statements and their related notes included in this annual report. This report contains forward-looking statements. In evaluatingour business, you should carefully consider the information provided under the caption “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors”in this annual report. We caution you that our businesses and financial performance are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties.
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A. OperatingResults
BusinessOverview
We, through the operating entity, focus on the research, development, manufacturing, and sales of veterinary vaccines, with an emphasis on vaccines for livestock. For over 20 years, the operating entity has been committed to enhancing the health of animals. The operating entity markets a diverse range of vaccines, including vaccines for swine, cattle, goats, sheep, poultry, and dogs. The operating entity’s products are available in 29 provincial regions across China and are exported overseas to Vietnam, Pakistan, and Egypt.
KeyFactors Affecting Our Results of Operations
Our results of operations and financial condition are affected by the general factors driving veterinary vaccine market. We have benefited from China’s overall economic growth, increased number of large-scale farms, and national policies of animal epidemic detection and prevention, which has been attracting breeders’ attention and promoting compulsory immunization to raise breeders’ full awareness of the risk of animal epidemics and the necessity of immunization.
While our business is influenced by these general factors, we believe our results of operations are also directly affected by certain company specific factors, including the following major factors:
| ● | the operating entity’s<br> ability to develop high-demand products and expand its business beyond vaccines for livestock by entering into the household animals<br> vaccines industry; |
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| ● | the operating entity’s<br> ability to expand its sales and distribution network; |
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| ● | the<br> operating entity’s ability to continue to upgrade its technological capabilities; and |
| ● | the operating entity’s<br> ability to maintain its product quality. |
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Resultsof Operations
NetRevenues
We derived revenues from (i) swine vaccines, (ii) poultry vaccines and (iii) other vaccines. The following table sets forth a breakdown of our revenues both in absolute amounts and as a percentage of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
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| Revenues | RMB | % | RMB | % | RMB | US | % | ||||||
| Swine vaccines | 188,919 | 89.3 | 157,789 | 84.7 | 90,143 | 77.5 | |||||||
| Poultry vaccines | 15,430 | 7.3 | 15,506 | 8.3 | 12,480 | 10.7 | |||||||
| Other vaccines | 7,302 | 3.4 | 13,061 | 7.0 | 13,739 | 11.8 | |||||||
| Total | 211,651 | 100 | 186,356 | 100 | 116,362 | 100 |
All values are in US Dollars.
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As our revenues are generated from different distribution channels, the following table sets forth a breakdown of our revenues from different distribution channels for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
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| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||||
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| Revenues | RMB | % | RMB | % | RMB | US | % | ||||||
| Direct sales channel | 159,529 | 75.4 | 121,774 | 65.3 | 51,897 | 44.6 | |||||||
| Distribution network | 49,623 | 23.4 | 59,854 | 32.1 | 61,501 | 52.9 | |||||||
| Government tender and<br> procurement | 2,499 | 1.2 | 4,728 | 2.6 | 2,964 | 2.5 | |||||||
| Total | 211,651 | 100 | 186,356 | 100 | 116,362 | 100 |
All values are in US Dollars.
Costof Revenues
Costs of revenues consist primarily of inventory cost and shipping and handling cost of providing these services or goods. The following table sets forth a breakdown of our cost of revenues by nature both in absolute amounts and as a percentage of our total cost of revenues for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025:
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| Cost of<br> revenues: | RMB | % | RMB | % | RMB | US | % | ||||||
| Swine vaccines | 73,257 | 77.8 | 71,327 | 75.0 | 61,882 | 66.9 | |||||||
| Poultry vaccines | 11,575 | 12.3 | 13,979 | 14.7 | 14,484 | 15.7 | |||||||
| Other vaccines | 9,311 | 9.9 | 9,755 | 10.3 | 16,127 | 17.4 | |||||||
| Total | 94,143 | 100 | 95,061 | 100 | 92,493 | 100 |
All values are in US Dollars.
OperatingExpenses
Our operating expenses consist of sales and marketing expenses, research and development expenses, general and administrative expenses, and allowance for credit losses.
Salesand marketing expenses
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of advertising expenses, salaries and other compensation-related expenses to sales and marketing personnel and warranty expenses. We expense all advertising costs as incurred and classify these costs under sales and marketing expenses.
Generaland administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, bonuses and benefits for employees involved in general corporate functions and those not specifically dedicated to research and development activities, depreciation and amortization, which are not used in research and development activities, legal and other professional services fees, rental and other general corporate related expenses.
Researchand development expenses
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. These costs primarily consist of payroll and related expenses for personnel engaged in research and development activities.
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Allowancefor credit losses
The Company considers the past collection experience, current economic conditions, future economic conditions (external data and macroeconomic factors) and changes in the Company’s customer collection trends. The allowance for credit losses and corresponding receivables were written off when they are determined to be uncollectible.
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| RMB | % | RMB | % | RMB | US | % | |||||||||||
| Sales<br> and marketing expenses | 40,743 | 56.2 | 41,269 | 55.1 | 43,918 | 46.5 | |||||||||||
| General<br> and administrative expenses | 23,592 | 32.5 | 22,575 | 30.2 | 31,006 | 32.9 | |||||||||||
| Research<br> and development expenses | 11,901 | 16.4 | 12,794 | 17.1 | 18,013 | 19.1 | |||||||||||
| Provision<br> for (reversal of) credit losses | (3,714 | ) | (5.1 | ) | (1,782 | ) | (2.4 | ) | 1,438 | 1.5 | |||||||
| Total | 72,522 | 100 | 74,856 | 100 | 94,375 | 100 |
All values are in US Dollars.
TAXATION
CaymanIslands
Under current laws of the Cayman Islands, the Company is not subject to tax on income or capital gains. Additionally, upon payments of dividends by the Company to their shareholders, no withholding tax will be imposed.
BVI
Our subsidiaries incorporated in the BVI are not subject to tax on income or capital gain. In addition, payments of dividend by these subsidiaries to their shareholders are not subject to withholding tax in the BVI.
Hong Kong
Our subsidiary in Hong Kong is subject to a two-tiered profits tax rate regime. The first HKD$2 million of assessable profits earned by a company is subject to be taxed at a profits tax rate of 8.25%, while the remaining profits will continue to be taxed at the profits tax rate of 16.5%. Under the Hong Kong tax law, our subsidiary in Hong Kong is exempted from income tax on its foreign derived income and there are no withholding taxes in Hong Kong on remittance of dividends.
China
Effective from January 1, 2008, the PRC’s statutory Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) rate is 25%. If our holding company in the Cayman Islands or any of our subsidiaries outside of China were deemed to be a “resident enterprise” under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, it would be subject to enterprise income tax on its worldwide income at a rate of 25%. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC — Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a PRC “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Such classification would likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.”
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the years indicated, both in absolute amounts and as a percentage of our total revenues. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this annual report. The operating results in any period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period.
Translations of balances in the consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), and consolidated statements of cash flows from RMB into US$ as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, are solely for the convenience of the readers, and they were calculated at the rate of US$1.00 to RMB6.9931.
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| RMB | RMB | RMB | US | ||||||||
| Net revenues | 211,651 | 186,356 | 116,362 | ||||||||
| Cost of revenues | (94,143 | ) | (95,061 | ) | (92,493 | ) | ) | ||||
| Gross profit | 117,508 | 91,295 | 23,869 | ||||||||
| Sales and marketing expenses | (40,743 | ) | (41,269 | ) | (43,918 | ) | ) | ||||
| General and administrative expenses | (23,592 | ) | (22,575 | ) | (31,006 | ) | ) | ||||
| Research and development expenses | (11,901 | ) | (12,794 | ) | (18,013 | ) | ) | ||||
| Reversal of (provision for) credit losses | 3,714 | 1,782 | (1,438 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | (72,522 | ) | (74,856 | ) | (94,375 | ) | ) | ||||
| Operating income (loss) | 44,986 | 16,439 | (70,506 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Other income (expenses): | |||||||||||
| Interest income | 312 | 231 | 96 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | (4,423 | ) | (4,043 | ) | (3,400 | ) | ) | ||||
| Unrealized gains on short-term investments | - | 209 | 127 | ||||||||
| Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) | - | 679 | (312 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Government subsidy | 2,653 | 733 | 2,252 | ||||||||
| Other expenses (income) | 234 | 146 | (130 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Total other expenses, net | (1,224 | ) | (2,045 | ) | (1,367 | ) | ) | ||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 43,762 | 14,394 | (71,873 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Income tax (expenses) benefit | (6,253 | ) | (924 | ) | (11,095 | ) | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) | 37,509 | 13,470 | (82,968 | ) | ) |
All values are in US Dollars.
Netrevenues
Our revenue decreased by RMB70.0 million or 37.6% from RMB186.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to RMB116.4 million (US$16.6 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily due to a downturn in the hog market in 2025, characterized by low and volatile prices, which resulted in reduced demand for swine vaccines.
Our revenue decreased by RMB25.3 million or 12.0% from RMB211.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to RMB186.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to the veterinary vaccine market adjustments and the reduced sales of swine vaccines following the Company’s strategic realignment of sales practices aimed at diversifying its customer base and reducing concentration risk.
Our revenue from sales to the operating entity’s largest customer dropped from RMB83.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 by RMB67.1 million to RMB16.0 million (US$2.3 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025, due to the customer’s less demand for swine vaccines.
Our revenue from sales to the operating entity’s largest customer dropped from RMB110.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 by RMB27.2 million to RMB83.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, our largest customer accounted for 49.0% of our total accounts receivable, which was then reduced to 11.8% by December 31, 2025. The Company adjusted its sales approach to mitigate risks associated with dependency on a single customer, despite the potential negative effect on our revenue.
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Revenuefrom sales of swine vaccines. Our revenue from sales of swine vaccines dropped from RMB157.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to RMB90.1 million (US$12.9 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025. Our revenue from sales of swine vaccines dropped from RMB188.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to RMB157.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. This decline was primarily driven by a downturn in the hog market in 2025, characterized by low and volatile prices. Additionally, government macro-control policies aimed at reducing the inventory of productive sows to alleviate periodic oversupply contributed to the reduced demand for swine vaccines.
Revenuefrom sales of poultry vaccines. Our revenue from sales of poultry vaccines dropped from RMB15.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to RMB12.5 million (US$1.8 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025. Our revenue from sales of poultry vaccines increased from RMB15.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to RMB15.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. This decline was primarily due to normal market fluctuations.
Revenuefrom sales of other vaccines. Our revenue from sales of other vaccines increased from RMB13.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to RMB13.7 million (US$2.0 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025. Our revenue from sales of other vaccines increased from RMB7.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to RMB13.1 million the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in sales of other vaccines was caused by the increased sales of the vaccines for sheep.
Costof revenues
Our cost of revenues decreased by 2.7% from RMB95.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to RMB92.5 million (US$13.2 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in the cost of swine vaccines. Our cost of revenues increased by 1.0% from RMB94.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to RMB95.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was mainly due to the increase in the cost of poultry vaccines. ****
Grossprofit
As a result of the foregoing, our gross profit decreased from RMB91.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to RMB23.9 million (US$3.4 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025. Our gross profit margin decreased from 49.0% to 20.5%, mainly due to the lower sales price and unchanged fixed cost. Our gross profit decreased from RMB117.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to RMB91.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Our gross profit margin decreased from 55.5% to 49.0%, mainly due to the lower sales price and unchanged fixed cost.
Operatingexpenses
Our total operating expenses increased from RMB74.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to RMB94.4 million (US$13.5 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025, reflecting the increase in our general and administrative expenses, allowance for credit losses, sales and marketing expenses, and research and development expenses. Our total operating expenses increased from RMB72.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to RMB74.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, reflecting the decrease in our general and administrative expenses and reversal for credit losses, and increases in our sales and marketing expenses and research and development expenses.
Salesand marketing expenses. Our sales and marketing expenses increased from RMB41.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to RMB43.9 million (US$6.3 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025. The increase in sales and marketing expenses mainly resulted from an increase in payroll for sales staffs, advertising expenses and entertainment, partially offset by a decrease in marketing promotion expenses. Our sales and marketing expenses increased from RMB40.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to RMB41.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in sales and marketing expenses mainly resulted from an increase in payroll for sales staffs, marketing promotion expenses and entertainment, partially offset by a decrease in travel expenses and advertising expenses.
Generaland administrative expenses. Our general and administrative expenses increased from RMB22.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to RMB31.0 million (US$4.4 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025. The increase in general and administrative expenses was attributed to the increase in professional technical services and in depreciation and amortization. Our general and administrative expenses decreased from RMB23.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to RMB22.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in administrative expenses was attributed to the reduction in employee compensation and decrease in depreciation and amortization.
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Researchand development expenses. Our research and development expenses increased from RMB12.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to RMB18.0 million (US$2.6 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025. The increase in research and development expenses mainly resulted from an increase in research and development projects, which led to an increase in material expenses. Our research and development expenses increased from RMB11.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to RMB12.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in research and development expenses mainly resulted from an increase in material expenses.
The following table sets forth a summary of our total spending for each research and development project subsidized by the Government of Jilin Province, the PRC, for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
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| Total Project Expenses | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US | ||||
| The<br> Key Technique Study for the Development of the Live Gene-deletion-attenuated Vaccine against Ovine and Caprine Ecthyma (Orf) | 939,254 | 1,495,072 | 1,023,366 | ||||
| The Virus<br> Study, Laboratory Sample Preparation and Efficacy Evaluation of Inactivated Bovine Akabane Disease Vaccine | 844,513 | 1,416,313 | 1,169,696 | ||||
| The Development<br> of Animal Microecological Vaccine for the Biological Control of African Swine Fever | 938,767 | 45,805 | - | ||||
| The<br> Development and Application of Fluorescent ERA Rapid Thermostatic Diagnostic Technology for Key Viral Diarrhea Diseases in Pigs | 1,130,075 | 885,882 | 95,976 | ||||
| Total | 3,852,609 | 3,843,072 | 2,289,038 |
All values are in US Dollars.
The investment in research and development project costs is not comparable, and different projects are at different stages and their inputs are different.
Reversalof (provision for) credit losses. Our allowance of credit loss amounted to RMB1.4 million (US$0.2 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025. Our reversal of credit loss amounted to RMB1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Our reversal of credit loss amounted to RMB3.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Operatingincome (loss)
Our operating loss was RMB70.5 million (US$10.1 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Our operating income was RMB16.4 million and RMB45.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Netincome (loss)
As a result of the foregoing, our net loss was RMB83.0 million (US$11.9 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025, and our net income was RMB13.5 million and RMB37.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
B.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that we will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and, accordingly, will be able to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of operations as they come due.
We generated net loss of RMB83.0 million (US$11.9 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025. Net cash provided by operating activities was RMB13.3 million (US$1.9 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2025, we had cash and restricted cash of RMB50.3 million (US$7.2 million) and working capital of RMB16.9 million (US$2.4 million).
We have historically funded our working capital needs primarily from operations, bank loans, advance payments from customers and contributions by shareholders. Management may decide to enhance our liquidity position or increase our cash reserve for future operations and ongoing finance of short-term bank loans. Management believes that the amount of available cash balance as of December 31, 2025 and forecasted net cash flows for a period of one year after the issuance of the consolidated financial statements will be sufficient for us to satisfy our obligations and commitments when they become due. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis we will be able to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the issuance of the consolidated financial statements.
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The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the years presented:
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| RMB | RMB | RMB | US | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating<br> activities | 48,184 | 41,046 | 13,333 | ||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (11,765 | ) | (27,665 | ) | (12,630 | ) | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (18,979 | ) | (22,129 | ) | 32,310 | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and<br> restricted cash | - | 168 | (1,285 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted<br> cash | 17,440 | (8,580 | ) | 31,728 | |||||||
| Cash and restricted<br> cash at beginning of year | 9,746 | 27,186 | 18,606 | ||||||||
| Cash and restricted<br> cash at end of year | 27,186 | 18,606 | 50,334 |
All values are in US Dollars.
As of the date of this annual report, we have financed our operating and investing activities primarily through cash generated from operating and financing activities. As of December 31, 2024 and 2025, our cash were RMB18.6 million and RMB50.3 million (US$7.2 million), respectively. Our cash primarily consists of bank deposits.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2025, our restricted cash was RMB1,500 and RMB1,500 (US$215), respectively. Restricted cash mainly consists of bank time deposits, which are defined as time deposits with original maturities longer than three months but less than one year, or long-term bank deposits with maturity dates within one year.
We believe that our current cash and expected cash provided by operating and financing activities will be sufficient to meet our current and anticipated working capital requirements and capital expenditures for the next twelve months. We may, however, need additional cash resources in the future if we experience changes in business conditions or other developments. We may also need additional cash resources in the future if we identify and wish to pursue opportunities for investment, acquisition, capital expenditure or similar actions.
All of our revenues have been, and we expect that they are likely to continue to be, in the form of Renminbi. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior SAFE approval as long as certain routine procedural requirements are fulfilled. Therefore, our PRC subsidiaries are allowed to pay dividends in foreign currencies to us without prior SAFE approval by following certain routine procedural requirements. However, current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to us only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations.
Our PRC subsidiaries are required to set aside at least 10% of their after-tax profits after making up previous years’ accumulated losses each year, if any, to fund certain reserve funds until the total amount set aside reaches 50% of their registered capital. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends.
As a Cayman Islands exempted company and offshore holding company, we are permitted under PRC laws and regulations to provide funding to our PRC subsidiaries only through loans or capital contributions, subject to the approval, filings, or registration of government authorities and limits on the amount of capital contributions and loans.
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OperatingActivities
Net cash generated from operating activities was RMB13.3 million (US$1.9 million) in 2025. The difference between our net cash provided by operating activities and our net loss of RMB83.0 million (US$11.9 million) was due to the combined effects of adjustments for non-cash items and changes in working capital. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily included (i) depreciation and amortization of RMB25.9 million (US$3.7 million), as compared to RMB24.2 million in 2024, for we had higher gross property, plant and equipment in 2025 than 2024, (ii) an allowance for credit losses of RMB1.4 million (US$0.2 million), as compared to a reversal of credit losses of RMB1.8 million in 2024, because we had slower collection in 2025, and (iii) the impairment for inventory was RMB12.8 million (US$1.8 million), compared to an impairment of RMB6.0 million in 2024. Changes in working capital mainly resulted from (i) a decrease in notes receivable of RMB21.0 million (US$3.0 million), as compared to an increase of RMB3.8 million in 2024, (ii) a decrease in accounts receivable of RMB39.7 million (US$5.7 million), as compared to a decrease of RMB16.3 million in 2024, for the reduction of receivables from major customers, (iii) a decrease in accounts payable of RMB3.4 million (US$0.5 million), as compared to a decrease of RMB0.4 million in 2024, (iv) a decrease in advance to suppliers of RMB2.0 million (US$0.3 million), as compared to an increase of RMB7.7 million in 2024, because we paid advance to suppliers in the previous year to secure materials, and (v) a decrease in inventory of RMB6.3 million (US$0.9 million), as compared to an increase of RMB5.9 million in 2024.
Net cash generated from operating activities was RMB41.0 million in 2024. The difference between our net cash provided by operating activities and our net income of RMB13.5 million was due to the combined effects of adjustments for non-cash items and changes in working capital. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily included (i) depreciation and amortization of RMB24.2 million, as compared to RMB23.9 million in 2023, for we had higher gross property, plant and equipment in 2024 than 2023, (ii) a reversal of allowance for credit losses of RMB1.8 million, as compared to RMB3.7 million in 2023, because we had stronger collection in 2024, and (iii) The impairment for inventory and intangible asset was RMB6.0 million, compared to an impairment of RMB10.0 million in 2023. Changes in working capital mainly resulted from (i) an increase in note receivables of RMB3.8 million, as compared to a decrease of RMB8.3 million in 2023, (ii) a decrease in accounts receivable of RMB16.3 million, as compared to decrease of RMB31.0 million in 2023, for we continue to have strong collection for our accounts receivable, (iii) a decrease in accounts payable of RMB0.4 million, as compared to a decrease of RMB35.6 million in 2023, (iv) an increase in advance to suppliers of RMB7.7 million, as compared to an increase of RMB0.6 million in 2023, because we paid advance to suppliers to secure materials, (v) an increase in inventory of RMB5.9 million, as compared to an increase of RMB12.9 million in 2023.
InvestingActivities
Net cash used in investing activities was RMB12.6 million (US$1.8 million) in 2025, which represented payments for loans to a related party of RMB7.0 million (US$1.0 million), collection of lending to a related party of RMB7.0 million (US$1.0 million), purchases of property and equipment of RMB1.0 million (US$0.1 million), and purchases of intangible assets of RMB11.6 million (US$1.7 million).
Net cash used in investing activities was RMB27.7 million in 2024, which represented payments for purchases of property and equipment of RMB13.6 million and purchases of intangible assets of RMB14.2 million.
Net cash used in investing activities was RMB11.8 million in 2023, which represented payments for purchases of short-term investments of RMB1.2 million, purchase of property and equipment of RMB7.4 million and purchases of intangible assets of RMB4.2 million, offset by proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment of RMB1.1 million.
FinancingActivities
Net cash provided by financing activities was RMB32.3 million (US$4.6 million) in 2025, which represented proceeds from loans of RMB70.5 million (US$10.1 million), repayment of loans of RMB82.6 million (US$11.8 million), proceeds from initial public offering RMB43.1 million (US$6.2 million), and receipt of shareholder’s capital contribution of RMB1.5 million (US$0.2 million).
Net cash used in financing activities was RMB22.1 million in 2024, which represented proceeds from loans of RMB90.1 million, repayment of loans of RMB92.9 million, dividend payment to shareholders of RMB16.0 million and payment of IPO expenses of RMB 3.5 million.
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Net cash used in financing activities was RMB19.0 million in 2023, which represented proceeds from loans of RMB79.9 million, repayment of loans of RMB54.9 million, dividend payment to shareholders of RMB39.5 million and payment of IPO expenses of RMB4.5 million.
CapitalExpenditure
Our capital expenditures are primarily incurred for purchases of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and prepayment for purchase of intangible assets. We made capital expenditures of RMB11.8 million, RMB27.7 million, and RMB12.6 million (US$1.8 million) in the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025, respectively. The increase of capital expenditures was mainly because of the increase in patents and investment in office building projects in 2024. Our capital expenditures have been primarily funded by cash generated from the operating entity’s operations. We expect to continue to make capital expenditures to support the expected growth of our business. We also expect that cash generated from the operating entity’s operating activities and financing activities will meet our capital expenditure needs in the foreseeable future.
MATERIAL
CASH REQUIREMENTS
Our material cash requirements as of December 31, 2025 and any subsequent interim period primarily include our capital expenditures, operating lease commitments, loan repayment, and working capital requirements.
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Foreignexchange risk
Since July 21, 2005, RMB is allowed to fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. It is difficult to predict how market forces or the PRC or U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate between RMB and the U.S. dollar in the future. To the extent that we need to convert the U.S. dollar into RMB for capital expenditures and working capital and other business purposes, appreciation of RMB against U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the RMB amount we would receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert RMB into the U.S. dollar for the purpose of making payments for dividends on ordinary shares, strategic acquisitions or investments or other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us. In addition, a significant depreciation of RMB against the U.S. dollar may significantly reduce the U.S. dollar equivalent of our earnings or losses.
Political,social and economic risks
The Company has substantial operations in China through its PRC subsidiary, Jilin Zhengye. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by political, economic, and legal environments in the PRC, as well as by the general state of the PRC economy. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political, regulatory and social conditions in the PRC. Although the Company has not experienced losses from these situations and believes that it is in compliance with existing laws and regulations including its organization and structure disclosed in Note 1 of our consolidated financial statements, this may not be indicative of future results.
The Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may also be negatively impacted by risks related to regional wars, geopolitical tensions, natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, health epidemics and other catastrophic incidents, which could potentially and significantly disrupt the Company’s operations.
Interestrate risk
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its interest-bearing assets and liabilities. As part of its asset and liability risk management, the Company reviews and takes appropriate steps to manage its interest rate exposure on its interest-bearing assets and liabilities. The Company has not been exposed to material risks due to changes in market interest rates and has not used any derivative financial instruments to manage the interest risk exposure during the period/year presented.
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Concentrationof credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash in bank and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash with financial institutions with high credit ratings and quality.
The Company conducts credit evaluations of customers, and generally does not require collateral or other security from its customers. The Company establishes an allowance for expected credit losses primarily based upon the factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers.
Concentrationof customers and suppliers
As of December 31, 2024, one major client accounted for 49.0% of the Company’s total accounts receivable. The client is a listed company and a leading pig farming company in China. The Company’s outstanding accounts receivable from its largest client, which accounted for 49.0% of the Company’s total accounts receivable as of December 31, 2024, has been fully collected in 2025.
As of December 31, 2025, two clients accounted for 11.8% and 11.6% of the Company’s total accounts receivable, respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, two clients accounted for 52.1% and 15.0% of the Company’s total revenues, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, one client accounted for 44.6% of the Company’s total revenues. For the year ended December 31, 2025, one client accounted for 13.7% of the Company’s total revenues.
As of December 31, 2024, one vendor accounted for 13.7% of the Company’s total accounts payable. As of December 31, 2025, one vendor accounted for 10.2% of the Company’s total accounts payable.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, no vendor accounted above 10% of the Company’s total purchases. For the year ended December 31, 2024, one vendor accounted for 14.2% of the Company’s total purchases. For the year ended December 31, 2025, two vendors accounted for 12.3% and 12.2% of the Company’s total purchases, respectively.
Off-BalanceSheet Arrangements
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 partnerships, including entities sometimes referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, that were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
ContractualObligations
Our material cash requirements as of December 31, 2025 and any subsequent interim period primarily include working capital needs, capital expenditures, operating lease obligations, and long-term and short-term loans.
The following table sets forth our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 31, 2025:
| Payment Due by Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Less than<br> 1 Year | 1 – 3<br> Years | 3 – 5<br> Years | More than<br> 5 Years | ||||||
| Operating lease commitments | 433 | 106 | 52 | 56 | 219 | |||||
| Long-term loans | 9,550 | 700 | 8,850 | - | - | |||||
| Short-term loans | 65,100 | 65,100 | - | - | - | |||||
| Total | 75,083 | 65,906 | 8,902 | 56 | 219 |
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C. Researchand Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.
See “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview” and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—A. Operating Results.”
D. TrendInformation
Other than as disclosed elsewhere in this report, we are not aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 that are reasonably likely to have a material and adverse effect on our net revenues, income, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause the disclosed financial information to be not necessarily indicative of future results of operations or financial conditions.
E.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES, JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES
An accounting policy is considered critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are uncertain and requires significant judgment at the time such estimate is made, and if different accounting estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the consolidated financial statements.
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Significant accounting policies we follow in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements are summarized below.
Revenuerecognition
The Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customer. To determine revenue recognition for contracts with customers, the Company performs the following five steps:
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 manufactures and sells veterinary vaccines, with an emphasis on vaccines for livestock, to customers.
The Company enters into contract with their customers to provide veterinary vaccines, mainly vaccines for livestock. All of the Company’s contracts have single performance obligation as the promise is to transfer the goods to customers, and there are no other separately identifiable promises in the contracts. The Company recognizes revenue when it transfers its goods to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in such exchange. The Company accounts for the revenue generated from sales of its products to its customers on a gross basis, because the Company is acting as a principal in these transactions, is subject to inventory risk, has latitude in establishing prices, and is responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide customers the specified goods. The Company’s revenue is recognized at a point in time when the control has been transferred, usually when the customer accepts the goods.
The Company offers their distributors with sales rebate. According to the items in the contract, the Company pays certain sales rebate, in the form of products with equivalent value, to distributor once the distributor purchases stipulated amount products from the Company. Sales rebate is considered as variable consideration. The Company estimates annual expected revenue of each individual distributor with reference to their historical results. The sales rebate reduces revenues recognized. At the end of each reporting period, the Company updates the estimated revenue to represent faithfully the circumstances present at the end of the reporting period.
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Apart from the sales rebate, the Company’s products are sold with no right of return and the Company does not provide other credits or sales incentives to customers. Revenue is reported net of value added tax (“VAT”), collected on behalf of tax authorities in respect of product sales.
Accountsreceivable and allowance for credit losses
Accounts receivable are stated at the historical carrying amount net of allowance for expected credit losses.
The Company’s policy for estimating credit losses also applies to notes receivable and other receivables. To estimate expected credit losses, the Company has identified the relevant risk characteristics of its customers and the related receivables. The Company considers the past collection experience, current economic conditions, future economic conditions (external data and macroeconomic factors) and changes in the Company’s customer collection trends. The allowance for credit losses and corresponding receivables are written off when they are determined to be uncollectible.
Inventories,net
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the normal course of business less any costs to complete and sell products. Cost of inventory are determined using the weighted average method. The Company records inventory reserves for obsolete and slow-moving inventory.
Inventory reserves are based on inventory obsolescence trends, historical experience and application of the specific identification method.
Impairmentof long-lived assets other than goodwill
Long-lived assets are evaluated for impairment 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 may not be fully recoverable or that the useful life is shorter than the Company had originally estimated. When these events occur, the Company evaluates the impairment by comparing carrying value of the assets to an estimate of future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying value of the assets over the fair value of the assets. Impairment charge recognized for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025 were nil, nil, and nil, respectively.
Derivativeinstruments
Derivative instruments are initially recorded at fair value as either assets or liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet and subsequently remeasured to fair value at each reporting date, regardless of the purpose or intent for holding the derivative. The resulting derivative assets or liabilities are shown as a single line and are not net off against one another on the face of the balance sheet. The method of recognizing the resulting gain or loss is dependent on whether the derivative contract qualifies for hedge accounting and has been designated as a hedging instrument. For derivative instruments that are not designated or that do not qualify as hedging instruments under ASC 815 – Derivatives and Hedging, the assets have been recognized as “derivative assets” included in the short-term investments and the liability has been recognized as “derivative liabilities” on the balance sheet and changes in the fair value of the derivative financial instruments are recognized in earnings. Gains and losses from the Company’s non-designated foreign currency swap contracts and interest rate swap contracts are recorded in other income in the Company’s consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income but do not impact our cash flows.
Valuationallowance for deferred tax assets
Deferred income taxes are recognized when temporary differences exist between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. Net operating loss carry forwards and credits are applied using enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more-likely-than-not that a portion of or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized, which can require the use of accounting estimation and the exercise of judgement. The impact of an uncertain income tax position is recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant tax authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Interest and penalties on income taxes will be classified as a component of the provisions for income taxes. Significant judgment is required in determining the valuation allowance. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider all sources of taxable income, including projected future taxable income, reversing taxable temporary differences, and ongoing tax planning strategies. If it is determined that we are able to realize deferred tax assets in excess of the net carrying value or to the extent we are unable to realize a deferred tax asset, we would adjust the valuation allowance in the period in which such a determination is made, with a corresponding increase or decrease to earnings.
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RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
For detailed discussion on recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.
Item6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A. Directorsand Senior Management
The following table sets forth information regarding our directors and executive officers as of the date of this annual report. Unless otherwise stated, the business address for our directors and executive officers is that of our principal executive offices at No.1 Lianmeng Road, Jilin Economic & Technical Development Zone, Jilin City, Jilin Province, China.
| Name | Age | Position(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Zhenfa Han | 73 | Director and Chairman of the Board |
| Songlin Song | 51 | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
| Aiden Han | 34 | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
| Wenhua Sun | 59 | Director |
| Ping Wang | 46 | Chief Financial Officer |
| Zhongyao Liu | 41 | Chief Operating Officer |
| Wei Lian | 45 | Vice General Manager |
| Yuhong Cheng | 49 | Vice General Manager |
| Ping Jiang | 62 | Independent Director |
| Guohan Li | 45 | Independent Director |
| Qiyi Hu | 59 | Independent Director |
The following is a brief biography of each of our executive officers and directors:
ZhenfaHan has been our Director since March 2023 and Chairman of the Board since May 2023. He has served as the Director of the operating entity since April 2004, and he served as the Chairman of the Board of the operating entity from September 2015 to September 2018. He reassumed the role of Chairman of the Board of the operating entity since January 2022. Mr. Han also held the following prominent positions outside of our Company: a member of the 10^th^, 11^th^, and 12^th^ National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (“CPPCC”), a member of the Social and Legal Affairs Committee of the CPPCC, a standing committee member of the Jilin Provincial CPPCC, the Deputy Director of the Legal Affairs Committee of the Jilin Provincial CPPCC, a standing committee member of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Vice President of the Agricultural Industry Chamber of Commerce under the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Vice President of the Jilin Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Executive Director of China Society for Promotion of the Guangcai Program, the Executive Director of the China Animal Agriculture Association, and the President of the Jilin Provincial Animal Husbandry Association. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Jilin Provincial Party School in the PRC in 1989.
Songlin Song has been our Chief Executive Officer since May 2023. He has served as the Director and General Manager of the operating entity since September 2018. Prior to joining the operating entity, Mr. Song was a General Manager of China Animal Husbandry Industry Co., Ltd., from April 2018 to August 2018. Mr. Song is an advisor of the master programs in Jilin University College of Veterinary Medicine. Mr. Song holds Senior Veterinarian Professional Title and Principal Senior Economist Professional Title in China. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in veterinary medicine from China Agriculture University in 1998.
AidenHan has been our Co-Chief Executive Officer since March 2025. Mr. Aiden Han is the son of Zhenfa Han, a director and the chairman of the Board of the Company. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from University of Southern California in 2017.
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WenhuaSun has been our Director since May 2023. Ms. Sun has been the General Manager of Beijing Huazheng Property Management Co., Ltd. since January 2020. She also has been the Director of Zhengye Investment Co., Ltd. and the Director and General Manager of Beijing Hanzhenyuan International Hotel Co., Ltd. since August 2014. Ms. Sun obtained her bachelor’s degree in party and government management from Changchun Radio and Television University in the PRC in 1987.
PingWang has been our Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) since May 2023. He has served as the CFO of the operating entity since December 2021. Mr. Wang has over nineteen years of experience in finance performance control. Prior to joining the operating entity, Mr. Wang was a Financial Director of Beijing Sanju Environmental Protection & New Materials Co., Ltd., from January 2017 to November 2021. Mr. Wang holds Intermediate Accountant Qualification and Auditor Qualification in China. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in financial accounting education from Jilin Agricultural University in the PRC in 2003. Mr. Wang became a Certified Internal Auditor of the Institute of Internal Auditors in November 2014.
ZhongyaoLiu has been our Chief Operating Officer since April 2024. He has served as the Director, Vice General Manager, and Board Secretary of the operating entity since April 2021. Prior to joining the operating entity, Mr. Liu was an M&A Manager of Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co., Ltd. From March 2019 to September 2020, Mr. Liu served as a Senior Investment Manager at Beijing New Building Materials Public Limited. From April 2018 to March 2019, he served as an Oversea Investment Manager at Jilin Yatai (Group) Co., Ltd. He obtained bachelor’s degree in marketing from Jilin University in the PRC in 2008. He also obtained a master’s degree in financial engineering from Nagasaki University in Japan in 2012. Mr. Liu became a Certified Management Accountant of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of the U.S. in September 2018.
WeiLian has been our Vice General Manager since May 2023. He has served as the Deputy General Manager of the operating entity since April 2018. Mr. Lian is an advisor of the master programs in Jilin Agricultural University School of Veterinary Medicine. He holds Senior Veterinarian Professional Title in China. Mr. Lian obtained his bachelor’s degree in animal medicine from Jilin Agricultural University in the PRC in 2005. He also obtained a master’s degree of veterinary from Jilin Agricultural University in the PRC in 2012.
YuhongCheng has been our Vice General Manager since May 2023. She has served as the Deputy General Manager of the operating entity since August 2020. She was the Director of Human Resources and Administration of the operating entity from October 2018 to August 2020. Ms. Cheng obtained her junior college’s degree in industrial foreign trade from Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology in the PRC in 1998, and bachelor’s degree in English education from Northeast Normal University in the PRC in 2002.
PingJiang has served as our Independent Director since September 30, 2024. Mr. Jiang has been working in College of Veterinary Medicine of Nanjing Agricultural University since September 1989. From July 2018 to September 2023, he served as the dean of College of Veterinary Medicine of Nanjing Agricultural University. Mr. Jiang obtained his bachelor’s degree in veterinary medicine from Nanjing Agricultural University in 1986, his master’s degree in preventive veterinary medicine from Nanjing Agricultural University in 1989, and his doctor’s degree in infectious diseases and preventive veterinary medicine from Nanjing Agricultural University in 1998.
Guohan Li has served as our Independent Director since March 24, 2026. Mr. Li has extensive experience in accounting. He has served as a partner at the Shenzhen branch of Zhongshen Zhonghuan Certified Public Accountants LLP (Special General Partnership) since September 2023, where he is responsible for client engagement, business development, and oversight of professional services. From February 2021 to August 2023, he was a partner at Shenzhen Yida Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd., with similar responsibilities. Mr. Li obtained his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Shenzhen University in 2004.
QiyiHu has served as our Independent Director since March 24, 2026. Mr. Hu has extensive experience in corporate management. He has served as the chairman of Rongshi (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. since January 2019, a company that operates an agriculture-focused business education and industry services platform providing executive training, advisory programs, and industry research designed to enhance the management capabilities, strategic decision-making, and growth of agricultural enterprises. In this role, he oversees strategic planning, team management, and business development. Mr. Hu obtained a bachelor’s degree in engineering from China Agricultural University in 1990, a master’s degree in international finance from Renmin University of China in 2000, and a master’s degree in business administration from Tsinghua University in 2011.
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BoardDiversity
The table below provides certain information regarding the diversity of our board of directors as of the date of this annual report.
Board
Diversity Matrix
| Country of Principal Executive Offices: | China | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Private Issuer | Yes | |||
| Disclosure Prohibited under Home Country Law | No | |||
| Total Number of Directors | 5 | |||
| Female | Male | Non-<br><br> Binary | Did<br> Not<br> Disclose<br> Gender | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Part I: Gender Identity | ||||
| Directors | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Part II: Demographic Background | ||||
| Underrepresented Individual in Home Country<br> Jurisdiction | 0 | |||
| LGBTQ+ | 0 | |||
| Did Not Disclose Demographic Background | 0 |
FamilyRelationships
Mrs. Wenhua Sun, our Director, is the spouse of Mr. Zhenfa Han, and Mr. Aiden Han, our Co-Chief Executive Officer, is the son of Mr. Zhenfa Han, our Chief Executive Officer, Director, and Chairman of the Board. Except as disclosed, no other directors or executive officers has a family relationship as defined in Item 401 of Regulation S-K.
B. Compensation
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, we paid an aggregate of RMB4,632,687 (US$662,465) as compensation to our executive officers and directors.
As of the date of this annual report, we have not set aside or accrued any amount to provide pension, retirement, or other similar benefits to our directors and executive officers.
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C.Board Practices
Boardof Directors
Our board of directors, or Board of Directors, consists of five directors, including three independent directors. Unless a shareholding qualification for directors is fixed by ordinary resolution passed by the Company’s shareholders, a director is not required to hold any shares in our Company to qualify to serve as a director. Subject to the Cayman Companies Act and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, 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 shareholders for any remuneration, profit or other benefits realized 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 our articles of association herein. An independent director is prohibited from entering into any transaction that would constitute a “related party transaction”, as defined by the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market or under applicable laws, that could reasonably affect their status as an independent director. 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 of directors 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 of directors after he knows that he is or has become so interested. A general notice to the board of directors 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 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 of directors or the director takes reasonable steps to secure that it is brought up and read at the next Board meeting after it is given. Following a declaration being made pursuant to our articles of association, subject to any separate requirement for audit committee approval under applicable law or the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market, and unless disqualified by the chairman of the relevant board of directors 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. The directors may exercise all the powers of the company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge all or any part of its undertaking, property, assets (present and future) and uncalled capital, and subject to the Cayman Companies Act, to issue debentures, bonds and other securities, whether outright or as collateral security party for any debt, liability obligation of the company or of any third party.
Committeesof the Board of Directors
We have established three committees under the board of directors: an audit committee, a compensation committee, and a nominating and corporate governance committee. We have adopted a charter for each of the three committees. Each committee’s members and functions are described below.
AuditCommittee*.*Our audit committee consists of Guohan Li, Qiyi Hu, and Ping Jiang. Guohan Li is the chairperson of our audit committee. We have determined that Guohan Li, Qiyi Hu, and Ping Jiang satisfy the “independence” requirements of the Nasdaq listing rules under and Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act. Our board also has determined that Guohan Li, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of the SEC rules or possesses financial sophistication within the meaning of the Nasdaq listing rules. The audit committee oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the financial statements of our Company. The audit committee is responsible for, among other things:
| ● | appointing<br> the independent auditors and pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing services permitted<br> to be performed by the independent auditors; |
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| ● | reviewing<br> with the independent auditors any audit problems or difficulties and management’s response; |
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| ● | discussing<br> the annual audited financial statements with management and the independent auditors; |
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| ● | reviewing<br> the adequacy and effectiveness of our accounting and internal control policies and procedures<br> and any steps taken to monitor and control major financial risk exposures; |
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| ● | reviewing<br> and approving all proposed related party transactions; |
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| ● | meeting<br> separately and periodically with management and the independent auditors; and |
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| ● | monitoring<br> compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics, including reviewing the adequacy<br> and effectiveness of our procedures to ensure proper compliance. |
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CompensationCommittee. Our compensation committee consists of Qiyi Hu, Ping Jiang, and Guohan Li. Qiyi Hu is the chairperson of our compensation committee. We have determined that Qiyi Hu, Ping Jiang, and Guohan Li satisfy the “independence” requirements of the Nasdaq listing rules and Rule 10C-1 under the Securities Exchange Act. The compensation committee assists the board in reviewing and approving the compensation structure, including all forms of compensation, relating to our directors and executive officers. Our chief executive officer may not be present at any committee meeting during which his compensation is deliberated. The compensation committee is responsible for, among other things:
| ● | reviewing<br> and approving the total compensation package for our most senior executive officers; |
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| ● | approving<br> and overseeing the total compensation package for our executives other than the most senior<br> executive officers; |
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| ● | reviewing<br> and recommending to the board with respect to the compensation of our directors; |
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| ● | reviewing<br> periodically and approving any long-term incentive compensation or equity plans; |
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| ● | selecting<br> compensation consultants, legal counsel or other advisors after taking into consideration<br> all factors relevant to that person’s independence from management; and |
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| ● | reviewing<br> programs or similar arrangements, annual bonuses, employee pension and welfare benefit plans. |
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Nominatingand Corporate Governance Committee. Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Ping Jiang, Qiyi Hu and Guohan Li. Ping Jiang is the chairperson of our nominating and corporate governance committee. We have determined that Ping Jiang, Qiyi Hu and Guohan Li satisfy the “independence” requirements of the Nasdaq listing rules. The nominating and corporate governance committee assists the board of directors in selecting individuals qualified to become our directors and in determining the composition of the board and its committees. The nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for, among other things:
| ● | identifying<br> and recommending nominees for election or re-election to our board of directors or for appointment<br> to fill any vacancy; |
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| ● | reviewing<br> annually with our board of directors its current composition in light of the characteristics<br> of independence, age, skills, experience and availability of service to us; |
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| ● | identifying<br> and recommending to our board the directors to serve as members of committees; |
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| ● | advising<br> the board periodically with respect to significant developments in the law and practice of<br> corporate governance as well as our compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and<br> making recommendations to our board of directors on all matters of corporate governance and<br> on any corrective action to be taken; and |
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| ● | monitoring<br> compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics, including reviewing the adequacy<br> and effectiveness of our procedures to ensure proper compliance. |
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Dutiesand Powers of Directors
Under Cayman Islands law, our directors owe fiduciary duties to our Company, including a duty of loyalty, a duty to act honestly, and a duty to act in what they consider in good faith to be in the best interests of our Company. Our directors must also exercise their powers only for a proper purpose. Our directors also owe to our 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. In fulfilling their duty of care to our Company, our directors must ensure compliance with the memorandum and articles of association of our Company, as amended and restated from time to time. Our Company has the right to seek damages if a duty owed by our directors is breached. In limited exceptional circumstances, a shareholder may have the right to seek damages in the name of our Company if a duty owed by our directors is breached.
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In accordance with our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the Cayman Companies Act, the duties and powers of our board of directors include, among others:
| ● | convening<br> shareholders’ annual general meetings and reporting its work to shareholders at such meetings; |
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| ● | appointing<br> officers and determining the term of office of the officers; |
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| ● | declaring<br> dividends and distributions; |
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| ● | exercising<br> the borrowing powers of the company and mortgaging the property of the company; |
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| ● | maintaining<br> or registering a register of mortgages, charges, or other encumbrances of the company. |
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Our directors may be appointed by an ordinary resolution of its shareholders either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing board of directors. In addition, our board may, by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of our directors present and voting at a board meeting appoint any person as a director either to fill a casual vacancy on its 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 Nasdaq Stock Market. At each annual general meeting, one-third of our directors for the time being (or if their number is not a multiple of three, then the number nearest to but not greater than one-third) shall retire from office by rotation provided that every director shall be subject to retirement at an annual general meeting at least once every three years. Our directors to retire by rotation shall include any director who wishes to retire and not offer himself for re-election. Any further directors so to retire shall be those who have been longest in office since their last re-election or appointment but as between persons who became or were last re-elected directors on the same day those to retire will (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot. Our director will be cease to be a director automatically if, among other thing, the director (i) resigns his office by notice in writing delivered to the Company at the office or tendered at a meeting of the board of directors (ii) is found to be or becomes of unsound mind or dies; (iii) without special leave of absence from our board of directors, is absent from three consecutive meetings of our board and our board resolves that his office be vacated; (iv) becomes bankrupt or has a receiving order made against him or suspends payment or compounds with his creditors; (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 articles of association, as amended from time to time. All of our executive officers are appointed by and serve at the discretion of our board of directors.
Qualification
There is currently no shareholding qualification for directors, although a shareholding qualification for directors may be fixed by our shareholders by amending our articles of association.
EmploymentAgreements and Indemnification Agreements
We have entered into employment agreements with each of our executive officers. Pursuant to employment agreements, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this registration statement, we agree to employ each of our executive officers for a specified time period, which may be renewed upon both parties’ agreement 30 days before the end of the current employment term. We may terminate the employment for cause, at any time, without notice or remuneration, for certain acts of the executive officer, including but not limited to the commitments of any serious or persistent breach or non-observance of the terms and conditions of the employment, conviction of a criminal offense, willful disobedience of a lawful and reasonable order, fraud or dishonesty, receipt of bribery, or severe neglect of his or her duties. An executive officer may terminate his or her employment at any time with a one-month prior written notice. Each executive officer has agreed to hold, both during and after the employment agreement expires, in strict confidence and not to use or disclose to any person, corporation or other entity without written consent, any confidential information.
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We have also entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. 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.
InsiderParticipation Concerning Executive Compensation
Chairman of the Board of Directors and director, Mr. Zhenfa Han has been making all determinations regarding executive officer compensation from the inception of our Company. When our Compensation Committee is set up, it will be making all determination regarding executive officer compensation (please see below).
Codeof Business Conduct and Ethics
Our board of directors has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees. We have made our code of business conduct and ethics publicly available on our website.
ExecutiveCompensation Recovery Policy
Our board of directors has adopted an executive compensation recovery policy applicable to our officers, and employees, including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions. We have made our executive compensation recovery policy publicly available on our website.
D.Employees
See “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Employees.”
E.Share Ownership
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Ordinary Shares as of the date of this annual report by our officers, directors, and 5% or greater beneficial owners of Ordinary Shares. There is no other person or group of affiliated persons known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our Ordinary Shares.
Beneficial ownership includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. Except as indicated below, and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all Ordinary Shares shown as beneficially owned by them. Percentage of beneficial ownership is calculated based on 10,965,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 18,760,000 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of the date of this annual report.
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Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we have included shares that the person has the right to acquire within 60 days of the date of this annual report, including through the exercise of any option, warrant or other right or the conversion of any other security. These shares, however, are not included in the computation of the percentage ownership of any other person.
| Class A<br><br> Ordinary<br><br> Shares | Class B<br><br> Ordinary<br><br> Shares | % of<br><br> Beneficial<br><br> Ownership | % of<br><br> Aggregate<br><br> Voting<br><br> Power | |||||||
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| Zhenfa Han^(2)(4)^ | 1,129,632 | 40,000,000 | 86.79 | % | 99.22 | % | ||||
| Wenhua Sun | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Aidan Han | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Ping Wang | 86,207 | — | 0.18 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||
| Songlin Song | 172,413 | — | 0.36 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||
| Zhongyao Liu | 22,989 | — | 0.05 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||
| Wei Lian^(3)(i)^ | 169,300 | — | 0.36 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||
| Yawen Dong^(3)(ii)^ | 124,590 | — | 0.26 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||
| Yuyou He^(3)(iii)^ | 50,064 | — | 0.11 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||
| Wanlin Zhang^(5)^ | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Yuhong Cheng | 17,241 | — | 0.04 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||
| Ping Jiang | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Guohan Li | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Qiye Hu | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| All directors and executive officers as a group (14 individuals): | 1,772,436 | 40,000,000 | 88.15 | % | 99.30 | % | ||||
| 5% Shareholders**: | ||||||||||
| Zhenfa Han^(4)^ | 1,129,632 | 40,000,000 | 86.79 | % | 99.22 | % | ||||
| Securingium Holding Limited^(2)(4)^ | — | 40,000,000 | 84.40 | % | 99.08 | % |
Notes:
| (1) | Unless<br> otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is No.1 Lianmeng Road,<br> Jilin Economic & Technical Development Zone, Jilin City, Jilin Province, China. |
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| (2) | Represents<br> 40,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares held by Securingium Holding Limited, a BVI company,<br> which is (i) 0.01% owned by Jiahe Developments Limited, which itself is 100% owned by Zhenfa<br> Han, and (ii) 99.99% owned by TSset Holding Limited, which itself is 100% owned by Trident<br> Trust Company (HK) Limited, which acts as the trustee of Generations United Trust. The settlor,<br> beneficiary, and protector of Generations United Trust is Zhenfa Han. The registered address<br> of Securingium Holding Limited is Sea Meadow House, P.O. Box 116, Road Town, Tortola,<br> BVI. |
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| (3) | Represents 2,278,752 Class<br> A Ordinary Shares held by Vanguards Skyline Holdings Limited, a BVI company, which is 100% owned by Changchun Feier Investment Center<br> (Limited Partnership). |
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| (i) | Wei<br> Lian owns 7.4281% interest in Changchun Feier Investment Center (Limited Partnership),<br> which in turn holds 0.3638%interest in the Company; |
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| (ii) | Yawen<br> Dong, a former Vice General Manager who retired on April 30, 2024, owns 5.4675% interest<br> in Changchun Feier Investment Center (Limited Partnership), which in turn holds 0.2728% interest<br> in the Company; and |
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| (iii) | Yuyou<br> He former Vice General Manager, retired on July 13, 2026, owns 2.197% interest in Changchun<br> Feier Investment Center (Limited Partnership), which in turn holds 0.1096% interest in the<br> Company. Songlin Song owns 7.5661 % interest in Changchun Feier Investment Center (Limited<br> Partnership), which in turn holds 0.3638 % interest in the Company; |
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Ping Wang owns 3.7831 % interest in Changchun Feier Investment Center (Limited Partnership), which in turn holds 0.1819% % interest in the Company;
Zhongyao Liu owns 1.0088 % interest in Changchun Feier Investment Center (Limited Partnership), which in turn holds 0.0485% % interest in the Company; and
Yuhong Cheng owns 0.7566 % interest in Changchun Feier Investment Center (Limited Partnership), which in turn holds 0.0364% % interest in the Company.
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| (4) | Zhenfa<br>Han, our Director and Chairman of the Board, beneficially owns (i) 40,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares through Securingium Holding<br>Limited, (ii) 678,146 Class A Ordinary Shares through VVAX Holdings Limited, and (iii) 451,486 Class A Ordinary Shares<br>through Vanguards Skyline Holdings Limited. |
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| (5) | Wanlin<br> Zhang, a former Vice General Manager, retired on April 30, 2024. |
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As of the date of this annual report, approximately 23.34% of our issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares are held in the United States by one record holder (Cede and Company, as nominee for beneficial shareholders).
We are not aware of any other arrangement that may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of our Company.
F.Disclosure of a Registrant’s Action to Recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation
Not applicable.
Item7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A. MajorShareholders
See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—E. Share Ownership.”
B.Related Party Transactions
MaterialTransactions with Related Parties
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the operating entity sold a motor vehicle to Beijing Hanzhenyuan international hotel Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Hanzhenyuan”), a company controlled by a shareholder of the Company, with a net carrying value of RMB737,713. As of December 31, 2023 and 2024, the amount due from Beijing Hanzhenyuan was RMB737,713 and RMB737,713, and the amount was fully collected subsequently on March 17, 2025.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we obtained a working capital loan from Jiahe Developments Limited, which is controlled Mr. Zhenfa Han, the principal shareholder, director, and chairman of the board of the directors of the Company, in the amount of RMB145,986. As of December 31, 2024, the amount due to Jiahe Developments Limited was RMB145,986, which was fully repaid on January 27, 2025.
For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, the operating entity purchased goods from Jilin Huazheng Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Development Co., Ltd. (“Jilin Huazheng”), which is controlled by Mr. Zhenfa Han, the principal shareholder, director, and chairman of the board of the Company, in the amount of RMB126,573, RMB118,883, and RMB127,105 (US$18,176), respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, the operating entity provided a working capital loan to Jinlin Huazheng, in the amount of RMB7,000,000 (US$1,000,987), which was fully repaid on June 30, 2025.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, the operating entity purchased venue and catering services from Beijing Hanzhenyuan, which is controlled by a shareholder of the Company, in the amount of RMB745,700 (US$106,634).
EmploymentAgreements
See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—C. Board Practices—Employment Agreements and Indemnification Agreements.”
C.Interests of Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A.Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information
We have appended consolidated financial statements filed as part of this annual report. See “Item 18. Financial Statements.”
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LegalProceedings
As of the date of this annual report, neither we nor the operating entity is a party to any material legal or administrative proceedings. From time to time, the operating entity may be subject to various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Litigation or any other legal or administrative proceeding, regardless of the outcome, is likely to result in substantial cost and diversion of the operating entity’s resources, including management’s time and attention. Furthermore, as of the date of this annual report, the operating entity is not a party to any international claims or litigation with respect to defective products or other matters.
DividendPolicy
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025, dividends declared amounted to RMB55.1 million, RMB0.2 million, and nil, respectively.
We intend to keep any future earnings to finance the expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future. Subject to the PFIC rules, the gross amount of distributions we make to investors with respect to our Class A Ordinary Shares (including the amount of any taxes withheld therefrom) will be taxable as a dividend, to the extent that the distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles.
Under Cayman Islands law, a Cayman Islands company may pay a dividend on its shares out of profit and/or share premium, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid out of share premium if this would result in the company being unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business.
If we determine to pay dividends on any of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our PRC subsidiary and from the operating entity to our PRC subsidiary. Dividends distributed by our subsidiaries in certain jurisdictions, such as in China, are subject to local taxes. PRC regulations may restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to us.
Current PRC regulations permit Hainan Senhan, to pay dividends to Peg Biotechnology only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. In addition, Hainan Senhan is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a statutory reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital.
The PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. For instance, SAFE Circular 3 issued on January 26, 2017, provides that banks shall, when dealing with dividend remittance transactions from a domestic enterprise to its offshore shareholders of more than $50,000, review the relevant board resolutions, original tax filing form, and audited financial statements of such domestic enterprise based on the principle of genuine transaction. Furthermore, if our PRC subsidiaries incur debt on their own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments. If we or the PRC subsidiaries are unable to receive all of the revenue from our operations, we may be unable to pay dividends on our Class A Ordinary Shares.
Cash dividends, if any, on our Class A Ordinary Shares will be paid in U.S. dollars. Peg Biotechnology may be considered a non-resident enterprise for tax purposes, so that any dividends Hainan Senhan pays to Peg Biotechnology may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10%. See “Material Income Tax Consideration — Enterprise Taxation in Mainland China.”
In order for us to pay dividends to our shareholders, we will rely on payments from our Hong Kong subsidiary, Peg Biotechnology. Peg Biotechnology will rely on payments made from Hainan Senhan. Hainan Senhan relies on payments made from Jilin Zhengye. If the PRC subsidiaries incur debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.
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Pursuant to the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, the 10% withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns no less than 25% of a PRC resident enterprise. The 5% withholding tax rate, however, does not automatically apply and certain requirements must be satisfied, including without limitation that (a) the Hong Kong resident enterprise must directly own the required percentage of equity interests and voting rights in the PRC resident enterprise; and (b) the Hong Kong resident enterprise must have directly owned such required percentage in the PRC resident enterprise throughout the 12 months prior to receiving the dividends. In current practice, a Hong Kong resident enterprise must obtain a tax resident certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. As the Hong Kong tax authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case basis, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement with respect to any dividends paid by Hainan Senhan to its immediate holding company, Peg Biotechnology. As of the date of this annual report, we have not applied for the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority. Peg Biotechnology intends to apply for the tax resident certificate if and when Hainan Senhan plans to declare and pay dividends to Peg Biotechnology. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC — There are significant uncertainties under the EIT Law relating to the withholding tax liabilities of the PRC subsidiaries, and dividends payable by the PRC subsidiaries to our offshore subsidiaries may not qualify to enjoy certain treaty benefits.”
B.Significant Changes
Except as disclosed elsewhere in this annual report, we have not experienced any significant changes since the date of our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.
Item9. THE OFFER AND LISTING
A.Offer and Listing Details.
Our Class A Ordinary Shares have been listed on the Nasdaq Global Market since January 7, 2025 under the symbol “ZYBT.”
B.Plan of Distribution
Not applicable.
C.Markets
Our Class A Ordinary Shares have been listed on the Nasdaq Global Market since January 7, 2025 under the symbol “ZYBT.”
D.Selling Shareholders
Not applicable.
E.Dilution
Not applicable.
F. Expensesof the Issue
Not applicable.
Item10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A.Share Capital
Not applicable.
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B.Memorandum and Articles of Association
We are an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Our corporate affairs are governed by our amended and restated memorandum of association and articles of association, the Cayman Companies Act, and the common law of the Cayman Islands.
We incorporate by reference into this annual report the description of our Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this annual report on Form 20-F.
RegisteredOffice
Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is at 3-212 Governors Square, 23 Lime Tree Bay Avenue, P.O. Box 30746, Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman KY1-1203, Cayman Islands.
Boardof Directors
See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees.”
OrdinaryShares
General
Under our amended and restated memorandum of association, the objects of our Company are unrestricted, and we have the full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Cayman Companies Act or any other law of the Cayman Islands and are capable of exercising all the powers exercisable by a natural person or body corporate in any part of the world. 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 shares.
Dividends
The holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors. Our amended and restated 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 profit and/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.
VotingRights
Voting at any meeting of shareholders is by show of hands unless a poll is demanded. A poll may be demanded by:
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| ● | by<br> at least three shareholders present in person or (in the case of a shareholder being a corporation)<br> by its duly authorized representative or by proxy for the time being entitled to vote at<br> the meeting; |
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| ● | by<br> shareholder(s) present in person or (in the case of a shareholder being a corporation)<br> by its duly authorized representative or by proxy representing not less than one-tenth of<br> the total voting rights of all shareholders having the right to vote at the meeting; and |
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| ● | by<br> shareholder(s) present in person or (in the case of a shareholder being a corporation)<br> by its duly authorized representative or by proxy and holding shares in us conferring a right<br> to vote at the meeting being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not<br> less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all shares conferring that right. |
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An ordinary resolution to be passed at a meeting by the shareholders requires 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.
GeneralMeetings of Shareholders. As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obliged by the Cayman Companies Act to call shareholders’ annual general meetings. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that we shall, if required by the Cayman 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. General meetings, including annual general meetings, may be held at such times and in any location in the world as may be determined by the board of directors. A general meeting or any class meeting may also be held by means of such telephone, electronic or other communication facilities as to permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other, and participation in such a meeting constitutes presence at such meeting.
Shareholders’ general meetings may be convened by the chairman of our board of directors or by a majority of our board of directors. Advance notice of at least 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) or (in the case of a shareholder being a corporation) by its duly authorized representative 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 Cayman 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 memorandum and articles of association. Our amended and restated 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 amended and restated 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.
Transferof 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 prescribed by Nasdaq Stock Market 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 Nasdaq Stock Market.
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:
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| ● | the<br> instrument of transfer is lodged with us, accompanied by the certificate for the Ordinary<br> Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably<br> require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer; |
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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.
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The registration of transfers may, after compliance with any notice required in accordance with the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, 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. The period of 30 days may be extended for a further period or periods not exceeding 30 days in respect of any year if approved by our shareholders by ordinary resolution.
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 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, or which ought to have been paid up, at the commencement of the winding up on the shares held by them respectively.
Callson 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 clear 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 Cayman Companies Act, the redemption or repurchase of any share may be paid out of our company’s profits, share premium 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 Cayman 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.
Variationsof 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.
Issuanceof Additional Shares. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorize 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 articles of association also authorize 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:
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Our board of directors may issue preference shares without action by our shareholders to the extent of available authorized but unissued shares. Issuance of these shares may dilute the voting power of holders of Ordinary Shares.
Inspectionof Books and Records. Holders of our Ordinary Shares will have no general right under Cayman Islands law to inspect or obtain copies of our register of members or our corporate records. However, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association have provisions that provide our shareholders the right to inspect our register of members for such times and on such days as the board of directors shall determine without charge, and to receive our annual audited financial statements. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
Anti-TakeoverProvisions. Some provisions of our amended and restated 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.
However, under Cayman Islands law, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our articles of association for a proper purpose and for what they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our company.
ExemptedCompany. We are an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Act. The Cayman 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:
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| ● | may<br> obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation (such undertakings are<br> usually given for 20 years in the first instance); |
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| ● | may<br> register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman<br> Islands; |
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| ● | may<br> register as a segregated portfolio company. |
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“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).
C.Material Contracts
As of the date of this annual report, we have not entered into any material contracts other than in the ordinary course of business and other than those described in “Item 4. Information on the Company” or elsewhere in this annual report.
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D.Exchange Controls
See “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Regulations—Other Laws—Foreign Exchange Control.”
E.Taxation
PRC Taxation
EnterpriseTaxation and Withholding Tax
The following brief description of Chinese enterprise income taxation is designed to highlight the enterprise-level taxation on our earnings, which will affect the amount of dividends, if any, we are ultimately able to pay to our shareholders. See “Dividend Policy.”
According to the EIT Law, which was promulgated by the SCNPC on March 16, 2007, became effective on January 1, 2008, and was then last amended on December 29, 2018, and the Implementation Rules of the EIT Law, which were promulgated by the State Council on December 6, 2007, and became effective on January 1, 2008, and most recently amended on December 6, 2024, and became effective on January 20, 2025, enterprises are divided into resident enterprises and non-resident enterprises. Resident enterprises pay enterprise income tax on their incomes obtained in and outside the PRC at the rate of 25%. Non-resident enterprises setting up institutions in the PRC pay enterprise income tax on the incomes obtained by such institutions in and outside the PRC at the rate of 25%. Non-resident enterprises with no institutions in the PRC, and non-resident enterprises with income having no substantial connection with their institutions in the PRC, pay enterprise income tax on their income obtained in the PRC at a reduced rate of 10%.
We are an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and we gain substantial income by way of dividends paid to us from the PRC subsidiaries. The EIT Law and its implementation rules provide that China-sourced income of foreign enterprises, such as dividends paid by a PRC subsidiary to its equity holders that are non-resident enterprises, will normally be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of 10%, unless any such foreign investor’s jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with China that provides for a preferential tax rate or a tax exemption.
Under the EIT Law, an enterprise established outside of China with a “de facto management body” within China is considered a “resident enterprise,” which means that it is treated in a manner similar to a Chinese enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes. Although the implementation rules of the EIT Law define “de facto management body” as a managing body that actually, comprehensively manage and control the production and operation, staff, accounting, property, and other aspects of an enterprise, the only official guidance for this definition currently available is set forth in SAT Notice 82, which provides guidance on the determination of the tax residence status of a Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated enterprise, defined as an enterprise that is incorporated under the laws of a foreign country or territory and that has a PRC enterprise or enterprise group as its primary controlling shareholder. Although Zhengye Cayman does not have a PRC enterprise or enterprise group as our primary controlling shareholder and is therefore not a Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated enterprise within the meaning of SAT Notice 82, in the absence of guidance specifically applicable to us, we have applied the guidance set forth in SAT Notice 82 to evaluate the tax residence status of Zhengye Cayman and its subsidiaries organized outside the PRC.
According to SAT Notice 82, a Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated enterprise will be regarded as a PRC tax resident by virtue of having a “de facto management body” in China and will be subject to PRC enterprise income tax on its worldwide income only if all of the following criteria are met: (i) the places where senior management and senior management departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and management of the enterprise perform their duties are mainly located within the territory of China; (ii) financial decisions (such as money borrowing, lending, financing and financial risk management) and personnel decisions (such as appointment, dismissal and salary and wages) are decided or need to be decided by organizations or persons located within the territory of China; (iii) main property, accounting books, corporate seal, the board of directors and files of the minutes of shareholders’ meetings of the enterprise are located or preserved within the territory of China; and (iv) one half (or more) of the directors or senior management staff having the right to vote habitually reside within the territory of China.
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We believe that we do not meet some of the conditions outlined in the immediately preceding paragraph. For example, as a holding company, the key assets and records of Zhengye Cayman, including the resolutions and meeting minutes of our board of directors and the resolutions and meeting minutes of our shareholders, are located and maintained outside the PRC. In addition, we are not aware of any offshore holding companies with a corporate structure similar to ours that has been deemed a PRC “resident enterprise” by the PRC tax authorities. Accordingly, we believe that Zhengye Cayman and its offshore subsidiaries should not be treated as a “resident enterprise” for PRC tax purposes if the criteria for “de facto management body” as set forth in SAT Notice 82 were deemed applicable to us. However, the tax resident status of an enterprise is subject to determination by the PRC tax authorities and uncertainties remain with respect to the interpretation of the term “de facto management body.” There can be no assurance that the PRC government will ultimately take a view that is consistent with our position and there is a risk that the PRC tax authorities may deem our company as a PRC resident enterprise since a substantial majority of the members of our management team are located in China, in which case we would be subject to the EIT at the rate of 25% on worldwide income.
See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC — Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a PRC ‘resident enterprise’ for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Such classification would likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.”
If the PRC tax authorities determine that Zhengye Cayman is a PRC resident enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes, a number of unfavorable PRC tax consequences could follow. First, we will be subject to the uniform 25% enterprise income tax on our world-wide income, which could materially reduce our net income. In addition, we will also be subject to PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations. Finally, dividends payable by us to our investors and gains on the sale of our Ordinary Shares may become subject to PRC withholding tax, at a rate of 10% in the case of non-PRC enterprises or 20% in the case of non-PRC individuals (in each case, subject to the provisions of any applicable tax treaty), if such gains are deemed to be from PRC sources. It is unclear whether non-PRC shareholders of our company would be able to claim the benefits of any tax treaties between their country of tax residence and the PRC in the event that we are treated as a PRC resident enterprise. Any such tax may reduce the returns on your investment in our shares. Although up to the date of this annual report, Zhengye Cayman has not been notified or informed by the PRC tax authorities that it has been deemed to be a resident enterprise for the purpose of the EIT Law, we cannot assure you that it will not be deemed to be a resident enterprise in the future.
Value-addedTax
On December 25, 2024, the PRC Value-added Tax Law was promulgated and took effect on January 1, 2026. According to this law, the current three-tier basic tax rates of 13%, 9%, and 6% will remain unchanged as follows: (i) a 13% tax rate applies to the sale of goods, processing, repair and replacement services, the leasing of tangible movable property, and the import of goods, unless otherwise specified; (ii) a 9% tax rate applies to the sale of transportation, postal services, basic telecommunications, construction, and real estate leasing services, the sale of real estate, the transfer of land use rights, and the sale or import of goods such as agricultural products, unless otherwise specified; and (iii) a 6% tax rate applies to the sale of other services and intangible assets.
Under the Circular on Comprehensively Promoting the Pilot Program of the Collection of Value-added Tax to Replace Business Tax, or Circular 36, which was promulgated by the Ministry of Finance and the SAT on March 23, 2016 and became effective on May 1, 2016, entities and individuals engaging in the sale of services, intangible assets or fixed assets within the territory of the PRC are required to pay value added tax, or VAT, instead of business tax.
According to the Circular of the Ministry of Finance and the SAT on Adjusting Value-added Tax Rates, where a taxpayer engages in a taxable sales activity for the value-added tax purpose or imports goods, the previous applicable 17% tax rates are lowered to 16%.
According to the Circular on Policies to Deepen Value-added Tax Reform, where a taxpayer engages in a taxable sales activity for the value-added tax purpose or imports goods, the previous applicable 16% and 10% tax rates are lowered to 13% and 9%, respectively.
According to the Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation on Value-Added Tax Policies Concerning the Application of Low Tax Rates and Simplified Taxation Method for Certain Goods promulgated on January 19, 2009 and the Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation on Simplifying Value-added Tax Rate Policies promulgated on June 13, 2014 and the Circular 36, the operating entity is subject to VAT, at a rate of 3% on proceeds from sales of biological products which are made of microbes, metabolin of microbes, animal toxin, blood or organism of human beings or animals.
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Hong KongTaxation
Peg Biotechnology is incorporated in Hong Kong, which is a two-tiered profits tax rates regime, in which the first HK$2 million of assessable profits will be taxed at the rate of 8.25%, and assessable profits above HK$2 million will be taxed at the rate of 16.5%.
CaymanIslands 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 or produced before a court of the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands are 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 that are applicable to any payments made to or by our Company. There are no exchange control regulations or currency restrictions in the Cayman Islands.
Payments of dividends and capital in respect of our Class A Ordinary Shares will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands and no withholding will be required on the payment of a dividend or capital to any holder of our Class A Ordinary Shares, as the case may be, nor will gains derived from the disposal of our Class A Ordinary Shares be subject to Cayman Islands income or corporation tax.
Under the laws of the Cayman Islands, no stamp duty is payable in the Cayman Islands on the issue of shares by, or any transfers of shares of, Cayman Islands companies (except those which hold interests in land in the Cayman Islands).
United StatesFederal Income Taxation
The following brief summary does not address the tax consequences to any particular investor or to persons in special tax situations such as:
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| ● | U.S. expatriates<br> or former long-term residents of the U.S.; |
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| ● | persons<br> holding our Class A Ordinary Shares as part of a straddle, hedging, conversion or integrated<br> transaction; |
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| ● | persons<br> that actually or constructively own 10% or more of our voting power or value (including by<br> reason of owning our Class A Ordinary Shares); |
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| ● | persons<br> who acquired our Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to the exercise of any employee share option<br> or otherwise as compensation; |
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| ● | persons<br> holding our Class A Ordinary Shares through partnerships or other pass-through entities; |
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| ● | beneficiaries<br> of a Trust holding our Class A Ordinary Shares; or |
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| ● | persons<br> holding our Class A Ordinary Shares through a trust. |
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The brief discussion set forth below only addresses U.S. Holders (as defined below) that purchase Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company. Purchasers are urged to consult their own tax advisors about the application of the U.S. federal income tax rules to their particular circumstances as well as the state, local, foreign and other tax consequences to them for the purchase, ownership and disposition of our Class A Ordinary Shares.
MaterialUnited States Federal Income Tax Consequences Applicable to U.S. Holders of Our Class A Ordinary Shares
The following brief summary sets forth the material U.S. federal income tax consequences related to the ownership and disposition of our Class A Ordinary Shares. It is directed to U.S. Holders (defined below) of our Class A Ordinary Shares and is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this annual report, all of which are subject to change. This brief description does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to ownership and disposition of our Class A Ordinary Shares or U.S. tax laws, other than the U.S. federal income tax laws, such as the tax consequences under non-U.S. tax laws, state, local and other tax laws.
The following brief description applies only to U.S. Holders who hold Class A Ordinary Shares as capital assets and that have the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. This brief description is based on the federal income tax laws of the United States in effect as of the date of this annual report and on U.S. Treasury regulations in effect or, in some cases, proposed, as of the date of this annual report, as well as judicial and administrative interpretations thereof available on or before such date. All of the foregoing authorities are subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could affect the tax consequences described below.
The brief description below of the U.S. federal income tax consequences to “U.S. Holders” will apply to you if you are a beneficial owner of Class A Ordinary Shares and you are, for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
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| ● | a<br> corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes)<br> organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of<br> Columbia; |
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| ● | an<br> estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source;<br> or |
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If a partnership (or other entities treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of our Class A Ordinary Shares, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships and partners of a partnership holding our Class A Ordinary Shares are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding an investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares.
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Taxationof Dividends and Other Distributions on Our Class A Ordinary Shares
Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, the gross amount of distributions made by us to you with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares (including the amount of any taxes withheld therefrom) will generally be includable in your gross income as dividend income on the date of receipt by you, but only to the extent that the distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). With respect to corporate U.S. Holders, the dividends will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations in respect of dividends received from other U.S. corporations.
With respect to non-corporate U.S. Holders, including individual U.S. Holders, dividends will be taxed at the lower capital gains rate applicable to qualified dividend income, provided that (1) the Class A Ordinary Shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, or we are eligible for the benefits of an approved qualifying income tax treaty with the United States that includes an exchange of information program, (2) we are not a PFIC for either our taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year, and (3) certain holding period requirements are met. Because there is no income tax treaty between the United States and the Cayman Islands, clause (1) above can be satisfied only if the Class A Ordinary Shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. Under U.S. Internal Revenue Service authority, Class A Ordinary Shares are considered for purpose of clause (1) above to be readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States if our Class A Ordinary Shares continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for dividends paid with respect to our Class A Ordinary Shares, including the effects of any change in law after the date of this annual report.
Dividends will constitute foreign source income for foreign tax credit limitation purposes. If the dividends are taxed as qualified dividend income (as discussed above), the amount of the dividend taken into account for purposes of calculating the foreign tax credit limitation will be limited to the gross amount of the dividend, multiplied by the reduced rate divided by the highest rate of tax normally applicable to dividends. The limitation on foreign taxes eligible for credit is calculated separately with respect to specific classes of income. For this purpose, dividends distributed by us with respect to our Class A Ordinary Shares will constitute “passive category income” but could, in the case of certain U.S. Holders, constitute “general category income.”
To the extent that the amount of the distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles), it will be treated first as a tax-free return of your tax basis in your Class A Ordinary Shares, and to the extent the amount of the distribution exceeds your tax basis, the excess will be taxed as capital gain. We do not calculate our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles. Therefore, a U.S. Holder should expect that a distribution will be treated as a dividend even if that distribution would otherwise be treated as a non-taxable return of capital or as capital gain under the rules described above. As of December 31, 2025, no dividends were issued.
Taxationof Dispositions of Class A Ordinary Shares
Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, you will recognize taxable gain or loss on any sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of a share equal to the difference between the amount realized (in U.S. dollars) for the share and your tax basis (in U.S. dollars) in the Class A Ordinary Shares. The gain or loss will be capital gain or loss. If you are a non-corporate U.S. Holder, including an individual U.S. Holder, who has held the Class A Ordinary Shares for more than one year, you will generally be eligible for reduced tax rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Any such gain or loss that you recognize will generally be treated as United States source income or loss for foreign tax credit limitation purposes which will generally limit the availability of foreign tax credits.
PassiveForeign Investment Company (PFIC) Consequences
A non-U.S. corporation is considered a PFIC, as defined in Section 1297(a) of the US Internal Revenue Code, for any taxable year if either:
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Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of passive assets. We will be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earning our proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly, at least 25% (by value) of the stock. In determining the value and composition of our assets for purposes of the PFIC asset test, (1) the cash we raised in the past IPO will generally be considered to be held for the production of passive income and (2) the value of our assets must be determined based on the market value of our Class A Ordinary Shares from time to time, which could cause the value of our non-passive assets to be less than 50% of the value of all of our assets (including the cash raised in the past IPO) on any particular quarterly testing date for purposes of the asset test.
Based on our operations and the composition of our assets we do not expect to be treated as a PFIC under the current PFIC rules for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. We must make a separate determination each year as to whether we are a PFIC, however, there can be no assurance with respect to our status as a PFIC for any future taxable year. With the cash we raised in the past IPO, together with any other assets held for the production of passive income, it is possible that, for any future taxable years, more than 50% of our assets may be assets held for the production of passive income. We will make this determination following the end of any particular tax year. In addition, because the value of our assets for purposes of the asset test will generally be determined based on the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and because cash is generally considered to be an asset held for the production of passive income, our PFIC status will depend in large part on the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and the amount of remaining cash we raised in the past IPO. Accordingly, fluctuations in the market price of the Class A Ordinary Shares may cause us to become a PFIC in the future years. In addition, the application of the PFIC rules is subject to uncertainty in several respects and the composition of our income and assets will be affected by how, and how quickly, we spend the cash we raised in the IPO. We are under no obligation to take steps to reduce the risk of us being classified as a PFIC, and as stated above, the determination of the value of our assets will depend upon material facts (including the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares from time to time and the amount of cash we raised in the IPO) that may not be within our control. If we are a PFIC for any year during which you hold Class A Ordinary Shares, we will continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which you hold Class A Ordinary Shares. If we cease to be a PFIC and you did not previously make a timely “mark-to-market” election as described below, you may still be able to avoid some of the adverse effects of the PFIC regime by making a “purging election” (as described below) with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares.
If we are a PFIC for your taxable year(s) during which you hold Class A Ordinary Shares, you will be subject to special tax rules with respect to any “excess distribution” that you receive and any gain you realize from a sale or other disposition (including a pledge) of the Class A Ordinary Shares, unless you make a “mark-to-market” election as discussed below. Distributions you receive in a taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions you received during the shorter of the three preceding taxable years or your holding period for the Class A Ordinary Shares will be treated as an excess distribution. Under these special tax rules:
| ● | the<br> excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over your holding period for the Class<br> A Ordinary Shares; |
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| ● | the<br> amount allocated to your current taxable year, and any amount allocated to any of your taxable<br> year(s) prior to the first taxable year in which we were a PFIC, will be treated as<br> ordinary income, and |
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| ● | the<br> amount allocated to each of your other taxable year(s) will be subject to the highest<br> tax rate in effect for that year and the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments<br> of tax will be imposed on the resulting tax attributable to each such year. |
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The tax liability for amounts allocated to years prior to the year of disposition or “excess distribution” cannot be offset by any net operating losses for such years, and gains (but not losses) realized on the sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares cannot be treated as capital, even if you hold the Class A Ordinary Shares as capital assets.
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A U.S. Holder of “marketable stock” (as defined below) in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election under Section 1296 of the US Internal Revenue Code for such stock to elect out of the tax treatment discussed above. If you make a mark-to-market election for first taxable year which you hold (or are deemed to hold) Class A Ordinary Shares and for which we are determined to be a PFIC, you will include in your income each year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Class A Ordinary Shares as of the close of such taxable year over your adjusted basis in such Class A Ordinary Shares, which excess will be treated as ordinary income and not capital gain. You are allowed an ordinary loss for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the Class A Ordinary Shares over their fair market value as of the close of the taxable year. Such ordinary loss, however, is allowable only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains on the Class A Ordinary Shares included in your income for prior taxable years. Amounts included in your income under a mark-to-market election, as well as gain on the actual sale or other disposition of the Class A Ordinary Shares, are treated as ordinary income. Ordinary loss treatment also applies to any loss realized on the actual sale or disposition of the Class A Ordinary Shares, to the extent that the amount of such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included for such Class A Ordinary Shares. Your basis in the Class A Ordinary Shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts. If you make a valid mark-to-market election, the tax rules that apply to distributions by corporations which are not PFICs would apply to distributions by us, except that the lower applicable capital gains rate for qualified dividend income discussed above under “—Taxationof Dividends and Other Distributions on our Class A Ordinary Shares” generally would not apply.
The mark-to-market election is available only for “marketable stock,” which is stock that is traded in other than de minimis quantities on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter (“regularly traded”) on a qualified exchange or other market (as defined in applicable U.S. Treasury regulations), including Nasdaq. If the Class A Ordinary Shares continue to be regularly traded on Nasdaq and if you are a holder of Class A Ordinary Shares, the mark-to-market election would be available to you were we to be or become a PFIC.
Alternatively, a U.S. Holder of stock in a PFIC may make a “qualified electing fund” election under Section 1295(b) of the US Internal Revenue Code with respect to such PFIC to elect out of the tax treatment discussed above. A U.S. Holder who makes a valid qualified electing fund election with respect to a PFIC will generally include in gross income for a taxable year such holder’s pro rata share of the corporation’s earnings and profits for the taxable year. The qualified electing fund election, however, is available only if such PFIC provides such U.S. Holder with certain information regarding its earnings and profits as required under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. We do not prepare or provide the information that would enable you to make a qualified electing fund election. If you hold Class A Ordinary Shares in any taxable year in which we are a PFIC, you will be required to file U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form 8621 in each such year and provide certain annual information regarding such Class A Ordinary Shares, including distributions received on the Class A Ordinary Shares and any gain realized on the disposition of the Class A Ordinary Shares.
If you do not make a timely “mark-to-market” election (as described above), and if we were a PFIC at any time during the period you hold our Class A Ordinary Shares, then such Class A Ordinary Shares will continue to be treated as stock of a PFIC with respect to you even if we cease to be a PFIC in a future year, unless you make a “purging election” for the year we cease to be a PFIC. A “purging election” creates a deemed sale of such Class A Ordinary Shares at their fair market value on the last day of the last year in which we are treated as a PFIC. The gain recognized by the purging election will be subject to the special tax and interest charge rules treating the gain as an excess distribution, as described above. As a result of the purging election, you will have a new basis (equal to the fair market value of the Class A Ordinary Shares on the last day of the last year in which we are treated as a PFIC) and holding period (which new holding period will begin the day after such last day) in your Class A Ordinary Shares for tax purposes.
IRC Section 1014(a) provides for a step-up in basis to the fair market value for our Class A Ordinary Shares when inherited from a decedent that was previously a holder of our Class A Ordinary Shares. However, if we are determined to be a PFIC, and a decedent that was a U.S. Holder did not make either a timely qualified electing fund election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the U.S. Holder held (or was deemed to hold) our Class A Ordinary Shares, or a mark-to-market election and ownership of those Class A Ordinary Shares are inherited, a special provision in IRC Section 1291(e) provides that the new U.S. Holder’s basis should be reduced by an amount equal to the Section 1014 basis minus the decedent’s adjusted basis just before death. As such if we are determined to be a PFIC at any time prior to a decedent’s passing, the PFIC rules will cause any new U.S. Holder that inherits our Class A Ordinary Shares from a U.S. Holder to not get a step-up in basis under Section 1014 and instead will receive a carryover basis in those Class A Ordinary Shares.
You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to your investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares and the elections discussed above.
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InformationReporting and Backup Withholding
Dividend payments with respect to our Class A Ordinary Shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be subject to information reporting to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and possible U.S. backup withholding under Section 3406 of the US Internal Revenue Code with at a current flat rate of 24%. Backup withholding will not apply, however, to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required certification on U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. Holders who are required to establish their exempt status generally must provide such certification on U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S. information reporting and backup withholding rules.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, and you may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by filing the appropriate claim for refund with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and furnishing any required information. We do not intend to withhold taxes for individual shareholders. Transactions effected through certain brokers or other intermediaries, however, may be subject to withholding taxes (including backup withholding), and such brokers or intermediaries may be required by law to withhold such taxes.
Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010, certain U.S. Holders are required to report information relating to our Class A Ordinary Shares, subject to certain exceptions (including an exception for Class A Ordinary Shares held in accounts maintained by certain financial institutions), by attaching a complete Internal Revenue Service Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, with their tax return for each year in which they hold Class A Ordinary Shares.
F. Dividendsand Paying Agents
Not applicable.
G. Statementby Experts
Not applicable.
H. Documentson Display
We are subject to the periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act. Under the Exchange Act, we are required to file reports and other information with the SEC. Specifically, we are required to file annually a Form 20-F within four months after the end of each fiscal year. The SEC maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules of the Exchange Act prescribing, among other things, the furnishing and content of proxy statements to shareholders under the federal proxy rules contained in Sections 14(a), (b), and (c) of the Exchange Act, and our executive officers, directors, and principal shareholders are exempt from the short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. On December 18, 2025, the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, mandating directors and officers of foreign private issuers to file Section 16(a) reports (Forms 3, 4, and 5) with the SEC to report beneficial ownership interests in companies, effective on March 18, 2026. Our principal shareholders who are not our officers or directors, however, will remain exempt from Section 16(a) reporting requirements.
I.Subsidiary Information
Not applicable.
J.Annual Report to Security Holders
Not applicable.
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Item11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
From July 21, 2005, RMB is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. It is difficult to predict how market forces or the PRC or U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate between RMB and the U.S. dollar in the future. To the extent that we need to convert the U.S. dollar into RMB for capital expenditures and working capital and other business purposes, appreciation of RMB against U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the RMB amount we would receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert RMB into the U.S. dollar for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our Ordinary Shares, strategic acquisitions or investments or other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us. In addition, a significant depreciation of RMB against the U.S. dollar may significantly reduce the U.S. dollar equivalent of our earnings or losses.
Political,social and economic risks
The Company has substantial operations in China through its PRC subsidiary, Jilin Zhengye. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by political, economic, and legal environments in the PRC, as well as by the general state of the PRC economy. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political, regulatory and social conditions in the PRC. Although the Company has not experienced losses from these situations and believes that it is in compliance with existing laws and regulations including its organization and structure disclosed in Note 1 of our consolidated financial statements, this may not be indicative of future results.
The Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may also be negatively impacted by risks related to regional wars, geopolitical tensions, natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, health epidemics and other catastrophic incidents, which could potentially and significantly disrupt the Company’s operations.
Interestrate risk
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its interest-bearing assets and liabilities. As part of its asset and liability risk management, the Company reviews and takes appropriate steps to manage its interest rate exposure on its interest-bearing assets and liabilities. The Company has not been exposed to material risks due to changes in market interest rates and has not used any derivative financial instruments to manage the interest risk exposure during the period/year presented.
Concentrationof credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash in bank, accounts receivable and other receivables. The Company places its cash with financial institutions with high credit ratings and quality.
The Company conducts credit evaluations of customers, and generally does not require collateral or other security from its customers. The Company establishes an allowance for expected credit losses primarily based upon the factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers.
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Concentrationof customers and suppliers
As of December 31, 2024, one major client accounted for 49.0% of the Company’s total accounts receivable. The client is a listed company and a leading pig farming company in China. The Company’s outstanding accounts receivable from its largest client, which accounted for 49.0% of the Company’s total accounts receivable as of December 31, 2024, has been fully collected in 2025.
As of December 31, 2025, two clients accounted for 11.8% and 11.6% of the Company’s total accounts receivable, respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, two clients accounted for 52.1% and 15.0% of the Company’s total revenues, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, one client accounted for 44.6% of the Company’s total revenues. For the year ended December 31, 2025, one client accounted for 13.7% of the Company’s total revenues.
As of December 31, 2024, one vendor accounted for 13.7% of the Company’s total accounts payable. As of December 31, 2025, one vendor accounted for 10.2% of the Company’s total accounts payable.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, no vendor accounted for above 10% of the Company’s total purchases. For the year ended December 31, 2024, one vendor accounted for 14.2% of the Company’s total purchases. For the year ended December 31, 2025, two vendors accounted for 12.3% and 12.2% of the Company’s total purchases.
Item12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
A. DebtSecurities
Not applicable.
B. Warrantsand Rights
Not applicable.
C. OtherSecurities
Not applicable.
D. AmericanDepositary Shares
Not applicable.
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Item13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
None.
Item14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
See “Item 4. Information on the Company—A. History and Development of the Company—Share Reclassification” and “Item 10. Additional Information” for a description of the rights of securities holders.
Use ofProceeds
The following “Use of Proceeds” information relates to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File Number 333-276436), as amended, which was declared effective by the SEC on December 20, 2024, for our IPO, which closed on January 8, 2025. We issued and sold an aggregate of 1,500,000 ordinary shares at the public offering price of $4.00 per share, and Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC, as the representative of the underwriters, exercised its over-allotment option in full to purchase an additional 225,000 ordinary shares of the Company at a public offering price of $4.00 per share. The total gross proceeds received from the IPO, including proceeds from the exercise of the over-allotment option, was $6.9 million. Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC was the underwriter of our IPO.
We incurred approximately $1.7 million in total costs and expenses in connection with our IPO and with the issuance of the over-allotment shares. The net proceeds raised from the IPO were approximately $6.0 million after deducting underwriting discounts, other costs and expenses. None of the transaction expenses included payments to directors or officers of our company or their associates, persons owning more than 10% or more of our equity securities or our affiliates. None of the net proceeds we received from the IPO were paid, directly or indirectly, to any of our directors or officers or their associates, persons owning 10% or more of our equity securities or our affiliates.
The net proceeds raised from the IPO were approximately $6,348,000 after deducting underwriting discounts, from such amount, $5,958,292 of the net proceeds remained available after reimbursing PRC subsidiaries for expenses advanced from them in connection with the IPO. For the period from the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form F-1 to the date as of this annual report, we used approximately RMB20.2 million (US$2.9 million) for conducting R&D projects. We still intend to use the remaining proceeds from our IPO in the manner disclosed in our registration statement on Form F-1, as amended (File Number 333-276436).
Item15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
DisclosureControls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report, as required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act.
Based upon this evaluation, our management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2025, our existing disclosure controls and procedures were not effective because of a lack of accounting staff and resources with appropriate knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting and compliance requirements.
Management’sAnnual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of a company’s assets, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that a company’s receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of a company’s management and directors, and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of a company’s assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
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Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO 2013 Framework). Based on this evaluation, we identified one deficiency, which related to a lack of accounting staff and resources with appropriate knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting and compliance requirements, and which we believe to be a material weakness as of December 31, 2025.
As a result of the above material weakness, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2025. To remedy our identified material weakness as of December 31, 2025, we have identified certain remedial steps and also plan to adopt certain measures to improve our internal control over financial reporting as set forth below.
Remediationplan of the Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting Reported as of December 31, 2025
As of the date of this annual report, we have not fully addressed the above-referenced weakness. However, we have made progress in implementing remedial measures, including:
| (i) | recruiting<br> qualified accounting personnel with relevant U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting experience and qualifications<br> to strengthen the financial reporting function and to establish a financial and system control<br> framework. For example, our CFO Mr. Ping Wang is a holder of Intermediate Accountant Qualification<br> and Auditor Qualification and our COO Mr. Zhongyao Liu is a holder of a Certified Management<br> Accountant of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of the U.S.; and |
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| (ii) | implementing<br> regular and continuous U.S. GAAP accounting and financial reporting training programs for<br> our accounting and financial reporting personnel. For example, our employees in the financial<br> department and security department attended the U.S. GAAP accounting and financial reporting<br> training online courses provided by the Institute of Management Accountants. |
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AttestationReport of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
This annual report on Form 20-F does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC where domestic and foreign registrants that are non-accelerated filers, which we are, and “emerging growth companies,” which we also are, are not required to provide the auditor attestation report.
Changesin Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this annual report on Form 20-F that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item16. [RESERVED]
Item16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Guohan Li qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 16A of Form 20-F. Guohan Li, Qiyi Hu, and Ping Jiang satisfy the “independence” requirements of Section 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules as well as the independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.
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Item16B. CODE OF ETHICS
Our board of directors has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics, which is applicable to all of our directors, officers, and employees. Our code of business conduct and ethics is publicly available on our website.
Item16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees by categories specified below in connection with certain professional services rendered and billed by WWC, P.C., our independent registered public accounting firm for the periods indicated.
WWC, P.C.
| For<br> the Years Ended<br> December 31, | ||||
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| 2024 | 2025 | |||
| Audit fees ^(1)^ | $ | 340,000 | $ | 310,000 |
| Audit-related fees | 8,400 | - | ||
| Tax fees | - | - | ||
| All other fees | - | - | ||
| Total | $ | 348,400 | $ | 310,000 |
| (1) | Audit<br> fees include the aggregate fees billed for each of the fiscal years for professional services<br> rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm for the audit of our annual<br> financial statements or for the audits of our financial statements and review of the interim<br> financial statements. | |||
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The audit committee of our board of directors has established its pre-approval policies and procedures, pursuant to which the audit committee approved the foregoing audit services provided by WWC, P.C. in fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Consistent with our audit committee’s responsibility for engaging our independent auditors, all audit and permitted non-audit services require pre-approval by the audit committee. The full audit committee approves proposed services and fee estimates for these services. One or more independent directors serving on the audit committee may be delegated by the full audit committee to pre-approve any audit and non-audit services. Any such delegation shall be presented to the full audit committee at its next scheduled meeting. Pursuant to these procedures, the audit committee approved the foregoing audit services provided by WWC, P.C.
Item16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
Not applicable.
Item16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
None.
Item16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
Not applicable.
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Item16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Pursuant to the home country rule exemption set forth under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5615, the board of directors of the Company has elected to follow the Company’s home country rules for exemption from the requirements as follows:
| (i) | Nasdaq<br> Listing Rule 5635, which requires a listed company to obtain shareholder approval for certain<br> dilutive events, including: |
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| a. | issuance<br> of securities in connection with the acquisition of the stock or assets of another company; |
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| b. | issuance<br> of securities that will result in a change of control of the Company; |
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| c. | issuance<br> of securities when a stock option or purchase plan or other equity compensation arrangement<br> is established or materially amended; and |
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| d. | certain<br> transactions other than a public offering involving issuances of a 20% or greater interest<br> in the Company; and |
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| (ii) | Nasdaq<br> Listing Rule 5640, which requires that the voting rights of existing shareholders of publicly<br> traded common stock registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may<br> not be disparately reduced or restricted through any corporate action or issuance. |
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Other than those described above, there are no significant differences between the Company’s corporate governance practices and those followed by U.S. domestic companies under Nasdaq Capital Market corporate governance listing standards.
Item16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
Item16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.
Not applicable.
Item16J. INSIDER TRADING POLICIES.
We have adopted insider trading policies governing the purchase, sale, and other dispositions of our securities by directors, senior management, and employees. A copy of the insider trading policies is filed as an exhibit to this annual report.
Item16K. CYBERSECURITY.
We have established cybersecurity risk management to identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity risks alongside other business risks. The process is in alignment with our strategic objectives and risk appetite. We may engage assessors, consultants, auditors, or other third parties to enhance our cyber security risk management processes. Any cybersecurity incidents are closely monitored for their potential impact on our business strategy, operations, and financial condition. As of the date of this annual report, we have not experienced any cybersecurity incidents that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. We continuously adapt our business strategy to enhance resilience, strengthen defenses and ensure the sustainability of our operations.
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Item17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have elected to provide financial statements pursuant to Item 18.
Item18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The consolidated financial statements of Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited and its subsidiaries are included at the end of this annual report.
Item19. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
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SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
| Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited | |
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| By: | /s/ Songlin<br> Song |
| Songlin Song | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
Date: April 28, 2026
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| REPORT<br> OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (PCAOB ID: 1171) | F-2 |
| CONSOLIDATED<br> BALANCE SHEETS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2025 | F-3 |
| CONSOLIDATED<br> STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, 2024 AND 2025 | F-4 |
| CONSOLIDATED<br> STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, 2024 AND 2025 | F-5 |
| CONSOLIDATED<br> STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, 2024 AND 2025 | F-6 |
| NOTES<br> TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | F-7 |
F-1

REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited
Opinionon the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and 2025 and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2025, 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, 2024 and 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basisfor 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. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit 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.

WWC, P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
PCAOB ID: 1171
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.
San Mateo, California
April 28, 2026.

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ZHENGYE
BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(Amountsin thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares)
| 2025 | ||||||
| RMB | US | |||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||
| Cash | 18,604 | 50,332 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Short-term investments | 1,433 | 1,560 | ||||
| Notes receivable, net | 25,592 | - | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 59,563 | 18,485 | ||||
| Advance to suppliers | 10,788 | 2,208 | ||||
| Inventories, net | 58,220 | 39,166 | ||||
| Prepayments and other current<br> assets, net | 2,626 | 25,667 | ||||
| Other<br> receivable-a related party | 738 | - | ||||
| Total<br> current assets | 177,566 | 137,420 | ||||
| Non-current<br> assets: | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment,<br> net | 255,164 | 236,812 | ||||
| Land use rights, net | 7,930 | 7,673 | ||||
| Intangible assets, net | 14,850 | 47,084 | ||||
| Right-of-use assets, net | - | 469 | ||||
| Long-term prepayments | 18,698 | 7,014 | ||||
| Deferred IPO expenses | 8,048 | - | ||||
| Net<br> deferred tax assets | 10,991 | - | ||||
| Total<br> non-current assets | 315,681 | 299,052 | ||||
| Total<br> assets | 493,247 | 436,472 | ||||
| LIABILITIES<br> AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||
| Current<br> liabilities: | ||||||
| Short-term loans | 74,443 | 65,100 | ||||
| Current maturities of long-term<br> loans | 7,190 | 700 | ||||
| Operating lease liability-current | - | 106 | ||||
| Accounts payable | 42,960 | 44,010 | ||||
| Contract liabilities | 3,485 | 4,752 | ||||
| Taxes payable | 2,066 | 2,345 | ||||
| Amount due to related parties | 146 | - | ||||
| Accrued<br> expenses and other liabilities | 5,617 | 3,463 | ||||
| Total<br> current liabilities | 135,907 | 120,476 | ||||
| Non-current<br> liabilities: | ||||||
| Long-term loans | 4,800 | 8,850 | ||||
| Operating lease liability-non-current | - | 327 | ||||
| Deferred<br> tax liabilities | - | 104 | ||||
| Total<br> non-current liabilities | 4,800 | 9,281 | ||||
| Total<br> liabilities | 140,707 | 129,757 | ||||
| Commitments<br> and contingencies | ||||||
| Shareholders’<br> equity: | ||||||
| Class A ordinary shares (US0.000025 par value; 1,900,000,000 shares authorized; 5,666,376 and 7,391,376 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively)* | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Class B ordinary shares (US0.000025 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 40,000,000 and 40,000,000shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively)* | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 203,150 | 240,752 | ||||
| Statutory reserves | 32,647 | 32,647 | ||||
| Retained earnings (deficit) | 48,151 | (21,633 | ) | ) | ||
| Accumulated<br> other comprehensive income | 3 | (1,926 | ) | ) | ||
| Total<br> Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited’s shareholders’ equity | 283,959 | 249,848 | ||||
| Noncontrolling<br> interests | 68,581 | 56,867 | ||||
| Total<br> equity | 352,540 | 306,715 | ||||
| Total<br> liabilities and equity | 493,247 | 436,472 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| * | As of December 31, 2025, share reclassification was retroactively restated with effective date of March 24, 2026. |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ZHENGYE
BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Amountsin thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
| For the years ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | |||||||||
| Net revenues | 211,651 | 186,356 | 116,362 | ||||||||
| Cost of revenues | (94,143 | ) | (95,061 | ) | (92,493 | ) | ) | ||||
| Gross profit | 117,508 | 91,295 | 23,869 | ||||||||
| Sales and marketing expenses | (40,743 | ) | (41,269 | ) | (43,918 | ) | ) | ||||
| General and administrative expenses | (23,592 | ) | (22,575 | ) | (31,006 | ) | ) | ||||
| Research and development expenses | (11,901 | ) | (12,794 | ) | (18,013 | ) | ) | ||||
| Reversal of (provision for) credit losses | 3,714 | 1,782 | (1,438 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | (72,522 | ) | (74,856 | ) | (94,375 | ) | ) | ||||
| Operating income (loss) | 44,986 | 16,439 | (70,506 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Other income (expenses): | |||||||||||
| Interest income | 312 | 231 | 96 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | (4,423 | ) | (4,043 | ) | (3,400 | ) | ) | ||||
| Unrealized gains on short-term investments | - | 209 | 127 | ||||||||
| Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) | - | 679 | (312 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Government subsidy | 2,653 | 733 | 2,252 | ||||||||
| Other expenses (income) | 234 | 146 | (130 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Total other expenses, net | (1,224 | ) | (2,045 | ) | (1,367 | ) | ) | ||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 43,762 | 14,394 | (71,873 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Income tax expenses | (6,253 | ) | (924 | ) | (11,095 | ) | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) | 37,509 | 13,470 | (82,968 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (6,052 | ) | (2,159 | ) | 13,184 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to the Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited’s shareholders | 31,457 | 11,311 | (69,784 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 37,509 | 13,470 | (82,968 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | 3 | (1,929 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) | 37,509 | 13,473 | (84,897 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Total comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest | (6,052 | ) | (2,159 | ) | 13,184 | ||||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited’s shareholders | 31,457 | 11,314 | (71,713 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share: | |||||||||||
| -Basic and diluted – Class A Ordinary shares | 0.69 | 0.25 | (1.47 | ) | ) | ||||||
| -Basic and diluted – Class B Ordinary shares | 0.69 | 0.25 | (1.47 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share: | |||||||||||
| Ordinary shares – basic and diluted | 45,666,376 | 45,666,376 | 47,349,869 | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted – Class A Ordinary shares* | 5,666,376 | 5,666,376 | 7,349,869 | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted – Class B Ordinary shares* | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| * | As<br>of December 31, 2025, share reclassification was retroactively restated with effective date of March 24, 2026. |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ZHENGYE
BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Amountsin thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares)
| Class<br> B Ordinary shares* | Additional<br><br> paid-in | Statutory | Retained<br><br> earnings | Accumulated<br> <br><br> Other <br> Comprehensive<br><br> income | Total<br> <br> Zhengye <br> Biotechnology <br> Holding <br> Limited’s <br> shareholders’ | Non-<br> controlling | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Shares | Amount | capital | reserve | (deficit) | (deficit) | equity | interests | Equity | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance,<br> December 31, 2022 (RMB) | 5,666,376 | 1 | 40,000,000 | 7 | 203,150 | 27,565 | 65,774 | - | 296,497 | 60,370 | 356,867 | |||||||||||||||
| Net<br> income | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31,457 | - | 31,457 | 6,052 | 37,509 | |||||||||||||||
| Transfer<br> to statutory reserve | - | - | - | - | - | 3,746 | (3,746 | ) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Dividend | - | - | - | - | - | - | (55,104 | ) | - | (55,104 | ) | - | (55,104 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Balance,<br> December 31, 2023 (RMB) | 5,666,376 | 1 | 40,000,000 | 7 | 203,150 | 31,311 | 38,381 | - | 272,850 | 66,422 | 339,272 | |||||||||||||||
| Net<br> income | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11,311 | - | 11,311 | 2,159 | 13,470 | |||||||||||||||
| Transfer<br> to statutory reserve | - | - | - | - | - | 1,336 | (1,336 | ) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Dividend | - | - | - | - | - | - | (205 | ) | - | (205 | ) | - | (205 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Foreign<br> Currency Translation Adjustment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Balance,<br> December 31, 2024 (RMB) | 5,666,376 | 1 | 40,000,000 | 7 | 203,150 | 32,647 | 48,151 | 3 | 283,959 | 68,581 | 352,540 | |||||||||||||||
| Issuance<br> of shares in initial public offering | 1,725,000 | - | - | - | 37,602 | - | - | - | 37,602 | - | 37,602 | |||||||||||||||
| Shareholders<br> interest contribution | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,470 | 1,470 | |||||||||||||||
| Net<br> loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | (69,784 | ) | - | (69,784 | ) | (13,184 | ) | (82,968 | ) | |||||||||||
| Foreign<br> Currency Translation Adjustment | - | - | - | - | - | - | (1,929 | ) | (1,929 | ) | - | (1,929 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Balance,<br> December 31, 2025 (RMB) | 7,391,376 | 1 | 40,000,000 | 7 | 240,752 | 32,647 | (21,633 | ) | (1,926 | ) | 249,848 | 56,867 | 306,715 | |||||||||||||
| Balance,<br> December 31, 2025 (US) | 7,391,376 | - | 40,000,000 | 1 | 34,427 | 4,668 | (3,099 | ) | (275 | ) | 35,722 | 8,132 | 43,854 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| * | As of December 31, 2025, share reclassification was retroactively restated with effective date of March 24, 2026. |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ZHENGYE
BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amountsin thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares)
| For<br> the years ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US | ||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
| Net<br> income (loss) | 37,509 | 13,470 | (82,968 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Adjustments<br> to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation<br> and amortization | 23,912 | 24,163 | 25,883 | ||||||||
| Amortization<br> of operating lease right-of-use assets | - | - | 72 | ||||||||
| Provision<br> for (reversal of) credit losses | (3,714 | ) | (1,782 | ) | 1,438 | ||||||
| Impairment<br> for inventory | 10,026 | 5,962 | 12,801 | ||||||||
| Loss<br> on disposal of property and equipment | 187 | 174 | - | ||||||||
| Deferred<br> tax expenses | 541 | 924 | 11,095 | ||||||||
| Unrealized<br> gains on short-term investments | - | (209 | ) | (127 | ) | ) | |||||
| Unrealized<br> foreign exchange (gain) loss | - | (679 | ) | 312 | |||||||
| Changes<br> in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Notes<br> receivable | 8,310 | (3,752 | ) | 20,962 | |||||||
| Accounts<br> receivable | 31,044 | 16,345 | 39,709 | ||||||||
| Advance<br> to suppliers | (619 | ) | (7,677 | ) | 1,979 | ||||||
| Inventories | (12,902 | ) | (5,882 | ) | 6,252 | ||||||
| Prepayments<br> and other current assets | (563 | ) | (1,283 | ) | (23,306 | ) | ) | ||||
| Other<br> receivable-a related party | (738 | ) | - | 738 | |||||||
| Operating<br> leases liabilities | - | - | (108 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Accounts<br> payable | (35,613 | ) | (404 | ) | (3,362 | ) | ) | ||||
| Taxes<br> payable | (7,702 | ) | (229 | ) | 279 | ||||||
| Contract<br> liabilities | (715 | ) | (400 | ) | 1,267 | ||||||
| Accrued<br> expense and other liabilities | (582 | ) | 2,698 | 417 | |||||||
| Other<br> payables – non-current | (197 | ) | (393 | ) | - | ||||||
| Net<br> cash provided by operating activities | 48,184 | 41,046 | 13,333 | ||||||||
| CASH<br> FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
| Loans<br> to related party | - | - | (7,000 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Repayment<br> of lending to related party | - | - | 7,000 | ||||||||
| Purchase<br> of short-term investments | (1,224 | ) | - | - | |||||||
| Purchase<br> of property, plant and equipment | (7,396 | ) | (13,587 | ) | (1,008 | ) | ) | ||||
| Prepayment<br> for purchase of intangible assets | (4,204 | ) | (14,186 | ) | (11,622 | ) | ) | ||||
| Proceeds<br> from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 1,059 | 108 | - | ||||||||
| Net<br> cash used in investing activities | (11,765 | ) | (27,665 | ) | (12,630 | ) | ) | ||||
| CASH<br> FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
| Proceeds<br> from loans | 79,860 | 90,122 | 70,468 | ||||||||
| Repayment of loans | (54,890 | ) | (92,860 | ) | (82,562 | ) | ) | ||||
| Repayment<br> of related parties | - | - | (146 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds<br> from related parties | - | 146 | - | ||||||||
| Dividend<br> payment to shareholders | (39,452 | ) | (16,023 | ) | - | ||||||
| Deferred<br> IPO expenses | (4,497 | ) | (3,514 | ) | - | ||||||
| Proceeds<br> from initial public offering | - | - | 43,080 | ||||||||
| Shareholder<br> contribution | - | - | 1,470 | ||||||||
| Net<br> cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (18,979 | ) | (22,129 | ) | 32,310 | ||||||
| Effect<br> of exchange rate changes on cash | - | 168 | (1,285 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Net increase<br> (decrease) in cash and restricted cash | 17,440 | (8,580 | ) | 31,728 | |||||||
| Cash<br> and restricted cash at beginning of year | 9,746 | 27,186 | 18,606 | ||||||||
| Cash<br> and restricted cash at end of year | 27,186 | 18,606 | 50,334 | ||||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL<br> DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | |||||||||||
| Cash<br> paid for: | |||||||||||
| Interest | 4,423 | 3,985 | 3,356 | ||||||||
| Income<br> taxes | 10,486 | 116 | - | ||||||||
| NON-CASH<br> INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||
| Liabilities<br> assumed in connection with purchase of property, plant and equipment | 2,345 | 8,633 | 1,101 | ||||||||
| Liabilities<br> assumed in connection with purchase of intangible asset | - | - | 3,602 | ||||||||
| Right<br> of use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligation | - | - | 541 | ||||||||
| Reclassification<br> of IPO expenses into additional paid-in capital | - | - | 8,663 |
All values are in US Dollars.
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ZHENGYE
BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amountsin thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
1.
ORGANIZATION
Natureof operations
Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited (the “Company”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands in March 2023 under the Cayman Islands Companies Act as an exempted company with limited liability. The Company through its consolidated subsidiaries principally focuses on the research, development, manufacture and sales of veterinary vaccines, with an emphasis on vaccines for livestock in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”).
Reorganization
In preparation for its initial public offering (“IPO”) in the United States, the following transactions were undertaken to reorganize the legal structure of Operating Entities. The Company was incorporated in connection with a reorganization of Jilin Zhengye Biological Products Co., Ltd. (“Jilin Zhengye”). On April 3, 2023, the Company incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary, VVAX Skyline Holdings Limited (“VVAX Skyline”), in the British Virgin Islands. On April 18, 2023, Peg Biotechnology (HK) Holding Limited (“Peg Biotechnology”) was incorporated in Hong Kong as a company with limited liability and as a wholly owned subsidiary of VVAX Skyline. On May 22, 2023, Peg Biotechnology incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary, Hainan Senhan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“Hainan Senhan”) in the PRC. On May 30, 2023, VVAX Skyline acquired 100% of the equity interests in Windsor Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Windsor Holdings”) from its original shareholders. Windsor Holdings was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.
Prior to the reorganization described below, Jilin Zhengye was controlled by several individual, corporate and institutional shareholders. A reorganization of the Company’s legal structure (“Reorganization”) was completed on June 21, 2023. The Reorganization involved the transfer of 58.689% and 25.1524% interests of Jilin Zhengye from its former shareholders to Hainan Senhan and Windsor Holdings, respectively. As the result of the Reorganization, Jilin Zhengye became a subsidiary of the Company.
Upon the completion of the Reorganization, the Company became the ultimate holding company of all other entities mentioned above. The Company is effectively controlled by the same group of controlling shareholders before and after the Reorganization; therefore, the Reorganization is considered as a recapitalization of these entities under common control. The consolidation of the Company and its subsidiaries was accounted for at historical cost and prepared on the basis as if the aforementioned transactions had become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Results of operations for the period presented comprise those of the previous separate entries combined from the beginning of the period to the end of the period, eliminating the effects of intra-entity transactions.
As of the date of this report, the details of the Company’s principal subsidiaries are as follows:
| Entity | Date of <br> incorporation/ <br> acquisition | Place of <br> incorporation | Percentage of <br> direct or indirect <br> ownership by the <br> Company | Principal activities |
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| Subsidiaries: | | | | |
| VVAX Skyline Holdings Limited (“VVAX Skyline”) | April 3, 2023 | British Virgin <br>Islands | 100% owned by the Company | Investment holding |
| Windsor Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Windsor Holdings”) | May 30, 2023 | British Virgin <br>Islands | 100% owned by VVAX Skyline | Investment holding |
| Peg Biotechnology (HK) Holding Limited (“Peg Biotechnology”) | April 18, 2023 | Hong Kong | 100% owned by VVAX Skyline | Investment holding |
| Hainan Senhan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“Hainan Senhan”) | May 22, 2023 | PRC | 100% owned by Peg Biotechnology | Investment holding |
| Jilin Zhengye Biological Products Co., Ltd. (“Jilin Zhengye”) | May 18, 2004 | PRC | 58.689% owned by Hainan Senhan and 25.1524% owned by Windsor Holdings | Research, development, manufacture and sales of veterinary vaccines |
| Beijing Zhongnong Zhengye Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Zhengye”) | April 16, 2025 | PRC | 51.00% owned by Jilin Zhengye | Sales of veterinary vaccines |
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ZHENGYE
BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amountsin thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Liquidity
The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and, accordingly, will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of operations as they come due.
The Company generated net loss of RMB82,968 (US$11,867) for the year ended December 31, 2025. Net cash provided by operating activities was RMB13,333 (US$1,911) for the year ended December 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had cash and restricted cash of RMB50,334 (US$7,197) and working capital of RMB16,944 (US$2,420).
The Company has historically funded its working capital needs primarily from operations, bank loans, advance payments from customers and contributions by shareholders. Management may decide to enhance their liquidity position or increase their cash reserve for future operations and ongoing finance of short-term bank loans. Management believes that the amount of available cash balance as of December 31, 2025 and forecasted net cash flows for a period of one year after the issuance of the consolidated financial statements will be sufficient for the Company to satisfy its obligations and commitments when they become due. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis the Company will be able to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the issuance of the consolidated financial statements.
Basisof presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for information pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Principlesof consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Useof estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date, and the reported revenue and expenses during the reported period in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements mainly include, but are not limited to, allowance for credit losses, depreciable lives of property, plant and equipment and amortization lives of intangible asset, inventory valuation for excess and obsolete inventories, lower of cost and net realizable value of inventories, the valuation of derivative instruments, and the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.
Management bases the estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions as discussed elsewhere in the consolidated financial statements that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates based on information that is currently available. Changes in circumstances, facts and experience may cause the Company to revise its estimates. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates.
Foreigncurrency
The Company’s reporting currency is the Renminbi (“RMB”). The functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries which are incorporated in British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and Hong Kong (“HK”) are United States dollars (“US$”). The functional currencies of the other subsidiaries are their respective local currencies. The determination of the respective functional currency is based on the criteria set out by ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters, (“ASC 830”).
Transactions denominated in currencies other than in the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the transaction dates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in foreign currency are re-measured using the exchange rates at the dates of the initial transactions. Exchange gains or losses arising from foreign currency transactions are included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
The financial statements of the Company’s entities of which the functional currency is not RMB are translated from their respective functional currency into RMB. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into RMB at the exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Equity accounts other than earnings generated in current period are translated into RMB at the appropriate historical rates. Income and expense items are translated into RMB using the periodic average exchange rates. The resulting foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded in other comprehensive income in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, and the accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments are presented as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity if any.
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ZHENGYE
BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amountsin thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
Conveniencetranslation
Translations of balances in the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of comprehensive income and consolidated statements of cash flows from RMB into US$ as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025 are solely for the convenience of the reader and were calculated at the rate of US$1.00 to RMB6.9931, the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board on December 31, 2025. No representation is made that the RMB amounts represent or could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into US$ at that rate on December 31, 2025, or at any other rate.
Cash
Cash consists of cash on hand and cash in bank, which are highly liquid and have original maturities of three months or less and are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use. The Company maintains cash with various financial institutions primarily in mainland China. The Company has not experienced any losses in bank accounts.
Restrictedcash
Restricted cash primarily comprises a certificate of deposit (CD) subject to contractual penalties for early withdrawal prior to maturity.
Short-terminvestments
All highly liquid investments with maturities of greater than three months, but less than twelve months, are classified as short-term investments. Short-term investments primarily consist of (i) investment in marketable securities and (ii) derivative assets arisen from non-designated foreign exchange swap contracts and interest rate swap contracts. The Company classifies the investment in marketable securities as trading securities given the securities are purchased for the purpose of selling them in the near term. Changes in fair values of marketable securities and changes in fair values of derivate assets arisen from non-designated foreign exchange swap contracts and interest rate swap contracts are included in unrealized gains on short-term investments in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
Notesreceivable, net
Notes receivable, generally due within twelve months and with specific payment terms and definitive due dates, are comprised of the bank acceptance notes issued by some customers to pay certain outstanding receivable balances to the Company. Bank acceptance notes do not bear interest.
Accountsreceivable and allowance for credit losses
Accounts receivable are stated at the historical carrying amount net of allowance for expected credit losses.
The Company’s policy for estimating credit losses also applies to notes receivable and other receivables. To estimate expected credit losses, the Company has identified the relevant risk characteristics of its customers and the related receivables. The Company considers the past collection experience, current economic conditions, future economic conditions (external data and macroeconomic factors) and changes in the Company’s customer collection trends. The allowance for credit losses and corresponding receivables are written off when they are determined to be uncollectible.
Inventories,net
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the normal course of business less any costs to complete and sell products. Cost of inventory are determined using the weighted average method. The Company records inventory reserves for obsolete and slow-moving inventory. Inventory reserves are based on inventory obsolescence trends, historical experience and application of the specific identification method.
Prepaymentsand other assets, net
Prepayments and other assets consisted of security deposit, prepaid advertising and promotion expenses, prepaid financial consulting expenses, technology transfer license fees, and others. Prepayments and other assets are reviewed periodically to determine whether its carrying value has become impaired.
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TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amountsin thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
DeferredIPO expenses
Incremental direct costs incurred by the Company and its subsidiaries attributable to its IPO of ordinary shares in the U.S. have been deferred and recorded in deferred offering expenses and upon the closing of the IPO. Deferred offering expenses of RMB8,663 (US$1,239) were reclassified to shareholders’ equity as a reduction from the proceeds of the offering. There are no deferred offering costs as of December 31, 2025.
Advanceto suppliers
Advance to suppliers are mainly funds deposited for future raw material or finished goods purchases. Certain of the Company’s vendors require deposits as a guarantee that the Company will complete its purchases on a timely basis as well as securing the current agreed upon purchase price. Advance to suppliers is short-term in nature. Advance to suppliers is reviewed periodically to determine whether its carrying value has become impaired.
Property,plant and equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment loss, if any. Property, plant and equipment are depreciated at rates sufficient to write off their costs less impairment and residual value, if any, over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis.
| Category | Estimated<br> <br> useful life |
|---|---|
| Buildings | 13 – 30 years |
| Mechanical equipment | 3 – 20 years |
| Motor vehicles | 10 years |
Intangibleassets
Intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment, if any. Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives from 3 to 10 years. The estimated useful lives of amortized intangible assets are reassessed if circumstances occur that indicate the original estimated useful lives have changed.
| Category | Estimated<br> <br> useful life |
|---|---|
| Purchased software | 3 – 5 years |
| Patent | 5 – 10 years |
Landuse right
Land use rights represent the amounts paid and relevant costs incurred for the rights to use land in the PRC, which are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization of the land use right is provided on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective land use rights certificates, the amortization period for the land use rights is 50 years.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
Long-term prepayments
Long-term prepayments represent the payments prepaid for purchase of intangible assets.
Long-term prepayments are reviewed periodically to determine whether its carrying value has become impaired.
Impairmentof long-lived assets other than goodwill
Long-lived assets are evaluated for impairment 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 may not be fully recoverable or that the useful life is shorter than the Company had originally estimated. When these events occur, the Company evaluates the impairment by comparing carrying value of the assets to an estimate of future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying value of the assets over the fair value of the assets. Impairment charge recognized for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025 was nil.
Fairvalue of financial instruments
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be either recorded or disclosed at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it also considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.
Accounting guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
| Level 1 — | Observable inputs that<br> reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. |
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| Level 2 — | Other inputs that are directly<br> or indirectly observable in the marketplace. |
| Level 3 — | Unobservable inputs which<br> are supported by little or no market activity. |
Financial assets and liabilities of the Company primarily consist of cash, restricted cash, short-term investments, notes receivable, accounts receivable, other receivable - a related party, other receivables, accounts payable, short-term loans, amount due to related parties, accrued expenses, and other liabilities excluding payroll and welfare payables. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025, except for short-term investments, the carrying values of these financial assets and liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature. The Company reports short-term investments at fair value at each balance sheet date and changes in fair value are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The Company determined that the carrying value of the long-term loans approximated their fair value by comparing the stated loan interest rate to the rate charged by similar financial institutions.
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2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
Assetsand liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis
The following tables represent the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2024 and 2025:
| As<br> of December 31, 2024 | ||||||||
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| Fair<br> Value Measurement at the Reporting Date using | ||||||||
| Quoted<br> price<br> in active<br> markets for<br> identical<br> assets<br> Level 1 | Significant<br><br> other<br> observable<br> inputs<br> Level 2 | Significant<br><br> unobservable<br> inputs<br> Level 3 | Total | |||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | |||||
| Short-term investments: | ||||||||
| Investment in marketable equity<br> security (i) | 1,334 | - | - | 1,334 | ||||
| Derivative assets | ||||||||
| Foreign<br> currency swap contracts (ii) | - | 95 | - | 95 | ||||
| Interest<br> rate swap contracts (ii) | - | 4 | - | 4 | ||||
| 1,334 | 99 | - | 1,433 | |||||
| As<br> of December 31, 2025 | ||||||||
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| Fair<br> Value Measurement at the Reporting Date using | ||||||||
| Quoted<br> price<br> in active<br> markets for<br> identical<br> assets<br> Level 1 | Significant<br><br> other<br> observable<br> inputs<br> Level 2 | Significant<br><br> unobservable<br> inputs<br> Level 3 | Total | |||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | |||||
| Short-term investments: | ||||||||
| Investment<br> in marketable equity security (i) | 1,480 | - | - | 1,480 | ||||
| Derivative assets | ||||||||
| Foreign<br> currency swap contracts (ii) | - | 53 | - | 53 | ||||
| Interest<br> rate swap contracts (ii) | - | 27 | - | 27 | ||||
| 1,480 | 80 | - | 1,560 | |||||
| (i) | Jilin Zhengye had investment in common shares of Jiangxi Zhengbang Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhengbang”), which is a public company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange. The investment in Zhengbang with readily determinable fair value is measured and recorded at fair value using the market approach based on the quoted prices in active markets at the reporting date. | |||||||
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2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
| (ii) | Jilin Zhengye entered into foreign currency swap contracts and cross-currency interest rate swap contracts on November 28, 2024 with a commercial bank to (i) exchange its funds denominated in RMB for Japanese Yen (“JPY”) at a fixed exchange rate of 0.047840 with the notional amount of RMB20,222; and (ii) exchange the monthly floating rate interest payment denominated in JPY (see Note 12) for a fixed rate of 3.15% interest payment denominated in RMB. The foreign currency swap contracts and cross currency interest rate swap contracts will be terminated on November 24, 2025 and November 25, 2025, respectively. Jilin Zhengye determined the foreign currency swap contracts and cross currency interest rate swap contracts as non-designated derivative instruments, which are remeasured to fair value at each reporting date and the fair value of foreign currency swap contracts is based on market quotes for foreign currencies and interest rate swaps are based on market interest curves. As observable inputs are available for these derivatives, they have been classified in Level 2. Changes in the fair value of foreign currency swap derivative and interest rate swap derivative are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) as unrealized gains on short-term investments. |
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Jilin Zhengye entered into foreign currency swap contracts and cross-currency interest rate swap contracts on November 7, 2025 with a commercial bank to (i) exchange its funds denominated in RMB for Japanese Yen (“JPY”) at a fixed exchange rate of 0.046410 with the notional amount of RMB10,568; and (ii) exchange the monthly floating rate interest payment denominated in JPY (see Note 12) for a fixed rate of 2.89% interest payment denominated in RMB. The foreign currency swap contracts and cross currency interest rate swap contracts will be terminated on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026, respectively. Jilin Zhengye determined the foreign currency swap contracts and cross currency interest rate swap contracts as non-designated derivative instruments, which are remeasured to fair value at each reporting date and the fair value of foreign currency swap contracts is based on market quotes for foreign currencies and interest rate swaps are based on market interest curves. As observable inputs are available for these derivatives, they have been classified in Level 2. Changes in the fair value of foreign currency swap derivative and interest rate swap derivative are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) as unrealized gains on short-term investments.
The fair values of the foreign currency swap contracts and cross currency interest rate swap contracts are the estimated amount that the Company would pay to sell or transfer the swap at the reporting date, taking into account current interest rates and the current credit worthiness of the swap counterparties, in addition to foreign exchange rates for the cross-currency swap agreement. The estimated amount is the present value of future cash flows, adjusted for credit risk. The Company transacts all of these derivative instruments through investment-grade rated financial institutions at the time of the transaction. It is possible that the amount recorded as a derivative asset or liability could vary by a material amount in the near term if there is volatility in the credit markets or if credit risk were to change significantly.
The fair value of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts and cross-currency interest rate swap agreement at the end of each period is most significantly affected by the interest rate implied by the benchmark interest yield curve, including its relative steepness and the forward foreign exchange rates, respectively. Interest rates and foreign exchange rates have experienced significant volatility in recent years in both the short and long term. While the fair value of our swap agreements is typically more sensitive to changes in short-term rates, significant changes in the long-term benchmark interest, foreign exchange rates, and the credit risk of the counterparties or the Company also materially impact on the fair values of our swap agreements.
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, there were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
Revenuerecognition
The Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customer. To determine revenue recognition for contracts with customers, the Company performs the following five steps:
| Step 1: | Identify the contract with<br> the customer |
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| Step 2: | Identify the performance<br> obligations in the contract |
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| Step 3: | Determine the transaction<br> price |
| --- | --- |
| Step 4: | Allocate the transaction<br> price to the performance obligations in the contract |
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| Step 5: | Recognize revenue when<br> the company satisfies a performance obligation |
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The Company manufactures and sells veterinary vaccines, with an emphasis on vaccines for livestock, to customers.
The Company enters into contract with their customers to provide veterinary vaccines, mainly vaccines for livestock. All of the Company’s contracts have single performance obligation as the promise is to transfer the goods to customers, and there are no other separately identifiable promises in the contracts. The Company recognizes revenue when it transfers its goods to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in such exchange. The Company accounts for the revenue generated from sales of its products to its customers on a gross basis, because the Company is acting as a principal in these transactions, is subject to inventory risk, has latitude in establishing prices, and is responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide customers the specified goods. The Company’s revenue is recognized at a point in time when the control has been transferred, usually when the customer accepts the goods.
The Company offers their distributors with sales rebate. According to the items in the contract, the Company pays certain sales rebate, in the form of products with equivalent value, to distributor once the distributor purchases stipulated amount products from the Company. Sales rebate is considered as variable consideration. The Company estimates annual expected revenue of each individual distributor with reference to their historical results. The sales rebate reduces revenues recognized. At the end of each reporting period, the Company updates the estimated revenue to represent faithfully the circumstances present at the end of the reporting period.
Apart from the sales rebate, the Company’s products are sold with no right of return and the Company does not provide other credits or sales incentives to customers. Revenue is reported net of value added tax (“VAT”) collected on behalf of tax authorities in respect of product sales.
Disaggregation of revenue
The Company disaggregates its revenue from contracts by product category and distribution channel. See Note 17 for information regarding revenue disaggregation.
Contract assets and liabilities
The Company did not have contract assets as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
The Company’s contract liabilities primarily relate to unsatisfied performance obligations, such as sales rebate and payment received from customers before the Company’s products are delivered. Contract liabilities amounted to RMB3,885 and RMB3,485 (US$498) at the beginning of the year 2024 and 2025, respectively. Revenue included in the beginning balance of contract liabilities and recognized in the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025 amounted to RMB3,007 and RMB2,731 (US$391), respectively.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
Costof revenues
Costs of revenues consist primarily of materials costs, labor costs, shipping and handling expense, inspection costs, depreciation and amortization expenses and related costs, which are directly attributable to production. Write-down of inventories is also recorded in cost of sales, if any.
Shipping and handling costs incurred to transport goods to customers are expensed in the periods incurred and are included in cost of revenues. The Company accounts for shipping and handling expenses as fulfillment costs because shipping and handling activities occur before the customers obtains control of the goods. Shipping and handling expenses amounted to RMB5,077, RMB5,924 and RMB3,712 (US$531) for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Salesand marketing expenses
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of travelling expenses, marketing conference expenses, advertising expenses and salaries and other compensation-related expenses for sales and marketing personnel. The Company expenses all advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs amounted to RMB2,542, RMB1,539 and RMB1,721 (US$246) for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Researchand development expenses
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. These costs primarily consist of production and procurement expenses related to research and development activities, technical expenses, payroll and related expenses for personnel engaged in research and development activities, depreciation and amortization of fixed assets which are used in research and development activities.
Generaland administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, bonuses and benefits for employees involved in general corporate functions and those not specifically dedicated to research and development activities, depreciation and amortization, which are not used in research and development activities, legal and other professional services fees, rental and other general corporate related expenses.
Governmentsubsidy
Government subsidy represents cash subsidies received from the PRC government. Cash subsidies that have no defined rules and regulations to govern the criteria necessary for companies to enjoy the benefits are recognized when received. Such subsidies are generally provided as incentives from the local government to encourage the expansion of local business.
Derivativeinstruments
Derivative instruments are initially recorded at fair value as either assets or liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet and subsequently remeasured to fair value at each reporting date, regardless of the purpose or intent for holding the derivative. The resulting derivative assets or liabilities are shown as a single line and are not net off against one another on the face of the balance sheet. The method of recognizing the resulting gain or loss is dependent on whether the derivative contract qualifies for hedge accounting and has been designated as a hedging instrument. For derivative instruments that are not designated or that do not qualify as hedging instruments under ASC 815 – Derivatives and Hedging, the assets have been recognized as “derivative assets” included in the short-term investments and the liability has been recognized as “derivative liabilities” on the balance sheet and changes in the fair value of the derivative financial instruments are recognized in earnings. Gains and losses from the Company’s non-designated foreign currency swap contracts and interest rate swap contracts are recorded in unrealized gains on short-term investments in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) but do not impact our cash flows.
Value-added taxes
Revenue is recognized net of VAT. VAT is based on gross sales price and the VAT rate applicable to the Company is 3% for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Entities that are VAT general taxpayers are allowed to offset qualified input VAT paid to suppliers against their output VAT liabilities. Net VAT balance between input VAT and output VAT is recorded as VAT payable if output VAT is larger than input VAT and is recorded as VAT recoverable if input VAT is larger than output VAT. All of the VAT returns filed by the Company’s subsidiaries in China, have been and remain subject to examination by the tax authorities.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
Incometaxes
Current income taxes are recorded in accordance with the regulations of the relevant tax jurisdiction. The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method in accordance with ASC 740, Income Tax, (“ASC 740”). Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax consequences attributable to differences between carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities in the financial statements and their respective tax basis, and operating loss carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) in the period of change. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce the amount of deferred tax assets if it is considered more likely than not that amount of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
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, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. 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. No penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expenses in the period incurred.
Relatedparty transactions
Parties are considered to be related if one party has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Parties are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence. Related parties may be individuals or corporate entities. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties.
Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm’s-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free-market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm’s-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated. It is not, however, practical to determine the fair value of amounts due from/to related parties due to their related party nature.
Noncontrollinginterests
A noncontrolling interest is recognized to reflect the portion of a subsidiary’s equity which is not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the Company. Among them, 15.2439% of the noncontrolling interests of Jilin Zhengye is held by Jilin Economic and Technological Development Zone Economic and Technological Development General Corporation, 0.9146% of the noncontrolling interests of Jilin Zhengye is held by Jilin Jinqiao Investment Co. Ltd., and 0.0001% of the noncontrolling interests of Jilin Zhengye is held by Yufen Liu. Additionally, Beijing Zhongnong Zhengye Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Zhengye”) is a subsidiary of Jilin Zhengye, in which Jilin Zhengye holds a 51% equity interests, with the remaining 49% noncontrolling interests held by Youjia Technology Consulting Services (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. Consolidated net income on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) includes the net income attributable to noncontrolling interests when applicable. The cumulative results of operations attributable to noncontrolling interests are also recorded as noncontrolling interests in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Earningsper share
The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share.” ASC 260 requires companies to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income attributable to the Company, divided by the weighted average ordinary share outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS presents the dilutive effect on a per-share basis of the potential ordinary shares (e.g., convertible securities, options, and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
Comprehensiveincome
The Company applies ASC 220, Comprehensive Income (“ASC 220”), with respect to reporting and presentation of comprehensive income and its components in a full set of financial statements. Comprehensive income is defined to include all changes in equity of the Company during a period arising from transactions and other event and circumstances except those resulting from investments by shareholders and distributions to shareholders. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, the Company’s comprehensive income includes net income and foreign currency translation adjustment.
Statutoryreserves
Pursuant to the laws applicable to the PRC, PRC entities must make appropriations from after-tax profit to the non-distributable “statutory surplus reserve fund.” Subject to certain cumulative limits, the “statutory surplus reserve fund” requires annual appropriations of 10% of after-tax profit until the aggregated appropriations reach 50% of the registered capital (as determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the PRC (“PRC GAAP”) at each year-end). For foreign-invested enterprises and joint ventures in the PRC, annual appropriations should be made to the “reserve fund.” For foreign-invested enterprises, the annual appropriation for the “reserve fund” cannot be less than 10% of after-tax profits until the aggregated appropriations reach 50% of the registered capital (as determined under PRC GAAP at each year-end). If the Company has accumulated loss from prior periods, the Company is able to use the current period net income after tax to offset the accumulated loss.
Commitmentsand Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to contingencies, including legal proceedings and claims arising out of the business that relate to a wide range of matters, such as government investigations and tax matters. The Company recognizes a liability for such contingency if it determines it is probable that a loss has occurred and a reasonable estimate of the loss can be made. The Company may consider many factors in making these assessments including historical performance and the specific facts and circumstances of each matter.
Leases
The Company adopts Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Lease (FASB ASC Topic 842) to account its lease. ASC 842 requires that lessees recognize right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities calculated based on the present value of lease payments for all lease agreements with terms that are greater than twelve months. ASC 842 distinguishes leases as either a finance lease or an operating lease on the consolidated balance sheets that affects how the leases are measured and presented in the statement of operations and statement of cash flows.
ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use underlying assets for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is or contains a lease if it conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange of a consideration. To assess whether a contract is or contains a lease, the Company assess whether the contract involves the use of an identified asset, whether it has the right to obtain substantially all the economic benefits from the use of the asset and whether it has the right to control the use of the asset.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
The ROU of asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred and less any lease incentive received. The ROU assets and related lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date. The Company recognizes operating lease expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the outstanding lease payments at the commencement date, discounted using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise fixed lease payments, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee and any exercise price under a purchase option that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise.
Lease liability is measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. It is re-measured when there is a change in future lease payments, if there is a change in the estimate of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, or if there is any change in the Company assessment of option purchases, contract extensions or termination options.
Segmentreporting
ASC 280, SegmentReporting, (“ASC 280”), establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers.
Based on the criteria established by ASC 280, our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) has been identified as our Chief Executive Officer, who reviews consolidated results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the company. As a whole and hence, we have only one reportable segment. We do not distinguish between markets or segments for the purpose of internal reporting. As our long-lived assets are substantially located in the PRC, no geographical segments are presented. For the operating results of segment provided to and reviewed by CODM, please refer to the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
Uncertaintyand risks
Political,social and economic risks
The Company has substantial operations in China through its PRC subsidiaries. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by political, economic, and legal environments in the PRC, as well as by the general state of the PRC economy. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political, regulatory and social conditions in the PRC. Although the Company has not experienced losses from these situations and believes that it is in compliance with existing laws and regulations including its organization and structure disclosed in Note 1, this may not be indicative of future results.
The Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may also be negatively impacted by risks related to regional wars, geopolitical tensions, natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, health epidemics and other catastrophic incidents, which could potentially and significantly disrupt the Company’s operations.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
Interest rate risk
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its interest-bearing assets and liabilities. As part of its asset and liability risk management, the Company reviews and takes appropriate steps to manage its interest rate exposure on its interest-bearing assets and liabilities. The Company has not been exposed to material risks due to changes in market interest rates and has not used any derivative financial instruments to manage the interest risk exposure during the period/year presented.
Concentrationrisks
Concentrationof credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash in bank, accounts receivable, and other receivables. The Company places its cash with financial institutions with high credit ratings and quality.
The Company conducts credit evaluations of customers, and generally does not require collateral or other security from its customers. The Company establishes an allowance for expected credit losses primarily based upon the factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers.
Concentrationof customers and suppliers
As of December 31, 2024, one major client accounted for 49.0% of the Company’s total accounts receivable. The client is a listed company and a leading pig farming company in China. The Company’s outstanding accounts receivable from its largest client, which accounted for 49.0% of the Company’s total accounts receivable as of December 31, 2024, has been fully collected in 2025.
As of December 31, 2025, two clients accounted for 11.8% and 11.6% of the Company’s total accounts receivable, respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, two clients accounted for 52.1% and 15.0% of the Company’s total revenues, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, one client accounted for 44.6% of the Company’s total revenues. For the year ended December 31, 2025, one client accounted for 13.7% of the Company’s total revenues.
As of December 31, 2024, one vendor accounted for 13.7% of the Company’s total accounts payable. As of December 31, 2025, one vendor accounted for 10.2% of the Company’s total accounts payable.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, no vendor accounted for above 10% of the Company’s total purchases. For the year ended December 31, 2024, one vendor accounted for 14.2% of the Company’s total purchases. For the year ended December 31, 2025, two vendors accounted for 12.3% and 12.2% of the Company’s total purchases.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
Recentaccounting pronouncements
The Company is an emerging growth company (“EGC”) as defined by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”). The JOBS Act provides that an EGC can take advantage of extended transition periods for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This allows an EGC to delay adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
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. 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 Regulation S-X 210.4-08(h), Rules of General Application—General Notes to Financial Statements: Income Tax Expense, and (2) removing disclosures that are no longer considered cost beneficial or relevant. 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. The Company will adopt the standard in its annual reporting for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2026. The adoption of the standard will result in expanded annual income tax disclosures, with no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—ExpenseDisaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) (“ASU 2024-03”). The objective of ASU 2024-03 is to improve disclosures about a public entity’s expenses, primarily through additional disaggregation of income statement expenses. In January 2025, the FASB further clarified the effective date of ASU 2024-03 with the issuance of ASU 2025-01, IncomeStatement — Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic220-40) (“ASU 2025-01”). ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted and may be applied either on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2024-03 will have on its financial statement disclosures.
In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-03, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810): Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity. ASU 2025-03 clarifies the guidance to determine the accounting acquirer in a business combination that is affected primarily by exchanging equity interests, when the legal acquiree is a variable interest entity that meets the definition of a business. ASU 2025-03 requires entities to consider the same factors in ASC 805, Business Combinations, required for determining which entity is the accounting acquirer in other acquisition transactions. ASU 2025-03 is effective for the Company’s annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2025-03 is required to be applied on a prospective basis to any acquisition transaction that occurs after the initial application date. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2025-03 will have on its financial statement disclosures.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-04, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2025-04 revises the definition of the term performance condition for share-based consideration payable to a customer to incorporate conditions that are based on the volume or monetary amount of a customer’s purchases or potential purchases. ASU 2025-04 also eliminates the policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur for awards with service conditions. ASU 2025-04 also clarifies that ASC 606 variable consideration guidance does not apply to share-based payments to customers; instead, vesting probability should be assessed solely under ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. ASU 2025-04 is effective for the Company’s annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2025-04 may be applied on either a modified retrospective basis or on a retrospective basis. The Company is currently assessing the impact this standard will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. ASU 2025-05 amends ASC 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, and introduces a practical expedient available for all entities and an accounting policy election available for all entities, other than public business entities, that elect the practical expedient. These changes apply to the estimation of expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue Recognition. Under the practical expedient, entities may assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date remain unchanged for the remaining life of the asset when developing reasonable and supportable forecasts. This simplifies the estimation process for short-term financial assets. ASU 2025-05 is effective for the Company’s annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2025-05 should be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2025-05 will have on its financial statement disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software to modernize the accounting for internal-use software costs, primarily by simplifying the requirements to capitalize software development costs. This update is effective beginning with the Company’s 2028 fiscal year annual reporting period, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities to establish authoritative guidance on the accounting for government grants received by business entities. This update is effective beginning with the Company’s 2029 fiscal year annual reporting period, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvement. ASU 2025-11 is intended to improve the navigability of required interim disclosures and clarify when that guidance is applicable, and also to provide additional guidance on what disclosures should be provided in interim reporting periods. ASU 2025-11 is effective for public business entities for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2028, for entities other than public business entities. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2025-11 on its financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-12, Codification Improvements. ASU 2025-12 makes thirty-three incremental improvements to generally accepted accounting principles. ASU 2025-12 is effective for all entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2025-12 on its financial statements and related disclosures.
The Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flows.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
3.
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Short term investments consisted of the following:
| As<br> of December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | ||||
| RMB | RMB | US | |||
| Investment<br> in marketable securities in Zhengbang (i) | 1,334 | 1,480 | |||
| Derivate<br> assets (ii) | 99 | 80 | |||
| 1,433 | 1,560 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| (i) | For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, the Company did not sell its investment in marketable securities in Zhengbang and recorded net unrealized loss of RMB9, gain of RMB110, gain of RMB146 (US$20), respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). |
|---|---|
| (ii) | Jilin Zhengye entered into foreign currency swap contracts and cross currency interest rate swap contracts on November 28, 2024 and November 7, 2025 with a commercial bank (see Note 2 and Note 12). Jilin Zhengye determined the foreign currency forward contracts and cross currency interest rate swap contracts as non-designated derivative instruments, which are initially recorded at fair value as either assets or liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet and subsequently remeasured to fair value at each reporting date. |
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For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, Jilin Zhengye recorded gain on fair value changes of RMB4 and RMB49 (US$7), respectively, from cross currency interest rate swap derivative instrument and recorded gain on fair value changes of RMB95 and RMB68 (US$10), respectively, from foreign currency forward derivative instrument.
4.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET
Accounts receivable and the allowance for credit losses consisted of the following:
| As<br> of December 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US | ||||||
| Accounts<br> receivable | 76,437 | 36,519 | ||||||
| Less:<br> allowance for credit losses | (16,874 | ) | (18,034 | ) | ) | |||
| Accounts<br> receivable, net | 59,563 | 18,485 |
All values are in US Dollars.
An analysis of the allowance for credit losses was as follows:
| As<br> of December 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US | ||||||
| Balance<br> at beginning of the year | (18,616 | ) | (16,874 | ) | ) | |||
| Reversal<br> (provision) | 1,742 | (1,369 | ) | ) | ||||
| Write-off | — | 209 | ||||||
| Balance<br> at the end of the year | (16,874 | ) | (18,034 | ) | ) |
All values are in US Dollars.
5.
NOTES RECEIVABLE, NET
Notes receivable and the allowance for credit losses consisted of the following:
| As<br> of December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | ||||
| RMB | RMB | US | |||
| Notes<br> receivable | 25,592 | - | |||
| Less:<br> allowance for credit losses | - | - | |||
| Notes<br> receivable, net | 25,592 | - |
All values are in US Dollars.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
6.
INVENTORIES, NET
Inventories consisted of the following:
| As<br> of December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | ||||
| RMB | RMB | US | |||
| Finished goods | 17,737 | 13,542 | |||
| Work in process | 33,054 | 17,689 | |||
| Raw materials | 7,429 | 7,935 | |||
| 58,220 | 39,166 |
All values are in US Dollars.
During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, the Company recorded inventory write-down of RMB10,026, RMB5,962 and RMB12,801 (US$1,831) for the obsolete inventories, respectively.
7.
PREPAYMENT AND OTHER ASSETS, NET
Prepayments and other assets consisted of the following:
| As of | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, <br> 2024 | December 31, <br> 2025 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US | ||||||
| Security deposit | 2,660 | 2,515 | ||||||
| Prepaid advertising and promotion expenses^(i)^ | - | 9,091 | ||||||
| Prepaid financial consulting expenses^(i)^ | - | 13,986 | ||||||
| Prepaid legal expenses | - | 315 | ||||||
| Technology transfer license fee | 18,100 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Others | 1,485 | 26 | ||||||
| Prepayments and other assets | 22,245 | 32,933 | ||||||
| Less: other receivable- a related party | (738 | ) | - | |||||
| Less: long-term prepayments | (18,698 | ) | (7,014 | ) | ) | |||
| Less: allowance for credit losses | (183 | ) | (252 | ) | ) | |||
| Prepayments and other current assets, net | 2,626 | 25,667 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| (i) | As the business was not carried out, these prepaid expenses<br>were fully refunded on April 24, 2026. |
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An analysis of the allowance for credit losses was as follows:
| As of December 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US | ||||||
| Balance at beginning of the year | (223 | ) | (183 | ) | ) | |||
| Reversal (provision) | 40 | (69 | ) | ) | ||||
| Balance at the end of the year | (183 | ) | (252 | ) | ) |
All values are in US Dollars.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
8.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
| **** | As of December 31, | **** | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US | ||||||
| At cost: | ||||||||
| Buildings | 205,425 | 217,137 | ||||||
| Mechanical<br> equipment | 148,261 | 147,560 | ||||||
| Motor<br> vehicles | 3,279 | 3,280 | ||||||
| 356,965 | 367,977 | |||||||
| Less:<br> Accumulated depreciation | (111,553 | ) | (131,775 | ) | ) | |||
| 245,412 | 236,202 | |||||||
| Construction-in-progress | 9,752 | 610 | ||||||
| 255,164 | 236,812 |
All values are in US Dollars.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company disposed of fixed assets with a net carrying value of RMB807 and recorded a loss on the disposal of fixed assets of RMB187. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company disposed of fixed assets with a net carrying value of RMB281 and recorded a loss on the disposal of fixed assets of RMB174. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company had no disposals of fixed assets.
Depreciation expense was RMB20,239, RMB20,452 and RMB21,221 (US$3,035) for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
The carrying amounts of property, plant and equipment pledged by the Company to secure loans (Note 12) granted to the Company at the respective balance sheet dates were as follows:
| As<br> of December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | ||||
| RMB | RMB | US | |||
| Buildings | 152,935 | 156,730 |
All values are in US Dollars.
9.
LAND USE RIGHTS, NET
The following table presents the Company’s land use rights as of the respective balance sheet dates:
| As<br> of December 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US | ||||||
| Cost | 12,860 | 12,860 | ||||||
| Accumulated amortization | (4,930 | ) | (5,187 | ) | ) | |||
| Land use rights, net | 7,930 | 7,673 |
All values are in US Dollars.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2025, the carrying amount of land use right were fully pledged to secure loans (Note 12).
Amortization expense was RMB258, RMB257 and RMB257 (US$37) for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
10.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
The following table presents the Company’s intangible assets as of the respective balance sheet dates:
| As<br> of December 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US | ||||||
| Purchased<br> software | 734 | 873 | ||||||
| Patents<br> obtained from Harbin Veterinary Research Institute | 26,439 | 26,439 | ||||||
| Patents<br> obtained from China Agricultural University | 3,300 | 3,300 | ||||||
| Patents<br> obtained from China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control | 6,600 | 6,600 | ||||||
| Patents<br> obtained from Jiangsu Nannong High-Tech Co., Ltd. | 7,200 | 7,200 | ||||||
| Patents<br> obtained from Nanjing Agricultural University | 7,600 | 7,600 | ||||||
| Patents<br> obtained from others | 14,311 | 50,811 | ||||||
| Total<br> cost | 66,184 | 102,823 | ||||||
| Less:<br> Accumulated amortization of Purchased software | (485 | ) | (603 | ) | ) | |||
| Accumulated<br> amortization of Patents obtained from Harbin Veterinary Research Institute | (25,731 | ) | (26,203 | ) | ) | |||
| Accumulated<br> amortization of Patents obtained from China Agricultural University | (1,678 | ) | (2,008 | ) | ) | |||
| Accumulated<br> amortization of Patents obtained from China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control | (3,689 | ) | (4,289 | ) | ) | |||
| Accumulated<br> amortization of Patents obtained from Jiangsu Nannong High-Tech Co., Ltd. | (2,470 | ) | (3,100 | ) | ) | |||
| Accumulated<br> amortization of Patents obtained from Nanjing Agricultural University | (4,377 | ) | (4,867 | ) | ) | |||
| Accumulated<br> amortization of Patents obtained from others | (12,904 | ) | (14,669 | ) | ) | |||
| Total<br> accumulated amortization | (51,334 | ) | (55,739 | ) | ) | |||
| Intangible<br> assets, net | 14,850 | 47,084 |
All values are in US Dollars.
Amortization expense was RMB3,415, RMB3,454 and RMB4,405 (US$630) for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, the Company recorded impairment of intangible assets in the amount of nil.
The annual estimated amortization expenses for the intangible assets for each of the next five years are as follows:
| RMB | US | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6,166 | ||
| 2027 | 5,769 | ||
| 2028 | 5,644 | ||
| 2029 | 5,443 | ||
| 2030 | 4,853 | ||
| Thereafter | 19,209 | ||
| 47,084 |
All values are in US Dollars.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
11.
LEASES
The Company has several operating leases for employee dormitory, garage and offices. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2025, supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases was as follows:
| As<br> of December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | ||||
| RMB | RMB | US | |||
| Right-of-use<br> assets, net | - | 469 | |||
| Operating<br> lease liabilities - current | - | 106 | |||
| Operating<br> lease liabilities - non-current | - | 327 | |||
| Total<br> operating lease liabilities | - | 433 |
All values are in US Dollars.
Total operating lease expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 amounted to RMB85 (US$12).
Amortization of operating lease ROU assets amounted to RMB72 (US$10) for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Total rent expenses of short-term lease for the year ended December 31, 2025 amounted to RMB17 (US$2).
The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for all of operating lease as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:
| December 31, <br> 2025 |
|---|
| Weighted-average remaining lease term (years): | | | |
| Operating lease | | 9.33 years | | | Weighted average discount rate: | | | |
| Operating leases | | 4.0 | % |
| Twelve months ending December 31, | RMB | US | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 120 | ||||
| 2027 | 38 | ||||
| 2028 | 38 | ||||
| 2029 | 38 | ||||
| 2030 | 38 | ||||
| Thereafter | 246 | ||||
| Total<br> future minimum lease payments | 518 | ||||
| Less:<br> imputed interest | (85 | ) | ) | ||
| Present value of operating<br> lease liabilities | 433 |
All values are in US Dollars.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
12.
LOANS
Outstanding balances of loans consist of the following:
| As of December 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | |||||||
| Industrial Bank Jilin Branch | RMB | RMB | US | |||||
| (1) Annual interest rate of 4.35%, from March 28, 2024 to March 25, 2025^(i)^ | 5,000 | - | ||||||
| (2) Annual interest rate of 4.35%, from March 28, 2024 to March 25, 2025^(i)^ | 21,900 | - | ||||||
| (3) Annual interest rate of 4.30%, from May 13, 2024 to May 12, 2025^(i)^ | 5,000 | - | ||||||
| (4) Annual interest rate of 4.30%, from August 7, 2024 to August 1, 2025^(i)^ | 5,000 | - | ||||||
| (5) Annual interest rate of 3.15%, from November 29, 2024 to November 25, 2025^(i)^ | 19,543 | - | ||||||
| (6) Annual interest rate of 4.30%, from December 11, 2024 to December 10, 2025^(i)^ | 8,000 | - | ||||||
| (7) Annual interest rate of 4.90%, from April 11, 2022 to April 10, 2025^(i)^ | 6,990 | - | ||||||
| (8) Annual interest rate of 4.00%, from November 8, 2024 to November 5, 2027^(i)^ | 5,000 | 4,800 | ||||||
| (9) Annual interest rate of 4.20%, from March 25, 2025 to March 23, 2026^(i)^ | - | 21,900 | ||||||
| (10) Annual interest rate of 4.20%, from March 31, 2025 to March 30, 2026^(i)^ | - | 5,000 | ||||||
| (11) Annual interest rate of 2.89%, from November 7, 2025 to November 6, 2026^(i)^ | - | 10,200 | ||||||
| (12) Annual interest rate of 4.10%, from December 10, 2025 to December 9, 2026^(i)^ | - | 8,000 | ||||||
| (13) Annual interest rate of 4.20%, from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028^(i)^ | - | 4,750 | ||||||
| China Minsheng Bank Jilin Branch | ||||||||
| (14) Annual interest rate of 3.85%, from January 8, 2024 to January 8, 2025**^(ii)^** | 3,000 | - | ||||||
| (15) Annual interest rate of 3.85%, from February 5, 2024 to February 5, 2025**^(ii)^** | 2,010 | - | ||||||
| (16) Annual interest rate of 3.85%, from September 9, 2024 to September 9, 2025**^(ii)^** | 3,000 | - | ||||||
| (17) Annual interest rate of 3.85%, from September 18, 2024 to September 18, 2025**^(ii)^** | 1,990 | - | ||||||
| (18) Annual interest rate of 3.85%, from February 6, 2025 to February 6, 2026 ^(ii)^ | - | 3,000 | ||||||
| (19) Annual interest rate of 3.85%, from February 21, 2025 to February 21, 2026**^(ii)^** | - | 2,010 | ||||||
| (20) Annual interest rate of 3.85%, from September 8, 2025 to September 8, 2026**^(ii)^** | - | 4,990 | ||||||
| Bank of Jilin | ||||||||
| (21) Annual interest rate of 3.85%, from March 28, 2025 to March 24, 2026**^(ii)^** | - | 10,000 | ||||||
| Total | 86,433 | 74,650 | ||||||
| Less: Bank loans – current portion | (81,633 | ) | (65,800 | ) | ) | |||
| Bank loans– non-current portion | 4,800 | 8,850 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| (i) | The repayments were guaranteed by buildings and land use right. |
|---|---|
| (ii) | The repayments were guaranteed by Jilin Zhengye Group Co.,Ltd. |
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BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
12.LOANS (cont.)
In connection with borrowing of the JPY loan, the Company entered into foreign exchange swap contracts and cross-currency interest rate swap contracts with Industrial Bank with termination dates on November 24, 2025, November 25, 2025, November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026, respectively, to run concurrently with the JPY Loan. The interest rates payable by the Company under the cross-currency interest rate swap contracts are fixed interest rates of 3.15% and 2.89% denominated in RMB and the Company is required to transfer the principal amount of the JPY loan at fixed exchange rate of 0.0478740 upon maturity in exchange for JPY422.7 million (or RMB20.2 million) and 0.046410 upon maturity in exchange for JPY227.7 million (or RMB10.6 million) under the foreign exchange swap contracts (see Note 2 and Note 3).
The weighted average short-term interest rate was 4.35%, 4.26% and 3.87% for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively. Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, amounted to RMB 4,423, RMB4,043 and RMB3,400 (US$486), respectively.
China Minsheng Bank Jilin Branch provided a working capital credit facility to the Company with a term from January 26, 2025 to January 25, 2026. Bank of Jilin provided a working capital credit facility to the Company with a term from March 25, 2025 to March 24, 2026. As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s unused working capital credit facility was nil.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s future long-term loan obligations according to the terms of the loan agreement are as follows:
| RMB | US | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 700 | ||
| 2027 | 5,100 | ||
| Thereafter | 3,750 | ||
| 9,550 |
All values are in US Dollars.
13.
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses and other liabilities consisted of the following:
| As<br> of December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | ||||
| RMB | RMB | US | |||
| Reimbursement<br> payables | 1,240 | 1,848 | |||
| Deferred<br> income | 200 | 75 | |||
| Social<br> welfare payables | 346 | 374 | |||
| Deposit | 99 | 497 | |||
| Maintenance<br> fee payables | 455 | 272 | |||
| Deferred<br> IPO expenses | 2,721 | - | |||
| Others | 556 | 397 | |||
| 5,617 | 3,463 |
All values are in US Dollars.
14.
TAXATION
Enterpriseincome tax (“EIT”)
CaymanIslands
The Company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and conducts its primary business operations through the subsidiaries in the PRC. Under the current laws of the Cayman Islands, the Company is not subject to tax on income or capital gain arising in Cayman Islands.
BritishVirgin Islands (“BVI”)
The Company’s subsidiaries incorporated in the BVI are not subject to tax on income or capital gain, in addition, payments of dividend by these subsidiaries to their shareholders are not subject to withholding tax in the BVI.
Hong Kong
The Company’s subsidiary incorporated in Hong Kong, which is a two-tiered profits tax rates regime, in which the first HK$2 million of assessable profits will be taxed at the rate of 8.25%, and assessable profits above HK$2 million will be taxed at the rate of 16.5%.
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14.TAXATION (cont.)
PRC
The Company’s PRC subsidiaries are governed by the income tax laws of the PRC and the income tax provision in respect to operations in the PRC is calculated at the applicable tax rates on the taxable income for the periods based on existing legislation, interpretations and practices in respect thereof. Under the Enterprise Income Tax Laws of the PRC (the “EIT Laws”), domestic enterprises and Foreign Investment Enterprises (the “FIE”) are usually subject to a unified 25% enterprise income tax rate while preferential tax rates, tax holidays and even tax exemption may be granted on case-by-case basis. According to the relevant PRC tax policies, once an enterprise meets certain requirements and is identified as a small-scale minimal profit enterprise, the portion of its taxable income not more than RMB3 million is subject to a reduced effective rate of 5%. EIT grants preferential tax treatment to certain High and New Technology Enterprises (“HNTEs”). Under this preferential tax treatment, HNTEs are entitled to an income tax rate of 15%, subject to a requirement that they re-apply for the HNTE status every three years. Jilin Zhengye renewed the HNTE tax status on October 28, 2025, which reduced its statutory income tax rate to 15% for the three years ended October 27, 2028. Both Hainan Senhan and Beijing Zhengye meet the criteria for small low-profit enterprises and are allowed to reduce its statutory income tax rate to 5% for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025.
Income tax expenses comprised of:
| For<br> the years ended December 31, | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US | ||||
| Current | 5,712 | - | - | ||||
| Deferred | 541 | 924 | 11,095 | ||||
| 6,253 | 924 | 11,095 |
All values are in US Dollars.
The reconciliation of tax computed by applying the statutory income tax rate of 25% for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025 applicable to the PRC operations to income tax expense were as follows:
| For<br> the years ended December 31, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||
| Statutory income tax rate | 25.0 | % | 25.0 | % | 25.0 | % | |||
| Effect of income tax exemptions and reliefs | (8.7 | )% | (10.1 | )% | (10.5 | )% | |||
| Effect of non-deductible expense | 3.6 | % | 2.6 | % | (0.8 | )% | |||
| Additional deduction for development and<br> research expense | (5.6 | )% | (11.1 | )% | 3.2 | % | |||
| Valuation allowance<br> on deferred tax assets | - | - | (32.3 | ) | |||||
| Income tax expense | 14.3 | % | 6.4 | % | (15.4 | )% |
The component of deferred tax assets are as follows:
| As<br> of December 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US | ||||||
| Deferred tax assets | ||||||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 7,611 | 8,658 | ||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | 2,558 | 2,743 | ||||||
| Net operation loss | 728 | 11,284 | ||||||
| Others | 226 | 499 | ||||||
| Total deferred tax assets | 11,123 | 23,184 | ||||||
| Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets | - | (23,184 | ) | ) | ||||
| Net off against deferred<br> tax liabilities | (132 | ) | - | |||||
| Total net deferred tax<br> assets | 10,991 | - |
All values are in US Dollars.
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14.TAXATION (cont.)
The component of deferred tax assets liabilities:
| As<br> of December 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | |||||
| RMB | RMB | US | ||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | ||||||
| Fair<br> value change gain | 132 | 104 | ||||
| Total<br> deferred tax liabilities | 132 | 104 | ||||
| Net<br> off against deferred tax assets | (132 | ) | - | |||
| Net<br> deferred tax liabilities | - | 104 |
All values are in US Dollars.
Realization of the net deferred tax assets is dependent on factors including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and adequate future taxable income. The Company and its subsidiaries evaluate the potential realization of deferred tax assets on an entity-by-entity basis.
15.
SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
The Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands in March 2023 under the Cayman Islands Companies Act as an exempted company with limited liability. The Company authorized 500,000,000 shares with US$0.0001 par value. In 2023, the Company issued 11,416,594 shares with US$0.0001 par value to five institute shareholders. On March 20, 2024, VVAX Holdings Limited transferred 399,581 ordinary shares of US$0.0001 each to Visuccess Holding Limited for a consideration of US$39.96, leaving VVAX Holdings Limited with 171,249 ordinary shares of US$0.0001 each.
On June 6, 2024, the Company formally executed a forward stock split of its ordinary shares at a ratio of one pre-split ordinary share to 4 post-split Ordinary Shares. After the stock split, the authorized number of Ordinary Shares became 2,000,000,000, increased from 500,000,000 pre-split shares. The par value changed from $0.0001 to $0.000025 accordingly. 45,666,376 Ordinary Shares were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2024. The number of shares and per share data are presented herein have been retroactively adjusted to give effect to the stock split.
Initialpublic offering
On January 8, 2025, the Company closed its IPO of 1,500,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.000025 per share. The ordinary shares were priced at $4.00 per share and approved for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market and commenced trading under the ticker symbol “ZYBT” on January 7, 2025. Additionally, the Company had granted the underwriter an option, exercisable within 45 days from the closing date of the IPO, to purchase up to an additional 225,000 ordinary shares at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts, to cover the over-allotment. On January 14, 2025, the underwriters exercised their option in full to purchase an additional 225,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $4.00 per ordinary share to cover over-allotments. Gross proceeds of the IPO, including the exercise of the over-allotment, totaled RMB50,588 (US$7,234), before deducting underwriting discounts and other related expenses. The net proceeds of this offering were approximately RMB43,683 (US$6,247). 47,391,376 ordinary shares were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
Share reclassification
On March 24, 2026, the shareholders of the Company adopted certain resolutions to approve a share reclassification. As a result, all of the issued and unissued ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each in the capital of the Company were re-designated and reclassified in the following manner (the “Share Reclassification”): (i) that 40,000,000 issued ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each held by Securingium Holding Limited were re-designated and reclassified as 40,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each; (ii) that each remaining issued ordinary share of a par value of US$0.000025 each was re-designated and reclassified as one issued Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.000025 each; (iii) that 60,000,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each were re-designated and reclassified as 60,000,000 authorized but unissued Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each; (iv) that each remaining authorized but unissued ordinary share of a par value of US$0.000025 each was re-designated and reclassified as one authorized but unissued Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.000025 each; and (v) that, as a consequence of the Share Reclassification, the authorized share capital of the Company was altered from US$50,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares of a nominal or par value of US$0.000025 each, to US$50,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each, comprising (1) 1,900,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each and (2) 100,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each.
The above Share Reclassification is part of the Company’s recapitalization, which was accounted for on a retroactively basis as if the transaction occurred at the beginning of the period presented pursuant to ASC 260. All Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares and per share data for all periods have been retroactively restated accordingly.
Dividends
For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, the Company declared cash dividends of RMB55,104, RMB205 and nil, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, the Company actually paid dividends in cash of RMB39,452, RMB16,023 and nil, respectively.
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16.
RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
As a result of the PRC laws and regulations and the requirement that distributions by PRC entities can only be paid out of distributable profits computed in accordance with PRC GAAP, the PRC entities are restricted from transferring a portion of their net assets to the Company. Amounts restricted include paid-in capital, additional paid-in capital, and the statutory reserves of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries.
| As<br> of December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | ||||
| RMB | RMB | US | |||
| Additional<br> paid-in-capital | 203,150 | 203,150 | |||
| Statutory<br> reserve | 32,647 | 32,647 | |||
| 235,797 | 235,797 |
All values are in US Dollars.
17.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
The following table summarizes the revenues generated from different product categories for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025:
| For<br> the years ended December 31, | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US | ||||
| Swine<br> vaccines | 188,919 | 157,789 | 90,143 | ||||
| Poultry<br> vaccines | 15,430 | 15,506 | 12,480 | ||||
| Other<br> vaccines | 7,302 | 13,061 | 13,739 | ||||
| 211,651 | 186,356 | 116,362 |
All values are in US Dollars.
The following table summarizes the revenues generated from different distribution channels for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025:
| For<br> the years ended December 31, | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US | ||||
| Direct<br> sales channel | 159,529 | 121,774 | 51,897 | ||||
| Distribution<br> network | 49,623 | 59,854 | 61,501 | ||||
| Government<br> tender and procurement | 2,499 | 4,728 | 2,964 | ||||
| 211,651 | 186,356 | 116,362 |
All values are in US Dollars.
18.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the operating entity sold a motor vehicle to Beijing Hanzhenyuan international hotel Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Hanzhenyuan”), a company controlled by a shareholder of the Company, with a net carrying value of RMB738, and recorded loss on sale of fixed assets of RMB85. As of December 31, 2023 and 2024, the amount due from Beijing Hanzhenyuan was RMB738 and RMB738, which was fully collected subsequently on March 17, 2025.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company obtained a working capital loan from Jiahe Developments Limited, which is controlled Mr. Zhenfa Han, the principal shareholder, director, and chairman of the board of the directors of the Company, in the amount of RMB146 (US$20). As of December 31, 2024, the amount due to Jiahe Developments Limited was RMB146 (US$20), which was fully repaid on January 27, 2025.
For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, the operating entity purchased goods from Jilin Huazheng Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Development Co., Ltd. (“Jilin Huazheng”), which is controlled by Mr. Zhenfa Han, the principal shareholder, director, and chairman of the board of the Company, in the amount of RMB127, RMB119 and RMB127 (US$18), respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, the operating entity provided a working capital loan to Jinlin Huazheng, in the amount of RMB7,000 (US$1,001), which was fully repaid on June 30, 2025.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, the operating entity purchased venue and catering services from Beijing Hanzhenyuan, which is controlled by a shareholder of the Company, in the amount of RMB746 (US$107).
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19.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments
The Company had no significant capital expenditure commitment as of December 31, 2024 and 2025.
Contingencies
The Company may be involved in various legal proceedings, claims and other disputes arising from the commercial operations, projects, employees and other matters which, in general, are subject to uncertainties and in which the outcomes are not predictable. The Company determines whether an estimated loss from a contingency should be accrued by assessing whether a loss is deemed probable and can be reasonably estimated. Although the Company can give no assurances about the resolution of pending claims, litigation or other disputes and the effect such outcomes may have on the Company, the Company believes that any ultimate liability resulting from the outcome of such proceedings, to the extent not otherwise provided or covered by insurance, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations or liquidity.
Contractual obligations
The Company’s material cash requirements as of December 31, 2025 and any subsequent interim period primarily include working capital needs, capital expenditures, operating lease obligations, and long-term and short-term loans.
The following table sets forth the Company’s contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 31, 2025.
| Payment Due by Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Less than 1 Year | 1 – 3 Years | 3 – 5 Years | More than 5 Years | ||||||
| Operating lease commitments | 433 | 106 | 52 | 56 | 219 | |||||
| Long-term loans | 9,550 | 700 | 8,850 | - | - | |||||
| Short-term loans | 65,100 | 65,100 | - | - | - | |||||
| Total | 75,083 | 65,906 | 8,902 | 56 | 219 |
20.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has assessed all events from December 31, 2025 up through April 28, 2026, which is the date that these consolidated financial statements are available to be issued, unless as disclosed below, there are not any material subsequent events that require disclosure in these consolidated financial statements.
ShareReclassification and Share Consolidation
On March 24, 2026, the shareholders of the Company adopted certain resolutions in the annual general meeting of shareholders to approve the Share Reclassification and share consolidation.
Following the shareholders’ approval, all of the issued and unissued ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each in the capital of the Company were re-designated and reclassified in the following manner: (i) that 40,000,000 issued ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each held by Securingium Holding Limited were re-designated and reclassified as 40,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each; (ii) that each remaining issued ordinary share of a par value of US$0.000025 each was re-designated and reclassified as one issued Class A Ordinary Share of a par value of US$0.000025 each; (iii) that 60,000,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each were re-designated and reclassified as 60,000,000 authorized but unissued Class B Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each; (iv) that each remaining authorized but unissued ordinary share of a par value of US$0.000025 each was re-designated and reclassified as one authorized but unissued Class A Ordinary Share of a par value of US$0.000025 each; and (v) that, as a consequence of the Share Reclassification, the authorized share capital of the Company be altered from US$50,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares of a nominal or par value of US$0.000025 each, to US$50,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each, comprising (1) 1,900,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each and (2) 100,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each.
In addition, the board of directors of the Company was authorized and delegated to, by resolution of directors, consolidate all of issued and unissued Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each in the capital of the Company into ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0005 each at a ratio of twenty (20)-for-one (1) (the “Share Consolidation”) whereby each 20 issued Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each be consolidated into one issued ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0005 each and each 20 authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each be consolidated into one authorized but unissued ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0005 each. Following such Share Consolidation, the authorized share capital of the Company will be altered from US$50,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each, comprising (i) 1,900,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each and (ii) 100,000,000 Class B ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each, to US$50,000 divided into 100,000,000 ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0005 each, comprising (i) 95,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0005 each and (ii) 5,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0005 each. The Share Consolidation is subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, which may, in its sole discretion, determine the exact effective time.
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20.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (cont.)
BankLoans
On January 7, 2026, Jilin Zhengye entered into a loan agreement with Industrial Bank Jilin Branch, pursuant to which Jilin Zhengye obtained a loan in the amount of RMB4,990 (US$714) with a term from January 7, 2026 to January 6, 2027, at a fixed interest rate of 4.10%.
On January 7, 2026, Jilin Zhengye entered into a loan agreement with Industrial Bank Jilin Branch, pursuant to which Jilin Zhengye obtained a loan in the amount of RMB5,010 (US$716) with a term from January 7, 2026 to January 6, 2027, at a fixed interest rate of 4.10%.
On February 9, 2026, Jilin Zhengye entered into a loan agreement with China Minsheng Bank Jilin Branch, pursuant to which Jilin Zhengye obtained a loan in the amount of RMB3,000 (US$429) with a term from February 9, 2026 to February 9, 2027, at a fixed interest rate of 3.50%.
On March 6, 2026, Jilin Zhengye entered into a loan agreement with China Minsheng Bank Jilin Branch, pursuant to which Jilin Zhengye obtained a loan in the amount of RMB2,010 (US$287) with a term from March 6, 2026 to March 6, 2027, at a fixed interest rate of 3.50%.
On March 17, 2026, Jilin Zhengye entered into a loan agreement with Bank of Jilin, pursuant to which Jilin Zhengye obtained a loan in the amount of RMB9,900 (US$1,416) with a term from March 23, 2026 to March 16, 2027, at a fixed interest rate of 3.50%.
On March 19, 2026, Jilin Zhengye entered into a loan agreement with Industrial Bank Jilin Branch, pursuant to which Jilin Zhengye obtained a loan in the amount of RMB21,900 (US$3,132) with a term from March 23, 2026 to March 22, 2027, at a fixed interest rate of 4.20%.
On January 8, 2026, Jilin Zhengye followed the loan agreement and repaid RMB3,000 (US$429) to China Minsheng Bank Jilin Branch with an interest rate of 3.85%.
On January 8, 2026, Jilin Zhengye followed the loan agreement and repaid RMB2,010 (US$287) to China Minsheng Bank Jilin Branch with an interest rate of 3.85%.
On March 10, 2026, Jilin Zhengye followed the loan agreement and repaid RMB5,000 (US$715) to Industrial Bank Jilin Branch with an interest rate of 4.20%.
On March 21, 2026, Jilin Zhengye followed the loan agreement and repaid RMB100 (US$14) to Industrial Bank Jilin Branch with a fixed interest rate 4.00%.
On March 23, 2026, Jilin Zhengye followed the loan agreement and repaid RMB21,900 (US$3,132) to Industrial Bank Jilin Branch with an interest rate of 4.20%.
On March 23, 2026, Jilin Zhengye followed the loan agreement and repaid RMB10,000 (US$1,430) to Bank of Jilin with an interest rate of 3.85%.
21.
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY
Regulation S-X requires the condensed financial information of registrant shall be filed when the restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiaries exceed 25 percent of consolidated net assets as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year. For purposes of the above test, restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiaries shall mean that amount of the registrant’s proportionate share of net assets of consolidated subsidiaries (after intercompany eliminations) of which as of the end of the most recent fiscal year may not be transferred to the parent company by subsidiaries in the form of loans, advances or cash dividends without the consent of a third party. The condensed parent company financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Rule 12-04, Schedule I of Regulation S-X as the restricted net assets of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries exceed 25% of the consolidated net assets of the Company.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The Company’s investment in subsidiary is stated at cost plus equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries.
Share of income of subsidiaries on the Condensed Balance Sheets is comprised of the Parent Company’s net investment in its subsidiaries under the equity method of accounting.
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21.CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY (cont.)
As mentioned in Note 15, effective June 6, 2024, with the approval of the shareholders, the Company executed a forward stock split of its issued and unissued ordinary shares at a ratio of four-for-one. Each of the pre-split shares with a par value of $0.0001 has been converted into four post-split shares with a par value of $0.000025 per share. As a result of the stock split, the authorized share capital of the Company has become 2,000,000,000 shares with a par value of $0.000025 per share.
On March 24, 2026, the shareholders of the Company adopted certain resolutions to approve the Share Reclassification. As a result, all of the issued and unissued ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each in the capital of the Company were re-designated and reclassified in the following manner: (i) that 40,000,000 issued ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each held by Securingium Holding Limited were re-designated and reclassified as 40,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each; (ii) that each remaining issued ordinary share of a par value of US$0.000025 each was re-designated and reclassified as one issued Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.000025 each; (iii) that 60,000,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each were re-designated and reclassified as 60,000,000 authorized but unissued Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each; (iv) that each remaining authorized but unissued ordinary share of a par value of US$0.000025 each was re-designated and reclassified as one authorized but unissued Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.000025 each; and (v) that, as a consequence of the Share Reclassification, the authorized share capital of the Company was altered from US$50,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares of a nominal or par value of US$0.000025 each, to US$50,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each, comprising (1) 1,900,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each and (2) 100,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each. The above Share Reclassification is part of the Company’s recapitalization, which was accounted for on a retroactively basis as if the transaction occurred at the beginning of the period presented pursuant to ASC 260. All Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares and per share data for all periods have been retroactively restated accordingly.
CondensedBalance Sheets
| 2025 | ||||||
| RMB | US | |||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Current<br> assets: | ||||||
| Cash | 153 | 15,627 | ||||
| Total<br> current assets | 153 | 15,627 | ||||
| Non-current<br> assets: | ||||||
| Investment<br> in subsidiaries | 283,952 | 216,526 | ||||
| Other<br> receivables | - | 23,392 | ||||
| Deferred<br> IPO expenses | 2,571 | - | ||||
| Total<br> non-current assets | 286,523 | 239,918 | ||||
| Total<br> assets | 286,676 | 255,545 | ||||
| LIABILITIES<br> AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||
| Accounts<br> payable | - | 130 | ||||
| Accrued<br> expenses and other liabilities | 2,571 | - | ||||
| Amount<br> due to related parties | 146 | - | ||||
| Due<br> to subsidiaries | - | 5,567 | ||||
| Total<br> liabilities | 2,717 | 5,697 | ||||
| Commitments<br> and contingencies | ||||||
| Shareholders’<br> equity: | ||||||
| Class A ordinary shares (US0.000025 par value; 1,900,000,000 shares authorized;<br>5,666,376 and 7,391,376 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively)* | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Class B ordinary shares (US0.000025 par value; 100,000,000 shares<br>authorized; 40,000,000 and 40,000,000shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively)* | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Additional<br> paid-in capital | 203,150 | 240,752 | ||||
| Statutory<br> reserve | 32,647 | 32,647 | ||||
| Retained<br> earnings (deficit) | 48,151 | (21,633 | ) | ) | ||
| Accumulated<br> other comprehensive income | 3 | (1,926 | ) | ) | ||
| Total<br> shareholders’ equity | 283,959 | 249,848 | ||||
| Total<br> liabilities and shareholders’ equity | 286,676 | 255,545 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| * | As<br>of December 31, 2025, share reclassification was retroactively restated with effective date of March 24, 2026. |
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21.CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY (cont.)
CondensedStatements of Comprehensive Income (loss)
| For<br> the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US | |||||||
| Operating costs and expenses: | ||||||||||
| Selling,<br> general and administrative | - | (2 | ) | (2,358 | ) | ) | ||||
| Operating<br> income | ||||||||||
| Share<br> of income of subsidiaries | 31,457 | 11,313 | (67,426 | ) | ) | |||||
| Net<br> income | 31,457 | 11,311 | (69,784 | ) | ) | |||||
| Other<br> comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||||||
| Foreign<br> currency translation adjustment | — | 3 | (1,929 | ) | ) | |||||
| Total<br> comprehensive income (loss) | 31,457 | 11,314 | (71,713 | ) | ) |
All values are in US Dollars.
F-35
ZHENGYE
BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)
21. CONDENSEDFINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY (cont.)
CondensedStatements of Cash Flows
| For the years ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US | ||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 31,457 | 11,311 | (69,784 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Amount due to subsidiary | - | - | 90 | ||||||||
| Other receivables | - | - | (23,393 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable | - | - | 130 | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | - | 2,571 | - | ||||||||
| Amount due to related parties | - | 146 | (146 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Equity in of subsidiaries | (31,457 | ) | (11,313 | ) | 67,426 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | - | 2,715 | (25,677 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from shareholder | 9 | - | 43,080 | ||||||||
| Deferred IPO expenses | - | (2,571 | ) | - | |||||||
| Net cash used in (provided by) financing activities | 9 | (2,571 | ) | 43,080 | |||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | - | - | (1,929 | ) | ) | ||||||
| Net increase in cash | 9 | 144 | 15,474 | ||||||||
| Cash, beginning of year | - | 9 | 153 | ||||||||
| Cash, end of year | 9 | 153 | 15,627 |
All values are in US Dollars.
F-36
Exhibit1.1
THECOMPANIES ACT (REVISED)
OFTHE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANYLIMITED BY SHARES
SECONDAMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUMOF ASSOCIATION
OF
ZhengyeBiotechnology Holding Limited
(adopted by a Special Resolution passed on 24 March 2026 and effective on 24 March 2026)
| 1. | The<br> name of the Company is Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited. |
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| 2. | The<br> Registered Office of the Company will be situated at the offices of ICS Corporate Services<br> (Cayman) Limited, Palm Grove Unit 4, 265 Smith Road, George Town, P.O. Box 52A Edgewater<br> Way, #1653, Grand Cayman KY1-9006, Cayman Islands, or at such other location within the Cayman<br> Islands as the Directors may from time to time determine. |
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| 3. | The<br> objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have<br> full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Act or any<br> other law of the Cayman Islands. |
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| 4. | The<br> Company shall have and be capable of exercising all the functions of a natural person of<br> full capacity irrespective of any question of corporate benefit as provided by the Companies<br> Act. |
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| 5. | The<br> Company will not trade in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except<br> in furtherance of the business of the Company carried on outside the Cayman Islands; provided<br> that nothing in this section shall be construed as to prevent the Company effecting and concluding<br> contracts in the Cayman Islands, and exercising in the Cayman Islands all of its powers necessary<br> for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands. |
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| 6. | The<br> liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid on the Shares held<br> by such Shareholder. |
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| 7. | The<br> authorised share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 ordinary<br> shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each, comprising (a) 1,900,000,000 class A ordinary<br> shares of a par value of US$0.000025 each and (b) 100,000,000 class B ordinary shares of<br> a par value of US$0.000025 each. Subject to the Companies Act and the Articles, the Company<br> shall have power to redeem or purchase any of its Shares and to increase or reduce its authorised<br> share capital and to sub-divide or consolidate the said Shares or any of them and to issue<br> all or any part of its capital whether original, redeemed, increased or reduced with or without<br> any preference, priority, special privilege or other rights or subject to any postponement<br> of rights or to any conditions or restrictions whatsoever and so that unless the conditions<br> of issue shall otherwise expressly provide every issue of shares whether stated to be ordinary,<br> preference or otherwise shall be subject to the powers on the part of the Company hereinbefore<br> provided. |
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| 8. | The<br> Company has the power contained in the Companies Act to deregister in the Cayman Islands<br> and be registered by way of continuation in some other jurisdiction. |
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| 9. | Capitalised<br> terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meanings as those<br> given in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
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THECOMPANIES ACT (REVISED)
OFTHE CAYMAN ISLANDS
COMPANYLIMITED BY SHARES
SECONDAMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLESOF ASSOCIATION
OF
ZhengyeBiotechnology Holding Limited
(adopted by a Special Resolution passed on 24 March 2026 and effective on 24 March 2026)
TABLE A
The regulations contained or incorporated in Table A in the First Schedule of the Companies Act shall not apply to the Company and the following Articles shall comprise the Articles of Association of the Company.
| 1. | In<br> these Articles the following defined terms will have the meanings ascribed to them, if not<br> inconsistent with the subject or context: |
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| “Affiliate” | means<br> in respect of a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled<br> by, or is under common control with, such Person, and (i) in the case of a natural person, shall include, without limitation, such<br> person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, whether by<br> blood, marriage or adoption, a trust for the benefit of any of the foregoing, and a corporation, partnership or any other entity<br> wholly or jointly owned by any of the foregoing, and (ii) in the case of an entity, shall include a partnership, a corporation or<br> any other entity or any natural person which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled<br> by, or is under common control with, such entity. The term “control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly,<br> of shares possessing more than fifty per cent (50%) of the voting power of the corporation, partnership or other entity (other than,<br> in the case of a corporation, securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency), or having the power<br> to control the management or elect a majority of members to the board of directors or equivalent decision-making body of such corporation,<br> partnership or other entity; |
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| “Articles” | means<br> these articles of association of the Company, as amended, restated and/or substituted from time to time; |
| “Board” and “Board of Directors” <br><br>and “Directors” | means<br> the directors of the Company for the time being, or as the case may be, the directors assembled as a board or as a committee thereof; |
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| “Chairman” | means<br> the chairman of the Board of Directors; |
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| “Class” or “Classes” | means<br> any class or classes of Shares as may from time to time be issued by the Company; |
| “Class A Ordinary Share” | means<br> an ordinary share of an amount fixed by the Memorandum of Association in the capital of the Company, designated as a Class A Ordinary<br> Share and having the rights provided for in these Articles; |
| “Class B Ordinary Share” | means<br> an ordinary share of an amount fixed by the Memorandum of Association in the capital of the Company, designated as a Class B Ordinary<br> Share and having the rights provided for in these Articles; |
| “Commission” | means<br> the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America or any other federal agency for the time being administering<br> the Securities Act; |
| “Communication Facilities” | means<br> video, video-conferencing, internet or online conferencing applications, telephone or tele-conferencing and/or any other video- communications,<br> internet or online conferencing application or telecommunications facilities by means of which all Persons participating in a meeting<br> are capable of hearing and being heard by each other; |
| “Company” | means<br> Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company; |
| “Companies Act” | means<br> the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and any statutory amendment or re-enactment thereof; |
| “Company’s Website” | means<br> the main corporate/investor relations website of the Company, the address or domain name of which has been disclosed in any registration<br> statement filed by the Company with the Commission in connection with its initial public offering of the Class A Ordinary Shares,<br> or which has otherwise been notified to Shareholders; |
| “Designated Person” | means<br> Zhenfa Han, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China. |
| “Designated Stock Exchange” | means<br> the stock exchange in the United States on which any Shares are listed for trading; |
| “Designated Stock Exchange Rules” | means<br> the relevant code, rules and regulations, as amended, from time to time, applicable as a result of the original and continued listing<br> of any Shares on the Designated Stock Exchange; |
| “electronic” | has<br> the meaning given to it in the Electronic Transactions Act and any amendment thereto or re-enactments thereof for the time being<br> in force and includes every other law incorporated therewith or substituted therefor; |
| “electronic communication” | means<br> a communication sent by electronic means, including electronic posting to the Company’s Website, transmission to any number,<br> address or internet website (including the website of the Commission) or other electronic delivery methods as otherwise decided and<br> approved by not less than a majority of the vote of the Board; |
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| “electronic record” | has<br> the meaning given to it in the Electronic Transactions Act and any amendment thereto or re-enactments thereof for the time being<br> in force and includes every other law incorporated therewith or substituted therefor; |
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| “Electronic Transactions Act” | means<br> the Electronic Transactions Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and any statutory amendment or re-enactment thereof; |
| “Memorandum of Association” | means<br> the memorandum of association of the Company, as amended or substituted from time to time; |
| “Ordinary Resolution” | means<br> a resolution:<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>(a) <br> passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by such Shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies<br> are allowed, by proxy or, in the case of corporations, by their duly authorised representatives, at a general meeting of the Company<br> held in accordance with these Articles (in computing the majority regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Shareholder<br> is entitled by these Articles); or<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>(b) <br> approved in writing by all of the Shareholders entitled to vote at a general meeting of the Company in one or more instruments each<br> signed by one or more of the Shareholders and the effective date of the resolution so adopted shall be the date on which the instrument,<br> or the last of such instruments, if more than one, is executed; |
| “Ordinary Share” | means<br> a Class A Ordinary Share or a Class B Ordinary Share; |
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| “paid up” | means<br> paid up as to the par value in respect of the issue of any Shares and includes credited as paid up; |
| “Person” | means<br> any natural person, firm, company, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association or other entity (whether or not having a<br> separate legal personality) or any of them as the context so requires; |
| “Present” | means,<br> in respect of any Person, such Person’s presence at a general meeting of Shareholders (or any meeting of the holders of any<br> Class of Shares), which may be satisfied by means of such Person or, if a corporation or other non-natural Person, its duly<br> authorised representative (or, in the case of any Shareholder, a proxy which has been validly appointed by such Shareholder in<br> accordance with these Articles), being: (a) physically present at the meeting; or (b) in the case of any meeting at which<br> Communication Facilities are permitted in accordance with these Articles, including any Virtual Meeting, connected by means of the<br> use of such Communication Facilities; |
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| “Register” | means<br> the register of members of the Company maintained in accordance with<br><br> <br>the<br> Companies Act; |
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| “Registered Office” | means<br> the registered office of the Company as required by the Companies Act; |
| “Seal” | means<br> the common seal of the Company (if adopted) including any facsimile thereof; |
| “Secretary” | means<br> any Person appointed by the Directors to perform any of the duties of the secretary of the Company; |
| “Securities Act” | means<br> the Securities Act of 1933 of the United States of America, as amended, or any similar federal statute and the rules and regulations<br> of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time; |
| “Share” | means<br> a share in the capital of the Company. All references to “Shares” herein shall be deemed to be Shares of any or all Classes<br> as the context may require. For the avoidance of doubt in these Articles the expression “Share” shall include a fraction<br> of a Share; |
| “Shareholder” | means<br> a Person who is registered as the holder of one or more Shares in the Register; |
| “Share Premium Account” | means<br> the share premium account established in accordance with these Articles and the Companies Act; |
| “signed” | means<br> bearing a signature or representation of a signature affixed by mechanical means or an electronic symbol or process attached to or<br> logically associated with an electronic communication and executed or adopted by a Person with the intent to sign the electronic<br> communication; |
| “Special Resolution” | means<br> a special resolution of the Company passed in accordance with the Companies Act, being a resolution: |
| (a) <br> passed by not less than two-thirds of the votes cast by such Shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies<br> are allowed, by proxy or, in the case of corporations, by their duly authorised representatives, at a general meeting of the Company<br> of which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been duly given; or<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>(b) <br> approved in writing by all of the Shareholders entitled to vote at a general meeting of the Company in one or more instruments each<br> signed by one or more of the Shareholders and the effective date of the special resolution so adopted shall be the date on which<br> the instrument or the last of such instruments, if more than one, is executed; | |
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| “Treasury Share” | means<br> a Share held in the name of the Company as a treasury share in accordance with the Companies Act; |
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| “UnitedStates” | means<br> the United States of America, its territories, its possessions and all areas subject to its<br> jurisdiction; and |
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| “VirtualMeeting” | means<br> any general meeting of the Shareholders (or any meeting of the holders of any Class of Shares)<br> at which the Shareholders (and any other permitted participants of such meeting, including<br> without limitation the chairman of the meeting and any Directors) are permitted to attend<br> and participate solely by means of Communication Facilities. |
| 2. | In<br> these Articles, save where the context requires otherwise: |
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| (a) | words<br> importing the singular number shall include the plural number and vice versa; |
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| (b) | words<br> importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine gender and any Person as the<br> context may require; |
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| (c) | the<br> word “may” shall be construed as permissive and the word “shall”<br> shall be construed as imperative; |
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| (d) | reference<br> to a dollar or dollars (or US$) and to a cent or cents is reference to dollars and cents<br> of the United States of America; |
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| (e) | reference<br> to a statutory enactment shall include reference to any amendment or re-enactment thereof<br> for the time being in force; |
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| (f) | reference<br> to any determination by the Directors shall be construed as a determination by the Directors<br> in their sole and absolute discretion and shall be applicable either generally or in any<br> particular case; |
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| (g) | any<br> phrase introduced by the terms “including”, “include” or “in<br> particular” or similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not<br> limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; |
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| (h) | reference<br> to “in writing” shall be construed as written or represented by any means reproducible<br> in writing, including any form of print, lithograph, email, facsimile, photograph or telex<br> or represented by any other substitute or format for storage or transmission for writing<br> including in the form of an electronic record or partly one and partly another; |
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| (i) | any<br> requirements as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an electronic<br> record or an electronic communication; |
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| (j) | any<br> requirements as to execution or signature under the Articles, including the execution of<br> the Articles themselves, can be satisfied in the form of an electronic signature as defined<br> in the Electronic Transactions Act; and |
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| (k) | Sections<br> 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply. |
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| 3. | Subject<br> to the last two preceding Articles, any words defined in the Companies Act shall, if not<br> inconsistent with the subject or context, bear the same meaning in these Articles. |
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PRELIMINARY
| 4. | The<br> business of the Company may be conducted as the Directors see fit. |
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| 5. | The<br> Registered Office shall be at such address in the Cayman Islands as the Directors may from<br> time to time determine. The Company may in addition establish and maintain such other offices<br> and places of business and agencies in such places as the Directors may from time to time<br> determine. |
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| 6. | The<br> expenses incurred in the formation of the Company and in connection with the offer for subscription<br> and issue of Shares shall be paid by the Company. Such expenses may be amortised over such<br> period as the Directors may determine and the amount so paid shall be charged against income<br> and/or capital in the accounts of the Company as the Directors shall determine. |
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| 7. | The<br> Directors shall keep, or cause to be kept, the Register at such place as the Directors may<br> from time to time determine and, in the absence of any such determination, the Register shall<br> be kept at the Registered Office. |
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SHARES
| 8. | Subject<br> to these Articles and where applicable the Designated Stock Exchange Rules, all Shares for<br> the time being unissued shall be under the control of the Directors who may, in their absolute<br> discretion and without the approval of the Shareholders, cause the Company to: |
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| (a) | issue,<br> allot, or otherwise dispose of Shares (including, without limitation, preferred shares) (whether<br> in certificated form or non-certificated form) to such Persons, in such manner, at such times<br> and on such terms and having such rights and being subject to such restrictions as they may<br> from time to time determine; |
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| (b) | grant<br> rights over Shares or other securities to be issued in one or more classes or series as they<br> deem necessary or appropriate and determine the designations, powers, preferences, privileges<br> and other rights attaching to such Shares or securities, including dividend rights, voting<br> rights, conversion rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, any or all of<br> which may be greater than the powers, preferences, privileges and rights associated with<br> the then issued and outstanding Shares, at such times and on such other terms as they think<br> proper; and |
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| (c) | grant<br> options with respect to Shares and issue warrants or similar instruments with respect thereto,<br> at such times and on such terms and having such rights and being subject to such restrictions<br> as they may from time to time determine. |
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| 9. | The<br> Directors may authorise the division of Shares into any number of Classes and the different<br> Classes shall be authorised, established and designated (or re-designated as the case may<br> be) and the variations in the relative rights (including, without limitation, voting, dividend<br> and redemption rights), restrictions, preferences, privileges and payment obligations as<br> between the different Classes (if any) may be fixed and determined by the Directors or by<br> an Ordinary Resolution. The Directors may issue Shares with such preferred or other rights,<br> all or any of which may be greater than the rights of Ordinary Shares, at such time and on<br> such terms as they may think appropriate. Notwithstanding Article 17, the Directors may issue<br> from time to time, out of the authorised share capital of the Company, series of preferred<br> shares in their absolute discretion and without approval of the Shareholders; provided, however,<br> before any preferred shares of any such series are issued, the Directors may by resolution<br> of Directors determine, with respect to any series of preferred shares, the terms and rights<br> of that series, including: |
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| (a) | the<br> designation of such series, the number of preferred shares to constitute such series and<br> the subscription price thereof if different from the par value thereof; |
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| (b) | whether<br> the preferred shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights<br> provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights, which may be general or limited; |
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| (c) | the<br> dividends, if any, payable on such series, whether any such dividends shall be cumulative,<br> and, if so, from what dates, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be<br> payable, and the preference or relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends<br> payable on any shares of any other class or any other series of shares; |
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| (d) | whether<br> the preferred shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the Company, and, if<br> so, the times, prices and other conditions of such redemption; |
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| (e) | whether<br> the preferred shares of such series shall have any rights to receive any part of the assets<br> available for distribution amongst the Shareholders upon the liquidation of the Company,<br> and, if so, the terms of such liquidation preference, and the relation which such liquidation<br> preference shall bear to the entitlements of the holders of shares of any other class or<br> any other series of shares; |
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| (f) | whether<br> the preferred shares of such series shall be subject to the operation of a retirement or<br> sinking fund and, if so, the extent to and manner in which any such retirement or sinking<br> fund shall be applied to the purchase or redemption of the preferred shares of such series<br> for retirement or other corporate purposes and the terms and provisions relative to the operation<br> thereof; |
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| (g) | whether<br> the preferred shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares<br> of any other class or any other series of preferred shares or any other securities and, if<br> so, the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if<br> any, of adjusting the same, and any other terms and conditions of conversion or exchange; |
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| (h) | the<br> limitations and restrictions, if any, to be effective while any preferred shares of such<br> series are outstanding upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions<br> on, and upon the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company of, the existing<br> shares or shares of any other class of shares or any other series of preferred shares; |
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| (i) | the<br> conditions or restrictions, if any, upon the creation of indebtedness of the Company or upon<br> the issue of any additional shares, including additional shares of such series or of any<br> other class of shares or any other series of preferred shares; and |
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| (j) | any<br> other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights,<br> and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof; and, for such purposes, the<br> Directors may reserve an appropriate number of Shares for the time being unissued. The Company<br> shall not issue Shares to bearer. |
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| 10. | The<br> Company may insofar as may be permitted by law, pay a commission to any Person in consideration<br> of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares.<br> Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the lodgment of fully or partly<br> paid-up Shares or partly in one way and partly in the other. The Company may also pay such<br> brokerage as may be lawful on any issue of Shares. |
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| 11. | The<br> Directors may refuse to accept any application for Shares, and may accept any application<br> in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason. |
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CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES AND CLASS B ORDINARY SHARES
| 12. | Holders<br> of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares shall at all times vote together as<br> one class on all resolutions submitted to a vote by the Shareholders. Each Class A Ordinary<br> Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on all matters subject to vote at<br> general meetings of the Company, and each Class B Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder<br> thereof to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company. |
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| 13. | Each<br> Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into one (1) Class A Ordinary Share at any time at<br> the option of the holder thereof. The right to convert shall be exercisable by the holder<br> of the Class B Ordinary Share delivering a written notice to the Company that such holder<br> elects to convert a specified number of Class B Ordinary Shares into Class A Ordinary Shares.<br> In no event shall Class A Ordinary Shares be convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares. |
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| 14. | Any<br> conversion of Class B Ordinary Shares into Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to these Articles<br> shall be effected by means of the re-designation of each relevant Class B Ordinary Share<br> as a Class A Ordinary Share. Such conversion shall become effective (i) in the case of any<br> conversion effected pursuant to Article 13, forthwith upon the receipt by the Company of<br> the written notice delivered to the Company as described in Article 13 (or at such later<br> date as may be specified in such notice), or (ii) in the case of any automatic conversion<br> effected pursuant to Article 15, forthwith upon occurrence of the event specified in Article<br> 15 which triggers such automatic conversion, and the Company shall make entries in the Register<br> to record the re-designation of the relevant Class B Ordinary Shares as Class A Ordinary<br> Shares. |
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| 15. | Upon<br> any sale, transfer, assignment or disposition of any Class B Ordinary Share by a Shareholder<br> to any person who is not the Designated Person or an Affiliate of the Designated Person,<br> or upon a change of ultimate beneficial ownership of any Class B Ordinary Share to any Person<br> who is not the Designated Person or an Affiliate of the Designated Person, such Class B Ordinary<br> Share shall be automatically and immediately converted into the same number of Class A Ordinary<br> Share. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) where a sale, transfer, assignment or disposition<br> involves a change to the legal title to Class B Ordinary Shares, it shall be effective upon<br> the Company’s registration of such sale, transfer, assignment or disposition in its<br> Register, and where a sale, transfer, assignment or disposition involves a change to the<br> ultimate beneficial ownership or there is otherwise no change to the legal title to Class<br> B Ordinary Shares, it shall be deemed effective at the time of the change, as determined<br> in good faith by the Directors in their sole discretion; and (ii) the creation of any pledge,<br> charge, encumbrance or other third party right of whatever description on any Class B Ordinary<br> Shares to secure a holder’s contractual or legal obligations shall not be deemed as<br> a sale, transfer, assignment or disposition, or a change of ultimate beneficial ownership,<br> unless and until any such pledge, charge, encumbrance or other third party right is enforced<br> and results in the third party holding legal title to the relevant Class B Ordinary Shares,<br> in which case all the related Class B Ordinary Shares shall be automatically converted into<br> the same number of Class A Ordinary Shares. For the purposes of this Article 15, beneficial<br> ownership shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the United States Securities<br> Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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| 16. | Save<br> and except for voting rights and conversion rights as set out in Articles 12 to 15 (inclusive),<br> the Class A Ordinary Shares and the Class B Ordinary Shares shall rank pari passu with<br> one another and shall have the same rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions. |
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MODIFICATION OF RIGHTS
| 17. | Whenever<br> the capital of the Company is divided into different Classes the rights attached to any such<br> Class may, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any Class,<br> only be materially and adversely varied with the consent in writing of the holders of two-thirds<br> of the issued Shares of that Class or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at<br> a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that Class. To every such separate meeting<br> all the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings of the Company or to the<br> proceedings thereat shall, mutatis mutandis, apply, except that the necessary quorum<br> shall be one or more Persons holding or representing by proxy at least one-third in nominal<br> or par value amount of the issued Shares of the relevant Class (but so that if at any adjourned<br> meeting of such holders a quorum as above defined is not Present, those Shareholders who<br> are Present shall form a quorum) and that, subject to any rights or restrictions for the<br> time being attached to the Shares of that Class, every Shareholder of the Class shall have<br> one vote for each Share of the Class held by him. For the purposes of this Article the Directors<br> may treat all the Classes or any two or more Classes as forming one Class if they consider<br> that all such Classes would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration,<br> but in any other case shall treat them as separate Classes. |
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| 18. | The<br> rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any Class issued with preferred or other<br> rights shall not, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to the<br> Shares of that Class, be deemed to be materially and adversely varied by, inter alia, the<br> creation, allotment or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu with or subsequent<br> to them or the redemption or purchase of any Shares of any Class by the Company. The rights<br> of the holders of Shares shall not be deemed to be materially and adversely varied by the<br> creation or issue of Shares with preferred or other rights including, without limitation,<br> the creation of Shares with enhanced or weighted voting rights. |
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CERTIFICATES
| 19. | A<br> Shareholder may only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share<br> certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in<br> such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more<br> Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates<br> to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates<br> for Shares shall be numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which<br> they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled<br> and, subject to these Articles, no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate<br> representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. |
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| 20. | Every<br> share certificate of the Company shall bear such legends as may be required under applicable<br> laws, including the Securities Act. |
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| 21. | No<br> certificate shall be issued representing shares of more than one class. |
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| 22. | If<br> a share certificate shall be damaged or defaced or alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed,<br> a new certificate representing the same Shares may be issued to the relevant Shareholder<br> upon request, subject to delivery up of the old certificate or (if alleged to have been lost,<br> stolen or destroyed) compliance with such conditions as to evidence and indemnity and the<br> payment of out-of-pocket expenses of the Company in connection with the request as the Directors<br> may think fit. |
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| 23. | The<br> Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by<br> more than one person. In the event that Shares are held jointly by several Persons, any request<br> may be made by any one of the joint holders and if so made shall be binding on all of the<br> joint holders. |
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FRACTIONAL SHARES
| 24. | The<br> Directors may issue fractions of a Share and, if so issued, a fraction of a Share shall be<br> subject to and carry the corresponding fraction of liabilities (whether with respect to nominal<br> or par value, premium, contributions, calls or otherwise), limitations, preferences, privileges,<br> qualifications, restrictions, rights (including, without prejudice to the generality of the<br> foregoing, voting and participation rights) and other attributes of a whole Share. If more<br> than one fraction of a Share of the same Class is issued to or acquired by the same Shareholder<br> such fractions shall be accumulated. |
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LIEN
| 25. | The<br> Company has a first and paramount lien on every Share (whether or not fully paid) for all<br> amounts (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of<br> that Share. The Company also has a first and paramount lien on every Share registered in<br> the name of a Person indebted or under liability to the Company (whether he is the sole registered<br> holder of a Share or one of two or more joint holders) for all amounts owing by him or his<br> estate to the Company (whether or not presently payable). The Directors may at any time declare<br> a Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The Company’s<br> lien on a Share extends to any amount payable in respect of it, including but not limited<br> to dividends. |
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| 26. | The<br> Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors in their absolute discretion think fit,<br> any Share on which the Company has a lien, but no sale shall be made unless an amount in<br> respect of which the lien exists is presently payable nor until the expiration of fourteen<br> calendar days after a notice in writing, demanding payment of such part of the amount in<br> respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable, has been given to the registered<br> holder for the time being of the Share, or the Persons entitled thereto by reason of his<br> death or bankruptcy. |
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| 27. | For<br> giving effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise a Person to transfer the Shares<br> sold to the purchaser thereof. The purchaser shall be registered as the holder of the Shares<br> comprised in any such transfer and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the<br> purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity<br> in the proceedings in reference to the sale. |
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| 28. | The<br> proceeds of the sale after deduction of expenses, fees and commissions incurred by the Company<br> shall be received by the Company and applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect<br> of which the lien exists as is presently payable, and the residue shall (subject to a like<br> lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares prior to the sale) be paid<br> to the Person entitled to the Shares immediately prior to the sale. |
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CALLS ON SHARES
| 29. | Subject<br> to the terms of the allotment, the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Shareholders<br> in respect of any moneys unpaid on their Shares, and each Shareholder shall (subject to receiving<br> at least fourteen calendar days’ notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay<br> to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on such Shares. A call<br> shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising<br> such call was passed. |
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| 30. | The<br> joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay calls in respect thereof. |
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| 31. | If<br> a sum called in respect of a Share is not paid before or on the day appointed for payment<br> thereof, the Person from whom the sum is due shall pay interest upon the sum at the rate<br> of eight percent per annum from the day appointed for the payment thereof to the time of<br> the actual payment, but the Directors shall be at liberty to waive payment of that interest<br> wholly or in part. |
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| 32. | The<br> provisions of these Articles as to the liability of joint holders and as to payment of interest<br> shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share,<br> becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the amount of the Share, or by way<br> of premium, as if the same had become payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. |
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| 33. | The<br> Directors may make arrangements with respect to the issue of partly paid Shares for a difference<br> between the Shareholders, or the particular Shares, in the amount of calls to be paid and<br> in the times of payment. |
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| 34. | The<br> Directors may, if they think fit, receive from any Shareholder willing to advance the same<br> all or any part of the moneys uncalled and unpaid upon any partly paid Shares held by him,<br> and upon all or any of the moneys so advanced may (until the same would, but for such advance,<br> become presently payable) pay interest at such rate (not exceeding without the sanction of<br> an Ordinary Resolution, eight percent per annum) as may be agreed upon between the Shareholder<br> paying the sum in advance and the Directors. No such sum paid in advance of calls shall entitle<br> the Shareholder paying such sum to any portion of a dividend declared in respect of any period<br> prior to the date upon which such sum would, but for such payment, become presently payable. |
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FORFEITURE OF SHARES
| 35. | If<br> a Shareholder fails to pay any call or instalment of a call in respect of partly paid Shares<br> on the day appointed for payment, the Directors may, at any time thereafter during such time<br> as any part of such call or instalment remains unpaid, serve a notice on him requiring payment<br> of so much of the call or instalment as is unpaid, together with any interest which may have<br> accrued. |
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| 36. | The<br> notice shall name a further day (not earlier than the expiration of fourteen calendar days<br> from the date of the notice) on or before which the payment required by the notice is to<br> be made, and shall state that in the event of non-payment at or before the time appointed,<br> the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited. |
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| 37. | If<br> the requirements of any such notice as aforesaid are not complied with, any Share in respect<br> of which the notice has been given may at any time thereafter, before the payment required<br> by notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors to that effect. |
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| 38. | A<br> forfeited Share may be sold or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as<br> the Directors think fit, and at any time before a sale or disposition the forfeiture may<br> be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. |
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| 39. | A<br> Person whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Shareholder in respect of the<br> forfeited Shares, but shall, notwithstanding, remain liable to pay to the Company all moneys<br> which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of the Shares<br> forfeited, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company receives payment in full<br> of the amount unpaid on the Shares forfeited. |
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| 40. | A<br> certificate in writing under the hand of a Director that a Share has been duly forfeited<br> on a date stated in the certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the facts in the declaration<br> as against all Persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. |
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| 41. | The<br> Company may receive the consideration, if any, given for a Share on any sale or disposition<br> thereof pursuant to the provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture and may execute a transfer<br> of the Share in favour of the Person to whom the Share is sold or disposed of and that Person<br> shall be registered as the holder of the Share and shall not be bound to see to the application<br> of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity<br> or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the disposition or sale. |
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| 42. | The<br> provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non-payment of any<br> sum which by the terms of issue of a Share becomes due and payable, whether on account of<br> the amount of the Share, or by way of premium, as if the same had been payable by virtue<br> of a call duly made and notified. |
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TRANSFER OF SHARES
| 43. | The<br> instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and in any usual or common form or<br> such other form as the Directors may, in their absolute discretion, approve and be executed<br> by or on behalf of the transferor and if in respect of a nil or partly paid up Share, or<br> if so required by the Directors, shall also be executed on behalf of the transferee and shall<br> be accompanied by the certificate (if any) of the Shares to which it relates and such other<br> evidence as the Directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make<br> the transfer. The transferor shall be deemed to remain a Shareholder until the name of the<br> transferee is entered in the Register in respect of the relevant Shares. Subject to these<br> Articles, any Shareholder may transfer all or any of his shares by an instrument of transfer<br> in the usual or common form or in a form prescribed by the Designated Stock Exchange or in<br> any other form approved by the Board and may be under hand or, if the transferor or transferee<br> is a clearing house or a central depository house or its nominee(s), by hand or by machine<br> imprinted signature or by such other manner of execution as the Board may approve from time<br> to time. |
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| (a) | The<br> Directors may in their absolute discretion decline to register any transfer of Shares which<br> is not fully paid up or on which the Company has a lien. |
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| (b) | The<br> Directors may also decline to register any transfer of any Share unless: |
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| (i) | the<br> instrument of transfer is lodged with the Company, accompanied by the certificate for the<br> Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to<br> show the right of the transferor to make the transfer; |
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| (ii) | the<br> instrument of transfer is in respect of only one Class of Shares; |
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| (iii) | the<br> instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required; |
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| (iv) | in<br> the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the Share is<br> to be transferred does not exceed four; and |
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| (v) | a<br> fee of such maximum sum as the Designated Stock Exchange may determine to be payable, or<br> such lesser sum as the Board of Directors may from time to time require, is paid to the Company<br> in respect thereof. |
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| 45. | The<br> registration of transfers may, after compliance with any notice required by the Designated<br> Stock Exchange Rules, be suspended and the Register closed at such times and for such periods<br> as the Directors may, in their absolute discretion, from time to time determine, provided<br> always that such registration of transfer shall not be suspended nor the Register closed<br> for more than thirty calendar days in any calendar year. |
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| 46. | All<br> instruments of transfer that are registered shall be retained by the Company. If the Directors<br> refuse to register a transfer of any Shares, they shall within two calendar months after<br> the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company send notice of the refusal to<br> each of the transferor and the transferee. |
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TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
| 47. | The<br> legal personal representative of a deceased sole holder of a Share shall be the only Person<br> recognised by the Company as having any title to the Share. In the case of a Share registered<br> in the name of two or more holders, the survivors or survivor, or the legal personal representatives<br> of the deceased survivor, shall be the only Person recognised by the Company as having any<br> title to the Share. |
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| 48. | Any<br> Person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder<br> shall, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors,<br> have the right either to be registered as a Shareholder in respect of the Share or, instead<br> of being registered himself, to make such transfer of the Share as the deceased or bankrupt<br> Person could have made; but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline<br> or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by<br> the deceased or bankrupt Person before the death or bankruptcy. |
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| 49. | A<br> Person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder<br> shall be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled<br> if he were the registered Shareholder, except that he shall not, before being registered<br> as a Shareholder in respect of the Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right<br> conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company, provided however, that the<br> Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such Person to elect either to be registered<br> himself or to transfer the Share, and if the notice is not complied with within ninety calendar<br> days, the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all dividends, bonuses or other monies<br> payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. |
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REGISTRATION OF EMPOWERING INSTRUMENTS
| 50. | The<br> Company shall be entitled to charge a fee not exceeding one dollar (US$1.00) on the registration<br> of every probate, letters of administration, certificate of death or marriage, power of attorney,<br> notice in lieu of distringas, or other instrument. |
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ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL
| 51. | The<br> Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase the share capital by such sum,<br> to be divided into Shares of such Classes and amount, as the resolution shall prescribe and<br> with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting<br> may determine. |
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| 52. | The<br> Company may by Ordinary Resolution: |
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| (a) | increase<br> its share capital by new Shares of such amount as it thinks appropriate; |
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| (b) | consolidate<br> and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of a larger amount than its existing<br> Shares; |
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| (c) | divide<br> its Shares into several classes and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred<br> on the holders of existing Shares attach thereto respectively any preferential, deferred,<br> qualified or special rights, privileges, conditions or such restrictions which in the absence<br> of any such determination by the Company in general meeting, as the Directors may determine<br> provided always that, for the avoidance of doubt, where a Class of Shares has been authorised<br> by the Company, no resolution of the Company in general meeting is required for the issuance<br> of Shares of that Class and the Directors may issue Shares of that Class and determine such<br> rights, privileges, conditions or restrictions attaching thereto as aforesaid, and further<br> provided that where the Company issues shares which do not carry voting rights, the words<br> “non-voting” shall appear in the designation of such Shares and where the equity<br> capital includes shares with different voting rights, the designation of each Class of Shares,<br> other than those with the most favourable voting rights, must include the words “restricted<br> voting” or “limited voting”; |
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| (d) | subdivide<br> its Shares, or any of them, into Shares of an amount smaller than that fixed by the Memorandum<br> of Association, provided that in the subdivision the proportion between the amount paid and<br> the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced Share shall be the same as it was in case of the<br> Share from which the reduced Share is derived; and |
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| (e) | cancel<br> any Shares that, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed<br> to be taken by any Person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the<br> Shares so cancelled. |
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| 53. | All<br> new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject<br> to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, Liens, transfer,<br> transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. The Board<br> may settle as it considers expedient any difficulty which arises in relation to any consolidation<br> and division under the preceding Article and in particular but without prejudice to the generality<br> of the foregoing may arrange for the sale of the shares representing fractions and the distribution<br> of the net proceeds of sale (after deduction of the expenses of such sale) in due proportion<br> amongst the Shareholders who would have been entitled to the fractions, and for this purpose<br> the Board may authorise some person to transfer the shares representing fractions to their<br> purchaser or resolve that such net proceeds be paid to the Company for the Company’s<br> benefit. Such purchaser will not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money<br> nor will his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings<br> relating to the sale. |
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| 54. | The<br> Company may by Special Resolution reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve<br> in any manner authorised by the Companies Act. |
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REDEMPTION, PURCHASE AND SURRENDER OF SHARES
| 55. | Subject<br> to the provisions of the Companies Act and these Articles, the Company may: |
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| (a) | issue<br> Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Shareholder<br> or the Company. The redemption of Shares shall be effected in such manner and upon such terms<br> as may be determined, before the issue of such Shares, by the Board; |
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| (b) | purchase<br> its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) on such terms and in such manner and terms<br> as have been approved by the Board, or are otherwise authorised by these Articles; and |
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| (c) | make<br> a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted<br> by the Companies Act, including out of capital. |
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| 56. | The<br> purchase of any Share shall not oblige the Company to purchase any other Share other than<br> as may be required pursuant to applicable law and any other contractual obligations of the<br> Company. |
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| 57. | The<br> holder of the Shares being purchased shall be bound to deliver up to the Company the certificate(s)<br> (if any) thereof for cancellation and thereupon the Company shall pay to him the purchase<br> or redemption monies or consideration in respect thereof. |
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| 58. | The<br> Directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid Share. |
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TREASURY SHARES
| 59. | The<br> Directors may, prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of any Share, determine that<br> such Share shall be held as a Treasury Share. |
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| 60. | The<br> Directors may determine to cancel a Treasury Share or transfer a Treasury Share on such terms<br> as they think proper (including, without limitation, for nil consideration). |
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GENERAL MEETINGS
| 61. | All<br> general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general<br> meetings. |
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| (a) | The<br> Company may (but shall not be obliged to) in each calendar year hold a general meeting as<br> its annual general meeting and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it.<br> The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by the<br> Directors. |
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| (b) | At<br> these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. |
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| (a) | The<br> Chairman or a majority of the Directors (acting by a resolution of the Board) may call general<br> meetings, and they shall on a Shareholders’ requisition forthwith proceed to convene<br> an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. |
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| (b) | A<br> Shareholders’ requisition is a requisition of Shareholders holding at the date of deposit<br> of the requisition Shares which carry in aggregate not less than one-tenth (1/10) of the<br> total number of votes attaching to all issued and outstanding Shares that as at the date<br> of the deposit carry the right to vote at general meetings of the Company. |
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| (c) | The<br> requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists<br> and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form<br> each signed by one or more requisitionists. |
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| (d) | If<br> there are no Directors as at the date of the deposit of the Shareholders’ requisition,<br> or if the Directors do not within twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date of the deposit<br> of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further<br> twenty-one (21) calendar days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than<br> one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting,<br> but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three calendar months<br> after the expiration of the said twenty-one (21) calendar days. |
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| (e) | A<br> general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner<br> as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. |
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NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS
| 64. | At<br> least ten (10) clear days’ notice shall be given for any general meeting. Every notice<br> shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for<br> which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the<br> general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or<br> in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general<br> meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been<br> given and whether or not the provisions of these Articles regarding general meetings have<br> been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: |
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| (a) | in<br> the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Shareholders (or their proxies) entitled<br> to attend and vote thereat; and |
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| (b) | in<br> the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by holders of two-thirds of the Shareholders<br> having a right to attend and vote at the meeting Present or, in the case of a corporation<br> or other non-natural person, represented by its duly authorised representative or proxy. |
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| 65. | The<br> accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to or the non-receipt of a notice of a meeting<br> by any Shareholder shall not invalidate the proceedings at any meeting. |
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PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
| 66. | No<br> business except for the appointment of a chairman for the meeting shall be transacted at<br> any general meeting unless a quorum of Shareholders is Present at the time when the meeting<br> proceeds to business. One or more Shareholders holding Shares which carry in aggregate (or<br> representing by proxy) not less than a majority of all votes attaching to all Shares in issue<br> and entitled to vote at such general meeting Present shall be a quorum for all purposes. |
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| 67. | If<br> within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not Present, the<br> meeting shall be dissolved. |
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| 68. | If<br> the Directors wish to make this facility available for a specific general meeting or all<br> general meetings of the Company, attendance and participation in any general meeting of the<br> Company may be by means of Communication Facilities. Without limiting the generality of the<br> foregoing, the Directors may determine that any general meeting may be held as a Virtual<br> Meeting. The notice of any general meeting at which Communication Facilities will be utilised<br> (including any Virtual Meeting) must disclose the Communication Facilities that will be used,<br> including the procedures to be followed by any Shareholder or other participant of the meeting<br> who wishes to utilise such Communication Facilities for the purposes of attending and participating<br> in such meeting, including attending and casting any vote thereat. |
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| 69. | The<br> Chairman, if any, shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company. If there<br> is no such Chairman, or if at any general meeting he is not Present within fifteen minutes<br> after the time appointed for holding the meeting or is unwilling to act as chairman of the<br> meeting, any Director or Person nominated by the Directors shall preside as chairman of that<br> meeting, failing which the Shareholders Present shall choose any Person Present to be chairman<br> of that meeting. |
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| 70. | The<br> chairman of any general meeting shall be entitled to attend and participate at any such general<br> meeting by means of Communication Facilities, and to act as the chairman of such general<br> meeting, in which event the following provisions shall apply: |
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| (a) | The<br> chairman of the meeting shall be deemed to be Present at the meeting; and |
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| (b) | If<br> the Communication Facilities are interrupted or fail for any reason to enable the chairman<br> of the meeting to hear and be heard by all other Persons participating in the meeting, then<br> the other Directors Present at the meeting shall choose another Director Present to act as<br> chairman of the meeting for the remainder of the meeting; provided that if no other Director<br> is Present at the meeting, or if all the Directors Present decline to take the chair, then<br> the meeting shall be automatically adjourned to the same day in the next week and at such<br> time and place as shall be decided by the Board of Directors. |
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| 71. | The<br> chairman of any general meeting at which a quorum is Present may with the consent of the<br> meeting (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and<br> from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than<br> the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a<br> meeting, or adjourned meeting, is adjourned for fourteen calendar days or more, notice of<br> the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid<br> it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted<br> at an adjourned meeting. |
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| 72. | The<br> Directors may cancel or postpone any duly convened general meeting at any time prior to such<br> meeting, except for general meetings requisitioned by the Shareholders in accordance with<br> these Articles, for any reason or for no reason, upon notice in writing to Shareholders.<br> A postponement may be for a stated period of any length or indefinitely as the Directors<br> may determine. |
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| 73. | At<br> any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided by poll. |
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| 74. | The<br> result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting. |
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| 75. | All<br> questions submitted to a meeting shall be decided by an Ordinary Resolution except where<br> a greater majority is required by these Articles or by the Companies Act. In the case of<br> an equality of votes, the chairman of the meeting shall be entitled to a second or casting<br> vote. |
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VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS
| 76. | Subject<br> to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Share, every Shareholder<br> Present in person or represented by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall have<br> one (1) vote for each Class A Ordinary Share and twenty (20) votes for each Class B Ordinary<br> Share of which such Shareholder is the holder. |
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| 77. | In<br> the case of joint holders the vote of the senior who tenders a vote whether in person or<br> by proxy (or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative<br> or proxy) shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders and<br> for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the<br> Register. |
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| 78. | Shares<br> carrying the right to vote that are held by a Shareholder of unsound mind, or in respect<br> of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction in lunacy, may be voted by<br> his committee, or other Person in the nature of a committee appointed by that court, and<br> any such committee or other Person may vote in respect of such Shares by proxy. |
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| 79. | No<br> Shareholder shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting of the Company unless all calls,<br> if any, or other sums presently payable by him in respect of Shares carrying the right to<br> vote held by him have been paid. |
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| 80. | Votes<br> may be given either personally or by proxy. |
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| 81. | Each<br> Shareholder, other than a recognised clearing house (or its nominee(s)) or depositary (or<br> its nominee(s)), may only appoint one proxy. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in<br> writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing or,<br> if the appointor is a corporation, either under Seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney<br> duly authorised. A proxy need not be a Shareholder. |
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| 82. | An<br> instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form or such other form as the<br> Directors may approve. |
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| 83. | The<br> instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other<br> place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument<br> of proxy sent out by the Company not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting<br> or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote, provided<br> that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy<br> sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited at<br> such other time (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at<br> the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice<br> convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman<br> of the meeting may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall<br> be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the<br> manner permitted shall be invalid. |
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| 84. | A<br> resolution in writing signed by all the Shareholders for the time being entitled to receive<br> notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company (or being corporations<br> by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the same<br> had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
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CORPORATIONS ACTING BY REPRESENTATIVES AT MEETINGS
| 85. | Any<br> corporation which is a Shareholder or a Director may by resolution of its directors or other<br> governing body authorise such Person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any<br> meeting of the Company or of any meeting of holders of a Class or of the Directors or of<br> a committee of Directors, and the Person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the<br> same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as that corporation could exercise<br> if it were an individual Shareholder or Director. |
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DEPOSITARY AND CLEARING HOUSES
| 86. | If<br> a recognised clearing house (or its nominee(s)) or depositary (or its nominee(s)) is a Shareholder<br> of the Company it may, by resolution of its directors or other governing body or by power<br> of attorney, authorise such Person(s) as it thinks fit to act as its representative(s) at<br> any general meeting of the Company or of any Class of Shareholders provided that, if more<br> than one Person is so authorised, the authorisation shall specify the number and Class of<br> Shares in respect of which each such Person is so authorised. A Person so authorised pursuant<br> to this Article shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the recognised<br> clearing house (or its nominee(s)) or depositary (or its nominee(s)) which he represents<br> as that recognised clearing house (or its nominee(s)) or depositary (or its nominee(s)) could<br> exercise if it were an individual Shareholder holding the number and Class of Shares specified<br> in such authorisation, including the right to vote individually. |
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| (a) | Unless<br> otherwise determined by the Company in general meeting, the number of Directors shall not<br> be less than two (2) Directors, the exact number of Directors to be determined from time<br> to time by the Board of Directors. |
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| (b) | The<br> Board of Directors shall elect and appoint a Chairman by a majority of the Directors then<br> in office. The period for which the Chairman will hold office will also be determined by<br> a majority of all of the Directors then in office. The Chairman shall preside as chairman<br> at every meeting of the Board of Directors. To the extent the Chairman is not present at<br> a meeting of the Board of Directors within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding<br> the same, the attending Directors may choose one of their number to be the chairman of the<br> meeting. |
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| (c) | The<br> Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director. |
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| (d) | The<br> Board may, by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the remaining Directors present<br> and voting at a Board meeting, appoint any person as a Director, to fill a casual vacancy<br> on the Board or as an addition to the Board. |
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| (e) | An<br> appointment of a Director may be on terms that the Director shall automatically retire from<br> office (unless he has sooner vacated office) at the next or a subsequent annual general meeting<br> or upon any specified event or after any specified period in a written agreement between<br> the Company and the Director, if any; but no such term shall be implied in the absence of<br> express provision. Any Director whose term of office expires shall be eligible for re-election<br> at a meeting of the Shareholders or re-appointment by the Board. |
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| 88. | A<br> Director may be removed from office by an Ordinary Resolution, notwithstanding anything in<br> these Articles or in any agreement between the Company and such Director (but without prejudice<br> to any claim for damages under such agreement). A vacancy on the Board created by the removal<br> of a Director under the previous sentence may be filled by an Ordinary Resolution or by the<br> affirmative vote of a simple majority of the remaining Directors present and voting at a<br> Board meeting. The notice of any meeting at which a resolution to remove a Director shall<br> be proposed or voted upon must contain a statement of the intention to remove that Director<br> and such notice must be served on that Director not less than ten (10) calendar days before<br> the meeting. Such Director is entitled to attend the meeting and be heard on the motion for<br> his removal. |
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| 89. | The<br> Board may, from time to time, and except as required by applicable law or Designated Stock<br> Exchange Rules, adopt, institute, amend, modify or revoke the corporate governance policies<br> or initiatives of the Company and determine on various corporate governance related matters<br> of the Company as the Board shall determine by resolution of Directors from time to time. |
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| 90. | A<br> Director shall not be required to hold any Shares in the Company by way of qualification.<br> A Director who is not a Shareholder of the Company shall nevertheless be entitled to attend<br> and speak at general meetings. |
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| 91. | The<br> remuneration of the Directors may be determined by the Directors or by Ordinary Resolution. |
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| 92. | The<br> Directors shall be entitled to be paid for their travelling, hotel and other expenses properly<br> incurred by them in going to, attending and returning from meetings of the Directors, or<br> any committee of the Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or otherwise in connection<br> with the business of the Company, or to receive such fixed allowance in respect thereof as<br> may be determined by the Directors from time to time, or a combination partly of one such<br> method and partly the other. |
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ALTERNATE DIRECTOR OR PROXY
| 93. | Any<br> Director may in writing appoint another Person to be his alternate and, save to the extent<br> provided otherwise in the form of appointment, such alternate shall have authority to sign<br> written resolutions on behalf of the appointing Director, but shall not be required to sign<br> such written resolutions where they have been signed by the appointing director, and to act<br> in such Director’s place at any meeting of the Directors at which the appointing Director<br> is unable to be present. Every such alternate shall be entitled to attend and vote at meetings<br> of the Directors as a Director when the Director appointing him is not personally present<br> and where he is a Director to have a separate vote on behalf of the Director he is representing<br> in addition to his own vote. A Director may at any time in writing revoke the appointment<br> of an alternate appointed by him. Such alternate shall be deemed for all purposes to be a<br> Director and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. The remuneration<br> of such alternate shall be payable out of the remuneration of the Director appointing him<br> and the proportion thereof shall be agreed between them. |
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| 94. | Any<br> Director may appoint any Person, whether or not a Director, to be the proxy of that Director<br> to attend and vote on his behalf, in accordance with instructions given by that Director,<br> or in the absence of such instructions at the discretion of the proxy, at a meeting or meetings<br> of the Directors which that Director is unable to attend personally. The instrument appointing<br> the proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointing Director and shall be in any<br> usual or common form or such other form as the Directors may approve, and must be lodged<br> with the chairman of the meeting of the Directors at which such proxy is to be used, or first<br> used, prior to the commencement of the meeting. |
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POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS
| 95. | Subject<br> to the Companies Act, these Articles and any resolutions passed in a general meeting, the<br> business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors, who may pay all expenses incurred<br> in setting up and registering the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. No<br> resolution passed by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the<br> Directors that would have been valid if that resolution had not been passed. |
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| 96. | Subject<br> to these Articles, the Directors may from time to time appoint any natural person or corporation,<br> whether or not a Director to hold such office in the Company as the Directors may think necessary<br> for the administration of the Company, including but not limited to, chief executive officer,<br> one or more other executive officers, president, one or more vice presidents, treasurer,<br> assistant treasurer, manager or controller, and for such term and at such remuneration (whether<br> by way of salary or commission or participation in profits or partly in one way and partly<br> in another), and with such powers and duties as the Directors may think fit. Any natural<br> person or corporation so appointed by the Directors may be removed by the Directors. The<br> Directors may also appoint one or more of their number to the office of managing director<br> upon like terms, but any such appointment shall ipso facto terminate if any managing director<br> ceases for any cause to be a Director, or if the Company by Ordinary Resolution resolves<br> that his tenure of office be terminated. |
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| 97. | The<br> Directors may appoint any natural person or corporation to be a Secretary (and if need be<br> an assistant Secretary or assistant Secretaries) who shall hold office for such term, at<br> such remuneration and upon such conditions and with such powers as they think fit. Any Secretary<br> or assistant Secretary so appointed by the Directors may be removed by the Directors or by<br> the Company by Ordinary Resolution. |
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| 98. | The<br> Directors may delegate any of their powers to committees consisting of such member or members<br> of their body as they think fit; any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers<br> so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the Directors. |
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| 99. | The<br> Directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney (whether under Seal<br> or under hand) or otherwise appoint any company, firm or Person or body of Persons, whether<br> nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys or authorised<br> signatory (any such Person being an “Attorney” or “Authorised Signatory”,<br> respectively) of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretion<br> (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and<br> for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such power<br> of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience<br> of Persons dealing with any such Attorney or Authorised Signatory as the Directors may think<br> fit, and may also authorise any such Attorney or Authorised Signatory to delegate all or<br> any of the powers, authorities and discretion vested in him. |
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| 100. | The<br> Directors may from time to time provide for the management of the affairs of the Company<br> in such manner as they shall think fit and the provisions contained in the three next following<br> Articles shall not limit the general powers conferred by this Article. |
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| 101. | The<br> Directors from time to time and at any time may establish any committees, local boards or<br> agencies for managing any of the affairs of the Company and may appoint any natural person<br> or corporation to be a member of such committees or local boards and may appoint any managers<br> or agents of the Company and may fix the remuneration of any such natural person or corporation. |
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| 102. | The<br> Directors from time to time and at any time may delegate to any such committee, local board,<br> manager or agent any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested<br> in the Directors and may authorise the members for the time being of any such local board,<br> or any of them to fill any vacancies therein and to act notwithstanding vacancies and any<br> such appointment or delegation may be made on such terms and subject to such conditions as<br> the Directors may think fit and the Directors may at any time remove any natural person or<br> corporation so appointed and may annul or vary any such delegation, but no Person dealing<br> in good faith and without notice of any such annulment or variation shall be affected thereby. |
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| 103. | Any<br> such delegates as aforesaid may be authorised by the Directors to sub-delegate all or any<br> of the powers, authorities, and discretion for the time being vested in them. |
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BORROWING POWERS OF DIRECTORS
| 104. | The<br> Directors may from time to time at their discretion exercise all the powers of the Company<br> to raise or borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present<br> and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof, to issue debentures, debenture stock,<br> bonds and other securities, whether outright or as collateral security for any debt, liability<br> or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
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THE SEAL
| 105. | The<br> Seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the<br> Directors provided always that such authority may be given prior to or after the affixing<br> of the Seal and if given after may be in general form confirming a number of affixing of<br> the Seal. The Seal shall be affixed in the presence of a Director or a Secretary (or an assistant<br> Secretary) or in the presence of any one or more Persons as the Directors may appoint for<br> the purpose and every Person as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the Seal is<br> so affixed in their presence. |
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| 106. | The<br> Company may maintain a facsimile of the Seal in such countries or places as the Directors<br> may appoint and such facsimile Seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the<br> authority of a resolution of the Directors provided always that such authority may be given<br> prior to or after the affixing of such facsimile Seal and if given after may be in general<br> form confirming a number of affixing of such facsimile Seal. The facsimile Seal shall be<br> affixed in the presence of such Person or Persons as the Directors shall for this purpose<br> appoint and such Person or Persons as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the<br> facsimile Seal is so affixed in their presence and such affixing of the facsimile Seal and<br> signing as aforesaid shall have the same meaning and effect as if the Seal had been affixed<br> in the presence of and the instrument signed by a Director or a Secretary (or an assistant<br> Secretary) or in the presence of any one or more Persons as the Directors may appoint for<br> the purpose. |
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| 107. | Notwithstanding<br> the foregoing, a Secretary or any assistant Secretary shall have the authority to affix the<br> Seal, or the facsimile Seal, to any instrument for the purposes of attesting authenticity<br> of the matter contained therein but which does not create any obligation binding on the Company. |
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DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
| 108. | The<br> office of Director shall be vacated, if the Director: |
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| (a) | becomes<br> bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors; |
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| (b) | dies<br> or is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; |
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| (c) | resigns<br> his office by notice in writing to the Company; |
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| (d) | without<br> special leave of absence from the Board, is absent from meetings of the Board for three consecutive<br> meetings and the Board resolves that his office be vacated; |
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| (e) | is<br> prohibited by law from being a director; or |
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| (f) | is<br> removed from office pursuant to any other provision of these Articles. |
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PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS
| 109. | The<br> Directors may meet together (either within or outside the Cayman Islands) for the despatch<br> of business, adjourn, and otherwise regulate their meetings and proceedings as they think<br> fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. At any meeting<br> of the Directors, each Director present in person or represented by his proxy or alternate<br> shall be entitled to one vote. In case of an equality of votes the chairman of the meeting<br> shall have a second or casting vote. A Director may, and a Secretary or assistant Secretary<br> on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Directors. |
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| 110. | A<br> Director may participate in any meeting of the Directors, or of any committee appointed by<br> the Directors of which such Director is a member, by means of telephone or similar communication<br> equipment by way of which all Persons participating in such meeting can communicate with<br> each other and such participation shall be deemed to constitute presence in person at the<br> meeting. |
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| 111. | The<br> quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Board may be fixed by the Directors,<br> and unless so fixed the presence of two (2) Directors then in office shall constitute a quorum.<br> A Director represented by proxy or by an alternate Director at any meeting shall be deemed<br> to be present for the purposes of determining whether or not a quorum is present. |
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| 112. | A<br> Director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or transaction<br> or proposed contract or transaction with the Company shall declare the nature of his interest<br> at a meeting of the Directors. A general notice given to the Directors by any Director to<br> the effect that he is a member of any specified company or firm and is to be regarded as<br> interested in any contract or transaction which may thereafter be made with that company<br> or firm shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of interest in regard to any contract so<br> made or transaction so consummated. Subject to the Designated Stock Exchange Rules and disqualification<br> by the chairman of the relevant Board meeting, a Director may vote in respect of any contract<br> or transaction or proposed contract or transaction notwithstanding that he may be interested<br> therein and if he does so his vote shall be counted and he may be counted in the quorum at<br> any meeting of the Directors at which any such contract or transaction or proposed contract<br> or transaction shall come before the meeting for consideration. |
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| 113. | A<br> Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office<br> of auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms<br> (as to remuneration and otherwise) as the Directors may determine and no Director or intending<br> Director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company either with<br> regard to his tenure of any such other office or place of profit or as vendor, purchaser<br> or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of<br> the Company in which any Director is in any way interested be liable to be avoided, nor shall<br> any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for<br> any profit realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director holding<br> that office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director, notwithstanding<br> his interest, may be counted in the quorum present at any meeting of the Directors whereat<br> he or any other Director is appointed to hold any such office or place of profit under the<br> Company or whereat the terms of any such appointment are arranged and he may vote on any<br> such appointment or arrangement. |
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| 114. | Any<br> Director may act by himself or through his firm in a professional capacity for the Company,<br> and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were<br> not a Director; provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or his<br> firm to act as auditor to the Company. |
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| 115. | The<br> Directors shall cause minutes to be made for the purpose of recording: |
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| (a) | all<br> appointments of officers made by the Directors; |
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| (b) | the<br> names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Directors and of any committee of the<br> Directors; and |
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| (c) | all<br> resolutions and proceedings at all meetings of the Company, and of the Directors and of committees<br> of Directors. |
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| 116. | When<br> the chairman of a meeting of the Directors signs the minutes of such meeting the same shall<br> be deemed to have been duly held notwithstanding that all the Directors have not actually<br> come together or that there may have been a technical defect in the proceedings. |
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| 117. | A<br> resolution in writing signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors<br> entitled to receive notice of a meeting of Directors or committee of Directors, as the case<br> may be (an alternate Director, subject as provided otherwise in the terms of appointment<br> of the alternate Director, being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointer),<br> shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a duly called and constituted<br> meeting of Directors or committee of Directors, as the case may be. When signed a resolution<br> may consist of several documents each signed by one or more of the Directors or his duly<br> appointed alternate. |
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| 118. | The<br> continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body but if and for so<br> long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as<br> the necessary quorum of Directors, the continuing Directors may act for the purpose of increasing<br> the number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. |
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| 119. | Subject<br> to any regulations imposed on it by the Directors, a committee appointed by the Directors<br> may elect a chairman of its meetings. If no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting<br> the chairman is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the<br> meeting, the committee members present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the<br> meeting. |
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| 120. | A<br> committee appointed by the Directors may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Subject to<br> any regulations imposed on it by the Directors, questions arising at any meeting shall be<br> determined by a majority of votes of the committee members present and in case of an equality<br> of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. |
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| 121. | All<br> acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors, or by any Person<br> acting as a Director, shall notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was<br> some defect in the appointment of any such Director or Person acting as aforesaid, or that<br> they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such Person had been duly<br> appointed and was qualified to be a Director. |
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PRESUMPTION OF ASSENT
| 122. | A<br> Director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which an action on any<br> Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his<br> dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written<br> dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting<br> before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person<br> immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to<br> a Director who voted in favour of such action. |
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| 123. | Subject<br> to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Shares, the Directors may<br> from time to time declare dividends (including interim dividends) and other distributions<br> on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the same out of the funds of the Company lawfully<br> available therefor. |
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| 124. | Subject<br> to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Shares, the Company by<br> Ordinary Resolution may declare dividends, but no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended<br> by the Directors. |
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| 125. | The<br> Directors may, before recommending or declaring any dividend, set aside out of the funds<br> legally available for distribution such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves<br> which shall, in the absolute discretion of the Directors, be applicable for meeting contingencies<br> or for equalising dividends or for any other purpose to which those funds may be properly<br> applied, and pending such application may in the absolute discretion of the Directors, either<br> be employed in the business of the Company or be invested in such investments (other than<br> Shares of the Company) as the Directors may from time to time think fit. |
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| 126. | Any<br> dividend payable in cash to the holder of Shares may be paid in any manner determined by<br> the Directors. If paid by cheque it will be sent by mail addressed to the holder at his address<br> in the Register, or addressed to such person and at such addresses as the holder may direct.<br> Every such cheque or warrant shall, unless the holder or joint holders otherwise direct,<br> be made payable to the order of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the order<br> of the holder whose name stands first on the Register in respect of such Shares, and shall<br> be sent at his or their risk and payment of the cheque or warrant by the bank on which it<br> is drawn shall constitute a good discharge to the Company. |
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| 127. | The<br> Directors may determine that a dividend shall be paid wholly or partly by the distribution<br> of specific assets (which may consist of the shares or securities of any other company) and<br> may settle all questions concerning such distribution. Without limiting the generality of<br> the foregoing, the Directors may fix the value of such specific assets, may determine that<br> cash payment shall be made to some Shareholders in lieu of specific assets and may vest any<br> such specific assets in trustees on such terms as the Directors think fit. |
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| 128. | Subject<br> to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Shares, all dividends shall<br> be declared and paid according to the amounts paid up on the Shares, but if and for so long<br> as nothing is paid up on any of the Shares dividends may be declared and paid according to<br> the par value of the Shares. No amount paid on a Share in advance of calls shall, while carrying<br> interest, be treated for the purposes of this Article as paid on the Share. |
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| 129. | If<br> several Persons are registered as joint holders of any Share, any of them may give effective<br> receipts for any dividend or other moneys payable on or in respect of the Share. |
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| 130. | No<br> dividend shall bear interest against the Company. |
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| 131. | Any<br> dividend unclaimed after a period of six calendar years from the date of declaration of such<br> dividend may be forfeited by the Board of Directors and, if so forfeited, shall revert to<br> the Company. |
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ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND ANNUAL RETURN AND DECLARATION
| 132. | The<br> books of account relating to the Company’s affairs shall be kept in such manner as<br> may be determined from time to time by the Directors. |
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| 133. | The<br> books of account shall be kept at the Registered Office, or at such other place or places<br> as the Directors think fit, and shall always be open to the inspection of the Directors. |
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| 134. | The<br> Directors may from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and<br> places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or<br> any of them shall be open to the inspection of Shareholders not being Directors, and no Shareholder<br> (not being a Director) shall have any right to inspect any account or book or document of<br> the Company except as conferred by law or authorised by the Directors, provided that the<br> Shareholders shall receive the annual audited financial statements of the Company. |
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| 135. | The<br> accounts relating to the Company’s affairs shall be audited in such manner and with<br> such financial year end as may be determined from time to time by the Directors or failing<br> any determination as aforesaid shall not be audited. |
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| 136. | The<br> Directors may appoint an auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from<br> office by a resolution of the Directors and may fix his or their remuneration. |
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| 137. | Every<br> auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts<br> and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers<br> of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of<br> the duties of the auditors. |
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| 138. | The<br> auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company<br> during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment,<br> and at any time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general<br> meeting of the Shareholders. |
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| 139. | The<br> Directors in each calendar year shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, an annual return<br> and declaration setting forth the particulars required by the Companies Act and deliver a<br> copy thereof to the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands. |
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CAPITALISATION OF RESERVES
| 140. | Subject<br> to the Companies Act, the Directors may: |
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| (a) | resolve<br> to capitalise an amount standing to the credit of reserves (including a Share Premium Account,<br> capital redemption reserve and profit and loss account), which is available for distribution; |
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| (b) | appropriate<br> the sum resolved to be capitalised to the Shareholders in proportion to the nominal amount<br> of Shares (whether or not fully paid) held by them respectively and apply that sum on their<br> behalf in or towards: |
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| (i) | paying<br> up the amounts (if any) for the time being unpaid on Shares held by them respectively, or |
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| (ii) | paying<br> up in full unissued Shares or debentures of a nominal amount equal to that sum, |
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and allot the Shares or debentures, credited as fully paid, to the Shareholders (or as they may direct) in those proportions, or partly in one way and partly in the other, but the Share Premium Account, the capital redemption reserve and profits which are not available for distribution may, for the purposes of this Article, only be applied in paying up unissued Shares to be allotted to Shareholders credited as fully paid;
| (c) | make<br> any arrangements they think fit to resolve a difficulty arising in the distribution of a<br> capitalised reserve and in particular, without limitation, where Shares or debentures become<br> distributable in fractions the Directors may deal with the fractions as they think fit; |
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| (d) | authorise<br> a Person to enter (on behalf of all the Shareholders concerned) into an agreement with the<br> Company providing for either: |
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| (i) | the<br> allotment to the Shareholders respectively, credited as fully paid, of Shares or debentures<br> to which they may be entitled on the capitalisation, or |
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| (ii) | the<br> payment by the Company on behalf of the Shareholders (by the application of their respective<br> proportions of the reserves resolved to be capitalised) of the amounts or part of the amounts<br> remaining unpaid on their existing Shares, |
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and any such agreement made under this authority being effective and binding on all those Shareholders; and
| (e) | generally<br> do all acts and things required to give effect to the resolution. |
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| 141. | Notwithstanding<br> any provisions in these Articles and subject to the Companies Act, the Directors may resolve<br> to capitalise an amount standing to the credit of reserves (including the share premium account,<br> capital redemption reserve and profit and loss account) or otherwise available for distribution<br> by applying such sum in paying up in full unissued Shares to be allotted and issued to: |
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| (a) | employees<br> (including Directors) or service providers of the Company or its Affiliates upon exercise<br> or vesting of any options or awards granted under any share incentive scheme or employee<br> benefit scheme or other arrangement which relates to such persons that has been adopted or<br> approved by the Directors or the Shareholders; or |
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| (b) | any<br> trustee of any trust or administrator of any share incentive scheme or employee benefit scheme<br> to whom shares are to be allotted and issued by the Company in connection with the operation<br> of any share incentive scheme or employee benefit scheme or other arrangement which relates<br> to such persons that has been adopted or approved by the Directors or Shareholders. |
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SHARE PREMIUM ACCOUNT
| 142. | The<br> Directors shall in accordance with the Companies Act establish a Share Premium Account and<br> shall carry to the credit of such account from time to time a sum equal to the amount or<br> value of the premium paid on the issue of any Share. |
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| 143. | There<br> shall be debited to any Share Premium Account on the redemption or purchase of a Share the<br> difference between the nominal value of such Share and the redemption or purchase price provided<br> always that at the discretion of the Directors such sum may be paid out of the profits of<br> the Company or, if permitted by the Companies Act, out of capital. |
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NOTICES
| 144. | Except<br> as otherwise provided in these Articles, any notice or document may be served by the Company<br> or by the Person entitled to give notice to any Shareholder either personally, or by posting<br> it by airmail or a recognised courier service in a prepaid letter addressed to such Shareholder<br> at his address as appearing in the Register, or by electronic mail to any electronic mail<br> address such Shareholder may have specified in writing for the purpose of such service of<br> notices, or by facsimile to any facsimile number such Shareholder may have specified in writing<br> for the purpose of such service of notices, or by placing it on the Company’s Website<br> should the Directors deem it appropriate. In the case of joint holders of a Share, all notices<br> shall be given to that one of the joint holders whose name stands first in the Register in<br> respect of the joint holding, and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the joint<br> holders. |
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| 145. | Notices<br> sent from one country to another shall be sent or forwarded by prepaid airmail or a recognised<br> courier service. |
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| 146. | Any<br> Shareholder Present at any meeting of the Company shall for all purposes be deemed to have<br> received due notice of such meeting and, where requisite, of the purposes for which such<br> meeting was convened. |
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| 147. | Any<br> notice or other document, if served by: |
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| (a) | post,<br> shall be deemed to have been served five calendar days after the time when the letter containing<br> the same is posted; |
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| (b) | facsimile,<br> shall be deemed to have been served upon production by the transmitting facsimile machine<br> of a report confirming transmission of the facsimile in full to the facsimile number of the<br> recipient; |
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| (c) | recognised<br> courier service, shall be deemed to have been served 48 hours after the time when the letter<br> containing the same is delivered to the courier service; or |
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| (d) | electronic<br> means, shall be deemed to have been served immediately (i) upon the time of the transmission<br> to the electronic mail address supplied by the Shareholder to the Company or (ii) upon the<br> time of its placement on the Company’s Website. |
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In proving service by post or courier service it shall be sufficient to prove that the letter containing the notice or documents was properly addressed and duly posted or delivered to the courier service.
| 148. | Any<br> notice or document delivered or sent by post to or left at the registered address of any<br> Shareholder in accordance with the terms of these Articles shall notwithstanding that such<br> Shareholder be then dead or bankrupt, and whether or not the Company has notice of his death<br> or bankruptcy, be deemed to have been duly served in respect of any Share registered in the<br> name of such Shareholder as sole or joint holder, unless his name shall at the time of the<br> service of the notice or document have been removed from the Register as the holder of the<br> Share, and such service shall for all purposes be deemed a sufficient service of such notice<br> or document on all Persons interested (whether jointly with or as claiming through or under<br> him) in the Share. |
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| 149. | Notice<br> of every general meeting of the Company shall be given to: |
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| (a) | all<br> Shareholders holding Shares with the right to receive notice and who have supplied to the<br> Company an address for the giving of notices to them; and |
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| (b) | every<br> Person entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder, who<br> but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting. |
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No other Person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.
INFORMATION
| 150. | Subject<br> to the relevant laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company, no Shareholder shall<br> be entitled to require discovery of any information in respect of any detail of the Company’s<br> trading or any information which is or may be in the nature of a trade secret or secret process<br> which may relate to the conduct of the business of the Company and which in the opinion of<br> the Board would not be in the interests of the Shareholders of the Company to communicate<br> to the public. |
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| 151. | Subject<br> to due compliance with the relevant laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company,<br> the Board shall be entitled to release or disclose any information in its possession, custody<br> or control regarding the Company or its affairs to any of its Shareholders including, without<br> limitation, information contained in the Register and transfer books of the Company. |
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INDEMNITY
| 152. | Every<br> Director (including for the purposes of this Article any alternate Director appointed pursuant<br> to the provisions of these Articles), Secretary, assistant Secretary, or other officer for<br> the time being and from time to time of the Company (but not including the Company’s<br> auditors) and the personal representatives of the same (each an “Indemnified Person”)<br> shall be indemnified and secured harmless against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges,<br> expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by such Indemnified Person,<br> other than by reason of such Indemnified Person’s own dishonesty, willful default or<br> fraud, in or about the conduct of the Company’s business or affairs (including as a<br> result of any mistake of judgment) or in the execution or discharge of his duties, powers,<br> authorities or discretions, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing,<br> any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Person in defending<br> (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning the Company or its affairs<br> in any court whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere. To the extent permissible under<br> applicable laws, the Shareholders waive any claim or right of action that they may have,<br> both individually and on the Company’s behalf, against any Director in relation to<br> any action or failure to take action by such Director in the performance of his or her duties<br> with or for the Company, except in respect of any dishonesty, willful default or fraud of<br> such Director. |
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| 153. | No<br> Indemnified Person shall be liable: |
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| (a) | for<br> the acts, receipts, neglects, defaults or omissions of any other Director or officer or agent<br> of the Company; or |
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| (b) | for<br> any loss on account of defect of title to any property of the Company; or |
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| (c) | on<br> account of the insufficiency of any security in or upon which any money of the Company shall<br> be invested; or |
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| (d) | for<br> any loss incurred through any bank, broker or other similar Person; or |
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| (e) | for<br> any loss occasioned by any negligence, default, breach of duty, breach of trust, error of<br> judgement or oversight on such Indemnified Person’s part; or |
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| (f) | for<br> any loss, damage or misfortune whatsoever which may happen in or arise from the execution<br> or discharge of the duties, powers, authorities, or discretions of such Indemnified Person’s<br> office or in relation thereto; |
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unless the same shall happen through such Indemnified Person’s own dishonesty, willful default or fraud.
FINANCIAL YEAR
| 154. | Unless<br> the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31 December<br> in each calendar year and shall begin on 1 January in each calendar year. |
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NON-RECOGNITION OF TRUSTS
| 155. | No<br> Person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any Share upon any trust and the Company<br> shall not, unless required by law, be bound by or be compelled in any way to recognise (even<br> when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any<br> Share or (except only as otherwise provided by these Articles or as the Companies Act requires)<br> any other right in respect of any Share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof<br> in each Shareholder registered in the Register. |
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WINDING UP
| 156. | If<br> the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution<br> of the Company and any other sanction required by the Companies Act, divide amongst the Shareholders<br> in species or in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall<br> consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and<br> determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Shareholders or different<br> classes of Shareholders. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any<br> part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Shareholders as the<br> liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Shareholder shall be<br> compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. |
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| 157. | If<br> the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Shareholders<br> shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed<br> so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Shareholders in proportion<br> to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for<br> distribution amongst the Shareholders shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of<br> the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed<br> amongst the Shareholders in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the<br> commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which<br> there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise.<br> This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special<br> terms and conditions. |
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AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
| 158. | Subject<br> to the Companies Act, the Company may at any time and from time to time by Special Resolution<br> alter or amend these Articles in whole or in part. |
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CLOSING OF REGISTER OR FIXING RECORD DATE
| 159. | For<br> the purpose of determining those Shareholders that are entitled to receive notice of, attend<br> or vote at any meeting of Shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or those Shareholders<br> that are entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination<br> as to who is a Shareholder for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register<br> shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not exceed in any case thirty<br> calendar days in any calendar year. |
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| 160. | In<br> lieu of or apart from closing the Register, the Directors may fix in advance a date as the<br> record date for any such determination of those Shareholders that are entitled to receive<br> notice of, attend or vote at a meeting of the Shareholders and for the purpose of determining<br> those Shareholders that are entitled to receive payment of any dividend the Directors may,<br> at or within ninety calendar days prior to the date of declaration of such dividend, fix<br> a subsequent date as the record date for such determination. |
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| 161. | If<br> the Register is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of those<br> Shareholders entitled to receive notice of, attend or vote at a meeting of Shareholders or<br> those Shareholders that are entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which<br> notice of the meeting is posted or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring<br> such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination<br> of Shareholders. When a determination of those Shareholders that are entitled to receive<br> notice of, attend or vote at a meeting of Shareholders has been made as provided in this<br> Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. |
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REGISTRATION BY WAY OF CONTINUATION
| 162. | The<br> Company may by Special Resolution resolve to be registered by way of continuation in a jurisdiction<br> outside the Cayman Islands or such other jurisdiction in which it is for the time being incorporated,<br> registered or existing. In furtherance of a resolution adopted pursuant to this Article,<br> the Directors may cause an application to be made to the Registrar of Companies to deregister<br> the Company in the Cayman Islands or such other jurisdiction in which it is for the time<br> being incorporated, registered or existing and may cause all such further steps as they consider<br> appropriate to be taken to effect the transfer by way of continuation of the Company. |
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DISCLOSURE
| 163. | The<br> Directors, or any service providers (including the officers, the Secretary and the registered<br> office provider of the Company) specifically authorised by the Directors, shall be entitled<br> to disclose to any regulatory or judicial authority any information regarding the affairs<br> of the Company including without limitation information contained in the Register and books<br> of the Company. |
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Exhibit 2.1
SHARE CERTIFICATE
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ZHENGYE BIOTECHNOLOGYHOLDING LIMITED
Incorporated in the Cayman Islands under theCompanies Act (as Revised)
Authorized Share Capital is US$50,000 divided into:
| i) | 1,900,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025each; and |
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| ii) | 100,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.000025each. |
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This is to certify that [Name] of [Address] is the registered holder of [Number] [Share Class] shares of [Value] each being [partly paid to the extent of [amount in words] [amount in numerals] per share]]/[fully paid][and numbered [number]] in the above-named company, subject to the memorandum and articles of association of the company.
[Transfer date]
| Director | Director/Secretary |
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Exhibit 2.2
Description of Rights of Each Class of SecuritiesRegistered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended (the “Exchange Act”)
The class A ordinary shares, par value of US$0.000025 each (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), of Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited (“we,” “our,” “our company,” or “us”) are listed and traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market and are registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. This exhibit contains a description of the rights of the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company.
Description of Ordinary Shares
On March 24, 2026, the Company held its annual general meeting of shareholders, at which meeting the shareholders approved the adoption of a dual-class share structure.
The following is a summary of the material provisions of our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association currently in effect, as well as the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the “Cayman Companies Act”) insofar as they relate to the material terms of our Ordinary Shares (defined below). Notwithstanding this, because it is a summary, it may not contain all the information that you may otherwise deem important. For more complete information, you should read the entirety of our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, which are being filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as Exhibit 1.1 to our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Type and Class of Securities (Item 9.A.5 of Form 20-F)
The authorized share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares, par value of US$0.000025 each, comprising (a) 1,900,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and (b) 100,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value of US$0.000025 each (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”, and together with the Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”). The number of Ordinary Shares that have been issued as of the last day of the financial year ended December 31, 2025 is provided on the cover of the annual report on Form 20-F filed on April 28, 2026 (the “2025 Form 20-F”). Our Ordinary Shares may be held in either certificated or uncertificated form.
Preemptive Rights (Item 9.A.3 of Form 20-F)
The holders of our Ordinary Shares do not have pre-emptive rights under the Cayman Companies Act or pursuant to our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.
Limitations or Qualifications (Item 9.A.6 of Form 20-F)
Each Class A Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company, and each Class B Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company.
Rights of Other Types of Securities (Item 9.A.7 of Form 20-F)
Not applicable.
Rights of Ordinary Shares (Item 10.B.3 of Form 20-F)
Ordinary Shares
All of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Our Ordinary Shares are issued in registered form, and are issued when registered in our register of members. A Shareholder may only be entitled to a share certificate if the directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Our shareholders who are non-residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold and vote their Ordinary Shares. We may not issue shares or warrants to bearer.
Subject to the provisions of the Cayman Companies Act and our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association regarding redemption and purchase of the shares, all shares for the time being unissued shall be under the control of the directors who may, in their absolute discretion and without the approval of the shareholders, cause the Company to: (a) issue, allot, or otherwise dispose of shares (including, without limitation, preferred shares) (whether in certificated form or non-certificated form) to such persons, in such manner, at such times and on such terms and having such rights and being subject to such restrictions as they may from time to time determine; (b) grant rights over shares or other securities to be issued in one or more classes or series as they deem necessary or appropriate and determine the designations, powers, preferences, privileges and other rights attaching to such shares or securities, including dividend rights, voting rights, conversion rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, any or all of which may be greater than the powers, preferences, privileges and rights associated with the then issued and outstanding shares, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper; and (c) grant options with respect to shares and issue warrants or similar instruments with respect thereto, at such times and on such terms and having such rights and being subject to such restrictions as they may from time to time determine.
Dividends
Our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any shares, the directors may from time to time declare dividends (including interim dividends) and other distributions on shares in issue and authorize payment of the same out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. In addition, subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any shares, our shareholders may by ordinary resolution declare a dividend, but no dividend may exceed the amount recommended by our directors. Under the laws of the Cayman Islands, our Company may pay a dividend out of profit and/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.
The directors may determine that a dividend shall be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets (which may consist of the shares or securities of any other company) and may settle all questions concerning such distribution. No dividend shall bear interest against the Company.
Voting Rights
Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares shall at all times vote together as one class on all resolutions submitted to a vote by the shareholders. Each Class A Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company, and each Class B Ordinary Share shall entitle the holder thereof to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company. Votes may be given either personally or by proxy.
General Meetings of Shareholders
The Company may (but shall not be obliged to) in each calendar year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by the directors. All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.
The chairman or a majority of the directors (acting by a resolution of the board) may call general meetings. General meetings shall also be convened on the written requisition of one or more of the shareholders holding at the date of deposit of the requisition shares which carry in aggregate not less than one-tenth (1/10) of the total number of votes attaching to all issued and outstanding shares that as at the date of the deposit carry the right to vote at general meetings of the Company, specifying the objects of the meeting and signed by each of the shareholders making the requisition and deposited at the registered office. If there are no directors as at the date of the deposit of the shareholders’ requisition, or if the directors do not within twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one (21) calendar days, those shareholders who requested the meeting or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them may convene the general meeting themselves, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three calendar months after the expiration of the said twenty-one (21) calendar days.
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At least ten (10) clear days’ notice shall be given for any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify, among other things, the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business. In addition, if a resolution is proposed as a special resolution, the notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution must be duly given. Notice of every general meeting shall be given to (a) all shareholders holding shares with the right to receive notice and who have supplied to the Company an address for the giving of notices to them; and (b) every person entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a shareholder, who but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting.
Subject to our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice has been given and whether or not the provisions of our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: (a) in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the shareholders (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and (b) in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by holders of two-thirds of the shareholders having a right to attend and vote at the meeting present or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, represented by its duly authorized representative or proxy.
A quorum shall consist of the presence (whether in person or represented by proxy) of one or more shareholders holding shares which carry in aggregate (or representing by proxy) not less than a majority of all votes attaching to all shares in issue and entitled to vote at such general meeting.
If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be dissolved. The chairman of any general meeting at which a quorum is present may with the consent of the meeting (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting, or adjourned meeting, is adjourned for fourteen calendar days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.
The chairman of any general meeting at which a quorum is present may with the consent of the meeting (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting, or adjourned meeting, is adjourned for fourteen calendar days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.
At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided by poll. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman of the meeting shall be entitled to a second or casting vote..
Transfer of Ordinary Shares
Subject to any applicable requirements set forth in our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and provided that a transfer of ordinary shares complies with applicable rules of the Nasdaq, 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 prescribed by Nasdaq or in any other form approved by our board of directors, executed by or on behalf of the transferor and if in respect of a nil or partly paid up share, or if so required by the directors, shall also be executed on behalf of the transferee and shall be accompanied by the certificate (if any) of the shares to which it relates and such other evidence as the directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.
The transferor shall be deemed to remain a shareholder until the name of the transferee is entered in the register of members in respect of the relevant shares.
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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<br>by the certificate for the ordinary shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require<br>to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer; |
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| ● | the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class<br>of ordinary shares; |
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| ● | the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required; |
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| ● | in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of<br>joint holders to whom the ordinary share is to be transferred does not exceed four; and |
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| ● | a fee of such maximum sum as Nasdaq may determine to be payable,<br>or such lesser sum as the board of directors may from time to time require, is paid to us in respect thereof. |
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If our directors refuse to register a transfer they shall, within two calendar 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 by the applicable rules of the Nasdaq, be suspended and our register of members closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may in their absolute discretion, from time to time determine, provided always that such registration of transfer shall not be suspended nor the register of members closed for more than thirty calendar days in any calendar year.
Liquidation
If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a special resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Cayman Companies Act, divide amongst the shareholders in species or in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the shareholders or different classes of shareholders. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the shareholders as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no shareholder shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability.
Calls on Shares and Forfeiture of Shares
Subject to the terms of allotment, our board of directors may from time to time make calls upon shareholders for any moneys unpaid on their shares, and each shareholder shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen calendar days’ notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on such shares. The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay calls in respect thereof. 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 upon the sum at the rate of eight percent per annum from the day appointed for the payment thereof to the time of the actual payment, but the directors shall be at liberty to waive payment of that interest wholly or in part. The directors may make arrangements with respect to the issue of partly paid shares for a difference between the shareholders, or the particular shares, in the amount of calls to be paid and in the times of payment.
Forfeiture or Surrender of Shares
If a shareholder fails to pay any call or instalment of a call in respect of partly paid shares on the day appointed for payment, the directors may, at any time thereafter during such time as any part of such call or instalment remains unpaid, serve a notice on him requiring payment of so much of the call or instalment as is unpaid, together with any interest which may have accrued.
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The notice shall name a further day (not earlier than the expiration of fourteen calendar days from the date of the notice) on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made, and shall state that in the event of non-payment at or before the time appointed, the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.
If the requirements of any such notice as aforesaid are not complied with, any share in respect of which the notice has been given may at any time thereafter, before the payment required by notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the directors to that effect. A forfeited share may be sold or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the directors think fit, and at any time before a sale or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the directors think fit.
A person whose shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a shareholder in respect of the forfeited shares, but shall, notwithstanding, remain liable to pay to the Company all moneys which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of the shares forfeited, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company receives payment in full of the amount unpaid on the Shares forfeited.
A certificate in writing under the hand of a director that a share has been duly forfeited on a date stated in the certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the facts in the declaration as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the share.
Share Premium Account
The directors shall in accordance with the Cayman Companies Act establish a 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.
Redemption and Purchase of Own Shares
Subject to the Cayman Companies Act and our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Company may:
| (a) | issue shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be<br>redeemed at the option of the shareholder or the Company. The redemption of shares shall be effected in such manner and upon such terms<br>as may be determined, before the issue of such shares, by the board; |
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| (b) | purchase its own shares (including any redeemable shares)<br>on such terms and in such manner and terms as have been approved by the board, or are otherwise authorised by our second amended and<br>restated memorandum and articles of association; and |
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| (c) | make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of<br>its own shares in any manner permitted by the Cayman Companies Act, including out of capital. |
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Issuance of Additional Shares
Our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorize 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.
Inspection of Books and Records
Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies like us have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records (save for the memorandum and articles of association, register of mortgages and charges, and the special resolutions passed by shareholders) or to obtain copies of the register of members of these companies.
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Under Cayman Islands law, the names of current directors of our Company can be obtained from a search conducted at the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands.
Under our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, our directors may from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations our accounts and books or any of them shall be open to the inspection of shareholders not being directors, and no shareholder (not being a director) shall have any right to inspect any of our account or book or document except as conferred by law or authorized by the directors, provided that the shareholders shall receive the annual audited financial statements of our Company.
Requirements to Change the Rights of Holdersof Ordinary Shares (Item 10.B.4 of Form 20-F)
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 materially and adversely varied with the consent in writing of the holders of two-thirds of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a special resolution passed 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, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to the shares of that class, be deemed to be materially and adversely varied by, inter alia, the creation, allotment or issue of further shares ranking pari passu with or subsequent to them or the redemption or purchase of any shares of any class by our Company.
Limitations on the Rights to Own OrdinaryShares (Item 10.B.6 of Form 20-F)
There are no limitations imposed by our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares.
Provisions Affecting Any Change of Control(Item 10.B.7 of Form 20-F)
Anti-Takeover Provisions
Some provisions of our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including provisions that authorize our board of directors to issue shares at such times and on such terms and rights as the board of directors may decide without any further vote or action by our shareholders.
Under the Cayman Companies Act, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association for what they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our company and for a proper purpose.
Ownership Threshold (Item 10.B.8 of Form20-F)
There are no provisions in our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.
Differences Between the Law of DifferentJurisdictions (Item 10.B.9 of Form 20-F)
The Cayman Companies Act is derived, to a large extent, from the older Companies Acts of England and Wales but does not follow recent United Kingdom statutory enactments, and accordingly there are significant differences between the Cayman Companies Act and the current Companies Act of the UK. In addition, the Cayman Companies Act differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of certain significant differences between the provisions of the Cayman Companies Act applicable to us and the comparable laws applicable to companies incorporated in the State of Delaware in the United States.
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| Duties of Directors | Under Delaware law, the business and affairs of a corporation are managed by or under the direction of its board of directors. In exercising their powers, directors are charged with a fiduciary duty of care to protect the interests of the corporation and a fiduciary duty of loyalty to act in the best interests of its shareholders. The duty of care requires that directors act in an informed and deliberative manner and inform themselves, prior to making a business decision, of all material information reasonably available to them. The duty of care also requires that directors exercise care in overseeing and investigating the conduct of the corporation’s employees. The duty of loyalty may be summarized as the duty to act in good faith, not out of self-interest, and in a manner which the director reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the shareholders. | As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a director owes three types of duties to the company: (i) statutory duties, (ii) fiduciary duties, and (iii) common law duties. The Cayman Companies Act imposes a number of statutory duties on a director. A Cayman Islands director’s fiduciary duties are not codified, however the courts of the Cayman Islands have held that a director owes the following fiduciary duties (a) a duty to act in what the director bona fide considers to be in the best interests of the company, (b) a duty to exercise their powers for the purposes they were conferred, (c) a duty to avoid fettering his or her discretion in the future and (d) a duty to avoid conflicts of interest and of duty. The common law duties owed by a director are those to act with skill, care and diligence that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company and, also, to act with the skill, care and diligence in keeping with a standard of care commensurate with any particular skill they have which enables them to meet a higher standard than a director without those skills. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure compliance with our articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time. We have the right to seek damages where certain duties owed by any of our directors are breached. |
| Limitations on Personal Liability of Directors | Subject to the limitations described below, a certificate of incorporation may provide for the elimination or limitation of the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Such provision cannot limit liability for breach of loyalty, bad faith, intentional misconduct, unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful share purchase or redemption. In addition, the certificate of incorporation cannot limit liability for any act or omission occurring prior to the date when such provision becomes effective. | The Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s 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. |
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| Indemnification of Directors, Officers, Agents, and Others | A corporation has the power to indemnify any director, officer, employee, or agent of corporation who was, is, or is threatened to be made a party who acted in good faith and in a manner he believed to be in the best interests of the corporation, and if with respect to a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct would be unlawful, against amounts actually and reasonably incurred. | Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to<br> which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the<br> extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification<br> against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime, or against the indemnified person’s own dishonesty, wilful default<br> or fraud.<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Our second amended and restated memorandum and<br> articles of association provide that every director (including any alternate director), secretary, assistant secretary, or other officer<br> for the time being and from time to time of our company (but not including our company’s auditors) and the personal representatives<br> of the same (each an “Indemnified Person”) shall be indemnified and secured harmless against all actions, proceedings, costs,<br> charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by such Indemnified Person, other than by reason of such Indemnified<br> Person’s own dishonesty, willful default or fraud, in or about the conduct of our company’s business or affairs (including<br> as a result of any mistake of judgment) or in the execution or discharge of his duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including<br> without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Person in<br> defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning our company or its affairs in any court whether in the<br> Cayman Islands or elsewhere.. |
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| Interested Directors | Under Delaware law, a transaction in which a director who has an interest in such transaction would not be voidable if (i) the material facts as to such interested director’s relationship or interests are disclosed or are known to the board of directors and the board in good faith authorizes the transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors are less than a quorum, (ii) such material facts are disclosed or are known to the shareholders entitled to vote on such transaction and the transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the shareholders, or (iii) the transaction is fair as to the corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified. Under Delaware law, a director could be held liable for any transaction in which such director derived an improper personal benefit. | Interested director transactions are governed by the terms of a company’s memorandum and articles of association. |
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| Voting Requirements | The certificate of incorporation may include a<br> provision requiring supermajority approval by the directors or shareholders for any corporate action.<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>In addition, under Delaware law, certain business<br> combinations involving interested shareholders require approval by a supermajority of the non-interested shareholders. | The Cayman Companies Act requires that a special<br> resolution be passed by a majority of at least two-thirds or such higher percentage as set forth in the memorandum and articles of association,<br> of shareholders being entitled to vote and do vote in person or by proxy at a general meeting, or by unanimous written consent of shareholders<br> entitled to vote at a general meeting.<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>The Cayman Companies Act defines “special<br> resolutions” only. A company’s memorandum and articles of association can therefore tailor the definition of “ordinary<br> resolutions” as a whole, or with respect to specific provisions. |
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| Voting for Directors | Under Delaware law, unless otherwise specified in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. | Director election is governed by the terms of the memorandum and articles of association. |
| Cumulative Voting | No cumulative voting for the election of directors unless so provided in the certificate of incorporation. | There are no prohibitions in relation to cumulative voting under the Cayman Companies Act but our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association do not provide for cumulative voting |
| Directors’ Powers Regarding Bylaws | The certificate of incorporation may grant the directors the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws. | The memorandum and articles of association may only be amended by a special resolution of the shareholders. |
| Nomination and Removal of Directors and Filling Vacancies on Board | Shareholders may generally nominate directors if they comply with advance notice provisions and other procedural requirements in company bylaws. Holders of a majority of the shares may remove a director with or without cause, except in certain cases involving a classified board or if the company uses cumulative voting. Unless otherwise provided for in the certificate of incorporation, directorship vacancies are filled by a majority of the directors elected or then in office. | Nomination and removal of directors and filling of board vacancies are governed by the terms of the memorandum and articles of association. |
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| Mergers and Similar Arrangements | Under Delaware law, with certain exceptions, a<br> merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a corporation must be approved by the board of directors and<br> by a majority of the outstanding voting power of the shares entitled to vote thereon. Under Delaware law, a shareholder of a corporation<br> participating in certain mergers are entitled to appraisal rights pursuant to which such shareholder may receive cash in the amount of<br> the fair value (as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery) of the shares held by such shareholder in lieu of the consideration such<br> shareholder would otherwise receive in the transaction.<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Delaware law also provides that a parent entity,<br> by resolution of its board of directors, may merge with any subsidiary corporation, of which it owns at least 90% of each class of capital<br> stock without a vote by shareholders of such subsidiary. Upon any such merger, dissenting shareholders of the subsidiary would have appraisal<br> rights unless the subsidiary is wholly owned. | The Cayman 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 in 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 in the Cayman Islands together with a declaration as to the solvency of the consolidated or surviving company, a statement setting out 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. |
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| A merger between a Cayman Islands parent company<br> and its Cayman subsidiary or subsidiaries does not require authorization by a resolution of shareholders if a copy of the plan of merger<br> is given to every member of each subsidiary company to be merged unless that member agrees otherwise. For this purpose a subsidiary is<br> a company of which at least ninety percent (90%) of the issued shares entitled to vote are owned by the parent company. | ||
| The consent of each holder of a fixed or floating<br> security interest over a constituent company is required unless this requirement is waived by a court in the Cayman Islands. |
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| Save in certain circumstances, a dissentient<br>shareholder of a Cayman constituent company is entitled to payment of the fair value of his shares upon dissenting to a merger or consolidation.<br>The exercise of appraisal rights will preclude the exercise of any other rights save for the right to seek relief on the grounds that<br>the merger or consolidation is void or unlawful.<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Reconstructions and amalgamations may be approved<br> by (i) 75% in value of the members or class of members or (ii) a majority in number representing 75% in value of the creditors or class<br> of creditors, in each case depending on the circumstances, as are present at a meeting called for such purpose and thereafter sanctioned<br> by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. Whilst a dissenting member has the right to express to the court his view that the transaction<br> for which approval is being sought would not provide the members with a fair value for their shares, it can be expected that the court<br> would approve the transaction if it is satisfied that (i) the company is not proposing to act illegally or beyond the scope of its corporate<br> authority and the statutory provisions as to majority vote have been complied with, (ii) the members have been fairly represented at the<br> meeting in question, (iii) the transaction is such as a businessman would reasonably approve and (iv) the transaction is not one that<br> would more properly be sanctioned under some other provisions of the Cayman Companies Act or that would amount to a “fraud on the<br> minority”. If the transaction is approved, no dissenting member would have any rights comparable to the appraisal rights (namely<br> the right to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value of his shares), which may be available to dissenting members<br> of corporations in other jurisdictions.<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>The Cayman Companies Act also contains a statutory<br> power of compulsory acquisition which may facilitate the “squeeze out” of dissentient minority shareholder upon a tender offer.<br> When a tender offer is made and accepted by holders of not less than ninety percent (90%) in value of the shares affected within four<br> months, the offeror may, within a two-month period commencing on the expiration of such four-month period, require the holders of the<br> 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<br> Cayman Islands, but it is unlikely to succeed in the case of an offer which has been so accepted unless there is evidence of fraud, bad<br> faith or collusion.<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>If an arrangement and reconstruction is thus<br>approved, the dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights, which would otherwise ordinarily be available<br>to dissenting shareholders of Delaware corporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value<br>of the shares |
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| Shareholder Suits | Class actions and derivative actions generally<br> are available to shareholders under Delaware law for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste and actions not taken<br> in accordance with applicable law.<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>In such actions, the court generally has discretion<br> to permit the winning party to recover attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such action but such discretion is rarely used.<br> Generally, Delaware follows the American rule under which each party bears its own costs. | In principle, we will normally be the proper plaintiff<br> and as a general rule a derivative action may not be brought by a minority shareholder. However, based on English authorities, which<br> would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority in the Cayman Islands, there are exceptions to the foregoing principle, including when:<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>● an<br> act which is illegal or ultra vires with respect to the company and is therefore incapable of ratification by the shareholders;<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>● the<br> act complained of, although not ultra vires, requires authorization by a qualified (or special) majority (that is, more than a simple<br> majority) which has not been obtained; and<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>● an<br>act which constitutes a “fraud on the minority” where the wrongdoers are themselves in control of the company. |
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| Inspection of Corporate Records | Under Delaware law, shareholders of a corporation, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during normal business hours to inspect for any proper purpose, and to make copies and extracts of list(s) of shareholders and other books and records of the corporation and its subsidiaries, if any, to the extent the books and records of such subsidiaries are available to the corporation. | Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies<br> like us have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records (save for the memorandum and articles of association,<br> register of mortgages and charges, and the special resolutions passed by shareholders) or to obtain copies of the register of members<br> of these companies. Under Cayman Islands law, the names of current directors of our Company can be obtained from a search conducted at<br> the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands.<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Under our second amended and restated memorandum<br> and articles of association, our directors may from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and<br> under what conditions or regulations our accounts and books or any of them shall be open to the inspection of shareholders not being directors,<br> and no shareholder (not being a director) shall have any right to inspect any of our account or book or document except as conferred by<br> law or authorised by the directors, provided that the shareholders shall receive the annual audited financial statements of our Company. |
| Shareholder Proposals | Under Delaware 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 corporation’s governing documents. A special meeting may be called by the board of directors or any other person authorized to do so in the corporation’s governing documents, but shareholders may be precluded from calling special meetings. | Cayman Islands law provides shareholders with only limited rights to requisition a general meeting, and does not provide shareholders with any right to put any proposal before a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in a company’s articles of association. |
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| Approval of Corporate Matters by Written Consent | Delaware law permits shareholders to take action by written consent signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting of shareholders unless otherwise provided in the corporation’s certificate of incorporation. A corporation must send prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action approved by shareholders without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent to those shareholders who have not consented in writing and who would have otherwise been entitled to notice of the meeting at which such action would have been taken. | Our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that a resolution in writing signed by all the shareholders for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company (or being corporations by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the same had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. |
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| Calling of Special Shareholders Meetings | Delaware law permits the board of directors or any person who is authorized under a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws to call a special meeting of shareholders. | The Cayman Companies Act does not have provisions governing the proceedings of shareholders meetings which are usually provided in the memorandum and articles of association. |
Changes in Capital (Item 10.B.10 of Form20-F)
The Company may by ordinary resolution:
(a) increase its share capital by new shares of such amount as it thinks appropriate;
(b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of a larger amount than its existing shares;
(c) 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 authorised 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) subdivide its shares, or any of them, into shares of an amount smaller than that fixed by the memorandum, provided that in the subdivision the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as it was in case of the share from which the reduced share is derived; and
(e) cancel any shares that, 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 share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled.
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The Company may by special resolution reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve in any manner authorized by the Cayman Companies Act.
Debt Securities (Item 12.A of Form 20-F)
Not applicable.
Warrants and Rights (Item 12.B of Form 20-F)
Not applicable.
Other Securities (Item 12.C of Form 20-F)
Not applicable.
Description of American Depositary Shares (Items12.D.1 and 12.D.2 of Form 20-F)
Not applicable.
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Exhibit 8.1
List of Subsidiaries
| Subsidiaries | Place of Incorporation |
|---|---|
| VVAX Skyline Holdings Limited | British Virgin Islands |
| Windsor Holdings Co., Ltd. | British Virgin Islands |
| Peg Biotechnology (HK) Holding Limited | Hong Kong |
| Hainan Senhan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. | China |
| Jilin Zhengye Biological Products Co., Ltd. | China |
| Beijing Zhongnong Zhengye Biotechnology Co., Ltd. | China |
Exhibit 12.1
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Songlin Song, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Zhengye Biotechnology<br>Holding Limited (the “Company”); |
|---|---|
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue<br>statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under<br>which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| --- | --- |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial<br>information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, and cash<br>flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| --- | --- |
| 4. | The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible<br>for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal<br>control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have: |
| --- | --- |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused<br>such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company,<br>including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which<br>this report is being prepared; |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting,<br>or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding<br>the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally<br>accepted accounting principles; |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure<br>controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,<br>as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| --- | --- |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s<br>internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected,<br>or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| --- | --- |
| 5. | The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed,<br>based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee<br>of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| --- | --- |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the<br>design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s<br>ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management<br>or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| --- | --- |
Date: April 28, 2026
| By: | /s/ Songlin Song | |
|---|---|---|
| Name: | Songlin Song | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 12.2
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Ping Wang, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report<br>on Form 20-F of Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited (the “Company”); |
|---|---|
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report<br>does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light<br>of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| --- | --- |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial<br>statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,<br>results of operations, and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| --- | --- |
| 4. | The Company’s other certifying<br>officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)<br>and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company<br>and have: |
| --- | --- |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls<br>and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information<br>relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during<br>the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | Designed such internal control<br>over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable<br>assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance<br>with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| --- | --- |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness<br>of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the<br>disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| --- | --- |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any<br>change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report<br>that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting;<br>and |
| --- | --- |
| 5. | The Company’s other certifying<br>officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s<br>auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): |
| --- | --- |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies<br>and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely<br>affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material,<br>that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| --- | --- |
Date: April 28, 2026
| By: | /s/ Ping Wang |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ping Wang |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer<br><br>(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 13.1
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Songlin Song, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with<br>the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
|---|---|
| (2) | The information contained in the<br>Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| --- | --- |
Date: April 28, 2026
| By: | /s/ Songlin Song |
|---|---|
| Name: | Songlin Song |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 13.2
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Ping Wang, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with<br>the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
|---|---|
| (2) | The information contained in the<br>Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| --- | --- |
Date: April 28, 2026
| By: | /s/ Ping Wang |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ping Wang |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer<br><br><br><br>(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 15.1
<br><br>Northeast Bldg, Anno Domini Mansion,<br><br>No.8 Qiushi Road, Xihu District,<br><br>Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, P. R. China |
|---|
T (86-571) 8993 9691
E guantaohz@guantao.com
www.guantao.com
April 28, 2026.
CONSENT LETTER
| To: | Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited |
|---|
No.1 Lianmeng Road, Jilin Economic & Technical Development Zone
Jilin City, Jilin Province, China
Dear Sir/Madam,
We hereby consent to the filing of this consent letter as an exhibit to the annual report on Form 20-F filed by Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Apr. 28, 2026 (the “Form 20-F”).
We consent to the reference to our firm under the headings “ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION” “Risks Relating to Doing Business in the PRC” “Item 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES” in Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited’s Annual Report on Apr. 28, 2026 (the “Form 20-F”), which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)on the date hereof. We also consent to the filing with the SEC of this consent letter as an exhibit to the Annual Report.
We also hereby consent to the use of our firm name and summaries of our firm’s opinions in the Form 20-F.
In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come withirthe category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in each case, as amended, or the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Exhibit 15.2

Consent of Independent Registered PublicAccounting Firm
We hereby consent to the inclusion by reference in the annual report on Form 20-F of our report dated April 28, 2026, relating to the audit of the consolidated balance sheets of Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and 2025 and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”), which appears in this Form 20-F filed by Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2026.
| /s/ WWC, P.C. | |
|---|---|
| San Mateo, California | WWC, P.C. |
| April 28, 2026 | Certified Public Accountants |
| PCAOB ID: 1171 |











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