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PYRO AI INC.

Date Filed : Jul 24, 2024

F-11formf-1.htm

 

As filed with the U.S. Securitiesand Exchange Commission on July 24, 2024.

 

RegistrationNo. 333-[  ]

 

 

 

UNITEDSTATES

SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FormF-1

 

REGISTRATIONSTATEMENT

UNDER

THESECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

 

PYROAI INC.

(ExactName of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Cayman Islands   7372   Not Applicable

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

Unit901, 9thth Floor, Capital Centre

151Gloucester Road

WanChai, Hong Kong

+(852)3622 3410

(Address,including zip code, and telephone number, including

areacode, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

 

CogencyGlobal Inc.

122East 42nd Street, 18th Floor

NewYork, NY 10168

+1800-221-0102

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

 

 

 

Copiesto:

 

Lawrence S. Venick, Esq.

Loeb & Loeb LLP

2206-19 Jardine House

1 Connaught Place, Central

Hong Kong SAR

Tel.: +852-3923-1111

 

Vincent A. Vietti, Esq.

Patrick J. Pazderka, Esq.

Fox Rothschild LLP

Princeton Pike Corporate Center

997 Lenox Drive

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-2311

Tel: (609) 896-3600

 

 

 

Approximatedate of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after effectiveness of this registration statement. Ifany of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under theSecurities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☒

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Emerginggrowth company ☒

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 
 

 

EXPLANATORYNOTE

 

ThisRegistration Statement contains two prospectuses, as set forth below.

 

  Public Offering Prospectus. A prospectus to be used for the public offering by the Registrant of up to 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares of the Registrant (the “Public Offering Prospectus”) through the underwriter named on the cover page of the Public Offering Prospectus.
  Resale Prospectus. A prospectus to be used for the resale by the Selling Shareholders set forth therein of 1,500,000 Ordinary Shares in aggregate of the Registrant (the “Resale Prospectus”).

 

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

 

  they contain different outside and inside front covers and back covers;
  they contain different Offering sections in the Prospectus Summary section beginning on page Alt-1;
  They contain different Lock-up Agreements section on page Alt-12;
  a Selling Shareholders section is included in the Resale Prospectus;
  a Selling Shareholders Plan of Distribution is inserted; and
  the Legal Matters section in the Resale Prospectus on page Alt-14 deletes the reference to counsel for the underwriter.

 

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

 

 
 

 

Informationcontained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registrationstatement becomes effective. This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall therebe any sale of these securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualificationunder the securities laws of any such State.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS   SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED JULY 24, 2024

 

PYROAI INC.

2,250,000ORDINARY SHARES

 

Thisis an initial public offering of the ordinary shares, par value US$0.0005 per share (“Shares” or “OrdinaryShares”) of Pyro AI Inc. (“Pyro Cayman”). We are offering 2,250,000 Shares of Pyro Cayman on a firmcommitment basis. No public market currently exists for our Shares. The initial public offering price is expected to be between $4.00and $5.00 per Share. We intend to list our Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “PYRO”.At this time, Nasdaq Capital Market has not yet approved our application to list our Shares. The closing of this offering is conditionedupon Nasdaq Capital Market’s final approval of our listing application. However, there is no assurance that this offering willbe closed and our Shares will be trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

TheSelling Shareholders may offer, sell or distribute all or a portion of these securities from time to time through public or private transactions,at either prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. See the section titled “Selling Shareholders Plan Of Distribution”in the Resale Prospectus for details. The Ordinary Shares registered for resale as part of the Resale Prospectus, once registered, willconstitute a considerable percentage of our public float. The sales of a substantial number of registered shares could result in a significantdecline in the public trading price of our Ordinary Shares and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale or issuanceof additional Ordinary Shares. We are unable to predict the effect that such sales may have on the prevailing market price of our OrdinaryShares. Despite such a decline in the public trading price, certain Selling Shareholders may still experience a positive rate of returnon the Ordinary Shares due to the lower price that they purchased the Ordinary Shares compared to other public investors and may be incentivizedto sell their Ordinary Shares when others are not. See “Risk Factors — The future sales of Ordinary Shares by existing shareholders,including the sales pursuant to the Resale Prospectus, may adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares.”

 

Weare an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 and will be subject to reducedpublic company reporting requirements. See “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a ForeignPrivate Issuer.”

 

Uponthe completion of this offering and the sale of our Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to the Resale Prospectusfiled contemporaneously herewith, we will be a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules becauseour Controlling Shareholder, K Family Inc., of which Mr. Wu Kin Chung, our Chief Executive Officer, is the sole director and the solebeneficial owner, will own 79.9% of our total issued and outstanding Shares, representing 79.9% of the total voting power,assuming that the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option.

 

Weare not a Hong Kong operating company, but an offshore holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. As a holding company withno material operations of our own, we conduct our operations through our operating subsidiary in Hong Kong, Pyro Entertainment Limited,or Pyro HK. This is an offering of the Shares of Pyro Cayman, the holding company in the Cayman Islands, instead of the shares of PyroHK. References to the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” in the prospectus are to PyroCayman, the Cayman Islands entity that will issue the Shares being offered. References to “Pyro HK” are to the Hong Kongentity operating the business and generating all revenue and profit stated in the consolidated financial statements of the Company includedelsewhere in this prospectus. The Company owns 100% of Pyro HK. Investors in our Shares should be aware that they may never hold equityinterests in the Hong Kong operating company directly. Investors are purchasing equity solely in Pyro Cayman, our Cayman Islands holdingcompany, which directly owns equity interests in the Hong Kong operating company. Because of our corporate structure, we as well as ourinvestors are subject to unique risks due to uncertainty of the interpretation and the application of PRC laws and regulations. We arealso subject to the risks of uncertainty about any future actions of the PRC government in this regard. We may also be subject to sanctionsimposed by PRC regulatory agencies including the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), if we fail to comply withtheir rules and regulations. PRC regulatory authorities could disallow our operating structure in the future, and this would likely resultin a material change in our operations in China and/or the value of our Shares, which could cause the value of such securities to significantlydecline or become worthless. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of this prospectus for a discussion of risks facingthe Company and the offering as a result of this structure.

 

Thereare legal and operational risks associated with being based in and having the majority of our operations in Hong Kong. The PRC governmentmay exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene or influence our operations at anytime. Such government actions could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registeringfor sale; could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue our operations; could significantly limit or completelyhinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors; and may cause the value of our securities to significantlydecline or be worthless.

 

 
 

 

ThePRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and made a number of public statements on the regulation of business operationsin certain areas in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancingsupervision over China-based companies listed overseas using variable interest entity (“VIE”) structure, adopting new measuresto extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. We do not believe that we are directlysubject to these regulatory actions or statements, as we do not have a VIE structure. Further, currently, based on our understanding of the PRC laws and regulations,Pyro HK may provide customers with non-sensitive information when using our products. As at the date of this prospectus, based on ourunderstanding, all the games developed by the Group are neither sold nor allowed to be published on the network platform in mainland China.As such, we believe that the users do not include natural persons in mainland China, but because the information of the above naturalpersons is not collected/stored/used/processed by us, therefore, we cannot confirm that these users may include natural persons in mainlandChina. In the future, if we meet specific circumstances such as providing products or services to natural persons in mainland China, andcollect, store and process personal information of natural persons in mainland China, it will be governed by the Personal InformationProtection Law of the PRC, which does not exclude the need to comply with it and other relevant provisions. Since these statements and regulatoryactions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon the legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existingor new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any, or the potentialimpact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our daily business operations or our ability to accept foreign investmentsand list on a U.S. exchange. Any change in foreign investment regulations, and other policies in China or related enforcement actionsby China government could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registering for saleand could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors or cause thevalue of our Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

OurOrdinary Shares may be prohibited from being traded on a national exchange under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCAAct”) if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) is unable to inspect our auditors for two consecutiveyears. On December 23, 2022, the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “AHFCA Act”) was enacted, whichamended the HFCA Act by extending the aforementioned inspection period to from two to three consecutive years. On December 16, 2021,the PCAOB issued a report on its determinations that it was unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accountingfirms headquartered in Mainland China and in Hong Kong, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions. The PCAOBmade its determinations pursuant to PCAOB Rule 6100, which provides a framework for how the PCAOB fulfils its responsibilities underthe HFCA Act. The report further listed in its Appendix A and Appendix B, Registered Public Accounting Firms Subject to the MainlandChina Determination and Registered Public Accounting Firms Subject to the Hong Kong Determination, respectively. Our auditor, OnestopAssurance PAC, is headquartered in Singapore and registered with the PCAOB. Our auditor is subject to laws in the United States pursuantto which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess our auditor’s compliance with the applicable professional standards,with the last inspection occurring in July 2023. In addition, our auditors did not appear as part of the PCAOB’s report of determinationsunder the lists in Appendix A or Appendix B of the report issued by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021. On August 26, 2022, the China SecuritiesRegulatory Commission, or CSRC, the Ministry of Finance of the PRC, and the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol, or the Protocol, governinginspections and investigations of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong and taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOBto inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the Protocol,the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered abilityto transfer information to the SEC. Our auditor, Onestop Assurance PAC, has no auditor’s work papers in China as of the date ofthis prospectus. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registeredpublic accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong in 2022, and the PCAOB Board vacated its previous determinationsthat the PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China andHong Kong. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to be able to satisfactorily conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accountingfirms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainty and depends on a number of factors out of our, and ourauditor’s, control. The PCAOB is continuing to demand complete access in mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and has resumedregular inspections since March 2023. The PCAOB is continuing pursuing ongoing investigations and may initiate new investigations asneeded. The PCAOB has indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCA Act if needed.As a result, the time period before the Company’s securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted has been decreased accordingly.Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely ourauditor, then such lack of inspection could cause our securities to be delisted from the stock exchange. The delisting of our OrdinaryShares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment. See “Risk Factors— Recent joint statement by the SEC and PCAOB, Nasdaq’s proposed rule changes and the HFCA Act all call for additional andmore stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially thenon-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB” for further information.

 

 
 

 

Weconduct substantially all of our operations in Hong Kong through our Hong Kong subsidiary, Pyro HK. Accordingly, substantially all ourcash and assets are denominated in Hong Kong Dollars. Pyro HK is our sole operating subsidiary located in Hong Kong. As of the date ofthis prospectus, Pyro Cayman and its subsidiary Pyro HK have not experienced any difficulties or limitations on their ability to transfercash between each other; they do not maintain cash management policies or procedures dictating the amount of such funding or how fundsare transferred. There can be no assurance that the PRC government will not intervene or impose restrictions to prevent the cash maintainedin Hong Kong from being transferred out or restrict the deployment of the cash into our business or for the payment of dividends. See“Risk Factors — We are a holding company and our ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent upon the earnings of, anddistributions by, our HK subsidiary” on page 23, “Dividend Policy”, “Summary Consolidated Financial Data”,and “Consolidated Statements of Change in Shareholders’ Equity in the Report of Independent Registered Public AccountingFirm” for further details.

 

Cashis transferred through our organization in the following manner: (i) funds are transferred to Pyro HK, our Hong Kong operating entity,directly from Pyro Cayman in the form of capital contributions or shareholder loans, as the case may be; and (ii) dividends or otherdistributions may be paid by Pyro HK to Pyro Cayman. During the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the fiscal yearsended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the only transfer of assets among Pyro Cayman and Pyro HK consisted of cash. We have not paid any dividendson our Shares to date and we do not expect to pay dividends on our Shares in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain all availablefunds and future earnings, if any, for operation and business development and do not anticipate declaring or paying any dividends inthe foreseeable future. See “Prospectus Summary – Transfers of Cash through our Organization”

 

Aswe are a holding company, our ability to make dividend payments, if any, would be contingent upon our receipt of funds from our HongKong operating subsidiary Pyro HK.

 

Neitherthe Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determinedif this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

Investingin our Ordinary Shares involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18.

 

   Per Share   Total 
Initial public offering price  $          $        
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)  $   $ 
Proceeds to us (before expenses)  $   $ 

 

 

(1) Does not include a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1% of the gross proceeds of this offering payable to Cathay Securities, Inc., the representative of the underwriters. Refer to “Underwriting” for additional information regarding underwriting compensation.

 

Wehave granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 337,500 Ordinary Shares at the public offeringprice, less the discount, to cover any over-allotments.

 

Theunderwriter expects to deliver the Ordinary Shares against payment as set forth under Underwriting,on or about [       ], 2024.

 

CATHAYSECURITIES, INC.

 

Thedate of this prospectus is [    ], 2024.

 

 
 

 

TABLEOF CONTENTS

 

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 1
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES 6
THE OFFERING 16
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA 17
RISK FACTORS 18
Risks Related to Our Business 28
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 49
USE OF PROCEEDS 50
DIVIDEND POLICY 51
CAPITALIZATION 52
DILUTION 53
CORPORATE HISTORY AND STRUCTURE 54
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 55
INDUSTRY 77
BUSINESS 85
REGULATIONS 100
MANAGEMENT 105
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS 111
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS 112
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL 113
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE 121
MATERIAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS 122
UNDERWRITING 127
EXPENSES RELATED TO OFFERING 139
LEGAL MATTERS 140
EXPERTS 140
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 140
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-1

 

Throughand including           2024 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities,whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to a dealer’s obligationto deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.

 

Youshould rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and any related free-writing prospectus that we authorize to be distributedto you. We have not authorized any person, including any underwriter, to provide you with information different from that contained inthis prospectus or any related free-writing prospectus that we authorize to be distributed to you. This prospectus is not an offer tosell, nor is it seeking an offer to buy, our Shares in any state or jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted. The informationin this prospectus speaks only as of the date of this prospectus unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies,regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of the Shares offered hereby. Our business, financial condition,results of operations, and prospects may have changed since that date. We do not take any responsibility for, nor do we provide any assuranceas to the reliability of, any information other than the information in this prospectus and any free writing prospectus prepared by usor on our behalf. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor the sale of our Shares means that information contained in this prospectusis correct after the date of this prospectus.

 

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Youmay lose all of your investment in our Shares. If you are uncertain as to our business and operations or you are not prepared to loseall of your investment in our Shares, we strongly urge you not to purchase any of our Shares. We recommend that you consult legal, financial,tax, and other professional advisors or experts for further guidance before participating in the offering of our Shares as further detailedin this prospectus.

 

Wedo not recommend that you purchase our Shares unless you have prior experience with investments in capital markets, possess basic knowledgeof the mobile and online gaming industry, and have received independent professional advice.

 

Marketand Industry Data

 

Thisprospectus includes statistics, other data and descriptive information relating to markets, market sizes, and other industry data pertainingto our business that we have obtained from the Frost & Sullivan Report, industry publications and surveys, government publicationsand other information available to us. Industry publications and surveys generally state that the information contained therein has beenobtained from sources believed to be reliable. Market data and statistics are inherently predictive and speculative and are not necessarilyreflective of actual market conditions. Such statistics are based on market research, which itself is based on sampling and subjectivejudgments by both the researchers and the respondents, including judgments about what types of products and transactions should be includedin the relevant market. In addition, the value of comparisons of statistics for different markets is limited by many factors, includingthat (i) the markets are defined differently, (ii) the underlying information was gathered by different methods, and (iii) differentassumptions were applied in compiling the data. Accordingly, the market statistics included in this prospectus should be viewed withcaution. We believe that information from these industry publications included in this prospectus is reliable.

 

Trademarks,Service Marks, and Trade Names

 

Solelyfor convenience, the trademarks, service marks, and trade names referred to in this prospectus are without the ® and TM symbols,but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, ourrights or the rights of the applicable licensors to these trademarks, service marks and trade names. This prospectus contains additionaltrademarks, service marks, and trade names of others, which are the property of their respective owners. We do not intend our use ordisplay of other companies’ trademarks, service marks, or trade names to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorshipof us by, any other companies.

 

OtherPertinent Information

 

Unlessotherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, references in this prospectus to:

 

  $” OR “US$” or “U.S. dollars” refers to the legal currency of the United States;
     
  Apple” refers to Apple Inc (Nasdaq: AAPL);
     
  CAGR” refers to compound average growth rate;
     
  China” or the “PRC” refers to the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong;
     
  Controlling Shareholder” refers to K Family Inc., of which Mr. Wu Kin Chung is the sole director and the sole beneficial owner, the beneficial owner of 88% of the Company’s Shares prior to the consummation of this offering. See “Management” and “Principal Shareholders” for more information;
     
  Frost & Sullivan” means Frost & Sullivan Limited, an independent third party research and business consulting firm.

 

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  gameplayers” or “game players” refers to the end users who are playing on our mobile or online games;
     
  Google” refers to Google LLC (Nasdaq: GOOGL, GOOG);
     
  HKD” or “HK Dollar” refers to the legal currency of Hong Kong;
     
  Hong Kong laws” refers to all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and other pronouncements having the binding effect of law in Hong Kong;
     
  Hong Kong” refers to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;
     
  Pyro HK” refers to Pyro Entertainment Limited (formerly named as Titans Entertainment Limited), our Hong Kong subsidiary;
     
  mainland China” refers to the PRC (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan);
     
  PRC government” or “PRC authorities”, or variations of such words or similar expressions, refer to the central, provincial, and local governments of all levels in mainland China, including regulatory and administrative authorities, agencies and commissions, or any court, tribunal or any other judicial or arbitral body in mainland China;
     
  PRC laws” refers to all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and other pronouncements having the binding effect of law in mainland China;
     
  RMB” or “Renminbi” refers to the legal currency of the PRC;
     
  shares”, “Shares”, or “Ordinary Shares” refer to the ordinary shares of Pyro Cayman, par value of US$0.0005 per share; and
     
  we”, “us”, “Group”, the “Company”, or “Pyro Cayman” in this prospectus refers to Pyro AI Inc., a Cayman Islands company and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise indicates.

 

PyroCayman is a holding company with operations primarily conducted in Hong Kong through its operating Hong Kong subsidiary, Pyro HK. PyroHK’s reporting currency is HKD. This prospectus contains translations of certain foreign currency amounts into U.S. dollars forthe convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from HKD to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to HKD in thisprospectus were calculated at the noon buying rate of US$1 = HKD7.8109 and US$1 = HKD7.8363, representing the index rate stipulatedby the federal reserve as of December 31 and June 30, 2023, respectively. No representation is made that the HKD amounts couldhave been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into US$ at such rate, or at any other rate.

 

OnJune 27, 2024, for the purposes of the initial public offering, the shareholders of the Company approved a 1-for-2 forward splitof all our issued and outstanding Shares and to change the Company’s authorized share capital to $50,000 divided into100,000,000 ordinary shares, of a par value of $0.0005 each (the“Share Split”). Concurrently, K Family Inc. surrendered 1,584,000 ordinary shares, Snow Cove Group Limited surrendered72,000 ordinary shares, Ocean Bakery Group Limited surrendered 72,000 ordinary shares, Speed Breeze Group Limited surrendered 72,000ordinary shares to the Company, respectively. All historical share amounts and share price information presented in this prospectushave been proportionally adjusted to reflect the impact of the Share Split and the shares surrendered by our existing shareholderson June 27, 2024 as if they had occurred at the beginning of the earlier period presented.

 

Throughoutthis prospectus, we provide a number of key performance metrics used by our management to manage our business. Our key performance metricsinclude the following:

 

●“Daily Active Users” or “DAUs” refers to the number of individuals who played one of the Company’sgames during a particular day;

 

●“Monthly Active Users” or “MAUs” refers to the number of individuals who played a particular gamein the 30-day period ending with the measurement date;

 

●“Monthly Paying Users” or “MPUs” refers to the number of individuals who made a purchase of a virtualitem at least once on a particular platform in the 30-day period ending with the measurement date;

 

●“Monthly Payer Conversion” refers to the total number of MPUs, divided by the number of MAUs;

 

●“Average Monthly Paying Users” or “AMPU” refers to the average number of individuals who made apurchase of a virtual item at least once on a particular platform during the period;

 

●“Average Revenue Per User” or “ARPU” refers to the revenue generated from in-game purchases ineach period, divided by the number of months in that period, divided by the average number of MAUs during the period; and

 

●“Average Revenue Per Paying User” or “ARPPU” refers to the revenue generated from in-game purchasesin each period, divided by the number of months in that period, divided by the average number of MPUs during the period;

 

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PROSPECTUSSUMMARY

 

Thissummary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain allof the information you should consider before making your investment decision. Before investing in our Shares, you should carefully readthis entire prospectus, including our financial statements and the related notes thereto and the information set forth under “RiskFactors,” “Selected Consolidated Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditionand Results of Operations,” and “Business.” Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “Pyro Cayman”,“we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company” and similar designations refer to Pyro AI Inc., a CaymanIslands company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary.

 

OurMission Statement

 

Weare a mobile and online game development company based in Hong Kong. Mobile gaming has been our calling since our inception in 2021.Our mission is to push the boundaries of interactive gaming entertainment by consistently delivering a groundbreaking and immersive gamingexperience. We strive to be at the forefront of innovations, creating and developing games that captivate, inspire and connect gameplayersacross the globe. We are dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge technologies, cultivating a culture of creativity and fostering a dynamicand inclusive environment.

 

Overview

 

Headquarteredin Hong Kong, we are engaged in the development of mobile and online games, including game design, programming and graphics and distributeour own mobile and online games on various platforms. We leverage on (i) the talents with innovative, creative and technical capabilitiesof the Hong Kong gaming industry community and (ii) the multicultural environment and diversified interests of mobile and online gameplayers in Hong Kong, and strive to produce and market a wider range of attractive, immersive and interesting mobile and online gamegenres to global gameplayers. We are evolving from our beginnings as a licensee of games owned by third parties to a developer andowner of our own games, and we soon will expand our business to include our own proprietary mobile and online platform.

 

Ourcore product offerings are:

 

  Own Games Development. We develop, own, market and distribute our own mobile and online games;
     
  Licensing of Third Party Games. We license the rights to mobile and online games from other game developers for the purposes of localization, marketing and publishing; and
   
  Software game development services. We provide mobile and online gaming related software game development services to our customers.

 

Inaddition, we are developing a multi-functional mobile and online gaming platform on which our games as well as games from other gamingcompanies can be published online and on mobile devices. The platform will also comprise social media chatting, live streaming, advertisingand e-commerce functions to enhance its attractiveness and “stickiness” to users. We anticipate releasing the platform inthe first half of 2025 (calendar year).

 

Asat December 31, 2023, the Company has 63 experienced employees working as producers, game designers, artists, game enginedevelopers and marketing staff, and we are one of the few game development companies in Hong Kong that has a direct labor force of over50 employees with game development skills.

 

OurProducts and Services

 

OwnGames Development:

 

Wedevelop new mobile and online games, which we distribute to various regions via various third-party gaming platforms for gameplayersto download and play. Our games are as follows: (i) Abyss; (ii) M2; (iii) Mythicland, (iv) Solitaire; (v) Mascot Whoops; and (vi) DynastyPantheon (formerly known as Three Kingdoms Warring).

 

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Licensingof Third Party Games:

 

TheCompany licenses exclusive or non-exclusive rights from third party game developers of mobile games to operate their games in designatedgeographic regions via various platforms for gameplayers to download and play the games. We will modify these games so as to localizetheir contents (including the playable character inside the game) before launching in the designated regions for our licensors. The licensedgames are as follows: Pride, Iteno, Happy Town, Mochi Crush, Cat Island and Slip Puzzle. We also license the game Barcode Footballer,the license for which was mutually terminated on May 23, 2024. During the past two fiscal years and most recent interim period, the Companygenerated a majority of its revenue from Barcode Footballer, which was predominately due to our limited operating history. Since thecommercialization of Abyss and other self-developed games, our reliance on the revenue generated from Barcode Footballer has been mitigatedfrom 97.0% for the year ended June 30, 2022 to 60.0% for the year ended June 30, 2023 and further decreased to 57.9% for the six monthsended December 31, 2023. The termination of Barcode Footballer also reflected a broader strategic shift by the management team withrespect to our business strategy, such as focusing on developing our self-developed games rather than maintaining and relying  onlicensed games from third-party developers. Therefore, the management team perceives the financial impact of such termination asimmaterial since the licensing agreement was to expire in July 2024. In addition, the management teamalso anticipated that the commercial terms may be less favorable as compared to the existing licensing agreement in the event that thelicensing agreement was renewed for further terms. As a result, the revenue, income from continuing operations and profitabilityof the Company would not be adversely affected for the year ending June 30, 2024.

 

SoftwareGame Development Services:

 

TheCompany also provides game designs and other related software game development services to its customers on a contract basis. Forthe six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company rendered game designand other related software game development services to three of its customers, a renowned online game and educational companyand two game development and publishing companies, respectively.

 

Developmentof our Own Company Gaming Platform:

 

TheCompany is currently developing a mobile and online games hosting, social media chatting, live streaming, advertising and e-commercePlatform (the “Company Platform”), which in the future would allow us to launch our own developed games on the Company Platformin addition to using third party platforms as per current practice. We anticipate releasing the platform in the first half of 2025 (calendaryear).

 

OurCompetitive Strengths

 

Oneof the Largest Game Production Companies in Hong Kong:

 

Weare one the of the largest game production companies in Hong Kong, with an aggregate of 63 personnel as at December 31,2023. According to Frost & Sullivan, we are ranked within top five with respect to the number of game developers in game developmentcompanies in Hong Kong in 2023.

 

StrongProduction and Content Creative Capabilities with Fast Growing User Base:

 

Wemaintain a strong production and development team which enables us to quickly and efficiently develop our own original mobile and onlinegames. Our own developed game, namely Abyss achieved 777,794 downloads globally as of December 31, 2023.

 

ExperiencedManagement Team and High Quality Staff:

 

TheCompany employs a team of high quality and versatile staff with diversified game production experience.

 

StrongResearch and Development Capabilities:

 

Weare one of the leading companies in the online and mobile gaming industry in Hong Kong due to our strong research and developmentcapabilities. We have developed a proprietary “multiplayer server” program (the “Game Server”) without adoptingor relying on any third-party software. Our Abyss game, which is a roguelike ARPG game that utilizes this Game Server to enhanceour gameplayers’ experiences.

 

OurBusiness Strategies and Future Plans

 

Launchof the Company Platform:

 

Wetarget to complete and plan to launch the Company Platform tentatively in the first quarter of 2025 (calendar year), and we areable to offer high quality games and an interactive social media, both from us and from other gaming companies, to gameplayers.

 

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Developmentof New Games:

 

Weare on track to launch at least four new games developed by us in 2024. We will continue to enrich our high-quality game portfolio andcontent offerings.

 

Addto our Licensed Games Portfolio:

 

Wewill seek to add to our product portfolio from third party licensed games, primarily games produced in Japan, which we will distributein other Asia pacific regions to enrich the Company’s game portfolio and increase our revenue stream. We are on the track to launcha licensed game “Pride” in the first half of 2024 (calendar year).

 

Continueto Expand our Gameplayer Base and Improve Gameplayer Stickiness:

 

Wewill continue our marketing and promotion efforts to increase the number of new gameplayers and retain existing gameplayersat the same time. Efficient traffic acquisitions, data analytics of gameplayers group and monetization can provide more useful insightsto us to take effective actions to expand our gameplayer base and improve gameplayer stickiness.

 

GeographicFootprint, Strategic Alliance and Industry Collaboration:

 

Wewill seek to create alliances with other gaming companies within the Asia-Pacific Region, so as to create new opportunities and alsoto promote the Company in new markets. We also will dedicate more resources in strategically advantageous regions that could generatemore revenue for the Company.

 

CorporateHistory and Structure

 

Weare not a Hong Kong or a mainland China operating company, but an offshore holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. As a holdingcompany with no material operations of our own, we conduct our operations through our operating company in Hong Kong, Pyro HK. This isan offering of the Shares of Pyro AI Inc., the holding company in the Cayman Islands, instead of the shares of Pyro HK.

 

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

 

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Thefollowing diagram illustrates our corporate and shareholding structure as of the date of this prospectus and after giving effect to thisoffering:

 

 

Formore details, see “Corporate History and Structure”.

 

PermissionRequired From Hong Kong and Chinese Authorities

 

Wehave been advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP, our U.S. and Hong Kong counsel, that based on their understanding of the pertinent currentHong Kong laws as of the date of this prospectus, the Company and its subsidiary, Pyro HK are not required to obtain any permissionsor approvals from Hong Kong authorities before listing in the U.S. and issuing our Shares to foreign investors. No such permissions orapprovals have been applied for by the Company and its subsidiary or denied by any relevant authorities. As of the date of this prospectus,Pyro HK has received all requisite permissions or approvals from the Hong Kong authorities to operate their businesses in Hong Kong,including but not limited to its business registration certificates. However, we have been advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP that uncertaintiesstill exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in Hong Kong could change rapidly in the future.

 

Basedon our management’s internal assessment and on the opinion of our PRC counsel, Guangdong Wesley Law Firm, the Company andits subsidiary currently have no operations in the mainland China, our management understands that as of the date of this prospectus,the Company is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from PRC authorities before listing in the U.S. and to issue our OrdinaryShares to foreign investors, including the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) or the China SecuritiesRegulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) because (i) the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretationconcerning whether offerings like ours under this prospectus are subject to this regulation; and (ii) the Company operates in Hong Kongand is not included in the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRCor the CAC. We also understand that Pyro HK is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from any Chinese authorities to operatetheir businesses as of the date of this prospectus. No permissions or approvals have been applied for by the Company or denied by anyrelevant authorities. However, uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC couldchange rapidly in the future.

 

Inthe event that (i) the PRC government expands the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subjectto review by the CSRC or the CAC and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals, (ii) we inadvertently conclude that relevantpermissions or approvals were not required, or (iii) we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required, any actiontaken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability to offer or continueto offer securities to investors and could cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

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Inthe event that we become subject to PRC laws or to the jurisdiction of Chinese authorities, we may incur material costs to ensure compliance,be subject to fines, experience devaluation of securities or delisting, no longer conduct offerings to foreign investors, or no longerbe permitted to continue our current business operations.

 

Transfersof Cash through our Organization

 

Weconduct substantially all of our operations in Hong Kong through our Hong Kong subsidiary, Pyro HK. Accordingly, substantially all ourcash and assets are denominated in Hong Kong Dollars. Pyro HK is our sole operating subsidiary located in Hong Kong. As of the date ofthis prospectus, Pyro Cayman and its subsidiary Pyro HK have not experienced any difficulties or limitations on their ability to transfercash between each other; they do not maintain cash management policies or procedures dictating the amount of such funding or how fundsare transferred. There can be no assurance that the PRC government will not intervene or impose restrictions to prevent the cash maintainedin Hong Kong from being transferred out or restrict the deployment of the cash into our business or for the payment of dividends. See“Risk Factors — We are a holding company and our ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent upon the earnings of, anddistributions by, our HK subsidiary” on page 23, “Dividend Policy”, “Summary Consolidated Financial Data”,and “Consolidated Statements of Change in Shareholders’ Equity in the Report of Independent Registered Public AccountingFirm” for further details.

 

Cashis transferred through our organization in the following manner: (i) funds are transferred to Pyro HK, our Hong Kong operating entity,directly from Pyro Cayman in the form of capital contributions or shareholder loans, as the case may be; and (ii) dividends or otherdistributions may be paid by Pyro HK to Pyro Cayman. During the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the fiscal yearsended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the only transfer of assets among Pyro Cayman and Pyro HK consisted of cash. Material intra-group cashtransfers for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are set forth below:

 

From  To 

Six months
ended

December 31, 2023

  

Purpose of

transfer

  

Six months
ended

December 31, 2022

   Purpose of transfer 
Pyro Cayman  Pyro HK              -            -            -           - 
Pyro HK  Pyro Cayman   -    -    -    - 

 

From  To   

Six months
ended

June 30, 2023

    

Purpose of

transfer

    

Six months
ended

June 30, 2022

    Purpose of transfer 
Pyro Cayman  Pyro HK   -    -    -    - 
Pyro HK  Pyro Cayman   -    -    -    - 

 

Wehad not declared or paid any dividends or made any transfers of assets among us or our operating subsidiary. We currently intend to retainall available funds and future earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or payingany dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of ourboard of directors after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual requirements,business prospects and other factors the board of directors deems relevant, and subject to the restrictions contained in any future financinginstruments.

 

Weare permitted under the laws of the Cayman Islands to provide funding to our operating subsidiary through loans and/or capital contributionswithout restriction on the amount of the funds loaned or contributed.

 

CaymanIslands. Subject to Hong Kong law, the Companies Act and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, under Cayman Islands law, ourCompany in general meeting may declare dividends in any currency, but no dividends shall be declared in excess of the amount recommendedby our board of directors. Subject to a solvency test, as prescribed in the Companies Act, and the provisions, if any, of the memorandumand articles of association of an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, an exempted company incorporated in the CaymanIslands may pay dividends and distributions out of its share premium account. In addition, based upon English case law that is likelyto be persuasive in the Cayman Islands, dividends may be paid out of profits.

 

HongKong. Under Hong Kong law, dividends may only be paid out of distributable profits (that is, accumulated realized profits less accumulatedrealized losses) or other distributable reserves. Dividends cannot be paid out of share capital. There are no restrictions or limitationsunder the laws of Hong Kong imposed on the conversion of HK dollars into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of HongKong, nor is there any restriction on foreign exchange to transfer cash between the Company and its subsidiaries, across borders andto U.S. investors, nor are there any restrictions or limitations on distributing earnings from our business and our subsidiaries to theCompany and U.S. investors. Under the current practice of the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong, no tax is payable in Hong Kongin respect of dividends paid by us.

 

Formore information, see “Dividend Policy,” “Risk Factors” and “Summary Financial Data” and “ConsolidatedStatements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity” for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the fiscalyears ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 contained in this prospectus.

 

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ENFORCEABILITYOF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

Weare incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Service of process upon us and upon our directors and officers and the CaymanIslands experts named in this prospectus, many of whom reside outside of the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the UnitedStates. Furthermore, because substantially all of our assets and substantially all of our directors and officers are located outsidethe United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or any of our directors and officers may be difficult to collectwithin the United States.

 

Wehave irrevocably appointed Cogency Global Inc. as our agent to receive service of process in any action against us in any U.S. federalor state court arising out of this offering or any purchase or sale of securities in connection with this offering. The address of ouragent is 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168.

 

ConyersDill & Pearman (“Conyers”), our counsel as to Cayman Islands law, has advised us that there is uncertainty asto whether the courts of the Cayman Islands would (1) recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained against us or our directorsor officers that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or the securitieslaws of any state in the United States, or (2) entertain original actions brought in the Cayman Islands against us or our directors orofficers that are predicated upon the federal securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any state in the UnitedStates.

 

Conyershas informed us that although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the federal or state courtsof the United States (and the Cayman Islands are not a party to any treaties for the reciprocal enforcement or recognition of such judgments),the courts of the Cayman Islands would recognize as a valid judgment, a final and conclusive judgment in personam obtained inthe Foreign Courts against the Company based upon the Documents expressed to be governed by the Foreign Laws under which a sum of moneyis payable (other than a sum of money payable in respect of multiple damages, taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect ofa fine or other penalty) or, in certain circumstances, an in personam judgment for non-monetary relief, and would give a judgmentbased thereon provided that (a) such courts had proper jurisdiction over the parties subject to such judgment; (b) such courts did notcontravene the rules of natural justice of the Cayman Islands; (c) such judgment was not obtained by fraud; (d) the enforcement of thejudgment would not be contrary to the public policy of the Cayman Islands; (e) no new admissible evidence relevant to the action is submittedprior to the rendering of the judgment by the courts of the Cayman Islands; and (f) there is due compliance with the correct proceduresunder the laws of the Cayman Islands. However, the Cayman Islands courts are unlikely to enforce a judgment obtained from the U.S. courtsunder civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities law if such judgment is determined by the courts of the Cayman Islandsto give rise to obligations to make payments that are penal or punitive in nature. Because such a determination has not yet been madeby a court of the Cayman Islands, it is uncertain whether such civil liability judgments from U.S. courts would be enforceable in theCayman Islands.

 

Substantiallyall of our assets are located outside the United States. In addition, a majority of our directors and officers are nationals or residentsof jurisdictions other than the United States and all or a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United States.As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or these persons. The nationalityand residence of our directors and executive officers is as follows:

 

Name   Position   Nationality   Residence
Wu Kin Chung   Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Director and Chief Executive Officer   Chinese   Hong Kong
Lam Kin Fai   Director and Chief Operating Officer   Chinese   Hong Kong
Man Siu Hin   Chief Financial Officer   Chinese   Hong Kong
Yau Hiu Tung   Chief Technology Officer   Chinese   Hong Kong
Yu Jianjun   Independent Director   Chinese   Hong Kong
Ng Yuen Lam   Independent Director   Chinese   Hong Kong
Chen Mingzhu   Independent Director   Chinese   Hong Kong

 

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Allof our directors and officers reside outside the United States in Hong Kong. We have been advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP, our U.S. andHong Kong counsel, that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of Hong Kong would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of UnitedStates courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities lawsof the United States or any state in the United States or (ii) entertain original actions brought in Hong Kong against us or our directorsor officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

 

Ajudgment of a court in the United States predicated upon U.S. federal or state securities laws may be enforced in Hong Kong at commonlaw by bringing an action in a Hong Kong court on that judgment for the amount due thereunder, and then seeking summary judgment on thestrength of the foreign judgment, provided that the foreign judgment, among other things, is (1) for a debt or a definite sum of money(not being taxes or similar charges to a foreign government taxing authority or a fine or other penalty) and (2) final and conclusiveon the merits of the claim, but not otherwise. Such a judgment may not, in any event, be so enforced in Hong Kong if (a) it was obtainedby fraud; (b) the proceedings in which the judgment was obtained were opposed to natural justice; (c) its enforcement or recognitionwould be contrary to the public policy of Hong Kong; (d) the court of the United States was not jurisdictionally competent; or (e) thejudgment was in conflict with a prior Hong Kong judgment.

 

HongKong has no arrangement for the reciprocal enforcement of judgments with the United States. As a result, there is uncertainty as to theenforceability in Hong Kong, in original actions or in actions for enforcement, of judgments of United States courts of civil liabilitiespredicated solely upon the federal securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any State or territory within the UnitedStates.

 

Itis also uncertain whether, in the future, the Hong Kong government will implement regulations and policies of the Chinese governmentor adopt regulations and policies of its own that are substantially similar to those of the Chinese government.

 

SUMMARYOF RISK FACTORS

 

Investingin our Shares involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks described in “Risk Factors” before making a decisionto invest in our Shares. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, or results of operations could bematerially and adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of our Shares would likely decline, their liquidity could drop significantlyand you may lose all or part of your investment. The following is a summary of some of the principal risks we face:

 

RisksRelated to Doing Business in China

 

Ouroperations are currently substantially based in Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China. Although Hong Kong has its own governmentaland legal system that is independent from China, it is uncertain whether in the future the Hong Kong government will implement regulationsand policies of the Chinese government or adopt regulations and policies of its own that are substantially the same as those of the Chinesegovernment. Therefore, the legal and operational risks that apply to operating in China also apply to our operations in Hong Kong. See“Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China” beginning on page 18 for a more detailed discussion of therisks involved. These risks include but are not limited to, the following:

 

  Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system, including risks and uncertainties regarding the enforcement of laws, and sudden or unexpected changes in laws and regulations in the PRC with little advance notice could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registering for sale. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 18 of this prospectus.
     
  The PRC government may intervene or influence our operations at any time or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registering for sale. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 19 of this prospectus.

 

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  Any actions by the PRC government to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or involves or constitutes a foreign investment in China-based issuers, such actions could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 19 of this prospectus.
     
  Recent joint statements by the SEC and PCAOB, Nasdaq’s proposed rule changes 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. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 20 of this prospectus.
     
  In light of recent events indicating greater oversight by the Cyberspace Administration of China over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, we may be subject to a variety of PRC laws and other obligations regarding data protection and any other rules, and any failure to comply with applicable laws and obligations could have a material and adverse effect on our business and the offering. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 21 of this prospectus.
     
  You may experience difficulties in effecting service of process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in Hong Kong against us or our management named in this prospectus based on foreign laws. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 23 of this prospectus.
     
  We are a holding company and our ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent upon the earnings of, and distributions by, our Hong Kong subsidiary; and there can be no assurance that the PRC government will not intervene or impose restrictions to prevent the cash maintained in Hong Kong from being transferred out or restrict the deployment of the cash into our business or for the payment of dividends See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 23 of this prospectus.
     
  Our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected by a downturn in China or the global economy, and/or changes in the economic and political policies of the PRC. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 24 of this prospectus.
     
  It may be difficult for overseas shareholders and/or regulators to conduct investigation in China. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 24 of this prospectus.
     
  We may be required to obtain approval from PRC authorities to list on overseas stock exchanges in the future. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 25 of this prospectus.
     
  Changes in international trade policies, trade disputes, barriers to trade, or the emergence of a trade war may dampen growth in China. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 25 of this prospectus.
     
  Changes in PRC political, economic and governmental policies may have an adverse impact on our business. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 25 of this prospectus.
     
  PRC regulation of loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion may delay us from remitting the proceeds of this offering into Hong Kong through loans or additional capital contributions to our Hong Kong subsidiary, thereby diminishing our ability to fund and expand our business. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 26 of this prospectus.
     
  If we are classified as a PRC resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, such classification could result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 26 of this prospectus.
     
  We face uncertainty with respect to indirect transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding companies. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 27 of this prospectus.
     
  The Hong Kong legal system embodies uncertainties which could limit the availability of legal protections. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 28 of this prospectus.

 

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RisksRelated to Our Business

 

Ourbusiness is subject to a number of risks, including risks that may prevent us from achieving our business objectives or may materiallyand adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects. These risks include, but arenot limited to, the following:

 

  Our new games may not be commercially successful and we may not be able to attract new gameplayers.
     
  We may fail to maintain and grow our gameplayer base or keep our gameplayers engaged through popular games.
     
  We may fail to monetize our gameplayers effectively.
     
  We may incur net losses and net operating cash outflows in the future.
     
  We historically derived a substantial percentage of our gross revenue from a small number of popular games and a small group of high-spending gameplayers.
     
  We may not be able to develop successful new games.
     
  We may not be successful in licensing intellectual property and games, and may not be successful in generating significant revenue in the future.
     
  We rely on cooperation with third parties to apply for game approvals from regulatory authorities in mainland China.
     
  We may not be able to obtain approval from relevant authorities in the future when introducing mobile and online games and our planned mobile and online games hosting and social media platform in mainland China in the future.
     
  The laws and regulations regulating mobile and online games in Hong Kong continue to evolve and change, which may make it difficult for us to obtain or maintain all applicable permits and approvals.
     
  Operations in international markets may subject us to additional business, political, regulatory, operational, financial and economic risks, any of which could increase our costs and hinder such growth.
     
  If our planned mobile and online games hosting and social media platform fails to take off, maintain and grow its popularity and user base, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.
     
  We are a young company with a short operating history, our historical performance may not be indicative of our future performance.
     
  Any loss or deterioration of our relationship with publishing channels may result in the loss of gameplayers and revenues.

 

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  Our business is subject to risks related to third-party payment processing channels.
     
  We may face increasing competition.
     
  Our new games may attract gameplayers away from our existing games.
     
  Failure to maintain effective gameplayer service could harm our reputation or decrease market acceptance of our games.
     
  Violations of our game policies, such as sales and purchases of virtual items used in our games through unauthorized third parties, may impede our revenue growth.
     
  We may not be successful in effectively promoting our brands, and any negative publicity may harm our brands and the specific games we publish.
     
  Third parties may claim that we have infringed their proprietary rights, which could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and prevent us from promoting our products and services.
     
  We may be unable to prevent unauthorized use of our intellectual property, which could harm our business and competitive position.
     
  Our business generates and processes a large amount of data, and the improper use or disclosure of such data may harm our reputation and business.
     
  Any failure or significant interruption in our technology infrastructure could impact its operations and harm our business.
     
  Undetected flaws in our games could harm our reputation or decrease market acceptance of our games.
     
  Any failure or weakness in data analysis or our ability to collect and use data may materially and adversely affect our ability to develop and implement appropriate business strategies, monetize our games and generate revenues.
     
  Changes to digital platforms’ rules, including those relating to “loot boxes,” or the potential adoption of regulations or legislation impacting loot boxes, could require us to make changes to some of our games’ economies or design, which could negatively impact the monetization of these games, thereby reducing our revenues.
     
  The growth of our business may be adversely affected due to breaches of our security measures and unintended disclosures of our intellectual property or our gameplayer data.
     
  Our success depends on the continuing and collaborative efforts of our management team and other key personnel.
     
  We are involved in litigation from time to time and, as a result, we could incur substantial judgments, fines, legal fees or other costs.
     
  Our capitalized software development costs may be subject to impairment.
     
  We are subject to credit risk in respect of our trade receivables.
     
  Our results of operations are subject to seasonal fluctuations due to seasonality.

 

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  We track certain performance metrics with internal and third-party tools and do not independently verify such metrics. Certain of our performance metrics are subject to inherent challenges in measurement, and real or perceived inaccuracies in such metrics may harm our reputation and adversely affect our business.
     
  We may need additional capital, and we may be unable to obtain such capital in a timely manner or on acceptable terms, or at all.
     
  We have limited insurance coverage which could expose us to significant costs and business disruption.
     
  Unforeseeable events, such as the global COVID-19 outbreak and local energy efficiency measures, could significantly disrupt our supply chain for a prolonged period of time.
     
  The wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East may materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
     
  Our lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting may affect our ability to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.

 

RisksRelated to our Shares

 

Inaddition to the risks described above, we are subject to general risks and uncertainties relating to our Shares and this offering, includingbut not limited to the following:

 

  There has been no public market for our Shares prior to this offering; if an active trading market does not develop you may not be able to resell our Shares at any reasonable price, if at all.
     
  Our Share price may never trade at or above the price in this offering.
     
  The initial public offering price for our Shares may not reflect their actual value.
     
  Our Share price may be volatile, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Such rapid and substantial price volatility, including any stock run-up, may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our ordinary shares.
     
  The future sales of Ordinary Shares by existing shareholders, including the sales pursuant to the Resale Prospectus, may adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares.
     
  Volatility in our Share price may subject us to securities litigation.
     
  If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may delist our Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market price of our Shares could decline.
     
  If you purchase our Shares in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution in the book value of your Shares.
     
  Our Controlling Shareholder has significant voting power and may take actions that may not be in the best interests of our other shareholders.

 

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  Nasdaq may apply additional and more stringent criteria for our initial and continued listing because we plan to have a small public offering and our insiders will hold a large portion of our listed securities.
     
  We have no immediate plans to pay dividends.
     
  Securities analysts may not publish favorable research or reports about our business or may publish no information at all, which could cause our Share price or trading volume to decline.
     
  Investors may have difficulty enforcing judgments against us, our directors and management.
     
  The laws of the Cayman Islands relating to the protection of the interest of minority shareholders are different from those in the United States.
     
  Our status as a “foreign private issuer” under the rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. federal securities laws (the “SEC rules”), will exempt us from the U.S. proxy rules and the more detailed and frequent Securities Exchange Act of 1934 “Exchange Act”, reporting obligations applicable to a U.S. domestic public company.
     
  Our status as a foreign private issuer under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules (the “Nasdaq rules”), will allow us to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters which may differ significantly from Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards applicable to a U.S. domestic Nasdaq listed company.
     
  We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company.
     
  Our status as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) may make it more difficult to raise capital as and when we need it.
     
  We may allocate the net proceeds from this offering in ways that differ from the estimates discussed in the section titled “Use of Proceeds” and with which you may not agree.
     
  There can be no assurance that we will not be a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, which could subject United States investors in our Shares to significant adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences.

 

RecentRegulatory Development in China

 

Weare aware that, recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operationsin certain areas in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancingsupervision over China-based companies listed overseas using variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend thescope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement.

 

CybersecurityLaws

 

OnDecember 28, 2021, the CAC jointly with the relevant authorities formally published the Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) (“2021Measures for Cybersecurity Review”) which took effect on February 15, 2022 and replace the former Measures for Cybersecurity Review(2020) issued on July 10, 2021. The 2021 Measures for Cybersecurity Review provides that operators of critical information infrastructure,network products and services, and online platform operators (together with the operators of critical information infrastructure, the“Operators”) carrying out data processing activities that affect or may affect national security, shall conduct a cybersecurityreview, any online platform operator who controls more than one million users’ personal information must go through a cybersecurityreview by the cybersecurity review office if it seeks to be listed in a foreign country.

 

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Giventhe nature of our business, we believe this risk is not significant. Our operating subsidiary, Pyro HK may collect and store certaindata (including certain personal information) from our customers, some of whom may be individuals in Mainland China, in connection withour business and operations and for “Know Your Customers” purposes (to combat money laundering).

 

Basedon the opinion of our PRC counsel, Guangdong Wesley Law Firm, we believe that Pyro HK is deemed not to be an “operator of criticalinformation infrastructure,” “data processor,” or “network platform operator,” because (i) our operatingsubsidiary was incorporated in Hong Kong and we operate in Hong Kong without any subsidiary or VIE structure in the mainland China andthe 2021 Measures for Cybersecurity Review does not clearly provide whether it shall be applied to a company based in Hong Kong; (ii)as of the date of this prospectus, our operating subsidiary publishes our games through third party platforms which do not discloseany personal information of the gameplayers to us, and we do not collect or hold any personal information of the gameplayers; (iii) allof the non-personal data that our operating subsidiary has collected is stored in servers located in Hong Kong, Singapore and the UnitedStates; and (iv) as of the date of this prospectus, our operating subsidiary has not been informed by any PRC governmental authorityof any requirement that it files for a cybersecurity review or a CSRC review.

 

Ifthe CSRC or other regulatory agencies later promulgate new rules or explanations requiring that we obtain their approvals for this offeringand any follow-on offering, we cannot assure you that we will be able to list our Shares on U.S. exchanges, or continue to offer securitiesto investors, which would materially affect the interest of the investors and cause significantly depreciation of our price of Shares.See “Risk Factors — We may be required to obtain approval from PRC authorities to list on overseas stock exchanges inthe future.”

 

Lawson Offshore Securities Offering

 

OnFebruary 17, 2023, the CSRC released the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies,or the Trial Administrative Measures, and five supporting guidelines, came into effect on March 31, 2023. The Trial AdministrativeMeasures further stipulate the rules and requirements for overseas offering and listing conducted by PRC domestic companies. The OverseasListing Regulations require that a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its shares overseas shall complete the filing proceduresof and submit the relevant information to CSRC, failing which we may be fined between RMB 1 million and RMB 10 million.

 

PyroAI Inc. is a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with operating entity solely based in Hong Kong, and it does not haveany subsidiary or VIE in Mainland China or intend to acquire any equity interest in any domestic companies within Mainland China, noris it controlled by any companies or individuals of Mainland China. Further, we are headquartered in Hong Kong with our officers andall members of the board of directors based in Hong Kong who are not Mainland China citizens and all of our revenues and profits aregenerated by our subsidiary in Hong Kong.

 

Basedon the PRC laws and regulations effective as of the date of this prospectus and subject to interpretations of these laws and regulationsthat may be adopted by PRC government authorities, neither we nor our operating subsidiary in Hong Kong is currently required to obtainany permission or approval from the PRC government authorities, including the CSRC and CAC, to operate our business, list on the U.S.exchanges, or offer the securities to foreign investors.

 

Asof the date of this prospectus, neither we nor our operating subsidiary has ever applied for any such permission or approval. Any failureto obtain or delay in obtaining such approval or completing such procedures for this offering, or any rescission of any such approvalif obtained by us, would subject us to sanctions by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory authorities for failure to seek CSRC approval orother government authorization for this offering. These regulatory authorities may impose fines and penalties on our operations in China,limit our ability to pay dividends outside of China, limit our operating privileges in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of theoffering from this offering into China or take other actions that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition,results of operations, and prospects, as well as the trading price of our shares. The CSRC or other PRC regulatory authorities also maytake actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt this offering before settlement and delivery of the Shares offeringhereby. Consequently, if you engage in market trading or other activities in anticipation of and prior to settlement and delivery, youdo so at the risk that settlement and delivery may not occur. In addition, if the CSRC or other regulatory authorities later promulgatenew rules or explanations requiring that we obtain their approvals or accomplish the required filing or other regulatory procedures forthis offering, we may be unable to obtain a waiver of such approval requirements, if and when procedures are established to obtain sucha waiver. Any uncertainties or negative publicity regarding such approval requirement could materially and adversely affect our business,prospects, financial condition, reputation, and the trading price of the shares.

 

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Implicationsof HFCA Act

 

OurShares may be prohibited from being trading on a national exchange under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditor forthree consecutive years beginning in 2021.

 

Ourauditor, Onestop Assurance PAC, is an independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere inthis prospectus. As an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, it issubject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections on its audit works to assess its compliancewith the applicable professional standards. Our auditor is currently subject to PCAOB inspections and PCAOB is able to inspect our auditorin relation to our U.S. listing.

 

TheSEC adopted rules to implement the HFCA Act and, pursuant to the HFCA Act, the PCAOB issued its report on December 16, 2021, notifyingSEC of its determination that it is unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquarteredin mainland China or Hong Kong because of a position taken by one or more authorities in those jurisdictions. The PCAOB made its determinationspursuant to PCAOB Rule 6100, which provides a framework for how the PCAOB fulfils its responsibilities under the HFCA Act.

 

OnAugust 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed the SOP Agreements with the CSRC and China’s Ministry of Finance. The SOP Agreements establisheda specific, accountable framework to make possible complete inspections and investigations by the PCAOB of audit firms based in mainlandChina and Hong Kong, as required under U.S. law. However, if the PCAOB continues to be prohibited from conducting complete inspectionsand investigations of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong, the PCAOB is likely to determine by theend of 2022 that positions taken by authorities in the PRC obstructed its ability to inspect and investigate registered public accountingfirms in mainland China and Hong Kong completely, and the companies audited by those registered public accounting firms would be subjectto a trading prohibition on U.S. markets pursuant to the HFCA Act.

 

OnDecember 15, 2022, the PCAOB Board determined that the PCAOB was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registeredpublic 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 willconsider the need to issue a new determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event it is later determined that the PCAOB isunable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor, then such lack of inspection could cause our securities to be delisted fromthe stock exchange. On December 23, 2022 the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act was enacted, which amended the HFCAAct by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subjectto PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, and thus, reduced the time before our Ordinary Shares may be prohibitedfrom trading or delisted. The delisting of our Shares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect thevalue of your investment.

 

ControlledCompany

 

Uponthe completion of this offering and the sale of our Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to the Resale Prospectus filedcontemporaneously herewith, we will be a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules because ourControlling Shareholder, K Family Inc., of which Mr. Wu Kin Chung, our Chief Executive Officer, is the sole director and the sole beneficialowner, will own 79.9% of our total issued and outstanding Shares, representing 79.9% of the total voting power, assuming that the underwritersdo not exercise their over-allotment option.

 

CorporateInformation

 

Ourprincipal office is located at Unit 901, 9th Floor, Capital Centre, 151 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong and ourtelephone number is +852-36223410. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at the offices of Conyers Trust Company (Cayman)Limited, Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, P.O. Box 2681, Grand Cayman KY1-1111, Cayman Islands. Our Company website is http://www.pyro.asia.The information contained therein or connected thereto shall not be deemed to be incorporated into this prospectus or the registrationstatement of which it forms a part. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., located at 122 East42nd Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10168.

 

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Implicationsof Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Foreign Private Issuer

 

Asa company with less than $1.235 billion in revenue during our most recently completed fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growthcompany” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company, we may takeadvantage of certain reduced disclosure and requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to U.S. public companies that are notemerging growth companies. These provisions include:

 

  the option to include in an initial public offering registration statement only two years of audited financial statements and selected financial data and only two years of related disclosure;
     
  reduced executive compensation disclosure; and
     
  an exemption from the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting.

 

TheJOBS Act also permits an emerging growth company, such as us, to delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time asthose standards are applicable to private companies. We have not elected to “opt out” of this provision, which means thatwhen a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we will have the discretionto adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard and our discretion will remain untilsuch time that we either (i) irrevocably elect to “opt out” of such extended transition period or (ii) no longer qualifyas an emerging growth company.

 

Wewill remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of:

 

  the last day of our fiscal year during which we have total annual revenue of at least $1.235 billion;
     
  the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the closing of this offering;
     
  the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities; or
     
  the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the Exchange Act, which, among other things, would occur if the market value of our Shares that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

 

Wehave taken advantage of reduced reporting requirements in this prospectus. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be differentthan the information you receive from other public companies.

 

Inaddition, upon closing of this offering, we will report under the Exchange Act as a “foreign private issuer.” As a foreignprivate issuer, we may take advantage of certain provisions under the Nasdaq rules that allow us to follow Cayman Islands law for certaincorporate governance matters. Even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, as long as we qualify as a foreign privateissuer under the Exchange Act, we will be exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic publiccompanies, including:

 

  the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents, or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act;
     
  the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time;
     
  the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, or current reports on Form 8-K, upon the occurrence of specified significant events; and
     
  Regulation Fair Disclosure (“Regulation FD”), which regulates selective disclosures of material information by issuers.

 

Foreign private issuers, like emerging growth companies, are also exempt from certain more stringentexecutive compensation disclosure rules. Thus, if we remain a foreign private issuer, even if we no longer qualify as an emerging growthcompany, we will continue to be exempt from the more stringent compensation disclosures required of public companies that are neitheran emerging growth company nor a foreign private issuer.

 

Wemay take advantage of these exemptions until such time as we are no longer a foreign private issuer. We are required to determine ourstatus as a foreign private issuer on an annual basis at the end of our second fiscal quarter. We would cease to be a foreign privateissuer at such time as more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are held by U.S. residents and any of the following three circumstancesapply :

 

  the majority of our executive officers or directors are U.S. citizens or residents;
     
  more than 50% of our assets are located in the United States; or
     
  our business is administered principally in the United States.

 

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THEOFFERING

 

Shares offered by us  

2,250,000 Shares (or 2,587,500 Sharesif the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Shares in full).

     
Price per Ordinary Share   We currently estimate that the initial public offering price will be in the range of $4.00 to $5.00 per Ordinary Share.
     
Shares to be outstanding after this offering   24,450,000 Shares (or 24,787,500 Shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Shares in full).
     
Over-allotment option to purchase additional Shares   We have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to 15% additional Shares from us within 45 days of the date of this prospectus.
     
Use of proceeds  

We estimate that we will receive net proceeds fromthis offering of approximately $7.90 million, or approximately $8.05 million if the underwriters exercise their optionto purchase additional Shares in full, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $4.50 per Share, which is the midpointof the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissionsand estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

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

     
      approximately 40% for product developments, such as mobile and online gaming series and the development of our proprietary gaming focused platform;
         
      approximately 15% for the development and the expansion of our business operations in Southeast Asia;
         
      approximately 10% for sales and marketing activities;
         
      approximately 20% for investments in infrastructure relating to information technology; and
         
      approximately 15% to fund general working capital needs.
         
    See “Use of Proceeds” for additional information.
     
Lock-up  

All of our directors and officers and shareholders beneficially owning 5% or more of our Shares have agreed with the Underwriters, subject to certain exceptions, not to sell, transfer, or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of our Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our Ordinary Shares for a period of 180 days from the closing of this offering.

 

See “Risk Factor — The future sales of Ordinary Shares by existing shareholders, including the salespursuant to this prospectus, may adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares.”

     
Risk factors   See “Risk Factors” and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our Shares.
     
Listing   We intend to list our Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “PYRO”. At this time, Nasdaq Capital Market has not yet approved our application to list our ordinary shares. The closing of this offering is conditioned upon Nasdaq Capital Market’s final approval of our listing application. However, there is no assurance that this offering will be closed and our Shares will be trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Unlessotherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes or gives effect to:

 

  no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to 337,500 additional Shares from us; and
     
  the adoption and effectiveness of the amendments to our Memorandum and Articles of Association, which will occur immediately prior to the closing of this offering.

 

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SUMMARYCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

 

Thefollowing summary consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income data and cash flow data for the fiscal years endedJune 30, 2023 and 2022 and summary consolidated balance sheets data as of June 30, 2023 and 2022 have been derived from ourconsolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The following summary consolidated statements ofoperations and comprehensive income data and cash flow data for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and, and selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2023 havebeen derived from our unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus andhave been prepared on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting onlyof normal and recurring adjustments, that we consider necessary for a fair statement of our financial position and operating resultsfor the periods presented. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Ourhistorical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. The following summaryconsolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of FinancialCondition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in thisprospectus.

 

SelectedConsolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Data:

 

   Years Ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022 
   US$   US$ 
Revenue   4,864,743    2,784,713 
Cost of revenue   (2,424,624)   (1,809,840)
Gross profit   2,440,119    974,873 
Operating expenses   (1,382,984)   (877,291)
Income from operations   1,057,135    97,582 
Other income   80,855    58,294 
Income tax expense   (158,465)   - 
Net income   979,525    155,876 
Foreign currency translation differences   (8,234)   (175)
Total comprehensive income   971,291    155,701 

 

   Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
   2023   2022 
   US$   US$ 
Revenue   2,971,896    1,977,198 
Cost of revenue   (1,765,340)   (1,209,030)
Gross profit   1,206,556    768,168 
Operating expenses   (1,134,893)   (741,020)
Income from operations   71,663    27,148 
Other income   61,185    78,184 
Income tax expense   (19,418)   (2,008)
Net income   113,430    103,324 
Foreign currency translation differences   15,995    8,346 
Total comprehensive income   129,425    111,670 

 

SelectedConsolidated Balance Sheet Data:

 

   As of December 31,   As of June 30, 
   2023   2023   2022 
   US$   US$   US$ 
Current assets   1,552,100    1,955,437    809,441 
Non-current assets   6,372,671    4,967,316    2,402,200 
Total assets   7,924,771    6,922,753    3,211,641 
Total liabilities   2,912,796    2,040,203    1,862,841 
Total shareholders’ equity   5,011,975    4,882,550    1,348,800 

 

SelectedConsolidated Cash Flow Data:

 

   Years Ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022 
   US$   US$ 
Net cash provided by operating activities   671,367    718,011 
Net cash used in investing activities   (3,065,577)   (1,914,092)
Net cash provided by financing activities   2,562,459    1,274,519 
Effect on exchange rate change on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   (10,244)   4,920 
Net change in cash and cash equivalent   158,005    83,358 
Cash and cash equivalent, beginning of period   213,702    130,344 
Cash and cash equivalent, end of period   371,707    213,702 

 

   Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
   2023   2022 
   US$   US$ 
Net cash provided by operating activities   990,092    1,557,741 
Net cash used in investing activities   (1,256,041)   (1,520,746)
Net cash provided by financing activities   -    - 
Effect on exchange rate change on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   937    1,414 
Net change in cash and cash equivalent   (265,012)   38,409 
Cash and cash equivalent, beginning of period   371,707    213,702 
Cash and cash equivalent, end of period   106,695    252,111 

 

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RISKFACTORS

 

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

 

RisksRelated to Doing Business in China

 

Ouroperations are currently substantially based in Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China. Although Hong Kong has its own governmentaland legal system that is independent from China, it is uncertain whether in the future the Hong Kong government will implement regulationsand policies of the Chinese government or adopt regulations and policies of its own that are substantially the same as those of the Chinesegovernment. Therefore, the legal and operational risks that apply to operating in China also apply to our operations in Hong Kong.

 

Uncertaintieswith respect to the PRC legal system, including risks and uncertainties regarding the enforcement of laws, and sudden or unexpected changesin laws and regulations in the PRC with little advance notice could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value ofthe securities we are registering for sale.

 

ThePRC legal system is based on written statutes, and prior court decisions have limited value as precedents. Since these laws and regulationsare relatively new and the PRC legal system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules arenot always uniform. The enforcement of laws and that rules and regulations in China can change quickly with little advance notice,or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China- based issuers, could result in amaterial change in our operations and/or the value of our Shares.

 

Wecannot rule out the possibility that the PRC government will institute pre-approval requirement covering our industry at some point inthe future. If such approval requirement were introduced, we cannot assure you that we would be able to obtain any newly required licensein a timely manner, or at all, which could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.

 

Thepromulgation of new laws or regulations, or the new interpretation of existing laws and regulations, in each case, that restrict or otherwiseunfavorably impact the ability or way we conduct our business, could require us to change certain aspects of our business to ensure compliance,which could decrease demand for our services, reduce revenues, increase costs, require us to obtain more licenses, permits, approvalsor certificates, or subject us to additional liabilities. To the extent any new or more stringent measures are required to be implemented,our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected and such measured could materially decrease thevalue of our Shares, potentially rendering it worthless.

 

Thelaws and regulations may be subject to future changes, the effectiveness and interpretation of newly enacted laws or regulations, includingamendments to existing laws and regulations, may be delayed, and our business may be affected if we rely on laws and regulations whichare subsequently adopted or interpreted in manner different from our understanding of these laws and regulations. We cannot predict whateffect the interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations may have on our business.

 

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ThePRC government may intervene or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/orthe value of the securities we are registering for sale.

 

PyroCayman is a holding company and we conduct our operations through our Hong Kong subsidiary Pyro HK in Hong Kong. Our operations are alllocated in Hong Kong, and the majority of our customers from whom we generated revenue are Hong Kong based. As we provide our games throughthird-party publishing channels, including Apple App Store, Google Play Store and various app stores or websites operated by gameservices providers, we do not have access to any information regarding the gameplayers. As a result, we do not have any accurate informationas to whether any gameplayer is located in mainland China. The PRC government may choose to exercise significant oversight and discretion,and the regulations to which we are subject may change rapidly and with little notice to us or our shareholders. As a result, the application,interpretation, and enforcement of new and existing laws and regulations in China are often uncertain. In addition, these laws and regulationsmay be interpreted and applied inconsistently by different agencies or authorities, and inconsistently with our current policies andpractices. New laws, regulations, and other government directives in China may also be costly to comply with, and such compliance orany associated inquiries or investigations or any other government actions may:

 

  delay or impede our development;
     
  result in negative publicity or increase our operating costs;
     
  require significant management time and attention; and
     
  subject us to remedies, administrative penalties and even criminal liabilities that may harm our business, including fines assessed for our current or historical operations, or demands or orders that we modify or even cease our business practices.

 

Thepromulgation of new laws or regulations, or the new interpretation of existing laws and regulations, in each case that restrict or otherwiseunfavorably impact the ability or manner in which we conduct our business could require us to change certain aspects of our businessto ensure compliance, which could decrease demand for our products, increase costs, require us to obtain more licenses, permits, approvalsor certificates, or subject us to additional liabilities. To the extent any new or more stringent measures are required to be implemented,our operations could be materially and adversely affected as well as the value of our Shares.

 

Anyactions by the PRC government to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investmentin China-based issuers, such actions could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securitiesto investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless.

 

Previousstatements by the PRC government have indicated an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseasand/or foreign investments in China based issuers. On July 10, 2021, CAC issued a revised draft of the Measures for Cybersecurity Review(the “Revised Draft”), which required that, among others, in addition to an “operator of critical informationinfrastructure” any “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users which seeksto list in a foreign stock exchange should also be subject to cybersecurity review. Pursuant to Article 6 of the Revised Draft, companiesholding data or more than one million users must apply for cybersecurity approval when seeking overseas listings because of the riskthat such data and personal information could be “affected, controlled, and maliciously exploited by foreign governments.”On January 4, 2022, the CAC, the NDRC, and several other administrations jointly adopted and published the New Measures, which came intoeffect on February 15, 2022 and amended the Revised Draft released on July 10, 2021. According to the New Measures, if an “operatorof critical information infrastructure” or “network platform operator” that is in possession of personal data of morethan one million users intends to list in a foreign country, it must apply for a cybersecurity review. We operate our current businessin the mobile and online gaming industry, and we do not collect user data, and our current business does not implicate cybersecurity,or involve any other type of restricted industry. Further, based on the opinion of our PRC counsel, Guangdong Wesley Law Firm, we believethat Pyro HK is deemed not to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure,” “data processor,” or “networkplatform operator,” due to (i) our operating subsidiary was incorporated in Hong Kong and we operate in Hong Kong withoutany subsidiary or VIE structure in the mainland China and the 2021 Measures for Cybersecurity Review do not clearly provide whether itshall be applied to a company based in Hong Kong; (ii) as of date of this prospectus, our operating subsidiary publishes its gamesthrough third party platforms which do not provide personal information of the gameplayers to us, and do not collect or hold anypersonal information of the gameplayers; (iii) all of the data our operating subsidiary has collected is stored in servers located inHong Kong, Singapore, and the U.S.; and (iv) as of the date of this prospectus, our operating subsidiary has not been informedby any PRC governmental authority of any requirement that it files for a cybersecurity review or a CSRC review. As a result, the likelihoodof us being subject to the review of the CAC is remote.

 

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OnDecember 24, 2021, the CSRC, together with other relevant PRC authorities issued the Provisions of the State Council on the Administrationof Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments), and the Measures for the Filing of Overseas SecuritiesOffering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments) (“Draft Overseas Listing Regulations”). The DraftOverseas Listing Regulations require that a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its shares overseas shall complete thefiling procedures of and submit the relevant information to CSRC, including direct and indirect issuance and listing. Where an enterprisewhose principal business activities are conducted in PRC seeks to issue and list its shares in the name of an overseas enterprise onthe basis of the equity, assets, income or other similar rights and interests of the relevant PRC domestic enterprise, such activitiesshall be deemed an indirect overseas issuance and listing under the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations. Pyro AI Inc. is a holding companyincorporated in the Cayman Islands with an operating entity solely based in Hong Kong, and it does not have any subsidiary or VIE inmainland China or intend to acquire any equity interest in any domestic companies within the mainland China, nor is it controlled byany companies or individuals of the mainland China. As such, our issuance is not considered as an indirect overseas issuance and listing,and there is no need to complete the filing procedures of the CSRC.

 

Asof the date of this prospectus, our registered public offering in the U.S. is not subject to the review nor prior approval of the CACor the CSRC. Uncertainties still exist, however, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC could change rapidlyin the future. The promulgation of new laws or regulations, or the new interpretation of existing laws and regulations may restrict orotherwise unfavorably impact our ability or way to conduct business and may require us to change certain aspects of our business to ensurecompliance, which could decrease demand for our services, reduce revenues, increase costs, require us to obtain more licenses, permits,approvals or certificates, or subject us to additional liabilities.

 

Inthe event that (i) the PRC government expands the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subjectto review by the CSRC or the CAC that we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals; or (ii) we inadvertently concluded thatrelevant permissions or approvals were not required or that we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required,any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations, significantly limit or completelyhinder our ability to offer our Shares to investors and cause the value of such Shares to significantly decline or become worthless.

 

Recentjoint statements by the SEC and PCAOB, Nasdaq’s proposed rule changes and the HFCA Act all call for additional and more stringentcriteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditorswho are not inspected by the PCAOB.

 

TheAHFCA Act was enacted on December 23, 2022. The AHFCA Act states that if the SEC determines that an issuer has filed audit reports issuedby a registered public accounting firm that has not been subject to inspection by the PCAOB for two consecutive years, the SEC shallprohibit the securities of the issuer from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter trading market inthe United States (the applicable period under the HFCA Act prior to the enactment of the AHFCA Act had been two years).

 

OnMarch 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirementsof the HFCA Act. A company will be required to comply with these rules if the SEC identifies it as having a “non-inspection”year under a process to be subsequently established by the SEC. The SEC is assessing how to implement other requirements of the HFCAAct, including the listing and trading prohibition requirements described above. On December 2, 2021, the SEC adopted final amendmentsimplementing the disclosure and submission requirements of the HFCA Act.

 

OnJune 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed a bill which, if passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law, would reducethe number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two years.

 

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OnNovember 5, 2021, the PCAOB approved a new rule, PCAOB Rule 6100, Board Determinations Under the HFCA Act to provide a framework forits determinations under the HFCA Act that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firmslocated in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction. The rule establishes themanner of the PCAOB’s determinations; the factors the PCAOB will evaluate and the documents and information the PCAOB will considerwhen assessing whether a determination is warranted; the form, public availability, effective date, and duration of such determinations;and the process by which the Board will reaffirm, modify, or vacate any such determinations.

 

InDecember 2021, the SEC adopted amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCA Act.Also, on December 16, 2021, pursuant to the HFCA Act, the PCAOB issued a Determination Report which determined that the PCAOB is unableto inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and in Hong Kong, a Special AdministrativeRegion of PRC, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions. In addition, the PCAOB’s report identifiedthe specific registered public accounting firms which are subject to these determinations.

 

OnAugust 26, 2022, the CSRC, the Ministry of Finance of the PRC, and the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol, or the Protocol, governinginspections and investigations of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the Protocol, the PCAOB shall have independentdiscretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to theSEC.

 

OnDecember 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered publicaccounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong in 2022, and the PCAOB Board vacated its previous determinations thatthe PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and HongKong. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to be able to satisfactorily conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accountingfirms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainty and depends on a number of factors out of our, and ourauditor’s, control. The PCAOB is continuing to demand complete access in mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and has resumedregular inspections since March 2023. The PCAOB is continuing pursuing ongoing investigations and may initiate new investigations asneeded. The PCAOB has indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCA Act if needed.

 

OnDecember 23, 2022 the AHFCA Act was enacted, which amended the HFCA Act by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securitiesfrom trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three.As a result, the time period before the Company’s securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted has been decreased accordingly.

 

Ourauditor, Onestop Assurance PAC, is an independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere inthis prospectus. As an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, it issubject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the applicableprofessional standards. Our auditor is currently subject to PCAOB inspections and the PCAOB is able to inspect our auditor inrelation to our U.S. listing. However, there is no assurance that future audit reports will be prepared by auditors able to be inspectedby the PCAOB and therefore, in the future, you may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. As such, trading in our securitiesmay be prohibited under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or investigate completely our auditor, and as a resultour securities may be delisted.

 

Inlight of recent events indicating greater oversight by the Cyberspace Administration of China over data security, particularly for companiesseeking to list on a foreign exchange, we may be subject to a variety of PRC laws and other obligations regarding data protection andany other rules, and any failure to comply with applicable laws and obligations could have a material and adverse effect on our businessand the offering.

 

Ouroperations are located in Hong Kong and our customers from whom we generated revenue are mainly Hong Kong based. As we provide our gamesthrough third-party publishing channels, including Apple App Store, Google Play Store and various app stores or websites operatedby game services providers, we do not have access to any information regarding the gameplayers. As a result, we do not have any accurateinformation as to whether any gameplayer is located in mainland China. In the future, if we collect, store, use and deal with non-sensitiveinformation of users, and if these gameplayers are located in the PRC, we may be subject to PRC data security law, personal informationprotection law and other relevant provisions. These laws apply not only to third-party transactions, but also other parties with whichwe have commercial relations. These laws continue to develop, and the PRC government may adopt other rules and restrictions in the future.Non-compliance could result in penalties or other significant legal liabilities.

 

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ThePRC regulatory requirements regarding cybersecurity are evolving. For instance, various regulatory bodies in the PRC, including the CAC,the Ministry of Public Security, and the SAMR, have enforced data privacy and protection laws and regulations with varying and evolvingstandards and interpretations. The Cybersecurity Law, which was adopted by the National People’s Congress on November 7, 2016,and the Cybersecurity Review Measures, which were promulgated on April 13, 2020, provide that personal information and important datacollected and generated by a critical information infrastructure operator in the course of its operations in China must be stored inChina, and if a critical information infrastructure operator purchases internet products and services that affect or may affect nationalsecurity, it will be subject to cybersecurity review by the CAC. On June 10, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People’sCongress promulgated the Data Security Law, which took effect on September 1, 2021. The Data Security Law requires that data shall notbe collected by theft or other illegal means, and also provides for a data classification and hierarchical protection system. The dataclassification and hierarchical protection system puts data into different groups according to its importance in economic and socialdevelopment, and the damages it may cause to national security, public interests, or the legitimate rights and interests of individualsand organizations in case the data is falsified, damaged, disclosed, illegally obtained or illegally used. If any of our data processingactivities conducted after the Data Security Law became effective were found to be not in compliance with this law, we could be orderedto make corrections, and under certain serious circumstances, such as severe data divulgence, we could be subject to penalties, includingthe revocation of our business licenses or other permits. Furthermore, the recently issued Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down IllegalSecurities Activities in Accordance with the Law require (i) speeding up the revision of the provisions on strengthening the confidentialityand archives management relating to overseas issuance and listing of securities and (ii) improving the laws and regulations relatingto data security, cross-border data flow, and management of confidential information. As there remain uncertainties regarding the furtherinterpretation and implementation of those laws and regulations, we cannot assure you that we will be compliant such new regulationsin all respects, and we may be ordered to rectify and terminate any actions that are deemed illegal by the regulatory authorities andbecome subject to fines and other sanctions.

 

Webelieve, based on the opinion of our PRC counsel, Guangdong Wesley Law Firm, that as of the date of this prospectus, we are notrequired to obtain permissions by including the CSRC, CAC or any other PRC authorities for its operations or issue our Shares includingthe Shares being registered for sale to foreign investors under existing PRC laws and regulations, and have not received any requirementor were denied such permissions or approvals by any PRC authorities. According to the New Measures, if an “operator of criticalinformation infrastructure” or “network platform operator” that is in possession of personal data of more than onemillion users intends to list in a foreign country, it must apply for a cybersecurity review. The New Measures further elaborates thefactors to be considered when assessing the national security risks of the relevant activities, including, among others, (i) the riskof core data, important data or a large amount of personal information being stolen, leaked, destroyed, and illegally used or exitedthe country; and (ii) the risk of critical information infrastructure, core data, important data or a large amount of personal informationbeing affected, controlled, or maliciously used by foreign governments after listing abroad. As of the date of this prospectus, neitherthe Company nor its PRC licensee possesses a large amount of personal information in their business operations or is recognized as an“operator of critical information infrastructure” by any authentic authority. Therefore, we do not believe that Pyro HK isdeemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure,” or “network platform operator” controllingpersonal information of no less than one million users. We are required to collect and retain some basic information furnished by ourcustomers, suppliers and employees in accordance with prevailing business practices, but we do not handle a large amount of personaland confidential data in the ordinary course of business. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not been involved in any investigationson cybersecurity or data security initiated by related governmental regulatory authorities, and we have not received any inquiry, notice,warning, or sanction in such respect. Our Hong Kong subsidiary, Pyro HK, has received all necessary permissions required to obtain fromHong Kong authorities to operate its current business in Hong Kong or issue shares to foreign investors, including Business License.

 

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However,given the recent events indicating greater oversight by the CAC over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on foreign stock exchanges. According to current laws and measures,we do not need to obtain CAC approval. However, due to the continuous development, interpretation, and implementation of regulatory requirementsrelated to PRC laws, overseas securities issuance, and other capital market activities, we cannot rule out the possibility of future amendmentsto laws and related measures, including amending new regulations, rules, or detailed implementation and interpretation related to thenew measures. PRC regulatory agencies, including the CAC, may adopt new laws, regulations, rules,or detailed implementation and interpretation related to the New Measures. They may also take actions requiring us, or making it advisablefor us, to halt this offering before the settlement and delivery of the Shares that we are offering. 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 therewith.In the event of a failure to comply, we may be required to suspend our relevant businesses and become subject to fines and other penalties.If the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies later promulgate new rules or explanations requiring that we obtain their approvals for thisoffering and any follow-on offering, we may be unable to obtain such approvals, which could significantly limit or completely hinderour ability to offer or continue to offer securities to our investors.

 

Youmay experience difficulties in effecting service of process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in Hong Kong against usor our management named in this prospectus based on foreign laws.

 

PyroCayman is incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, but all of our operations and assets are held by our operating subsidiary,Pyro HK, in Hong Kong. In addition, a substantial amount of our assets is located in Hong Kong and most of our senior executiveofficers and directors reside within Hong Kong for a significant portion of the time. As a result, it may be difficult or impossiblefor investors to effect service of process on us in Hong Kong. It may also be difficult for you to enforce in U.S. courts judgments obtainedin U.S. courts based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors.

 

Moreover,there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Hong Kong would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts against us or suchpersons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state.

 

Loeb& Loeb LLP, our counsel as to Hong Kong law, has advised us that there is currently no arrangement providing for the reciprocal enforcementof judgements between Hong Kong and the United States, as such judgments of United States courts will not be directly enforced in HongKong. However, under common law, a foreign judgment (including one from federal or state court in the United States) obtained againstthe Company may generally be treated by the courts of Hong Kong as a cause of action in itself and sued upon as a debt between the parties.In a common law action for enforcement of a foreign judgment, the judgment creditor has to prove that (i) the judgment is in personal;(ii) the judgment is in the nature of a monetary award; (iii) the judgment is final and conclusive on the merits and has not been stayedor satisfied in full; and (iv) the judgement is from a court of competent jurisdiction. The defenses available to the defendant in acommon law action for enforcement of a foreign judgment include breach of natural justice, fraud and contrary to public policy of HongKong. In order to enforce the foreign judgment at common law, fresh proceedings must be initiated in Hong Kong, which involves issuinga Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim attaching the foreign judgment as proof of the debt.

 

Weare a holding company and our ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent upon the earnings of, and distributions by, our Hong Kongsubsidiary; and there can be no assurance that the PRC government will not intervene or impose restrictions to prevent the cash maintainedin Hong Kong from being transferred out or restrict the deployment of the cash into our business or for the payment of dividends.

 

TheShares offered in this prospectus are those of Pyro Cayman. Pyro Cayman is a holding company incorporated under the laws of the CaymanIslands with limited liability. The majority of our business operations are conducted through our Hong Kong subsidiary, Pyro HK, andhence, our revenue and profit are substantially contributed by our Hong Kong subsidiary. We have not paid any dividends to date, andwe do not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. See “Dividend Policy”.

 

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Ourability to pay dividends to our shareholders is primarily dependent upon the earnings of our Hong Kong subsidiary and its distributionof funds to us, primarily in the form of dividends. The ability of our Hong Kong subsidiary to make distributions to us depends upon,among others, their distributable earnings. Under Hong Kong law, dividends may only be paid out of distributable profits (that is, accumulatedrealized profits less accumulated realized losses) or other distributable reserves. Dividends cannot be paid out of share capital. Thereare no restrictions or limitations under the laws of Hong Kong imposed on the conversion of HK dollars into foreign currencies and theremittance of currencies out of Hong Kong, nor is there any restriction on foreign exchange to transfer cash between the Company andits subsidiary, across borders and to U.S. investors, nor are there any restrictions or limitations on distributing earnings from ourbusiness and subsidiary to the Company and U.S. investors. Under the current practice of the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong,no tax is payable in Hong Kong in respect of dividends paid by us. The amounts of distributions that Pyro Cayman’s subsidiary declaredand made in the past are not indicative of the dividends that we may pay in the future. There is no assurance that we will be able todeclare or distribute any dividend in the future.

 

Furthermore,there can be no assurance that the PRC government will not intervene or impose restrictions to prevent the cash maintained in Hong Kongfrom being transferred out or restrict the deployment of the cash into our business or for the payment of dividends. In response to thepersistent capital outflow and the RMB’s depreciation against the USD in the fourth quarter of 2016, the People’s Bank ofChina and SAFE, have implemented a series of capital control measures, including stricter vetting procedures for China-based companiesto remit foreign currency for overseas acquisitions, dividend payments, and shareholder loan repayments. The PRC government may continueto strengthen its capital controls, and our Hong Kong subsidiary’s dividends and other distributions may be subjected to tighterscrutiny in the future.

 

Ourresults of operations may be materially and adversely affected by a downturn in China or the global economy, and/or changes in the economicand political policies of the PRC.

 

Allof our operations are currently located in Hong Kong, which is a Special Administrative region of China, and the majority of our revenuewas generated in Hong Kong for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.Accordingly, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced to a significant degree by thepolitical, economic and social conditions in China generally and by the continued economic growth in China as a whole. While the Chineseeconomy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectorsof the economy. The PRC 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 us.

 

Therapid growth of the Chinese economy has slowed down since 2012 and such slowdown may continue. There exists also uncertainty over thelong-term effects of the expansionary monetary and fiscal policies adopted by the central banks and financial authorities of some ofthe world’s leading economies, including the United States and the PRC, before 2020. Unrest, terrorist threats and the potentialfor war in the Middle East and elsewhere may increase market volatility across the globe. Any prolonged slowdown in the global or theChinese economy may affect potential customers’ confidence in the financial market as a whole and have a negative impact on ourfinancial condition. Further, recent global economic conditions including inflationary pressures, have not materially affected our operationsin the Hong Kong. However, continued pressure from global economic conditions may affect the Hong Kong market in the future and in turn,may affect our operations.

 

Thecontinued turbulence in the international markets may adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets to meet liquidity needs.We cannot assure that there will not be any unfavorable changes in the PRC and Hong Kong economy that could impact the industries inwhich we operate, which could in turn diminish the demand for our products and services.

 

Itmay be difficult for overseas shareholders and/or regulators to conduct investigation in China.

 

Shareholderclaims or regulatory investigations that are common in the U.S. are typically difficult to pursue as a matter of law or practicalityin China. There are significant legal obstacles to providing information needed for regulatory investigations or litigation initiatedoutside China. Chinese authorities may establish a regulatory cooperation agreement with the securities regulatory authorities of anotherjurisdiction to implement cross-border supervision and administration which may be difficult to achieve in the absence of mutual andpractical cooperation.

 

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Wemay be required to obtain approval from PRC authorities to list on overseas stock exchanges in the future.

 

TheRegulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Companies by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, adopted by six PRC regulatoryagencies in 2006 and amended in 2009, require CSRC approval for a listing involving offshore special purchase vehicles holding Chineseassets. We may be required to obtain approval from PRC authorities in order to continue our listing in Nasdaq or add new listings onother overseas stock exchanges in the future but cannot provide assurance that we will be able to obtain such approval.

 

OurPRC counsel, Guangdong Wesley Law Firm, has advised us that, based on its understanding of the current PRC laws and regulations, we willnot be required to submit an application to the CSRC for the approval of the offering and trading of our Shares because (i) Pyro HK wasnot established through a merger or requisition of the equity or assets of a “PRC domestic company” as such term is definedunder the M&A Rules, (ii) Pyro HK is a Hong Kong entity, it has been controlled by a non-PRC persons since its incorporation, and(iii) the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether an offering like ours under this documentis subject to this regulation. However, uncertainties still exist as to how the M&A Rules will be interpreted or implemented, andthe opinion of our PRC counsel is subject to any new laws, rules, and regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations inany form relating to the M&A Rules. If CSRC approval is required, it is uncertain whether we can or how long it will take us to obtainthe approval and, even if we obtain such CSRC approval, such CSRC approval could be rescinded. We cannot assure you that relevant PRCgovernment authorities, including the CSRC, would reach the same conclusion as our PRC counsel.

 

Changesin international trade policies, trade disputes, barriers to trade, or the emergence of a trade war may dampen growth in China.

 

Politicalevents, international trade disputes, and other business interruptions could harm or disrupt international commerce and the global economy,and could have a material adverse effect on us and our customers, contract subcontractors, and other partners. International trade disputescould result in tariffs and other protectionist measures which may materially and adversely affect our business.

 

Therehave also been concerns about the relationship between the PRC and other countries, including the surrounding Asian countries, whichmay potentially have economic effects. In particular, there is significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the UnitedStates and the PRC with respect to trade policies, treaties, government regulations and tariffs. Economic conditions in China and HongKong are sensitive to global economic conditions, as well as changes in domestic economic and political policies and the expected orperceived overall economic growth rate in China and Hong Kong.

 

Politicaluncertainty surrounding international trade disputes and the potential of the escalation to trade war and global recession could havea negative effect on customer confidence. We may have also access to fewer business opportunities, and our operations may be negativelyimpacted as a result. In addition, the current and future actions or escalations by either the United States or the PRC that affect traderelations may cause global economic turmoil and potentially have a negative impact on our markets, our business, or our results of operations,as well as the financial condition of our clients, and we cannot provide any assurances as to whether such actions will occur or theform that they may take.

 

Changesin PRC political, economic and governmental policies may have an adverse impact on our business.

 

Weexpect that Hong Kong will continue to be our principal market and place of operation. Accordingly, our business, financial conditionand results of operations are subject to political, economic and legal developments in China to a significant degree. The Chinese economydiffers from the economies of most developed countries in many aspects, including the extent of government involvement, growth rate,control of the foreign exchange, allocation of resources and capital investment. We cannot assure there will not be any unfavorable changesin the political, economic and governmental policies and measures promulgated by the PRC government that could impact the industriesin which we operate, which could in turn diminish the demand for our services.

 

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PRCregulation of loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversionmay delay us from remitting the proceeds of this offering into Hong Kong through loans or additional capital contributions to our HongKong subsidiary, thereby diminishing our ability to fund and expand our business.

 

UnderPRC laws and regulations, any funds transfer to a PRC subsidiary, either as a shareholder loan or as an increase in registered capital,are subject to approval by or registration with relevant governmental authorities in China regardless of the amount of the transfer.According to the relevant PRC regulations on foreign investment entities (“FIEs”) in China, capital contributionsto a PRC subsidiary are subject to the filing with the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (“MOFCOM”)or their respective local branches and registration with a local bank authorized by SAFE. In addition, (i) any foreign loan procuredby any PRC subsidiary is required to be registered with SAFE or their respective local branches and (ii) a PRC subsidiary may not procureloans which exceed the difference between their respective total project investment amount and registered capital or twice of their networth.

 

OnMarch 30, 2015, the SAFE promulgated the Circular on Reforming the Management Approach Regarding the Foreign Exchange Capital Settlementof Foreign-Invested Enterprises, (“SAFE Circular 19”), which took effect as of June 1, 2015. SAFE Circular 19 launcheda nationwide reform of the administration of the settlement of the foreign exchange capitals of FIEs and allows FIEs to settle theirforeign exchange capital at their discretion, but continues to prohibit FIEs from using the RMB fund converted from their foreign exchangecapital for expenditure beyond their business scopes, providing entrusted loans or repaying loans between nonfinancial enterprises. TheSAFE issued the Circular on Reforming and Regulating Policies on the Control over Foreign Exchange Settlement of Capital Accounts, (“SAFECircular 16”), effective in June 2016. Pursuant to SAFE Circular 16, enterprises registered in China may also convert theirforeign debts from foreign currency to RMB on a self-discretionary basis. SAFE Circular 16 provides an integrated standard for conversionof foreign exchange under capital account items (including but not limited to foreign currency capital and foreign debts) on a self-discretionarybasis which applies to all enterprises registered in China. SAFE Circular 16 reiterates the principle that RMB converted from foreigncurrency-denominated capital of a company may not be directly or indirectly used for purposes beyond its business scope or prohibitedby PRC laws or regulations, while such converted RMB will not be provided as loans to its non-affiliated entities. As Circular 16 isrelatively new, there remains uncertainty as to its interpretation and application and any other future foreign exchange related rules.Violations of these circulars could result in severe monetary or other penalties. SAFE Circular 19 and SAFE Circular 16 may significantlylimit our ability to use Renminbi converted from the net proceeds of this offering and our concurrent private placement, to invest inor acquire any other PRC companies through our PRC subsidiary.

 

Webelieve that, as a Cayman Islands exempted company, Pyro Cayman and we do not have any PRC subsidiary, the PRC regulation of loans toand direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies are not applicable to our Group. However, such status is subjectto determination by the PRC authorities and thus uncertainties remain. If it is determined in the future by the PRC authorities thatPyro HK falls under such laws and regulations, it may delay us from remitting the proceeds of this offering into Hong Kong through loansor additional capital contributions to our Hong Kong subsidiary, thereby diminishing our ability to fund and expand our business.

 

Ifwe are classified as a PRC resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, such classification could result in unfavorabletax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders.

 

Underthe PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law and its implementation rules, an enterprise established outside of the PRC with its “de factomanagement body” within the PRC is considered a “resident enterprise” and will be subject to the enterprise incometax on its global income at the rate of 25%. The implementation rules define the term “de facto management body” as the bodythat exercises full and substantial control and overall management over the business, productions, personnel, accounts and propertiesof an enterprise. In 2009, the SAT issued a circular, known as SAT Circular 82, partially abolished on December 29, 2017, which providescertain specific criteria for determining whether the “de facto management body” of a PRC-controlled enterprise that is incorporatedoffshore is located in China. Although this circular applies only to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprisegroups, not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreigners, the criteria set forth in the circular may reflect the SAT’s generalposition on how the “de facto management body” text should be applied in determining the tax resident status of all offshoreenterprises. According to SAT Circular 82, an offshore incorporated enterprise controlled by a PRC enterprise or a PRC enterprise groupwill be regarded as a PRC tax resident by virtue of having its “de facto management body” in China, and will be subject toPRC enterprise income tax on its global income only if all of the following conditions are met: (i) the primary location of the day-to-dayoperational management is in China; (ii) decisions relating to the enterprise’s financial and human resource matters are made orare subject to approval by organizations or personnel in China; (iii) the enterprise’s primary assets, accounting books and records,company seals, and board and shareholder resolutions are located or maintained in China; and (iv) at least 50% of voting board membersor senior executives habitually reside in China.

 

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Webelieve that, as a Cayman Islands exempted company, Pyro Cayman is not a PRC resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes. However, the taxresident status of an enterprise is subject to determination by the PRC tax authorities and uncertainties remain with respect to theinterpretation of the term “de facto management body.” If the PRC tax authorities determine that our company is a PRC residententerprise for enterprise income tax purposes, we would be subject to PRC enterprise income on our worldwide income at the rate of 25%.Furthermore, we would be required to withhold a 10% tax from dividends we pay to our shareholders that are non-resident enterprises,including the holders of our Shares. In addition, non-resident enterprise shareholders may be subject to PRC tax on gains realized onthe sale or other disposition of the Shares, if such income is treated as sourced from within the PRC. Furthermore, if we are deemeda PRC resident enterprise, dividends paid to our non-PRC individual shareholders and any gain realized on the transfer of the Sharesby such shareholders may be subject to PRC tax at a rate of 20% (which, in the case of dividends, may be withheld at source by us). Theserates may be reduced by an applicable tax treaty, but it is unclear whether non-PRC shareholders of our company would be able to claimthe benefits of any tax treaties between their country of tax residence and the PRC in the event that we are treated as a PRC residententerprise. Any such tax may reduce the returns on your investment in our Shares.

 

Weface uncertainty with respect to indirect transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding companies.

 

OnFebruary 3, 2015, the SAT issued the Public Notice Regarding Certain Corporate Income Tax Matters on Indirect Transfer of Propertiesby Non-Tax Resident Enterprises, or SAT Bulletin 7. SAT Bulletin 7 extends its tax jurisdiction to transactions involving the transferof taxable assets through offshore transfer of a foreign intermediary holding company. In addition, SAT Bulletin 7 has introduced safeharbors for internal group restructurings and the purchase and sale of equity through a public securities market. SAT Bulletin 7 alsobrings challenges to both foreign transferor and transferee (or other person who is obligated to pay for the transfer) of taxable assets,as such persons need to determine whether their transactions are subject to these rules and whether any withholding obligation applies.

 

OnOctober 17, 2017, the SAT issued the Announcement of the State Administration of Taxation on Issues Concerning the Withholding of Non-residentEnterprise Income Tax at Source, or SAT Bulletin 37, which came into effect on December 1, 2017. The SAT Bulletin 37 further clarifiesthe practice and procedure of the withholding of non-resident enterprise income tax.

 

Wherea non-resident enterprise transfers taxable assets indirectly by disposing of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, whichis an indirect transfer, the non-resident enterprise as either transferor or transferee, or the PRC entity that directly owns the taxableassets, may report such indirect transfer to the relevant tax authority. Using a “substance over form” principle, the PRCtax authority may disregard the existence of the overseas holding company if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose and was establishedfor the purpose of reducing, avoiding or deferring PRC tax. As a result, gains derived from such indirect transfer may be subject toPRC enterprise income tax, and the transferee or other person who pays for the transfer is obligated to withhold the applicable taxescurrently at a rate of 10% for the transfer of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise. Both the transferor and the transfereemay be subject to penalties under PRC tax laws if the transferee fails to withhold the taxes and the transferor fails to pay the taxes.

 

Weface uncertainties as to the reporting and other implications of certain past and future transactions where PRC taxable assets are involved,such as offshore restructuring, sale of the Shares in our offshore subsidiaries and investments. Our company may be subject to filingobligations or may be taxed if our company is a transferor in such transactions, and may be subject to withholding obligations if ourcompany is a transferee in such transactions, under SAT Bulletin 7 and/or SAT Bulletin 37. For transfers of Shares of our company byinvestors who are non-PRC resident enterprises, our PRC subsidiary may be requested to assist in the filing under SAT Bulletin 7 and/orSAT Bulletin 37. As a result, we may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with SAT Bulletin 7 and/or SAT Bulletin 37 orto request the relevant transferors from whom we purchase taxable assets to comply with these circulars, or to establish that our companyshould 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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TheHong Kong legal system embodies uncertainties which could limit the availability of legal protections.

 

HongKong is a Special Administrative Region of the PRC and enjoys a high degree of autonomy under the “one country, two systems”principle. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s constitutional document, the Basic Law, ensures that the current politicalsituation will remain in effect for 50 years until the year 2047. Hong Kong has enjoyed the freedom to function in a high degree of autonomyfor its affairs, including currencies, immigration and custom, independent judiciary system and parliamentary system. However, we arenot in any position to guarantee the implementation of the “one country, two systems” principle and the level of autonomyas currently in place at the moment. Any changes in the state of political environment in Hong Kong may materially and adversely affectour business and operation. We cannot predict the effect of future developments in the Hong Kong legal system, including the promulgationof new laws, changes to existing laws or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, or the pre-emption of local regulations by nationallaws. These uncertainties could limit the legal protections available to us.

 

RisksRelated to Our Business

 

Ournew games may not be commercially successful and we may not be able to attract new gameplayers.

 

Wecannot assure you that new games launched by us will be commercially successful. You should not use the success of our existing gamesas an indication of the future commercial success of any of the games in our pipeline. There are many factors that could adversely affectthe popularity of our new games, including our ability to:

 

  anticipate and adapt to future technological developments, new business models and changed gameplayer preferences and requirements;
     
  efficiently operate the games and resolve technical difficulties and gameplayer complaints;
     
  plan and organize marketing and promotional activities; and
     
  differentiate our new games from those offered by other companies.

 

Ifwe fail to launch new games according to our timetable or at all or if our new games are not commercially successful, our business prospectsand results of operations would be materially and adversely affected and we may not be able to recover our game development, game licensingand other operating costs, which can be significant.

 

Further,many of our new games require significant build-up periods during which gameplayers are first introduced to the games and therise in popularity of some games can be slow, if it happens at all. Thus, if a game fails to gain acceptance by our gameplayers,we may not be able to realize this failure until several months after the game has been released. If we do not introduce additional gamesto maintain our gameplayer base, the failure of recently introduced games to gain popularity could affect our ability to retainour existing gameplayers or attract new ones. Further, if a build-up period coincides with the inevitable phasing-out period ofour older games, the result could be a decrease in the total number of gameplayers as well as revenue during that period.

 

Wemay fail to maintain and grow our gameplayer base or keep our gameplayers engaged through popular games.

 

Inorder to achieve the sustainable growth of our business, we must retain our existing players and attract new players. This requires thatwe consistently launch popular games and release updates for our existing games to keep our players engaged. In order to deliver a bettergameplay experience and deepen our understanding of our players, we need to invest in technology and research and development. If weare unable to consistently deliver a satisfying player experience, we may lose players and games may have shorter lifecycles than weanticipate. If we are unable to anticipate player preferences or behaviors or industry changes in order to market and promote new games,or if we are unable to extend the lifecycle of the games that we currently operate, or if we fail to engage existing players and enhancetheir gameplay experience, our player base may not increase at the rate we anticipate, or at all, and it may even decrease.

 

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Wecannot guarantee that new games launched by us will gain popularity within a short period of time, if at all. Nor can we guarantee thatthe games operated by us will continue to sustain their current level of popularity. Gameplayers may lose interest in our gamesover time in spite of any improvements or upgrades to our existing games or our efforts to offer a diversified portfolio of games. Gameplayersmay not choose our games or services if our technology or game services becomes unreliable. Gameplayers may choose to playgames offered by other publishers if they offer better game services or social networking features. If a game fails to gain the anticipatedgameplayer acceptance and we fail to introduce additional games to maintain our gameplayer base, the phasing out of previousgames could result in a prolonged period of, or permanent decrease in, our total active and paying users. If we fail to effectively schedulethe initial launches of our games, our results of operation may be materially and adversely affected.

 

Wemay fail to monetize our gameplayers effectively.

 

Allof our games are free to download, and gameplayers can play with basic functions for free. We believe that this freemium modelattracts a wider audience of players and increases the number of potential paying users. However, the success of this business modellargely depends on whether we can attract gameplayers to play our games and whether we can successfully encourage more gameplayersto purchase virtual items. It is possible that we may not be able to market our virtual items effectively, or we might fail to accuratelyidentify and introduce new and popular virtual items or price them properly. In addition, this business model may cease to be commerciallysuccessful. We cannot assure you that a sufficiently broad base of gameplayers will continue to accept this model or that a new, competingbusiness model will not emerge.

 

Asin line with industry norms, only a small percentage of gameplayers who play our games in any period are paying users. For thesix months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, approximately 6.83% and 9.60% of our gameplayers were paying users out of the totalnumber of gameplayers across all of our games during such periods, respectively. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and2022, 3.53% and 13.83% of our gameplayers were paying users out of the total number of gameplayers across all of our games duringthis period, respectively. As such, in order to sustain revenue growth, we must effectively monetize our gameplayer base byconverting active users to paying users and by encouraging paying users to spend more on our games. We invest in gameplayer datamining and analysis to better understand our gameplayers’ in-game consumption patterns. This allows us to better localizegames for our gameplayers in different geographic markets and enhance the attractiveness of our games, as well as design virtualitems that are desirable to our users and to properly deploy and price them to enhance our monetization. Our gameplayers are willingto pay for premium functions and purchase in-game virtual items because of the perceived value of these functions or items, which isdependent on the benefits such services or items confer upon the gameplayers in the game. Spending in our games is discretionary andour gameplayers can be sensitive to price. It is crucial to balance, on the one hand, the creation of sufficient in-gamemonetization opportunities and, on the other hand, the maintenance of experience that can be enjoyed by non-paying gameplayers. Tostimulate in-game spending, we need to constantly launch marketing and promotional activities to drive gameplayer interest. We mustalso provide easy, fast and safe payment solutions to our gameplayers to facilitate in-game purchasing so they are not discouragedor inconvenienced by online payment processing procedures. If we fail to effectively monetize our gameplayers, our business,financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

 

Wemay incur net losses and net operating cash outflows in the future.

 

Wedid not incur net losses in the last two fiscal years and the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. For the six months ended December31, 2023 and 2022, we recorded a net income of approximately $129,425 and $111,670, respectively, and a net operating cash inflow of$990,092 and $1,557,741, from our operating activities, respectively. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we recordeda net income of approximately $979,525 and $155,876, respectively, and a net operating cash inflow of $671,367 and $718,011, fromour operating activities respectively. We cannot assure you that we will be able to generate net profits or positive operating cash flowsin the future. Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability depends in large part on our ability to expand our user base, improvemonetization, and manage our costs and expenses. Our profitability is affected by various factors beyond our control, such as the regulatoryenvironment, the macroeconomic condition, and competitive dynamics in the industry. Accordingly, you should not rely on our financialresults of any prior period as an indication of our future performance.

 

Wehistorically derived a substantial percentage of our revenue from a small number of popular games and a small group of high-spendinggameplayers.

 

Wehave historically derived a significant percentage of our gross revenue from a small number of popular games. Our top five games contributedapproximately 92% and 88% of our total gross revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Our top fivegames contributed approximately 74% and 97% of our total gross revenue for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.In addition, we also face gameplayer concentration risk relating to certain of our games. There is no guarantee that we will not losethose high- spending gameplayers or such gameplayers will maintain the same spending habit in Abyss or other popular games in the future.If any of those happens, our gross revenue may decrease accordingly. We expect our existing popular games to continue to contribute asubstantial portion of its gross revenue in the foreseeable future. However, our top games may have a finite life span and may fall outof favor with gameplayers. There can be no assurance that our efforts in enhancing existing popular games will sustain their currentlevel of popularity and extend their life cycles, and any such decline may materially and adversely affect our business and results ofoperations.

 

OnMay 23, 2024, the Company had mutually agreed to terminate the license agreement in connection with Barcode Footballer, which generated a majority of the Company’s revenue during the past two fiscal years.and most recent interimperiod. As a result,the Company will not generate revenue from the sale of in-game virtual item of this licensed game after such termination.

 

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Wemay not be able to develop successful new games.

 

Wehave made significant investments in in-house game development and have developed new successful games since 2021, including but notlimited to titles such as Abyss and Mythicland which were launched in May 2023 and September 2022, respectively. Abyss is stillactively played by our gameplayers. However, as a result of management team’s decision to retain resources to develop andcommercialize more new games, we have sold all of our rights to Mythicland to an unrelated third party in 2023. Our ability todevelop successful new games will largely depend on our ability to:

 

  attract, retain and motivate talented game development personnel;
     
  minimize launch delays and cost overruns in the development of new games;
     
  effectively monetize games without degrading the gameplay experience for our gameplayers; and
     
  effectively execute our game development plans.

 

In-housedevelopment requires substantial initial investments prior to the launch of a game. Depending on the genre and complexity, the initialdevelopment of a new game can take up to several years. It is often difficult to predict how successful a game will become before significantefforts and investments are made, particularly with respect to innovative titles without a built-in fan base. If any new game developedby us does not become popular or does not generate as much revenue as anticipated, we may not be able to recoup our initial investments,and our business, results of operations and prospects will be adversely affected as a result.

 

Wemay not be successful in licensing intellectual property and games, and may not be successful in generating significant revenue in thefuture.

 

Westarted our business by publishing games licensed from third parties, and licensed games have continued to be a crucial part of our portfolio.For example, our major games, including but not limited to Pride, are licensed from unrelated third parties. In addition, we developgames which are owned by third parties. We have not, however, co-developed any games with third parties as of the date of this prospectus.

 

Asof December 31, 2023, we held seven games licensed from third-party game developers. Except for Pride, our game licensing agreementsgenerally have a term of two years after their commercial launch, automatically renewable for additional two years unless our licensingpartners notify their intention not to renew before the end of the original period term. Our licensed game Pride, which is stillon the localization pipeline, has a term of two years after its commercial launch, automatically renewable for additionalone year. Generally, our licensing partners can terminate our game licensing agreements by providing a 30 days written notice prior tothe expiration of the contract term. In addition, the licensing partners can terminate our game licensing agreements if we violated thelicensing agreements or are adjudged bankrupt or insolvent. For the agreement with Licensor A, Licensor A can terminate the game licensingagreement if we do not achieve monthly revenue of US$10,000.

 

Forthe six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, we generated approximately $1.7 million (HKD$13.5 million) and $1.7 million(HKD$13.4 million) from publishing games licensed from third parties, which represented 57% and 88% of our total revenue for the sixmonths ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

Forthe fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we generated $2.9 million (HKD$23.0 million) and $2.7 million (HKD$21.1 million)from publishing games licensed from third parties, which represented 60% and 97% of our total revenue for the fiscalyears ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

Ourlicensing partners may terminate their licensing agreements with us prior to their expiration or refuse to renew the licensingagreements. Even if these partners are willing to renew the licensing agreements, they may demand commercial terms, such asrevenue-sharing ratios, that are less favorable to us than under the existing licensing agreements. The partners may also choose topartner with our competitors, allowing them to enhance their game portfolios and better compete against us. Although terminationsof license agreements are expected in our industry, any loss or deterioration of our relationship with any of our licensingpartners may result in a loss of revenues and materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations. On May 23,2024, the Company has mutually terminated the license of Barcode Footballer with the licensing partner. Over the past two fiscalyears, Barcode Footballer was our most popular game and generated a majority of our revenue.

 

Wecannot assure you that we will be able to successfully license games developed by third-party developers. Our failure to license gameswill negatively impact our game portfolio and pipeline, and consequently our results of operations.

 

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Werely on cooperation with third parties to apply for game approvals from regulatory authorities in Mainland China.

 

Toapply for approvals for mobile and online games from regulatory authorities in mainland China, the applicant must hold an internet publishingservice license. We currently do not hold any such license, and we have cooperated with third party licensees that do to apply for approvalsfor our games. We generally enter into cooperation licensing agreements with these third parties on a case-by-case basis. Once a gamehas been approved, our third party licensees could publish the game in mainland China.

 

Thepartners with which we currently cooperate to apply for regulatory approvals may terminate their business relationships with us, or maydemand commercial terms that are less favorable to us than those under the existing cooperation agreements. In addition, our currentpartners may not be able to renew their internet publishing service license or maintain other requisite permits, licenses and approvals.If any of the foregoing occurs, we may not be able to find alternative partners on a timely basis or on commercially reasonable terms,or at all, which would delay our game publishing in mainland China and materially and adversely affect our financial condition, resultsof operations and future prospects.

 

Wemay not be able to obtain approval from relevant authorities in the future when introducing mobile and online games and our planned mobileand online games hosting and social media platform in mainland China in the future.

 

Wecurrently do not directly release any games in mainland China. We may release a mobile and online game hosting and social media platformin mainland China in the future. All games release and platform hosting operations in mainland China require government approvals. Moreover,even after certain games have received government approvals, any expansion packs for or material changes to the content of those gamesmay require further government approvals. We cannot be certain of the duration of any necessary approval processes, and any delay inreceiving such government approvals may adversely affect the profitability and popularity of such games. In addition, no laws, regulationsor official clarifications have been promulgated or published in relation to such delays and resumption of the approval procedures, andit is unclear whether there will be any similar delays in the future.

 

Thelaws and regulations regulating mobile and online games in Hong Kong continue to evolve and change, which may make it difficult for usto obtain or maintain all applicable permits and approvals.

 

Weare required to obtain licenses, permits and approvals from different regulatory authorities in Hong Kong in order to conduct our business.We have obtained a business license to conduct our business operations.

 

Moreover,as we expand our businesses, we may be required to obtain new licenses and be subject to additional laws and regulations in the marketsin which we plan to operate. If we fail to obtain, maintain or renew any required licenses or approvals or make any necessary filingsor are found to require licenses or approvals that we believed were not necessary, we may be subject to various penalties, such as confiscationof the revenue or assets that were generated through the unlicensed business activities, imposition of fines, suspension or cancelationof the applicable license, written reprimands, termination of third-party arrangements, criminal prosecution and discontinuation or restrictionof our business operations.

 

Wecannot assure you that in the future we will be able to obtain all requisite permits, licenses and approvals in a timely manner, or atall, and any failure to do so could result in penalties, or requirements to curtail or cease operating all or parts of our business,any of which may materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and future prospects.

 

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Operationsin international markets may subject us to additional business, political, regulatory, operational, financial and economic risks, anyof which could increase our costs and hinder such growth.

 

Wegenerated approximately 25.4% and 4.4% of our total gross revenue from game players who located outside Hong Kong for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.We generated 13.0% and 5.1% of our total gross revenue from game players who located outside Hong Kong for the fiscal years endedJune 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Further expansion into overseas markets is important for our growth. We face risks associatedwith expanding into markets where we have limited or no experience or recognition. We may be unable to attract a sufficient numberof gameplayers, fail to anticipate competitive conditions or face difficulties in operating effectively in these new markets. Due tothe evolving and potentially conflicting regulatory environment over the game industry, particularly mobile games, across the globe,we may be required to comply with more stringent compliance requirements in overseas markets. Failure to timely comply with them mayadversely affect our business overseas.

 

Successfuloperations in international markets depend on a number of factors, including our ability to:

 

  identify appropriate overseas markets;
     
  localize games and adapt them to local preferences;
     
  compete with local game developers, publishers and operators with existing market shares and experience;
     
  protect our intellectual property rights in multiple jurisdictions and manage the related costs;
     
  comply with applicable laws and regulations in foreign jurisdictions;
     
  identify appropriate partners and establish and maintain cooperative relationships with them;
     
  manage costs associated with doing business in foreign jurisdictions; and
     
  address the impact of potential political, economic and social instability.

 

Theseand other risks associated with international activities could also significantly affect our financial condition and operating results.

 

Ifour planned mobile and online games hosting and social media platform fails to take off, maintain and grow its popularity and user base,our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

 

Akey element of our strategy is to introduce our own mobile and online games hosting and social media platform in 2025. We consider thisplatform to be an important platform for promoting our games. To generate, maintain and grow our platform in the future, we need to continueto make investments to enrich its user interface, content and enhance user engagement. We cannot assure you that such investments willsucceed. In addition, our competitors may develop and promote more attractive game communities and platforms that divert our existingusers and new users. If we are unable to generate sufficient interest from our existing users and potential users for our planned platformin the future, we may face a broader obstacle to introduce our future games, and our business and results of operations may be adverselyaffected.

 

Weare a young company with a short operating history, our historical performance may not be indicative of our future performance.

 

Westarted our operating subsidiary and business in 2021. Although we have experienced growth, our historical performance may not be indicativeof our future performance due to our limited operating history. We cannot assure you that our current games will maintain their popularityamong gameplayers. Furthermore, we may not be able to continue to identify, develop, license, and upgrade games that are suitablefor the rapidly evolving mobile and online game market in a timely and cost-effective manner, or at all. As our business grows, wemay adjust our product and service offerings. For example, we intend to expand into new game genres, gaming platforms, geographic markets.These strategies may not bring about expected results and may instead have a material and adverse impact on our financial condition andresults of operations. You should consider our future prospects in light of the risks and uncertainties experienced by early-stage companiesin evolving industries.

 

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Anyloss or deterioration of our relationship with publishing channels may result in the loss of gameplayers and revenues.

 

Wepublish our games primarily on third-party publishing channels, including Apple App Store, Google Play Store and a distribution agent.Further, we do not have any long term contracts with Apple App Store, Google Play Store or the distribution agent aforementioned. Forthe six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, approximately 92%, 88%,73% and 97% of our revenue was derived from three publishing channels, namely, Apple App Store, Google Play Store and a distributionagent, respectively. Publishing channels have strong bargaining power in dealing with mobile game publishers like us. We are often subjectto the standard service terms and conditions of these publishing channels with regard to the promotion, distribution, operation and paymentmethods for our mobile games. If any of these publishing channels (i) goes out of business, (ii) discontinues its relationship with usfor any reason, such as our failure to comply with any laws or regulations in any jurisdiction where our games are offered, (iii) limitsour access to its platforms, (iv) modifies its terms of services or other policies, (v) changes its fee structure, (vi) provides morefavorable terms to our competitors, or (vii) is forced to cease its business relationship with us due to its lack of required licensesor permits or other regulatory compliance issues, our business could be adversely affected.

 

Inaddition, we have benefited from the widely recognized brand names and large user bases of these publishing channels. If any of thesepublishing channels loses its market position or otherwise falls out of favor among mobile and online game players or other factors causeits user base to stop growing or shrink, or if any of them fails to perform its contractual obligations to us, we would need to identifyalternative channels for marketing, promoting and distributing our mobile and online games, which would consume substantial resourcesand may not be effective or available.

 

Ourbusiness is subject to risks related to third-party payment processing channels.

 

Wemake available a variety of mobile payment solutions to our gameplayers via our third-party publishing channels which are AppleApp Store and Google Play Store, using their payment service such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, to facilitate in-game purchasesof virtual items. Our reliance on payment channel partners may subject us to payment collection issues beyond our control, or even fraudand other illegal activities in connection with these payment methods. Interruption in the ability of gameplayers to use thesepayment channels could adversely affect our payment collection, and in turn, our revenue.

 

Ourpublishing and payment channel partners are entitled to a prescribed percentage of the gross revenue charged to gameplayers.If they fail to remit to us the proceeds collected from gameplayers in a timely fashion or at all, or if they become unwillingor unable to provide payment services or if their service quality deteriorates, our business may be disrupted. Our payment channel partnersare also subject to evolving rules and regulations, regulatory or otherwise, governing electronic funds transfers, which could becomedifficult or impossible for them to comply with. As a result, they may be subject to fines or higher transaction fees or lose their abilityto accept credit and debit card payments when processing electronic funds transfers or facilitating other types of online payments fromgameplayers, all of which may adversely affect our payment collection and monetization, and, in turn, our results of operations andfinancial condition.

 

Wealso rely on the stability of payment transmissions by payment channel partners to ensure that uninterrupted payment services are availableto gameplayers. We do not have control over the security measures of third-party payment channels. If any of them fails to process,or ensure the security of, user payments for any reason, our reputation may suffer, and we may lose paying users and potential purchases,which, in turn, may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

 

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Wemay face increasing competition.

 

Themobile and online gaming industry in Hong Kong is highly competitive with low barriers to entry and we expect more companies to enterthis industry and a wider range of mobile and online games to be introduced. The industry is characterized by the frequent introductionof new games and services, short game lifecycles, evolving industry standards, regulatory uncertainties, rapid adoption of technologicaland game advancements, as well as price sensitivity on the part of gameplayers. In Hong Kong, we compete directly with other mobileand online game developers and publishers, as well as large Hong Kong-based and mainland China-based game companies that operate in themobile and online gaming industry. We also publish our games overseas, for example, Abyss is published through a third-party server locatedin the U.S. for the U.S. game market. Our games offered internationally are also subject to intense competition.

 

Inaddition, competition within the broader entertainment industry is intense and our existing and prospective gameplayers may be attractedto competing forms of entertainment, including television, movies, sports, mobile music, mobile books, social network services and otherentertainment options on the internet. New and different types of entertainment may increase in popularity at the expense of mobile games.For example, platforms for user-generated short videos, such as Instagram, Facebook and Douyin, have attracted a large number of users,which may reduce their time spent on other forms of entertainment, including on mobile and online games. A decline in the popularityof mobile and online games in particular would harm our business and prospects.

 

Someof our existing and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technological and marketing resources and stronger relationshipswith industry participants than we do. Some of our competitors or potential competitors have greater mobile and online game publishingexperience and resources than we do. If there are new entrants in the market or intensified competition among existing competitors, wemay have to provide more incentives to industry participants, such as publishing channels, which could adversely affect our profitability.If we fail to compete effectively, our market share could decrease and our results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

Ournew games may attract gameplayers away from our existing games.

 

Ournew mobile and online games may attract gameplayers away from our existing games and shrink the gameplayer base of ourexisting games, which could in turn make those existing games less attractive to other gameplayers, resulting in decreased revenuesfrom our existing games. Gameplayers of our existing games may also spend less money on virtual items in our new games than they wouldhave spent if they had continued playing our existing games. In addition, our gameplayers may migrate from our existing games with ahigher profit margin to new games with a lower profit margin. The occurrence of any of the above may have a material adverse effect onour business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

Failureto maintain effective gameplayer service could harm our reputation or decrease market acceptance of our games.

 

Ourbusiness is significantly affected by the overall size of our gameplayer base and our ability to monetize our gameplayerbase, which in turn are determined by, among other factors, their experience with our services and products. Gameplayer support,including gameplayer service and technical support, is critical to retaining current gameplayers and attracting potentialgameplayers. For example, if we fail to provide effective gameplayer service, our gameplayers may be less inclined toplay our games or recommend our games to other potential gameplayers, and may decide to play games offered by our competitors.Some Hong Kong-based internet companies have experienced group complaints, sometimes organized by their competitors or people attemptingto profit from such complaints. If we experience similar group complaints, we may not be able to effectively handle routine customerservice requests from our gameplayers. Failure to maintain effective gameplayer support could harm our reputation and ourability to retain high paying players, which may materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

 

Violationsof our game policies, such as sales and purchases of virtual items used in our games through unauthorized third parties, may impede ourrevenue growth.

 

Allof our games are free to download, and gameplayers can play with basic functions for free. We have generated substantially allof our revenues from the sale of virtual in-game items. Some of our gameplayers may sell or purchase such virtual items through unauthorizedthird-party sellers in exchange for real currency. These unauthorized transactions are usually arranged on third-party platforms whichwe do not and are unable to track or monitor. Accordingly, these unauthorized purchases and sales from third-party sellers may affectour revenue- generating opportunities and may impede our revenue and profit growth by, among other things, reducing the revenues we couldhave generated and exerting downward pressure on the prices we charge for our virtual items.

 

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Wemay not be successful in effectively promoting our brands, and any negative publicity may harm our brands and the specific games we publish.

 

Ourbrands and our studios have gained recognition among gameplayers. Promoting these brands and enhancing their recognition is anintegral part of our growth strategies. However, we may not be able to effectively promote or develop our brands and, if we fail to doso, our growth may be adversely affected. In addition, any negative publicity or dispute in relation to us regarding our brands, gamesand services, company or management, regardless of their veracity, could harm the image of our brands and the games we publish,which in turn may reduce the number of active gameplayers of our games. Any impact on our ability to effectively promote our brandsand any significant damage to the public perception of our brands or our products and services could materially and adversely affectour prospects and results of operations.

 

Thirdparties may claim that we have infringed their proprietary rights, which could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and preventus from promoting our products and services.

 

Someof the games published by us are licensed from third-party game developers. Although prior to licensing a game we conduct due diligenceto determine that the game developer is the rightful holder of the intellectual property with respect to the game, these stepsmay prove inadequate. Further, the in-game characters and/or in-game virtual items that we create for our own developed games may alsoinfringe on third-party game developers’ intellectual property. Although prior to releasing our own developed game, we conductdue diligence to determine that the in-game characters and/or in-game virtual items do not infringe third-party game developers’intellectual property, these steps may prove inadequate. Any unresolved claims, with or without merit, could result in costly litigationand distract our management from day-to-day operations. If we fail to successfully defend against such claims, we could be required towithdraw the affected games and/or pay monetary damages. This exposure to liability could materially and adversely disrupt our businessand affect our operating results.

 

Someof our employees were previously employed at other companies, including our main competitors. We may hire additional personnel to expandour development team and technical support team as our business grow. To the extent these employees were involved in the developmentof content or technology similar to ours at their former employers, we may become subject to claims that these employees or we have appropriatedproprietary information or intellectual properties of the former employers of our employees. If we fail to successfully defend such claimsagainst us, we may be exposed to liabilities which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Wemay be unable to prevent unauthorized use of our intellectual property, which could harm our business and competitive position.

 

Werely on a combination of copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as non-disclosure agreements and other methods to protectour intellectual property rights. The protection of intellectual property rights in Hong Kong may not be as effective as those in theUnited States or other countries. Some gameplayers may illegally modify our games so that they can obtain our in-game virtual itemsfor free. The steps we have taken may be inadequate to prevent the misappropriation of our technology or unauthorized use of our brandsor games. Reverse engineering, unauthorized copying or other misappropriation of our technologies, or unauthorized access of our gamescould enable third parties to benefit from our technologies or games without compensating us. Moreover, unauthorized use of our technologycould enable our competitors to offer products and services that are comparable to or better than ours, which could harm our businessand competitive position. From time to time, we may have to enforce our intellectual property rights and brands through litigation, whichmay result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

 

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Ourbusiness generates and processes a large amount of data, and the improper use or disclosure of such data may harm our reputation andbusiness.

 

Ourbusiness generates and processes a large quantity of transaction, demographic and behavioral data. It faces risks inherent in handlinglarge volumes of data and in protecting the security of such data, including those relating to:

 

  protecting the data in and hosted on our system, including against attacks on our system by outside parties or fraudulent behavior by our employees; and
     
  addressing concerns related to privacy and sharing, safety, security and other factors.

 

Weare subject to laws and regulations of Hong Kong and other countries and regions relating to the collection, use, retention, securityand transfer of identifiable information with respect to our customers and employees. In many cases, these laws not only apply to third-partytransactions, but may also restrict cross- border transfers of identifiable information. Several jurisdictions have passed laws in thisarea, and other jurisdictions are considering imposing additional restrictions. These laws continue to develop and may vary from jurisdictionto jurisdiction. Complying with emerging and changing international requirements may cause us to incur substantial costs or require itto change its business practices. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with any privacy policies or regulatory requirementsor laws, rules and regulations related to privacy protection could result in proceedings or actions against it by government authoritiesor others. These proceedings or actions may subject us to significant penalties and negative publicity, require us to change our businesspractices, increase our costs and severely disrupt its business.

 

Inaddition, the secure transmission of confidential information over public networks is essential for maintaining user confidence. We donot have control over the security measures of our third-party payment channel partners, and their security measures may not be adequate.We could be exposed to litigation and possible liability if we fail to safeguard confidential user information, which could harm ourreputation and its ability to attract or retain users, and may materially and adversely affect our business.

 

Anyfailure or significant interruption in our technology infrastructure could impact its operations and harm our business.

 

Ourtechnology infrastructure is critical to the performance of our games and to gameplayers’ satisfaction. If a particulargame is unavailable when gameplayers attempt to access it, they may stop playing that game or become unlikely to return to thegame as often, if at all. Accordingly, failure or significant interruption in our technology infrastructure would harm our reputationand operations. Some elements of our technology infrastructure are maintained by third parties beyond its control. For example, we workwith cloud server service providers for cloud computing, data storage and bandwidth services. We may experience website disruptions,outages and other performance problems due to a variety of factors, including infrastructure changes, human or software errors and capacityconstraints. Our growing operations are likely to place increasing pressure on our servers and network capacity as we launch more gamesand further expand our gameplayer base. Our infrastructure is also vulnerable to damage from fires, floods, earthquakes, power loss,and telecommunication failures. To the extent that our disaster recovery systems are not adequate, or we do not address issues such ascapacity constraints effectively, upgrade our systems as needed and continually develop our technology infrastructure to accommodateincreasing traffic, our business and results of operations may suffer.

 

Undetectedflaws in our games could harm our reputation or decrease market acceptance of our games.

 

Weregularly launch new games and update our existing games. New games or new versions of existing games may contain bugs or flaws thatbecome apparent only after they are published and accessed by gameplayers, particularly as we launch new updates under tight timeconstraints. From time to time, gameplayers may inform us of programming bugs affecting their gameplay experience, and we aregenerally able to resolve such flaws promptly. However, if for any reason, programming bugs or flaws are not resolved in a timely fashion,we may lose gameplayers and our revenues will be affected negatively, and our reputation and the market acceptance of our games mayalso be harmed.

 

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Anyfailure or weakness in data analysis or our ability to collect and use data may materially and adversely affect our ability to developand implement appropriate business strategies, monetize our games and generate revenues.

 

Weprocess large volumes of non-personal data related to gameplay. We use sophisticated algorithms to determine the likelihood of gameplayerengagement with specific game recommendations based on the gameplayer’s profile and gameplay history. Moreover, ourservers and the SDK modules embedded in our mobile and online game applications jointly support various functions within our games, includinganalysis of gameplayer and game data, central management of gameplayer accounts, account security, payment gateway connectivity,gameplayer communication and cross-promotion functions. Any systems failure or compromise of our ability to process and analyzelarge volumes of player data could significantly limit our ability to optimize gameplayer experience and develop appropriate businessstrategies, which may materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

 

Wemay collect non-personally identifiable data about our gameplayers and we use this data to provide a better experience for gameplayersthrough the introduction of more interesting contents and in-game virtual items into the games. Our gameplayers or the evolving lawsand regulations may not to allow us to collect such data and any limitation on our ability to collect data about gameplayers andgame interactions would likely make it more difficult for us to deliver targeted game contents and in-game virtual items to our gameplayers.Our platform providers’ actual or perceived failure to comply with these laws and regulations could harm our business.

 

Interruptions,failures or defects in our data collection, mining analysis and storage systems, as well as privacy concerns and regulatory restrictionsregarding collection of non-personally identifiable data could also limit our ability to aggregate and analyze gameplayer data.If that happens, we may not be able to successfully adapt to gameplayer preferences to improve and enhance our games, retain existinggameplayers and maintain popularity of our games, which could cause our business, financial condition, or result of operations tosuffer.

 

Changesto digital platforms’ rules, including those relating to “loot boxes,” or the potential adoption of regulations orlegislation impacting loot boxes, could require us to make changes to some of our games’ economies or design, which could negativelyimpact the monetization of these games, thereby reducing our revenues.

 

InDecember 2017, Apple updated its terms of service to require publishers of applications that include “loot boxes” to disclosethe odds of receiving each type of item within each loot box to customers prior to purchase. Google similarly updated its terms of servicein May 2019. Loot boxes are a commonly used monetization technique in free-to-play mobile games in which a gameplayer can acquirea virtual loot box, but the gameplayer does not know which virtual item(s) he or she will receive (which may be a common, rareor extremely rare item, and may be a duplicate of an item the gameplayer already has in his or her inventory) until the loot boxis opened. The gameplayer will always receive one or more virtual items when he or she opens the loot box. In the event that Apple,Google, or any of our other platform providers changes its developer terms of service to include more onerous requirements or if anyof our platform providers were to prohibit the use of loot boxes in games distributed on its digital platform, we would be required toredesign the economies of the affected games in order to continue distribution on the impacted platforms, which would likely cause adecline in the revenues generated from these games and require us to incur additional costs.

 

Inaddition, there are ongoing academic, political and regulatory discussions in the United States and other jurisdictions regarding whethercertain game mechanics, such as loot boxes, should be subject to a higher level or different type of regulation than other game genresor mechanics to protect consumers, in particular minors and persons susceptible to addiction, and, if so, what such regulation shouldinclude. Additionally, loot box game mechanics have been the subject of increased public discussion — for example,the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, held a public workshop on loot boxes in August 2019, and at least one bill has been introducedin the U.S. Senate that would regulate loot boxes in games marketed toward gameplayers under the age of 18. China has applied stringentrequirements and limitations on mobile and online game operations and has been developing and tightening the regulations on the offeringof loot boxes in recent years, including, among other things, that loot boxes cannot be acquired with direct investment of real moneyor virtual currency, that all items available in loot boxes must be obtainable through other means or be provided with items of the samefeatures obtainable through other means, and the odds of winning must be published.

 

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Insome of our games, certain mechanics may be deemed to be loot boxes. New regulations by the FTC, U.S. states or other international jurisdictions,which may vary significantly across jurisdictions and with which we may be required to comply, could require that these game mechanicsbe modified or removed from games, increase the costs of operating our games due to disclosure or other regulatory requirements, impactgameplayer engagement and monetization, or otherwise harm our business performance. It is difficult to predict how existing or newlaws may be applied to these or similar game mechanics. If we become liable under these laws or regulations, we could be directly harmed,and we may be forced to implement new measures to reduce our exposure to this liability. This may require us to expend substantial resources,to modify our games or to discontinue game offerings in certain jurisdictions, which would harm our business, financial condition andresults of operations. In addition, the increased attention focused upon liability issues as a result of lawsuits and legislative proposalscould harm our reputation or otherwise impact the growth of our business. Any costs incurred as a result of this potential liabilitycould harm our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Thegrowth of our business may be adversely affected due to breaches of our security measures and unintended disclosures of our intellectualproperty or our gameplayer data.

 

Wecollect and store an increasing amount of gameplayer non-personal data during the course of our business. We rely on proprietaryencryption and authentication technology to provide the security and authentication necessary to effect secure transmission of this information,such as user login names. It is possible that our security controls over such gameplayer data may not prevent the improper disclosureof information. A party who is able to circumvent these security measures could misappropriate proprietary information or cause interruptionsin our operations. A security breach that leads to disclosure of gameplayer account information could harm our reputation andsubject us to liability under laws that protect personal data, resulting in increased costs or loss of revenue. We may be required toexpend significant capital and other resources to prevent such security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by such breaches. Wemay also lose our current gameplayers or deter potential gameplayers from playing our mobile games that require the collectionof gameplayer data because of the perception that we cannot adequately protect our gameplayers’ privacy.

 

Additionally,our business operation may be harmed by gameplayers’ concerns over playing games on their mobile devices. For instance,malware has been disguised as popular mobile games on Android devices. Some malware may subscribe or paid for services without gameplayerconsent, resulting in fraudulent charges to gameplayers. We cannot assure you that our security measures will prevent securitybreaches or that gameplayers’ interest in playing mobile games would continue if we experienced problems with malware. Failureto prevent security breaches or gameplayers’ concerns over malware may have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects,financial condition and results of operations.

 

Oursuccess depends on the continuing and collaborative efforts of our management team and other key personnel.

 

Ourfuture success depends heavily upon the continuing services of our management team. If one or more of our executives or other key personnelare unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, we may not be able to replace them easily or at all, and our businessmay be disrupted and our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. Competition for managementand key personnel in our industry in Hong Kong is intense, the pool of qualified candidates is limited, and we may not be able to retainthe services of our executives or key personnel, or attract and retain experienced executives or key personnel in the future. If anyof our executives or other key personnel joins a competitor or forms a competing company, we may lose critical know-how. We have enteredinto an employment agreement with each of our executive officers and key employees, which contains confidentiality provisions. However,if any disputes arise between us and any of our executives or key personnel, we cannot assure you the extent to which any of these agreementsmay be enforced.

 

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Weare involved in litigation from time to time and, as a result, we could incur substantial judgments, fines, legal fees or other costs.

 

Weand our directors and officers have been, and may in the future be, the subject of complaints or litigation from customers, employees,government authorities or other third parties for various actions. Litigation is often expensive and requires significant managementtime and attention. The proceedings we and our directors and officers may be involved in from time to time could incur substantial judgments,fines, legal fees or other costs, harm our reputation, and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, resultsof operations and cash flows.

 

Ourcapitalized software development costs may be subject to impairment.

 

Asof December 31, 2023, we had capitalized software development costs of $5.9 million. Pursuant to applicable accountingstandards, intangible assets, such as goodwill and game development costs, that are not amortized or fully amortized are subject to assessmentfor impairment annually or more frequently if certain events or changes in circumstances indicate that it might be impaired. At eachbalance sheet date, the unamortized capitalized costs of each self-developed mobile game (“product”) shall be compared tothe net realizable value of that product. The amount by which the unamortized capitalized costs of a product exceed the net realizablevalue of that asset shall be written off. The net realizable value is the estimated future gross revenues from that product reduced bythe estimated future costs of completing and disposing of that product, including the costs of performing maintenance and customer supportrequired to satisfy the Group’s responsibility set forth at the time of sale. The reduced amount of capitalized software developmentcosts that have been written down to net realizable value at the end of an annual fiscal period shall be considered to be the cost forsubsequent accounting purposes, and the amount of the write-down shall not be subsequently restored. The impairment may be further affectedby the assumptions made by the management. If any of these assumptions does not materialize, or if the performance of our business isnot consistent with such assumptions, we may be required to have a significant write-off of our capitalized software development costsand record a significant impairment loss. Any significant impairment of capitalized software development costs could have a materialadverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Weare subject to credit risk in respect of our trade receivables.

 

Ourtrade receivables mainly represent accounts receivable from third-party publishing channels and customers of game development services.Our trade receivables are generally settled within 30 to 90 days depending on the specific publishing channel and the underlying contractualpayment terms of the game development service contract. We assess the credit quality of our publishing channel partners and game developmentservice contract customers based on knowledge of our directors and officers. We also monitor our outstanding trade receivables regularly.However, we cannot guarantee collection of amounts due from our publishing channel partners and game development contract customers ina timely manner. As of December 31, 2023, we had $0.5 million and $nil, respectively, of outstanding tradereceivables from publishing channels and game development service contract customers past due over more than 90 days.

 

Ourresults of operations are subject to seasonal fluctuations due to seasonality.

 

Weexperience seasonality in our business, and as a result, comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful.We typically experience increased levels of in-game spending among paying users during holiday seasons in Hong Kong, particularly theChristmas and Chinese New Year holiday. We also sometimes conduct marketing and promotional activities to capitalize on the increaseduser traffic during such periods, which may further stimulate spending in our games. Accordingly, due to the seasonality of our business,the results of any period of a fiscal year are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full fiscal yearor for the corresponding period of any subsequent fiscal year.

 

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Wetrack certain performance metrics with internal and third-party tools and do not independently verify such metrics. Certain of our performancemetrics are subject to inherent challenges in measurement, and real or perceived inaccuracies in such metrics may harm our reputationand adversely affect our business.

 

Wetrack certain performance metrics, including the number of active and paying gameplayers of our games using a combination of internaland third-party analytics tools, including such tools provided by Apple and Google. Our performance metrics tools have a number of limitations,including limitations placed on third-party tools, such as the complicated and time consuming process of the validation of our data bycomparison to the third-party data due to (a) differences between calendar periods used in our systems and billing periods used in thethird-party tools and (b) differences in foreign exchange rates applied in our systems, which use the rates at the date of each in-gamepurchase, and certain third-party tools that use the exchange rates as at the date of the invoice. Such tools are subject to change unilaterallyby the relevant third parties and our methodologies for tracking these metrics or access to these metrics may change over time, whichcould result in unexpected changes to our metrics, including the metrics we report. If the internal or external tools we use to trackthese metrics under-count or over-count performance or contain technical errors, the data we report may not be accurate, and we may notbe able to detect such inaccuracies, particularly with respect to third-party analytics tools. In addition, limitations or errors withrespect to how we measure data (or how third parties present that data to us) may affect our understanding of certain details of ourbusiness, which could affect our long-term strategies. Furthermore, such limitations or errors could cause gameplayers, analystsor business partners to view our performance metrics as unreliable or inaccurate. If our performance metrics are not accurate representationsof our business, gameplayer base or traffic levels, if we discover material inaccuracies in our metrics or if the metrics we relyon to track our performance do not provide an accurate measurement of our business or otherwise change, our reputation may be harmedand our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

Wemay need additional capital, and we may be unable to obtain such capital in a timely manner or on acceptable terms, or at all.

 

Togrow our business and remain competitive, we may require additional capital. Our ability to obtain additional capital is subject to avariety of uncertainties, including:

 

  our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows;
     
  general market conditions for capital raising activities by companies offering internet and mobile products and services; and
     
  economic, political and other conditions in Hong Kong and internationally.

 

Wemay be unable to obtain additional capital in a timely manner or on acceptable terms or at all. In addition, our future capital needsand other business reasons could require us to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain a credit facility. The sale of additionalequity or equity-linked securities could result in dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increaseddebt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations or ability to paydividends to our shareholders.

 

Wehave limited insurance coverage which could expose us to significant costs and business disruption.

 

Wemaintain a property all risk insurance and employees’ compensation insurance to safeguard against risks and unexpected events forour office equipment and our employees. We do not maintain business interruption insurance or key-man life insurance. Any disruptionin our network infrastructure or business operations, litigation or natural disaster may result in the incurrence of substantial costsand the diversion of its resources. Our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to compensate us for any loss and we cannot assure youthat we will be able to successfully claim our losses under our current insurance policies on a timely basis, or at all. If we incurany loss that is not covered by our insurance policies, or the compensated amount is significantly less than our actual loss, our business,financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

Unforeseeableevents, such as the global COVID-19 outbreak and local energy efficiency measures, could significantly disrupt our supply chain for aprolonged period of time.

 

Supplychain disruptions have become a major challenge for the global economy since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortages and slippagein production are significant and widespread in many industries. Lockdowns in several countries across the world, labor shortages, robustdemand for tradable goods, disruptions to logistics networks, and capacity constraints have resulted in increases in freight costs anddelivery times. Companies that are reliant on production or suppliers may suffer from plant closures and supply shortages across theextended supply network.

 

HongKong has already seen a rebound and a degree of normalization of supply and demand. The extent to which a COVID-19 outbreak mayimpact supply chain, however, remains highly uncertain and unpredictable and the medical and other interventions to control the outbreak,as it depends on factors such as the geographic spread of COVID-19, mutation of the virus, duration of the outbreak, governmental actionsto contain the outbreak, such as travel restrictions, quarantines, lockdowns, business closures, and their impact on commercial activities.

 

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Wewere not directly adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our office remained open during the entire pandemic, and any of our employeeswho tested positive for COVID-19 were required to report to the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection and be isolated or quarantined,and could only resume work in office after being tested negative.

 

Theextent to which COVID-19 or any future pandemic may impact our operating subsidiary’s business in the future will depend on futuredevelopments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severityof COVID-19 and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others. If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 or other mattersof global concern continue for an extended period of time, our operating subsidiary’s ability to pursue their business objectivesmay be materially adversely affected. In addition, our ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be adversely impacted byCOVID-19 and other events, including as a result of increased market volatility, decreased market liquidity and third-party financingbeing unavailable on terms acceptable to us or at all.

 

Anyfuture impact on the results of operations of our operating subsidiary will depend on, to a large extent, future developments and newinformation that may emerge regarding the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions taken by government authoritiesand other entities to contain the spread or treat its impact, almost all of which are beyond our control. Given the general slowdownin economic conditions globally, volatility in the capital markets as well as the general negative impact of the COVID-19 outbreak inthe global market, we cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain the growth rate we have experienced or projected. We will continueto closely monitor the situation throughout 2024 and beyond.

 

Thewars in Ukraine and in the Middle East may materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

The outbreak of war in Ukraine has already affected global economic markets, including a dramatic increase in the price of oil andgas, and the uncertain resolution of this conflict could result in protracted and/or severe damage to the global economy. Russia’s military interventions in Ukraine have led to, and may lead to, additional sanctions being levied by the United States, EuropeanUnion and other countries against Russia. Russia’s military incursion and the resulting sanctions could adversely affect globalenergy and financial markets and thus could affect the global markets, our customers’ businesses and potentially our business.As at the date of this prospectus, to the best knowledge of the Company, we and our Hong Kong subsidiary (i) do not have any direct businessor contracts with any Russian or Ukraine entity as a supplier or customer, (ii) do not have any knowledge whether any our customers orsuppliers have any direct business or contracts with any Russian entity, (iii) our business segments, products, lines of service, projects,or operations are not materially impacted by supply chain disruptions by the war in Ukraine, and (iv) have not been financially affectedby the war in Ukraine. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict,but could be substantial. Any such disruptions caused by Russian military action or resulting sanctions may magnify the impact of otherrisks described in this section. We cannot predict the progress or outcome of the situation in Ukraine, as the conflict and governmentalreactions are rapidly developing and beyond their control. Prolonged unrest, intensified military activities or more extensive sanctionsimpacting the region could have a material adverse effect on the global economy, and such effect could in turn have a material adverseeffect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.

 

Wedo not anticipate any new or heightened risk of potential cyberattacks by state actors or others since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,and we have not taken any actions to mitigate such potential risks. Our board of directors will continue to monitor any potential risksthat might arise due to the war in Ukraine which are specific to the Company, including but not limited to risks related to cybersecurity,sanctions, and supply chain, suppliers, or service providers in affected regions as well as risks connected with ongoing or halted operationsor investments in affected regions.

 

Similarly,the war in Gaza is unpredictable and may expand into a regional or even possibly a global conflict. To date, this newest chapter in thelong Middle East conflict has not resulted in any material adverse impact on the Company, but a prolonged conflict and/or significantescalation of hostilities would likely cause disruption in international relations and global trade, which in turn would likely adverselyaffect our business and the price of our Shares.

 

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Ourlack of effective internal controls over financial reporting may affect our ability to accurately report our financial results or preventfraud.

 

Priorto filing the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, we were a private company with limited accounting personneland resources to address our internal control over financial reporting. Our management has not completed an assessment of theeffectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and our independent registered public accounting firm has notconducted an audit of our internal control over financial reporting. However, in connection with the audits of our consolidatedfinancial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we and our independent registered public accountingfirm identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as well as other control deficiencies for theabove mentioned periods. As defined in the standards established by the PCAOB, a “material weakness” is a deficiency, ora combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting. There is a reasonable possibility that a materialmisstatement in our annual or interim financial statements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknessidentified is related to (i) inadequate segregation of duties for certain key functions due to limited staff and resources; and (ii)lack of sufficient personnel adequately trained in and have appropriate knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements toproperly address complex U.S. GAAP accounting issues and related disclosures to fulfil U.S. GAAP and SEC financial reportingrequirements.

 

Wehave begun and will continue to implement measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting to address the underlyingcauses of these material weaknesses, including (i) hiring more qualified staff to fill up the key roles in the operations; (ii) engagingan external consulting firm to assist us with our financial reporting in U.S. GAAP; (iii) allocating additional resources to improvefinancial oversight function; (iv) introducing formal business performance review process, and preparing and reviewing the consolidatedfinancial statements and related disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements; and (iv) providing our relevantfinance staff with appropriate training in connection with the requirements of U.S. GAAP. We intend to continue to implement the abovemeasures prior to the listing and we expect the remediation to be completed within 6 months after listing.

 

Effectiveinternal control over financial reporting is important to prevent fraud. The market for and trading price of our Shares may be materiallyand adversely affected if we do not have effective internal controls. We may not be able to discover problems in a timely manner andour current and potential shareholders may lose confidence in our financial reporting, which may harm our business and the trading priceof our Shares. The absence of internal controls over financial reporting may inhibit investors from purchasing our Shares and may makeit more difficult for us to raise funds in debt or equity financing. Additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may beidentified in the future. If we identify such issues or if we are unable to produce accurate and timely financial statements, our stockprice may decline and we may be unable to maintain compliance with the Nasdaq rules.

 

RisksRelated to Our Shares

 

Therehas been no public market for our Shares prior to this offering; if an active trading market does not develop you may not be able toresell our Shares at any reasonable price, if at all.

 

Theoffering under this prospectus is an initial public offering of our Shares. Prior to the closing of the offering, there was no publicmarket for our Shares. While we plan to list our Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, our listing application may not be approved. Ifour application to the Nasdaq Capital Market is not approved or we otherwise determine that we will not be able to secure the listingof the Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we will not complete the offering. In addition, an active trading market may not developfollowing the closing or, if developed, may not be sustained. The lack of an active market may impair your ability to sell your Sharesat the time you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable. An inactive market may also impair our ability to raisecapital by selling Shares and may impair our ability to acquire other companies by using our Shares as consideration.

 

OurShare price may never trade at or above the price in this offering.

 

Stockmarkets generally have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operatingperformance of those companies. Broad market and industry factors may significantly affect the market price of our Shares, regardlessof our actual operating performance. These fluctuations may be even more pronounced in the trading market for our Shares shortly followingthis offering. If the market price of our Shares after this offering does not ever exceed the initial public offering price, you maynot realize any return on your investment in us and may lose some or all of your investment.

 

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Theinitial public offering price for our Shares may not reflect their actual value.

 

Theinitial public offering price for our Shares is and will be determined through negotiations between us and representatives of the underwriters.The price of our Shares may not be indicative of their actual value or any future market price for our securities. This price may notaccurately reflect the value of the Shares or the value that potential investors will realize upon their disposition of Shares. The pricedoes not necessarily bear any relationship to our assets, earnings, book value per Share or other generally accepted criteria of value.

 

OurShare price may be volatile, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Such rapid and substantial price volatility, includingany stock run-up, may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficultfor prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our ordinary shares.

 

Asmentioned above, the initial public offering price for our Shares will be determined by negotiations between us and representatives ofthe underwriters based on several factors. This price may vary from the market price of our Shares after this offering and the pricefor our Shares may be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to factors including the following:

 

  actual or anticipated fluctuations in results of operations;
     
  actual or anticipated changes in our growth rate relative to our competitors, as well as announcements by us or our competitors of significant business developments, changes in relationships with our target customers, service providers or suppliers, acquisitions or expansion plans;
     
  failure to meet or exceed financial estimates and projections of the investment community or that we provide to the public, as well as variance in our financial performance from the expectations of market analysts;
     
  issuance of new or updated research or reports by securities analysts;
     
  Share price and volume fluctuations attributable to inconsistent trading volume levels of our Shares;
     
  additions or departures of key management or other personnel;
     
  our involvement in litigation;
     
  disputes or other developments related to proprietary rights, including patents, litigation matters, and our ability to obtain patent protection for our technology;
     
  announcement or expectation of additional debt or equity financing efforts;
     
  sales of our Shares or other securities by us, our insiders or our other shareholders, or the perception that these sales may occur in the future;
     
  the trading volume of our Shares;
     
  market conditions in our industry;
     
  changes in the estimation of the future size and growth rate of our markets;
     
  changes in the estimation of the future size and growth rate of our markets; and
     
  general economic, market or political conditions in the United States or elsewhere.

 

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Theseand other market and industry factors may cause the market price and demand for our Shares to fluctuate substantially, regardless ofour actual operating performance, which may limit or prevent investors from readily selling their Shares and may otherwise negativelyaffect the liquidity of our Shares. In addition, the stock market in general, and Nasdaq Capital Market and emerging growth companiesin particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operatingperformance of these companies. Such rapid and substantial price volatility, including any stock run-up, may be unrelated to our actualor expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidlychanging value of our ordinary shares. Such broad market fluctuations, and other factors (such as variations in operating results, andchanges in regulations affecting us and our industry) may adversely affect the market price of our Shares, if a market for them develops.

 

Thefuture sales of Ordinary Shares by existing shareholders, including the sales pursuant to the Resale Prospectus, may adversely affectthe market price of our Ordinary Shares.

 

Asa relatively small-capitalization company with relatively small public float we may experience greater stock price volatility, extremeprice run-ups, lower trading volume and less liquidity than large-capitalization companies. The Ordinary Shares registered for resaleas part of the Resale Prospectus, once registered, will constitute a considerable percentage of our public float. Sales of a substantialnumber of our Ordinary Shares in the public market could occur at any time. The sales of a substantial number of registered shares couldresult in a significant decline in the public trading price of our Ordinary Shares and could impair our ability to raise capital throughthe sale or issuance of additional Ordinary Shares. We are unable to predict the effect that such sales may have on the prevailing marketprice of our Ordinary Shares. Despite such a decline in the public trading price, certain Selling Shareholders may still experience apositive rate of return on the Ordinary Shares due to the lower price that they purchased the Ordinary Shares compared to other publicinvestors and may be incentivized to sell their Ordinary Shares when others are not.

 

Volatilityin our Share price may subject us to securities litigation.

 

Themarket for our Shares may have, when compared to seasoned issuers, significant price volatility and we expect that our Share price maycontinue to be more volatile than that of a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securitiesclass action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may, in the future,be the target of similar litigation, which could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management’s attentionand resources.

 

Ifwe fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may delist our Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market priceof our Shares could decline.

 

Assumingour Shares are listed on Nasdaq, we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet the continued listing standards of Nasdaq in the future.If we fail to comply with the applicable listing standards and Nasdaq delists our Shares, we and our shareholders could face significantmaterial adverse consequences, including:

 

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

 

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TheNational Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating thesale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Because we expect that our Shares will be listedon Nasdaq, such securities will be covered securities. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of our securities,the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulentactivity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. Further, if we were no longer listedon Nasdaq, our securities would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulations in each state in which we offer oursecurities.

 

Ifyou purchase our Shares in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution in the book value of your Shares.

 

Investorspurchasing our Shares in this offering will pay a price per Share that substantially exceeds the pro forma as adjusted net tangible bookvalue per Share. As a result, investors purchasing Shares in this offering will incur immediate dilution. For more information on thedilution you may experience as a result of investing in this offering, see “Dilution”.

 

OurControlling Shareholder has significant voting power and may take actions that may not be in the best interests of our other shareholders.

 

Asof the date of this prospectus, our Controlling Shareholder holds 88% of our Shares. After this offering and the sale of our OrdinaryShares by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to the Resale Prospectus filed contemporaneously herewith, the Controlling Shareholderwill hold 79.9% or more of our Shares. As a result, the Controlling Shareholders will be able to control the management and affairsof our Company and most matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporatetransactions. The interests of the Controlling Shareholder may not be the same as or may even conflict with your interests. For example,our Controlling Shareholder could attempt to delay or prevent a change in control of us, even if such change in control would benefitour other shareholders, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their Shares as part of a saleof us or our assets, and might affect the prevailing market price of our Shares due to investors’ perceptions that conflicts ofinterest may exist or arise. As a result, this concentration of ownership may not be in the best interests of our other shareholders.

 

Nasdaqmay apply additional and more stringent criteria for our initial and continued listing because we plan to have a small public offeringand our insiders will hold a large portion of our listed securities.

 

UnderListing Rule 5101, Nasdaq has discretionary authority to deny initial listing, apply additional or more stringent criteria for the initialor continued listing of particular securities, or suspend or delist particular securities based on any event, condition, or circumstancethat exists or occurs that makes initial or continued listing of the securities on Nasdaq inadvisable or unwarranted in the opinion ofNasdaq, even though the securities meet all enumerated criteria for initial or continued listing on Nasdaq.

 

Additionally,Nasdaq has used its discretion to deny initial or continued listing or to apply additional and more stringent criteria in the instances,including but not limited to: (i) where the company engaged an auditor that has not been subject to an inspection by PCAOB, an auditorthat PCAOB cannot inspect, or an auditor that has not demonstrated sufficient resources, geographic reach, or experience to adequatelyperform the company’s audit; (ii) where the company planned a small public offering, which would result in insiders holding a largeportion of the company’s listed securities. Nasdaq was concerned that the offering size was insufficient to establish the company’sinitial valuation, and there would not be sufficient liquidity to support a public market for the company; and (iii) where the companydid not demonstrate sufficient nexus to the U.S. capital market, including having no U.S. shareholders, operations, or members of theboard of directors or management. Our initial public offering will be relatively small and the insiders of our company will hold a largeportion of the Company’s listed securities following the consummation of the offering. Therefore, we may be subject to theadditional and more stringent criteria of Nasdaq for our initial and continued listing.

 

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Wehave no immediate plans to pay dividends.

 

Weplan to reinvest all of our future earnings, to the extent we have earnings, in order to expand our product offering and to cover operatingcosts, finance operations and to otherwise become and remain competitive. We do not plan to pay any cash dividends with respect to oursecurities in the foreseeable future. As we are a company with a limited operating history, we may not be able to generate, at any time,sufficient surplus cash that would be available for distribution to the holders of our Shares as a dividend. Therefore, you should notexpect to receive immediate cash dividends on the Shares we are offering. Consequently, investors may need to rely on sales of theirShares after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investment. In addition,the laws of the Cayman Islands impose restrictions on our ability to declare and pay dividends.

 

Securitiesanalysts may not publish favorable research or reports about our business or may publish no information at all, which could cause ourShare price or trading volume to decline.

 

Ifa trading market for our Shares develops, the trading market will be influenced to some extent by the research and reports that industryor financial analysts publish about us and our business. We do not control these analysts. As a newly public company, we may be slowto attract research coverage and the analysts who publish information about our Shares will have had relatively little experience withus or our industry, which could affect their ability to accurately forecast our results and could make it more likely that we fail tomeet their estimates. In the event we obtain securities or industry analyst coverage, if any of the analysts who cover us provide inaccurateor unfavorable research or issue an adverse opinion regarding our Share price, our Share price could decline. If one or more of theseanalysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports covering us regularly, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turncould cause our Share price or trading volume to decline and result in the loss of all or a part of your investment in us.

 

Investorsmay have difficulty enforcing judgments against us, our directors and management.

 

PyroCayman is incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and all of our directors and officers reside outside the United States. Moreover,many of these persons do not have significant assets in the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible to effect serviceof process within the United States upon these persons, or to recover against us or them on judgments of U.S. courts, including judgmentspredicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws.

 

Thereis uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actionsagainst us or our directors and officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws, or entertainoriginal actions brought in the Cayman Islands against us or our directors and officers predicated solely upon U.S. federal securitieslaws. Further, there is no treaty in effect between the United States and the Cayman Islands providing for the enforcement of judgmentsof U.S. courts in civil and commercial matters, and there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained inthe United States. Some remedies available under the laws of U.S. jurisdictions, including remedies available under the U.S. federalsecurities laws, may not be allowed in the Cayman Islands courts if contrary to public policy in the Cayman Islands. As a result of allof the above, it may be difficult for you to recover against us or our directors and officers based upon such judgments.

 

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Thelaws of the Cayman Islands relating to the protection of the interest of minority shareholders are different from those in the UnitedStates.

 

Ourcorporate affairs are governed by our Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association, and by the Cayman Islands Companies Act(Revised) and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against our directors, action by minorityshareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by thecommon law of the Cayman Islands and the Articles of Association. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparativelylimited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasiveauthority, but are not binding, on a court in the Cayman Islands.

 

Thelaws of the Cayman Islands relating to the protection of the interests of minority shareholders differ in certain respects from thoseestablished under statutes or judicial precedent in existence in the United States and other jurisdictions. Such differences may meanthat the remedies available to our minority shareholders may be different from those they would have under the laws of other jurisdictions,including the United States. Potential investors should be aware that there is a risk that provisions of the Companies Act may not offerthe same protection as the relevant laws and regulations in the United States may offer, and should consider obtaining independent legaladvice on the implications of investing in foreign-incorporated companies.

 

Ourstatus as a “foreign private issuer” under the SEC rules will exempt us from the U.S. proxy rules and the more detailed andfrequent Exchange Act, reporting obligations applicable to a U.S. domestic public company.

 

Uponthe closing of this offering, we will report under the Exchange Act as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. Becausewe qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicableto U.S. domestic public companies, including (i) the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents orauthorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act; (ii) the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders tofile public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a shortperiod of time; and (iii) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containingunaudited financial and other specified information, or current reports on Form 8-K upon the occurrence of specified significant events.In addition, our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recoveryprovisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. Therefore, our shareholders may not know on a timely basis whenour officers, directors and principal shareholders purchase or sell our Shares. In addition, foreign private issuers are not requiredto file their annual report on Form 20-F until 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, while U.S. domestic issuers that are acceleratedfilers are required to file their annual report on Form 10-K within 75 days after the end of each fiscal year. Foreign private issuersalso are exempt from Regulation Fair Disclosure, aimed at preventing issuers from making selective disclosures of material information.As a result of the above, you may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are not foreign private issuers.

 

Ourstatus as a foreign private issuer under the Nasdaq rules will allow us to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporategovernance matters which may differ significantly from the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards applicable to a U.S. domesticNasdaq listed company.

 

Asa foreign private issuer, we are permitted to take advantage of certain provisions in the Nasdaq rules that allow us to follow our homecountry law for certain governance matters. Certain corporate governance practices in our home country, the Cayman Islands, may differsignificantly from corporate governance listing standards. Currently, we do not plan to rely on any home country practices with respectto our corporate governance after we complete this offering. Under the Nasdaq rules, we may in the future decide to use the home countrypractices exemption with respect to some or all of the other corporate governance rules, provided that we disclose the requirements weare not following and describe the home country practices we are following. However, if we choose to follow home country practices inthe future, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they would otherwise enjoy under the Nasdaq corporate governance listingstandards applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

 

Wewill incur increased costs as a result of being a public company.

 

Uponconsummation of this offering, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses as a public company that we did not incuras a private company. Compliance with U.S. laws and regulations and the Nasdaq rules increases our legal and financial compliance costsand makes some corporate activities more time-consuming and costly. As a public company, we will be required to increase the number ofindependent directors and adopt policies regarding internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures. We have incurred additionalcosts in obtaining director and officer liability insurance. In addition, we incur additional costs associated with our public companyreporting requirements. It may also be more difficult for us to find qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executiveofficers. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these rules and regulations, and we cannot predictor estimate with any degree of certainty the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.

 

TheSarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, impose various requirements on the corporate governance practicesof public companies.

 

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Ourstatus as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act may make it more difficult to raise capital as and when we needit.

 

Weare an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) andwill remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (i) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary ofthe completion of this offering; (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least US$1.235 billion; or (c) in which we aredeemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds US$700 millionas of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, and (ii) the date on which we have issued more thanUS$1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior 3-year period. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reducedreporting and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include exemption fromthe auditor attestation requirement under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the assessment of the emerging growth company’sinternal control over financial reporting. If we elect not to comply with such auditor attestation requirements, our investors may nothave access to certain information they may deem important. The JOBS Act also provides an emerging growth company with the permissionto delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We do not plan toopt-out of such exemptions afforded to an emerging growth company. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not becomparable to companies that comply with public company effective data.

 

Becauseof the exemptions from various reporting requirements provided to us as an “emerging growth company,” we may be less attractiveto investors and it may be difficult for us to raise additional capital as and when we need it. Investors may be unable to compare ourbusiness with other companies in our industry if they believe that our reporting is not as transparent as the reporting of other companiesin our industry. Such differences may prevent us from raising additional capital in the public market as and when we need it.

 

Wemay allocate the net proceeds from this offering in ways that differ from the estimates discussed in the section titled “Use ofProceeds” and with which you may not agree.

 

Theallocation of net proceeds of the offering set forth in the “Use of Proceeds” section below represents our estimates basedupon our current plans and assumptions regarding the industry and general economic conditions, and our future revenues and expenditures.We anticipate that we will use the net proceeds from this offering for (i) product developments, such as mobile and online gaming seriesand the development of our proprietary gaming focused platform, (ii) the development and the expansion of our business operations inSoutheast Asia, (iii) sales and marketing activities, (iv) investments in infrastructure relating to information technology, and (v)general working capital needs. However, the amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend on numerous factors, includingmarket conditions, cash generated by our operations, business developments and rate of growth. Management has broad discretion over theuse of proceeds of this offering and we may find it necessary or advisable to use all or portions of the proceeds from this offeringfor other purposes. Circumstances that may give rise to a change in the use of proceeds and the alternate purposes for which the proceedsmay be used are discussed in the section entitled “Use of Proceeds.” You may not have an opportunity to evaluate the economic,financial or other information on which we base our decisions on how to use our proceeds. As a result, you and other shareholders maynot agree with our decisions. Our failure to apply these funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financialcondition, results of operations and prospects. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in a manner thatdoes not produce income or preserve value. See “Use of Proceeds” for additional information.

 

Therecan be no assurance that we will not be a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxableyear, which could subject United States investors in our Shares to significant adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences.

 

Ingeneral, we will be treated as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for any taxable year in which either(1) at least 75% of our gross income (looking through certain 25% or more-owned subsidiaries) is passive income or (2) at least 50% ofthe average value of our assets (looking through certain 25% or more-owned subsidiaries) is attributable to assets that produce, or areheld for the production of, passive income. Passive income generally includes, without limitation, dividends, interest, rents, royalties,and gains from the disposition of passive assets. If we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that isincluded in the holding period of a U.S. Holder (as defined in the Section of this prospectus captioned “Certain United StatesFederal Income Tax Considerations”) of our securities, the U.S. Holder may be subject to increased U.S. federal income tax liabilityand may be subject to additional reporting requirements. The determination of whether we are a PFIC is a fact-intensive determinationmade on an annual basis applying principles and methodologies that in some circumstances are unclear and subject to varying interpretation.Our actual PFIC status for any taxable year will not be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. Accordingly, there canbe no assurance with respect to our status as a PFIC for our current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year. We urge U.S. Holdersto consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules in light of their individual circumstances.

 

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SPECIALNOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Thisprospectus contains forward-looking statements, all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements giveour current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictlyto historical or current facts. You can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as “approximates,”“believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,”“intends,” “plans,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may”or other similar expressions in this prospectus. These statements are likely to address our growth strategy, financial results and productand development programs. You must carefully consider any such statements and should understand that many factors could cause actualresults to differ from our forward-looking statements. These factors may include inaccurate assumptions and a broad variety of otherrisks and uncertainties, including some that are known and some that are not. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actualfuture results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statementsinclude, but are not limited to:

 

our future financial and operating results, including revenues, income, expenditures, cash balances and other financial items;

 

our ability to execute our growth, expansion and acquisition strategies, including our ability to meet our goals;

 

current and future economic and political conditions;

 

our expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our services and the products and services we assist the distributions of;

 

our expectations regarding our client base;

 

competition in our industry;

 

relevant government policies and regulations relating to our industry;

 

our capital requirements and our ability to raise any additional financing which we may require;

 

overall industry and market performance; and

 

other assumptions described in this prospectus underlying or relating to any forward-looking statements.

 

Wedescribe material risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could affect our business, including our financial condition and resultsof operations, under “Risk Factors.” We base our forward-looking statements on our management’s beliefs and assumptionsbased on information available to our management at the time the statements are made. We caution you that actual outcomes and resultsmay, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecast by our forward-looking statements. Accordingly,you should be careful about relying on any forward-looking statements. Except as required under the federal securities laws, we do nothave any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements after the distribution of this prospectus, whetheras a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.

 

IndustryData and Forecasts

 

Thisprospectus contains certain data and information that we obtained from various government and industry publications through publiclyavailable sources. Statistical data in these publications may include projections based on a number of assumptions. Our industry maynot grow at the rate projected by market data, or at all. Failure of this industry to grow at the projected rate may have a materialand adverse effect on our business and the market price of our Shares. In addition, the new and rapidly changing nature of the gamingindustry, especially the increase in mobile and online activities among gameplayers at different stages of the production chain resultsin significant uncertainties for any projections or estimates relating to the growth prospects or future condition of our operations.Furthermore, if any one or more of the assumptions underlying the market data are later found to be incorrect, actual results may differfrom the projections based on these assumptions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 

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USEOF PROCEEDS

 

Afterdeducting the estimated underwriters’ discount and offering expenses payable by us, we expect to receive net proceeds of approximately$7.90 million (or $8.05 million) in the aggregate if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full) fromthis offering. The net proceeds from this offering must be remitted to Hong Kong before we will be able to use the funds to grow ourbusiness.

 

Weintend to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows, after we complete the remittance process:

 

  approximately 40% for product developments, such as mobile and online gaming series and the development of our proprietary gaming focused platform;
     
  approximately 15% for the development and the expansion of our business operations in Southeast Asia;
     
  approximately 10% for sales and marketing activities;
     
  approximately 20% for investments in infrastructure relating to information technology; and
     
  approximately 15% for fund general working capital needs.

 

Theprecise amounts and percentage of proceeds we devote to particular categories of activity, and their priority of use, will depend onprevailing market and business conditions as well as on the nature of particular opportunities that may arise from time to time. Accordingly,we reserve the right to change the use of proceeds that we presently anticipate and describe herein.

 

Asof the date of this prospectus, the balance amount due to Mr. Wu Kin Chung, our chief executive officer, amounted to approximately $2.5million. Following our initial public offering, we intend to utilize cash generated from our operations to repay the balance amountto Mr. Wu King Chung in due course.

 

Theforegoing is set forth based on the order of priority of each purpose and represents our current intentions based upon our present plansand business conditions to use and allocate the net proceeds of this offering. Our management, however, will have significant flexibilityand discretion to apply the net proceeds of this offering. If an unforeseen event occurs or business conditions change, we may use theproceeds of this offering differently than as described in this prospectus.

 

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DIVIDENDPOLICY

 

Wecurrently intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of our business and do notanticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy willbe made at the discretion of our board of directors after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements,contractual requirements, business prospects and other factors the board of directors deems relevant, and subject to the restrictionscontained in any future financing instruments.

 

Thedeclaration, amount and payment of any future dividends will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors, subject to compliancewith applicable Cayman Islands laws regarding solvency. Our board of directors will take into account general economic and business conditions,our financial condition and results of operations, our available cash and current and anticipated cash needs, capital requirements, contractual,legal, tax and regulatory restrictions and other implications on the payment of dividends by us to our shareholders or by our subsidiariesto us, and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant.

 

UnderCayman Islands law, our board of directors may authorize payment of a dividend to shareholders at such time and of such an amount outof profits or our share premium account, if shares have been issued at a premium. No dividend may be paid out of our share premium accountunless immediately following the payment we are able to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. Subjectto compliance with applicable solvency requirements, there is no further Cayman Islands statutory restriction on the amount of fundswhich may be distributed by us by dividend.

 

Aswe are a holding company, we rely on dividends paid to us by our subsidiaries for our cash requirements, including funds to pay any dividendsand other cash distributions to our shareholders, service any debt we may incur and pay our operating expenses. Our ability to pay dividendsto our shareholders will depend on, among other things, the availability of dividends from our Hong Kong subsidiary Pyro HK.

 

Cashdividends, if any, on our Shares will be paid in U.S. dollars.

 

Asan exempted company, we are not subject to any income, withholding or capital gains taxes in the Cayman Islands. Our shareholders willnot be subject to any income, withholding or capital gains taxes in the Cayman Islands with respect to their shares and dividends receivedon those shares, nor will they be subject to any estate or inheritance taxes in the Cayman Islands.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

 

Thefollowing tables set forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of December 31, 2023:

 

on an actual basis;

 

on a pro forma as adjusted basis to reflect the issuance and sale of 2,250,000 shares at an assumed initial public offering price of $4.50 per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated initial public offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

Youshould read the tables together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectusand the information under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

 

   As of December 31, 2023 
   Actual   As Adjusted 
    (in US$)   
Current:          
Cash and cash equivalents   106,695    7,991,695 
           
Current:          
Short-term loans   -    - 
Current portion of long-term loans   -    - 
Subtotal   -    - 
Non-current:          
Long-term loans   -    - 
Subtotal   -    - 
Total interest-bearing loans and borrowings   -    - 
           
Equity:          
Ordinary Shares, $0.0005 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 22,200,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding on an actual basis; and 24,450,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding on an as adjusted basis   11,100    12,225 
Additional paid-in capital (1)   3,825,878    11,709,753 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income   7,686    7,686 
Retained earnings   1,167,311    1,167,311 
Total equity   5,011,975    12,896,975 
           
Total capitalization   5,011,975    12,896,975 

 

(1) Additional paid in capital reflects the net proceeds we expect to receive, after deducting underwriting fee, underwriters expense allowance and other expenses. We expect to receive net proceeds of approximately $7,885,000 (offering proceeds of $10,125,000, less underwriting discounts of $708,750, and offering expenses of $1,531,250). The additional paid in capital reflects the net proceeds we expect to receive, after deducting underwriting discounts, underwriters expense allowance and other expenses.

 

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DILUTION

 

Ifyou invest in our ordinary shares, you will incur immediate dilution since the public offering price per share you will pay in this offeringis more than the net tangible book value per ordinary share immediately after this offering.

 

Thenet tangible book value of our ordinary shares as of December 31, 2023 was $(1,632,114), or $(0.07) per share based upon22,200,000 ordinary shares outstanding. Net tangible book value per share represents the amount of our total tangible assets reducedby the amount of our total liabilities, divided by the total number of ordinary shares outstanding. Tangible assets equal our total assetsless intangible assets, deferred tax assets and deferred offering cost.

 

Thedilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors, represents the difference between the amount per share paid by purchasersof shares in this offering and the pro forma net tangible book value per share immediately after completion of this offering. After givingeffect to the sale of the 2,250,000 shares being sold pursuant to the offering price of $4.50 per share, which is the midpoint of theestimated initial public offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting underwriters’discount and commission payable by us in the amount of $708,750 and estimated offering expenses in the amount of $1,531,250, our proforma net tangible book value would be approximately $6,256,886 or $0.26 per share of ordinary shares. This represents an immediateincrease in net tangible book value of $0.33 per share to existing shareholders and an immediate decrease in net tangible book valueof $4.24 per share to new investors purchasing the shares in this offering.

 

Thefollowing table illustrates this per share dilution:

 

   As of
December 31, 2023
 
     
Public offering price per ordinary share  $4.50  
Net tangible book value per share as of December 31, 2023  $(0.07)
Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors purchasing shares in this offering  $

0.33

 
Pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering  $

0.26

 
Dilution per share to new investors  $4.24 

 

Ouradjusted pro forma net tangible book value after the offering, and the decrease to new investors in the offering, will change from theamounts shown above if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised.

 

Thefollowing table sets forth, on a pro forma as adjusted basis as of December 31, 2023, the difference between the number of ordinary sharespurchased from us, the total cash consideration paid, and the average price per share paid by our existing shareholders and by new publicinvestors before deducting estimated underwriters’ discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, usingan assumed public offering price of $4.50 per ordinary share, which is the midpoint of the estimated initial public offering pricerange set forth on the cover page of this prospectus:

 

   Shares Purchased   Total Cash Consideration   Average
Price Per
 
   Number   Percent   Amount   Percent   Share 
Existing shareholders   22,200,000     90.8%  $12,000     0%  $0.00  
New investors from public offering   2,250,000    9.20%  $10,125,000    100%  $4.50 
Total   

24,450,000

    100.00%  $10,137,000    100%  $0.41 

 

Thepro forma as adjusted information discussed above is illustrative only. Our net tangible book value following the completion of thisoffering is subject to adjustment based on the actual initial public offering price of our ordinary shares and other terms of this offeringdetermined at pricing.

 

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CORPORATEHISTORY AND STRUCTURE

 

Thechart below illustrates our corporate structure as at the date of this prospectus and upon giving effect to our Group’s initialpublic offering:

 

 

Informationon the Company and its one subsidiary is as follows:

 

Name   Background   Ownership
Pyro Cayman   Incorporated on November 17, 2023 under the laws of Cayman Islands as an exempted company.   88% beneficially owned by our Controlling Shareholder and an aggregate of 12% owned by three individual minority shareholders.
         
Pyro HK (formerly Titans Entertainment Limited)   Incorporated on November 18, 2020 as a private company limited by shares under the laws of Hong Kong. Acquired by Pyro Cayman on December 12, 2023.   100% owned by Pyro Cayman.

 

OurControlling Shareholder currently owns 88% of our Ordinary Shares and, upon consummation of this Offering, our Controlling Shareholderwill own 79.9% of our Ordinary Shares, which represent 79.9% of the total voting power of our outstanding Ordinary Shares.See “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Shares.”

 

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MANAGEMENT’SDISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Thefollowing discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financialstatements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involverisks and uncertainties. Its actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those anticipated in theseforward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere inthis prospectus.

 

Overview

 

Headquarteredin Hong Kong, we are engaged in the development of mobile and online games, including game design, programming and graphics and distributeour own mobile and online games on various platforms. We leverage on (i) the talents with innovative, creative and technical capabilitiesof the Hong Kong gaming industry community and (ii) the multicultural environment and diversified interests of mobile and online gameplayers in Hong Kong, and strive to produce and market a wider range of attractive, immersive and interesting mobile and online gamegenres to global gameplayers. We are evolving from our beginnings as a licensee of games owned by third parties to a developer andowner of our own games, and we soon will expand our business to include our own proprietary mobile and online platform.

 

Ourcore product offerings are:

 

Own Games Development. We develop, market and distribute our own mobile and online games;

 

Licensing of Third Party Games. We license the rights to mobile and online games from other game developers for the purposes of localization, marketing and publishing; and

 

Software Game Development Services. We provide mobile and online gaming related Software game development services to our customers.

 

Inaddition, we are developing a multi-functional mobile and online gaming platform on which our games as well as games from other gamingcompanies can be published online and on mobile devices. The platform will also comprise social media chatting, live streaming, advertisingand e-commerce functions to enhance its attractiveness and “stickiness” to users.

 

Asat December 31, 2023, the Company has 63 experienced employees working as producers, game designers, artists, game enginedevelopers and marketing staff, and we are one of the few game development companies in Hong Kong that has a direct labor force of over50 employees with game development skills.

 

KeyFactors Affecting the Results of Our Group’s Operations 

 

Ouroperating results are primarily affected by those factors set out in the section headed ‘‘Risk Factors’’ in thisprospectus and those set out below:

 

Significantsoftware development costs capitalized for our new mobile games and online games platform which are still in development for which amortizationhas yet to commence

 

Ourdemonstrated development capabilities are among the key factors of our success. We have built a cohesive in-house development team consistingof industry-leading game development talents with diversified production experiences.

 

In-housedevelopment is a time-consuming process and it requires substantial capital resources prior to the game launch. This has resulted insignificant software development costs being capitalized for products that are still in development for which amortization has yet tocommence, which in turn are subject to assessment for impairment annually or more frequently if certain events or changes in circumstancesindicate that it might be impaired. In the event that the amount by which the unamortized capitalized costs of a product exceed the netrealizable value of that product, such amount needs to be written off, whereby any amount of the write-down could have a material adverse effecton our operating results.

 

Thefollowing table below sets out information on our game development pipeline including game title, development stage and expected launchdate for the periods presented that corresponds to the annual amortization charges expected to be incurred at the time of product release:

 

    Production Stage    
    For the years ended
June 30,
  For the six months ended
December 31,
  Expected timing of product releases
Game title   2022   2023   2023   Quarter/ Year
(Calendar Year)
Abyss   Game development and programming   Commercialization   Commercialization   N/A
Mascot Whoops   Game development and programming   Game development and programming   Game development and programming   Q3 2024
Mythicland*   Game development and programming   Commercialization   N/A   N/A
M2   Game inception and evaluation   Game development and programming   Game development and programming   Q1 2024
Gaming Platform   Game development and programming   Game development and programming   Game development and programming   Q2 2025
Solitaire   Game inception and evaluation   Game development and programming   Game development and programming   Q2 2024
Dynasty Pantheon (formerly known as Three Kingdoms Warring)   N/A   Game inception and evaluation   Game inception and evaluation   Q1 2024

 

*All the rights to Mythicland have been sold to an unrelated third party in September 2023.

 

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Thefollowing table sets out the breakdown of our software development costs by games for periods presented and the amount of annual amortizationexpected to be incurred for each game upon the product release to our customers:

 

   Capitalized software development costs, net of accumulated amortization   Annual amortization expected to be incurred at the time of product release 
   As at
June 30,
   As at
December 31,
   For the years ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2024   2025   2026 
Game title  US$   US$   US$   US$   US$   US$ 
Abyss   1,282,752    607,089    1,154,853    264,510    264,510    264,510 
Mascot Whoops   850,710    494,520    983,731    -    193,171    231,805 
Mythicland*   195,480    196,044    -    -    -    - 
M2   710,579    -    1,105,922    110,747    221,493    221,493 
Gaming Platform   861,490    510,363    967,300    -    117,496    234,992 
Solitaire   709,300    -    976,183    55,501    222,004    222,004 
Dynasty Pantheon (formerly known as Three Kingdoms Warring)   69,436    -    687,717    59,666    178,997    178,997 
Total   4,679,747    1,808,016    5,875,706    490,424    1,197,671    1,353,801 

 

*All the rights to Mythicland have been sold to an unrelated third party in September 2023.

 

Thecarrying value of our capitalized software development costs, net of amortization was $4,697,747 and $1,808,016 as at June 30, 2023 and2022, respectively. The increase was primarily attributable to capitalized costs associated with the development of our new games namelyM2, Solitaire and Dynasty Pantheon together with the further costs capitalized under Abyss and our self-developed gaming platform. Asat December 31, 2023, the carrying value of our capitalized software development costs has further increased to $5,875,706 as a resultof further resources has been deployed to our existing portfolio of self-developed games and gaming platform.

 

Weexpect to incur annual amortization charges of $490,424, $1,197,671 and $1,353,801 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024, 2025 and2026, respectively, at the time of each of the product’s commercial launched based on the expected time of product release, whichwill lead to a significant increase in our costs of revenues in the forthcoming periods as presented because most of the games underdevelopment have yet to commence amortization save for Abyss, which has been commercialized in May 2023.

 

Ourability to successfully launch the mobile and online gaming platform in the first half of 2025

 

Ouroperating results are affected by the timing of our product releases and the commercial success of those products. We are currentlydeveloping an online games hosting, social media chatting, live streaming, advertising and e-commerce platform and we anticipatereleasing the platform in the first half of 2025 (calendar year). Currently, the development of the platform is at the productionstage where most of the features and content have already been built. The management team is planning to connect with differentpayment gateways for the platform which is anticipated to take several months. Thereafter, further internal testing will beperformed to assess whether any fine-tuning to the platform is required. The management team anticipates that it will also takeseveral months for the internal testing, and also believes the development of platform is currently progressing as planned.We believe that our proprietary gaming focused platform will broaden our product portfolio that will improve our operating resultsand provide a revenue stream that is less cyclical as compared to the release of a single game per year.

 

Historically,we have been funding the software development costs by utilizing our internal resources such as cash flow generated from operations andcash advances from related parties. We will continuouslydedicate material resources into developing the gaming platform where we expect to utilize additional resources to fund the developmentcost until its completion. However, the mobile and online game industries are subject to rapid technological developments and changesin market environment, which could result in our mobile and online games under development as well as our commercialized games to becomeobsolete or unattractive to users.

 

Asat December 31, 2023, we have further capitalized software development cost amounting to $103,009, resulting to an increase of totalcarrying value to $967,300 for the gaming platform. Based on the current development progress and status, we expect the gaming platformwill be able to be released according to the expected timeline.In the event that the development period is unexpectedly extended, such commitment of future resources could have a material adverseeffect on our liquidity and capital resources.

 

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Ourability to commercially launch our new mobile and online games with high market reception

 

Establishingand maintaining a loyal pool of gameplayers for our games is vital for our business and drives revenue growth. In order to grow and maintainour gameplayer base, we invest in developing new games to attract and engage gameplayers, while providing gameplayers with innovativecontents that they find appealing in order to achieve high market reception.

 

Inthe near-term, we may increase spending on sales and marketing as a percentage of revenue derived from sales of game-related productsand in-game virtual items to grow our gameplayer base. The scale of our gameplayer base is determined by a number of factors, includingour ability to strengthen player engagement by producing content that gameplayers play regularly and our effectiveness in attractingnew gameplayers, both of which may in turn affect our operating performance.

 

Thetable below sets out information on marketing costs incurred for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and six months ended December31, 2023, respectively:

 

   For the years ended
June 30,
   For the six months ended
December 31,
 
   2023   2022   2023 
   US$   US$   US$ 
Certain segment of revenue:               
(1) Sales of game-related products   252,638    158,530    - 
(2) In-game virtual items   3,342,594    2,542,326    2,790,499 
Total   3,595,232    2,700,856    2,790,499 
                
Advertising and marketing expenses   497,921    56,182    660,103 
Percentage of revenue derived from sales of game-related products and in-game virtual items   13.8%   2.1%   23.7%

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we have incurred costs for advertising and marketing strategy focusing on digital advertisingto market our published mobile games through online channels as a percentage of revenue derived from sales of game-related products andin-game virtual items of approximately 13.8%, amounting to $497,921, as compared to 2.1%, amounting to $56,182, respectively. We havefurther incurred such costs as a percentage of revenue derived from sales of game-related products and in-game virtual items of approximately23.7% which amounts to $660,103 for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and we expect this amount to continue to increase as we targetto launch numerous self-developed new games during the year 2024 (calendar year).

 

Theadvertising and marketing expenses of a game generally will fluctuate along the progression of its life cycle. Typically, at the earlygrowth stage of a game, the promotion and advertising expenses tend to increase rapidly as a result of the comprehensive marketing andpromotion campaigns to increase the exposure of the game and to attract new game players right after its launch. At the maturity stageof a game, the promotion and advertising expenses tend to be stable and lower than that during the early growth stage as we maintainregular promotion and marketing efforts. When a game enters into its recession stage, its promotion and advertising expenses tend tofurther decrease as we maintain basic game operations for existing players.

 

We believe we are able to utilize our internal resources to satisfy theadditional spending on sales and marketing expenses because our efforts placed in advertising and marketing strategy have yielded goodresults in terms of significant increase in revenue derived from sales of game-related products and in-game virtual items of approximately33.1% in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The increase in revenue has thereforeimproved our cashflow positions generated from operations.

 

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Ourrelationship with third-party game developers

 

Wecooperate with third-party game developers by licensing their games and we believe such cooperation is essential for the growth of ourbusiness and constitutes significant portion of our revenue.

 

Generally,our licensing partners have sole discretion and policies on the validity of our licensing agreements which are automatically renewablefor an additional one year unless a termination notice is received 30 days prior to the expiration date. The repercussion of such discretioncould affect our current operations and our financial performance.

 

Thetable below sets out information on the breakdown of our revenue by service type with further disaggregation into self-developed gamesand licensed games for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and six months ended December 31, 2023, respectively.

 

   For the years ended June 30,   For the six months ended December 31, 
   2023   2022   2023 
   Revenue   Percentage of total revenue   Revenue   Percentage of total revenue   Revenue   Percentage of total revenue 
Service type  US$   (in %)   US$   (in %)   US$   (in %) 
Software game development   1,269,511    26.1    83,857    3.0    181,397    6.1 
Sales of game-related product and in-game virtual items:                              
(1) Self-developed games   661,560    13.6    -    -    1,064,244    35.8 
(2) Licensed games   2,933,672    60.3    2,700,856    97.0    1,726,255    58.1 
Total   4,864,743    100.0    2,784,713    100.0    2,971,896    100.0 

 

Ourrevenue derived from sales of in-game virtual items and game-related products through licensing of games from third-party game developerhas constituted a significant portion of our total revenue, representing approximately 60.3% and 97.0% of our total revenues for fiscalyear ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and approximately 58.1% for the six months ended December 31, 2023, respectively. Notably, our revenuederived from licensing of games from third-party game developer has been declining as we have commercially launched our self-developednew game, namely Abyss in May 2023, and such reducing trend was in line with our strategy and aim of introducing our self-developed newgames under pipeline to achieve a more balanced game portfolio.

 

However,given our existing high proportion of revenue derived from licensed third-party developer games, we may suffer significant net lossesand severely impact our liquidity position in the event that any of our licensing agreements are subject to early terminationdue to extenuating circumstances arising from the third-party game developers or are not renewed. Despite the inherent disadvantageof unfavorable terms, based on our past experiences, we are able to maintain a long-term partnership with the third-party game developersdue to our capability of operating games effectively and efficiently in terms of (i) bridging diverse cultures within our target marketsthrough game localization, and (ii) enhancing the process of marketing, promotion and publishing the games.

 

Effective May23, 2024, our license agreement for Barcode Footballer, was terminated by mutual agreement with our licensing partner. As a result,we will not generate any revenue from this game in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. As Barcode Footballer generated a majorityof our revenue in the past two fiscal years and most recent interim period, unless our internally developed games and other licensedgames generate revenues in excess of prior periods or our new games are successful, our historic financial results may not beindicative of results for future periods.

 

Weexpect to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses as a public company

 

Uponconsummation of this offering, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses as a public company that we did not incuras a private company. In particular, there will be significant increases in our legal, financial and other compliance costs includingthe additional costs incurred for recruiting of independent directors, obtaining director and officer liability insurances, as well ascosts associated with internal controls and disclosures in order to fulfil the reporting requirements as a public company. As a result,this could affect our operating results.

 

Inparticular, we expect our primary liquidity requirements after listing to be approximately $500,000 based on prevailing market ratesto satisfy those expenses associated with being a public company, representing an increase of approximately 95.3% of our generaladministrative expenses (excluding depreciation and office expenses) for fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. We intend to utilize partof the proceeds raised in this offering for general working capital purposes following our initial public offering and cashgenerated from future operations to meet the expenditures required.

 

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OperatingMetrics 

 

Wemanage our business by tracking several key performance metrics through our internal systems. The key performance metrics are impactedby several factors that could cause them to fluctuate on a quarterly basis, such as platform providers’ policies and restrictions,seasonality, user connectivity, conversion of users to paying users and the addition of new content or storyline to our certain games,and, in some cases, our operating metrics may not correlate directly to our revenues trends. Future growth in gameplayers will dependon our ability to retain our existing gameplayers, the ability to attract new players, acquire or launch new games and features, andexpand into new markets and distribution platforms.

 

Thefollowing operating metrics are key performance indicators that we use to evaluate our business. The key drivers of changes in our operatingmetrics are presented in the order of significance:

 

DailyActive Users

 

Wedefine Daily Active Users, or DAUs, as the number of individuals who played one of our games during a particular day. Under this metric,a gameplayer who plays two different games on the same day is counted as two DAUs. Average Daily Active Users for a particular periodis the average of the DAUs for each day during that period. We believe that Daily Active Users is a useful metric to measure the scaleand usage of our games by our gameplayers in a particular day and more accurately reflect gameplayers engagement with our games.

 

   For the fiscal years ended
June 30,
   For the six months ended
December 31,
 
Quarterly DAUs  2022   2023   2023 
Q1 (July 1 – September 30)   2,380    1,984    8,108 
Q2 (October 1 – December 31)   2,285    4,044    3,939 
Q3 (January 1 – March 31)   2,215    2,560    N/A 
Q4 (April 1 – June 30)   2,124    26,540    N/A 

 

Thequarterly DAUs remained consistent for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, as most of our gameplayers were engaged in our licensedgame – Barcode Footballer (“BFB”). BFB stands as an immersive football team development simulation, wherein gameplayersengage in the strategic cultivation of athletes to assemble an unparalleled team, poised to conquer the pinnacle of global competition.

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the quarterly DAUs increased from 1,984 gameplayers in the first quarter to 26,540 gameplayersin the fourth quarter mainly due to more self-developed and licensed games being commercially available in the market, the increase inquarterly DAUs was mainly contributed by Abyss, Barcode Footballer and Mythicland. Since the commercialization of Abyss in May 2023,it is common for many gameplayers to try or experience our self-developed games at the early stage which has driven the significant increasein quarterly DAUs.

 

Forthe six months ended December 31, 2023, the quarterly DAUs decreased from 26,540 gameplayers to 8,108 gameplayers and further decreasedto 3,939 gameplayers mainly due to (i) the new football season in major countries commenced on August or September each year, gameplayersusually will wait for the updates from us in order to reflect the actual changes in the football transfer market; and (ii) we have performedmajor updates on Abyss so certain stages were not available for gameplayers to play with during the period which led the decrease inDAUs. We expect the quarterly DAUs will further increase from time to time as we have further enhanced the updates for Abyss.

 

On May 23 2024,the Company has mutually terminated the license of Barcode Footballer with the licensing partner.

 

MonthlyPaying Users

 

Wedefine Monthly Paying Users, or MPUs, as the number of individuals who made a purchase of a virtual item at least once on a particularplatform in the 30-day period ending with the measurement date. Under this metric, an individual who makes a purchase of virtual itemsin two different games in the same 30-day period is counted as two MPUs. Similarly, an individual who makes a purchase of virtual itemsin any of our games on two different platforms (for example, Apple IOS or Google Play) could be counted as two MPUs. Average MPUs fora particular period is the average of the MPUs for each month during that period. We believe that Monthly Paying Users is a useful metricto measure our game monetization.

 

   For the fiscal years ended
June 30,
   For the six months ended
December 31,
 
Quarterly MPUs  2022   2023   2023 
Q1 (July 1 – September 30)   618    684    5,916 
Q2 (October 1 – December 31)   751    905    2,125 
Q3 (January 1 – March 31)   760    730    N/A 
Q4 (April 1 – June 30)   641    12,874    N/A 

 

Thequarterly MPUs mostly contributed by BFB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. For the fiscal year June 30, 2023, thequarterly MPUs increased from 684 gameplayers in the first quarter to 12,874 gameplayers in the fourth quarter mainly due to more self-developedand licensed games being commercially available in the market, the increase in quarterly MPUs mainly contributed by our self-developedgames – Abyss which commercially launched in May 2023. The fourth quarter of quarterly MPUs for the year ended June 30, 2023, wascharacterized by significant resources allocated in marketing for Abyss, which led to high growth in MPUs during that quarter.

 

Forthe six months ended December 31, 2023, the quarterly MPUs decreased from 12,874 gameplayers to 5,916 gameplayers and further decreasedto 2,125 gameplayers mainly due to (i) the new football season in major countries commenced on August or September each year, gameplayersusually will wait for the updates from us in order to reflect the actual changes in the football transfer market and purchases in-gamevirtual items to enhance their playing experiences; and (ii) we have performed major updates on Abyss so certain stages were not availablefor gameplayers to play or purchase for in-game virtual items during the period which led the decrease in MPUs. We expect the quarterlyMPUs will further increase from time to time as we have further enhanced the updates for Abyss.

 

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MonthlyPayer Conversion

 

Wedefine Monthly Payer Conversion as the total number of MPUs, divided by the number of MAUs. We believe that Monthly Payer Conversionis a useful metric to describe the monetization of our users.

 

   For the fiscal years ended June 30,   For the six months ended December 31, 
Monthly Payer Conversion  2022   2023   2023 
Q1 (July 1 – September 30)   11.5%   15.1%   6.5%
Q2 (October 1 – December 31)   14.4%   4.1%   7.2%
Q3 (January 1 – March 31)   15.6%   6.1%   N/A 
Q4 (April 1 – June 30)   14.3%   3.6%   N/A 

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, approximately 11.5% to 15.6% of our gameplayers were willing to pay for purchase of our in-gamevirtual items in BFB. The monthly payer conversion rate decreased during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 from 15.1% to 3.6%mainly due to more self-developed and licensed games being commercially available in the market for gameplayers to play which increasedthe base of our MPUs. Since the commercialization of Abyss in May 2023, it is common for many gameplayers to try or experience our self-developedgames at the early stage without paying in the game for virtual items which has driven the significant decrease in quarterly monthlypayer conversion.

 

However,the quarterly monthly payer conversion rate further increased from 3.6% to 6.5% and further increased to 7.2% for the six months endedDecember 31, 2023. It is mainly due to the gameplayers are willing to spend money after trying or experiencing our games and purchasingin-game virtual items to explore further stages in our games. With the consistent enhancements of our in-game content, we expect the quarterlymonthly payer conversion rate will keep improving in the future.

 

OnMay 23, 2024, the Company had mutually agreed to terminate the license agreement in connection with Barcode Footballer. As a result,the Company will not generate revenue from the sale of in-game virtual item of this licensed game after such termination.

 

AverageRevenue Per Paying User

 

Wedefine Average Revenue Per Paying User, or ARPPU, as our total revenue attributable to in-game purchases in a given period, divided bythe number of months in that period, divided by the average number of MPUs during the period. We believe that ARPPU is a useful metricto describe monetization.

 

   For the fiscal years ended June 30,   For the six months ended December 31, 
Quarterly Average Revenue Per Paying User  2022   2023   2023 
Q1 (July 1 – September 30)  $271   $357   $80 
Q2 (October 1 – December 31)  $335   $285   $208 
Q3 (January 1 – March 31)  $305   $293    N/A 
Q4 (April 1 – June 30)  $307   $32    N/A 

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, the ARPPU of approximately $271 to $335 which is relatively consistent to the seasonal trend.Since most of the football season is commenced in August each year, the ARPPU in first quarter would be lower than other quarters.

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the ARPPU decreased from time to time mainly due to more self-developed and licensed gamesbeing commercially available in the market for gameplayers to play in which increased the base of our MPUs resulting a lower ARPPU. Sincethe commercialization of Abyss in May 2023, it is common for many gameplayers to try or experience our self-developed games at the earlystage without paying in the game for virtual items which has driven the significant decrease in ARPPU.

 

However,the ARPPU further increased from $32 to $80 and further increased to $208 for the six months ended December 31, 2023. It is mainly dueto the gameplayers are willing to spend money after trying or experiencing our games and purchasing in-game virtual items to explorefurther stages in our games. With the consistent enhancement of our in-game content, we expect the ARPPU will keep improving in the future.

 

OnMay 23, 2024, the Company had mutually agreed to terminate the license agreement in connection with Barcode Footballer. As a result,the Company will not generate revenue from the sale of in-game virtual item of this licensed game after such termination.

 

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Resultsof Operations

 

Comparisonof the Six Months Ended December, 2023 and 2022

 

Thefollowing table sets forth certain income statement data for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

 

   For the six months ended December 31, 
   2023   2022     
   US$   Percentage of total revenue
(in %)
   US$   Percentage of total revenue
(in %)
   Percentage Change
(in %)
 
Revenues   2,971,896    100.0    1,977,198    100.0    50.3 
Costs of revenues   (1,765,340)   59.4    (1,209,030)   61.1    46.0 
Gross profit   1,206,556    40.6    768,168    38.9    57.1 
Operating expenses                         
Selling expenses   (660,103)   22.2    (274,911)   14.0    140.1 
General administrative expenses   (405,555)   13.6    (442,208)   22.4    (8.3)
Research and development expenses   (69,235)   2.3    (23,901)   1.2    189.7 
Income from operations   71,663    2.5    27,148    1.3    164.0 
Other income   61,185    2.0    78,184    4.0    (21.7)
Income before income tax   132,848    4.5    105,332    5.3    26.1 
Income tax expenses   (19,418)   0.7    (2,008)   0.1    867.0 
Net Income   113,430    3.8    103,324    5.2    9.8 

 

Revenues

 

Wederived our revenue primarily from provision of software game development services and sale of in-game virtual items from both our self-developedand licensed mobile and online games.

 

Thetable below sets forth a breakdown of our revenue by service type for the interim periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

 

   For the six months ended December 31, 
   2023   2022 
Service Type  US$   Percentage of total revenue
(in %)
   US$   Percentage of total revenue
(in %)
 
Software game development   181,397    6.1    228,692    11.5 
Game-related products   -    -    252,709    12.8 
In-game virtual items   2,790,499    93.9    1,495,797    75.7 
Total   2,971,896    100.0    1,977,198    100.0 

 

Thetable below sets forth a breakdown of our revenue classified by geographical locations according to revenue generated from software gamedevelopment for our customers, sale of games related products and sale of in-game virtual items for the interim periods ended December31, 2023 and 2022:

 

   For the six months ended December 31, 
   2023   2022 
Area  US$   Percentage of total revenue
(in %)
   US$   Percentage of total revenue
(in %)
 
Hong Kong   2,217,414    74.6    1,890,640    95.6 
Taiwan   361,361    12.2    19,218    1.0 
United States   144,175    4.9    3,397    0.2 
Macau   73,446    2.5    54,219    2.7 
Other countries   175,500    5.8    9,724    0.5 
Total   2,971,896    100.0    1,977,198    100.0 

 

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Wecurrently operate our business in Hong Kong. For the interim period ended December 31, 2023, our revenue was $2,971,896, an increaseof $994,698, or 50.3%, compared to $1,977,198 for the interim period ended December 31, 2022. We derive a significant portion of ourtotal revenue from the sale of in-game virtual items, which comprises $2,790,499 or 93.9% and $1,495,797 or 75.7% of our revenue forthe interim periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in the sale of in-game virtual items of $1,294,702 or86.6% for the interim period ended December 31, 2023 was mainly attributable to the sale of in-game virtual items from our newly launchedself-developed mobile game, namely Abyss, in May 2023. We had released a total of 7 and 5 games (self-developed and licensed mobile andonline games) via the platform providers for gameplayers to download during the interim periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.Apart from selling in-game virtual items, we generated revenue from providing software game development services to customers. Duringthe interim periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, we recognized software game development services revenue of $181,397 or 6.1% and$228,692 or 11.5% of our total revenue, respectively. The decrease of $47,295 or 20.7% for the interim period ended December 31, 2023,was mainly attributable to fewer software game development projects that we had been engaged. During the interim period ended December31, 2023, we did not launch any game-related products. For the interim period ended December 31, 2022, revenue derived from the saleof game-related products was 252,709. 

 

Costof Revenues

 

Forthe interim periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, cost of revenue consists of the following:

 

   For the six months ended December 31, 
   2023   2022 
   US$  

Percentage of total cost of revenues

(in %)

   US$  

Percentage of total cost of revenues

(in %)

 
Platform fees   817,190    46.3    459,150    38.0 
Royalty fees   518,318    29.4    509,408    42.1 
Amortization expense of capitalized software development costs   131,935    7.5    39,102    3.3 
Labor costs   139,077    7.9    54,868    4.5 
Other game operation costs that are directly attributable to services provided   158,820    8.9    146,502    12.1 
Total   1,765,340    100.0    1,209,030    100.0 

 

Forthe interim period ended December 31, 2023, our cost of revenues was $1,765,340, an increase of $556,310, or 46.0%, compared to$1,209,030 for the interim period ended December 31, 2022. Cost of revenues mainly consist of platform fees, royalty fees,amortization expense of capitalized software development costs, labor costs, and other game operation costs that are directlyattributable to services provided. Platform fees represent 46.3% and 38.0% of total cost of revenues for the interim periods endedDecember 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, such fees are charged by the platform providers (such as Apple and Google) associated withthe Group’s sales of in-game virtual items via the platform providers’ distribution and payment channels. We are billedmonthly by the platform providers based on a standard commission rate on the sale of in-game virtual items to gameplayers via theirplatforms. The increase in platform fees of $358,040 or 78.0% was generally in line with the increase in revenues. Royalty feesrepresented 29.4% and 42.1% of total cost of revenues for the interim periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, wemake a profit-sharing arrangement with the licensors that we agree to pay the fee based on a pre-agreed percentage of theGroup’s monthly sales of in-game virtual items, net of platform fees from the licensed games. The slight increase in royaltyfees of $8,910 was in line with the increase in sale of in-game virtual items in connection with our licensed games. Amortizationexpense of capitalized software development costs represents 7.5% and 3.3% of total cost of revenues for the interim periods endedDecember 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. We incurred more amortization expense for the interim period ended December 31, 2023 as wecompleted the development of our self-developed new game, namely Abyss in May 2023 and the amortization starts at the same time whenthe game was launched in the market. Labor costs including labor compensation and related benefits was $139,077, representing 7.9%of total cost of revenue for the interim period ended December 31, 2023, an increase $84,209 or 153.5% compared to $54,868,representing 4.5% of total cost of revenue for the interim period ended December 31, 2022. The increase was mainly due to theadditional manpower we put into a complex software game development project, which required more labor hours on the project  than our original budget. Other game operation costs that are directly attributable to services provided were $158,820,representing 8.9% of total cost of revenue for the interim period ended December 31, 2023, an increase $12,318 or 8.4% compared to$146,502, representing 12.1% of total cost of revenue for the interim period ended December 31, 2022. Such other game operationcosts are mainly comprised of (i) lease expenses for office premises in Hong Kong of $115,253 and $105,986 for the interim periodsended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively; and (ii) production fee paid to third parties of $32,077 and $30,627 for the interimperiods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

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GrossProfit

 

Forthe interim period ended December 31, 2023, our gross profit was $1,206,556, representing an increase of $438,388, or 57.1%, comparedto $768,168 for the interim period ended December 31, 2022. As a percentage of revenue, our gross profit increased from 38.9% for theinterim period ended December 31 2022 to 40.6% for the interim period ended December 31, 2023. The following is our gross profit marginby service type:

 

   Software game development   Game-related products   In-game virtual items   Total 
   For the six months ended December 31,   For the six months ended December 31,   For the six months ended December 31,   For the six months ended December 31, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022   2023   2022   2023   2022 
   US$   US$   US$   US$   US$   US$   US$   US$ 
Revenue   181,397    228,692    -    252,709    2,790,499    1,495,797    2,971,896    1,977,198 
Cost of revenue   (178,889)   (47,073)   -    (55,898)   (1,586,451)   (1,106,059)   (1,765,340)   (1,209,030)
Gross profit   2,508    181,619    -    196,811    1,204,048    389,738    1,206,556    768,168 
Gross profit margin   1.4%   79.4%   -    77.9%   43.1%   26.1%   40.6%   38.9%

 

Weachieved improvement in our gross profit margin from our core business of selling in-game virtual items from 26.1% for theinterim period ended December 31, 2022, to 43.1% for  the interim period ended December 31, 2023, as our revenue increased whileour fixed costs such as depreciation, amortization and other overhead costs do not increase in line with revenue and are spread overthe increased of revenues. However, there was a drop in our gross profit margin from our software game development projects from 79.4%for the interim period ended December 31, 2022, to 1.4% for the interim period ended December 31, 2023. All of our software game development projects are one-off and non-recurring, so we are unable to compare the grossmargin for one project to another. The drop in gross margin was mainly due to significantly higher actual labor costs incurred than thebudgeted labor costs. To improve our gross margin, we will work out more accurate workforce planning before developing a quote or exactpricing for a project.

 

OperatingExpenses

 

Ouroperating expenses include selling expenses, general administrative expenses and research and development expenses consist primarilyof:

 

  Selling expenses are mainly comprised of advertising and marketing promotion expenses.
     
  General administrative expenses are mainly comprised of compensation and benefits for management and operating personnel, depreciation of fixed assets, office expenses and legal and professional fees.
     
  Research and development expenses represent our research and development staff costs including compensation and related benefits related to the software development of the content for the licensed mobile games and the research project for the self-developed mobile games.

 

Forthe interim period ended December 31, 2023, our selling expenses were $660,103, representing an increase of $385,192, or 140.1%, comparedto $274,911 for the interim period ended December 31, 2022. This increase was attributable to the cost incurred for advertisingand marketing strategy focusing on digital advertising to market our published mobile games through online channels. The increase inrevenues during the interim period ended December 31, 2023 has signified the success of our efforts placed in advertising and marketingstrategy.

 

Forthe interim period ended December 31, 2023, our general administrative expenses were $405,555, representing a decrease of $36,653,or 8.3%, compared to $442,208 for the interim period ended December 31, 2022. This decrease was mainly due to:

 

  Administrative staff costs comprised of compensation, related benefits and recruitment expenses for our management and operating personnel constitute $103,139 or 25.5% and $275,449 or 62.3% of our general administrative expenses for the interim period ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, representing a decrease of $172,310, or 62.6%. The decrease was attributable to the execution of the manpower streamline project that approximately 13.5% of our direct labor was laid off during September 2023 to November 2023. Although the manpower was reduced, there was no negative effect nor impact on our business operations as we had deployed our workforce more effectively as compared to the interim period ended December 31, 2022. The headcount of operating staff decreased from 74 at December 31, 2022 to 64 at December 31, 2023.
     
  Depreciation of fixed asset constituted $42,126 or 10.4% and $39,936 or 9.0% of our general administrative expenses for the interim periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
     
  Office expenses comprised of utilities, building management fee, entertainment expenses, low-value computer equipment and consumables constitute $32,744 or 8.1% and $57,466 or 13.0% of our general administrative expenses for the interim periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, representing a decrease of $24,722, or 43.2%. The decrease was mainly due to (i) the decrease in entertainment expenses by $14,143 or 93.8% from $15,074 for the interim period ended December 31, 2022 to $931 for the interim period ended December 31, 2023 as a result of our effective cost control on entertainment expenses; and (ii) the decrease in purchase of low-value computer equipment and consumables from $23,545 for the interim period ended December 31, 2022 to $1,401 for the interim period ended December 31, 2023, representing an decrease of $22,144 or 94.0%.
     
  Legal and professional fees constitute $42,970 or 10.6% and $2,362 or 0.5% of our general administrative expenses for the interim periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The legal and professional fees mainly represent the legal and secretarial fee incurred during our IPO process. We expect our legal and professional fees will increase over time, reflecting the expense incurred during the application process of the IPO, as well as the higher costs of operating as a public company after the completion of the IPO.

 

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Forthe interim period ended December 31, 2023, our research and development expenses were $69,235, representing an increase of $45,334,or 189.7%, compared to $23,901 for the interim period ended December 31, 2022. During the interim period ended December 31, 2023, westarted developing new mobile game projects that increased our research and development manpower. We had 8 and 6 projects (includinglicensed mobile games and self-developed mobile games) in various stages of research and development as of December 31, 2023 and 2022,respectively.

 

OtherIncome

 

Otherincome is comprised mainly of gain on disposal of a self-developed software game, miscellaneous income, government grants received forfinancial support to our business throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Forthe interim period ended December 31, 2023, other income was $61,185, representing a decrease of $16,999 or 21.7%, as compared to$78,184 for the interim period ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was mainly due to (1) the absence of government grants for theinterim period ended December 31, 2023, after the COVID-19 pandemic during the interim period ended December 31, 2022, we receivedgovernment grants in aggregate amount of $77,599; and (2) offset with the gain on disposal of our capitalized software costs of$59,875 in connection with a self-developed game, in which we sold all of our rights to Mythicland to an unrelated third party inSeptember 2023.

 

IncomeTax Expense

 

Weoperate our business in Hong Kong and is subject to the Hong Kong corporate income tax rate of 16.5% on income derived from Hong Kong.

 

Forthe interim period ended December 31 2023, our income tax expense was $19,418, compared to $2,008 for the interim period ended December31, 2022. Tax expense incurred in the interim period ended December 31, 2022 was less than the same period of 2023 as we incurred moretaxable income during the interim period ended December 31, 2022.

 

NetIncome

 

Forthe interim period ended December 31, 2023, our net income was $113,430, representing an increase of $10,106 or 9.8%, comparedto a net income of $103,324 for the interim period ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to the reasons discussed above.

 

Liquidityand Capital Resources

 

Ourprincipal sources of liquidity and capital resources have been cash flow from operations and cash advances from related parties. We expectto reduce cash advances from related parties after receiving the proceeds from the initial public offering. Our principal uses of cashhave been, and we expect will continue to be, for working capital to support a reasonable increase in our scale of operations.

 

Givenour current availability of capital to us, we believe our existing cash, cash equivalents, and cash flow from future operations willbe sufficient to fund our operations for the next 12 months from the date of the release of this prospectus. We also believe that sufficientresources will be available beyond that point with the proceeds obtained from the offering of Shares hereunder.

 

Asof December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $106,695 and $252,111, respectively.

 

Thefollowing table summarizes the key cash flow components from our consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

Comparisonof Six Months Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

   For the Six Months Ended December 31, 
   2023   2022 
   USD   USD 
         
Net cash provided by operating activities  $990,092   $1,557,741 
Net cash used in investing activities   (1,256,041)   (1,520,746)
Net changes in cash and cash equivalents   (265,949)   36,995 
Effect of exchange rate changes on balance of cash held in foreign currencies   937    1,414 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year   371,707    213,702 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year   106,695    252,111 

 

OperatingActivities

 

Forsix months ended December 31, 2023

 

Netcash inflows from operating activities were $990,092 for the interim period ended December 31, 2023. The difference between our net incomeof $113,430 and net cash inflows from operating activities was due to the adjustment of non-cash items in an aggregate amount of $331,932and the cash used in operating assets and liabilities in an aggregate amount of $544,730.

 

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Theadjustment of non-cash items is comprised of (i) depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of capitalized software development costsof $185,553; (ii) lease expenses of $147,523; (iii) gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment of $58,731 and (iv) gainon disposal of capitalized software development costs relating to the sale of a mobile game, namely “Mythicland”, of $(59,875).

 

Thecash used in operating assets and liabilities was generally attributable to (i) decrease in trade receivables of $688,451, mainly dueto the absence of revenue derived from game-related products that these products were launched in December 2022 through January 2023;(ii) decrease in deposits and prepayments of $124,010, mainly due to us having fully utilized the prepayment made during the fiscal year2023 related to the marketing and promotion fees for a self-developed mobile game that was launched during the interim period; (iii)increase in deferred cost of $(669,131), mainly due to the increase in the deferred platform fee related to the sale of our virtual durableitems that were not delivered yet or consumed by the mobile game players; (iv) decrease in trade, other payables and accruals of $(31,090),mainly due to us having settled the accruals recorded during the fiscal year 2023 of the estimated amount of withholding tax payablerelated to the licensing fee paid to a Japanese company; (v) increase in advance from a customer of $102,316, mainly due to cash paymentsreceived but service was yet rendered during the year; (vi) decrease in operating lease liabilities of $(150,548) was attributable tothe fixed lease payments made over the lease term for leasing the office premises in Hong Kong; (vii) increase in amount due to a relatedparty, Mr. Wu, our director and controlling shareholder, of $439,459 which represented business advance for operational purposes; (viii)increase in deferred revenue of $21,844, mainly due to cash payments received in advance for the in-game purchase for the virtual durableitems; and (ix) increase in income tax payable of $19,419 which represented the provision amount for income tax.

 

Forsix months ended December 31, 2022

 

Netcash inflows from operating activities were $1,557,741 for the interim period ended December 31, 2022. The difference between our netincome of $103,324 and net cash inflows from operating activities was due to the adjustment of non-cash items in an aggregate amountof $217,501 and the cash generating from operating assets and liabilities in an aggregate amount of $1,236,916.

 

Theadjustment of non-cash items is comprised of (i) depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of capitalized software development costsof $88,929; and (ii) lease expenses of $128,572.

 

The cash used in operating assets and liabilities was generally attributableto (i) increase in trade receivables of $(47,470), mainly due to the increase in the sale of in-game virtual items near the interim period-endfor which the payment is due in the following period; (ii) decrease in deposits and prepayments of $20,060, mainly due to us having fullyutilized the prepayment paid to certain vendors during the fiscal year 2023 when they rendered their services during the interim period;(iii) decrease in deferred cost of $13,356, mainly due to the decrease in deferred platform fee related to the decrease in sale of ourvirtual durable items near the interim period-end; and (iv) decrease in trade, other payables and accruals of $(102,014), mainly due tous having paid the December 2022 staff salary in the same month, therefore no salary payable was recorded as of the interim period-end;(v) decrease in advance from a customer of $(363,174), mainly due to the service related to the advance received was being rendered duringthe interim period; (vi) decrease in operating lease liabilities of $(133,573) was attributable to the fixed lease payments made overthe lease term for leasing the office premises in Hong Kong; (vii) increase in amount due to Mr. Wu of $1,290,442 that represented businessadvance for operational purposes; (viii) increase in deferred revenue of $557,281, mainly due to cash payments received in advance forthe in-game purchase for the virtual durable items; and (ix) increase in income tax payable of $2,008 which represented the provisionamount for income tax.

 

InvestingActivities

 

Netcash outflows from investing activities were $(1,256,041) for the interim period ended December 31, 2023, which was due to (i) paymentof $4,448 mainly for the purchase of computer equipment and furniture and fittings; (ii) payment of $1,507,383 in connection with thedevelopment of mobile games that was capitalized as intangible assets during the year; and (iii) offset with the proceeds from sale of“Mythicland”, a self-developed mobile game to an unrelated third party in September 2023.

 

Netcash outflows from investing activities were $(1,520,746) for the interim period ended December 31, 2022, which was due to (i) paymentof $19,968 mainly for the purchase of computer equipment and furniture and fittings; and (ii) payment of $1,500,778 in connection withthe development of mobile games that was capitalized as intangible assets during the year.

 

Off-BalanceSheet Arrangements

 

Asof December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a currentor future effect on our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity,capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to our shareholders.

 

Comparisonof the Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

 

Thefollowing table sets forth certain income statement data for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
   2023   2022     
   US$   Percentage of total revenue
(in %)
   US$   Percentage of total revenue
(in %)
   Percentage Change
(in %)
 
Revenues   4,864,743    100.0    2,784,713    100.0    74.7 
Costs of revenues   (2,424,624)   49.8    (1,809,840)   65.0    34.0 
Gross profit   2,440,119    50.2    974,873    35.0    150.3 
Operating expenses                         
Selling expenses   (497,921)   10.2    (56,182)   2.0    786.3 
General administrative expenses   (815,312)   16.8    (592,872)   21.3    37.5 
Research and development expenses   (69,751)   1.4    (228,237)   8.2    (69.4)
Income from operations   1,057,135    21.7    97,582    3.5    983.3 
Other income   80,855    1.7    58,294    2.1    38.7 
Income before income tax   1,137,990    23.4    155,876    5.6    630.1 
Income tax expenses   (158,465)   3.3    -    -    - 
Net Income   979,525    20.1    155,876    5.6    528.4 

 

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Revenues

 

Wederived our revenue primarily from provision of software game development services and sale of in-game virtual items from bothour self-developed and licensed mobile and online games.

 

Thetable below sets forth a breakdown of our revenue by service type for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Service Type  US$   Percentage of total revenue
(in %)
   US$   Percentage of total revenue
(in %)
 
Software game development   1,269,511    26.1    83,857    3.0 
Game-related products   252,638    5.2    158,530    5.7 
In-game virtual items   3,342,594    68.7    2,542,326    91.3 
Total   4,864,743    100.0    2,784,713    100.0 

 

Thetable below sets forth a breakdown of our revenue classified by geographical locations according to revenue generated from software gamedevelopment for our customers, sale of games related products and sale of in-game virtual items for the fiscal years ended June30, 2023 and 2022:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Area  US$   Percentage of total revenue
(in %)
   US$   Percentage of total revenue
(in %)
 
Hong Kong   4,231,656    87.0    2,642,150    94.9 
Taiwan   348,954    7.2    62    0.0 
Macau   104,025    2.1    122,419    4.4 
Other countries   180,108    3.7    20,082    0.7 
Total   4,864,743    100.0    2,784,713    100.0 

 

Wecurrently operate our business in Hong Kong. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, our revenue was $4,864,743, an increaseof $2,080,030, or 74.7%, compared to $2,784,713 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. We derive a significantportion of our total revenue from the sale of in-game virtual items, which comprises $3,342,594 or 68.7% and $2,542,326or 91.3% of our revenue for the fiscal year 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase of $800,268 or 31.5% for thefiscal year 2023 was mainly attributable to the sale of in-game virtual items from our newly launched self-developed mobile game, namelyAbyss, in May 2023. We had released a total of 8 and 5 games (self-developed and licensed mobile and online games) via theplatform providers for gameplayers to download during the fiscal years 2023 and 2022, respectively. Apart from selling in-gamevirtual items, we generated significant revenue from providing software game development services to customers. During the fiscalyears ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we recognized software game development services revenue of $1,269,511 or 26.1% and$83,857 or 3.0% of our total revenue, respectively. The increase of $1,185,654 or 1,413.9% for the fiscal year 2023 was mainly attributableto the completion of the software game development projects for our customers.

 

Costof Revenues

 

Forthe fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, cost of revenue consists of the following:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
   2023   2022 
   US$  

Percentage of total cost of revenues

(in %)

   US$  

Percentage of total cost of revenues

(in %)

 
Platform fees   976,491    40.3    663,294    36.6 
Royalty fees   902,720    37.2    865,934    47.8 
Amortization expense of capitalized software development costs   161,148    6.6    -    - 
Labor costs   111,237    4.6    85,414    4.7 
Other game operation costs that are directly attributable to services provided   273,028    11.3    195,198    10.9 
Total   2,424,624    100.0    1,809,840    100.0 

 

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Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, our cost of revenues was $2,424,624, an increase of $614,784, or 34.0%, compared to $1,809,840 forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Cost of revenues mainly consist of platform fees, royalty fees, amortization expense of capitalizedsoftware development costs, labor costs, and other game operation costs that are directly attributable to services provided. Platformfees represent 40.3% and 36.6% of total cost of revenues for the fiscal year 2023 and 2022, respectively, such fees are charged by theplatform providers (such as Apple and Google) associated with the Group’s sales of in-game virtual items via the platform providers’distribution and payment channels. We are billed monthly by the platform providers based on a standard commission rate on the sale ofin-game virtual items to gameplayers via their platforms. The increase on platform fees of $313,197 or 47.2% was generally in line withthe increase in revenues. Royalty fees represented 37.2% and 47.8% of total cost of revenues for the fiscal year 2023 and 2022, respectively,we make a profit-sharing arrangement with the licensors that we agree to pay the fee based on a pre-agreed percentage of the Group’smonthly sales of in-game virtual items, net of platform fees from the licensed games. The slight increase in royalty fees of $902,720and $865,934 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, was in line with the increase in sale of in-game virtualitems in connection with our licensed games. Amortization expense of capitalized software development costs represents 6.6% and nil%of total cost of revenues for the fiscal year 2023 and 2022, respectively. We did not incur amortization expense for the fiscal year2022 as all the software development costs capitalized as of 2022 were still in development for which amortization has yet to commence.Labor costs including labor compensation and related benefits was $111,237, representing 4.6% of total cost of revenuefor the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, an increase $25,823 or 30.2% compared to $85,414, representing 4.7% of total costof revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The increase was mainly due to the salary increment during the fiscal year endedJune 30, 2023 and the increase in headcount of our game developers from 64 at year-end of 2022 to 78 at year-end 2023 for supportingour increase in sales and future expansion. Other game operation costs that are directly attributable to services provided were $273,028,representing 11.3% of total cost of revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, an increase $77,830 or 39.9% compared to $195,198,representing 10.9% of total cost of revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Such other game operation costs are mainly comprisedof (i) amortization of right-of-use operating lease for office premises in Hong Kong of $210,325 and $154,404 for the fiscal years endedJune 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase of $55,921 or 36.2% was due to the increased monthly lease payment for the new officepremises leased in December, 2021.

 

Overall,the increase in cost of revenues was proportionately less than the increase in revenue due to the fixed costs, including the labor costsand other game operation costs, which do not increase in line with revenue and are spread over the increased revenues.

 

GrossProfit

 

For the fiscal yearended June 30, 2023, our gross profit was $2,440,119, representing an increase of $1,465,246, or 150.3%, comparedto $974,873 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. As a percentage of revenue, our gross profit increased from 35.0%for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 to 50.2% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarilydue to the revenue generated from our software game development project that had a higher margin than other service type. The followingis our gross profit margin by service type:

 

   Software game development   Game-related products   In-game virtual items   Total 
   For the years ended June 30,   For the years ended June 30,   For the years ended June 30,   For the years ended June 30, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022   2023   2022   2023   2022 
   US$   US$   US$   US$   US$   US$   US$   US$ 
Revenue   1,269,511    83,857    252,638    158,530    3,342,594    2,542,326    4,864,743    2,784,713 
Cost of revenue   (158,237)   (16,285)   (66,904)   (45,114)   (2,199,483)   (1,748,441)   (2,424,624)   (1,809,840)
Gross profit   1,111,274    67,572    185,734    113,416    1,143,111    793,885    2,440,119    974,873 
Gross profit margin   87.5%   80.6%   73.5%   71.5%   34.2%   31.2%   50.2%   35.0%

 

Our gross profitmargin has increased by $1,465,246, or 150.3% to $2,440,119 for fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 from $974,873 for fiscal year ended June30, 2022 as we are able to maintain our cost structure consistently. The slight increase in our gross margin for each revenue type wasmainly due to the growth in our revenues, while fixed costs such as depreciation, amortization and other overhead costs do notincrease in line with revenue and are spread over the increased of revenues.

 

OperatingExpenses

 

Ouroperating expenses include selling expenses, general administrative expenses and research and development expenses consist primarilyof:

 

  Selling expenses are mainly comprised of advertising and marketing promotion expenses.
     
  General administrative expenses are mainly comprised of compensation and benefits for management and operating personnel, depreciation of fixed assets, office expenses and legal and professional fees.
     
  Research and development expenses represent our research and development staff costs including compensation and related benefits related to the software development of the content for the licensed mobile games and the research project for the self-developed mobile games .

 

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Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, our selling expenses were $497,921, representing an increase of $441,739, or 786.3%, comparedto $56,182 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. This increase was attributable to the cost incurred for advertisingand marketing strategy focusing on digital advertising to market our published mobile games through online channels. The increase inrevenues during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 has signified the success of our efforts placed in advertisingand marketing strategy.

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, our general administrative expenses were $815,312, representing an increase of $222,440,or 37.5%, compared to $592,872 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. This increase was mainly due to:

 

  Administrative staff costs comprised of compensation, related benefits and recruitment expenses for our management and operating personnel constitute $513,689 or 63.0% and $411,928 or 69.5% of our general administrative expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, representing an increase of $101,761, or 24.7%. The increase was mainly due to the salary increment during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 and the additional headcount of operating staff that our headcount increased from 64 at year-end of 2022 to 78 at year-end of 2023.
     
  Depreciation of fixed asset constitute $81,221 or 10.0% and $41,252 or 7.0% of our general administrative expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
     
  Office expenses comprised of utilities, building management fee, entertainment expenses, low-value computer equipment and consumables constitute $209,472 or 25.7% and $116,248 or 19.6% of our general administrative expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, representing an increase of $93,224, or 80.2%. The increase was mainly due to (i) the increment of building management fee during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 that we paid $27,686 and $15,402 to the landlord of our office in Hong Kong for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, representing an increase of $12,284 or 79.8%; and (ii) the increase in purchase of low-value computer equipment and consumables from $11,300 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 to $27,512 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, representing an increase of $16,212 or 143.5%.
     
  Legal and professional fees constitute $10,932 or 1.3% and $23,442 or 3.9% of our general administrative expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The legal and professional fees mainly represent the fees paid for the yearly statutory audit of financial statements and the submission of tax returns as required under the relevant Hong Kong laws and regulations for all companies operating in Hong Kong. Although the amount is insignificant for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we expect our legal and professional fees will increase over time, reflecting the expense incurred during the application process of the IPO, as well as the higher costs of operating as a public company after the completion of the IPO.

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, our research and development expenses were $69,751, representing a decrease of $158,486,or 69.4%, compared to $228,237 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. During the fiscal year ended June 30,2023, we reduced our research and development manpower as our projects reduced. We had 6 and 10 projects (including licensed mobile gamesand self-developed mobile games) in various stages of research and development as of June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

OtherIncome

 

Otherincome is comprised mainly of miscellaneous income, government grants received for financial support to our business throughout the courseof the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, other income was $80,855, representing an increase of $22,561 or 38.7%, as compared to $58,294for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The increase was mainly due to the increase in government grants of $38,628 from $38,950for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 to $77,578 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.

 

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IncomeTax Expense

 

Weoperate our business in Hong Kong and is subject to the Hong Kong corporate income tax rate of 16.5% on income derived from Hong Kong.

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, our income tax expense was $158,465, compared to $nil for the fiscalyear ended June 30, 2022. No tax expense incurred in fiscal year 2022 as we utilized our tax losses carried forward from June 30,2021 to offset the taxable income for June 30, 2022.

 

NetIncome

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, our net income was $979,525, representing an increase of $823,649 or 528.4%,compared to a net income of $155,876 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to the reasons discussedabove.

 

Liquidityand Capital Resources

 

Ourprincipal sources of liquidity and capital resources have been cash flow from operations and cash advances from related parties. We expectto reduce cash advances from related parties after receiving the proceeds from the initial public offering. Our principal uses of cashhave been, and we expect will continue to be, for working capital to support a reasonable increase in our scale of operations.

 

Givenour current availability of capital to us, we believe our existing cash, cash equivalents, and cash flow from future operations willbe sufficient to fund our operations for the next 12 months from the date of the release of this prospectus. We also believe thatsufficient resources will be available beyond that point with the proceeds obtained from the offering of Shares hereunder.

 

Asof June 30, 2023 and 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $371,707 and $213,702, respectively.

 

Thefollowing table summarizes the key cash flow components from our consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

Comparisonof Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

 

   For the Years Ended June 30, 
   2023   2022 
   USD   USD 
         
Net cash provided by operating activities  $671,367   $718,011 
Net cash used in investing activities   (3,065,577)   (1,914,092)
Net cash provided by financing activities   2,562,459    1,274,519 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   168,249    78,438 
Effect of exchange rate changes on balance of cash held in foreign currencies   (10,244)   4,920 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year   213,702    130,344 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year   371,707    213,702 

 

OperatingActivities

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2023

 

Netcash inflows from operating activities were $671,367 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The difference between our net incomeof $979,525 and net cash inflows from operating activities was due to the adjustment of non-cash items in an aggregate amount of $504,130and the cash used in operating assets and liabilities in an aggregate amount of $(812,288).

 

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Theadjustment of non-cash items is comprised of (i) depreciation of fixed assets of $102,283; (ii) amortization of capitalized softwaredevelopment costs of $161,148; and (iii) lease expenses of $240,699.

 

Thecash used in operating assets and liabilities was generally attributable to (i) increase in trade receivables of $(784,426), mainly dueto the increase in the sale of in-game virtual items near the year-end for which the payment is due in the following year; (ii) increasein deposits and prepayments of $(177,364), mainly due to prepayment of marketing and promotion fees to the third-party vendors for aself-developed mobile game that is scheduled to launch after the year-end which will be fully utilized after the year-end when the servicesare rendered by the vendors; (iii) increase in deferred cost of $(25,247), mainly due to the increase in the deferred platform fee relatedto the sale of our virtual durable items that were not delivered yet or consumed by the mobile game players; (iv) increase intrade, other payables and accruals of $102,740, mainly due to the accruals of the estimated amount of withholding tax payable to theHong Kong tax authority on the licensing fee paid to a Japanese company on a licensed mobile game that we had yet received the tax paymentnotice as of year-end; (v) decrease in advance from a customer of $(363,072), mainly due to the service related to the advancereceived was being rendered during the year; (vi) decrease in operating lease liabilities of $(253,793) was attributable to the fixedlease payments made over the lease term for leasing the office premises in Hong Kong; (vii) increase in amount due to a relatedparty, Mr. Wu, our director and controlling shareholder, of $359,008 which represented business advance for operational purposes; (viii)increase in deferred revenue of $171,401, mainly due to cash payments received in advance for the in-game purchase; and (ix)increase in income tax payable of $158,465 which represented the provision amount for income tax.

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

 

Netcash inflows from operating activities were $718,011 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The difference between our net incomeof $155,876 and net cash inflows from operating activities was due to the adjustment of non-cash items in an aggregate amount of $224,002and the cash generating from operating assets and liabilities in an aggregate amount of $338,133.

 

Theadjustment of non-cash items is comprised of (i) depreciation of fixed assets of $52,785; and (ii) lease expenses of $171,217.

 

Thecash used in operating assets and liabilities was generally attributable to (i) increase in trade receivables of $(405,220), mainly dueto the increase in the sale of in-game virtual items in fiscal year 2022 as we commenced our business in fiscal year 2021 that we didnot generated any revenue; (ii) increase in deposits and prepayments of $(103,469), mainly due to certain vendors requiring prepaymentfor their services near the year-end which prepaid services were not yet fully utilized and we paid a deposit for our newly leased officepremises in December, 2021; (iii) increase in deferred cost of $(69,286) which represented the deferred platform fee related to the saleof our virtual durable items that were not delivered yet or consumed by the mobile game players; and (iv) increase in trade, other payablesand accruals of $303,497 as we commenced our business in fiscal year 2021 that we did not incur much costs and expenses; (v) increasein advance from a customer of $364,581, mainly due to cash payments received but service was yet rendered during the year; (vi) decreasein operating lease liabilities of $(156,185) was attributable to the fixed lease payments made over the lease term for leasingthe office premises in Hong Kong; (vii) increase in amount due to Mr. Wu of $119,354 that represented business advance for operationalpurposes; and (viii) increase in deferred revenue of $284,861, mainly due to cash payments were received in advance for the in-game purchasefor the virtual durable items.

 

InvestingActivities

 

Netcash outflows from investing activities were $(3,065,577) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, which was due to (i) paymentof $35,579 mainly for the purchase of computer equipment and furniture and fittings; and (ii) payment of $3,029,998 in connectionwith the development of mobile games that was capitalized as intangible assets during the year.

 

Netcash outflows from investing activities were $(1,914,092) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, which was due to (i) paymentof $221,369 mainly for the leasehold improvements for the office in Hong Kong; and (ii) payment of $1,692,723 in connection withthe development of mobile games that was capitalized as intangible assets during the year.

 

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FinancingActivities

 

Netcash inflows from financing activities were $2,562,459 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, which was attributable to capital injection of $2,562,459 from Mr. Wu, our director and controlling shareholder.

 

Netcash inflows from financing activities were $1,274,519 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, which was attributable tocapital injection of $1,274,519 from Mr. Wu, our director and controlling shareholder.

 

Off-BalanceSheet Arrangements

 

Asof June 30, 2023 and 2022, we had no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a currentor future effect on our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity,capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to our shareholders.

 

InternalControl over Financial Reporting

 

Priorto this offering, we were a private company with limited accounting personnel and other resources for addressing our internalcontrol over financial reporting. Our management has not completed an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls andour independent registered public accounting firm has not conducted an audit of our internal controls. However, in connection withthe audit of our consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we and ourindependent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness in our internal controls. As defined by thePCAOB, a “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal controls, such that there isa reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented ordetected on a timely basis. The material weakness identified is related to (i) inadequate segregation of duties forcertain key functions due to limited staff and resources; and (ii) lack of sufficient personnel adequately trained in andhave appropriate knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements to properly address complex U.S. GAAP accounting issues andrelated disclosures to fulfil U.S. GAAP and SEC financial reporting requirements.

 

Ourindependent public accounting firm has made recommendations to us to remediate such material weakness. We have started and intendto continue to implement the recommended measures designed to improve our internal controls to address the underlying causes ofthe material weakness. In particular, we have commenced searching for full time qualified accounting personnel withexperience in U.S. GAAP to fill up the key roles in the finance operations and expect interviews to commence prior tolisting and the appointment of the suitable personnel to be made within six months after listing. We have also hired aspecialized U.S. GAAP accounting consultant to assist us in the preparation of our financial statements in U.S. GAAP. Moreover,the U.S. GAAP accounting consultant has commenced training and provide guidance to our existing accounting personnel on accountingtreatments relevant to U.S. GAAP. We expect all material weaknesses to be remediated within six months after listing at no materialcost. However, the implementation of this measure may not fully remediate the material weakness in a timely manner. In thefuture, we may determine that we have additional material weakness or other deficiencies, or our independent registered publicaccounting firm may disagree with our management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls. Our failure tocorrect the material weakness or our failure to discover and address any other material weakness could result in inaccuracies in ourfinancial statements and impair our ability to comply with the applicable financial reporting requirements and related regulatoryfilings on a timely basis. Moreover, ineffective internal control over financial reporting could significantly hinder our ability toprevent fraud.

 

CriticalAccounting Policies and Estimates

 

Tradereceivables

 

Tradereceivables are amounts due from third-party digital game distribution platforms, such as the Apple App Store, the Google Play Storefor sale of in-game virtual items to the players and software game development service. Trade receivables are recorded at theinvoiced amount and do not bear interest.

 

Toestimate expected credit losses, the Group has identified the relevant risk characteristics of its customers and considers the past collectionexperience, current economic conditions and expected future economic conditions. The Group did not record provisions for expected creditlosses for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

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Capitalizedsoftware development costs

 

Capitalizedsoftware development costs (comprise of staff compensation and related benefits) represents costs incurred for self-developed mobilegames. Software development costs are capitalized once the technological feasibility of a product is established and such costs are determinedto be recoverable. The technology feasibility of a product requires both technical design documentation and game design documentation.Significant management judgments and estimates are applied based on the feasibility report for each product where proven technology existsin assessing when the capitalization shall commence for software development costs and the evaluation is performed on a product-by-productbasis. The gain or loss on the disposal of capitalized software development costs is the difference between the net sales proceeds andthe carrying amount of the relevant assets and is recognized on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

Commencingupon a product’s release, capitalized software development costs are amortized to reflect the pattern of economic benefits consumedon a straight-line basis over the estimated periods benefited. The Group has continued to focus on delivering increased content in thelicensed and self-developed mobile games to the players and to deliver such content more frequently through in-game updates which wouldpossibly extend the estimated economic lives of the products and in those cases, the capitalized software development costs would beamortized over longer periods of time. Whereas when certain events or changes in operating conditions occur, an impairment assessmentis performed and lives of the products in connection with the capitalized software development costs with determinable lives may be adjusted.If expectations of the usefulness of the software content are revised downward, the unamortized cost is written down to the fair valuewhich establishes a new cost basis.

 

When estimating the future gross revenues fora product, the entity should use the most recent information available. As a result, estimates of future revenues or the remaining economiclife for a product is being amortized may change as new information becomes available during the amortization period. Those changes inestimate are treated on a prospective basis, and therefore are recognized in calculations of amortization going forward only.

 

Amortization expense of capitalized software developmentcosts is included in cost of revenue of the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Capitalizedsoftware development costs with finite useful lives are amortized over the estimated economic lives of the products in connection withcapitalized software development costs as follows:

 

Types of capitalized software development costs   The estimated useful lives of the products in connection with capitalized software development costs
     
Contents for the self-developed mobile games   2-5 years, based on the underlying contents for the self-developed mobile games expected to contribute to the future cash flows

 

Impairmentof Long-Lived Assets

 

Long-livedassets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. In accordance with ASC 360-10-35, Property, Plant and Equipment –Subsequent Measurement, long-lived assets are subject to review for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicatethat the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by acomparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount bywhich the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of would be separately presentedin the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell and are no longerdepreciated. The assets and liabilities of a disposed group classified as held for sale would be presented separately in theappropriate asset and liability sections of the consolidated balance sheets. For the year ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the sixmonths ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Group evaluated the long-lived assets and noted no impairment.

 

Revenuefrom contracts with customers

 

TheGroup adopts Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC Topic 606) for all periodspresented. The Group generates revenue through the provision of software game development service and sale of in-game virtual items.

 

Whencontrol of the promised goods and services are transferred to the customers, the Group recognizes revenue in the amountthat reflects the consideration the Group expects to receive in exchange for these services. The Group determines revenue recognitionby applying the following five-step model:

 

  Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;

 

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Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

     
 

Determination of the transaction price;

     
 

Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

     
  Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Group satisfies a performance obligation.

 

Performance obligations

 

In accordance with ASC 606-10-25-19, the Groupassesses the promises in the contract to determine whether promised goods or services are distinct performance obligations if both ofthe following criteria are met:

 

  1. The customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer (that is, the good or service is capable of being distinct).
  2. The entity’s promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (that is, the promise to transfer the good or service is distinct within the context of the contract).

 

The Group notes the following performance obligations:

 

  The software game development service that provides customized software games to customers involves a number of stages, which is an integration service to incorporate individual services into a combined output. Each individual service cannot benefit the customers on its own. The Group determines this to be a combined distinct performance obligation.
     
  The sale of in-game virtual items that delivers virtual currencies or virtual goods is determined to be a distinct performance obligation as a player can benefit from the purchase to enhance his gameplay experience on its own and the promise is separately identifiable.
     
  The sale of game-related products includes a printed card and an in-game virtual item. The printed card represents a collectible item sold to customers and in-game virtual item embedded in a printed card provides the card owner with a distinct gameplay experience as part of the overall product. The Group determines this to be two distinct performance obligations.

 

Estimated Standalone Selling Price

 

In accordance with ASC 606-10-32-29, to meet theallocation objective, an entity shall allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation identified in the contract on a relativestandalone selling price basis. The Group obtains the transaction price of performance obligations by using the selling prices for performanceobligations with observable prices sold on a standalone basis. When observable prices are not readily available, the Company estimatesthe standalone selling prices by using the expected cost plus a margin approach.

 

Software game development service

 

Revenue generated from software game developmentrevenue service represents the provision of customized software games that are internally designed, built, tested and delivered to thecustomers. The Group recognizes revenue that are satisfied over time by measuring the progress toward complete satisfaction of the performanceobligation using a single method of measuring progress which depicts the performance in transferring control of the associated goodsor services to the customers. The Group uses input methods to measure the progress toward the complete satisfaction of performance obligationssatisfied over time. Significant management judgment is required in determining the level of effort required under an arrangement andthe period over which we are expected to complete our performance obligations under an arrangement. At each reporting period, the Groupmeasures the progress based on the budgeting and costing systems and estimates the proportion of service rendered based on engineeringinspections or the ratio of costs incurred to estimated total costs.

 

As of June 30, 2022, the Group recorded the advancefrom a customer amounting to $362,614 on the Group’s balance sheets when cash payments were received prior to earning revenue uponsatisfying the performance obligations pertaining to the software game development services, As of June 30, 2023, all software game developmentservices were fully rendered such that the Group has no remaining performance obligations and has received all of the amounts promisedby the customers. All money received, including the balance of the advance from a customer as of June 30, 2022 had been recognized asrevenue during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.

 

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Saleof in-game virtual items

 

Revenuegenerated from the sale of in-game virtual items represents microtransactions of downloadable content. The Group operates licensed mobilegames and self-developed mobile games under free-to-play model. Microtransaction revenue is derived from the sale of virtual currenciesand virtual goods to the players to enhance their gameplay experience. Payments from players for in-game purchase are non-refundable.Proceeds from the sales of these virtual items are initially recorded in deferred revenue. Proceeds from sales of virtual currenciesare recognized as revenue when a player uses the virtual goods purchased with a virtual currency. Proceeds from the sales of virtualgoods are recognized as revenue when a player uses the virtual goods. The Group categorizes the virtual goods as either “consumable”or “durable”. Consumable virtual goods represent goods that can be consumed by a specific player action; accordingly, theGroup recognizes revenue when the performance obligation is satisfied upon the delivery of consumable virtual goods as the goods areconsumed. Durable virtual goods represent goods that are accessible to the players over an extended period of time; accordingly, theGroup recognizes revenue from the sale of durable virtual goods ratably over the estimated service period.

 

Estimatedservice period

 

TheGroup considers a variety of data when determining the estimated service period for the mobile game players, including the weighted averagenumber of days between players’ first day played online and the time at which the players become inactive or cease engaging withour content for a period of time. The Group also considers known online trends such as the service period of the Group’s previouslyreleased games and the service periods of competitors’ games that are of a similar nature. Based on the evaluation, the estimatedservice period for players of the Group’s current mobile games is 3 months.

 

Futuredata patterns could change from historical patterns as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, changes in the contentof the mobile games, frequency of the content delivery, competitors’ offerings and other changes that impact the players’engagement that management of the Group may not be able to predict reasonably.

 

Principalagent considerations

 

TheGroup reported revenue generated from sales of virtual items on gross basis of the sales made to the paying players. For licensed mobilegames, proceeds earned from the selling of in-game virtual items are shared between the Group and the third-party game developers, withthe amount paid to the third-party game developers generally calculated based on amounts paid by paying players, after deducting thechannel costs. Fees paid to third-party game developers and third-party digital game distribution platforms are recorded as “costof revenue” on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

TheGroup acts as the principal in the sale of virtual items due to the following reasons:

 

  The Group is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specific good or service.
     
  The Group has discretion in establishing the price for the specific good or service.

 

Saleof game-related products

 

Revenuegenerated from the sale of game-related products represents the sale of physical objects (the cards in which each card has printed acharacter from the game and includes a QR code). These cards relate to the content of the game developed for a licensed mobile game andare sold through several distribution stores and the cards that are sold to the end consumers are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.Aside from being a collectible item of the card itself, the card can also provide in-game content to the card owner when the QR codeis scanned with a compatible mobile phone.

 

TheGroup determines revenue recognition by applying the five-step model and determines the transaction price to each performance obligation.The Group recognizes a portion of revenue upon the delivery of the cards to end consumers and recognizes the remaining portion of revenueratably over the estimated service period related to sale of the durable virtual goods embedded in the cards. The Group has no remainingperformance obligations on the sale of game-related products as of June 30, 2023.

 

Deferredrevenue

 

TheGroup recorded trade receivables related to revenue when the Group has an unconditional right to invoice and receive payment. The Grouprecords deferred revenue as the contract liabilities on the Group’s balance sheets when cash payments are received in advance ofearning revenue upon satisfying the performance obligation. As of June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Group recorded deferred revenue of $455,141and $283,324 in connection with the remaining performance obligations related to the in-game purchase of virtual items from end consumers.During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, $283,324 of revenue recognized was included in the Group’s deferred revenue as of June30, 2022, respectively. The Group expects to recognize an aggregate of $455,141 of revenue over the performance period in the next 12months.

 

Segmentreporting

 

TheGroup generates its revenue from one service line and operates as a single operating segment. Due to the integrated structure of theGroup’s business, the Group’s chief operating decision maker, its Chief Executive Officer, reviews financial informationon an aggregate basis for the purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance.

 

TheGroup’s disaggregation information of revenue by each product and service or each group of similar products and services type whichwere recognized based on the nature of performance obligation is as follows:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
Service Type  2023   Percentage of
Total revenue
   2022   Percentage of
Total revenue
 
Software game development  $1,269,511    26%  $83,857    3%
Game-related products  $252,638    5%  $158,530    6%
In-game virtual items  $3,342,594    69%  $2,542,326    91%
Total  $4,864,743    100%  $2,784,713    100%

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
Revenue Type  2023   Percentage of Total revenue   2022   Percentage of Total revenue 
Revenue recognized over time  $1,723,244    35%  $271,950    10%
Revenue recognized at point in time  $3,141,499    65%  $2,512,763    90%
Total  $4,864,743    100%  $2,784,713    100%

 

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Thetable below sets forth a breakdown of our revenue classified by geographical locations according to revenue generated from software gamedevelopment for our customers, sale of games related products and sale of in-game virtual items for the years ended June 30, 2023 and2022:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
Areas  2023   Percentage of
Total revenue
   2022   Percentage of
Total revenue
 
Hong Kong  $4,231,656    87%  $2,642,150    95%
Taiwan  $348,954    7%  $62    0%
Macau  $104,025    2%  $122,419    4%
Other countries  $180,108    4%  $20,082    1%
Total  $4,864,743    100%  $2,784,713    100%

 

Duringthe years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, all revenue was generated from third parties.

 

IncomeTaxes

 

TheGroup accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach which allows for the recognition and measurement of deferred taxassets based upon the likelihood of realization of tax benefits in future years. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent thatit is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Deferred tax iscalculated using tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized, or the liability is settled. Deferredtax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or allthe deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxingauthorities.

 

TheGroup conducts business activities in Hong Kong and is subject to taxes in Hong Kong. The Group files tax returns in Hong Kong and subjectto examination by Hong Kong tax authority.

 

Concentrationsand Risks

 

Concentrationof Credit Risk

 

Financialinstruments that potentially expose the Group to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents,trade receivables and deposits and prepayments. As of June 30, 2023 and 2022, substantially all of the Group’s cash and cash equivalentswere deposited with financial institutions with high-credit ratings and quality.

 

TheGroup utilizes platform providers to distribute, market, promote and collect payments from players for the Group’s self-developedand licensed mobile games. A significant portion of the Group’s 2023 and 2022 revenue was generated from players who purchasedthe in-game virtual items through these platforms. The Group performs ongoing credit evaluations and maintain allowances for potentialcredit losses (note 2.5).

 

Detailsof the platform providers and other customers which accounted for 10% or more of the revenue are as follows:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
   2023   % revenue   2022   % revenue 
Apple Inc.  $1,814,747    37%  $1,218,312    44%
Google Inc.   1,506,166    31%   1,324,015    48%
Customer A   1,141,916    23%   83,857    3%
   $4,462,829    91%  $2,626,184    95%

 

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Detailsof the platform providers and other customers which accounted for 10% or more of the trade receivables are as follows:

 

   As of June 30, 
   2023   % trade receivables   2022   % trade receivables 
Apple Inc.  $510,394    43%  $95,170    24%
Google Inc.   189,737    16%   84,855    21%
Customer A   487,990    41%   223,009    55%
   $1,188,121    100%  $403,034    100%

 

Detailsof the platform providers and other vendors which accounted for 10% or more of the total vendor costs are as follows:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
   2023   % service costs   2022   % service costs 
Apple Inc.  $579,233    24%  $362,715    20%
Google Inc.   272,573    11%   215,497    12%
   $851,806    35%  $578,212    32%

 

Detailsof the licensors and other vendors which accounted for 10% or more of the total vendor costs are as follows:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
   2023   % service costs   2022   % service costs 
Licensor A  $900,939    37%   865,170    48%

 

Detailsof the licensors and other vendors which accounted for 10% or more of the trade payables are as follows:

 

   As of June 30, 
   2023   % trade payables   2022   % trade payables 
Licensor A  $149,028    99%  $113,712    99%

 

QuantitativeAnd Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

InflationRisk

 

Inflationaryfactors, such as increases in personnel and overhead costs, could impair our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflationhas had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may havean adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and operating expenses as a percentage of sales revenue ifthe revenues do not increase with such increased costs.

 

CreditRisk

 

Creditrisk is controlled by the application of credit approvals, limits and monitoring procedures. We manage credit risk through regularlyevaluating the collectability of financial assets, based on a combination of factors such as credit worthiness, past transaction history,current economic industry trends and changes in payment patterns. We identify credit risk collectively based on industry and customertype. In measuring the credit risk of our sales to our customers, we mainly reflect the “probability of default” by the customeron its contractual obligations and consider the current financial position of the customer and the current and likely future exposuresto the customer.

 

LiquidityRisk

 

Weare also exposed to liquidity risk, which is risk that we will be unable to provide sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meetour commitments and business needs. Liquidity risk is controlled by the application of financial position analysis and monitoring procedures.To manage liquidity risk, the Company monitors and maintains a level of cash and cash equivalents deemed adequate by the management tofinance the Company’s operations and mitigate the effects of fluctuations in cash flows.

 

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INDUSTRY

 

Theinformation presented in this section has been derived from an industry report commissioned by us in December 2023 and preparedby Frost & Sullivan, an independent research firm, regarding our industry and our market position around the world. Frost &Sullivan has advised us that the statistical and graphical information contained herein is drawn from its database and other sources.The following discussion contains projections for future growth, which may not occur at the rates that are projected or at all.

 

Overviewof the Macroeconomic Environment of the Gaming Industry

 

TotalNumber of Internet Users and Internet Penetration Rate Worldwide

 

In2023, there are 5.35 billion internet users worldwide.Driven by the popularity of mobile phones, the number of internet users increased from 3.73 billion in 2018 to 5.35 billion in2023 at a CAGR of 7.5%. The internet penetration rate is the percentage of the population that has access to the internet.The availability and quality of internet infrastructure, such as broadband networks, fiber optic cables, and mobile networks, contributesto the growth of internet penetration. It is estimated that the global internet penetration rate in 2028 would reach 88.5%.Increasing internet penetration rates provide the foundation for a larger user base, improved gaming experiences, and expanded monetizationopportunities. It contributes to the growth and higher demand for mobile games as more people gain access to the internet and engagewith mobile gaming content.

 

 

MobileGame Downloads

 

Mobilegame downloads continue to achieve substantial numbers annually, primarily due to the increasing popularity and capabilities ofsmartphones. The number of mobile downloads increased from 38.4 billion in 2018 to 56.0 billion in 2022, a CAGR of 7.4%.As of December 2023, the global population of mobile gamers exceeds 1.92 billion. Mobile gaming revenue accounts for asignificant 77.7% of the total gaming industry revenue, and approximately 8% of total mobile usage time is dedicated to playingmobile games.

 

 

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Overviewof PC and Mobile Game Development Market

 

Definitionand Classification of PC and Mobile Gaming

 

The PC and mobile game development market refers to the industry focused on creating video games for personal computers and mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Companies in this market are involved in various aspects of game development including programming, art and animation, game design, quality assurance, localization, publishing, distribution and monetization.

 

Particularly for mobile game, the popularity of smartphone accelerates the growth of mobile game industry in Hong Kong, Taiwan and other economies. The convenience of mobile games enables players to play games during fragmented time, making mobile games the most popular online game segment.

 

Below sets out the common examples of genre of PC and mobile games.

 

Bygenre:

 

Action Action games include shooting galleries, old-school arcade games, fast-moving fighters, crash- producing races and etc.
   
Adventure Adventure games span a wide variety of experiences, they typically blend reflex testing and puzzle solving, and take you to exciting and interesting places and situations.
   
Role-playing games Role-playing games (“RPG”) are complex games that generally involve journeys, heavy storylines and diverse characters. Role-playing games can also incorporate other features, for instance, Action role-playing games fuse real-time combat with RPG mechanics for fast-paced action gameplay focused on building an effective battle-ready character through questing and looting.
   
Card and board games Card games include Mahjong, poker, solitaire, rummy, euchre, and etc.
   
Sports and racing Sports games include basketball game, football game, baseball game and etc. Racing games are high speed driving simulations games
   
Strategy Strategy games are about taking turns on a battlefield or other competitive arena. They generally include Chess, checkers, and many classic board games.

 

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Classificationby Terminal Types:

 

PC games are designed to be played on a personal computer. Usually downloaded through digital distribution platforms like Steam, Epic Games Store, etc. PC can support higher end graphics and processing requirements compared to consoles. Keyboard, mouse and specialty controllers are used.

 

Mobile games are online games played on a feature phone, smartphone/tablet, smartwatch, PDA, portable media player or graphing calculator. It is tailored for touchscreen interfaces and mobile processors. Casual, hyper-casual and mid-core games dominate.

 

Browser games are online games that are played over the internet using a web browser. Browser games include all video game genres and can be single-player or multiplayer games. Browser games are also portable and can be played on multiple different devices, web browsers, and operating systems.

 

Others (i) Console games, are usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld device connected to the console, which is also called controller. The controller generally contains several directional control buttons, each of which has been assigned a purpose for interacting with and controlling the images on the screen; (ii) Virtual Reality Games - Designed for VR headsets like Oculus Rift. Immersive and interactive experiences.

 

ValueChain Analysis:

 

 

Theupstream of the value chain of PC and Mobile Game Development industry consist of intellectual property holders who design original gameworlds, characters, and assets to be licensed to developers, as well as game engine enterprises that architect robust and feature-richsoftware toolkits to expedite game design and reduce technical hurdles. Midstream participants leverage these upstream innovations tocraft immersive and interactive gaming titles across a multitude of genres from adventure to strategy simulations. Large publisher-developersoften internalize the entire production process including programming, art design, quality assurance testing and game mechanics, whileexternal third party developers are also commissioned during the development of certain process. The finished products are subsequentlypublished through digital distribution platforms and proprietary virtual marketplaces such as Steam, Apple App Store, and Google PlayStore, who facilitate sales, delivery, maintenance and community engagement. Downstream, the interactive entertainment games reachesend-user consumption on personal computer and mobile computing devices. Passionate gaming communities and influencers facilitate greaterawareness of new and upcoming releases through critiques, guides, content creation and word-of-mouth recommendations. Physical retailoutlets participate downstream by providing an alternative channel for software procurement and related gaming merchandise. This successionacross upstream enablement, midstream production partners, and downstream dissemination touchpoints constitutes a cohesive value sequencedesigned to transform creative gaming concepts into premier interactive entertainment experiences.

 

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MarketSize of Mobile Gaming

 

Themarket for mobile games has boomed over the past decade, driven by smartphone proliferation, free-to-play models, and digital app stores.In recent years, the mobile gaming industry has posted tremendous double-digit growth. Casual games and popular games such as actionrole play games optimized for mobile have brought gaming to mass market demographics globally. Overall, the market size of global mobilegame development industry has grown from US$78.0 billion in 2018 to US$179.4 billion in 2023, representing a CAGR of approximately18.1%. Looking ahead, the global mobile games market is projected to continue robust growth driven by key trends like cloud gaming,AR/VR integration, and further geographic expansion in developing regions where smartphone use is rising rapidly. As technology enablesmore immersive experiences on mobile, the industry’s prospects remain very strong. The market size of global mobile game developmentindustry has grown from US$179.4 billion in 2023 to US$269.2 billion in 2028, representing a CAGR of approximately 8.1%.

 

 

GlobalAverage Revenue per Users of Mobile Game:

 

Theaverage revenue generated per mobile gamer worldwide has increased steadily over the past several years. As the mobile games market hasgrown exponentially, monetization techniques have evolved to maximize the average revenue per users. In the early 2010s, paid downloadswere the dominant model, resulting in single-digit ARPU while the rise of free-to-play with in- app purchases, ad models, and bettersegmentation in recent years have since driven growth. The Average Revenue per Users is projected to continue rising, attaining US$106.2in 2028, as more sophisticated monetization and targeting personalize user experience to incentivize spending.

 

 

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HongKong Average Revenue per Users:

 

InHong Kong, the average revenue per users for mobile games is estimated to be US$67.5 in 2023. This high spending is enabledby Hong Kong’s affluence and prevalence of in-app purchases. Popular genres include puzzles, action role-playing game, arcade,strategy and battle royale games usually generate a certain amount of revenue. Similarly, Taiwan has a robust average revenue per usersfor mobile games projected at around US$202.3 in 2023. Gamers in Taiwan spend heavily on competitive multiplayer titlesand games tied to IP like anime characters.

 

Goingforward, ample disposable income and established spending habits will continue to drive monetization potential in Hong Kong and Taiwan.With their technical capabilities and engaged users, both markets will remain highly attractive mobile gaming hubs.

 

U.S.Average Revenue per Users:

 

In2023, the average revenue per users of mobile game in the U.S. is US$81.6, higher than US$43.8 of the PRC. The averagerevenue per users can be influenced by revenue streams such as in-app purchases, subscriptions, and advertising. Additionally, the popularityand success of some mobile games, such as Pokémon Go, Candy Crush Saga, and Honor of Kings, have contributed to the overall revenuegrowth in the U.S. and the PRC mobile game market. The average revenue per users of mobile game in the U.S. and the PRC is expected toincrease at the CAGR of 6.6% and 6.5% respectively from 2024 to 2028.

 

 

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Rapidgrowth in smartphone and tablet adoption:

 

Themassive proliferation of smartphones and tablets over the last decade has vastly expanded the addressable market for mobile games. Particularly,the smartphone penetration rate in Hong Kong among people over ten years old has risen from 89.8% in 2018 to 92.9% in 2021. As smartphoneownership grows globally, the sheer number of potential mobile gamers has skyrocketed. Advances in mobile processors, screen technology,battery life, and internet connectivity have also enabled developers to create increasingly sophisticated games for both iOS and Androiddevices. In particular, action RPGs with touch-based combat have become very popular on mobiles. These games leverage gesture controlsfor combat moves and special abilities and the pick-up-and-play nature of action RPGs favors mobile gaming in short bursts. The riseof free-to-play games with in-app purchases has also tapped into smartphone owners’ comfort with app spending. As each new generationof devices packs more power, the gap with console and PC gaming continues to shrink, further driving developers to enter the thrivingmobile gaming market.

 

Advancementsin digital distribution platforms:

 

Therise of digital game storefronts and platforms such as Steam, Epic Games Store, Apple App Store, and Google Play Store has beena major market driver by greatly improving access and distribution for PC and mobile games. By handling digital rights management, microtransactions,patching and updates, digital marketplaces enable developers to easily publish their games to millions of gamers worldwide. Featuressuch as user reviews and recommendations make it simpler for titles to get discovered. Payment systems also allow free-to-play gamesto thrive through in-app purchases. The success of indie games hits such as Among Us and Stardew Valley has been fueled by digital storefronts.Reduced distribution costs and friction provided by these platforms have democratized game development, empowering individual developersand smaller studios to compete on a global scale. Automated deployment pipelines have also enabled faster iteration and continuous contentupdates. These digital ecosystems have unlocked tremendous market opportunities while providing developers high-bandwidth, global reachfor their games.

 

Riseof free-to-play business models:

 

Therise of free-to-play business models has dramatically expanded the gaming market by lowering barriers to entry for game players. By allowingplayers to download and enjoy core game experiences for free, developers can attract a huge user base and generate revenue from optionalin-app purchases and in-game ads. Such strategy has provided ongoing monetization through constantly updated content, battle passes,cosmetics, and upgrades designed to entice spending from engaged players. By removing the need to buy games upfront, free-to-play withmicrotransactions has become the dominant model especially on mobile. Games such as Fortnite and Genshin Impact demonstrate are someexamples of successful free-to-play games that starts with free game play experience and opportunities generated from in-app purchases.The potential for huge reach and revenue with smaller individual purchases has attracted even more developers and publishers to adoptthis business model. Free-to-play has opened gaming to wider demographics who are unwilling or unable to pay premium upfront costs, drivingmarket growth.

 

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Growthof online multiplayer gaming:

 

Theadvent of ubiquitous connectivity and advancements in networking technology has catalyzed substantial market opportunities around onlinemultiplayer gaming. By enabling real-time social play with friends or strangers worldwide, developers are able to cultivate loyal, engageduser communities. The virtual socialization and competitive elements of multiplayer gaming foster strong retention and recurring engagement.Furthermore, persistent online worlds facilitate the integration of dynamic live services including seasonal content updates, tournaments,leaderboards, and other recurring events to continually stimulate the player base. Multiplayer mechanics also lend themselves to theimplementation of in-game economies and microtransactions. From an industry standpoint, the thriving ecosystem around multiplayer gaminghas become lucrative for monetization and revenue growth through both organic and performance marketing channels. In turn, the addressablemarket is amplified significantly by transitioning gaming from a solitary to shared experience.

 

Ongoingtech innovations:

 

Continuoustechnology innovations and infrastructure enhancements are catalyzing new avenues for interactive entertainment experiences and accessmodels. Immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality are unlocking more immersive gaming environments. The propagationof 5G networks and edge computing will enable richer, higher-fidelity content streamed across devices. Further, cross-platform and cloudgaming facilitate gaming across multiple access points by decoupling processing from end-user hardware. Underlying enhancements in processingpower, battery technology, display quality and internet broadband penetration continue to push the boundaries of gameplay possibilities.From a strategic perspective, technological disruption breeds opportunities for first-mover advantage and differentiation. It compelsincumbent publishers to continually upgrade core intellectual property and evolve engagement models to appease increasingly sophisticateduser preferences.

 

Influenceof influencers and esports:

 

Theproliferation of gaming influencers, livestreaming and esports has cultivated passionate digital communities that drive discovery, engagementand retention for game titles. Influential content creators on platforms like YouTube and Twitch promote games to loyal followers throughentertaining gameplay commentary and guides. Their advocacy provides organic marketing reach and momentum for game launches and updates.Competitive esports leagues and events around popular titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike further cement gaming’smainstream appeal and enable publishers to nurture these titles as long-term platforms. The spectator phenomenon around gaming contentfosters durable meta-gaming experiences beyond just playing. From an industry perspective, influencer and esports ecosystems providemanifold avenues to increase awareness, penetrate untapped demographics, retain players through social ties, and build enduring franchises,thereby catalyzing substantial upside for user base expansion and revenue generation through both organic and performance marketing efforts.

 

Boomingof casual gaming:

 

Theproliferation of casual games represents a burgeoning market opportunity as gaming permeates mainstream channels and demographics. Characterizedby simple mechanics, short play sessions and wide accessibility, the casual genre encompasses an array of mobile puzzles, arcade games,simulations and board game adaptations. From a strategic perspective, the sector’s muted learning curve and focus on mass marketappeal fosters an expansive user funnel unconstrained by prior gaming proficiency. It effectively converts non- traditional gamers intoactive players. The bite-sized nature also complements modern digital lifestyles. For developers, it offers a lucrative conduit to growaudience scale and capitalize on players remotely inclined to more complex or time-intensive experiences. While monetization per userremains lower, the aggregate volume and reach have mobilized substantial revenues from in-app purchases. In summary, the casual gamingboom has effectively removed participation barriers and represents a thriving avenue to introduce interactive entertainment to contemporarymainstream users.

 

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Geographicalexpansion into different areas:

 

Emergingregions like Southeast Asia, India, and Latin America represent untapped growth frontiers where affluence and digital infrastructureare conducive to converting internet users into gamers. Localization initiatives around language, pricing, and culturalization also helppublishers penetrate new demographics abroad. Furthermore, global diversification mitigates reliance on saturated segments. The geographicdiffusion of gaming is still in its nascency in many areas. It provides incumbent publishers receptor capacity to extend tentpole franchisesand acquire new audiences.

 

MarketChallenges

 

Shortenedproduct lifecycle:

 

Therapid acceleration of content consumption and continuous roll-out of PC and mobile games has resulted in substantially truncated productlifecycles and the accelerated decay of titles in such domain. Where franchises used to stay popular for years, modern games are oftenonly played for months unless they get constant updates with new content and events. This means developers need to keep feeding playersfresh stuff or consumers will lose interest fast. Overall, the short time that players stay excited about games makes it harder for developersto monetize before fans move on, which is expected to push developers to find ways to make revenue fast when a game is hot. The shortlifespans of success in the gaming world is a tough challenge for developers.

 

Highdiscovery and marketing costs:

 

Withthousands of games vying for audience acquisition per day, the impedance and cost to achieve market viability continues to amplify. Largeincumbent publishers leverage economies of scale in user acquisition and harness key performance indicators around lifecycle management.Conversely, smaller developers face asymmetrical challenges to get discovered organically, which multiplies the requisite spending onperformance marketing channels. Overall, efficiently navigating the competitive promotional landscape represents a persistent quandary,especially for studios lacking sizable audiences and marketing resources.

 

Highlycompetitive intensity:

 

Themassive popularity and low barriers to entry in the gaming market have created fierce competitive dynamics. While thousands of titlesrelease every day across mobile app stores and digital PC platforms, succeeding in the crowded gaming landscape requires flawless executionacross retention, monetization, and standing out through innovation or marketing. The intensity of competition strains the viabilityof smaller firms and elevates the risk of new product launches.

 

IndustryNorm

 

Itis common for game developers that started as third-party licensees to eventually become owners and developers of their own proprietarygames over time. This evolution is a common path in the game development industry. Working as a third-party licensee allows developersto gain valuable experience in game development, understanding player preferences, and navigating the industry. This knowledge can thenbe applied to creating their own original games. Developing their own proprietary games gives developers more creative control and theability to bring their own visions to life, rather than being constrained by the requirements of licensed properties. By creating theirown games, developers can build a portfolio of intellectual property that they own, which can be more valuable and provide long-termrevenue streams compared to working solely as a licensee. Owning and developing their own games opens up new business opportunities,such as publishing, distribution, and potential franchise expansions, which can be more lucrative than the licensing model. Examplesof well-known game developers that have been the third-party licensees include companies like Activision Publishing, Inc., ElectronicArts Inc., Ubisoft Entertainment SA, and Capcom Co., Ltd, among others.

 

Itis common for licensors to terminate gaming licenses and move them to other licensees given (i) the game development industry is highlycompetitive, with constant evolution in technology, player preferences, and market trends. Licensors may terminate existing licensesin order to find a licensee that can better capitalize on current market conditions and maximize the value of the licensed intellectualproperty rights; (ii) if a licensee is not meeting the licensor’s sales, marketing, or development expectations, the licensor may terminatethe license and seek a new partner that can better support and grow the IP; (iii) licensors may terminate licenses as part of a broaderstrategic shift in their business, such as focusing on developing their own first-party games rather than licensing to third parties.This practice allows licensors to continuously optimize the value of their IP by finding the best licensee partners at any given time.It is not uncommon for licensors to manage their portfolio of licensed properties in the dynamic game development market.

 

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BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

Headquarteredin Hong Kong, we are engaged in the development of mobile and online games, including game design, programming and graphics, and distributeour own mobile and online games on various platforms. We leverage on (i) the innovative, creative and technical talents and capabilitiesof the Hong Kong gaming industry community and (ii) the multicultural environment and diversified interests of mobile and online gameplayers in Hong Kong, and strive to produce and market a wider range of attractive, immersive and interesting mobile and online gamegenres to global gameplayers. We are evolving from our beginnings as a licensee of games owned by third parties to a developer andowner of our own games, and we soon will expand our business to include our own proprietary mobile and online platform.

 

Ourcore product offerings are:

 

Own Games Development. We develop, market and distribute our own mobile and online games;

 

Licensing of Third Party Games. We license the rights to mobile and online games from other game developers for the purposes of localization, marketing and publishing; and

 

Software game development services. We provide mobile and online gaming related software game development services to our customers.

 

Inaddition, we are developing a multi-functional mobile and online gaming platform on which our games as well as games from othergaming companies can be published online and on mobile devices. The platform will also comprise social media chatting, live streaming,advertising and e-commerce functions to enhance its attractiveness and “stickiness” to users.

 

Asat December 31, 2023, the Company has 63 experienced employees working as producers, game designers, artists, game enginedevelopers and marketing staff, and we are one of the few game development companies in Hong Kong that has a direct labor force of over50 employees with game development skills.

 

FinancialHighlights

 

Forthe six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, our revenues were $2,971,896 and $1,977,198, respectively, and we recorded net incomeof $113,430 and $103,324, respectively.

 

Forthe fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, our revenues were $4,864,743 and $2,784,713, respectively, andwe recorded net income of $979,525 and $155,876, respectively.

 

OURINDUSTRY

 

Accordingto Frost & Sullivan, the market for mobile games has boomed over the past decade, driven by smartphone proliferation, free-to-playmodels, and digital app stores. In recent years, the mobile gaming industry has posted double-digit growth. Casual games andpopular games such as action role play games optimized for mobile have brought gaming to mass market demographics globally.

 

Theaverage revenue generated per mobile gamer worldwide has increased steadily over the past several years. As the mobile games market hasgrown exponentially, monetization techniques have evolved to maximize the average revenue per user. In the early 2010s, paid downloadswere the dominant model, resulting in single-digit ARPU while the rise of free-to-play with in- app purchases, ad models, and bettersegmentation in recent years have since driven growth. The Average Revenue per Users is projected to continue rising, attaining US$106.2in 2028, as more sophisticated monetization and targeting personalize user experience to incentivize spending. See “Industry.”

 

Webelieve that mobile gaming will continue to be the largest segment of the market and therefore view it as a priority market in whichwe intend to direct most of our resources in both content development and mobile and online game publications in the future to furtherexpand our customer base.

 

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OURPRODUCTS AND SERVICES

 

Owngames development:

 

Wedevelop new mobile and online games, which we distribute to various regions via various third-party gaming platforms for gameplayersto download and play.

 

Abyss

 

   
     
 

 

Westarted the production of “Abyss” in March 2021. Abyss is our first self-developed and owned game. Abyss is an action role-playinggame (“ARPG”) and is an action-packed free-to-play fantasy adventure cooperative ARPG enriched with roguelike elements. Embarkon a journey into an endless dungeon, seeking potent equipment while confronting formidable creatures fueled by the captivating essenceof biopunk enchantments. We have also developed some unique features, such as intense multi-players combat dynamics,exploration of magical ARPG topography and unbridled customization of adventurers and armaments, to enhance the game experienceof our game players. We have completed development of Abyss, and in May 2023, we launched it on various platforms, including Apple AppStore and Google Play Store, for gameplayers to download and play.

 

Accordingto Frost & Sullivan, Abyss is ranked No. 1 amongst RPGs released by local game development companies in Hong Kong in terms of downloadsafter its launch. In addition, Abyss was also awarded the Best Indies of 2023 game by Google Play in Hong Kong.

 

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Thisgame not only gained popularity in the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets but also attracted gameplayers from Thailand, Europe, and theU.S. In July 2023, the Company granted an exclusive license to a mainland China mobile game publisher to localize and launch Abyss inthe region of mainland China that excludes Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The license agreement has a term of three years, automaticallyrenewable for an additional year. As at the date of this prospectus, the game is being localized and internal tested by the mainlandChina company and this mobile game publisher also has applied for an internet publishing service license from the relevant regulatoryauthorities in mainland China in October 2023 before launching the game.

 

Toenhance the gameplayers’ experience, we offer the gameplayers to purchase in-game tokens and convert them into virtualitems during the course of playing. See “In-Game Tokens” below.

 

Forthe six months ended December 31, 2023 and the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, Abyss generated $1,019,919 and $586,674of revenue and had DAUs of 4,271 and 24,597, MAUs of 57,446 and 354,618, and MPUs were 3,405 and 12,305. respectively.The monthly payer conversion rate increased from 3.5% to 6.0% and the ARPPU of Abyss was $23.8 since its commercial launchin May 2023 and increased to $62.9 for the six months ended December 31, 2023.

 

Mythicland

 

 

InNovember 2021, we started the production “Mythicland,” our second self-developed and owned game. Mythicland was launchedin September 2022 on various platforms, including Apple App Store and Google Play Store, for gameplayers to download andplay.

 

Mythiclandis a role-playing game. In this game, gameplayers embark on a journey to save the world and unite different goddesses to form a teamand fight off the darkness that threatens the continent of Kamiki.

 

Thegame features an easy-to-use development system and offers a variety of characters to choose from, each with unique abilities and personalities.Additionally, the game has a unique combat system that allows gameplayers to enjoy a different experience while playing. The game alsofeatures stunning Japanese-style graphics, with adorable chibi characters.

 

Gameplayerscan form their own teams and enjoy a variety of strategies to overcome different levels. The game also features multiple mazes with richrewards, allowing gameplayers to explore different paths and test their skills.

 

Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, Mythicland generated $56,265 of revenue and had DAUs of 776, MAUs of 7,666, and MPUs of 112,.The monthly payer conversion rate is 1.7% and the ARPPU of Mythicland was $53.6 since its commercial launched in September 2022.

 

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Due to a subsequentmanagement team’s decision to retain resources to develop and commercialize more new games, we sold all of our rights to Mythiclandto an unrelated third party in September 2023. The selling price for the rights to Mythicland was approximately $258,000 (approximatelyHKD 2 million). We derecognized the previous capitalized costs of approximately $198,000 related to this self-developed mobilegame and recorded a gain on disposal of approximately $60,000 upon the date of completion.

 

Gamesin our Pipeline. As of the date of this prospectus, we are in the process of developing the following new mobile and online gamesand the titles for these games may undergo changes prior to launching:

 

M2

 

 

“M2”is a cutting-edge strategy card mobile game set against the backdrop of a futuristic technological metropolis, employing an innovativeidle placement mechanism as its primary resource acquisition method. Positioned as a game with a focus on idle gameplay, M2 allows gameplayersto acquire developmental resources through strategic idle placement, affording them the enjoyment of cultivation during brief intervals.To enhance gameplayers’ experience, the game features a distinctive growth system whereby gameplayers need only cultivate fiveprimary heroes, with the ability to share levels among additional heroes. This flexibility empowers gameplayers to freely strategizetheir card combinations, dynamically altering the course of battles by modifying their lineup and positioning. Furthermore, the inclusionof randomly generated mazes with roguelike elements introduces a substantial exploratory dimension, significantly elevating the game’soverall playability. M2 was commercially launched in the first quarter of 2024 (calendar year).

 

Solitaire

 

 

“Solitaire”is a fusion of solitaire, idle placement, RPG, and nurturing strategy card elements, represents an innovative gaming endeavor. Distinguishedby its opulent graphical presentation, the game primarily revolves around the idle placement of strategy cards, complemented by the incorporationof solitaire elements. Beyond engagement in core mainline upgrade activities, gameplayers can amass considerable resources through solitairegames, thereby unlocking exclusive levels or resources. We believe this pioneering game design is crafted to deliver a rejuvenating andnovel experience to a broad gameplayer demographic. We estimate that Solitaire will be commercially launched in the second quarter of2024 (calendar year).

 

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MascotWhoops

 

 

“MascotWhoops” is a strategic action game that immerses gameplayers in the enigmatic ambiance of an ancient sacred arena set against thebackdrop of antiquity. The game intricately weaves together renowned mythological and historical heroes, including figures from Greekmythology like Athena and Apollo, as well as notable characters from the Three Kingdoms era such as Lu Bu and Zhao Yun. Norse gods suchas Thor, fantastical creatures inspired by the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and Japanese yokai like Tengu and Inuyasha further enrichthe diverse and captivating character roster. Structured around a tiered class-based progression system, the game’s central gameplayrevolves around gameplayer vs gameplayer engagements, emphasizing rich strategic depth and intense competition. Each match is meticulouslydesigned to conclude within a concise timeframe of no more than two minutes, facilitating dynamic and competitive gameplay while accommodatinggameplayers with limited availability, thus ensuring accessibility for enthusiasts seeking engaging experiences in brief intervals. Weestimate that Mascot Whoops will be commercially launched in the third quarter of 2024 (calendar year).

 

DynastyPantheon (formerly known as Three Kingdoms Warring)

 

 

The“Dynasty Pantheon” narrative unfolds within a fantastical world dominated by a mysterious towering pagoda. The overarchingplot centers on the pursuit of the countless treasures concealed within the tower, compelling summoners to enlist the assistance of historicallysignificant figures in a quest to ascend to the pinnacle and secure unparalleled rare artifacts. The game’s design is underpinnedby a discernible and streamlined growth system, with multiplayer competition serving as the cornerstone of the gameplay. The incorporationof diverse competition systems aims to deliver an enduringly gratifying experience, striking a harmonious balance between relaxationand excitement for a broad spectrum of gameplayers within the gaming community. Dynasty Pantheon was commercially launched in the firstquarter of 2024 (calendar year).

 

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Gameproduction operational flow:

 

Ourmobile and online games development process typically involves several critical stages from game inception and evaluation, game developmentand programming, internal and external review and testing, and commercialization. Such game development cycle generally takes betweensix to twenty-four months depending on the complexity of the gameplay, game content and requirements in relation to the operatingplatform.

 

Thefollowing chart illustrates our own game development business processes, from game concept development to game roll out:

 

 

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Theoperations involved in producing a game involve the following:

 

1.Game concept development by Producer. Based on current mobile and online market’s gameplay popularity trends amongst various age group gameplayers, our producers will formulate new a game idea and concept, and will form a small team to conduct in depth research and analysis to explore the feasibility to further develop the concept into mobile or online games for commercialization and monetarization.

 

2.Development of draft game framework and script. The game producer, game designer and artist will collaborate on developing the general framework of the game with a draft script. The draft script will illustrate the game with simple hand drawing, storyline, genre, core gameplay, key play features and characters.

 

3.Preparation of a feasibility report. The game producer will develop a feasibility report which is comprised of the following elements, among others:

 

  the genre and nature of the game;
  the background storyline, contents, artistic style and graphic design;
  core gameplay, all key features and characters;
  expected gameplay activities;
  in-game virtual items;
  dress and costume of the characters;
  gameplayers level upgrades;
  key movement motions and the required technique;
  production team members requirement;
  technological requirements for the game;
  market segment and target gameplayers analysis;
  game life cycle analysis;
  production budget costs and timeline; and
  revenue forecast after commercialization.

 

4.Gameplay assessment and approval of production. Our Chief Executive Officer and core project team (including our game producer and technical director) will evaluate the competitiveness, technical feasibility and monetization potential of the game. Upon satisfaction as to all of these criteria, our Chief Executive Officer will approve the feasibility report to commence game production.

 

5.Core project production team: Game designers, artists, game developers and marketing staff will be pooled to form a core project production team to produce the game under the supervision of the game producer. The team will formulate game details covering all the games particulars and contents included in the feasibility.

 

6.Game Outline: The game designer will design and prepare a master game design document comprising of the complete storyline, gameplay flow, all playing functions, architecture, upgrade levels, special features, characters design, actions and movements.

 

7.Game Structure: The game developer will establish the fundamental game structure with game engines, building levels required by game designer and game functionality. Simultaneously, artists will build the background, characters, graphic design and artistic style of the game.

 

8.Test Runs and Alpha Testing: Once the game production is completed, it will be subjected to multiple rounds of internal test runs. It will also be available for alpha testing by small groups of individual third party gameplayers, after which the gameplayers will provide feedback based on their playing experience to the production team to improve the gameplay experiences and troubleshoot playing problems (which may include but are not limited to monetization related issues).

 

9.Fine Tunings and Beta Testing: The above process will be repeated until the game producer approves the game to be fitted for test run and played by third party individual gameplayers for a public or selected beta test (or further closed alpha test if considered appropriate).

 

10.Further Fine Tunings: After the beta testing, third party individual gameplayers will provide feedback based on their playing experience to the Company, and the game will be further fine-tuned and improved until it is fit for its official commercial launch.

 

11.Marketing and Game Roll Out: Our marketing team will prepare and roll out a promotional and marketing plan to increase the publicity of the game in various channels, including but not limited to social media platforms and advertisement boards, as well as traffic acquisition, based on factors including our data analytics of gameplayers and monetization.

 

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Licensingof Third Party Games:

 

TheCompany licenses exclusive or non-exclusive rights from third party game developers of mobile games to operate their games in designatedgeographic regions via various platforms for gameplayers to download and play the games. We will modify these games so as to localizetheir contents (including the playable character inside the game) before launching in the designated regions for our licensors. In sodoing, we help to bridge diverse cultures within our target markets. Licensing agreements for Iteno, Happy Town, Mochi Crush, Cat Islandand Slip Puzzle have a term of two years after their commercial launch, and are automatically renewable for an additional two years unlessour licensing partners notify their intention not to renew before the end of the original period term. Licensing agreements for our majorlicensed games, Barcode Football and Pride, have a term of two years after their commercial launch, and are automatically renewable foran additional one year unless a termination notice is received 30 days prior to the expiration date. Our license agreement for BarcodeFootballer was mutually terminated on May 23, 2024. See “Barcode Footballer,” below.

 

Thelicense agreement for Pride provides that the Company is to receive 70% of all revenues (after netting out certain platform fees). TheCompany paid a minimum guaranteed payment of $40,000 and is responsible for all localization development and game promotion expenses.

 

Forall of the license agreements of the third party games, the agreed revenue share applies to all revenues generated foreach game in the licensed territory, including revenues from the sale of in-game tokens, advertising revenues and all other commerciallygenerated income after netting out certain platform fees.

 

Pride

 

 

InJanuary 2023, the Company also licensed another Japanese mobile game named “Pride” from a Japanese game developer, for theuse of localization and launch in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Currently, we are working on the localization of this game’s contents,and we target to launch the game on behalf of our client in the licensed territories in the first half of 2024 (calendar year).

 

“Pride”stands as a sophisticated horse racing and competition simulation game tailored for enthusiasts seeking an immersive and world-classhorse racing competition experience.

 

Thisgame’s realistic simulation encapsulates the pinnacle of global horse racing, integrating elements closely tied to real-world equinecompetitions. Through the purchases of in-game dynamics (virtual items) which allow gameplayers to enhance the performance of theirracehorses based on their actual race outcomes.

 

Immersingthe gameplayers in the diverse facets of horse racing through various perspectives, including the engaging “Jockey Mode,”where the gameplayer rides for victory from the jockey’s standpoint, and a streamlined mode where race progression is influencedby card selections.

 

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BarcodeFootballer

 

 

In August 2021, the Company launched a licensed Japanese game named “Barcode Footballer” (“BFB”)in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Barcode Footballer is available for download for free on Apple App Store and Google Play Store platforms.BFB stands as an immersive football team development simulation, wherein gameplayers engage in the strategic cultivation of athletes toassemble an unparalleled team, poised to conquer the pinnacle of global competition.

 

Thelicense agreement for Barcode Footballer provided for the Company to receive 60% of all revenues (after netting out certain platformfees). The Company was responsible for all localization development and game promotion expenses. On May 23, 2024, the Company has mutuallyterminated the license of Barcode Footballer with the licensing partner.

 

BFBhas historically been our largest game and generated $1,720,569, $1,705,356, $2,680,719 and $2,535,331 of revenue for the six monthsended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 respectively. The revenue, income from continuingoperations and profitability of the Company would not be adversely affected for the year ending June 30, 2024. However, as a resultof the termination of the license agreement for this game, we will not generate any revenue from this game in the fiscal year endingJune 30, 2025.

 

Othergames (Iteno, Happy Town, Mochi Crush, Cat Island and Slip Puzzle)

 

Apartfrom BFB and Pride, we also license some casual games for all ages from third party game developers during our reporting period. ForIteno, Mochi Crush, Cat Island and Slip Puzzle, they are all puzzle-type games for game players to play in their leisure time. For HappyTown, it is a building-type casual game with the background of Taiwan in 1920s.

 

Iteno

 

 

Happy Town

 

 

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Mochi Crush

 

 

Cat Island

 

 

Slip Puzzle

 

 

Theabove games contribute an insignificant amount of revenue to the Group during the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 andboth fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

 

In-GameTokens

 

Allof our own or licensed games adopt the free-to-play model. When gameplayers want to enhance their gaming experience, they canpurchase credits through various payment gateways and exchange them into our in-game tokens immediately upon purchase. These in-gametokens can be used to acquire a variety of virtual items and premium features and to gain access to new and more challenging tasks. Suchin-game tokens cannot be exchanged for real currency and have no monetary value outside our respective games. Gameplayers are also prohibitedfrom trading virtual items with another gameplayer.

 

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Inboth our own games and games where we license from others, there are virtual items available to gameplayers to purchase, and which areclassified as consumable or durable items.

 

-Consumable virtual items: items which allow the game player to perform an in-game action immediately. Examples of a consumable virtual item are spiritual crystals and random exquisite enchantium from Abyss.

 

-Durable virtual items: items which enhance the gameplayers’ character or game inventory over an extended period of time. Examples of a durable virtual item are growth funds and adventurer’s pass from Abyss.

 

Themonetary value of the virtual currencies sold and converted to the in-game tokens is shared between the Company and the game developer,if the game is licensed, which is pre-determined in the individual revenue sharing arrangements. The Company’s pre-determined percentageshare of such sales varies by clients, and is generally between 60% and 70% of the total collected by us. The Company collects the paymentsmade by the gameplayers via the third-party distribution platforms, such as Apple App Store and Google Play Store, and remitsthe agreed sharing (net of tax and surcharges) by the Company to the game developer according to the applicable revenue sharing arrangement.

 

Softwaregame development services:

 

TheCompany also provides game designs and other related software game development services to its customers on a contract basis. For thesix months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company rendered game design andother related software game development services to two of its customers, a renowned online game and educational company (“CustomerA”) and a game development and publishing company (“Customer B”), respectively.

 

CustomerA is an online game and educational company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Under the contract, Pyro HK shall developa block-chain related game for Customer A. We are only responsible for the development of the game and related content without any involvementin the cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens which are handled by Customer A. As at the date of this prospectus, we do not have anyexposures to cryptocurrencies or NFTs or hold any cryptocurrencies or NFTs and the development work was completed during the fiscalyear ended June 30, 2023.

 

CustomerB is a game development and publishing company. In May 2022 and July 2022, Pyro HK and Customer B entered into a contracting agreementand supplemental contracting agreement, respectively, under which we were engaged to develop a causal game. The development work wascompleted and delivered to Customer B in the fourth quarter of 2022 (calendar year).

 

Developmentof a Mobile and Online Games Hosting and Social Media Platform:

 

TheCompany is currently developing an online games hosting, social media chatting, live streaming, advertising and e-commerce Platform (the“Company Platform”), which in the future would allow us to launch our own developed games on the Company Platformin addition to using third party platforms as per current practice. Besides hosting online mobile and PC games, the Company Platformwill also offer other functions to enhance the browsing and interactive experiences of our gaming customers.

 

TheCompany will also market the Company Platform to other gaming companies, who will be able to launch and monetize their own games on ourCompany Platform in exchange for a platform fee. The management team currently expects to launch the Company Platform tentatively inthe first half of 2025 (calendar year).

 

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OURCOMPETITIVE STRENGTHS

 

Ourmain competitive strengths are as follows:

 

Oneof the Largest Game Production Companies in Hong Kong

 

Weare one the of the largest game production companies in Hong Kong, with an aggregate of 63 personnel as at December 31,2023. According to Frost & Sullivan, we are ranked second with respect to the number of game developers in game development companiesin Hong Kong in 2023. Further, according to Frost & Sullivan, Abyss is ranked first with respect to of the number of downloads afterits launch among RPG games released by local game development companies in Hong Kong in 2023.

 

StrongProduction and Content Creative Capabilities with International Perspective

 

Wemaintain a strong production and development team which enables us to quickly and efficiently develop our own original mobile and onlinegames. Owing to our creative capabilities, captivating contents and unique playing experiences, our launched own game Abyss attractednumerous international gameplayers from Taiwan, Thailand, Europe and the U.S. According to the Frost & Sullivan Report, Abyss wasawarded the Best Indies of 2023 game by Google Play in Hong Kong and is ranked No. 1 amongst RPGs released by local game developmentcompanies in Hong Kong in terms of downloads after its launch. As of December 31, 2023, Abyss has achieved 777,794 downloads globally.

 

Wehave the capability to develop and produce a wider range of game genres, from causal to sophisticated ARPG. Leveraging on the diversifiedcultural, creative and technical capabilities of our staff based in Hong Kong, we believe we can continue to produce and develop morecaptivating games that could attractive international gameplayers.

 

Oursuccessful track record in producing and marketing Abyss caught international attention and it has proved our capabilities to continuedevelop more captivating games.

 

ExperiencedManagement Team and High Quality Staff

 

The Company employs a team of high quality and versatile staff withdiversified game production experience. As at December 31, 2023, out of 63 employees, approximately 67% have game development and productionexperience prior joining the Company. Prior joining the Company, our COO was the CEO of another game company which is listed on the HongKong Stock Exchange. See “Management.”

 

Ourtalented team has created and produced high quality, interesting and engaging games which offer unique game playing experiences to ourend users. For example, our Abyss game is innovative in terms of its uniqueness in action interfacing experience and motion and movementmanipulation experiences of the gameplayers.

 

StrongResearch and Development Capabilities

 

Weare one of the leading companies in the online and mobile gaming industry in Hong Kong due to our strong research and developmentcapabilities. For example, we have developed a proprietary “multiplayer server” program (the “Game Server”) withoutadopting or relying on any third-party software. The Game Server allows at least four real-time gameplayers to participate in co-op modemission simultaneously with low latency. As such, based on the management’s knowledge in the Hong Kong market, we are of the viewthat it is the original and most advanced self-developed game server developed in Hong Kong with respect to performance, stability andscalability. Our Abyss game, which is a roguelike ARPG game that utilizes this Game Server to enhance our gameplayers’ experiences.

 

Wewill continue to apply big data analytics to analyze gameplayers’ behaviors, continue develop and optimize our games, applythis data-driven approach to effectively understand the needs and preferences of gameplayers, with the ultimate objective to providethe gameplayers with compelling content and improve our monetization capabilities.

 

Asof December 31, 2023, our dedicated research and development team currently has 6 staff focused on developing more advancedgame software, new game playing techniques and enhancing distinctive gameplayers experiences.

 

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StrongPartnerships and Relationships

 

Wehave established strong relationships with game producers, both in Hong Kong and elsewhere. In addition to partnering with worldwidedistribution platforms, we will continue to partner or license our own games internationally in order to strengthen our gameplayerbase and revenue.

 

Wewill continue to license games from renowned game developers for our distributions which could enhance our game portfolio and diversifyour future revenue streams.

 

Wewill seek to subcontract with game production studio to subcontract part of our production work in order to reduce our production costsand expedite the development cycles of new games.

 

OURBUSINESS STRATEGIES AND FUTURE PLANS

 

Launchof the Company Platform

 

Throughthe launch of the Company Platform tentatively planned for early 2025, we target to offer high quality games and an interactivesocial media, both from us and from other gaming companies, for gameplayers. We believe mobile gaming entertainment has become increasinglyintegrated with daily social media, interacting with friends or making new friends and connections while in game playing.

 

Developmentof New Games

 

Weare on track to launch at least four new games developed by us. For more details, see “Our Products and Services - Own games development”in this section. We will continue to enrich our high-quality game portfolio and content offerings.

 

Wealso will target to produce and offer more diversified games, for example, including but not limited ARPG, casual games, strategy games,and idle games, and also to explore the inclusion of cutting-edge technological tools that will enhance the content of our new gamesand add excitement to the game playing experience in the future; such technology includes augmented reality (“AR”) and virtualreality (“VR”):

 

AR games is the real-time integration of virtual game elements with the physical environment of the player. Augmented reality games detect the real world and then overlay game visuals and audio using sensors such as cameras, microphones and global positioning system (GPS).

 

VR games are played on virtual reality hardware. Most VR games are based on player immersion, typically through head-mounted display unit or headset with stereoscopic displays and one or more controllers.

 

Wewill, when possible, subcontract game production work to other game production studios in order to offer more diversified (in terms ofgenre) and cost-effective games to the game market and increase the game portfolio of the Company.

 

Addto our Licensed Games Portfolio

 

Wewill seek to add to our portfolio of third party licensed games, primarily games produced in Japan, which we will distribute in otherAsia pacific regions to enrich the Company’s game portfolio and increase our revenue stream.

 

Continueto expand our gameplayer base and improve gameplayers stickiness

 

Wewill continue our marketing and promotion efforts to attract more gameplayers and retain existing gameplayers. Efficienttraffic acquisitions, data analytics of gameplayers group and monetization can provide more useful insights to us to take effectiveactions to expand our gameplayer base and improve gameplayers stickiness.

 

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GeographicFootprint, Strategic Alliance and Industry Collaboration

 

Wewill seek to create alliances with other gaming companies within the Asia-Pacific Region, so as to create new opportunities and alsoto promote the Company in new markets. We also will dedicate more resources in strategically advantageous regions that could generatemore revenue for the Company.

 

OURMAJOR CUSTOMERS

 

Ourmajor customers primarily include third-party distribution platforms, namely Apple App Store and Google Play Store, Customer A, an onlinegame and educational company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Customer B and C, two distinct development and publishing companies.For the six months years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the three major customers accounted for 98% (i.e. Google Play Store, AppleApp Store and Customer C) and 88% (i.e. Google Play Store, Apple App Store and Customer B) of our total revenue, respectively.For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the three major customers accounted for 92% (i.e. Google Play Store, Apple AppStore and Customer A) and 97% (i.e. Google Play Store, Apple App Store and Customer B) of our total revenue, respectively.As at the date of this prospectus, we do not have any long term agreements with Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

 

OURMAJOR SUPPLIERS

 

Oursuppliers primarily include third-party distribution platforms, namely, Apple App Store and Google Play Store, game developers and ownerswhom we license from in games. For the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the two major suppliers accounted for 42% and33% of our total cost of revenue, respectively. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the two major suppliers accountedfor 35% and 32% of our total cost of revenue, respectively. As at the date of this prospectus, we do not have any long term agreementswith Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

 

SALESAND MARKETING

 

Asat December 31, 2023, our sales and marketing team consists of 6 employees, and we will also engage external marketingservice advisers to strengthen our game promotions. The Company from time to time participates in various marketing and promotional activitiesand exhibitions to pitch and promote the games of the Company. We market our games through advertising and promotion of games in variouschannels, including but not limited to social media platforms and advertisement boards, as well as traffic acquisition, based on ourdata analytics and our assessment of market receptiveness of our games, We also publish all mobile games in our company website and variousthird-party platforms to attract gameplayers.

 

RESEARCHAND DEVELOPMENT

 

Asat December 31, 2023, our research and development team consists of 6 employees who successfully developed a proprietaryGame Server to enhance gameplay experiences. Our team targets to continue to develop more game engines and analytical software in orderto provide uniqueness gameplay experiences and enjoyment, and also to effectively enhance our monetization strategy.

 

COMPETITION

 

Weoperate in a competitive environment and face competition from new and existing competitors based in Hong Kong, mainland China, and elsewhere.We believe that our primary competitors are other mobile gaming production and development companies, as well as operators of onlinegaming platforms. Our major Hong Kong based players include Mad Head Limited, NeoBards Entertainment Ltd and Gameone Holdings Ltd (HKEx:08282).

 

Themassive popularity and low barriers to entry in the mobile gaming market have created fierce competitive dynamics. While thousands oftitles release every day across mobile app stores and digital PC platforms, succeeding in the crowded gaming landscape requires flawlessexecution across retention, monetization, and standing out through innovation or marketing. The intensity of competition strains theviability of smaller firms and elevates the risk of new product launches.

 

SEASONALITY

 

Accordingto Frost & Sullivan, computer and mobile game sales usually peaks in November and December due to the seasonal contents aligningwith real-world seasons, holidays, or special occasions, with monthly sales that are often more than three times as high as they areduring the rest of the year. In Asia, in particular the PRC, computer and mobile game sales experience increase in sales in January andFebruary to align with Chinese New Year holidays. We did not experience any seasonality during the fiscal years

 

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INSURANCE

 

Asof December 31, 2023, we have taken out property all risk insurance and employees’ compensation insurance. The above insurancepolicies are reviewed annually to ensure that our Group has sufficient insurance coverage. Our Directors believe that we have adequateinsurance coverage for the purposes of our business operations and we will procure the necessary additional insurance coverage for ourbusiness operations, properties and assets as and when the need arises.

 

INTELLECTUALPROPERTY

 

IntellectualProperty

 

Trademark

 

Currently,we have one registered trademark and it is as follows:

 

Trade Mark No.   Description   Class   Owner   Issuing Authority   Date of Registration   Expiration Date
306448203     9 and 41   Pyro Entertainment Limited   Trade Marks Registry, Intellectual Property Department, HKSAR   January 10, 2024   January 10, 2034

 

Further,we have 1 trademark pending for registration and it is as follows:

 

Application No.   Description   Class   Owner   Issuing Authority   Application Date
98178925     9 and 41   Pyro HK   United States Patent and Trademark Office   September 12, 2023

 

Class9: Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signaling, checking (supervision), life-savingand teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating orcontrolling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recordingdiscs; compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines,data processing equipment, computers; computer software; fire-extinguishing apparatus.

 

Class41: Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.

 

Domain

 

Currently,we have registered three domain names, and they are as follows:

 

www.titansworld.co; and

 

Abyss-game.link.

 

Pyro.asia

 

EMPLOYEES

 

Asof December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023 and 2022, we had a workforce of 63, 78 and 64 individuals, comprising employeeswho are all located in Hong Kong, respectively. The following table sets forth the number of our employees as December 31, 2023by function:

 

   Number   % of Total 
Management   2    3%
Research and development   6    10%
Game production   47    74%
Business and marketing   6    10%
Administrative and finance   2    3%
Total   63    100%

 

Oursuccess depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified employees that share our values. We place great emphasis onour corporate culture to ensure that we maintain consistently high standards where we operate. We believe that we maintain a good workingrelationship with our employees and we have not experienced any significant labor disputes.

 

Weenter into standard labor contracts and confidentiality agreements with our employees.

 

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PROPERTIES

 

Ourprincipal place of business is located at Unit 901, 9th Floor, Capital Centre, 151 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, wherewe lease approximately 4,120 square feet of office space. Our office is leased under one lease which will expire on September 5, 2026.We believe that our facilities are adequate to meet our needs for the immediate future, and that, should it be needed, suitable additionalspace will be available on commercially reasonable terms to accommodate any expansion of our operations.

 

LEGALPROCEEDINGS

 

Wemay from time to time be subject to various legal or administrative claims and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business.The Company is and has not been a party to any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings that we believe would, individuallyor taken as a whole, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations, and, insofar as weare aware, no such litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are pending, threatened, or contemplated.

 

REGULATIONS

 

Thissection sets forth a summary of the most significant rules and regulations that affect our business in Hong Kong.

 

RegulationsRelated to our Business Operation in Hong Kong

 

Regulationsrelated to conducting business

 

Businessregistration requirement

 

TheBusiness Registration Ordinance (Chapter 310 of the Laws of Hong Kong) requires every person carrying on any business to make an applicationto the Commissioner of Inland Revenue in the prescribed manner for the registration of that business. The Commissioner of Inland Revenuemust register each business for which a business registration application is made and as soon as practicable after the prescribed businessregistration fee and levy are paid and issue a business registration certificate or branch registration certificate for the relevantbusiness or the relevant branch, as the case may be.

 

TradeDescriptions Ordinance (“TDO”)

 

TheTDO prohibits false trade description, false, misleading or incomplete information, false statements, etc., in respect of goods offeredin the course of trade. As we sell in-game virtual items and in-game currency to game players, we are required to comply with the relevantprovisions under the TDO. Section 2 of the TDO provides that “trade description” in relation to goods means an indication,direct or indirect, and by whatever means given, of certain matters (including among other things, quantity, price etc.), with respectto any goods or parts of the goods; and in relation to services means an indication, direct or indirect, and by whatever means given,of certain matters (including among other things, nature, scope, quantity, after-sale service assistance, price etc.). Section 7 of theTDO provides that no person shall in the course of trade or business apply a false trade description to any goods or sell or offer forsale any goods with false trade descriptions applied thereto.

 

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Saleof Goods Ordinance (“SOGO”)

 

Aswe sell in-game virtual items and in-game currency to game players, we are required to comply with the relevant provisions under theSOGO. The SOGO provides that where a seller sells goods in the course of a business, there is an implied condition that (a) where thegoods are purchased by description, the goods must correspond with the description; (b) the goods supplied are of merchantable quality;and (c) the goods must be fit for the purpose for which they are purchased. Otherwise, a buyer has the right to reject defective goodsunless he or she has a reasonable opportunity to examine the goods.

 

Regulationsrelated to employment and labor protection

 

EmploymentOrdinance (Chapter 57 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

 

TheEmployment Ordinance (Chapter 57 of the Laws of Hong Kong), or the EO, is an ordinance enacted for, amongst other things, the protectionof the wages of employees and the regulation of the general conditions of employment and employment agencies. Under the EO, an employeeis generally entitled to, amongst other things, notice of termination of his or her employment contract; payment in lieu of notice; maternityprotection in the case of a pregnant employee; not less than one rest day in every period of seven days; severance payments or long servicepayments; sickness allowance; statutory holidays or alternative holidays; and paid annual leave of up to 14 days depending on the periodof employment. The Company has complied with the Employment Ordinance as at the date of this prospectus.

 

Employees’Compensation Ordinance (Chapter 282 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

 

TheEmployees’ Compensation Ordinance (Chapter 282 of the Laws of Hong Kong), or the ECO, is an ordinance enacted for the purpose ofproviding for the payment of compensation to employees injured in the course of employment. As stipulated by the ECO, no employer shallemploy any employee in any employment unless there is in force in relation to such employee a policy of insurance issued by an insurerfor an amount not less than the applicable amount specified in the Fourth Schedule of the ECO in respect of the liability of the employer.According to the Fourth Schedule of the ECO, the insured amount shall be not less than HKD100,000,000 per event if a company has no morethan 200 employees. Any employer who contravenes this requirement commits a criminal offence and is liable on conviction to a fine andimprisonment. An employer who has taken out an insurance policy under the ECO is required to display a prescribed notice of insurancein a conspicuous place on each of its premises where any employee is employed. The Company has complied with the ECO and there has notbeen any employee compensation action against the Company as at the date of this prospectus.

 

MandatoryProvident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Chapter 485 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

 

TheMandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Chapter 485 of the Laws of Hong Kong), or the MPFSO, is an ordinance enacted for the purposesof providing for the establishment of non-governmental mandatory provident fund schemes, or the MPF Schemes. The MPFSO requires everyemployer of an employee of 18 years of age or above but under 65 years of age to take all practical steps to ensure the employee becomesa member of a registered MPF Scheme. Subject to the minimum and maximum relevant income levels, it is mandatory for both employers andtheir employees to contribute 5% of the employee’s relevant income to the MPF Scheme. Any employer who contravenes this requirementcommits a criminal offence and is liable on conviction to a fine and imprisonment. As of the date of this prospectus, the Company believesit has made all contributions required under the MPFSO. The Company has complied with the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes as of thedate of this prospectus.

 

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Regulationsrelated to taxation

 

InlandRevenue Ordinance (Chapter 112 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

 

Underthe Inland Revenue Ordinance (Chapter 112 of the Laws of Hong Kong), where an employer commences to employ in Hong Kong an individualwho is or is likely to be chargeable to tax, or any married person, the employer shall give a written notice to the Commissioner of InlandRevenue not later than three months after the date of commencement of such employment. Where an employer ceases or is about to ceaseto employ in Hong Kong an individual who is or is likely to be chargeable to tax, or any married person, the employer shall give a writtennotice to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue not later than one month before such individual ceases to be employed in Hong Kong. TheCompany has complied with the Inland Revenue Ordinance as at the date of this prospectus.

 

Taxon dividends

 

Underthe current practice of the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong, no tax is payable in Hong Kong in respect of dividends paid by theCompany.

 

Capitalgains and profit tax

 

Notax is imposed in Hong Kong in respect of capital gains from the sale of shares. However, trading gains from the sale of shares by personscarrying on a trade, profession or business in Hong Kong, where such gains are derived from or arise in Hong Kong, will be subject toHong Kong profits tax which is imposed at the rates of 8.25% on assessable profits up to HKD2,000,000 and 16.5% on any part of assessableprofits over HKD2,000,000 on corporations from the year of assessment commencing on or after April 1, 2018. Certain categories of taxpayers(for example, financial institutions, insurance companies and securities dealers) are likely to be regarded as deriving trading gainsrather than capital gains unless these taxpayers can prove that the investment securities are held for long-term investment purposes.

 

StampDuty

 

HongKong stamp duty, currently charged at the ad valorem rate of 0.13% on the higher of the consideration for or the market value of theshares, will be payable by the purchaser on every purchase and by the seller on every sale of Hong Kong shares (in other words, a totalof 0.26% is currently payable on a typical sale and purchase transaction of Hong Kong shares). In addition, a fixed duty of HK$5 is currentlypayable on any instrument of transfer of Hong Kong shares. Where one of the parties is a resident outside Hong Kong and does not paythe ad valorem duty due by it, the duty not paid will be assessed on the instrument of transfer (if any) and will be payable by the transferee.If no stamp duty is paid on or before the due date, a penalty of up to ten times the duty payable may be imposed.

 

Estateduty

 

HongKong estate duty was abolished effective from February 11, 2006. No Hong Kong estate duty is payable by shareholders in relation to theshares owned by them upon death.

 

WithholdingTax

 

Anypayments by a Hong Kong company for the use, or the right to the use, in Hong Kong of any patent, design, trademark, copyright materialowned by non-resident owners are subject to payment of Hong Kong tax. The assessable profits are taken to be 30% of the royalty paymentsto the non-resident owners. The tax payable is then computed by applying the appropriate tax rate to the assessable profits so arrivedat. Furthermore, the non-resident company is chargeable in the Hong Kong company’s name who is required under the Inland RevenueOrdinance to withhold from the payments made to the non-resident company sufficient money for the payment of the tax.

 

Regulationsrelated to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing

 

Anti-MoneyLaundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Chapter 615 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

 

TheAnti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Chapter 615 of the Laws of Hong Kong), or the AMLO, imposes requirementsrelating to client due diligence and record-keeping and provides regulatory authorities with the powers to supervise compliance withthe requirements under the AMLO. In addition, the regulatory authorities are empowered to (i) ensure that proper safeguards exist toprevent contravention of specified provisions in the AMLO; and (ii) mitigate money laundering and terrorist financing risks.

 

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DrugTrafficking (Recovery of Proceeds) Ordinance (Chapter 405 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

 

TheDrug Trafficking (Recovery of Proceeds) Ordinance (Chapter 405 of the Laws of Hong Kong), or the DTROP, contains provisions for the investigationof assets suspected to be derived from drug trafficking activities, the freezing of assets on arrest and the confiscation of the proceedsfrom drug trafficking activities. It is an offence under the DTROP if a person deals with any property knowing, or having reasonablegrounds to believe, it to be the proceeds from drug trafficking. The DTROP requires a person to report to an authorized officer if he/sheknows or suspects that any property (directly or indirectly) is the proceeds from drug trafficking or is intended to be used or was usedin connection with drug trafficking, and failure to make such disclosure constitutes an offence under the DTROP.

 

Organizedand Serious Crimes Ordinance (Chapter 455 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

 

TheOrganized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Chapter 455 of the Laws of Hong Kong), or the OSCO, empowers officers of the Hong Kong PoliceForce and the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department to investigate organized crime and triad activities, and it gives the Hong Kongcourts jurisdiction to confiscate the proceeds from organized and serious crimes, to issue restraint orders and charging orders in relationto the property of defendants of specified offences. The OSCO extends the money laundering offence to cover the proceeds of all indictableoffences in addition to drug trafficking.

 

UnitedNations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance (Chapter 575 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

 

TheUnited Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance (Chapter 575 of the Laws of Hong Kong), or the UNATMO, provides that it is a criminaloffence to: (i) provide or collect funds (by any means, directly or indirectly) with the intention or knowledge that the funds will beused to commit, in whole or in part, one or more terrorist acts; or (ii) make any funds or financial (or related) services available,directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of a person knowing that, or being reckless as to whether, such person is a terrorist orterrorist associate. The UNATMO also requires a person to report his knowledge or suspicion of terrorist property to an authorized officer,and failure to make such disclosure constitutes an offence under the UNATMO. The Company has complied with the UNATMO as at the dateof this prospectus.

 

Regulationsrelated to personal data

 

PersonalData (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

 

ThePersonal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486 of the Laws of Hong Kong), or the PDPO, imposes a statutory duty on data users to complywith the requirements of the six data protection principles (the “Data Protection Principles”) contained in Schedule 1 tothe PDPO. The PDPO provides that a data user shall not do an act, or engage in a practice, that contravenes a Data Protection Principleunless the act or practice, as the case may be, is required or permitted under the PDPO. The six Data Protection Principles are:

 

  Principle 1 — purpose and manner of collection of personal data;
     
  Principle 2 — accuracy and duration of retention of personal data;
     
  Principle 3 — use of personal data;
     
  Principle 4 — security of personal data;
     
  Principle 5 — information to be generally available; and
     
  Principle 6 — access to personal data.

 

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Non-compliancewith a Data Protection Principle may lead to a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (the “Privacy Commissioner”).The Privacy Commissioner may serve an enforcement notice to direct the data user to remedy the contravention and/or instigate prosecutionactions. A data user who contravenes an enforcement notice commits an offense which may lead to a fine and imprisonment.

 

ThePDPO also gives data subjects certain rights, inter alia:

 

  the right to be informed by a data user whether the data user holds personal data of which the individual is the data subject;
     
  if the data user holds such data, to be supplied with a copy of such data; and
     
  the right to request correction of any data they consider to be inaccurate.

 

ThePDPO criminalizes certain activities, including but not limited to, the misuse or inappropriate use of personal data in direct marketingactivities, non-compliance with a data access request and the unauthorized disclosure of personal data obtained without the relevantdata user’s consent. An individual who suffers damage, including injured feelings, by reason of a contravention of the PDPO inrelation to his or her personal data may seek compensation from the data user concerned. The Company has confirmed that it is in compliancewith the PDPO as at the date of this prospectus.

 

Regulationsrelated to intellectual property

 

TradeMarks Ordinance (the “TMO”)

 

TheTMO provides for the registration of trademarks, the use of registered trademarks and connected matters. Hong Kong provides territorialprotection for trademarks. Therefore, trademarks registered in other countries or regions are not automatically entitled to protectionin Hong Kong. In order to enjoy protection by the laws of Hong Kong, trademarks must be registered with the Trade Marks Registry of theIntellectual Property Department under the Trade Marks Ordinance and the Trade Marks Rules. Section 10 of the TMO provides that a registeredtrademark is a property right acquired through due registration under such ordinance. The owner of a registered trademark is entitledto the rights provided by the TMO.

 

CopyrightOrdinance (the “Copyright Ordinance”)

 

Inthe course of developing, operating and publishing mobile and online games in Hong Kong, we may create original artistic works (suchas drawings) or literary works (such as text) that qualify for copyright protection. The Copyright Ordinance provides protection forcertain categories of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, as well as for films, television broadcasts and cable diffusion,and works made available to the public on the internet. No registration is required under the Copyright Ordinance and any infringementof copyright is civilly actionable.

 

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MANAGEMENT

 

Directorsand Executive Officers

 

Thefollowing table sets forth information concerning our directors and executive officers, including their ages as of the date of this prospectus:

 

Name   Age   Position
Wu Kin Chung   42   Director, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Lam Kin Fai   39   Director and Chief Operating Officer
Man Siu Hin   34   Chief Financial Officer
Yau Hiu Tung*   38   Chief Technology Officer Nominee
Yu Jianjun*   50   Independent Director Nominee
Ng Yuen Lam *   40   Independent Director Nominee
Chen Mingzhu *   39   Independent Director Nominee

 

* Mr. Yau Hiu Tung have accepted our appointment to be our Chief Technology Officer, and each of Mr. Yu Jianjun, Ms. Ng Yuen Lam and Ms. Chen Mingzhu has accepted our appointment to be our independentdirectors, effective upon the SEC’s declaration of effectiveness of our registration statement on Form F-1, of which thisprospectus is a part.

 

WuKin Chung is our Director, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, and heis responsible for the overall strategic direction and development of our Group. Mr. Wu founded our Group and since 2020 has been actingas our chief executive officer and director. Since January 2022 and August 2022, Mr. Wu has been serving as a director of Musketeer EntertainmentLimited and Titans Pacific (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, respectively, both of which have not commenced business. From February 2015 to May 2021,Mr. Wu served as an associate director of China Industrial Securities International Financial Group Limited (HKEx: 06508), a financialgroup providing full- spectrum of financial services in Hong Kong. Mr. Wu obtained a bachelor of economics degree from Jinan Universityin mainland China in 2006.

 

LamKin Fai is our Director and Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Lam has more than 17 years of experiencein the game industry as a programmer and 12 years of experience in management role. Mr. Lam joined our Group since September 2023. From2010 to June 2021, Mr. Lam served as deputy manager and technical director, and subsequently, the chief executive officer of GameoneHoldings Ltd (HKEx: 08282), a company principally engaged in the development, operation, publishing and distribution of online and mobilegames. Mr. Lam obtained a bachelor of engineering degree in computer engineering from the University of Hong Kong in 2006.

 

ManSiu Hin is our Chief Financial Officer. FromAugust 2022 to April 2024, Mr. Man has been served as the chief financial officer of Intelligent Joy Limited (NASDAQ:INTJ), a financial public relations service company. From July 2020 to August 2022, Mr. Man served as a finance manager of CompassGroup Hong Kong Limited, an institutional and school catering company. From December 2016 to July 2020, Mr. Man served as a senior accountantof Sam K. M. Ng CPA Limited, an audit and internal control review company. Mr. Man is a member of CPA Australia since 2014. Mr. Man obtaineda bachelor of commerce degree from Curtin University of Technology in 2010.

 

YauHiu Tung will be appointed as our Chief Technology Officer immediately upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of whichthis prospectus forms a part. He is currently our senior analyst programmer. He has over 15 years of experience in the gaming industry.Before joining our Group, he worked at Centurysoft International Limited from December 2014 to June 2021 as a software program manager,mainly responsible for, among others, leading program team in mobile game projects, as well as design and implementation of various databasesand game servers. From December 2010 to October 2014, he was the senior programmer at Gameone Online Technology Limited. From September2008 to October 2010, he was a game programmer at Centurysoft International Limited. Mr. Yau obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (ComputerScience) from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2008 and a Master of Science (Computer Science) from the ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong in 2013.

 

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YuJianjun is an independent director nominee who will be appointed as one of our independent directors prior to the closing of ourinitial public offering. Since August 2022, Mr. Yu has been serving as the chief financial officer of Yeteli (Shanghai) Technology Limited,a company that principally engages in the production of computer numerical control machinery used in the manufacturing of large and precisioncomponents. From 2010 to July 2022, Mr. Yu served as the chief financial officer of the China operations of United Luminous International(Holdings) Limited, a group principally engages in manufacturing and designing LED modules and products. Mr. Yu obtained qualificationfrom the Shanghai Stock Exchange to act as secretary to board of directors and as an independent director to listed companies in 2014and 2018, respectively. Mr. Yu obtained a master of business administration degree from Hong Kong Baptist University and a professionalcertificate in industrial accounting from Nan Chang University in 2014 and 1995, respectively.

 

NgYuen Lam is an independent director nominee who will be appointed as one of our independent directors prior to the closing of ourinitial public offering. Since September 2023, Ms. Ng has been a senior sales manager of Panley (HK) Limited, a company principally engagesin paper toy products. Since August 2015, Ms. Ng has been a director at Simply & Associates Consultancy Limited, a company principalengages in the provision of business and secretarial services to companies. From August 2022 to September 2023, Ms. Ng served as a salesmanager of Asmodee Asia Limited, a game publisher, a part of Embracer Group AB (EMBRAC B). From August 2021 to July 2022, Ms. Ng servedas a senior merchandiser of Longshore Limited, a company principally engages in manufacturing toys and games. From March 2017 to July2021, Ms. Ng served as a sales and operation manager of National Products Limited, a toy manufacturer and exporter in Hong Kong. Ms.Ng obtained a certificate of education from Auckland University in 2004.

 

ChenMingzhu is an independent director nominee who will be appointed as one of our independent directors prior to the closing of ourinitial public offering. Since October 2018, Ms. Chen has been serving as a digital product manager of Christie’s, a British auctionhouse. From October 2016 to May 2018, Ms. Chen was a co-founder of Star Holiday Group, a hospitality group. From July 2008 to July 2016,Ms. Chen served as an e-commerce specialist at the Peninsula Hotels, a hotel group. Ms. Chen obtained a master degree in informationmanagement from University of Delaware and a bachelor’s degree in tourism management from Jinan University in 2009 and 2007, respectively.

 

FamilyRelationships

 

Thereare no family relationships among our directors and executive officers.

 

Compensationof Directors and Executive Officers

 

Forso long as we qualify as a foreign private issuer, we are not required to comply with the proxy rules applicable to U.S. domestic companies,including the requirement applicable to emerging growth companies to disclose the compensation of our executive officers on an individual,rather than an aggregate, basis. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we paid an aggregate compensation of $85,489and $76,834, respectively, to our executive officers and directors. We have not set aside any amount to provide pension, retirement orother similar benefits to our executive officers and directors. We have also not made any agreements with our directors or executiveofficers to provide benefits upon termination of employment.

 

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CorporateGovernance Practices

 

ForeignPrivate Issuer

 

Afterthe consummation of this offering, we will qualify as a “foreign private issuer” under the SEC rules and Nasdaq rules. Asa foreign private issuer, we will be exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements,and our officers, directors, and principal shareholders will be exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisionscontained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Also, we are not required to comply with Regulation FD, which restricts the selective disclosureof material information. However, we will file with the SEC, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, or such applicable timeas required by the SEC, an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accountingfirm, and we will submit to the SEC from time to time, on Form 6-K, reports of information that would likely be material to an investmentdecision in our Shares.

 

Furthermore,Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(3) provides that a foreign private issuer, such as us, may rely on our home country corporate governance practicesin lieu of certain of the rules in the Nasdaq Rule 5600 Series and Rule 5250(d), except that we must comply with Nasdaq’s Notificationof Noncompliance requirement (Rule 5625), the Voting Rights requirement (Rule 5640), and that we have an audit committee that satisfiesRule 5605(c)(3), including having committee members that meet the independence requirements of Rule 5605(c)(2)(A)(ii). The exemptionsare subject to our disclosure of which requirements we are not following and the equivalent Cayman Islands requirements. Below are someof the exemptions afforded to foreign private issuers under the Nasdaq rules:

 

Exemption from the requirement that we disclose within four business days of any determination to grant a waiver of the code of business conduct and ethics to directors and officers.

 

Exemption from the requirement that our board of directors be composed of independent directors.

 

Exemption from the requirement that our audit committee have a minimum of three members.

 

Exemption from the requirement that we hold annual shareholders’ meetings.

 

Exemption from the requirement that our board of directors have a remuneration committee composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities.

 

Exemption from the requirement that director nominees are selected, or recommended for selection by our board of directors, either by (i) independent directors constituting a majority of our board of directors’ independent directors in a vote in which only independent directors participate, or (ii) a committee comprised solely of independent directors and governed by a formal written charter or board resolution, as applicable, addressing the nomination process as adopted.

 

Weintend to comply with all of the rules generally applicable to U.S. domestic companies listed on the Nasdaq. We may in the future decideto use the foreign private issuer exemption with respect to some or all of the other Nasdaq corporate governance rules. We also intendto comply with Cayman Islands corporate governance requirements under the Companies Act applicable to us at the same time. If we relyon our home country corporate governance practices in lieu of certain of the rules of Nasdaq, our shareholders may not have the sameprotections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of Nasdaq. We mayutilize these exemptions for as long as we continue to qualify as a foreign private issuer.

 

Boardof Directors

 

Ourboard of directors will consist of five directors upon the SEC’s declaration of effectiveness of our registration statement onForm F-1, of which this prospectus is a part. A director who is, directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or transaction or proposedcontract or transaction with our Company shall declare the nature of his or her interest at a meeting of our directors. A directormay vote in respect of any contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction notwithstanding that he or she may be interestedtherein and if he or she does so his or her vote shall be counted and he or she may be counted in the quorum at any meeting of our directorsat which any such contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction is considered. Our directors may exercise all the powersof our Company to issue debentures, debenture stock, bonds, and other securities, whether outright or as collateral security for anydebt, liability or obligation of our company or of any third party. None of our non-executive directors have a service contract withus that provides for benefits upon termination of service.

 

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Werecognize the importance and benefit of having a board of directors composed of highly talented and experienced individuals having regardto the need to foster and promote diversity among board members with respect to attributes such as gender, ethnicity and other factors.In support of this goal, we will consider criteria that promote diversity, including with regard to gender, ethnicity, and other dimensions;and consider the level of representation of women on our board of directors along with other markers of diversity.

 

Committeesof the Board of Directors

 

Acompany of which more than 50% of the voting power held by a single entity is considered a “controlled company” under theNasdaq rules. A controlled company is not required to comply with the Nasdaq corporate governance rules requiring a board of directorsto have a majority of independent directors to have independent audit, compensation, and nominating and corporate governance committees.Following the completion of this offering, we will be a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq rules.

 

Wewill establish three committees under the board of directors immediately upon the effectiveness of our registration statement on FormF-1, of which this prospectus is a part: an audit committee, a compensation committee, and a nominating and corporate governance committee.We expect to adopt a charter for each of the three committees. Each committee’s members and functions are described below.

 

AuditCommittee. Our audit committee will consist of Mr. Yu, Ms. Ng and Ms. Chen. All of them are financially literate and one of whomhave accounting or related financial management expertise. Mr. Yu Jianjun will be the chairperson of our audit committee. We have determinedthat each of our audit committee members satisfies the “independence” requirements of Rule 5605(c)(2) of the Nasdaq rulesand meets the independence standards under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. We have determined that Mr. Yu Jianjun qualifies as an“audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the SEC rules and possesses financial sophistication within themeaning of the Nasdaq rules. The audit committee will oversee our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of thefinancial statements of our company. The audit committee will be responsible for, among other things:

 

appointing the independent auditors and pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing services permitted to be performed by the independent auditors;

 

reviewing with the independent auditors any audit problems or difficulties and management’s response;

 

discussing the annual audited financial statements with management and the independent auditors;

 

reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our accounting and internal control policies and procedures and any steps taken to monitor and control major financial risk exposures;

 

reviewing and approving all proposed related-party transactions;

 

meeting separately and periodically with management and the independent auditors; and

 

monitoring compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics, including reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our procedures to ensure proper compliance.

 

CompensationCommittee.

 

Ourcompensation committee will consist of Mr. Yu, Ms. Ng and Ms. Chen. Ms. Ng will be the chairman of our compensation committee. We havedetermined that each of our compensation committee members satisfies the “independence” requirements of Rule 5605(a)(2) ofthe Nasdaq rules. The compensation committee will assist the board in reviewing and approving the compensation structure, including allforms of compensation, relating to our directors and executive officers. Our chief executive officer may not be present at any committeemeeting during which his compensation is deliberated. The compensation committee will be responsible for, among other things:

 

reviewing and approving, or recommending to the board for its approval, the compensation for our chief executive officer and other executive officers;

 

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reviewing and recommending to the board for determination with respect to the compensation of our non-employee directors;

 

reviewing periodically and approving any incentive compensation or equity plans, programs, or similar arrangements; and

 

selecting compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other adviser only after taking into consideration all factors relevant to that person’s independence from management.

 

Nominatingand Corporate Governance Committee.

 

Ournominating and corporate governance committee will consist of Mr. Yu, Ms. Ng and Ms. Chen. Ms. Chen will be the chairman of our nominatingand corporate governance committee. We have determined that each of our nominating and corporate governance committee members satisfiesthe “independence” requirements of Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq rules. The nominating and corporate governance committeewill assist the board of directors in selecting individuals qualified to become our directors and in determining the composition of theboard and its committees. The nominating and corporate governance committee will be responsible for, among other things:

 

selecting and recommending to the board nominees for election by the shareholders or appointment by the board;

 

reviewing annually with the board the current composition of the board in regard to characteristics such as independence, knowledge, skills, experience, and diversity;

 

making recommendations on the frequency and structure of board meetings and monitoring the functioning of the committees of the board; and

 

advising the board periodically in regard to significant developments in the law and practice of corporate governance, as well as our compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and making recommendations to the board on all matters of corporate governance and on any remedial action to be taken.

 

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, InsiderTrading Policy and Executive Compensation Recovery Policy

 

Prior to the effectivenessof the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, we intend to adopt (i) a code of business conduct and ethics; (ii)an insider trading policy that applies to our Directors, officers, and employees, including our chief executive officer, chief financialofficer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions; and (iii) an executive compensation recoverypolicy that applies to our officers, and employees, including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, principal accountingofficer or controller or persons performing similar functions, (collectively the “Policies”). We intend to disclose any amendmentsto the Policies, and any waivers of the Policies for our Directors, executive officers and senior finance executives, on our websiteto the extent required by applicable U.S. federal securities laws and the corporate governance rules of Nasdaq.

 

Dutiesof Directors

 

UnderCayman Islands law, our directors owe fiduciary duties to our company. These include, among others (i) duty to act in good faith in whatthe director believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole; (ii) duty to exercise powers for the purposes for whichthose powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose; (iii) directors should not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion;(iv) duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests;and (v) duty to exercise independent judgment. In addition to the above, our directors also owe a duty to act with skill, care and diligence.This duty has been defined as a requirement to act as a reasonably diligent person having both the general knowledge, skill and experiencethat may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the companyand the general knowledge skill and experience which that director has.

 

Asset out above, our directors have a duty not to put themselves in a position of conflict and this includes a duty not to engage in self-dealing,or to otherwise benefit as a result of their position. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can beforgiven and/or authorized in advance by the shareholders provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done byway of permission granted in the memorandum and articles of association or alternatively by shareholder approval at general meetings.

 

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Ourboard of directors has all the powers necessary for managing, and for directing and supervising, our business affairs. The functionsand powers of our board of directors include, among others:

 

convening shareholders’ annual and extraordinary general meetings and reporting its work to shareholders at such meetings;

 

declaring dividends and distributions;

 

appointing officers and determining the term of office of the officers;

 

exercising the borrowing powers of our company and mortgaging the property of our company; and

 

approving the transfer of Shares in our company, including the registration of such Shares in our Share register.

 

Termsof Directors and Officers

 

Ourdirectors may be elected by a resolution of our board of directors or by an ordinary resolution of our shareholders. Our directors arenot subject to a term of office and hold office until such time as they are removed from office by ordinary resolution of our shareholders,unless the director is appointed on such express terms that he or she shall automatically retire from office (unless he has sooner vacatedoffice) at the next or a subsequent annual general meeting or upon any specified event or after any specified period). A director willcease to be a director automatically if, among other things, the director (i) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or compositionwith his creditors generally, (ii) dies or is found by our company to be or becomes of unsound mind, (iii) resigns his or her officeby notice in writing to our company, or (iv)is removed from office pursuant to our articles of association.

 

Ourofficers are selected by and serve at the discretion of our board of directors.

 

EmploymentAgreements with Executive Officers

 

Wehave entered into employment agreements with each of our executive officers. Under these agreements, each of our executive officers isemployed for a specified time period. We may terminate, at any time, without advance notice or remuneration, for certain acts of theexecutive officer, such as conviction or plea of guilty to a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, negligent or dishonest actsto our detriment, or misconduct or a failure to perform agreed duties. An executive officer may terminate his or her employment at anytime with a one-month prior written notice.

 

Involvementin Certain Legal Proceedings

 

Tothe best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers has, during the past 10 years, been involved in any legal proceedingsdescribed in subparagraph (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

 

Boarddiversity

 

Weseek to achieve board diversity through the consideration of a number of factors when selecting the candidates to our Board, includingbut not limited to gender, skills, age, professional experience, knowledge, cultural, education background, ethnicity and length of service.The ultimate decision of the appointment will be based on merit and the contribution which the selected candidates will bring to ourboard.

 

Ourdirectors have a balanced mix of knowledge and skills. We have three independent directors with different industry backgrounds, representinga majority of the members of our board. We also achieved gender diversity by having two female directors out of the total of five directors(including independent directors). Our board is well balanced and diversified in alignment with the business development and strategyof the Company.

 

EquityIncentive Plans

 

Wehave not adopted any equity compensation plans.

 

OutstandingEquity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

Asof December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, we had no outstanding equity awards.

 

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PRINCIPALSHAREHOLDERS

 

Thefollowing table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our Shares as of June 27, 2024, by:

 

each person or entity known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our outstanding Shares;

 

each of our directors, executive officers, and director nominees; and

 

all of our executive officers, directors, and director nominees as a group.

 

Beneficialownership of our Shares is determined in accordance with the SEC rules. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a beneficial ownerof a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of the security, orinvestment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of the security. The percentage of Shares beneficiallyowned prior to the offering is based on 22,200,000 Shares outstanding as described in “The Offering” section. We donot have any options or warrants that are outstanding. The percentage of Shares beneficially owned after the offering is based on thenumber of Shares outstanding prior to the offering plus the Shares that we are selling in this offering.

 

Thepercentages of Shares beneficially owned after the offering assume that the underwriters will not exercise their option to purchase additionalShares in the offering. Except where otherwise indicated, we believe, based on information furnished to us by such owners, that the beneficialowners of the Shares listed below have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares.

 

Uponthe closing of this offering, none of our shareholders will have different voting rights from other shareholders. To the best of ourknowledge, we are not owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any another corporation or by any foreign government. We are notaware of any arrangement that may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of our company.

 

   Shares Beneficially Owned
Prior to the Offering
   Shares Beneficially Owned
After the Offering
 
Name of Beneficial Owner(1)  Number   Percentage   Number   Percentage 
Directors, director nominees, and executive officers                    
Wu Kin Chung(2)   19,536,000    88%   19,536,000    

79.90

%
Lam Kin Fai                
Man Siu Hin                  
Yau Hiu Tung                
Yu Jianjun                
Ng Yuen Lam                
Chen Mingzhu                
                     
5% or greater shareholders                    
K Family Inc.(2)   19,536,000    88%   19,536,000    

79.9

%

 

 

 

Asof the date of this prospectus, none of our outstanding Shares are held by record holders in the United States.

 

(1) Except as otherwise indicated below, the business address for our directors and executive officers is at Unit 901, 9thth Floor, Capital Centre, 151 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
   
(2) Wu Kin Chung, our Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, is the sole shareholder and director of K Family Inc. and as such, he will have voting and dispositive power with respect to the ordinary shares owned by K Family Inc.

 

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CERTAINRELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Transactionswith Certain Related Parties

 

Setforth below are our related party transactions that occurred since the beginning of our preceding three fiscal years up to the date ofthis prospectus.The “related party transactions” are transactions identified in accordance with the rules prescribed under Part I, Item 7Bof SEC Form 20-F.

 

UnderPart I, Item 7B of Form 20-F, the Company is required to disclose any transaction occurring since the beginning of the Company’spreceding two financial years, with respect to transactions or loans between the Company and (a) enterprises that directly or indirectlythrough one or more intermediaries, control or are controlled by, or are under common control with, the Company; (b) associates; (c)individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power of the Company that gives them significant influence overthe Company, and close members of any such individual’s family; (d) key management personnel, that is, those persons having authorityand responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, including directors and senior management ofcompanies and close members of such individuals’ families; and (e) enterprises in which a substantial interest in the voting poweris owned, directly or indirectly, by any person described in (c) or (d) or over which such a person is able to exercise significant influence.

 

Beforethe completion of this offering, we intend to adopt an audit committee charter, which will require the committee to review all relatedparty transactions on an ongoing basis and all such transactions be approved by the audit committee. In determining whether to approvea related party transaction, the audit committee shall consider, among other factors, the following factors to the extent relevant tothe related party transaction:

 

whether the terms of the related party transaction are fair to the Company and on the same basis as would apply if the transaction did not involve a related party;

 

whether there are business reasons for the Company to enter into the related party transaction;

 

whether the related party transaction would impair the independence of an outside director;

 

whether the related party transaction would present an improper conflict of interest for any director or executive officer of the Company, taking into account the size of the transaction, the overall financial position of the director, executive officer or the related party, the direct or indirect nature of the director’s, executive officer’s or the related party’s interest in the transaction and the ongoing nature of any proposed relationship, and any other factors the audit committee deems relevant; and

 

any pre-existing contractual obligations.

 

Amountsdue to related parties

 

Theamounts due to related parties as of June 30, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and as of December 31, 2023 consisted of the following:

 

      As of December 31,   As of June 30, 
      2023   2023   2022   2021 
Name  Relationship with the Group                
                        
Wu Kin Chung  Controlling shareholder, Director, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company(1)  $1,177,507   $735,207   $375,632   $259,613 

 

(1)The amounts due to Mr. Wu Kin Chung represented the operation and administration expenses paid on behalf of the Group and the cashadvance made for the Group’s operations. The advances are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

 

Asof the date of this prospectus, the balance due to Wu Kin Chung amounted to approximately $2.5 million.

 

ShareSplit, Surrender and Cancellation of Shares

 

OnJune 27, 2024, for the purposes of the initial public offering, the shareholders of the Company approved a 1-for-2 forward split of allour issued and outstanding Shares and to change the Company’s authorized share capital to $50,000 divided into 100,000,000 ordinaryshares, of a par value of $0.0005 each. Concurrently, K Family Inc.surrendered 1,584,000 ordinary shares, and the surrenderedshares were subsequently cancelled by the Company.

 

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DESCRIPTIONOF SHARE CAPITAL

 

Weare a Cayman Islands exempted company and our affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of association, as amended from timeto time, and the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands, which we refer to as the Companies Act below, and the common law ofCayman Islands.

 

Asof the date of this prospectus, our authorized share capital is US$50,000 divided into 100,000,000 shares, par value ofUS$0.0005 each. As of the date of this prospectus, 22,200,000 ordinary shares are issued and outstanding.

 

Immediatelyafter the completion of this offering assuming that the underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional Shares,we will have 24,450,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding. All of our shares issued and outstanding prior to the completionof the offering are and will be fully paid, and all of our shares to be issued in the offering will be issued as fully paid.

 

OurPost-Offering Memorandum and Articles of Association

 

Wewill adopt an amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, which will become effective and replace our current memorandumand articles of association in its entirety immediately prior to the completion of this offering. The following are summaries of certainmaterial provisions of the post-offering memorandum and articles of association and of the Companies Act, insofar as they relate to thematerial terms of our ordinary shares.

 

Objectsof Our Company. Under our post-offering memorandum and articles of association, the objects of our company are unrestricted, andwe are capable of exercising all the functions of a natural person of full capacity irrespective of any question of corporate benefit,as provided by section 27(2) of the Companies Act.

 

OrdinaryShares. Our ordinary shares are issued in registered form and are issued when registered in our register of members. We may not issueshares 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 post-offering memorandumand articles of association provide that dividends may be declared and paid out of the funds of our company lawfully available therefor.Under the laws of the Cayman Islands, our company may pay a dividend out of either profit or share premium account; provided that inno circumstances may a dividend be paid out of our share premium if this would result in our company being unable to pay its debts asthey fall due in the ordinary course of business.

 

VotingRights. Voting at any meeting of shareholders is by by way of a poll save that in the case of a physical meeting, the chairman ofthe meeting may decide that a vote be on a show of hands unless a poll is demanded by:

 

  at least three shareholders present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a shareholder being a corporation) by its duly authorised representative for the time being entitled to vote at the meeting;
  shareholder(s) present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a shareholder being a corporation) by its duly authorised representative representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all shareholders having the right to vote at the meeting; and
  shareholder(s) present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a shareholder being a corporation) by its duly authorised representative and holding shares in us conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all shares conferring that right.

 

Anordinary resolution to be passed at a meeting by the shareholders requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes attachingto the ordinary shares cast at a meeting, while a special resolution requires the affirmative vote of no less than two-thirds of thevotes cast attaching to the issued and outstanding ordinary shares at a meeting. A special resolution will be required for importantmatters such as a change of name, making changes to our post-offering memorandum and articles of association, a reduction of our sharecapital and the winding up of our company. Our shareholders may, among other things, divide or combine their shares by ordinary resolution.

 

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GeneralMeetings of Shareholders. As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obliged by the Companies Act to call shareholders’annual general meetings. Our post-offering memorandum and articles of association provide that we shall, if required by the CompaniesAct, in each year hold a general meeting as our annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices callingit, and the annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by our directors. All general meetings (includingan annual general meeting, any adjourned general meeting or postponed meeting) may be held as a physical meeting at such times and inany part of the world and at one or more locations, as a hybrid meeting or as an electronic meeting, as may be determined by our boardof directors in its absolute discretion.

 

Shareholders’general meetings may be convened by the chairperson of our board of directors or by a majority of our board of directors. Advance noticeof not less than seven clear days is required for the convening of our annual general shareholders’ meeting (if any) and any othergeneral meeting of our shareholders. A quorum required for any general meeting of shareholders consists of, at the time when the meetingproceeds to business, two shareholders holding shares which carry in aggregate (or representing by proxy) not less than one-third ofall votes attaching to issued and outstanding shares in our company entitled to vote at such general meeting.

 

TheCompanies Act does not provide shareholders with any right to requisition a general meeting or to put any proposal before a general meeting.However, these rights may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our post-offering memorandum and articles of associationprovide that upon the requisition of any one or more of our shareholders holding shares which carry in aggregate not less than one-thirdof all votes attaching to the issued and outstanding shares of our company entitled to vote at general meetings, our board will convenean extraordinary general meeting and put the resolutions so requisitioned to a vote at such meeting. However, our post-offering memorandumand articles of association do not provide our shareholders with any right to put any proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinarygeneral 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 ordinaryshares by an instrument of transfer in the usual or common form or in a form designated by the relevant stock exchange or any other formapproved by our board of directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ordinary shares may also be transferred in accordance with the applicablerules and regulations of the relevant stock exchange.

 

Ourboard of directors may, in its absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of any ordinary share which is not fully paid upor on which we have a lien. Our board of directors may also decline to register any transfer of any ordinary share unless:

 

  the instrument of transfer is lodged with us, accompanied by the certificate for the ordinary shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer;
  the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of ordinary shares;
  the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required;
  in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the ordinary share is to be transferred does not exceed four; and
  a fee of such maximum sum as the relevant stock exchange may determine to be payable or such lesser sum as our directors may from time to time require is paid to us in respect thereof.

 

Ifour 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.

 

Theregistration of transfers may, after compliance with any notice required in accordance with the rules of the relevant stock exchange,be suspended and the register closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may from time to time determine; provided,however, that the registration of transfers shall not be suspended nor the register closed for more than 30 days in any year as our boardmay determine.

 

Liquidation.On the winding up of our company, if the assets available for distribution amongst our shareholders shall be more than sufficient torepay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst our shareholdersin proportion to the par value of the shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up, subject to a deduction from those sharesin respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to our company for unpaid calls or otherwise. If our assets availablefor 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.

 

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Callson Shares and Forfeiture of Shares. Our board of directors may from time to time make calls upon shareholders for any amounts unpaidon their shares in a notice served to such shareholders at least 14 days prior to the specified time and place of payment. The sharesthat 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 atthe option of the holders of these shares, on such terms and in such manner as may be determined by our board of directors. Our companymay also repurchase any of our shares on such terms and in such manner as have been approved by our board of directors. Under the CompaniesAct, the redemption or repurchase of any share may be paid out of our company’s profits, share premium account or out of the proceedsof a new issue of shares made for the purpose of such redemption or repurchase, or out of capital if our company can, immediately followingsuch payment, pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. In addition, under the Companies Act no such share maybe redeemed or repurchased (a) unless it is fully paid up, (b) if such redemption or repurchase would result in there being no sharesoutstanding or (c) if the company has commenced liquidation. In addition, our company may accept the surrender of any fully paid sharefor no consideration.

 

Variationsof Rights of Shares. Whenever the capital of our company is divided into different classes the rights attached to any such classmay, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class, only be varied with the sanction of a resolutionpassed 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 conferredupon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by theterms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation, allotment or issue of further shares ranking paripassu with such existing class of shares.

 

Issuanceof Additional Shares. Our post-offering memorandum and articles of association authorizes our board of directors to issue additionalordinary shares from time to time as our board of directors shall determine, to the extent of available authorized but unissued shares.

 

Ourpost-offering memorandum and articles of association also authorizes our board of directors to establish from time to time one or moreseries of preference shares and to determine, with respect to any series of preference shares, the terms and rights of that series, including,among other things:

 

  the designation of the series;
  the number of shares of the series;
  the dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights and voting rights; and
  the rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences.

 

Ourboard of directors may issue preference shares without action by our shareholders to the extent of available authorized but unissuedshares. 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 copiesof our list of shareholders or our corporate records. However, our post-offering memorandum and articles of association have provisionsthat provide our shareholders the right to inspect our register of shareholders without charge, and to receive our annual audited financialstatements. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

 

Anti-TakeoverProvisions. Some provisions of our post-offering memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay or prevent a changeof control of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including provisions that:

 

  authorize our board of directors to issue preference shares in one or more series and to designate the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of such preference shares without any further vote or action by our shareholders; and
  limit the ability of shareholders to requisition and convene general meetings of shareholders.

 

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However,under Cayman Islands law, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our post-offering memorandum andarticles 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 Companies Act distinguishes between ordinaryresident companies and exempted companies. Any company that is registered in the Cayman Islands but conducts business mainly outsideof the Cayman Islands may apply to be registered as an exempted company. The requirements for an exempted company are essentially thesame as for an ordinary company except that an exempted company:

 

  does not have to file an annual return of its shareholders with the Registrar of Companies;
  is not required to open its register of members for inspection;
  does not have to hold an annual general meeting;
  may issue shares with no par value;
  may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 20 years in the first instance);
  may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;
  may register as an exempted limited duration company; and
  may register as a segregated portfolio company.

 

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

 

Differencesin Corporate Law

 

TheCompanies Act is derived, to a large extent, from the older Companies Acts of England but does not follow recent English statutory enactmentsand accordingly there are significant differences between the Companies Act and the current Companies Act of England. In addition, theCompanies Act differs from laws applicable to U.S. corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of certain significantdifferences between the provisions of the Companies Act applicable to us and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in the Stateof Delaware in the United States and their shareholders.

 

Mergersand Similar Arrangements. The Companies Act permits mergers and consolidations between Cayman Islands companies and between CaymanIslands companies and non-Cayman Islands companies. For these purposes, (a) “merger” means the merging of two or more constituentcompanies 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 ofthe undertaking, property and liabilities of such companies to the consolidated company. In order to effect such a merger or consolidation,the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must then be authorized by (a)a special resolution of the shareholders of each constituent company, and (b) such other authorization, if any, as may be specified insuch constituent company’s articles of association. The plan must be filed with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islandstogether with a declaration as to the solvency of the consolidated or surviving company, a list of the assets and liabilities of eachconstituent company and an undertaking that a copy of the certificate of merger or consolidation will be given to the members and creditorsof each constituent company and that notification of the merger or consolidation will be published in the Cayman Islands Gazette. Courtapproval is not required for a merger or consolidation which is effected in compliance with these statutory procedures.

 

Amerger between a Cayman parent company and its Cayman subsidiary or subsidiaries does not require authorization by a resolution of shareholdersof that Cayman subsidiary if a copy of the plan of merger is given to every member of that Cayman subsidiary to be merged unless thatmember agrees otherwise. For this purpose, a company is a “parent” of a subsidiary if it holds issued shares that togetherrepresent at least ninety percent (90%) of the votes at a general meeting of the subsidiary.

 

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Theconsent of each holder of a fixed or floating security interest over a constituent company is required unless this requirement is waivedby a court in the Cayman Islands.

 

Savein certain limited circumstances, a shareholder of a Cayman constituent company who dissents from the merger or consolidation is entitledto payment of the fair value of his shares (which, if not agreed between the parties, will be determined by the Cayman Islands court)upon dissenting to the merger or consolidation, provided the dissenting shareholder complies strictly with the procedures set out inthe Companies Act. The exercise of dissenter rights will preclude the exercise by the dissenting shareholder of any other rights to whichhe or she might otherwise be entitled by virtue of holding shares, save for the right to seek relief on the grounds that the merger orconsolidation is void or unlawful.

 

Separatefrom the statutory provisions relating to mergers and consolidations, the Companies Act also contains statutory provisions that facilitatethe reconstruction and amalgamation of companies by way of schemes of arrangement, provided that the arrangement is approved by seventy-fiveper cent in value of the members or class of members, as the case may be, with whom the arrangement is to be made and a majority in numberof each class of creditors with whom the arrangement is to be made, and who must in addition represent seventy-five per cent in valueof each such class of creditors, as the case may be, that are present and voting either in person or by proxy at a meeting, or meetings,convened for that purpose. The convening of the meetings and subsequently the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of theCayman Islands. While a dissenting shareholder has the right to express to the court the view that the transaction ought not to be approved,the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it determines that:

 

  the statutory provisions as to the required majority vote have been met;
  the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question and the statutory majority are acting bona fide without coercion of the minority to promote interests adverse to those of the class;
  the arrangement is such that may be reasonably approved by an intelligent and honest man of that class acting in respect of his interest; and
  the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Companies Act.

 

TheCompanies Act also contains a statutory power of compulsory acquisition which may facilitate the “squeeze out” of a dissentientminority shareholder upon a tender offer. When a tender offer is made and accepted by holders of 90% of the shares affected within fourmonths, the offeror may, within a two-month period commencing on the expiration of such four-month period, require the holders of theremaining shares to transfer such shares to the offeror on the terms of the offer. An objection can be made to the Grand Court of theCayman Islands but this is unlikely to succeed in the case of an offer which has been so approved unless there is evidence of fraud,bad faith or collusion.

 

Ifan arrangement and reconstruction by way of scheme of arrangement is thus approved and sanctioned, or if a tender offer is made and accepted,in accordance with the foregoing statutory procedures, a dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights,save that objectors to a takeover offer may apply to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands for various orders that the Grand Court ofthe Cayman Islands has a broad discretion to make, which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of Delawarecorporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value of the shares.

 

TheCompanies Act also contains statutory provisions which provide that a company may present a petition to the Grand Court of the CaymanIslands for the appointment of a restructuring officer on the grounds that the company (a) is or is likely to become unable to pay itsdebts within the meaning of section 93 of the Companies Act; and (b) intends to present a compromise or arrangement to its creditors(or classes thereof) either, pursuant to the Companies Act, the law of a foreign country or by way of a consensual restructuring. Thepetition may be presented by a company acting by its directors, without a resolution of its members or an express power in its articlesof association. On hearing such a petition, the Cayman Islands court may, among other things, make an order appointing a restructuringofficer or make any other order as the court thinks fit.

 

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Shareholders’Suits. In principle, we will normally be the proper plaintiff and as a general rule a derivative action may not be brought by a minorityshareholder. However, based on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority in the Cayman Islands, theCayman Islands courts can be expected to follow and apply the common law principles (namely the rule in Foss v. Harbottle andthe exceptions thereto) so that a non-controlling shareholder may be permitted to commence a class action against or derivative actionsin the name of the company to challenge actions where:

 

  a company acts or proposes to act illegally or ultra vires;
  the act complained of, although not ultra vires, could only be effected duly if authorized by more than the number of votes which have actually been obtained; and
  those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.”

 

Ashareholder may have a direct right of action against us where the individual rights of that shareholder have been infringed or are aboutto be infringed.

 

Indemnificationof Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability. Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’smemorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provisionmay be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or theconsequences of committing a crime. Our post-offering memorandum and articles of association provide that that we shall indemnify ourdirectors and officers, and their personal representatives, against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damagesor liabilities incurred or sustained by such persons, other than by reason of such person’s dishonesty, wilful default or fraud,in or about the conduct of our company’s business or affairs (including as a result of any mistake of judgment) or in the executionor discharge of his duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any costs,expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such director or officer in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedingsconcerning our company or its affairs in any court whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere. This standard of conduct is generallythe same as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation.

 

Inaddition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers that provide such persons with additionalindemnification beyond that provided in our post-offering memorandum and articles of association.

 

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

 

Directors’Fiduciary Duties. Under Delaware corporate law, a director of a Delaware corporation has a fiduciary duty to the corporation andits shareholders. This duty has two components: the duty of care and the duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires that a director actin good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances. Under this duty, a directormust inform himself of, and disclose to shareholders, all material information reasonably available regarding a significant transaction.The duty of loyalty requires that a director acts in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation.He must not use his corporate position for personal gain or advantage. This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director and mandates thatthe best interest of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence over any interest possessed by a director, officer or controllingshareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. In general, actions of a director are presumed to have been made on an informedbasis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the best interests of the corporation. However, this presumptionmay be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary duties. Should such evidence be presented concerning a transaction bya director, the director must prove the procedural fairness of the transaction, and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.

 

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Asa matter of Cayman Islands law, a director of a Cayman Islands company is in the position of a fiduciary with respect to the companyand therefore it is considered that he owes the following duties to the company — a duty to act in good faith in the best interestsof the company, a duty not to make a personal profit based on his position as director (unless the company permits him to do so), a dutynot to put himself in a position where the interests of the company conflict with his personal interest or his duty to a third partyand a duty to exercise powers for the purpose for which such powers were intended. A director of a Cayman Islands company owes to thecompany a duty to act with skill and care. It was previously considered that a director need not exhibit in the performance of his dutiesa greater degree of skill than may reasonably be expected from a person of his knowledge and experience. However, English and Commonwealthcourts have moved towards an objective standard with regard to the required skill and care and these authorities are likely to be followedin the Cayman Islands.

 

ShareholderAction by Written Consent. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may eliminate the right of shareholders to actby written consent by amendment to its certificate of incorporation. Cayman Islands law permits us to eliminate the right of shareholdersto act by written consent and our post-offering amended and restated articles of association provide that any action required or permittedto be taken at any general meetings may be taken upon the vote of shareholders at a general meeting duly noticed and convened in accordancewith our post-offering amended and restated articles of association and may not be taken by written consent of the shareholders withouta meeting.

 

ShareholderProposals. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a shareholder has the right to put any proposal before the annual meetingof shareholders, provided it complies with the notice provisions in the governing documents. A special meeting may be called by the boardof directors or any other person authorized to do so in the governing documents, but shareholders may be precluded from calling specialmeetings.

 

TheCompanies Act does not provide shareholders with any right to requisition a general meeting or to put any proposal before a general meeting.However, these rights may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our post-offering amended and restated articles ofassociation allow our shareholders holding shares which carry in aggregate not less than one-third of all votes attaching to the issuedand outstanding shares of our company entitled to vote at general meetings to requisition an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders,in which case our board is obliged to convene an extraordinary general meeting and to put the resolutions so requisitioned to a voteat such meeting. Other than this right to requisition a shareholders’ meeting, our post-offering amended and restated articlesof association do not provide our shareholders with any other right to put proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinarygeneral meetings. As an exempted Cayman Islands company, we are not obliged by law to call shareholders’ annual general meetings.

 

CumulativeVoting. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the corporation’scertificate of incorporation specifically provides for it. Cumulative voting potentially facilitates the representation of minority shareholderson a board of directors since it permits the minority shareholder to cast all the votes to which the shareholder is entitled on a singledirector, which increases the shareholder’s voting power with respect to electing such director. There are no prohibitions in relationto cumulative voting under the laws of the Cayman Islands but our post-offering amended and restated articles of association do not providefor cumulative voting. As a result, our shareholders are not afforded any less protections or rights on this issue than shareholdersof a Delaware corporation.

 

Removalof Directors. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director of a corporation with a classified board may be removed onlyfor cause with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation providesotherwise. Under our post-offering amended and restated articles of association, subject to certain restrictions as contained therein,directors may be removed with or without cause, by an ordinary resolution of our shareholders. An appointment of a director may be onterms that the director shall automatically retire from office (unless he has sooner vacated office) at the next or a subsequent annualgeneral meeting or upon any specified event or after any specified period in a written agreement between the company and the director,if any; but no such term shall be implied in the absence of express provision. Under our post-offering amended and restated articlesof association, a director’s office shall be vacated if the director (i) becomes bankrupt or has a receiving order made againsthim or suspends payment or compounds with his creditors; (ii) is found to be or becomes of unsound mind or dies; (iii) resigns his officeby notice in writing to the company; (iv) without special leave of absence from our board of directors, is absent from three consecutivemeetings of the board and the board resolves that his office be vacated; (v) is prohibited by law from being a director or; (vi) is removedfrom office pursuant to the laws of the Cayman Islands or any other provisions of our post-offering memorandum and articles of association.

 

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Transactionswith Interested Shareholders. The Delaware General Corporation Law contains a business combination statute applicable to Delawarecorporations whereby, unless the corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by such statute by amendment to its certificateof incorporation, it is prohibited from engaging in certain business combinations with an “interested shareholder” for threeyears following the date that such person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is a person or a groupwho or which owns or owned 15% or more of the target’s outstanding voting share within the past three years. This has the effectof limiting the ability of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the target in which all shareholders would not be treatedequally. The statute does not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which such shareholder becomes an interested shareholder,the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an interestedshareholder. This encourages any potential acquirer of a Delaware corporation to negotiate the terms of any acquisition transaction withthe target’s board of directors.

 

CaymanIslands law has no comparable statute. As a result, we cannot avail ourselves of the types of protections afforded by the Delaware businesscombination statute. However, although Cayman Islands law does not regulate transactions between a company and its significant shareholders,it does provide that such transactions must be entered into bona fide in the best interests of the company and not with the effect ofconstituting a fraud on the minority shareholders.

 

Dissolution;Winding up. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolutionmust be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated by theboard of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delawarecorporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiatedby the board.

 

UnderCayman Islands law, a company may be wound up by either an order of the courts of the Cayman Islands or by a special resolution of itsmembers or, if the company is unable to pay its debts, by an ordinary resolution of its members. The court has authority to order windingup in a number of specified circumstances including where it is, in the opinion of the court, just and equitable to do so.

 

Variationof Rights of Shares. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with theapproval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under ourpost-offering amended and restated articles of association, if our share capital is divided into more than one class of shares, the rightsattached to any such class may only be varied with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of two-thirds of the votes castat a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class.

 

Amendmentof Governing Documents. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation’s governing documents may be amended withthe approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. UnderCayman Islands law, our post-offering memorandum and articles of association may only be amended with a special resolution of our shareholders.

 

Rightsof Non-resident or Foreign Shareholders. There are no limitations imposed by our post-offering memorandum and articles of associationon the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares. In addition, there are no provisionsin our post-offering memorandum and articles of association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership mustbe disclosed.

 

Historyof Securities Issuances

 

Thefollowing is a summary of our securities issuances in the past three years.

 

OrdinaryShares

 

Name of shareholders  Date of Sale or
Issuance
  Number of shares   Consideration
           
K Family Inc.  November 17, 2023   1   At par
   December 6, 2023   10,559,998   At par
   December 12, 2023   1   26,400,000 shares in Pyro HK
            
Ho Chun Chung, Patrick  December 6, 2023   479,999   At par
   December 12, 2023   1   1,200,000 shares in Pyro HK
            
Kwong Ping Man  December 6, 2023   479,999   At par
   December 12, 2023   1   1,200,000 shares in Pyro HK
            
Tan Wei  December 6, 2023   479,999   At par
   December 12, 2023   1   1,200,000 shares in Pyro HK

 

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SHARESELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

 

Priorto this offering, no public market existed for our Shares. Sales of substantial amounts of our Shares following this offering, includingShares issued upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affectprevailing market prices of our Shares and could impair our future ability to obtain capital, especially through an offering of equitysecurities. Assuming that the underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional Shares in this offering, we will havean aggregate of 24,450,000 Shares outstanding upon the closing of this offering. Of these shares, the Shares sold in this offeringand the Ordinary Shares being sold by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to the Resale Prospectus will be freely tradable withoutrestriction or further registration under the Securities Act, unless purchased by “affiliates” (as that term is defined underRule 144 of the Securities Act (“Rule 144”)), who may sell only the volume of shares described below and whose sales wouldbe subject to additional restrictions described below. Further, since a large number of our Ordinary Shares will not be availablefor sale shortly after this Offering because of the contractual and legal restrictions on resale described below, sales of substantialamounts of our Ordinary Shares in the public market after these restrictions lapse, or the perception that such sales may occur, couldadversely affect the prevailing market price and our ability to raise equity capital in the future.

 

Theremaining Shares will be held by our Controlling Shareholder and our other existing shareholders will be deemed to be “restrictedsecurities” (as that term is defined under Rule 144). Subject to certain contractual restrictions, including the lock-up agreementsdescribed below, restricted securities may only be sold in the public market pursuant to an effective registration statement under theSecurities Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration such as under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. These rules are summarizedbelow.

 

Lock-upAgreements

 

We,our directors and executive officers, and shareholders beneficially owning 5% or more of our ordinary shares have agreed, subject tosome exceptions, not to transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of our ordinary shares, or any securities convertible intoor exchangeable or exercisable for our ordinary shares, for a period of 180 days from the closing of this offering. After the expirationof the 180 days period, the ordinary shares held by our directors, executive officers and our existing shareholders may be sold subjectto the restrictions under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or by means of registered public offerings.

 

The Selling Shareholders,with respect to their Ordinary Shares sold pursuant to the Resale Prospectus in this offering, have not entered into Lock-up Agreements.See “Risk Factor — The future sales of Ordinary Shares by existing shareholders, including the sales pursuant tothis prospectus, may adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares.”

 

Rule144

 

SharesHeld for Six Months

 

Ingeneral, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as currently in effect, and subject to the terms of any lock-up agreement, commencing90 days following the closing of this offering, a person, including an affiliate, who has beneficially owned our Shares for six monthsor more, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates (i.e., commencing when the Shares were acquiredfrom us or from an affiliate of us as restricted securities), is entitled to sell our Shares, subject to the availability of currentpublic information about us (which information will be deemed to be available as long as we continue to file required reports with theSEC). In the case of an affiliate shareholder, the right to sell is also subject to the fulfillment of certain additional conditions,including manner of sale provisions, notice requirements, and a volume limitation that limits the number of Shares that may be sold thereby,within any three-month period, to the greater of:

 

1% of the number of Shares then outstanding; or
   
the average weekly trading volume of our Shares on the Nasdaq during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.

 

Rule144 under the Securities Act also provides that affiliates that sell our Shares that are not restricted securities must nonetheless complywith the same restrictions applicable to restricted securities, other than the holding period requirement.

 

SharesHeld by Non-Affiliates for One Year

 

UnderRule 144 as currently in effect, a person who is not considered to have been one of our affiliates at any time during the three monthspreceding a sale and who has beneficially owned the Shares proposed to be sold for at least one year, including the holding period ofany prior owner other than one of our affiliates, is entitled to sell his, her, or its Shares under Rule 144 without complying with theprovisions relating to the availability of current public information or with any other conditions under Rule 144. Therefore, unlesssubject to a lock-up agreement or otherwise restricted, such Shares may be sold immediately upon the closing of this offering. 

 

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MATERIALTAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

Thefollowing discussion of material Cayman Islands, Hong Kong and United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in ourordinary shares is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this prospectus, all of which aresubject to change. This discussion does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in our ordinary shares,such as the tax consequences under state, local and other tax laws.

 

CaymanIslands Taxation

 

Thefollowing is a discussion on certain Cayman Islands income tax consequences of an investment in our securities. The discussion is a generalsummary of present law, which is subject to prospective and retroactive change. It is not intended as tax advice, does not consider anyinvestor’s particular circumstances, and does not consider tax consequences other than those arising under Cayman Islands law.

 

Paymentsof dividends and capital in respect of our securities will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands and no withholding will berequired on the payment of a dividend or capital to any holder of the securities nor will gains derived from the disposal of the securitiesbe subject to Cayman Islands income or corporation tax.

 

TheCayman Islands currently levies no taxes on individuals or corporations based upon profits, income, gains or appreciation and there isno taxation in the nature of inheritance tax or estate duty. There are no other taxes likely to be material to us levied by the Governmentof the Cayman Islands except for stamp duties which may be applicable on instruments executed in, or brought within, the jurisdictionof the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands is not party to any double tax treaties. There are no exchange control regulations or currencyrestrictions in the Cayman Islands. No stamp duty is payable in respect of the issue of our securities or on an instrument of transferin respect of our securities.

 

HongKong Taxation

 

PyroHK is incorporated in Hong Kong and was subject to 16.5% Hong Kong profits tax on their taxable income assessable profits generated fromoperations arising in or derived from Hong Kong for the year of assessment of 2022/2023 and 2021/2022. Hong Kong profitstax rates for corporations are 8.25% on assessable profits up to HK$2,000,000, and 16.5% on any part of assessable profits over HK$2,000,000.Under Hong Kong tax laws, Pyro HK is not taxed on their foreign-sourced income. In addition, payments of dividends from Pyro HK to usis not subject to any withholding tax in Hong Kong.

 

CertainUnited States Federal Income Tax Considerations

 

Thefollowing discussion is a summary of U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to U.S. Holders (as defined below) ofthe ownership and disposition of our Shares. This summary applies only to U.S. Holders that hold our Shares as capital assets (generally,property held for investment) and that have the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. This summary is based on U.S. tax laws in effectas of the date of this prospectus, on U.S. Treasury regulations in effect or, in some cases, proposed as of the date of this prospectus,and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof available on or before such date. All of the foregoing authorities are subjectto change, which could apply retroactively and could affect the tax consequences described below. No ruling has been sought from theIRS with respect to any U.S. federal income tax considerations described below, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a courtwill not take a contrary position. Moreover, this summary does not address the U.S. federal estate, gift, backup withholding, and alternativeminimum tax considerations, or any state, local, and non-U.S. tax considerations, relating to the ownership and disposition of our Shares.The following summary does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to particular investors in lightof their individual circumstances or to persons in special tax situations such as:

 

financial institutions or financial services entities;
   
underwriters;

 

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insurance companies;
   
pension plans;
   
cooperatives;
   
regulated investment companies;
   
real estate investment trusts;
   
grantor trusts;
   
broker-dealers;
   
traders that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting;
   
governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof;
   
certain former U.S. citizens or long-term residents;
   
tax-exempt entities (including private foundations);
   
persons liable for alternative minimum tax;
   
persons holding stock as part of a straddle, hedging, conversion or other integrated transaction;
   
persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar;
   
passive foreign investment companies;
   
controlled foreign corporations;
   
persons that actually or constructively own 5% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock; or
   
partnerships or other entities taxable as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or persons holding Shares through such entities.

 

PROSPECTIVEINVESTORS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF U.S. FEDERAL TAXATION TO THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES,AND THE STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S., OR OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR SHARES.

 

Forpurposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of our Shares that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
   
a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
   
an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

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a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and the control of one or more U.S. persons for all substantial decisions, or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

 

Ifa partnership (or other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of our Shares, thetax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership.Partnerships holding our Shares and their partners are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding an investment in our Shares.

 

Taxationof Dividends and Other Distributions on Our Shares

 

Asdiscussed under “Dividend Policy” above, we do not anticipate that any dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future.Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, a U.S. Holder generally will be required to include in gross income, in accordance with suchU.S. Holder’s method of accounting for United States federal income tax purposes, as dividends the amount of any distribution paidon the Shares to the extent the distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under UnitedStates federal income tax principles). Such dividends paid by us will be taxable to a corporate U.S. Holder as dividend income and willnot be eligible for the dividends-received deduction generally allowed to domestic corporations in respect of dividends received fromother domestic corporations. Dividends received by certain non-corporate U.S. Holders (including individuals) may be “qualifieddividend income,” which is taxed at the lower capital gains rate, provided that our Shares are readily tradable on an establishedsecurities market in the United States and the U.S. Holder satisfies certain holding periods and other requirements. In this regard,shares generally are considered to be readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States if they are listed onNasdaq, as our Shares are expected to be.

 

Distributionsin excess of such earnings and profits generally will be applied against and reduce the U.S. Holder’s basis in its Shares (butnot below zero) and, to the extent in excess of such basis, will be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of such Shares. In theevent that we do not maintain calculations of our earnings and profits under United States federal income tax principles, a U.S. Holdershould expect that all cash distributions will be reported as dividends for United States federal income tax purposes. U.S. Holders shouldconsult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for any cash dividends paid with respect to our Shares.

 

Dividendswill generally be treated as income from foreign sources for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes and will generally constitute passive categoryincome. Depending on the U.S. Holder’s individual facts and circumstances, a U.S. Holder may be eligible, subject to a number ofcomplex limitations, to claim a foreign tax credit not in excess of any applicable treaty rate in respect of any foreign withholdingtaxes imposed on dividends received on our Shares. A U.S. Holder who does not elect to claim a foreign tax credit for foreign tax withheldmay instead claim a deduction, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in respect of such withholding, but only for a year in which suchU.S. Holder elects to do so for all creditable foreign income taxes. The rules governing the foreign tax credit are complex and theiroutcome depends in large part on the U.S. Holder’s individual facts and circumstances. Accordingly, U.S. Holders are urged to consulttheir tax advisors regarding the availability of the foreign tax credit under their particular circumstances.

 

Taxationof Sale or Other Disposition of Shares

 

Subjectto the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules,” a U.S. Holder will generally recognize capitalgain or loss upon the sale or other disposition of Shares in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the dispositionand the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such Shares. Any capital gain or loss will be long term if the Shares have been heldfor more than one year and will generally be U.S.-source gain or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Long-term capital gains ofnon-corporate taxpayers are currently eligible for reduced rates of taxation. The deductibility of a capital loss may be subject to limitations.U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences if a foreign tax is imposed on a disposition of ourShares, including the availability of the foreign tax credit under their particular circumstances.

 

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PassiveForeign Investment Company Rules

 

Anon-U.S. corporation, such as our company, will be classified as a PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, ifeither (i) 75% or more of its gross income for such year consists of certain types of “passive” income or (ii) 50% or moreof the value of its assets (determined on the basis of a quarterly average) during such year is attributable to assets that produce orare held for the production of passive income. For this purpose, cash and cash equivalents are categorized as passive assets and thecompany’s goodwill and other unbooked intangibles are taken into account as non-passive assets. Passive income generally includes,among other things, dividends, interest, rents, royalties, and gains from the disposition of passive assets. We will be treated as owninga proportionate share of the assets and earning a proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directlyor indirectly, more than 25% (by value) of the stock.

 

Noassurance can be given as to whether we may be or may become a PFIC, as this is a factual determination made annually that will depend,in part, upon the composition of our income and assets. Furthermore, the composition of our income and assets may also be affected byhow, and how quickly, we use our liquid assets and the cash raised in this Offering. Under circumstances where our revenue from activitiesthat produce passive income significantly increase relative to our revenue from activities that produce non-passive income, or wherewe determine not to deploy significant amounts of cash for active purposes, our risk of becoming classified as a PFIC may substantiallyincrease. In addition, because there are uncertainties in the application of the relevant rules, it is possible that the Internal RevenueService may challenge our classification of certain income and assets as non-passive or our valuation of our tangible and intangibleassets, each of which may result in our becoming a PFIC for the current or subsequent taxable years. If we were classified as a PFICfor any year during which a U.S. Holder held our Shares, we generally would continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding yearsduring which such U.S. Holder held our Shares even if we cease to be a PFIC in subsequent years, unless certain elections are made.

 

Ifwe are classified as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our Shares, and unless the U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-marketelection (as described below), the U.S. Holder will generally be subject to special tax rules that have a penalizing effect, regardlessof whether we remain a PFIC, on (i) any excess distribution that we make to the U.S. Holder (which generally means any distribution paidduring a taxable year to a U.S. Holder that is greater than 125 percent of the average annual distributions paid in the three precedingtaxable years or, if shorter, the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Shares), and (ii) any gain realized on the sale or otherdisposition of Shares. Under these rules,

 

the U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Shares;
   
the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any taxable years in the U.S. Holder’s holding period prior to the first taxable year in which we are classified as a PFIC (each, a “pre-PFIC year”), will be taxable as ordinary income;
   
the amount allocated to each prior taxable year, other than a pre-PFIC year, will be subject to tax at the highest tax rate in effect for individuals or corporations, as appropriate, for that year; and
   
an additional tax equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed in respect of the tax attributable to each prior taxable year, other than a pre-PFIC year, of the U.S. Holder.

 

Ifwe are treated as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our Shares, or if any of our subsidiaries is also a PFIC,such U.S. Holder would be treated as owning a proportionate amount (by value) of the shares of any lower-tier PFICs for purposes of theapplication of these rules. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to any ofour subsidiaries.

 

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Asan alternative to the foregoing rules, a U.S. Holder of “marketable stock” in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election withrespect to such stock, provided that such stock is “regularly traded” within the meaning of applicable U.S. Treasury regulations.If our Shares qualify as being regularly traded, and an election is made, the U.S. Holder will generally (i) include as ordinary incomefor each taxable year that we are a PFIC the excess, if any, of the fair market value of Shares held at the end of the taxable year overthe adjusted tax basis of such Shares and (ii) deduct as an ordinary loss the excess, if any, of the adjusted tax basis of the Sharesover the fair market value of such Shares held at the end of the taxable year, but such deduction will only be allowed to the extentof the amount previously included in income as a result of the mark-to-market election. The U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis inthe Shares would be adjusted to reflect any income or loss resulting from the mark-to-market election. If a U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-marketelection in respect of a corporation classified as a PFIC and such corporation ceases to be classified as a PFIC, the U.S. Holder willnot be required to take into account the gain or loss described above during any period that such corporation is not classified as aPFIC. If a U.S. Holder makes a mark-to-market election, any gain such U.S. Holder recognizes upon the sale or other disposition of ourShares in a year when we are a PFIC will be treated as ordinary income and any loss will be treated as ordinary loss, but such loss willonly be treated as ordinary loss to the extent of the net amount previously included in income as a result of the mark-to-market election.

 

Becausea mark-to-market election cannot be made for any lower-tier PFICs that we may own, a U.S. Holder may continue to be subject to the PFICrules with respect to such U.S. Holder’s indirect interest in any investments held by us that are treated as an equity interestin a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Furthermore,as an alternative to the foregoing rules, a U.S. Holder that owns stock of a PFIC generally may make a “qualified electing fund”election regarding such corporation to elect out of the PFIC rules described above regarding excess distributions and recognized gains.However, we do not intend to provide information necessary for U.S. Holders to make qualified electing fund elections which, if available,would result in tax treatment different from the general tax treatment for PFICs described above.

 

Ifa U.S. Holder owns our Shares during any taxable year that we are a PFIC, the U.S. Holder must generally file an annual Internal RevenueService Form 8621 and provide such other information as may be required by the U.S. Treasury Department, whether or not a mark-to-marketelection is or has been made. If we are or become a PFIC, you should consult your tax advisor regarding any reporting requirements thatmay apply to you.

 

Youshould consult your tax advisors regarding how the PFIC rules apply to your investment in our Shares.

 

InformationReporting and Backup Withholding

 

CertainU.S. Holders are required to report information to the Internal Revenue Service relating to an interest in “specified foreign financialassets,” including shares issued by a non-United States corporation, for any year in which the aggregate value of all specifiedforeign financial assets exceeds $50,000 (or a higher dollar amount prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service), subject to certain exceptions(including an exception for shares held in custodial accounts maintained with a U.S. financial institution). These rules also imposepenalties if a U.S. Holder is required to submit such information to the Internal Revenue Service and fails to do so.

 

Inaddition, dividend payments with respect to our Shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of our Shares may be subjectto additional information reporting to the IRS and possible U.S. backup withholding. Backup withholding will not apply, however, to aU.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required certification on IRS Form W-9 or whois otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. Holders who are required to establish their exempt status generally must provide suchcertification on IRS Form W-9. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S. informationreporting and backup withholding rules.

 

Backupwithholding 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 refundwith the IRS and furnishing any required information. We do not intend to withhold taxes for individual shareholders. However, transactionseffected through certain brokers or other intermediaries may be subject to withholding taxes (including backup withholding), and suchbrokers or intermediaries may be required by law to withhold such taxes.

 

THEPRECEDING DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT TAX ADVICE. EACH PROSPECTIVEINVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE PARTICULAR U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING,HOLDING AND DISPOSING OF OUR SHARES, INCLUDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAWS.

 

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UNDERWRITING

 

Weare offering our Ordinary Shares described in this prospectus through the underwriters named below. Cathay Securities, Inc., or CathaySecurities, is acting as representative of the underwriters (the “Representative”). The Representative may retain otherbrokers or dealers to act as sub-agents on its behalf in connection with this offering and may pay any sub-agent a solicitation fee withrespect to any securities placed by it. We will enter into an underwriting agreement with Cathay Securities. Subject to the termsand conditions of the underwriting agreement, the underwriters have agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to issue and sell to the underwritersthe number of Shares listed in the following table.

 

Underwriter   Number of Shares
Cathay Securities, Inc.    
Total    

 

Theunderwriting agreement provides that the underwriters must purchase all of the Shares being sold in this offering if they purchase anyof them. However, the underwriters are not required to take or pay for the Shares covered by the underwriter’s option to purchaseadditional Shares as described below.

 

TheShares are offered subject to a number of conditions, including:

 

receipt and acceptance of the Shares by the underwriters; and
   
the underwriters’ right to reject orders in whole or in part.

 

Wehave been advised by Cathay Securities that the underwriters intend to make a market in the Shares but that they are not obligatedto do so and may discontinue making a market at any time without notice.

 

Inconnection with this offering, the underwriters may distribute prospectuses electronically.

 

Weagreed to indemnify the underwriters and certain of their controlling persons against certain liabilities, including liabilities underthe Securities Act, and to contribute to payments that the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

 

TheRepresentative will offer the ordinary shares to the public at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectusand to selected dealers at the initial public offering price less a selling concession not in excess of $[  ] per Share. Afterthis offering, the initial public offering price, concession, and reallowance to dealers may be reduced by the underwriters. No changein those terms will change the amount of proceeds to be received by us as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. The securitiesare offered by the underwriters as stated herein, subject to receipt and acceptance by them and subject to their right to reject anyorder in whole or in part.

 

Over-AllotmentOption

 

Wehave granted the underwriters a 45-day option, exercisable by the Representative, to purchase up to 337,500 additional Sharesfrom the Company at the initial public offering price listed on the cover page of this prospectus, less the underwriting discounts andcommissions. The option may be exercised in whole or in part, and may be exercised more than once, during the 45-day option period. TheRepresentative may exercise this option solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, made in connection with the offeringcontemplated by this prospectus.

 

Fees,Commissions and Expense Reimbursement

 

Sharessold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the initial offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus.Any Shares sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount of up to 7% of the gross proceeds from the initialpublic offering price. The underwriters may offer the Shares through one or more of their affiliates or selling agents. If all the sharesare not sold at the initial public offering price, the Representative may change the offering price and the other selling terms. Uponexecution of the underwriting agreement, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase the Shares at the prices and upon the terms statedtherein.

 

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Thefollowing table shows the per share and total underwriting discount we will pay to the underwriters assuming both no exercise and fullexercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to 337,500 Shares, or 15% additional Shares.

 

   Per Share   Total Without
Exercise of
Over-Allotment
Option
   Total With
Exercise of
Over-Allotment
Option
 
Public Offering Price  $4.50   $10.125,000   $

11,643,750

 
Underwriting discount  $

0.315

   $

708,750

   $815,063 
Proceeds to Us, Before Expenses  $

4.185

   $

9,416,250

   $

10,828,687

 

 

Weand the Representative have agreed to provide a gross discount of seven percent (7%) of the public offering price on each of the Shares.We have agreed to pay to the Representative upon the consummation of the offering, a non-accountable expense allowance equal to aone percent (1%) of the gross proceeds of the offering.

 

Wehave also agreed to pay the Representative reasonable out-of-pocket expenses including but not limited to, (i) fees of legal counselreasonably incurred by the underwriters in connection with the offering; (ii) all third party due diligence include the cost of any backgroundchecks; (iii) IPREO book-building and prospectus tracking software; (iv) reasonable roadshow expenses and necessary travel expenses;(v) preparation of bound volumes and Lucite cube mementos in such quantities as the underwriters including underwriter’s US andlocal counsel shall reasonably request, and (vi) background check consultant. We have paid an advance of US$60,000 to the Representativefor its anticipated out-of-pocket expenses; any advance will be returned to us to the extent the Representative’s out-of-pocketaccountable expenses are not actually incurred in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(4)(A). The total accountable expenses shall notexceed $150,000. Upon the earlier of the termination of the Representative’s engagement letter or completion of this offering,the Company agrees to pay promptly in cash any unreimbursed expenses that the Representative actually incurred as of such date.

 

Rightof First Refusal

 

TheCompany and Cathay Securities have agreed that for the twelve (12) month period following the closing of the offering, Cathay Securitieswill have a right of first refusal to provide investment banking services to the Company on an exclusive basis and on terms that arethe same or more favorable to the Company as the terms offered to the Company by other underwriters or placement agents, which rightis exercisable in Cathay Securities’ sole discretion. In the event the engagement letter between the Company and Cathay Securitiesis terminated for any reason during the right of first refusal period, the right of first refusal shall remain in effect for a periodof twelve months from the date of termination, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. For purposes of the right of first refusal, investmentbanking services include, without limitation, (a) acting as lead manager of any underwritten public offering, or (b) acting as placementagent or initial purchaser in connection with any private offering of securities of the Company.

 

CathaySecurities must notify the Company of its intention to exercise the right of first refusal within fifteen (15) business days followingnotice in writing by the Company. Any decision by Cathay Securities to act in any investment banking capacity will be set forth in separateagreements, which will provide for, among other matters, customary fees for transactions of similar size and nature, as may be mutuallyagreed upon, indemnification of Cathy Securities, and be subject to general market conditions, provided the terms for such financingor transaction are the same or more favorable to the Company than those terms offered to the Company by other underwriters or placementagents. If Cathay Securities declines to exercise its right of first refusal or is unable to provide such services on the same or morefavorable terms to the Company, the Company shall have the right to retain another party to provide such services. The right of firstrefusal may be terminated by the Company in the event there is a material breach of the engagement letter by Cathay Securities or a materialfailure by Cathay Securities to provide the services under the engagement letter.

 

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Determinationof Offering Price

 

Thepublic offering price of the shares we are offering was determined by us in consultation with the Representative based on discussionswith potential investors in light of the history and prospects of our Company, the stage of development of our business, our businessplans for the future and the extent to which they have been implemented, an assessment of our management, the public stock price forsimilar companies, general conditions of the securities markets at the time of the Offering, and such other factors as were deemed relevant.

 

Indemnification

 

Wehave agreed to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Representative against liabilities relating to the offering arising underthe Securities Act and the Exchange Act and to contribute to payments that the Representative may be required to make for these liabilities.

 

OtherRelationships

 

Theunderwriters and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealingsin the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissionsfor these transactions.

 

Applicationfor Nasdaq Market Listing

 

Weintend to have our ordinary shares approved for listing/quotation on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “PYRO”.We will not consummate and close this offering without a listing approval letter from the Nasdaq Capital Market. Our receipt of alisting approval letter is not the same as an actual listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The listing approval letter will serve onlyto confirm that, if we sell a number of shares in this firm commitment offering sufficient to satisfy applicable listing criteria, ourShares will in fact be listed.

 

Ifour Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we will be subject to continued listing requirements and corporate governance standards.We expect these new rules and regulations to significantly increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs.

 

NoPublic Market

 

Priorto this offering there has not been a public market for our securities in the U.S. and the public offering price for our Shares willbe determined through negotiations between us and the underwriters as described above in the paragraph captioned “Determinationof Offering Price”.

 

Weoffer no assurances that the initial public offering price will correspond to the price at which our Shares will trade in the publicmarket subsequent to this offering or that an active trading market for our Shares will develop and continue after this offering.

 

ForeignRegulatory Restrictions on Purchase of our Shares

 

Wehave not taken any action to permit a public offering of our shares outside the United States or to permit the possession or distributionof this prospectus outside the United States. People outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must informthemselves about and observe any restrictions relating to this offering of our shares and the distribution of this prospectus outsidethe United States.

 

ElectronicOffer, Sale and Distribution of Ordinary Shares

 

Aprospectus in electronic format may be made available on the websites maintained by the Representative. In addition, the ordinary sharesmay be sold by the Representative to securities dealers who resell the Shares to online brokerage account holders. Other than the prospectusin electronic format, the information on the Representative’s website and any information contained in any other website maintainedby the Representative is not part of the prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not beenapproved and/or endorsed by us or the Representative in its capacity as Representative and should not be relied upon by investors.

 

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PriceStabilization, Short Positions

 

Inconnection with this offering, the underwriters may engage in activities that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of PyroCayman’s ordinary shares during and after this offering, including:

 

  stabilizing transactions;
     
  short sales;
     
  purchases to cover positions created by short sales;
     
  imposition of penalty bids; and
     
  syndicate covering transactions.

 

Stabilizingtransactions consist of bids or purchases made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of Pyro Cayman’sordinary shares while this offering is in progress. Stabilization transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so longas the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. These transactions may also include making short sales of Pyro Cayman’sordinary shares, which involve the sale by the underwriter of a greater number of ordinary shares than they are required to purchasein this offering and purchasing ordinary shares on the open market to cover short positions created by short sales. Short sales may be“covered short sales,” which are short positions in an amount not greater than the underwriters’ option to purchaseadditional shares referred to above, or may be “naked short sales,” which are short positions in excess of that amount.

 

Theunderwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising the underwriters’ option, in whole or in part, or bypurchasing shares in the open market. In making this determination, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price ofshares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which the underwriters may purchase shares through the over-allotmentoption.

 

Nakedshort sales are short sales made in excess of the over-allotment option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position bypurchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that theremay be downward pressure on the price of the ordinary shares in the open market that could adversely affect investors who purchased inthis offering.

 

Theunderwriter also may impose a penalty bid. This permits a particular underwriter to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate memberwhen the ordinary shares originally sold by the syndicate member is purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to coversyndicate short positions.

 

Thesestabilizing transactions, short sales, purchases to cover positions created by short sales, the imposition of penalty bids and syndicatecovering transactions may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of Pyro Cayman’s ordinary shares or preventingor retarding a decline in the market price of Pyro Cayman’s ordinary shares. As a result of these activities, the price of PyroCayman’s ordinary shares may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. The underwriters may carryout these transactions on the Nasdaq Capital Market, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. Neither Pyro Cayman nor the underwritersmake any representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the shares. Neitherwe, nor the underwriters make any representation that the underwriters will engage in these stabilization transactions or that any transaction,once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

 

PassiveMarket Making

 

Inconnection with this offering, the underwriters may engage in passive market making transactions in our ordinary shares on the NasdaqCapital Market in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act, during a period before the commencement of offersor sales of the shares and extending through the completion of the distribution. A passive market maker must display its bid at a pricenot in excess of the highest independent bid of that security. However, if all independent bids are lowered below the passive marketmaker’s bid, then that bid must then be lowered when specified purchase limits are exceeded.

 

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Determinationof Offering Price

 

Priorto this offering, there was no public market for our ordinary shares. The initial public offering price will be determined by negotiationbetween us and the Representative. The principal factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price include, butare not limited to:

 

  the information set forth in this prospectus and otherwise available to the Representative;
     
  our history and prospects and the history and prospects for the industry in which we compete;
     
  our past and present financial performance;
     
  our prospects for future earnings and the present state of our development;
     
  the general condition of the securities market at the time of this offering;
     
  the recent market prices of, and demand for, publicly traded shares of generally comparable companies; and
     
  other factors deemed relevant by the underwriter and us.

 

Theestimated public offering price range set forth on the cover page of this preliminary prospectus is subject to change as a result ofmarket conditions and other factors. Neither we nor the underwriters can assure investors that an active trading market will developfor our ordinary shares or that the ordinary shares will trade in the public market at or above the initial public offering price.

 

Affiliations

 

Theunderwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may includesecurities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment,hedging, financing and brokerage activities. The underwriters and their affiliates may from time to time in the future engage with usand perform services for us or in the ordinary course of their business for which they will receive customary fees and expenses. In theordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a broad arrayof investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (includingbank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investment and securities activities may involvesecurities and/or instruments of us. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/orpublish or express independent research views in respect of these securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend toclients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in these securities and instruments.

 

Lock-upAgreements

 

Wehave agreed that, without the prior written consent of the Representative, for a period of 180 days from the closing of this offering,not to:

 

  offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, change the terms of or grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to, ordinary shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our ordinary share, except to the Representative;
     
  enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of our ordinary share or any such other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our ordinary share or any such other securities, except to the Representative; or
     
  accelerate the vesting of any option or warrant or the lapse of any repurchase right.

 

Thelock-up restrictions for the Company do not apply to: (A) the securities being offered in this offering or (B) securities issued pursuantto acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that such securitiesare issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit thefiling of any registration statement in connection therewith during the lock-up period and provided that any such issuance shall onlybe to a person (or to the equity holders of a person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an ownerof an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in additionto the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purposeof raising capital.

 

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Eachof our directors and officers and certain holders of our outstanding ordinary shares (including each holder who holds 5% or more of ouroutstanding ordinary shares) on a fully diluted basis immediately prior to the consummation of this offering have agreed or are otherwisecontractually restricted for a period of 180 days from the date of the first public sale of the shares in connection with this offering,without the prior written consent of the Representative not to directly or indirectly:

 

  offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of any securities of the Company (including the issuance of ordinary shares upon the exercise of options) (collectively, the “Lock-Up Securities”), whether now owned or hereafter acquired by such shareholder, directors and/or officers or with respect to which such shareholder, director or officer has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition, or file, or cause to be filed, any registration statement under the Securities Act, with respect to any of the foregoing; or
     
  enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the Lock-Up Securities;

 

Theshareholders, directors and officers subject to the lock-up restrictions may transfer the Lock-Up Securities without the prior consentof the Representative provided that (1) the Representative receives a signed lock-up agreement for the balance of the lock-up periodfrom each donee, trustee or transferee, as the case may be, (2) any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, (3) suchtransfers are not required to be reported in any public report or filing with the SEC, or otherwise, and (4) such shareholder, directorsand/or officers subject to the lock-up restriction does not otherwise voluntarily effect any public filing or report regarding such transfers:

 

  (i) as a bona fide gift or gifts (including but not limited to charitable gifts); or
     
  (ii) to any member of the immediate family of shareholder, directors and/or officers subject to the lock-up restriction or to a trust or other entity for the direct or indirect benefit of, or wholly-owned by, such shareholder, directors and/or officers or the immediate family of such shareholder, directors and/or officers (for purposes of this lock-up agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin); or
     
  (iii) if the shareholder, directors and/or officers subject to the lock-up controls a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity, transfers to the limited partners, limited liability company members, or stockholders of such entity; or
     
  (iv) if the shareholder, directors and/or officers subject to the lock-up restriction is a trust, transfers to the trustee or beneficiary of such trust; or
     
  (iv) by will, other testamentary document or intestate succession; or
     
  (v) to a charity or educational institution; or
     
  (vi) by operation of law pursuant to a qualified domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement; or
     
  (vii) by establishing a trading plan established pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act provided that the plan does not provide for the transfer of Lock Up Securities during the Lock UP Period.

 

Thereare no existing agreements between the Representative and any person who will execute a lock-up agreement in connection with this offeringproviding consent to the sale of shares prior to the expiration of the lock-up period. The lock up does not apply to the issuance ofshares upon the exercise of rights to acquire ordinary share pursuant to any existing stock option or the conversion of any of our preferredconvertible stock.

 

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StampTaxes

 

Ifyou purchase ordinary shares offered in this prospectus, you may be required to pay stamp taxes and other charges under the laws andpractices of the country of purchase, in addition to the offering price listed on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

ElectronicDistribution

 

Inaddition to the public offering of the ordinary shares in the United States, the underwriters may, subject to applicable foreign laws,also offer the ordinary shares in certain countries.

 

OfferRestrictions outside the United States

 

Otherthan in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the Representative that would permit a public offering of the securitiesoffered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus maynot be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connectionwith the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that willresult in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comesare advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus.This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus inany jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

 

Australia.

 

Thisprospectus:

 

  does not constitute a product disclosure document or a prospectus under Chapter 6D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (the “Corporations Act”);
     
  has not been, and will not be, lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”), as a disclosure document for the purposes of the Corporations Act and does not purport to include the information required of a disclosure document under Chapter 6D.2 of the Corporations Act;
     
  does not constitute or involve a recommendation to acquire, an offer or invitation for issue or sale, an offer or invitation to arrange the issue or sale, or an issue or sale, of interests to a “retail client” (as defined in section 761G of the Corporations Act and applicable regulations) in Australia; and
     
  may only be provided in Australia to select investors who are able to demonstrate that they fall within one or more of the categories of investors, or Exempt Investors, available under section 708 of the Corporations Act.

 

Theordinary shares may not be directly or indirectly offered for subscription or purchased or sold, and no invitations to subscribe foror buy the ordinary shares may be issued, and no draft or definitive offering memorandum, advertisement or other offering material relatingto any ordinary shares may be distributed in Australia, except where disclosure to investors is not required under Chapter 6D of theCorporations Act or is otherwise in compliance with all applicable Australian laws and regulations. By submitting an application forthe ordinary shares, you represent and warrant to us that you are an Exempt Investor.

 

Asany offer of ordinary shares under this prospectus will be made without disclosure in Australia under Chapter 6D.2 of the CorporationsAct, the offer of those securities for resale in Australia within 12 months may, under section 707 of the Corporations Act, require disclosureto investors under Chapter 6D.2 if none of the exemptions in section 708 applies to that resale. By applying for the ordinary shares,you undertake to us that you will not, for a period of 12 months from the date of issue of the ordinary shares, offer, transfer, assignor otherwise alienate those securities to investors in Australia except in circumstances where disclosure to investors is not requiredunder Chapter 6D.2 of the Corporations Act or where a compliant disclosure document is prepared and lodged with ASIC.

 

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Thisprospectus contains general information only and does not take account of the investment objectives, financial situation or particularneeds of any particular person. It does not contain any securities recommendations or financial product advice. Before making an investmentdecision, investors need to consider whether the information in this prospectus is appropriate to their needs, objectives and circumstances,and, if necessary, seek expert advice on those matters.

 

BritishVirgin Islands.

 

Theordinary shares are not being, and may not be offered to the public or to any person in the British Virgin Islands (the “BVI”)for purchase or subscription by us or on our behalf. The shares may be offered to companies incorporated under the BVI Business CompaniesAct (each a “BVI Company”), but only where the offer will be made to, and received by, the relevant BVI Company entirelyoutside of the BVI.

 

Canada.

 

Theordinary shares may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, asdefined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permittedclients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Obligations. Any resale of the ordinaryshares must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicablesecurities laws.

 

Securitieslegislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus(including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised bythe purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchasershould refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particularsof these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

 

Pursuantto section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriter is not required to comply with thedisclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

 

CaymanIslands.

 

Thisprospectus does not constitute a public offer of the ordinary shares, whether by way of sale or subscription, in the Cayman Islands.Ordinary shares have not been offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to members of the public in theCayman Islands.

 

DubaiInternational Financial Centre (“DIFC”).

 

Thisprospectus relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Markets Rules 2012 of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (the “DFSA”).This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Markets Rules 2012 of the DFSA. It must not bedelivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connectionwith Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibilityfor this prospectus. The securities to which this prospectus relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale.Prospective purchasers of the securities offered should conduct their own due diligence on the securities. If you do not understand thecontents of this prospectus you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

 

Inrelation to its use in the DIFC, this prospectus is strictly private and confidential and is being distributed to a limited number ofinvestors and must not be provided to any person other than the original recipient, and may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose.The interests in the securities may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly to the public in the DIFC.

 

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EuropeanEconomic Area.

 

Inrelation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State),with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive was implemented in that Relevant Member State (the RelevantImplementation Date), an offer of the ordinary shares to the public may not be made in that Relevant Member State prior to the publicationof a prospectus in relation to the ordinary shares which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or,where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, allin accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, an offer ofordinary shares may be made to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:

 

  to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined under the Prospectus Directive;
     
  to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive); or
     
  in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, provided that no such offer of securities described in this prospectus shall result in a requirement for the publication by us of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

 

Forthe purposes of the above paragraph, the expression “an offer of the ordinary shares to the public” in relation to any ordinaryshares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of theoffer and the ordinary shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the ordinary shares, as thesame may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State. The expression ProspectusDirective means Directive 2003/71/EC (and any amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implementedin the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State, and the expression “2010PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.

 

France.

 

Neitherthis prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the ordinary shares described in this prospectus has been submitted to theclearance procedures of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers or of the competent authority of another member state of theEuropean Economic Area and notified to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers. The ordinary shares have not been offered orsold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. Neither this prospectus nor any other offeringmaterial relating to the ordinary shares has been or will be:

 

  released, issued, distributed or caused to be released, issued or distributed to the public in France; or
     
  used in connection with any offer for subscription or sale of the ordinary shares to the public in France.

 

Suchoffers, sales and distributions will be made in France only:

 

  to qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) and/or to a restricted circle of investors (cercle restreint d’investisseurs), in each case investing for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with articles L.411-2, D.411-1, D.411-2, D.734-1, D.744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier;
     
  to investment services providers authorized to engage in portfolio management on behalf of third parties; or

 

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  in a transaction that, in accordance with article L.411-2-II-1° -or-2° -or 3° of the French Code monétaire et financier and article 211-2 of the General Regulations (Règlement Général) of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, does not constitute a public offer (appel public à l’épargne).

 

Theordinary shares may be resold directly or indirectly, only in compliance with articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 throughL.621-8-3 of the French Code monétaire et financier.

 

HongKong.

 

Theordinary shares may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offerto the public within the meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), (ii)to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and anyrules promulgated thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” withinthe meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and no advertisement, invitationor document relating to the ordinary shares may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in eachcase whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the publicin Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to ordinary shares which are or are intendedto be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securitiesand Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules promulgated thereunder.

 

Japan.

 

Ordinaryshares have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948, as amended)and, accordingly, will not be offered or sold directly or indirectly in Japan or to, or for the benefit of any Japanese person or toothers, for re-offering or re-sale directly or indirectly in Japan or to any Japanese person, except in each case pursuant to an exemptionfrom the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan and any other applicablelaws, rules and regulations of Japan. For purposes of this paragraph, “Japanese person” means any person resident in Japan,including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan.

 

Kuwait.

 

Unlessall necessary approvals from the Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry required by Law No. 31/1990 “Regulating the Negotiationof Securities and Establishment of Investment Funds,” its Executive Regulations and the various Ministerial Orders issued pursuantthereto or in connection therewith, have been given in relation to the marketing and sale of the ordinary shares, these may not be marketed,offered for sale, nor sold in the State of Kuwait. Neither this prospectus (including any related document), nor any of the informationcontained therein is intended to lead to the conclusion of any contract of whatsoever nature within Kuwait.

 

Malaysia.

 

Noprospectus or other offering material or document in connection with the offer and sale of the ordinary shares has been or will be registeredwith the Securities Commission of Malaysia (the “Commission”) for the Commission’s approval pursuant to theCapital Markets and Services Act 2007. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer orsale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the ordinary shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the ordinary sharesbe offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to personsin Malaysia other than (a) a closed end fund approved by the Commission; (b) a holder of a Capital Markets Services License; (c) a personwho acquires the ordinary shares, as principal, if the offer is on terms that the ordinary shares may only be acquired at a considerationof not less than RM250,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies) for each transaction; (d) an individual whose total net personalassets or total net joint assets with his or her spouse exceeds RM3 million (or its equivalent in foreign currencies), excluding thevalue of the primary residence of the individual; (e) an individual who has a gross annual income exceeding RM300,000 (or its equivalentin foreign currencies) per annum in the preceding twelve months; (f) an individual who, jointly with his or her spouse, has a gross annualincome of RM400,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies), per annum in the preceding twelve months; (g) a corporation with totalnet assets exceeding RM10 million (or its equivalent in foreign currencies) based on the last audited accounts; (h) a partnership withtotal net assets exceeding RM10 million (or its equivalent in foreign currencies); (i) a bank licensee or insurance licensee as definedin the Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010; (j) an Islamic bank licensee or takaful licensee as defined in the Labuan FinancialServices and Securities Act 2010; and (k) any other person as may be specified by the Commission; provided that, in each of the precedingcategories (a) to (k), the distribution of the ordinary shares is made by a holder of a Capital Markets Services License who carrieson the business of dealing in securities. The distribution in Malaysia of this prospectus is subject to Malaysian laws. This prospectusdoes not constitute and may not be used for the purpose of public offering or an issue, offer for subscription or purchase, invitationto subscribe for or purchase any securities requiring the registration of a prospectus with the Commission under the Capital Marketsand Services Act 2007.

 

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People’sRepublic of China.

 

Thisprospectus may not be circulated or distributed in the PRC and the ordinary shares may not be offered or sold, and will not offer orsell to any person for re-offering or resale directly or indirectly to any resident of the PRC except pursuant to applicable laws, rulesand regulations of the PRC. For the purpose of this paragraph only, the PRC means the mainland of China.

 

Qatar.

 

Inthe State of Qatar, the offer contained herein is made on an exclusive basis to the specifically intended recipient thereof, upon thatperson’s request and initiative, for personal use only and shall in no way be construed as a general offer for the sale of securitiesto the public or an attempt to do business as a bank, an investment company or otherwise in the State of Qatar. This prospectus and theunderlying securities have not been approved or licensed by the Qatar Central Bank or the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authorityor any other regulator in the State of Qatar. The information contained in this prospectus shall only be shared with any third partiesin Qatar on a need-to-know basis for the purpose of evaluating the contained offer. Any distribution of this prospectus by the recipientto third parties in Qatar beyond the terms hereof is not permitted and shall be at the liability of such recipient.

 

SaudiArabia.

 

Thisprospectus may not be distributed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia except to such persons as are permitted under the Offers of SecuritiesRegulations issued by the Capital Market Authority. The Capital Market Authority does not make any representation as to the accuracyor completeness of this prospectus, and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss arising from, or incurred in relianceupon, any part of this prospectus. Prospective purchasers of the securities offered hereby should conduct their own due diligence onthe accuracy of the information relating to the securities. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus you should consultan authorized financial adviser.

 

Singapore.

 

Thisprospectus or any other offering material relating to the ordinary shares has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authorityof Singapore under the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or the SFA. Accordingly, (a) the ordinary shares have notbeen, and will not be, offered or sold or made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase of such ordinary shares in Singapore,and (b) this prospectus or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase,of the ordinary shares have not been and will not be circulated or distributed, whether directly or indirectly, to the public or anymember of the public in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor as specified in Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to a relevantperson (as defined in Section 275 of the SFA) and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwisepursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

 

Wherethe ordinary shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:

 

  (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or

 

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  (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, securities (as defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the ordinary shares pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except:

 

  i to an institutional investor or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section 275(1A) or Section 276(4)(i)(B) of the SFA;
     
  ii. where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer;
     
  iii. where the transfer is by operation of law;
     
  iv. as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA; or
     
  v. as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore.

 

Switzerland.

 

Theordinary shares will not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, or SIX, or on any otherstock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This prospectus has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standardsfor issuance of prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectusesunder art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland.Neither this prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Company or the ordinary shares have been or willbe filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this prospectus will not be filed with, and the offer ofthe ordinary shares will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, and the offer of the ordinary shareshas not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes (the “CISA”).The investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirersof the ordinary shares.

 

UnitedArab Emirates.

 

Theordinary shares have not been offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United Arab Emirates,except: (a) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates; and (b) through persons or corporateentities authorized and licensed to provide investment advice and/or engage in brokerage activity and/or trade in respect of foreignsecurities in the United Arab Emirates. The information contained in this prospectus does not constitute a public offer of securitiesin the United Arab Emirates in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law (Federal Law No. 8 of 1984 (as amended)) or otherwise andis not intended to be a public offer and is addressed only to persons who are sophisticated investors.

 

UnitedKingdom.

 

Thisprospectus is only being distributed to and is only directed at, and any offer subsequently made may only be directed at: (i) personswho are outside the United Kingdom; (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and MarketsAct 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”); or (iii) high net worth companies, and other persons to whom itmay lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons falling within (1)-(3) together beingreferred to as “relevant persons”). The ordinary shares are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement tosubscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire the ordinary shares will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not arelevant person should not act or rely on this prospectus or any of its contents.

 

Vietnam.

 

Thisoffering of ordinary shares has not been and will not be registered with the State Securities Commission of Vietnam under the Law onSecurities of Vietnam and its guiding decrees and circulars.

 

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EXPENSESRELATED TO OFFERING

 

Thefollowing table sets forth the costs and expenses other than underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by us in connection withthe offer and sale of Shares in this offering. All amounts listed below are estimates except the SEC registration fee, Nasdaq listingfee and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) filing fee.

 

Itemized expense   Amount  
SEC registration fee   $               ●  
FINRA filing fee      
Nasdaq listing fee     *  
Printing and engraving expenses     *  
Legal fees and expenses     *  
Transfer agent and registrar fees     *  
Accounting fees and expenses   *  
Miscellaneous   *  
Total   $ *  

 

 

* To be filed by amendment.

 

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LEGALMATTERS

 

Weare being represented by Loeb & Loeb LLP with respect to certain legal matters of U.S. federal securities laws and Hong Kong laws.The representatives of the underwriters, Cathay Securities, Inc., is being represented by Fox Rothschild LLP in connection withthis offering. The legal matters concerning this offering relating to Cayman Islands law will be passed upon for us by Conyers Dill &Pearman. Certain legal matters as to PRC law will be passed upon for us by Guangdong Wesley Law Firm. Loeb & Loeb LLP and Fox RothschildLLP may rely upon Guangdong Wesley Law Firm with respect to matters governed by PRC law.

 

EXPERTS

 

Theconsolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, included in this prospectus have been soincluded in reliance on the report of Onestop Assurance PAC, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authorityof said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The office of Onestop Assurance PAC is located at 10 Anson Road #13-09, InternationalPlaza, Singapore 079903.

 

WHEREYOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Wehave filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-1 under the Securities Act relating to this offering of our Shares. This prospectusdoes not contain all of the information contained in the registration statement. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow us to omitcertain information from this prospectus that is included in the registration statement. Statements made in this prospectus concerningthe contents of any contract, agreement or other document are summaries of all material information about the documents summarized, butthey are not complete descriptions of all terms of these documents. If we filed any of these documents as an exhibit to the registrationstatement, you may read the document itself for a complete description of its terms.

 

Youmay read and copy the registration statement, including the related exhibits and schedules, and any document we file with the SEC atits website at: http://www.sec.gov.

 

Weare not currently subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act. Upon completion of this offering, we will become subjectto the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to foreign private issuers and will fulfill the obligationsof those requirements by filing reports with the SEC. As a foreign private issuer, we will be exempt from the rules under the ExchangeAct relating to the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors, and principal shareholders will be exemptfrom the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will not berequired under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companieswhose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. However, we intend to file with the SEC, within 120 days after the end of ourfiscal year, or such applicable time as required by the SEC, an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements that willbe audited and reported on, with an opinion expressed, by an independent registered public accounting firm. We also intend to file withthe SEC reports on Form 6-K containing unaudited financial information for the first three quarters of each fiscal year. All informationwe file with the SEC can be obtained at the SEC’s website at: http://www.sec.gov.

 

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INDEXTO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2023 and 2022 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 F-6
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 F-7 - F-20

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022   F-21
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022   F- 22
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022   F-23
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022   F-24
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022   F-25 - F-38

 

F-1
 

 

REPORTOF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

  

ToThe Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Pyro AI Inc.

 

Opinionon the Financial Statements

 

Wehave audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Pyro AI Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”)as of June 30, 2023 and 2022 and the related statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes in shareholder’s equityand cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2023 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financialstatements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of theGroup as of June 30, 2023 and 2022 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period endedJune 30, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Restatementof Previously Issued Financial Statements

 

Asdiscussed in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, the Group has restated its consolidated statement of cashflows for theyears ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 to correct misstatements.

 

Basisfor Opinion

 

Thesefinancial statements are the responsibility of the Group’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Group’sfinancial 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 Group in accordance with the U.S. federalsecurities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

Weconducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted inthe United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whetherthe financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Group is not required to have, nor werewe engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain anunderstanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of theGroup’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Ouraudits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to erroror fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regardingthe amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significantestimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our auditsprovide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/OneStop Assurance PAC

Wehave served as the Group’s auditor since 2023.

 

Singapore

January17, 2024, except for Note 7 and Note 13 as to which the date is April 15, 2024, except for Note 1, Note 12 and Note 15 asto which the date is July 2, 2024.

 

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PYROAI INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATEDBALANCE SHEETS

(Amountsexpressed in US dollars (“$”) except for numbers of shares)

 

   As of June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Assets          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $371,707   $213,702 
Trade receivables   1,188,121    403,034 
Deferred costs   94,259    68,913 
Deposits and prepayments   301,350    123,792 
Total Current Assets   1,955,437    809,441 
           
Non-current assets:          
Property, plant and equipment, net   157,853    224,253 
Right of use assets – operating lease   129,716    369,931 
Capitalized software development costs   4,679,747    1,808,016 
Total Non-current assets   4,967,316    2,402,200 
Total Assets  $6,922,753   $3,211,641 
           
Liabilities and Equity          
Current Liabilities:          
Trade payables  $150,375   $114,435 
Other payables and accruals   407,859    340,412 
Advance from a customer   -    362,614 
Deferred revenue   455,141    283,324 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities   133,136    253,473 
Income tax payable   158,485    - 
Amount due to a related party   735,207    375,632 
Total Current Liabilities   2,040,203    1,729,890 
           
Non-current Liabilities:          
Operating lease liabilities   -    132,951 
Total Non-current Liabilities   -    132,951 
Total Liabilities  $2,040,203   $1,862,841 
           
Equity          
Share capital (100,000,000* shares authorized, $0.0005* par value, 22,200,000* and 7,400,000* shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively)  $11,100   $3,700 
Additional paid-in capital   3,825,878    1,270,819 
Retained earnings   1,053,881    74,356
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income   (8,309)   (75)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   4,882,550    1,348,800 
Total Liabilities and Equity  $6,922,753   $3,211,641 

 

* Giving retroactive effect to the Share Spiltand the Share Surrender on June 27, 2024 (Note 1).

 

Theaccompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amountsexpressed in US dollars (“$”) except for numbers of shares)

 

   Years Ended 
   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
         
Revenue  $4,864,743   $2,784,713 
Cost of revenue   (2,424,624)   (1,809,840)
Gross profit   2,440,119    974,873 
           
Operating expenses          
Selling expenses   (497,921)   (56,182)
General administrative expenses   (815,312)   (592,872)
Research and development expenses   (69,751)   (228,237)
Total operating expenses   (1,382,984)   (877,291)
           
Income from operations   1,057,135    97,582 
           
Other income   80,855    58,294 
           
Income before income tax   1,137,990    155,876 
Income tax expenses   (158,465)   - 
Net Income   979,525    155,876 
           
Foreign currency translation differences   (8,234)   (175)
Total comprehensive income  $971,291   $155,701 
           
Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share  $0.10*  $0.12*
           
Basic and diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding   9,913,974*   

1,317,810

*

 

* Giving retroactive effect to the Share Spiltand the Share Surrender on June 27, 2024 (Note 1).

 

Theaccompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Amountsexpressed in US dollars (“$”) except for numbers of shares)

 

   Ordinary shares                 
  

Number of

Shares*

  

Amount

($0.0005 par*)

  

Additional Paid-in Capital*

   (Accumulated deficit) Retained earnings  

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

  

Total

(Deficit) Equity

 
Balance as of June 30, 2021   2   $-   $-   $(81,520)  $100   $(81,420)
                               
Capital contribution (note 12)   7,399,998    3,700    1,270,819    -    -    1,274,519 
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    (175)   (175)
Net income for the year   -    -    -    155,876    -    155,876 
                               
Balance as of June 30, 2022   7,400,000   $3,700   $1,270,819   $

74,356

  $(75)  $1,348,800 
                               
Capital contribution (note 12)   14,800,000    7,400    2,555,059    -    -    2,562,459 
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    (8,234)   (8,234)
Net income for the year   -    -    -    979,525    -    979,525 
                               
Balance as of June 30, 2023   22,200,000   $11,100   $3,825,878   $1,053,881   $(8,309)  $4,882,550 

 

* Giving retroactive effect to the Share Spiltand the Share Surrender on June 27, 2024 (Note 1).

 

Theaccompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amountsexpressed in US dollars (“$”)

 

   Years Ended 
   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
   (Restated)   (Restated) 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:          
Net income  $979,525   $155,876 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Lease expenses   240,699    171,217 
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment   102,283    52,785 
Amortization of capitalized software development costs   161,148    - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Trade receivables   (784,426)   (405,220)
Deposits and prepayments   (177,364)   (103,469)
Deferred costs   (25,247)   (69,286)
Trade payables   35,775    115,057 
Other payables and accruals   66,965    188,440 
Advance from a customer   (363,072)   364,581 
Operating lease liabilities   (253,793)   (156,185)
Amount due to a related party   359,008    119,354 
Deferred revenue   171,401    284,861 
Income tax payable   158,465    - 
Net Cash provided by Operating Activities   671,367    718,011 
           
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:          
Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (35,579)   (221,369)
Additions to capitalized software development costs   (3,029,998)   (1,692,723)
Cash used in Investing Activities   (3,065,577)   (1,914,092)
           
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:          
Capital injection   2,562,459    1,274,519 
Net Cash provided by Financing Activities   2,562,459    1,274,519 
           
Effect of movements in exchange rates on cash held   (10,244)   4,920 
           
Net changes in cash   158,005    83,358 
Cash at beginning of the year   213,702    130,344 
Cash at end of the year  $371,707   $213,702 
           
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:          
Cash paid for taxes  $-   $- 

 

Theaccompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PYROAI INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTESTO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE30, 2023 AND 2022

(Amountsexpressed in US dollars (“$”) except for numbers of shares)

 

Note1. Organization and nature of operations

 

PyroAI Inc. (“Pyro Cayman” or the “Company”) is a company incorporated and domiciled in the Cayman Islandson November 17, 2023 as an investment holding company. The address of its registered office is Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive,P.O. Box 2681, Grand Cayman, KY1-1111, Cayman Islands. The business address is Unit 901, 9thth Floor, Capital Centre, 151Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

 

TheCompany through its subsidiary that is incorporated and domiciled in Hong Kong, namely Pyro Entertainment Limited (“Pyro HK”)(collectively referred to as the “Group”) is principally engaged in the development and publishing of mobile games inHong Kong.

 

Reorganization

 

PyroAI Inc. 

 

PyroAI Inc. was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on November 17, 2023 under the Cayman Islands Companies Act as an exempted company withlimited liability. The authorized share capital is US$50,000 divided into 50,000,000 ordinary shares, at par value US$0.001 each andthe initial 1 share was transferred to K Family Inc. for cash at par on the date of incorporation. On December 6, 2023, K Family Inc.,Kwong Ping Man, Ho Chun Chung Patrick and Tan Wei subscribed for 10,559,998, 479,999, 479,999 and 479,999 shares for cash at par resultingin K Family Inc., Kwong Ping Man, Ho Chun Chung Patrick and Tan Wei holding approximately 88%, 4%, 4%, and 4% respectively, of the entireissued share capital of Pyro Cayman. As a result of the Share Split and Share Surrender, K Family Inc., Kwong Ping Man, HoChun Chung Patrick and Tan Wei owns 13,024,000, 592,000, 592,000 and 592,000 of Pyro Cayman’s shares, respectively.

 

On June 27, 2024, for the purposes of the initial public offering, the shareholders of PyroCayman  approveda 1-for-2 forward split of all Pyro Cayman’s issued and outstanding shares and to change Pyro Cayman’s authorized share capitalto $50,000 divided into 100,000,000 ordinary shares, of a par value of $0.0005 each (the “Share Split”). Concurrently, KFamily Inc. surrendered 1,584,000 ordinary shares, Snow Cove Group Limited surrendered 72,000 ordinary shares, Ocean Bakery Group Limitedsurrendered 72,000 ordinary shares, Speed Breeze Group Limited surrendered 72,000 ordinary shares to Pyro Cayman, respectively (the “ShareSurrender”). All historical share amounts and share price information presented in these consolidated financial statements havebeen proportionally adjusted to reflect the impact of the Share Split and the shares surrendered by the existing shareholders on June27, 2024 as if they had occurred at the beginning of the earlier period presented.

 

PyroEntertainment Limited

 

OnNovember 18, 2020, Pyro Entertainment Limited, formerly named as Titans Entertainment Limited was incorporated in Hong Kong as a privatecompany with limited liability. On December 12,2023 , Pyro Cayman completed a share swap transaction via a share exchange agreement with the shareholders who owned30,000,000 ordinary shares that represented 100% of the total issued and outstanding ordinary shares in Pyro HK.Under the share exchange agreement, the shareholders of Pyro HK agreed to exchange their shares of Pyro HK for ordinaryshares of Pyro Cayman on the basis of 2.5 ordinary shares for every one ordinary share of PyroCayman. Pursuant to the share exchangeagreement, the shareholders of Pyro HK transferred their entire ownership in Pyro HK to PyroCayman for the consideration of Pyro Cayman issuing 4 ordinary shares to the shareholders of Pyro HK (the “Share Swap”).Upon the completion of the share exchange transaction and reorganization, Pyro Cayman became the parent company andthe Pyro HK became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pyro Cayman.

 

Thereorganization transaction is considered a merger of entities under common control. Under the guidance in ASC 805, for transactions betweenentities under common control, the assets, liabilities and results of operations, are recognized at their carrying amounts on the completiondate of the share swap transaction, which required a retrospective combination of Pyro Cayman and Pyro HK for all periods presented.The consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if the existing corporate structure had been in existence throughout allperiods. This includes a retrospective presentation for all equity-related disclosures, including issued shares and earnings per share,which have been revised to reflect the effects of the reorganization as of June 30, 2023 and 2022.

 

Note2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

Thefollowing is a summary of significant accounting policies used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements.

 

2.1Basis of presentation, consolidation and going concern

 

Theconsolidated financial statements are prepared on the basis as if the reorganization became effective as of the beginning of the firstperiod presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted inthe United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Theconsolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and all its majority-owned subsidiary from the datesthey were incorporated. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.

 

Theseconsolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Group will be able to continuein operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normalcourse of business. Management of the Group is satisfied that the Group’s operating profit and positive cash inflows from operatingactivities have provided the Group adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, a periodof at least 12 months from the date of this report.

 

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2.2Use of estimates

 

Thepreparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management of the Group to make estimatesand assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities atthe balance sheet dates and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant accounting estimatesreflected in the Group’s consolidated financial statements include but are not limited to estimates and judgments applied in theallowance for credit loss of financial assets, estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment and capitalized software developmentcosts, as well as revenue recognition for the sale of in-game virtual items over the estimated average playing period ofpaying players. Actual results could differ from those estimates and judgments.

 

2.3Cash and cash equivalents

 

TheGroup considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Allcash and cash equivalents relate to cash banks at June 30, 2023 and 2022.

 

2.4Foreign currency translation

 

Thereporting currency of the Group is United States Dollar (“USD”) and the accompanying consolidated financial statements havebeen expressed in “$”. The Company’s only operating subsidiary is based in Hong Kong with its books and records maintainedin its local currency, Hong Kong Dollar (“HKD”), which is the functional currency as being the primary currency of the economicenvironment in which their operations are conducted. In general, for consolidation purposes, assets and liabilities of its subsidiarieswhose functional currency is not USD are translated into USD, in accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “Translation of Financial Statement”,using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Shareholders’ equity is translated using the historical rates and adjustmentsresulting from the translation, if any, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss. Revenue and expenses are translatedat average rates prevailing during the years. The gains and losses resulting from the translation of financial statements of foreignsubsidiaries are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statements of changes in shareholders’equity.

 

2.5Trade receivables

 

Tradereceivables are amounts due from third-party digital game distribution platforms, such as the Apple App Store, the Google Play Storefor sale of in-game virtual items to the players and software game development service. Trade receivables are recorded at theinvoiced amount and do not bear interest.

 

Toestimate expected credit losses, the Group has identified the relevant risk characteristics of its customers and considers the past collectionexperience, current economic conditions and expected future economic conditions. The Group did not record provisions for expectedcredit losses for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

 

2.7Capitalized software development costs

 

Capitalizedsoftware development costs (comprise of staff compensation and related benefits) represents costs incurred for self-developed mobilegames. Software development costs are capitalized once the technological feasibility of a product is established and such costs are determinedto be recoverable. The technology feasibility of a product requires both technical design documentation and game design documentation.Significant management judgments and estimates are applied based on the feasibility report for each product where proven technology existsin assessing when the capitalization shall commence for software development costs and the evaluation is performed on a product-by-productbasis. The gain or loss on the disposal of capitalized software development costs is the difference between the net sales proceeds andthe carrying amount of the relevant assets and is recognized on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

Commencingupon a product’s release, capitalized software development costs are amortized to reflect the pattern of economic benefits consumedon a straight-line basis over the estimated periods benefited. The Group has continued to focus on delivering increased content in thelicensed and self-developed mobile games to the players and to deliver such content more frequently through in-game updates which wouldpossibly extend the estimated economic lives of the products and in those cases, the capitalized software development costs would beamortized over longer periods of time. At each balance sheet date, the unamortized capitalized costs of each self-developed mobile game(“product”) shall be compared to the net realizable value of that product. The amount by which the unamortized capitalizedcosts of a product exceed the net realizable value of that asset shall be written off. The net realizable value is the estimated futuregross revenues from that product reduced by the estimated future costs of completing and disposing of that product, including the costsof performing maintenance and customer support required to satisfy the Group’s responsibility set forth at the time of sale. Thereduced amount of capitalized software development costs that have been written down to net realizable value at the end of an annualfiscal period shall be considered to be the cost for subsequent accounting purposes, and the amount of the write-down shall not be subsequentlyrestored  .

 

When estimating the future gross revenues for a product,the entity should use the most recent information available. As a result, estimates of future revenues or the remaining economic lifefor a product is being amortized may change as new information becomes available during the amortization period. Those changes in estimateare treated on a prospective basis, and therefore are recognized in calculations of amortization going forward only.

 

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Amortizationexpense of capitalized software development costs is included in cost of revenue of the Company’s consolidated statements of operationsand comprehensive income. Capitalized software developmentcosts with finite useful lives are amortized over the estimated economic lives of the products in connection with capitalized softwaredevelopment costs as follows:

 

Types of capitalized software development costs   The estimated useful lives of the products in connection with capitalized software development costs
     
Contents for the self-developed mobile games   2-5 years, based on the underlying contents for the self-developed mobile games expected to contribute to the future cash flows

 

2.8Property, plant and equipment, net

 

Property,plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost represents the purchaseprice of the asset and other costs incurred to bring the asset into its existing use. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred,major additions to physical properties are capitalized. The gain or loss on the disposal of property, plant and equipment is the differencebetween the net sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the relevant assets and is recognized on the consolidated statements of operationsand comprehensive income.

 

Depreciationof leasehold improvements is provided using the straight-line method over the shorter of the remaining lease term or their estimateduseful lives. Except for leasehold improvements, depreciation of equipment and furniture and fittings are computed usingthe straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets with no residual value. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

 

    Useful life
Computer equipment   3 years
Furniture and fittings   3 years
Leasehold improvements   3 years

 

2.9Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

Long-livedassets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. In accordance with ASC 360-10-35, Property, Plant and Equipment – SubsequentMeasurement, long-lived assets are subject to review for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carryingamount of an asset may not be recoverable. The recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carryingamount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of anasset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assetexceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of would be separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at thelower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell and are no longer depreciated. The assets and liabilities of a disposedgroup classified as held for sale would be presented separately in the appropriate asset and liability sections of the consolidated balancesheets. For the year ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Group evaluated the long-lived assets and noted no impairment.

 

2.10Leases

 

TheGroup determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The Group classifies the lease as a finance lease if it meets certain criteriaor as an operating lease when it does not. The Group does not have any finance leases. The Group leases facilities for offices in HongKong, which are all classified as operating leases with fixed lease payments, as contractually stated in the lease agreements. The Grouphas lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which the Group has elected to account for the components as a single leasecomponent. The Group’s leases do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

 

TheGroup recognizes a lease liability and a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset at the commencement date of a lease. A lease liabilityis initially measured as the Group’s obligation for the future fixed lease payments that will be made over the lease term, measuredon a discounted basis. An ROU asset is an asset that represents the Group’s right to use or control the use of, a specified assetfor the lease term. The lease term includes periods for which it’s reasonably certain that the renewal options will be exercisedand periods for which it’s reasonably certain that the termination options will not be exercised. The future fixed lease paymentsare discounted using the rate implicit in the lease. If the rate implicit in the leases is not readily determinable, the lesseeshould use the incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate, which approximates the interest rate at which the lessee could borrowon a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments and in similar economic environments. To determine the incremental borrowingrate, as the Group does not have recent third-party financing, the Group uses a build-up approach starting with obtaining a risk-freeinterest rate from an independent valuer and making certain adjustments to reflect the terms of the lease and type of asset leased. Additionally,the Group elected not to recognize any leases with lease terms of 12 months or less at the commencement date in the consolidatedbalance sheets.

 

TheROU asset is subsequently measured at the amount of the lease liability with adjustments, if applicable, for lease prepayments made priorto or at lease commencement, initial direct costs incurred by the Group and lease incentives. The Group will evaluate the carrying valueof ROU assets if there are indicators of impairment and review the recoverability of the related asset group. If the carrying value ofthe asset group is determined to not be recoverable and is in excess of the estimated fair value, the Group will record an impairmentloss in other expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Operatingleases are included in operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Operating leaseliabilities that become due within one year of the balance sheet date are classified as current operating lease liabilities. Leaseexpense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

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2.11Trade and other payables

 

Tradeand other payables are liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of each reporting period which are unpaid.They are recognized initially at their fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Theyare classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one years or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

 

2.12Fair value measurements

 

TheGroup uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy to classify and disclose all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurringbasis, as well as assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, in periods subsequent to their initial measurement.The hierarchy requires the Group to use observable inputs when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs, when determiningfair value. The three tiers are defined as follows:

 

  Level 1—Observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;
     
  Level 2—Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly in the marketplace for identical or similar assets and liabilities; and
     
  Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data, which require the Group to develop its own assumptions.

 

Asof June 30, 2023 and 2022, the carrying values of the Group’s financial instruments, including cash, trade receivables and otherassets, trade payable and other liabilities, approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

2.13Revenue from contracts with customers

 

TheGroup adopts Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC Topic 606) for all periodspresented. The Group generates revenue through the provision of software game development service and sale of in-game virtual items.

 

Whencontrol of the promised goods and services are transferred to the customers, the Group recognizes revenue in the amountthat reflects the consideration the Group expects to receive in exchange for these services. The Group determines revenue recognitionby applying the following five-step model:

 

  Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;
     
  Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;
     
  Determination of the transaction price;
     
  Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and
     
  Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Group satisfies a performance obligation.

 

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Performance obligations

 

In accordance with ASC 606-10-25-19, the Groupassesses the promises in the contract to determine whether promised goods or services are distinct performance obligations if both ofthe following criteria are met:

 

  1. The customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer (that is, the good or service is capable of being distinct).
  2. The entity’s promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (that is, the promise to transfer the good or service is distinct within the context of the contract).

 

The Group notes the following performance obligations:

 

  The software game development service that provides customized software games to customers involves a number of stages, which is an integration service to incorporate individual services into a combined output. Each individual service cannot benefit the customers on its own. The Group determines this to be a combined distinct performance obligation.
     
  The sale of in-game virtual items is determined to be a distinct performance obligation as a customer can benefit from the purchase to enhance his gameplay experience on its own and the promise is separately identifiable.
     
  The sale of game-related products includes a printed card and an in-game virtual item. The printed card represents a collectible item sold to customers and the in-game virtual item   embedded in a printed card provides the card owner with a distinct gameplay experience as part of the overall product. These are separately identifiable promises. The Group determines this to be two distinct performance obligations.

 

Estimated Standalone Selling Price

 

In accordance with ASC 606-10-32-29, to meetthe allocation objective, an entity shall allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation identified in the contract ona relative standalone selling price basis. The Group obtains the transaction price of performance obligations by using the sellingprices for performance obligations with observable prices sold on a standalone basis. When observable prices are not readily available,the Company estimates the standalone selling prices by using the expected cost plus a margin approach.

 

Softwaregame development service

 

Revenuegenerated from software game development revenue service represents the provision of customized software games that are internally designed,built, tested and delivered to the customers. The Group recognizes revenue that are satisfied over time by measuring the progress towardcomplete satisfaction of the performance obligation using a single method of measuring progress which depicts the performance in transferringcontrol of the associated goods or services to the customers. The Group uses input methods to measure the progress toward the completesatisfaction of performance obligations satisfied over time. Significant management judgment is required in determining the level ofeffort required under an arrangement and the period over which we are expected to complete our performance obligations under an arrangement.At each reporting period, the Group measures the progress based on the budgeting and costing systems and estimates the proportion ofservice rendered based on engineering inspections or the ratio of costs incurred to estimated total costs.

 

As of June 30, 2022, the Group recorded the advancefrom a customer amounting to $362,614 on the Group’s balance sheets when cash payments were received prior to earning revenueupon satisfying the performance obligations pertaining to the software game development services, As of June 30, 2023, allsoftware game development services were fully rendered such that the Group has no remaining performance obligations and hasreceived all of the amounts promised by the customers. All money received, including the balance of the advance from a customeras of June 30, 2022 had been recognized as revenue during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.

 

Saleof in-game virtual items

 

Revenuegenerated from the sale of in-game virtual items represents microtransactions of downloadable content. The Group operates licensed mobilegames and self-developed mobile games under free-to-play model. Microtransaction revenue is derived from the sale of virtual currenciesand virtual goods to the players to enhance their gameplay experience. Payments from players for in-game purchase are non-refundable.Proceeds from the sales of these virtual items are initially recorded in deferred revenue. Proceeds from sales of virtual currenciesare recognized as revenue when a player uses the virtual goods purchased with a virtual currency. Proceeds from the sales of virtualgoods are recognized as revenue when a player uses the virtual goods. The Group categorizes the virtual goods as either “consumable”or “durable”. Consumable virtual goods represent goods that can be consumed by a specific player action; accordingly, theGroup recognizes revenue when the performance obligation is satisfied upon the delivery of consumable virtual goods as the goods areconsumed. Durable virtual goods represent goods that are accessible to the players over an extended period of time; accordingly, theGroup recognizes revenue from the sale of durable virtual goods ratably over the estimated service period.

 

Estimatedservice period

 

TheGroup considers a variety of data when determining the estimated service period for the mobile game players, including the weighted averagenumber of days between players’ first day played online and the time at which the players become inactive or cease engaging withour content for a period of time. The Group also considers known online trends such as the service period of the Group’s previouslyreleased games and the service periods of competitors’ games that are of a similar nature. Based on the evaluation, the estimatedservice period for players of the Group’s current mobile games is 3 months.

 

Futuredata patterns could change from historical patterns as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, changes in the contentof the mobile games, frequency of the content delivery, competitors’ offerings and other changes that impact the players’engagement that management of the Group may not be able to predict reasonably.

 

Principalagent considerations

 

TheGroup reported revenue generated from sales of virtual items on gross basis of the sales made to the paying players. For licensed mobile games, proceeds earned from theselling of in-game virtual items are shared between the Group and the third-party game developers, with the amount paid to the third-partygame developers generally calculated based on amounts paid by paying players, after deducting the channel costs. Fees paid to third-partygame developers and third-party digital game distribution platforms are recorded as “cost of revenue” on the consolidatedstatements of operations.

 

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TheGroup acts as the principal in the sale of virtual items due to the following reasons:

 

  The Group is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specific good or service.
     
  The Group has discretion in establishing the price for the specific good or service.

 

Saleof game-related products

 

Revenuegenerated from the sale of game-related products represents the sale of physical objects (the cards in which each card has printed acharacter from the game and includes a QR code). These cards relate to the content of the game developed for a licensed mobile game andare sold through several distribution stores and the cards that are sold to the end consumers are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.Aside from being a collectible item of the card itself, the card can also provide in-game content to the card owner when the QR codeis scanned with a compatible mobile phone.

 

TheGroup determines revenue recognition by applying the five-step model and determines the transaction price to each performance obligation.The Group recognizes a portion of revenue upon the delivery of the cards to end consumers and recognizes the remaining portion of revenueratably over the estimated service period related to sale of the durable virtual goods embedded in the cards. The Group has noremaining performance obligations on the sale of game-related products as of June 30, 2023.

 

Deferredrevenue

 

TheGroup recorded trade receivables related to revenue when the Group has an unconditional right to invoice and receive payment. The Grouprecords deferred revenue as the contract liabilities on the Group’s balance sheets when cash payments are received in advance ofearning revenue upon satisfying the performance obligation. As of June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Group recorded deferred revenueof $455,141 and $283,324 in connection with the remaining performance obligations related to the in-game purchase of virtual itemsfrom end consumers. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, $283,324 of revenue recognized was included in the Group’sdeferred revenue as of June 30, 2022, respectively. The Group expects to recognize an aggregate of $455,141 of revenue over the performanceperiod in the next 12 months.

 

Segmentreporting

 

TheGroup generates its revenue from one service line and operates as a single operating segment. Due to the integrated structure of theGroup’s business, the Group’s chief operating decision maker, its Chief Executive Officer, reviews financial informationon an aggregate basis for the purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance.

 

TheGroup’s disaggregation information of revenue by each product and service or each group of similar products and services type whichwere recognized based on the nature of performance obligation is as follows:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
Service Type  2023   Percentage of
Total revenue
   2022   Percentage of
Total revenue
 
Software game development  $1,269,511    26%  $83,857    3%
Game-related products  $252,638    5%  $158,530    6%
In-game virtual items  $3,342,594    69%  $2,542,326    91%
Total  $4,864,743    100%  $2,784,713    100%

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
Revenue Type  2023   Percentage of Total revenue   2022   Percentage of Total revenue 
Revenue recognized over time  $1,723,244    35%  $271,950    10%
Revenue recognized at point in time  $3,141,499    65%  $2,512,763    90%
Total  $4,864,743    100%  $2,784,713    100%

 

Thetable below sets forth a breakdown of our revenue classified by geographical locations according to revenue generated from software gamedevelopment for our customers, sale of games related products and sale of in-game virtual items for the years ended June30, 2023 and 2022:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
Areas  2023   Percentage of
Total revenue
   2022   Percentage of
Total revenue
 
Hong Kong  $4,231,656    87%  $2,642,150    95%
Taiwan  $348,954    7%  $62    0%
Macau  $104,025    2%  $122,419    4%
Other countries  $180,108    4%  $20,082    1%
Total  $4,864,743    100%  $2,784,713    100%

 

Duringthe years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, all revenue was generated from third parties.

 

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2.14Cost of revenue

 

Costof revenue are recognized when incurred. Cost of revenue consists primarily of staff costs, platform fees, royalty fees relatedto licensed games and other game operation costs that are directly attributable to services provided. These costs are charged to theGroup’s consolidated statements of operations in the period as incurred.

 

Platformfees

 

Platformfees are charged by the platform providers (such as Apple and Google) associated with the Group’s sales of in-game virtual itemsvia the platform providers’ distribution and payment channels. The Group defers related platform fees ratably with the deferredrevenue and recognizes the costs as the revenues are recognized. The Group’s platform fees recognized during the years ended June30, 2023 and 2022 was $976,491 and $663,294 respectively.

 

Royaltyfees

 

Royaltyfees is charged by the licensors based on a pre-agreedpercentage of the Group’s sales of in-game virtual items, net of platform fees from the licensed games. The Group’s royaltyfees recognized during the years ended June 30, 2023, and 2022 was $902,720 and $865,934, respectively.

 

2.15Research and development expenses

 

Researchexpenditure for self-developed mobile games and research and development expenditure for licensed mobile games are recognized as an expenseas incurred. Costs that are directly attributable to development activities for self-developed mobile games with established technologicalfeasibility are recorded as capitalized software development costs (note 7). Other development expenditures that do not meet those criteriaare recognized as expenses as incurred.

 

2.15Earnings per share (“EPS”)

 

BasicEPS is calculated by dividing the net income attributable to ordinary equity holders by the weighted average number of ordinary sharesoutstanding during the year. Diluted EPS is calculated by using the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding adjusted toinclude the potentially dilutive effect of ordinary shares outstanding during the year using the treasury stock method and as if convertedmethod, unless their inclusion in the calculation is anti-dilutive.

 

2.16Income Taxes

 

The Group accounts for income taxes in accordancewith ASC 740 “Income Taxes”. Under ASC 740, income taxes are recognized for the amount of taxes payable or refundable forthe current period and deferred tax liabilities and assets are recognized for the future tax consequences of transactions that have beenrecognized in the Group’s financial statements or tax returns. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than notthat some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

The Company accounts for uncertainties inincome tax in accordance with ASC 740-10 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”. ASC 740-10 prescribes a recognitionthreshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to betaken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized,a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. As of June 30, 2023 and 2022, therewere no penalties or accrued interest recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

 

TheGroup conducts business activities in Hong Kong and is subject to taxes in Hong Kong. The Group files tax returns in Hong Kong and subjectto examination by Hong Kong tax authority.

 

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2.17Related Parties

 

TheGroup follows ASC 850, “Related Party Disclosures,” for the identification of related parties and disclosure of relatedparty transactions and balances. Parties are considered to be related if one party has the ability, directly or indirectly, to controlthe other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Parties are alsoconsidered to be related if they are subject to common control or significant influence, such as a family member or relative, shareholder,or a related corporation.

 

2.18Commitments and Contingencies

 

Inthe normal course of business, the Group is subject to loss contingencies, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of its business,that cover a wide range of matters, including, among others, government investigations and tax matters. In accordance with ASC No. 450-20,“Loss Contingencies”, the Group will record accruals for such loss contingencies when it is probable that a liability hasbeen incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.

 

2.19Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

InJune 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses onFinancial Instruments. This standard requires a financial asset (or group of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to bepresented at the net amount expected to be collected. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from theamortized cost basis of the financial asset(s) to present the net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected on the financialasset. This standard will be effective for the Group on January 1, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The Group has adopted this newstandard effective July 1, 2021 and the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

InDecember 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740):Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (ASU 2019-12), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes. This guidance will be effectivefor entities for the fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020 on a prospectivebasis, with early adoption permitted. The Group has adopted this new standard effective July 1, 2021 and the adoption of this guidancedid not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

InNovember 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-10, “Government Assistance (Topic 832)” which enhances disclosure of transactionswith governments that are accounted for by applying a grant or contribution model. The new pronouncement requires entities to provideinformation about the nature of the transaction, terms and conditions associated with the transaction and financial statement line itemsaffected by the transaction. The standard must be adopted for year ends beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted.The Group has adopted this accounting policy on July 1, 2021 and the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on itsconsolidated financial statements.

 

TheGroup has considered all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe the adoption of such pronouncements willhave a material impact on its financial statements.

 

Note3. Risks and uncertainties

 

(a) Economic and Political Risks

 

PyroHK, the Company’s operating subsidiary, conducts business in Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. Accordingly,the Group’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environmentin the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC economy.

 

TheGroup’s operations in the Hong Kong are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companiesin North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environmentand foreign currency exchange. The Group’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditionsin the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion,remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation.

 

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(b) Concentration of credit risk

 

Financialinstruments that potentially expose the Group to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents,trade receivables and deposits and prepayments. As of June 30, 2023 and 2022, substantially all of the Group’s cash and cash equivalentswere deposited with financial institutions with high-credit ratings and quality.

 

TheGroup utilizes platform providers to distribute, market, promote and collect payments from players for the Group’s self-developedand licensed mobile games. A significant portion of the Group’s 2023 and 2022 revenue was generated from players who purchasedthe in-game virtual items through these platforms. The Group performs ongoing credit evaluations and maintain allowances for potentialcredit losses (note 2.5).

 

Detailsof the platform providers and other customers which accounted for 10% or more of the revenue are as follows:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
   2023   % revenue   2022   % revenue 
Apple Inc.  $1,814,747    37%  $1,218,312    44%
Google Inc.   1,506,166    31%   1,324,015    48%
Customer A   1,141,916    23%   83,857    3%
   $4,462,829    91%  $2,626,184    95%

 

Detailsof the platform providers and other customers which accounted for 10% or more of the trade receivables are as follows:

 

   As of June 30, 
   2023   % trade receivables   2022   % trade receivables 
Apple Inc.  $510,394    43%  $95,170    24%
Google Inc.   189,737    16%   84,855    21%
Customer A   487,990    41%   223,009    55%
   $1,188,121    100%  $403,034    100%

 

Detailsof the platform providers and other vendors which accounted for 10% or more of the total vendor costs are as follows:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
   2023   % service costs   2022   % service costs 
Apple Inc.  $579,233    24%  $362,715    20%
Google Inc.   272,573    11%   215,497    12%
   $851,806    35%  $578,212    32%

 

Detailsof the licensors and other vendors which accounted for 10% or more of the total vendor costs are as follows:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
   2023   % service costs   2022   % service costs 
Licensor A  $900,939    37%   865,170    48%

 

Detailsof the licensors and other vendors which accounted for 10% or more of the trade payables are as follows:

 

   As of June 30, 
   2023   % trade payables   2022   % trade payables 
Licensor A  $149,028    99%  $113,712    99%

 

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Note4. Deposits and prepayments

 

AtJune 30, 2023 and 2022, deposits and prepayments consisted of the following:

 

   As of June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Refundable deposits   78,223    78,115 
Prepayments*   223,127    45,677 
   $301,350   $123,792 

 

*Prepayments primarily includes payments of insurance premiums and advertising expenses to third parties.

 

Note5. Property, Plant and Equipment

 

AtJune 30, 2023 and 2022, property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 

   As of June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Computer equipment  $136,102   $103,430 
Furniture and fittings   19,760    16,681 
Leasehold improvements   160,996    160,772 
Cost   316,858    280,883 
Less: Accumulated depreciation   (159,005)   (56,630)
Net book value  $157,853   $224,253 

 

Depreciationexpense of property, plant and equipment included in the cost of revenue for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $21,062 and $11,533,respectively. Depreciation expense of property, plant and equipment included in the general administrative expenses for the years endedJune 30, 2023 and 2022 was $81,221 and $41,252, respectively.

 

Therewas no impairment of property, plant and equipment recorded for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

 

Note6. Right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities

 

TheGroup has leases for the office premises in Hong Kong expiring on various dates through March 2024, which are classified as operatingleases. All cash payments of operating lease cost are classified within operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.Lease expense for leases related to right-of-use assets for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $240,699 and $171,217,respectively.

 

Thecarrying amounts of right-of-use assets are as below:

 

   As of June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Office   556,917    556,143 
Less: Lease expense   (427,201)   (186,212)
ROU assets, net of accumulated depreciation  $129,716   $369,931 

 

TheGroup’s future minimum payments under long-term non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

 

  

As of

June 30, 2023

 
Within 1 year  $135,327 
After 1 year but within 5 years   - 
Total lease payments  $135,327 
Less: imputed interest   (2,191)
Total lease obligations   133,136 
Less: current obligations   (133,136)
Long-term lease obligations  $- 

 

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Otherinformation:

 

   For the years ended June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:          
Cash outflows from operating lease  $253,793   $156,185 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities  $-   $330,083 
Remaining lease term for operating leases (years)   0.75    1.75 
Weighted average discount rate for operating leases   5.0%   5.0%

 

Note7. Capitalized software development costs

 

AtJune 30, 2023 and 2022, capitalized software development costs consisted of the following:

 

   As of June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Contents for the self-developed mobile games   4,840,916*   1,808,016*
Accumulated amortization   (161,169)*   -

*

Capitalized software development costs, net of accumulated amortization  $4,679,747   $1,808,016 

 

*The cost and accumulated amortization amounts have been reclassified for the correction of clerical error (note 13). These reclassificationshad no effect on the net book value of the capitalized software cost or the reported results of operations.

 

Asof June 30, 2023 and 2022, capitalized software development costs amounting to $3,201,515 and $1,808,016, respectively were stillin development for which amortization has yet to commence.

 

Basedon the carrying value of the capitalized software development costs that the development of the definite-lived products had been completedas of June 30, 2023, the Group estimates its amortization expense for following years will be as follows:

 

    Amortization expense  
Years Ended June 30,        
2024   $ 419,669  
2025   $ 302,382  
2026   $ 263,285  
2027   $ 263,285  
2028   $ 229,611  
Total amortization expense   $ 1,478,232  

 

Amortizationexpense of capitalized software development costs for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $161,148 and $nil, respectivelyand they have been included in cost of revenue.

 

Note8. Other payables and accruals

 

   As of June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Payroll payable  $302,731   $265,541 
Accrued expenses (a)   15,775    32,238 
Withholding tax payables (b)   89,353    42,633 
   $407,859   $340,412 

 

  (a) Accrued expenses mainly comprised of outstanding amounts owed to various non-trade vendors.
     
  (b) Withholding tax is a deduction from payments made to suppliers who provide services. The Group is obligated to pay withholding tax of 5% to the Japan tax authority on the licensing fee paid to a Japanese company on a licensed mobile game.

 

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Note9. Taxation

 

Incometax

 

Incometax expense comprises current and deferred taxes. Current taxes and deferred taxes are recognized in the consolidated statements of operationsexcept to the extent that it relates to a business combination, or items recognized directly in equity or in other comprehensive incomeor loss.

 

CaymanIslands

 

TheCompany was incorporated in the Cayman Islands.Under the current laws of the Cayman Islands, the Company is not subject to income or capital gains taxes. In addition, dividendpayments are not subject to withholdings tax in the Cayman Islands.

 

HongKong

 

PyroHK was incorporated in Hong Kong and subject to the Hong Kong corporate income tax rate of 16.5% on income derived from Hong Kong.

 

Currenttaxes are the expected tax receivable or payable on the taxable income or loss for the years, using tax rates enacted or substantivelyenacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax receivable or payable in respect of previous years. Deferred taxes are recognizedin respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amountsused for taxation purposes.

 

Deferredtaxes are not recognized for the following temporary differences: the initial recognition of assets or liabilities in a transaction thatis not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss, and differences relating to investmentsin subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities to the extent that it is probable that they will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

 

A deferred tax asset is recognized for unusedtax losses, tax credits and deductible temporary differences, to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be availableagainst which they can be utilized. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent that it isno longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized.

 

As of June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Companyhad deferred tax asset of $5,295 and $291 using the Hong Kong statutory rate of 16.5%, respectively. The deferred tax asset maybe recognized in future periods, however, due to the uncertainty of future events the Company recorded valuation allowance of $(5,295)and $(291) for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

   As of June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Deferred tax asset   5,295    291 
Valuation allowance   (5,295)   (291)
Deferred tax asset, net  $-   $- 

 

Areconciliation between the statutory tax rate to income before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes is as follows:

 

   As of June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Income before income tax  $1,137,990   $155,876 
Hong Kong income tax statutory rate   16.5%   16.5%
Income tax at statutory rate   187,768    25,720 
Preferential tax rate*   (21,053)   - 
Utilization of tax losses carried forward from prior year   (4,983)   (14,271)
Non-deductible expenses   16,877    8,710 
Non-taxable income   (12,800)   (6,427)
Capital allowance claimed   (7,344)   (13,732)
Income tax expenses  $158,465   $- 

 

*Witheffective from April 1, 2018, the provision for Hong Kong current tax is based on a preferential rate of 8.25% on the first approximately$255,190 (HKD2,000,000) of Pyro HK’s assessable income as determined in accordance with the relevant income tax rules and regulationsof Hong Kong.

 

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Note10. Government Grants

 

Inthe years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, Pyro HK received funds from Hong Kong Government to help employers who are economically affectedby COVID-19 to be able to continue their operations and to prevent employees from losing their jobs and sources of income.

 

Underthe Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) introduced by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”),the HKSAR will provide wage subsidies to employers for three months to retain their current employees.

 

Duringthe years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the government grants of $77,578 and $38,950, respectively were recognized as other income onthe Group’s consolidated statements of operations when there was reasonable assurance that the Group has complied with the conditionsattaching to the grants and the grants were received.

 

Note11. Related Party Transactions

 

Amountdue to a related party

 

Thetransactions amount due to Mr. Wu Kin Chung (“Mr. Wu”), director and controlling shareholder of the Group are as of the following:

 

   2023   2022 
As of July 1,  $375,632   $259,613 
Expenses paid on behalf for operation and administration expenses   3,504,693    2,043,964 
Repayments made to Mr. Wu   (3,145,118)   (1,927,945)
As of June 30,  $735,207   $375,632 

 

Asof June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Group recorded amount due to a related party of $735,207 and $375,632, respectively. The amounts are unsecured,non-interest bearing and due on demand.

 

Note12. Equity

 

On June 27, 2024, the shareholders of theCompany  approved a 1-for-2 forward split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares and to change theCompany’s authorized share capital to $50,000 divided into 100,000,000 ordinary shares, of a par value of $0.0005 each (the“Share Split”). Concurrently, K Family Inc. surrendered 1,584,000 ordinary shares, Snow Cove Group Limited surrendered72,000 ordinary shares, Ocean Bakery Group Limited surrendered 72,000 ordinary shares, Speed Breeze Group Limited surrendered 72,000ordinary shares to the Company, respectively (the “Share Surrender”), and the surrendered shares were subsequentlycancelled by the Company. All historical share amounts and share price information presented in these consolidated financialstatements have been proportionally adjusted to reflect the impact of the Share Split and the shares surrendered by the existingshareholders on June 27, 2024 as if they had occurred at the beginning of the earlier period presented.

 

Below is a reconciliation of the effect of theretroactive adjustments.

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2023

 

       Adjustments     
   Pre-Share Split and Share Surrender   Share Split   Share Surrender   Post-Share Split and Share Surrender 
Equity                    
Number of ordinary shares – authorized   50,000,000    50,000,000    -    100,000,000 
Number of ordinary shares – issued and outstanding   12,000,000    12,000,000    (1,800,000)   22,200,000 
Par value  $0.001   $(0.0005)  $-   $0.0005 
Share capital  $12,000   $-   $(900)  $11,100 
Additional paid-in capital  $3,824,978   $-   $900   $3,825,878 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended June 30, 2023

 

       Adjustments     
   Pre-Share Split and Share Surrender   Share Split   Share Surrender   Post-Share Split and Share Surrender 
Earnings per share                    
Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share  $0.18   $(0.09)  $0.01   $0.10 
                     
Weighted average number of shares used in computation:                    
Basic and diluted   5,358,905    5,358,905    (803,836)   9,913,974 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2022

 

       Adjustments     
   Pre-Share Split and Share Surrender   Share Split   Share Surrender   Post-Share Split and Share Surrender 
Equity                    
Number of ordinary shares – authorized   50,000,000    50,000,000    -    100,000,000 
Number of ordinary shares – issued and outstanding   4,000,000    4,000,000    (600,000)   7,400,000 
Par value  $0.001   $(0.0005)  $-   $0.0005 
Share capital  $4,000   $-   $(300)  $3,700 
Additional paid-in capital  $1,270,519   $-   $300   $1,270,819 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended June 30, 2022

 

       Adjustments     
   Pre-Share Split and Share Surrender   Share Split   Share Surrender   Post-Share Split and Share Surrender 
Earnings per share                
Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share  $0.22   $(0.11)  $0.01   $0.12 
                     
Weighted average number of shares used in computation:                    
Basic and diluted   712,330    712,330    (106,850)   1,317,810 

 

Theshareholders’ equity structure as of June 30, 2023 and 2022 are presented after giving retroactive effect to the reorganizationof the Group that was completed on December 12, 2023. Immediately before and after reorganization, the Company, together with its wholly-ownedsubsidiary, were effectively controlled by the same shareholder; therefore, for accounting purposes, the reorganization was accountedfor as a recapitalization.

 

AuthorizedShares

 

TheGroup has 50,000,000 authorized ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share. As a result of the Share Split, the authorizedordinary shares became 100,000,000 and par value became $0.0005.

 

OrdinaryShares

 

Asof the date of this report, the Group has 22,200,000 shares of ordinary shares outstanding and issued to the participating shareholdersin connection with the reorganization of the Group.

 

Capitalcontribution

 

OnApril 26, 2022, Mr. Wu injected capital of approximately $1,274,519 (HKD9,999,999) to Pyro HK in return for Pyro HK issuing 9,999,999shares to Mr. Wu. Consequent to the reorganization, Pyro Cayman’s ordinary shares have been adjusted retrospectively to give effectfor the exchange ratio of 2.5 ordinary shares for every one ordinary share of Pyro Cayman upon the issuance and resulted in an issuanceof 3,999,999 ordinary shares of Pyro Cayman. The capital contribution received was reflected as an increase in the Group’s sharecapital in amount of $4,000 and additional paid-in capital in amount of $1,270,519, respectively. As a result of the Share Split andShare Surrender, the issued ordinary shares became 7,399,998, an increase in share capital became $3,700 and additional paid-in capitalbecame $1,270,819.

 

OnNovember 30, 2022, Mr. Wu injected additional capital of approximately $2,562,459 (HKD20,000,000) to Pyro HK in return for Pyro HK issuing20,000,000 shares to Mr. Wu. Consequent to the reorganization, Pyro Cayman’s ordinary shares have been adjusted retrospectivelyto give effect for the exchange ratio of 2.5 ordinary shares for every one ordinary share of Pyro Cayman upon the issuance and resultedin an issuance of 8,000,000 ordinary shares of Pyro Cayman. The capital contribution received was reflected as an increase in the Group’sshare capital in amount of $8,000 and additional paid-in capital in amount of $2,554,459, respectively. As a result of theShare Split and Share Surrender, the issued ordinary shares became 14,800,000, an increase in share capital became $7,400 and additionalpaid-in capital became $2,555,059.

 

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Note13. Corrections of Accounting Errors to Financial Statements

 

Certainitems on the consolidated statement of cash flows for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 have been restated due toaccounting or clerical errors in classification as detailed below. In accordance with ASC 250, Accounting Changes and ErrorCorrection, the Group evaluated the materiality of the error from a quantitative and qualitative perspectives and concluded that theseerrors were material.

 

Forthe years ended June 30, 2023, (i) changes in operating lease liability of $253,793 has been re-categorized from Cash Flows fromFinancing Activities to Cash Flows from Operating Activities; and (ii) amount of amortization of capitalized software developmentcosts of $10,703 has been re-categorized from Cash Flows from InvestingActivities to Cash Flows from Operating Activities.

 

Thefollowing table sets forth the effects of the adjustments discussed above on the consolidated statements of cash flows as at June 30,2023.

 

   As Previously Reported   Increase (Decrease)   As Restated   Effect on Earnings and Net Equity
Cash Flows from Operating Activities                  
Amortization of capitalized software development costs (Note 7)  $150,445   $10,703    161,148   Nil
Operating lease liabilities   -    (253,793)   (253,793)  Nil
Net Cash provided by Operating Activities  $914,457   $(243,090)  $671,367   Nil
                   
Cash Flows from Investing Activities                  
Additions to capitalized software development costs  $(3,019,295)  $(10,703)  $(3,029,998)  Nil
Net Cash used in Investing Activities  $(3,054,874)  $(10,703)  $(3,065,577)  Nil
                   
Cash Flows from Financing Activities                  
Lease payments  $(253,793)   253,793   $-   Nil
Net Cash provided by Financing Activities  $2,308,666    253,793   $2,562,459   Nil

 

Forthe years ended June 30, 2022, (i) changes in the lease liability of $156,185 has been re-categorized from Cash Flows from FinancingActivities to Cash Flows from Operating Activities; and (ii) amount of amortization of capitalized software development costs of $214,667has been re-categorized from Cash Flows from Operating Activities to Cash Flows from Investing Activities.

 

Thefollowing table sets forth the effects of the adjustments discussed above on the consolidated statements of cash flows as at June 30,2022.

 

   As Previously Reported   Increase (Decrease)   As Restated   Effect on Earnings and Net Equity
Cash Flows from Operating Activities                  
Amortization of capitalized software development costs (Note 7)  $214,667   $(214,667)   -   Nil
Operating lease liabilities   -    (156,185)   (156,185)  Nil
Net Cash provided by Operating Activities  $1,088,863   $(370,852)  $718,011   Nil
                   
Cash Flows from Investing Activities                  
Additions to capitalized software development costs  $(1,907,390)  $214,667   $(1,692,723)  Nil
Net Cash used in Investing Activities  $(2,128,759)  $214,667   $(1,914,092)  Nil
                   
Cash Flows from Financing Activities                  
Lease payments  $(156,185)   156,185   $-   Nil
Net Cash provided by Financing Activities  $1,118,334    156,185   $1,274,519   Nil

 

Note14. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Inthe normal course of business, the Group is subject to loss contingencies, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of our business,that cover a wide range of matters, including, among others, government investigations and tax matters. In accordance with ASC No. 450-20,“Loss Contingencies”, the Group will record accruals for such loss contingencies when it is probable that a liability hasbeen incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. In the opinion of management of the Group, there were no pending orthreatened claims and litigation as of June 30, 2023 and through the date of this consolidated financial statements were available tobe issued.

 

Exceptthe operating lease commitments as disclosed on note 6, on September 6, 2023, the Group entered into a lease agreement for a lease termof 3 years for an office in Hong Kong. The Group is committed to pay a total rental fee of approximately $567,828 in the future.

 

Note15. Subsequent Events

 

The Group’s managementhas evaluated subsequent events up to July 2, 2024, the date the consolidated financial statements were issued, pursuant to therequirements of ASC 855 and has determined the following material subsequent events:

 

From July 1, 2023 to thedate of this report, Mr. Wu Kin Chung (“Mr. Wu”), director and controlling shareholder of the Group paid the operation andadministration expenses on behalf of the Group and made cash advance for the Group’s operations in an aggregate amount of approximately$2.1 million. As of the date of this report, the balance due to Mr. Wu was approximately $2.5 million. The amounts areunsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.

 

OnMay 23, 2024, the Company and a licensor had mutually agreed to terminate an agreement in connection with a licensed game. As a result,the Company will not generate revenue from the sale of in-game virtual item of this licensed game after such termination.

 

OnJune 27, 2024, the shareholders of the Company approved a 1-for-2 forward split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares(the “Share Split”) and to increase the authorized share capital from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000 ordinary shares. The shareholdersof the Company surrendered an aggregate of 1,800,000 ordinary shares immediately following the completion of the forward split (the “ShareSurrender”). All historical share amounts and share price information presented in these consolidated financial statements havebeen proportionally adjusted to reflect the impact of the Share Split and the Share Surrender as if they had occurred at the beginningof the earlier period presented (Note 12).

 

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PYROAI INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amountsexpressed in US dollars (“$”) except for numbers of shares)

 

   As of December 31, 2023   As of
June 30, 2023
 
   (unaudited)     
Assets          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $106,695   $371,707 
Trade receivables   502,829    1,188,121 
Deferred costs   764,383    94,259 
Deposits and prepayments   178,193    301,350 
Total Current Assets   1,552,100    1,955,437 
           
Non-current assets:          
Property, plant and equipment, net   50,355    157,853 
Right of use assets – operating lease   446,610    129,716 
Capitalized software development costs   5,875,706    4,679,747 
Total Non-current Assets   6,372,671    4,967,316 
Total Assets  $7,924,771   $6,922,753 
           
Liabilities and Equity          
Current Liabilities:          
Trade payables, other payables and accruals  $528,928   $558,234 
Advance from a customer   102,421    - 
Deferred revenue   478,488    455,141 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities   155,833    133,136 
Income tax payable   178,438    158,485 
Amount due to a related party   1,177,507    735,207 
Total Current Liabilities   2,621,615    2,040,203 
           
Non-current Liabilities:          
Operating lease liabilities   291,181    - 
Total Non-current Liabilities   291,181    - 
Total Liabilities  $2,912,796   $2,040,203 
           
Equity          
Share capital (100,000,000* shares authorized, $0.0005* par value, 22,200,000* and 7,400,000* shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively)  $11,100   $11,100 
Additional paid-in capital   3,825,878    3,825,878 
Retained earnings   1,167,311    1,053,881 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   7,686    (8,309)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   5,011,975    4,882,550 
Total Liabilities and Equity  $7,924,771   $6,922,753 

 

* Giving retroactive effect to the Share Spiltand the Share Surrender on June 27, 2024 (Note 1).

 

Theaccompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PYROAI INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amountsexpressed in US dollars (“$”) except for numbers of shares)

 

   Six Months Ended 
   December 31, 
   2023   2022 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
         
Revenue  $2,971,896   $1,977,198 
Cost of revenue   (1,765,340)   (1,209,030)
Gross profit   1,206,556    768,168 
           
Operating expenses          
Selling expenses   (660,103)   (274,911)
General administrative expenses   (405,555)   (442,208)
Research and development expenses   (69,235)   (23,901)
Total operating expenses   (1,134,893)   (741,020)
           
Income from operations   71,663    27,148 
           
Other income   61,185    78,184 
           
Income before income tax   132,848    105,332 
Income tax expenses   (19,418)   (2,008)
Net Income   113,430    103,324 
           
Foreign currency translation differences   15,995    8,346 
Total comprehensive income  $129,425   $111,670 
           
Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share  $0.01*  $0.01*
           
Basic and diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding   22,200,000*   9,893,478*

 

* Giving retroactive effect to the Share Spiltand the Share Surrender on June 27, 2024 (Note 1).

 

Theaccompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PYROAI INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Amountsexpressed in US dollars (“$”) except for numbers of shares)

 

   Ordinary shares       (Accumulated   Accumulated     
  

Number of

Shares*

  

Amount

($0.001 par*)

  

Additional Paid-in

Capital*

   deficit) Retained earnings  

Other

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

  

Total

Equity

 
Balance as of June 30, 2022 (audited)   7,400,000   $3,700   $1,270,819   $74,356   $(75)  $1,348,800 
                               
Capital contribution (note 12)   14,800,000    7,400    2,555,059    -    -    2,562,459 
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    8,346    8,346 
Net income for the year   -    -    -    103,324    -    103,324 
                               
Balance as of December 31, 2022 (unaudited)   22,200,000   $11,100   $3,825,878   $177,680   $8,271   $4,022,929 
                               
Balance as of June 30, 2023 (audited)   22,200,000   $11,100   $3,825,878   $1,053,881   $(8,309)  $4,882,550 
                               
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    15,995    15,995 
Net income for the year   -    -    -    113,430    -    113,430 
                               
Balance as of December 31, 2023 (unaudited)   22,200,000   $11,100   $3,825,878   $1,167,311   $7,686   $5,011,975 

 

* Giving retroactive effect to the Share Spiltand the Share Surrender on June 27, 2024 (Note 1).

 

Theaccompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PYROAI INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amountsexpressed in US dollars (“$”)

 

   Six Months Ended 
   December 31, 
   2023   2022 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
         
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:          
Net income  $113,430   $103,324 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Lease expenses   147,523    128,572 
Depreciation and amortization   185,553    88,929 
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment   58,731    - 
Gain on disposal of capitalized software development costs   (59,875)   - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Trade receivables   688,451    (47,470)
Deposits and prepayments   124,010    20,060 
Deferred costs   (669,131)   13,356 
Trade payables, other payables and accruals   (31,090)   (102,014)
Advance from a customer   102,316    (363,174)
Operating lease liabilities   (150,548)   (133,573)
Amount due to a related party   439,459    1,290,442 
Deferred revenue   21,844    557,281 
Income tax payable   19,419    2,008 
Net Cash provided by Operating Activities   990,092    1,557,741 
           
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:          
Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (4,448)   (19,968)
Additions to capitalized software development costs   (1,507,383)   (1,500,778)
Proceeds from sale of a self-developed mobile game   255,790    - 
Cash used in Investing Activities   (1,256,041)   (1,520,746)
           
Effect of movements in exchange rates on cash held   937    1,414 
           
Net changes in cash   (265,012)   38,409 
Cash at beginning of the period   371,707    213,702 
Cash at end of the period  $106,695   $252,111 
           
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:          
Cash paid for taxes  $-   $- 

 

Theaccompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PYROAI INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTESTO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER31, 2023 AND 2022 (unaudited)

(Amountsexpressed in US dollars (“$”) except for numbers of shares)

 

Note1. Organization and nature of operations

 

PyroAI Inc. (“Pyro Cayman” or the “Company”) is a company incorporated and domiciled in the Cayman Islands on November17, 2023 as an investment holding company. The address of its registered office is Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, P.O. Box 2681, GrandCayman, KY1-1111, Cayman Islands. The business address is Unit 901, 9thth Floor, Capital Centre, 151 Gloucester Road, WanChai, Hong Kong.

 

TheCompany through its subsidiary that is incorporated and domiciled in Hong Kong, namely Pyro Entertainment Limited (“Pyro HK”)(collectively referred to as the “Group”) is principally engaged in the development and publishing of mobile games in HongKong.

 

Reorganization

 

PyroAI Inc.

 

PyroAI Inc. was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on November 17, 2023 under the Cayman Islands Companies Act as an exempted company withlimited liability. The authorized share capital is US$50,000 divided into 50,000,000 ordinary shares, at par value US$0.001 each andthe initial 1 share was transferred to K Family Inc. for cash at par on the date of incorporation. On December 6, 2023, K Family Inc.,Kwong Ping Man, Ho Chun Chung Patrick and Tan Wei subscribed for 10,559,998, 479,999, 479,999 and 479,999 shares for cash at par resultingin K Family Inc., Kwong Ping Man, Ho Chun Chung Patrick and Tan Wei holding approximately 88%, 4%, 4%, and 4% respectively, of the entireissued share capital of Pyro Cayman. As a result of the Share Split and Share Surrender, K Family Inc., Kwong Ping Man, HoChun Chung Patrick and Tan Wei owns 13,024,000, 592,000, 592,000 and 592,000 of Pyro Cayman’s shares, respectively.

 

On June 27, 2024,for the purposes of the initial public offering, the shareholders of Pyro Cayman  approveda 1-for-2 forward split of all Pyro Cayman’s issued and outstanding Shares and to change Pyro Cayman’s authorized share capitalto $50,000 divided into 100,000,000 ordinary shares, of a par value of $0.0005 each (the “Share Split”). Concurrently, KFamily Inc. surrendered 1,584,000 ordinary shares, Snow Cove Group Limited surrendered 72,000 ordinary shares, Ocean Bakery Group Limitedsurrendered 72,000 ordinary shares, Speed Breeze Group Limited surrendered 72,000 ordinary shares to Pyro Cayman, respectively (the “ShareSurrender”). All historical share amounts and share price information presented in these consolidated financial statements havebeen proportionally adjusted to reflect the impact of the Share Split and the Shares Surrender by the existing shareholders on June27, 2024 as if they had occurred at the beginning of the earlier period presented.

 

PyroEntertainment Limited

 

OnNovember 18, 2020, Pyro Entertainment Limited, formerly named as Titans Entertainment Limited was incorporated in Hong Kong as a privatecompany with limited liability. On December 12, 2023, Pyro Cayman completed a share swap transaction via a share exchange agreement withthe shareholders who owned 30,000,000 ordinary shares that represented 100% of the total issued and outstanding ordinary shares in PyroHK. Under the share exchange agreement, the shareholders of Pyro HK agreed to exchange their shares of Pyro HK for ordinary shares ofPyro Cayman on the basis of 2.5 ordinary shares for every one ordinary share of Pyro Cayman. Pursuant to the share exchange agreement,the shareholders of Pyro HK transferred their entire ownership in Pyro HK to Pyro Cayman for the consideration of Pyro Cayman issuing4 ordinary shares to the shareholders of Pyro HK (the “Share Swap”). Upon the completion of the share exchange transactionand reorganization, Pyro Cayman became the parent company and the Pyro HK became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pyro Cayman.

 

Thereorganization transaction is considered a merger of entities under common control. Under the guidance in ASC 805, for transactions betweenentities under common control, the assets, liabilities and results of operations, are recognized at their carrying amounts on the completiondate of the share swap transaction, which required a retrospective combination of Pyro Cayman and Pyro HK for all periods presented.The consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if the existing corporate structure had been in existence throughout allperiods. This includes a retrospective presentation for all equity-related disclosures, including issued shares and earnings per share,which have been revised to reflect the effects of the reorganization as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

Note2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Theaccounting policies applied for the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and2022 are consistent with those of the audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2023 and, 2022, as describedin those audited consolidated financial statements, except for the adoption of any new and amended accounting principles generally acceptedin the United States of America (“US GAAP”) effective after the year ending June 30, 2023 which are relevant to the preparationof this interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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2.1Basis of presentation, consolidation and going concern

 

Theaccompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation S-X.These statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2023 and2022, which have been prepared in accordance US GAAP. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on ahistorical cost basis. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanyinginterim condensed consolidated financial statements. The results of operations for the six months ended December 31, 2023 are not necessarilyindicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ended June 30, 2024.

 

Theinterim condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and all its majority-owned subsidiaryfrom the dates they were incorporated. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.

 

Theseinterim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Group will beable to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitmentsin the normal course of business. Management of the Group is satisfied that the Group’s operating profit and positive cash inflowsfrom operating activities have provided the Group adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeablefuture, a period of at least 12 months from the date of this report.

 

2.2Use of estimates

 

Thepreparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management of the Groupto make estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent assetsand liabilities at the balance sheet dates and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual resultscould differ from those estimates and judgments.

 

Inpreparing the interim condensed consolidated financial statements, the significant judgments made by management in applying the Group’skey sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the consolidated financial statements for the year endedJune 30, 2023.

 

2.3Foreign currency translation

 

Thereporting currency of the Group is United States Dollar (“USD”) and the accompanying consolidated financial statements havebeen expressed in “$”. The Company’s only operating subsidiary is based in Hong Kong with its books and records maintainedin its local currency, Hong Kong Dollar (“HKD”), which is the functional currency as being the primary currency of the economicenvironment in which their operations are conducted. In general, for consolidation purposes, subsidiaries whose functional currency isnot USD are translated into USD, in accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “Translation of Financial Statement”.

 

2.4Trade receivables

 

Tradereceivables are amounts due from third-party digital game distribution platforms, such as the Apple App Store, the Google Play Storefor sale of in-game virtual items to the players and software game development service. Trade receivables are recorded at the invoicedamount and do not bear interest.

 

Toestimate expected credit losses, the Group has identified the relevant risk characteristics of its customers and considers the past collectionexperience, current economic conditions and expected future economic conditions. The Group did not record provisions for expected creditlosses for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

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2.5Capitalized software development costs

 

Capitalizedsoftware development costs (comprise of staff compensation and related benefits) represents costs incurred for self-developed mobilegames. Software development costs are capitalized once the technological feasibility of a product is established and such costs are determinedto be recoverable. The technology feasibility of a product requires both technical design documentation and game design documentation.Significant management judgments and estimates are applied based on the feasibility report for each product where proven technology existsin assessing when the capitalization shall commence for software development costs and the evaluation is performed on a product-by-productbasis. The gain or loss on the disposal of capitalized software development costs is the difference between the net sales proceeds andthe carrying amount of the relevant assets and is recognized on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

Commencingupon a product’s release, capitalized software development costs are amortized to reflect the pattern of economic benefits consumedon a straight-line basis over the estimated periods benefited. The Group has continued to focus on delivering increased content in thelicensed and self-developed mobile games to the players and to deliver such content more frequently through in-game updates which wouldpossibly extend the estimated economic lives of the products and in those cases, the capitalized software development costs would beamortized over longer periods of time. At each balance sheet date, the unamortized capitalized costs of each self-developed mobile game(“product”) shall be compared to the net realizable value of that product. The amount by which the unamortized capitalizedcosts of a product exceed the net realizable value of that asset shall be written off. The net realizable value is the estimated futuregross revenues from that product reduced by the estimated future costs of completing and disposing of that product, including the costsof performing maintenance and customer support required to satisfy the Group’s responsibility set forth at the time of sale. Thereduced amount of capitalized software development costs that have been written down to net realizable value at the end of an annualfiscal period shall be considered to be the cost for subsequent accounting purposes, and the amount of the write-down shall not be subsequentlyrestored.

 

Whenestimating the future gross revenues for a product, the entity should use the most recent information available. As a result, estimatesof future revenues or the remaining economic life for a product is being amortized may change as new information becomes available duringthe amortization period. Those changes in estimate are treated on a prospective basis, and therefore are recognized in calculations ofamortization going forward only.

 

Amortizationexpense of capitalized software development costs is included in cost of revenue of the Company’s consolidated statements of operationsand comprehensive income. Capitalized software development costs with finite useful lives are amortized over the estimated economic livesof the products in connection with capitalized software development costs as follows:

 

Types of capitalized software development costs   The estimated useful lives of the products in connection with capitalized software development costs
     
Contents for the self-developed mobile games   2-5 years, based on the underlying contents for the self-developed mobile games expected to contribute to the future cash flows

 

2.6Leases

 

TheGroup determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The Group classifies the lease as a finance lease if it meets certain criteriaor as an operating lease when it does not. The Group does not have any finance leases. The Group leases facilities for offices in HongKong, which are all classified as operating leases with fixed lease payments, as contractually stated in the lease agreements. The Grouphas lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which the Group has elected to account for the components as a single leasecomponent. The Group’s leases do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

 

Operatingleases are included in operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Operating leaseliabilities that become due within one year of the balance sheet date are classified as current operating lease liabilities. Lease expenseis recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

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2.7Deferred offering costs

 

Inaccordance with ASC 340-10-S99-1, the Group defers specific incremental costs directly attributable to an offering of equity securitiesand these costs will be charged against the gross proceeds of the offering as a reduction of additional paid-in capital. If the Groupdoes not complete the IPO, the deferred costs of the aborted offering will be deferred and charged against the proceeds of a subsequentoffering. Any costs related to an aborted offering will be expensed in the period in which the Group elects to abort the offering.

 

Priorto the completion of the IPO, deferred offering costs, which mainly consist of direct incremental legal, auditing, accounting, consulting,and other fees relating to the IPO, are capitalized on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

2.8Fair value measurements

 

TheGroup uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy to classify and disclose all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurringbasis, as well as assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, in periods subsequent to their initial measurement.The hierarchy requires the Group to use observable inputs when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs, when determiningfair value. The three tiers are defined as follows:

 

  Level 1—Observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;
     
  Level 2—Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly in the marketplace for identical or similar assets and liabilities; and
     
  Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data, which require the Group to develop its own assumptions.

 

Asof December 31, 2023 and 2022, the carrying values of the Group’s financial instruments, including cash, trade receivables andother assets, trade payable and other liabilities, approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

2.9Revenue from contracts with customers

 

TheGroup adopts Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC Topic 606) for all periodspresented. The Group generates revenue through the provision of software game development service and sale of in-game virtual items.

 

Whencontrol of the promised goods and services are transferred to the customers, the Group recognizes revenue in the amount that reflectsthe consideration the Group expects to receive in exchange for these services. The Group determines revenue recognition by applying thefollowing five-step model:

 

  Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;
     
  Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;
     
  Determination of the transaction price;
     
  Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and
     
  Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Group satisfies a performance obligation.

 

Performanceobligations

 

Inaccordance with ASC 606-10-25-19, the Group assesses the promises in the contract to determine whether promised goods or services aredistinct performance obligations if both of the following criteria are met:

 

  1. The customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer (that is, the good or service is capable of being distinct).
  2. The entity’s promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (that is, the promise to transfer the good or service is distinct within the context of the contract).

 

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TheGroup notes the following performance obligations:

 

  The software game development service that provides customized software games to customers involves a number of stages, which is an integration service to incorporate individual services into a combined output. Each individual service cannot benefit the customers on its own. The Group determines this to be a combined distinct performance obligation.
     
  The sale of in-game virtual items is determined to be a distinct performance obligation as a customer can benefit from the purchase to enhance his gameplay experience on its own and the promise is separately identifiable.
     
  The sale of game-related products includes a printed card and an in-game virtual item. The printed card represents a collectible item sold to customers and the in-game virtual item   embedded in a printed card provides the card owner with a distinct gameplay experience as part of the overall product. These are separately identifiable promises. The Group determines this to be two distinct performance obligations.

 

EstimatedStandalone Selling Price

 

Inaccordance with ASC 606-10-32-29, to meet the allocation objective, an entity shall allocate the transaction price to each performanceobligation identified in the contract on a relative standalone selling price basis. The Group obtains the transaction price of performanceobligations by using the selling prices for performance obligations with observable prices sold on a standalone basis. When observableprices are not readily available, the Company estimates the standalone selling prices by using the expected cost plus a margin approach.

 

Softwaregame development service

 

Revenuegenerated from software game development revenue service represents the provision of customized software games that are internally designed,built, tested and delivered to the customers. The Group recognizes revenue that are satisfied over time by measuring the progress towardcomplete satisfaction of the performance obligation using a single method of measuring progress which depicts the performance in transferringcontrol of the associated goods or services to the customers. The Group uses input methods to measure the progress toward the completesatisfaction of performance obligations satisfied over time. Significant management judgment is required in determining the level ofeffort required under an arrangement and the period over which we are expected to complete our performance obligations under an arrangement.At each reporting period, the Group measures the progress based on the budgeting and costing systems and estimates the proportion ofservice rendered based on engineering inspections or the ratio of costs incurred to estimated total costs.

 

Therewere no unsatisfied performance obligations pertaining to the software game development services as of December 31, 2023 and June 30,2023.

 

Saleof in-game virtual items

 

Revenuegenerated from the sale of in-game virtual items represents microtransactions of downloadable content. The Group operates licensed mobilegames and self-developed mobile games under free-to-play model. Microtransaction revenue is derived from the sale of virtual currenciesand virtual goods to the players to enhance their gameplay experience. Payments from players for in-game purchase are non-refundable.Proceeds from the sales of these virtual items are initially recorded in deferred revenue. Proceeds from sales of virtual currenciesare recognized as revenue when a player uses the virtual goods purchased with a virtual currency. Proceeds from the sales of virtualgoods are recognized as revenue when a player uses the virtual goods. The Group categorizes the virtual goods as either “consumable”or “durable”. Consumable virtual goods represent goods that can be consumed by a specific player action; accordingly, theGroup recognizes revenue when the performance obligation is satisfied upon the delivery of consumable virtual goods as the goods areconsumed. Durable virtual goods represent goods that are accessible to the players over an extended period of time; accordingly, theGroup recognizes revenue from the sale of durable virtual goods ratably over the estimated service period.

 

Estimatedservice period

 

TheGroup considers a variety of data when determining the estimated service period for the mobile game players, including the weighted averagenumber of days between players’ first day played online and the time at which the players become inactive or cease engaging withour content for a period of time. The Group also considers known online trends such as the service period of the Group’s previouslyreleased games and the service periods of competitors’ games that are of a similar nature. Based on the evaluation, the estimatedservice period for players of the Group’s current mobile games is 3 months.

 

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Futuredata patterns could change from historical patterns as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, changes in the contentof the mobile games, frequency of the content delivery, competitors’ offerings and other changes that impact the players’engagement that management of the Group may not be able to predict reasonably.

 

Principalagent considerations

 

TheGroup reported revenue generated from sales of virtual items on gross basis of the sales made to the paying players. For licensed mobilegames, proceeds earned from the selling of in-game virtual items are shared between the Group and the third-party game developers, withthe amount paid to the third-party game developers generally calculated based on amounts paid by paying players, after deducting thechannel costs. Fees paid to third-party game developers and third-party digital game distribution platforms are recorded as “costof revenue” on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

TheGroup acts as the principal in the sale of virtual items due to the following reasons:

 

  The Group is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specific good or service.
     
  The Group has discretion in establishing the price for the specific good or service.

 

Saleof game-related products

 

Revenuegenerated from the sale of game-related products represents the sale of physical objects (the cards in which each card has printed acharacter from the game and includes a QR code). These cards relate to the content of the game developed for a licensed mobile game andare sold through several distribution stores and the cards that are sold to the end consumers are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.Aside from being a collectible item of the card itself, the card can also provide in-game content to the card owner when the QR codeis scanned with a compatible mobile phone.

 

TheGroup determines revenue recognition by applying the five-step model and determines the transaction price to each performance obligation.The Group recognizes a portion of revenue upon the delivery of the cards to end consumers and recognizes the remaining portion of revenueratably over the estimated service period related to sale of the durable virtual goods embedded in the cards. The Group has no remainingperformance obligations on the sale of game-related products as of December 31, 2023.

 

Deferredrevenue

 

TheGroup recorded trade receivables related to revenue when the Group has an unconditional right to invoice and receive payment. The Grouprecords deferred revenue as the contract liabilities on the Group’s balance sheets when cash payments are received in advance ofearning revenue upon satisfying the performance obligation. As of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, the Group recorded deferred revenueof $478,488 and $455,141, respectively, in connection with the remaining performance obligations related to the in-game purchase of virtualitems from end consumers. During the six-month period ended December 31, 2023, $455,141 of revenue recognized was included inthe Group’s deferred revenue as of June 30, 2023. The Group expects to recognize an aggregate of $478,488 of revenue over the performanceperiod in the next 12 months.

 

Segmentreporting

 

TheGroup generates its revenue from one service line and operates as a single operating segment. Due to the integrated structure of theGroup’s business, the Group’s chief operating decision maker, its Chief Executive Officer, reviews financial informationon an aggregate basis for the purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance.

 

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TheGroup’s disaggregation information of revenue by each product and service or each group of similar products and services type whichwere recognized based on the nature of performance obligation is as follows:

 

   For the six months ended December 31, 
Service Type  2023   Percentage of
Total revenue
   2022   Percentage of
Total revenue
 
Software game development  $181,397    6%  $228,692    11%
Game-related products  $-    -%  $252,709    13%
In-game virtual items  $2,790,499    94%  $1,495,797    76%
Total  $2,971,896    100%  $1,977,198    100%

 

   For the six months ended December 31, 
Revenue Type  2023   Percentage of Total revenue   2022   Percentage of Total revenue 
Revenue recognized over time  $784,133    26%  $518,395    26%
Revenue recognized at point in time  $2,187,763    74%  $1,458,803    74%
Total  $2,971,896    100%  $1,977,198    100%

 

Thetable below sets forth a breakdown of our revenue classified by geographical locations according to revenue generated from software gamedevelopment for our customers, sale of games related products and sale of in-game virtual items for the six months ended December 31,2023 and 2022:

 

   For the six months ended December 31, 
Areas  2023   Percentage of
Total revenue
   2022   Percentage of
Total revenue
 
Hong Kong  $2,217,414    75%  $1,890,640    96%
Taiwan  $361,361    12%  $19,218    1%
United States   144,175    5%   3,397    0%
Macau  $73,446    2%  $54,219    3%
Other countries  $175,500    6%  $9,724    1%
Total  $2,971,896    100%  $1,977,198    100%

 

Duringthe six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, all revenue was generated from third parties.

 

2.10Cost of revenue

 

Costof revenue are recognized when incurred. Cost of revenue consists primarily of staff costs, platform fees, royalty fees related to licensedgames and other game operation costs that are directly attributable to services provided. These costs are charged to the Group’sconsolidated statements of operations in the period as incurred.

 

Platformfees

 

Platformfees are charged by the platform providers (such as Apple and Google) associated with the Group’s sales of in-game virtual itemsvia the platform providers’ distribution and payment channels. The Group defers related platform fees ratably with the deferredrevenue and recognizes the costs as the revenues are recognized. The Group’s platform fees recognized during the six months endedDecember 31, 2023 and 2022 was $817,190 and $459,150 respectively.

 

Royaltyfees

 

Royaltyfees is charged by the licensors based on a pre-agreed percentage of the Group’s sales of in-game virtual items, net of platformfees from the licensed games. The Group’s royalty fees recognized during the six months ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 was $518,318and $509,408, respectively.

 

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2.11Research and development expenses

 

Researchexpenditure for self-developed mobile games and research and development expenditure for licensed mobile games are recognized as an expenseas incurred. Costs that are directly attributable to development activities for self-developed mobile games with established technologicalfeasibility are recorded as capitalized software development costs (Note 8). Other development expenditures that do not meet those criteriaare recognized as expenses as incurred.

 

2.12Earnings per share (“EPS”)

 

BasicEPS is calculated by dividing the net income attributable to ordinary equity holders by the weighted average number of ordinary sharesoutstanding during the year. Diluted EPS is calculated by using the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding adjusted toinclude the potentially dilutive effect of ordinary shares outstanding during the year using the treasury stock method and as if convertedmethod, unless their inclusion in the calculation is anti-dilutive.

 

2.13Income Taxes

 

TheGroup accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740 “Income Taxes”. Under ASC 740, income taxes are recognized forthe amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current period and deferred tax liabilities and assets are recognized for the futuretax consequences of transactions that have been recognized in the Group’s financial statements or tax returns. A valuation allowanceis provided when it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

TheCompany accounts for uncertainties in income tax in accordance with ASC 740-10 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”.ASC 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of atax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-notto be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no penalties or accrued interestrecorded in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

TheGroup conducts business activities in Hong Kong and is subject to taxes in Hong Kong. The Group files tax returns in Hong Kong and subjectto examination by Hong Kong tax authority.

 

2.14Related Parties

 

TheGroup follows ASC 850, “Related Party Disclosures,” for the identification of related parties and disclosure of relatedparty transactions and balances. Parties are considered to be related if one party has the ability, directly or indirectly, to controlthe other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Parties are alsoconsidered to be related if they are subject to common control or significant influence, such as a family member or relative, shareholder,or a related corporation.

 

2.15Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Allnew standards and amendments that are effective for the annual reporting period commencing July 1, 2023, have been applied by the Groupfor the six months ended December 31, 2023. The adoption of these new and amended standards did not have a material impact on the interimcondensed consolidated financial statements of the Group. A number of new standards and amendments to standards have not come into effectfor the year beginning July 1, 2023, and they have not been early adopted by the Group in preparing the interim condensed consolidatedfinancial statements. None of these new standards and amendments to standards is expected to have a significant effect on the interimcondensed consolidated financial statements of the Group.

 

Note3. Risks and uncertainties

 

(a) Economic and Political Risks

 

PyroHK, the Company’s operating subsidiary, conducts business in Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. Accordingly,the Group’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environmentin the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC economy.

 

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TheGroup’s operations in the Hong Kong are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companiesin North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environmentand foreign currency exchange. The Group’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditionsin the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion,remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation.

 

(b) Concentration of credit risk

 

Financialinstruments that potentially expose the Group to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents,trade receivables and deposits and prepayments. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, substantially all of the Group’s cash and cashequivalents were deposited with financial institutions with high-credit ratings and quality.

 

TheGroup utilizes platform providers to distribute, market, promote and collect payments from players for the Group’s self-developedand licensed mobile games. A significant portion of the Group’s revenue was generated from players who purchased the in-game virtualitems through these platforms. The Group performs ongoing credit evaluations and maintain allowances for potential credit losses.

 

Detailsof the platform providers and other customers which accounted for 10% or more of the revenue are as follows:

 

   For the six months ended December 31, 
   2023   % revenue   2022   % revenue 
Apple Inc.  $1,596,245    54%  $771,523    39%
Google Inc.   1,149,930    39%   723,393    37%
Customer B   -    -%   252,709    13%
   $2,746,175    93%  $1,747,625    89%

 

Detailsof the platform providers and other customers which accounted for 10% or more of the trade receivables are as follows:

 

   As of December 31, 2023   % trade receivables   As of June 30, 2023   % trade receivables 
Apple Inc.  $368,288    73%  $510,394    43%
Google Inc.   134,541    27%   189,737    16%
Customer A   -    -%   487,990    41%
   $502,829    100%  $1,188,121    100%

 

Detailsof the platform providers and other vendors which accounted for 10% or more of the total vendor costs are as follows:

 

   For the six months ended December 31, 
   2023   % service costs   2022   % service costs 
Apple Inc.  $470,242    35%  $237,290    25%
Google Inc.   278,721    21%   155,686    16%
   $748,963    56%  $392,976    41%

 

Detailsof the licensors and other vendors which accounted for 10% or more of the total vendor costs are as follows:

 

   For the six months ended December 31, 
   2023   % service costs   2022   % service costs 
Licensor A  $517,102    39%   509,014    53%

 

Detailsof the licensors and other vendors which accounted for 10% or more of the trade payables are as follows:

 

   As of December 31, 2023   % trade payables   As of June 30, 2023   % trade payables 
Licensor A  $207,415    99%  $149,028    99%

 

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Note4. Deferred costs

 

AtDecember 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, deferred costs consisted of the following:

 

   As of December 31, 2023   As of June 30, 2023 
Deferred offering costs*   625,038    - 
Deferred costs related to the sale of in-game virtual items   139,345    94,259 
   $764,383   $94,259 

 

*Deferred offering costs represent costs that are directly attributable to the IPO process. As of December 31, 2023, deferred offeringcosts mainly comprise of legal fees, audit fees, fees incurred by financial reporting advisors, fees paid for an industry analysts researchreport and printing fees.

 

Note5. Deposits and prepayments

 

AtDecember 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, deposits and prepayments consisted of the following:

 

   As of December 31, 2023   As of June 30, 2023 
Refundable deposits   61,560    78,223 
Prepayments*   116,633    223,127 
   $178,193   $301,350 

 

*Prepayments primarily includes payments of insurance premiums and advertising expenses to third parties.

 

Note6. Property, Plant and Equipment

 

AtDecember 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 

   As of December 31, 2023   As of June 30, 2023 
Computer equipment  $138,457   $136,102 
Furniture and fittings   22,365    19,760 
Leasehold improvements   161,518    160,996 
Cost   322,340    316,858 
Less: Accumulated depreciation   (271,985)   (159,005)
Net book value  $50,355   $157,853 

 

Depreciationexpense of property, plant and equipment included in the cost of revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $11,492and $9,891, respectively. Depreciation expense of property, plant and equipment included in the general administrative expenses for thesix months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $42,126 and $39,936, respectively.

 

Therewas no impairment of property, plant and equipment recorded for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

Note7. Right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities

 

TheGroup has leases for the office premises in Hong Kong expiring on various dates through September 2026, which are classified as operatingleases. All cash payments of operating lease cost are classified within operating activities in the interim condensed consolidated statementsof cash flows. Lease expense for leases related to right-of-use assets for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $147,523and $128,572, respectively.

 

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Thecarrying amounts of right-of-use assets are as below:

 

   As of December 31, 2023   As of June 30, 2023 
Office   1,058,560    556,917 
Less: Lease expense   (611,950)   (427,201)
ROU assets, net of accumulated depreciation  $446,610   $129,716 

 

TheGroup’s future minimum payments under long-term non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

 

  

As of

December 31, 2023

 
Within 1 year  $199,121 
After 1 year but within 5 years   303,294 
Total lease payments  $502,415 
Less: imputed interest   (55,401)
Total lease obligations   447,014 
Less: current obligations   (155,833)
Long-term lease obligations  $291,181 

 

Otherinformation:

 

   For the six months ended December 31, 
   2023   2022 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:          
Cash outflows from operating lease  $150,548   $133,573 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities  $499,832   $- 
Remaining lease term for operating leases (years)   2.75    1.25 
Weighted average discount rate for operating leases   5.0%   5.0%

 

Note8. Capitalized software development costs

 

AtDecember 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, capitalized software development costs consisted of the following:

 

   As of December 31, 2023   As of June 30, 2023 
Contents for the self-developed mobile games   6,365,585    4,840,916 
Accumulated amortization   (489,879)   (161,169)
Capitalized software development costs, net of accumulated amortization  $5,875,706   $4,679,747 

 

Asof December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, capitalized software development costs amounting to $4,720,853 and $3,201,515, respectivelywere still in development for which amortization has yet to commence.

 

InSeptember 2023, the Company sold all of the rights to a self-developed mobile game to an unrelated third party. The selling price forthe rights was approximately $258,000 (approximately HKD 2 million). The Company derecognized the previous capitalized costs of approximately$198,000 related to this self-developed mobile game and recorded a gain on disposal of approximately $60,000 upon the date of completion.

 

Basedon the carrying value of the capitalized software development costs that the development of the definite-lived products had been completedas of December 31, 2023, the Group estimates its amortization expense for following periods will be as follows:

 

   Amortization expense 
Twelve-Month Periods Ended December 31,     
2024  $264,141 
2025  $264,141 
2026  $264,141 
2027  $264,141 
2028  $98,289 
Total amortization expense  $1,154,853 

 

Amortizationexpense of capitalized software development costs for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $131,935 and $39,102,respectively and they have been included in cost of revenue.

 

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Note9. Trade payables, other payables and accruals

 

   As of December 31, 2023   As of June 30, 2023 
Trade payables  $210,146   $150,375 
Payroll payable   263,572    302,731 
Accrued expenses (a)   55,202    15,775 
Withholding tax payables (b)   8    89,353 
   $528,928   $558,234 

 

  (a) Accrued expenses mainly comprised of outstanding amounts owed to various non-trade vendors.
     
  (b) Withholding tax is a deduction from payments made to suppliers who provide services. The Group is obligated to pay withholding tax of 5% to the Japan tax authority on the licensing fee paid to a Japanese company on a licensed mobile game.

 

Note10. Taxation

 

Incometax

 

Incometax expense comprises current and deferred taxes. Current taxes and deferred taxes are recognized in the consolidated statements of operationsexcept to the extent that it relates to a business combination, or items recognized directly in equity or in other comprehensive incomeor loss.

 

CaymanIslands

 

TheCompany was incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Under the current laws of the Cayman Islands, the Company is not subject to income orcapital gains taxes. In addition, dividend payments are not subject to withholdings tax in the Cayman Islands.

 

HongKong

 

PyroHK was incorporated in Hong Kong and subject to the Hong Kong corporate income tax rate of 16.5% on income derived from Hong Kong.

 

Currenttaxes are the expected tax receivable or payable on the taxable income or loss for the years, using tax rates enacted or substantivelyenacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax receivable or payable in respect of previous years. Deferred taxes are recognizedin respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amountsused for taxation purposes. The Company had recorded full valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset for the six months ended December31, 2023 and 2022 due to the uncertainty of future events.

 

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Areconciliation between the statutory tax rate to income before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes is as follows:

 

   For the six months ended December 31, 
   2023   2022 
Income before income tax  $132,848   $105,332 
Hong Kong income tax statutory rate   16.5%   16.5%
Income tax at statutory rate   21,920    17,380 
Preferential tax rate*   (19,418)   (2,008)
Utilization of tax losses carried forward from prior year   -    (4,984)
Effect of differing tax rate from different jurisdiction   1,160    - 
Non-deductible expenses   17,610    8,221 
Non-taxable income   -    (12,804)
Capital allowance claimed   (1,854)   (3,797)
Income tax expenses  $19,418   $2,008 

 

*Witheffective from April 1, 2018, the provision for Hong Kong current tax is based on a preferential rate of 8.25% on the first approximately$255,190 (HKD2,000,000) of Pyro HK’s assessable income as determined in accordance with the relevant income tax rules and regulationsof Hong Kong.

 

Note11. Related Party Transactions

 

Amountdue to a related party

 

Thetransactions amount due to Mr. Wu Kin Chung (“Mr. Wu”), director and controlling shareholder of the Group are as of the following:

 

   2023   2022 
As of July 1,  $735,207   $375,632 
Expenses paid on behalf for operation and administration expenses   762,420    1,732,050 
Repayments made to Mr. Wu   (320,120)   (433,847)
As of December 31,  $1,177,507   $1,673,835 

 

Asof December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, the Group recorded amount due to a related party of $1,177,507 and $735,207, respectively. Theamounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.

 

Note12. Equity

 

On June 27, 2024, the shareholders of the Company  approved a 1-for-2 forward split of the Company’s issued and outstanding Shares and to change the Company’s authorized share capital to $50,000 divided into 100,000,000 ordinary shares, of a par value of $0.0005 each (the“Share Split”). Concurrently, K Family Inc. surrendered 1,584,000 ordinary shares, Snow Cove Group Limited surrendered72,000 ordinary shares, Ocean Bakery Group Limited surrendered 72,000 ordinary shares, Speed Breeze Group Limited surrendered 72,000ordinary shares to the Company, respectively (the “Share Surrender”), and the surrender shares were subsequently cancelled by the Company. All historical share amounts and share priceinformation presented in these consolidated financial statements have been proportionally adjusted to reflect the impact of the ShareSplit and the Share Surrender by the existing shareholders on June 27, 2024 as if they had occurred at the beginning of theearlier period presented.

 

Below is a reconciliation of the effect of theretroactive adjustments.

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023

 

       Adjustments     
   Pre-Share Split and Share Surrender   Share Split  

 

 

Share Surrender

   Post-Share Split and Share Surrender 
Equity                    
Number of ordinary shares – authorized   50,000,000    50,000,000    -    100,000,000 
Number of ordinary shares – issued and outstanding   12,000,000    12,000,000    (1,800,000)   22,200,000 
Par value  $0.001   $(0.0005)  $-   $0.0005 
Share capital  $12,000   $-   $(900)  $11,100 
Additional paid-in capital  $3,824,978   $-   $900   $3,825,878 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended December31, 2023

 

       Adjustments     
   Pre-Share Split and Share Surrender   Share Split  

 

 

Share Surrender

   Post-Share Split and Share Surrender 
Earnings per share                    
Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share  $0.01   $(0.005)  $0.005   $0.01 
                     
Weighted average number of shares used in computation:                    
Basic and diluted   12,000,000    12,000,000    (1,800,000)   22,200,000 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended December31, 2022

 

       Adjustments     
   Pre-Share Split and Share Surrender   Share Split  

 

 

Share Surrender

   Post-Share Split and Share Surrender 
Earnings per share                    
Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share  $0.02   $(0.01)  $-   $0.01 
                     
Weighted average number of shares used in computation:                    
Basic and diluted   5,347,826    5,347,826    (802,174)   9,893,478 

 

Theshareholders’ equity structure as of December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023 are presented after giving retroactive effect to the reorganizationof the Group that was completed on December 12, 2023. Immediately before and after reorganization, the Company, together with its wholly-ownedsubsidiary, were effectively controlled by the same shareholder; therefore, for accounting purposes, the reorganization was accountedfor as a recapitalization.

 

AuthorizedShares

 

TheGroup has 50,000,000 authorized ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share. As a result of the Share Split, the authorized ordinaryshares became 100,000,000 and par value became $0.0005.

 

OrdinaryShares

 

Asof the date of this report, the Group has 12,000,000 shares of ordinary shares outstanding and issued to the participating shareholdersin connection with the reorganization of the Group.

 

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Capitalcontribution

 

OnApril 26, 2022, Mr. Wu injected capital of approximately $1,274,519 (HKD9,999,999) to Pyro HK in return for Pyro HK issuing 9,999,999shares to Mr. Wu. Consequent to the reorganization, Pyro Cayman’s ordinary shares have been adjusted retrospectively to give effectfor the exchange ratio of 2.5 ordinary shares for every one ordinary share of Pyro Cayman upon the issuance and resulted in an issuanceof 3,999,999 ordinary shares of Pyro Cayman. The capital contribution received was reflected as an increase in the Group’s sharecapital in amount of $4,000 and additional paid-in capital in amount of $1,270,519, respectively. As a result of the Share Split andShare Surrender, the issued ordinary shares became 7,399,998, an increase in share capital became $3,700 and additional paid-in capitalbecame $1,270,819.

 

OnNovember 30, 2022, Pyro HK issued 20,000,000 shares to Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu had fully paid up the share capital of approximately $2,562,459(HKD20,000,000) in January 2023. Consequent to the reorganization, Pyro Cayman’s ordinary shares have been adjusted retrospectivelyto give effect for the exchange ratio of 2.5 ordinary shares for every one ordinary share of Pyro Cayman upon the issuance and resultedin an issuance of 8,000,000 ordinary shares of Pyro Cayman. The capital contribution received was reflected as an increase in the Group’sshare capital in amount of $8,000 and additional paid-in capital in amount of $2,554,459, respectively. As a result of the Share Splitand Share Surrender, the issued ordinary shares became 14,800,000, an increase in share capital became $7,400 and additional paid-incapital became $2,555,059.

 

Note13. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Inthe normal course of business, the Group is subject to loss contingencies, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of our business,that cover a wide range of matters, including, among others, government investigations and tax matters. In accordance with ASC No. 450-20,“Loss Contingencies”, the Group will record accruals for such loss contingencies when it is probable that a liability hasbeen incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. In the opinion of management of the Group, there were no pending orthreatened claims and litigation as of December 31, 2023 and through the date of this interim condensed consolidated financial statementswere available to be issued.

 

Exceptthe operating lease commitments as disclosed on Note 7, on September 6, 2023, the Group entered into a lease agreement for a lease termof 3 years for an office in Hong Kong. The Group is committed to pay a total rental fee of approximately $502,415 in thefuture.

 

Note14. Subsequent Events

 

TheGroup’s management has evaluated subsequent events up to the date of filing of these financial statements pursuant to therequirements of ASC 855 and has determined the following material subsequent events:

 

FromJanuary 1, 2024 to the date of filing of these financial statements, Mr. Wu Kin Chung (“Mr. Wu”), director and controllingshareholder of the Group paid the operation and administration expenses on behalf of the Group and made cash advance for the Group’soperations in an aggregate amount of approximately $1.4 million. As of the date of filing of these financial statements, the balancedue to Mr. Wu was approximately $2.5 million. The amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.

 

On May 23, 2024, the Company and a licensorhad mutually agreed to terminate an agreement in connection with a licensed game. As a result, the Company will not generate revenuefrom the sale of in-game virtual item of this licensed game after such termination.

 

OnJune 27, 2024, the shareholders of the Company approved a 1-for-2 forward split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares(the “Share Split”) and to increase the authorized share capital from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000 ordinary shares. The shareholdersof the Company surrendered an aggregate of 1,800,000 ordinary shares immediately following the completion of the forward split (the “ShareSurrender”). All historical share amounts and share price information presented in these consolidated financial statements havebeen proportionally adjusted to reflect the impact of the Share Split and the Share Surrender as if they had occurred at the beginningof the earlier period presented (Note 12).

 

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PYROAI INC.

 

 

___________ORDINARYSHARES

 

 

 

 

 

PRELIMINARYPROSPECTUS

 

[    ],2024

 

 

 

 

 

CathaySecurities, Inc.

 

Untiland including               , 2024 (twenty-five (25) days afterthe date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our Ordinary Shares, whether or not participating in this offering,may be required to deliver a prospectus. This delivery requirement is in addition to the obligation of dealers to deliver a prospectuswhen acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

__________

 

 

 

 

Informationcontained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registrationstatement becomes effective. This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall therebe any sale of these securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualificationunder the securities laws of any such State.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS   SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED JULY 3, 2024

 

PYROAI INC.

1,500,000ORDINARY SHARES

 

ThisResale Prospectus relates to the resale of 1,500,000 Ordinary Shares in aggregate by the Selling Shareholders named in this prospectus.We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders named in this prospectus.

 

Anyshares sold by the Selling Shareholders covered by this prospectus will only occur after the trading of our Ordinary Shares on the NasdaqCapital Market, and begins at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated prices. No sales of the shares covered by this prospectusshall occur until after completion of our initial public offering. The distribution of securities offered hereby may be effected in oneor more transactions that may take place in ordinary brokers’ transactions, privately negotiated transactions or through salesto one or more dealers for resale of such securities as principals. The Selling Shareholders will sell their shares at prevailing marketprices or in privately negotiated prices. Usual and customary or specifically negotiated brokerage fees or commissions may be paid bythe Selling Shareholder. The date of effectiveness of this registration statement is [●], 2024.

 

TheOrdinary Shares registered for resale as part of this Resale Prospectus, once registered, will constitute a considerable percentage ofour public float. The sales of a substantial number of registered shares could result in a significant decline in the public tradingprice of our Ordinary Shares and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale or issuance of additional Ordinary Shares.We are unable to predict the effect that such sales may have on the prevailing market price of our Ordinary Shares. Despite such a declinein the public trading price, certain Selling Shareholders may still experience a positive rate of return on the Ordinary Shares due tothe lower price that they purchased the Ordinary Shares compared to other public investors and may be incentivized to sell their OrdinaryShares when others are not. See “Risk Factors — The future sales of Ordinary Shares by existing shareholders, including thesales pursuant to the Resale Prospectus, may adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares.”

 

Priorto this Offering, there has been no public market for our Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.0005  each (the “Ordinary Shares”).It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price per Ordinary Share will be between $4.00 and $5.00. We intend to listour Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “PYRO.” We cannot guarantee that we will be successfulin listing our Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq. This offering is conditioned upon the successful listing of our Ordinary Shares on the NasdaqCapital Market. If the Nasdaq Capital Market does not approve our listing application this initial public offering will be terminated.

 

Weare an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 and will be subject to reducedpublic company reporting requirements. See “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a ForeignPrivate Issuer.”

 

Uponthe completion of this offering and the sale of our Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to the Resale Prospectus filedcontemporaneously herewith, we will be a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules because ourControlling Shareholder, K Family Inc., of which Mr. Wu Kin Chung, our Chief Executive Officer, is the sole director and the sole beneficialowner, will own 79.9% of our total issued and outstanding Shares, representing 79.9% of the total voting power, assuming that the underwritersdo not exercise their over-allotment option.

 

 
 

 

Weare not a Hong Kong operating company, but an offshore holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. As a holding company withno material operations of our own, we conduct our operations through our operating subsidiary in Hong Kong, Pyro Entertainment Limited,or Pyro HK. This is an offering of the Shares of Pyro Cayman, the holding company in the Cayman Islands, instead of the shares of PyroHK. References to the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” in the prospectus are to PyroCayman, the Cayman Islands entity that will issue the Shares being offered. References to “Pyro HK” are to the Hong Kongentity operating the business and generating all revenue and profit stated in the consolidated financial statements of the Company includedelsewhere in this prospectus. The Company owns 100% of Pyro HK. Investors in our Shares should be aware that they may never hold equityinterests in the Hong Kong operating company directly. Investors are purchasing equity solely in Pyro Cayman, our Cayman Islands holdingcompany, which directly owns equity interests in the Hong Kong operating company. Because of our corporate structure, we as well as ourinvestors are subject to unique risks due to uncertainty of the interpretation and the application of PRC laws and regulations. We arealso subject to the risks of uncertainty about any future actions of the PRC government in this regard. We may also be subject to sanctionsimposed by PRC regulatory agencies including the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), if we fail to comply withtheir rules and regulations. PRC regulatory authorities could disallow our operating structure in the future, and this would likely resultin a material change in our operations in China and/or the value of our Shares, which could cause the value of such securities to significantlydecline or become worthless. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of this prospectus for a discussion of risks facingthe Company and the offering as a result of this structure.

 

Thereare legal and operational risks associated with being based in and having the majority of our operations in Hong Kong. The PRC governmentmay exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene or influence our operations at anytime. Such government actions could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registeringfor sale; could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue our operations; could significantly limit or completelyhinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors; and may cause the value of our securities to significantlydecline or be worthless.

 

ThePRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and made a number of public statements on the regulation of business operationsin certain areas in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancingsupervision over China-based companies listed overseas using variable interest entity (“VIE”) structure, adopting new measuresto extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. We do not believe that we are directlysubject to these regulatory actions or statements, as we do not have a VIE structure. Further, currently, based on our understandingof the PRC laws and regulations, Pyro HK may provide customers with non-sensitive information when using our products. As at the dateof this prospectus, based on our understanding, all the games developed by the Group are neither sold nor allowed to be published onthe network platform in mainland China. As such, we believe that the users do not include natural persons in mainland China, but becausethe information of the above natural persons is not collected/stored/used/processed by us, therefore, we cannot confirm that these usersmay include natural persons in mainland China. In the future, if we meet specific circumstances such as providing products or servicesto natural persons in mainland China, and collect, store and process personal information of natural persons in mainland China, it willbe governed by the Personal Information Protection Law of the PRC, which does not exclude the need to comply with it and other relevantprovisions. Since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon the legislative or administrativeregulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations willbe modified or promulgated, if any, or the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our daily businessoperations or our ability to accept foreign investments and list on a U.S. exchange. Any change in foreign investment regulations, andother policies in China or related enforcement actions by China government could result in a material change in our operations and/orthe value of the securities we are registering for sale and could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continueto offer our securities to investors or cause the value of our Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

 
 

 

OurOrdinary Shares may be prohibited from being traded on a national exchange under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCAAct”) if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) is unable to inspect our auditors for two consecutiveyears. On December 23, 2022, the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “AHFCA Act”) was enacted, whichamended the HFCA Act by extending the aforementioned inspection period to from two to three consecutive years. On December 16, 2021,the PCAOB issued a report on its determinations that it was unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accountingfirms headquartered in Mainland China and in Hong Kong, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions. The PCAOBmade its determinations pursuant to PCAOB Rule 6100, which provides a framework for how the PCAOB fulfils its responsibilities underthe HFCA Act. The report further listed in its Appendix A and Appendix B, Registered Public Accounting Firms Subject to the MainlandChina Determination and Registered Public Accounting Firms Subject to the Hong Kong Determination, respectively. Our auditor, OnestopAssurance PAC, is headquartered in Singapore and registered with the PCAOB. Our auditor is subject to laws in the United States pursuantto which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess our auditor’s compliance with the applicable professional standards,with the last inspection occurring in July 2023. In addition, our auditors did not appear as part of the PCAOB’s report of determinationsunder the lists in Appendix A or Appendix B of the report issued by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021. On August 26, 2022, the China SecuritiesRegulatory Commission, or CSRC, the Ministry of Finance of the PRC, and the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol, or the Protocol, governinginspections and investigations of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong and taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOBto inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the Protocol,the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered abilityto transfer information to the SEC. Our auditor, Onestop Assurance PAC, has no auditor’s work papers in China as of the date ofthis prospectus. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registeredpublic accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong in 2022, and the PCAOB Board vacated its previous determinationsthat the PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China andHong Kong. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to be able to satisfactorily conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accountingfirms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainty and depends on a number of factors out of our, and ourauditor’s, control. The PCAOB is continuing to demand complete access in mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and has resumedregular inspections since March 2023. The PCAOB is continuing pursuing ongoing investigations and may initiate new investigations asneeded. The PCAOB has indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCA Act if needed.As a result, the time period before the Company’s securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted has been decreased accordingly.Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely ourauditor, then such lack of inspection could cause our securities to be delisted from the stock exchange. The delisting of our OrdinaryShares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment. See “Risk Factors— Recent joint statement by the SEC and PCAOB, Nasdaq’s proposed rule changes and the HFCA Act all call for additional andmore stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially thenon-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB” for further information.

 

Weconduct substantially all of our operations in Hong Kong through our Hong Kong subsidiary, Pyro HK. Accordingly, substantially all ourcash and assets are denominated in Hong Kong Dollars. Pyro HK is our sole operating subsidiary located in Hong Kong. As of the date ofthis prospectus, Pyro Cayman and its subsidiary Pyro HK have not experienced any difficulties or limitations on their ability to transfercash between each other; they do not maintain cash management policies or procedures dictating the amount of such funding or how fundsare transferred. There can be no assurance that the PRC government will not intervene or impose restrictions to prevent the cash maintainedin Hong Kong from being transferred out or restrict the deployment of the cash into our business or for the payment of dividends. See“Risk Factors — We are a holding company and our ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent upon the earnings of, anddistributions by, our HK subsidiary” on page 23, “Dividend Policy”, “Summary Consolidated Financial Data”,and “Consolidated Statements of Change in Shareholders’ Equity in the Report of Independent Registered Public AccountingFirm” for further details.

 

Cashis transferred through our organization in the following manner: (i) funds are transferred to Pyro HK, our Hong Kong operating entity,directly from Pyro Cayman in the form of capital contributions or shareholder loans, as the case may be; and (ii) dividends or otherdistributions may be paid by Pyro HK to Pyro Cayman. During the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the fiscal years endedJune 30, 2023 and 2022, the only transfer of assets among Pyro Cayman and Pyro HK consisted of cash. We have not paid any dividends onour Shares to date and we do not expect to pay dividends on our Shares in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain all available fundsand future earnings, if any, for operation and business development and do not anticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the foreseeablefuture. See “Prospectus Summary – Transfers of Cash through our Organization”

 

Aswe are a holding company, our ability to make dividend payments, if any, would be contingent upon our receipt of funds from our HongKong operating subsidiary Pyro HK.

 

Neitherthe Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determinedif this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

Investingin our Ordinary Shares involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18.

 

Thedate of this Resale Prospectus is              , 2024

 

 
 

 

PROSPECTUSSUMMARY

 

Thissummary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain allof the information you should consider before making your investment decision. Before investing in our Shares, you should carefully readthis entire prospectus, including our financial statements and the related notes thereto and the information set forth under “RiskFactors,” “Selected Consolidated Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditionand Results of Operations,” and “Business.” Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “Pyro Cayman”,“we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company” and similar designations refer to Pyro AI Inc., a CaymanIslands company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary.

 

OurMission Statement

 

Weare a mobile and online game development company based in Hong Kong. Mobile gaming has been our calling since our inception in 2021.Our mission is to push the boundaries of interactive gaming entertainment by consistently delivering a groundbreaking and immersive gamingexperience. We strive to be at the forefront of innovations, creating and developing games that captivate, inspire and connect gameplayersacross the globe. We are dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge technologies, cultivating a culture of creativity and fostering a dynamicand inclusive environment.

 

Overview

 

Headquarteredin Hong Kong, we are engaged in the development of mobile and online games, including game design, programming and graphics and distributeour own mobile and online games on various platforms. We leverage on (i) the talents with innovative, creative and technical capabilitiesof the Hong Kong gaming industry community and (ii) the multicultural environment and diversified interests of mobile and online gameplayers in Hong Kong, and strive to produce and market a wider range of attractive, immersive and interesting mobile and online gamegenres to global gameplayers. We are evolving from our beginnings as a licensee of games owned by third parties to a developer and ownerof our own games, and we soon will expand our business to include our own proprietary mobile and online platform.

 

Ourcore product offerings are:

 

  Own Games Development. We develop, own, market and distribute our own mobile and online games;
     
  Licensing of Third Party Games. We license the rights to mobile and online games from other game developers for the purposes of localization, marketing and publishing; and
     
  Software game development services. We provide mobile and online gaming related software game development services to our customers.

 

Inaddition, we are developing a multi-functional mobile and online gaming platform on which our games as well as games from other gamingcompanies can be published online and on mobile devices. The platform will also comprise social media chatting, live streaming, advertisingand e-commerce functions to enhance its attractiveness and “stickiness” to users. We anticipate releasing the platform inthe first half of 2025 (calendar year).

 

Asat December 31, 2023, the Company has 63 experienced employees working as producers, game designers, artists, game engine developersand marketing staff, and we are one of the few game development companies in Hong Kong that has a direct labor force of over 50 employeeswith game development skills.

 

OurProducts and Services

 

OwnGames Development:

 

Wedevelop new mobile and online games, which we distribute to various regions via various third-party gaming platforms for gameplayersto download and play. Our games are as follows: (i) Abyss; (ii) M2; (iii) Mythicland, (iv) Solitaire; (v) Mascot Whoops; and (vi) DynastyPantheon (formerly known as Three Kingdoms Warring).

 

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Licensingof Third Party Games:

 

TheCompany licenses exclusive or non-exclusive rights from third party game developers of mobile games to operate their games indesignated geographic regions via various platforms for gameplayers to download and play the games. We will modify these games so asto localize their contents (including the playable character inside the game) before launching in the designated regions for ourlicensors. The licensed games are as follows: Pride, Iteno, Happy Town, Mochi Crush, Cat Island and Slip Puzzle. We also license thegame Barcode Footballer, the license for which was mutually terminated on May 23, 2024. During the past two fiscal years and most recent interim period, theCompany generated a majority of its revenue from Barcode Footballer. The management team perceives the financial impact of suchtermination is immaterial as the licensing agreement will expire in July 2024  . The revenue, income from continuingoperations and profitability of the Company would not be adversely affected for the year ending June 30, 2024.

 

SoftwareGame Development Services:

 

TheCompany also provides game designs and other related software game development services to its customers on a contract basis. For thesix months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company rendered game design and otherrelated software game development services to three of its customers, a renowned online game and educational company and two game developmentand publishing companies, respectively.

 

Developmentof our Own Company Gaming Platform:

 

TheCompany is currently developing a mobile and online games hosting, social media chatting, live streaming, advertising and e-commercePlatform (the “Company Platform”), which in the future would allow us to launch our own developed games on the Company Platformin addition to using third party platforms as per current practice. We anticipate releasing the platform in the first half of 2025 (calendaryear).

 

OurCompetitive Strengths

 

Oneof the Largest Game Production Companies in Hong Kong:

 

Weare one the of the largest game production companies in Hong Kong, with an aggregate of 63 personnel as at December 31, 2023. Accordingto Frost & Sullivan, we are ranked within top five with respect to the number of game developers in game development companies inHong Kong in 2023.

 

StrongProduction and Content Creative Capabilities with Fast Growing User Base:

 

Wemaintain a strong production and development team which enables us to quickly and efficiently develop our own original mobile and onlinegames. Our own developed game, namely Abyss achieved 777,794 downloads globally as of December 31, 2023.

 

ExperiencedManagement Team and High Quality Staff:

 

TheCompany employs a team of high quality and versatile staff with diversified game production experience.

 

StrongResearch and Development Capabilities:

 

Weare one of the leading companies in the online and mobile gaming industry in Hong Kong due to our strong research and development capabilities.We have developed a proprietary “multiplayer server” program (the “Game Server”) without adopting or relyingon any third-party software. Our Abyss game, which is a roguelike ARPG game that utilizes this Game Server to enhance our gameplayers’experiences.

 

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OurBusiness Strategies and Future Plans

 

Launchof the Company Platform:

 

Wetarget to complete and plan to launch the Company Platform tentatively in the first quarter of 2025 (calendar year), and we are ableto offer high quality games and an interactive social media, both from us and from other gaming companies, to gameplayers.

 

Developmentof New Games:

 

Weare on track to launch at least four new games developed by us in 2024. We will continue to enrich our high-quality game portfolio andcontent offerings.

 

Addto our Licensed Games Portfolio:

 

Wewill seek to add to our product portfolio from third party licensed games, primarily games produced in Japan, which we will distributein other Asia pacific regions to enrich the Company’s game portfolio and increase our revenue stream. We are on the track to launcha licensed game “Pride” in the first half of 2024 (calendar year).

 

Continueto Expand our Gameplayer Base and Improve Gameplayer Stickiness:

 

Wewill continue our marketing and promotion efforts to increase the number of new gameplayers and retain existing gameplayers at the sametime. Efficient traffic acquisitions, data analytics of gameplayers group and monetization can provide more useful insights to us totake effective actions to expand our gameplayer base and improve gameplayer stickiness.

 

GeographicFootprint, Strategic Alliance and Industry Collaboration:

 

Wewill seek to create alliances with other gaming companies within the Asia-Pacific Region, so as to create new opportunities and alsoto promote the Company in new markets. We also will dedicate more resources in strategically advantageous regions that could generatemore revenue for the Company.

 

CorporateHistory and Structure

 

Weare not a Hong Kong or a mainland China operating company, but an offshore holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. As a holdingcompany with no material operations of our own, we conduct our operations through our operating company in Hong Kong, Pyro HK. This isan offering of the Shares of Pyro AI Inc., the holding company in the Cayman Islands, instead of the shares of Pyro HK.

 

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

 

Thefollowing diagram illustrates our corporate and shareholding structure as of the date of this prospectus and after giving effect to thisoffering:

 

 

Formore details, see “Corporate History and Structure”.

 

PermissionRequired From Hong Kong and Chinese Authorities

 

Wehave been advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP, our U.S. and Hong Kong counsel, that based on their understanding of the pertinent currentHong Kong laws as of the date of this prospectus, the Company and its subsidiary, Pyro HK are not required to obtain any permissionsor approvals from Hong Kong authorities before listing in the U.S. and issuing our Shares to foreign investors. No such permissions orapprovals have been applied for by the Company and its subsidiary or denied by any relevant authorities. As of the date of this prospectus,Pyro HK has received all requisite permissions or approvals from the Hong Kong authorities to operate their businesses in Hong Kong,including but not limited to its business registration certificates. However, we have been advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP that uncertaintiesstill exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in Hong Kong could change rapidly in the future.

 

Basedon our management’s internal assessment and on the opinion of our PRC counsel, Guangdong Wesley Law Firm, the Company and its subsidiarycurrently have no operations in the mainland China, our management understands that as of the date of this prospectus, the Company isnot required to obtain any permissions or approvals from PRC authorities before listing in the U.S. and to issue our Ordinary Sharesto foreign investors, including the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) or the China Securities RegulatoryCommission (the “CSRC”) because (i) the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerningwhether offerings like ours under this prospectus are subject to this regulation; and (ii) the Company operates in Hong Kong and is notincluded in the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC.We also understand that Pyro HK is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from any Chinese authorities to operate theirbusinesses as of the date of this prospectus. No permissions or approvals have been applied for by the Company or denied by any relevantauthorities. However, uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC could change rapidlyin the future.

 

Inthe event that (i) the PRC government expands the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subjectto review by the CSRC or the CAC and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals, (ii) we inadvertently conclude that relevantpermissions or approvals were not required, or (iii) we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required, any actiontaken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability to offer or continueto offer securities to investors and could cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

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Inthe event that we become subject to PRC laws or to the jurisdiction of Chinese authorities, we may incur material costs to ensure compliance,be subject to fines, experience devaluation of securities or delisting, no longer conduct offerings to foreign investors, or no longerbe permitted to continue our current business operations.

 

Transfersof Cash through our Organization

 

Weconduct substantially all of our operations in Hong Kong through our Hong Kong subsidiary, Pyro HK. Accordingly, substantially all ourcash and assets are denominated in Hong Kong Dollars. Pyro HK is our sole operating subsidiary located in Hong Kong. As of the date ofthis prospectus, Pyro Cayman and its subsidiary Pyro HK have not experienced any difficulties or limitations on their ability to transfercash between each other; they do not maintain cash management policies or procedures dictating the amount of such funding or how fundsare transferred. There can be no assurance that the PRC government will not intervene or impose restrictions to prevent the cash maintainedin Hong Kong from being transferred out or restrict the deployment of the cash into our business or for the payment of dividends. See“Risk Factors — We are a holding company and our ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent upon the earnings of, anddistributions by, our HK subsidiary” on page 23, “Dividend Policy”, “Summary Consolidated Financial Data”,and “Consolidated Statements of Change in Shareholders’ Equity in the Report of Independent Registered Public AccountingFirm” for further details.

 

Cashis transferred through our organization in the following manner: (i) funds are transferred to Pyro HK, our Hong Kong operating entity,directly from Pyro Cayman in the form of capital contributions or shareholder loans, as the case may be; and (ii) dividends or otherdistributions may be paid by Pyro HK to Pyro Cayman. During the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the fiscal years endedJune 30, 2023 and 2022, the only transfer of assets among Pyro Cayman and Pyro HK consisted of cash. Material intra-group cash transfersfor the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are set forth below:

 

From  To 

Six months
ended

December 31, 2023

  

Purpose of

transfer

  

Six months
ended

December 31, 2022

   Purpose of
transfer
 
Pyro Cayman  Pyro HK   -    -    -    - 
Pyro HK  Pyro Cayman   -    -    -    - 

 

From  To 

Six months
ended

June 30, 2023

  

Purpose of

transfer

  

Six months
ended

June 30, 2022

   Purpose of transfer 
Pyro Cayman  Pyro HK   -    -    -    - 
Pyro HK  Pyro Cayman   -    -    -    - 

 

Wehad not declared or paid any dividends or made any transfers of assets among us or our operating subsidiary. We currently intend to retainall available funds and future earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or payingany dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of ourboard of directors after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual requirements,business prospects and other factors the board of directors deems relevant, and subject to the restrictions contained in any future financinginstruments.

 

Weare permitted under the laws of the Cayman Islands to provide funding to our operating subsidiary through loans and/or capital contributionswithout restriction on the amount of the funds loaned or contributed.

 

CaymanIslands. Subject to Hong Kong law, the Companies Act and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, under Cayman Islands law, ourCompany in general meeting may declare dividends in any currency, but no dividends shall be declared in excess of the amount recommendedby our board of directors. Subject to a solvency test, as prescribed in the Companies Act, and the provisions, if any, of the memorandumand articles of association of an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, an exempted company incorporated in the CaymanIslands may pay dividends and distributions out of its share premium account. In addition, based upon English case law that is likelyto be persuasive in the Cayman Islands, dividends may be paid out of profits.

 

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HongKong. Under Hong Kong law, dividends may only be paid out of distributable profits (that is, accumulated realized profits less accumulatedrealized losses) or other distributable reserves. Dividends cannot be paid out of share capital. There are no restrictions or limitationsunder the laws of Hong Kong imposed on the conversion of HK dollars into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of HongKong, nor is there any restriction on foreign exchange to transfer cash between the Company and its subsidiaries, across borders andto U.S. investors, nor are there any restrictions or limitations on distributing earnings from our business and our subsidiaries to theCompany and U.S. investors. Under the current practice of the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong, no tax is payable in Hong Kongin respect of dividends paid by us.

 

Formore information, see “Dividend Policy,” “Risk Factors” and “Summary Financial Data” and “ConsolidatedStatements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity” for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the fiscal years endedJune 30, 2023 and 2022 contained in this prospectus.

 

ENFORCEABILITYOF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

Weare incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Service of process upon us and upon our directors and officers and the CaymanIslands experts named in this prospectus, many of whom reside outside of the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the UnitedStates. Furthermore, because substantially all of our assets and substantially all of our directors and officers are located outsidethe United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or any of our directors and officers may be difficult to collectwithin the United States.

 

Wehave irrevocably appointed Cogency Global Inc. as our agent to receive service of process in any action against us in any U.S. federalor state court arising out of this offering or any purchase or sale of securities in connection with this offering. The address of ouragent is 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168.

 

ConyersDill & Pearman (“Conyers”), our counsel as to Cayman Islands law, has advised us that there is uncertainty asto whether the courts of the Cayman Islands would (1) recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained against us or our directorsor officers that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or the securitieslaws of any state in the United States, or (2) entertain original actions brought in the Cayman Islands against us or our directors orofficers that are predicated upon the federal securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any state in the UnitedStates.

 

Conyershas informed us that although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the federal or state courtsof the United States (and the Cayman Islands are not a party to any treaties for the reciprocal enforcement or recognition of such judgments),the courts of the Cayman Islands would recognize as a valid judgment, a final and conclusive judgment in personam obtained inthe Foreign Courts against the Company based upon the Documents expressed to be governed by the Foreign Laws under which a sum of moneyis payable (other than a sum of money payable in respect of multiple damages, taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect ofa fine or other penalty) or, in certain circumstances, an in personam judgment for non-monetary relief, and would give a judgmentbased thereon provided that (a) such courts had proper jurisdiction over the parties subject to such judgment; (b) such courts did notcontravene the rules of natural justice of the Cayman Islands; (c) such judgment was not obtained by fraud; (d) the enforcement of thejudgment would not be contrary to the public policy of the Cayman Islands; (e) no new admissible evidence relevant to the action is submittedprior to the rendering of the judgment by the courts of the Cayman Islands; and (f) there is due compliance with the correct proceduresunder the laws of the Cayman Islands. However, the Cayman Islands courts are unlikely to enforce a judgment obtained from the U.S. courtsunder civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities law if such judgment is determined by the courts of the Cayman Islandsto give rise to obligations to make payments that are penal or punitive in nature. Because such a determination has not yet been madeby a court of the Cayman Islands, it is uncertain whether such civil liability judgments from U.S. courts would be enforceable in theCayman Islands.

 

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Substantiallyall of our assets are located outside the United States. In addition, a majority of our directors and officers are nationals or residentsof jurisdictions other than the United States and all or a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United States.As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or these persons. The nationalityand residence of our directors and executive officers is as follows:

 

Name   Position   Nationality   Residence
Wu Kin Chung   Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Director and Chief Executive Officer   Chinese   Hong Kong
Lam Kin Fai   Director and Chief Operating Officer   Chinese   Hong Kong
Man Siu Hin   Chief Financial Officer   Chinese   Hong Kong
Yau Hiu Tung   Chief Technology Officer   Chinese   Hong Kong
Yu Jianjun   Independent Director   Chinese   Hong Kong
Ng Yuen Lam   Independent Director   Chinese   Hong Kong
Chen Mingzhu   Independent Director   Chinese   Hong Kong

 

Allof our directors and officers reside outside the United States in Hong Kong. We have been advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP, our U.S. andHong Kong counsel, that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of Hong Kong would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of UnitedStates courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities lawsof the United States or any state in the United States or (ii) entertain original actions brought in Hong Kong against us or our directorsor officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

 

Ajudgment of a court in the United States predicated upon U.S. federal or state securities laws may be enforced in Hong Kong at commonlaw by bringing an action in a Hong Kong court on that judgment for the amount due thereunder, and then seeking summary judgment on thestrength of the foreign judgment, provided that the foreign judgment, among other things, is (1) for a debt or a definite sum of money(not being taxes or similar charges to a foreign government taxing authority or a fine or other penalty) and (2) final and conclusiveon the merits of the claim, but not otherwise. Such a judgment may not, in any event, be so enforced in Hong Kong if (a) it was obtainedby fraud; (b) the proceedings in which the judgment was obtained were opposed to natural justice; (c) its enforcement or recognitionwould be contrary to the public policy of Hong Kong; (d) the court of the United States was not jurisdictionally competent; or (e) thejudgment was in conflict with a prior Hong Kong judgment.

 

HongKong has no arrangement for the reciprocal enforcement of judgments with the United States. As a result, there is uncertainty as to theenforceability in Hong Kong, in original actions or in actions for enforcement, of judgments of United States courts of civil liabilitiespredicated solely upon the federal securities laws of the United States or the securities laws of any State or territory within the UnitedStates.

 

Itis also uncertain whether, in the future, the Hong Kong government will implement regulations and policies of the Chinese governmentor adopt regulations and policies of its own that are substantially similar to those of the Chinese government.

 

SUMMARYOF RISK FACTORS

 

Investingin our Shares involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks described in “Risk Factors” before making a decisionto invest in our Shares. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, or results of operations could bematerially and adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of our Shares would likely decline, their liquidity could drop significantlyand you may lose all or part of your investment. The following is a summary of some of the principal risks we face:

 

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RisksRelated to Doing Business in China

 

Ouroperations are currently substantially based in Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China. Although Hong Kong has its own governmentaland legal system that is independent from China, it is uncertain whether in the future the Hong Kong government will implement regulationsand policies of the Chinese government or adopt regulations and policies of its own that are substantially the same as those of the Chinesegovernment. Therefore, the legal and operational risks that apply to operating in China also apply to our operations in Hong Kong. See“Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China” beginning on page 18 for a more detailed discussion of therisks involved. These risks include but are not limited to, the following:

 

  Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system, including risks and uncertainties regarding the enforcement of laws, and sudden or unexpected changes in laws and regulations in the PRC with little advance notice could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registering for sale. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 18 of this prospectus.
     
  The PRC government may intervene or influence our operations at any time or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registering for sale. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 19 of this prospectus.
     
  Any actions by the PRC government to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or involves or constitutes a foreign investment in China-based issuers, such actions could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 19 of this prospectus.
     
  Recent joint statements by the SEC and PCAOB, Nasdaq’s proposed rule changes 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. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 20 of this prospectus.
     
  In light of recent events indicating greater oversight by the Cyberspace Administration of China over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, we may be subject to a variety of PRC laws and other obligations regarding data protection and any other rules, and any failure to comply with applicable laws and obligations could have a material and adverse effect on our business and the offering. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 21 of this prospectus.
     
  You may experience difficulties in effecting service of process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in Hong Kong against us or our management named in this prospectus based on foreign laws. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 23 of this prospectus.
     
  We are a holding company and our ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent upon the earnings of, and distributions by, our Hong Kong subsidiary; and there can be no assurance that the PRC government will not intervene or impose restrictions to prevent the cash maintained in Hong Kong from being transferred out or restrict the deployment of the cash into our business or for the payment of dividends See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 23 of this prospectus.
     
  Our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected by a downturn in China or the global economy, and/or changes in the economic and political policies of the PRC. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 24 of this prospectus.
     
  It may be difficult for overseas shareholders and/or regulators to conduct investigation in China. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 24 of this prospectus.
     
  We may be required to obtain approval from PRC authorities to list on overseas stock exchanges in the future. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 25 of this prospectus.
     
  Changes in international trade policies, trade disputes, barriers to trade, or the emergence of a trade war may dampen growth in China. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 25 of this prospectus.
     
  Changes in PRC political, economic and governmental policies may have an adverse impact on our business. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 25 of this prospectus.
     
  PRC regulation of loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion may delay us from remitting the proceeds of this offering into Hong Kong through loans or additional capital contributions to our Hong Kong subsidiary, thereby diminishing our ability to fund and expand our business. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 26 of this prospectus.
     
  If we are classified as a PRC resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, such classification could result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 26 of this prospectus.
     
  We face uncertainty with respect to indirect transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding companies. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 27 of this prospectus.
     
  The Hong Kong legal system embodies uncertainties which could limit the availability of legal protections. See more detailed discussion of this risk factor on page 28 of this prospectus.

 

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RisksRelated to Our Business

 

Ourbusiness is subject to a number of risks, including risks that may prevent us from achieving our business objectives or may materiallyand adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects. These risks include, but arenot limited to, the following:

 

  Our new games may not be commercially successful and we may not be able to attract new gameplayers.
     
  We may fail to maintain and grow our gameplayer base or keep our gameplayers engaged through popular games.
     
  We may fail to monetize our gameplayers effectively.
     
  We may incur net losses and net operating cash outflows in the future.
     
  We historically derived a substantial percentage of our gross revenue from a small number of popular games and a small group of high-spending gameplayers.
     
  We may not be able to develop successful new games.
     
  We may not be successful in licensing intellectual property and games, and may not be successful in generating significant revenue in the future.
     
  We rely on cooperation with third parties to apply for game approvals from regulatory authorities in mainland China.
     
  We may not be able to obtain approval from relevant authorities in the future when introducing mobile and online games and our planned mobile and online games hosting and social media platform in mainland China in the future.
     
  The laws and regulations regulating mobile and online games in Hong Kong continue to evolve and change, which may make it difficult for us to obtain or maintain all applicable permits and approvals.
     
  Operations in international markets may subject us to additional business, political, regulatory, operational, financial and economic risks, any of which could increase our costs and hinder such growth.
     
  If our planned mobile and online games hosting and social media platform fails to take off, maintain and grow its popularity and user base, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.
     
  We are a young company with a short operating history, our historical performance may not be indicative of our future performance.
     
  Any loss or deterioration of our relationship with publishing channels may result in the loss of gameplayers and revenues.

 

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  Our business is subject to risks related to third-party payment processing channels.
     
  We may face increasing competition.
     
  Our new games may attract gameplayers away from our existing games.
     
  Failure to maintain effective gameplayer service could harm our reputation or decrease market acceptance of our games.
     
  Violations of our game policies, such as sales and purchases of virtual items used in our games through unauthorized third parties, may impede our revenue growth.
     
  We may not be successful in effectively promoting our brands, and any negative publicity may harm our brands and the specific games we publish.
     
  Third parties may claim that we have infringed their proprietary rights, which could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and prevent us from promoting our products and services.
     
  We may be unable to prevent unauthorized use of our intellectual property, which could harm our business and competitive position.
     
  Our business generates and processes a large amount of data, and the improper use or disclosure of such data may harm our reputation and business.
     
  Any failure or significant interruption in our technology infrastructure could impact its operations and harm our business.
     
  Undetected flaws in our games could harm our reputation or decrease market acceptance of our games.
     
  Any failure or weakness in data analysis or our ability to collect and use data may materially and adversely affect our ability to develop and implement appropriate business strategies, monetize our games and generate revenues.
     
  Changes to digital platforms’ rules, including those relating to “loot boxes,” or the potential adoption of regulations or legislation impacting loot boxes, could require us to make changes to some of our games’ economies or design, which could negatively impact the monetization of these games, thereby reducing our revenues.
     
  The growth of our business may be adversely affected due to breaches of our security measures and unintended disclosures of our intellectual property or our gameplayer data.
     
  Our success depends on the continuing and collaborative efforts of our management team and other key personnel.

 

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  We are involved in litigation from time to time and, as a result, we could incur substantial judgments, fines, legal fees or other costs.
     
  Our capitalized software development costs may be subject to impairment.
     
  We are subject to credit risk in respect of our trade receivables.
     
  Our results of operations are subject to seasonal fluctuations due to seasonality.
     
  We track certain performance metrics with internal and third-party tools and do not independently verify such metrics. Certain of our performance metrics are subject to inherent challenges in measurement, and real or perceived inaccuracies in such metrics may harm our reputation and adversely affect our business.
     
  We may need additional capital, and we may be unable to obtain such capital in a timely manner or on acceptable terms, or at all.
     
  We have limited insurance coverage which could expose us to significant costs and business disruption.
     
  Unforeseeable events, such as the global COVID-19 outbreak and local energy efficiency measures, could significantly disrupt our supply chain for a prolonged period of time.
     
  The wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East may materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
     
  Our lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting may affect our ability to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.

 

RisksRelated to our Shares

 

Inaddition to the risks described above, we are subject to general risks and uncertainties relating to our Shares and this offering, includingbut not limited to the following:

 

  There has been no public market for our Shares prior to this offering; if an active trading market does not develop you may not be able to resell our Shares at any reasonable price, if at all.
     
  Our Share price may never trade at or above the price in this offering.
     
  The initial public offering price for our Shares may not reflect their actual value.
     
  Our Share price may be volatile, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Such rapid and substantial price volatility, including any stock run-up, may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our ordinary shares.
     
  The future sales of Ordinary Shares by existing shareholders, including the sales pursuant to the Resale Prospectus, may adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares.
     
  Volatility in our Share price may subject us to securities litigation.
     
  If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may delist our Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market price of our Shares could decline.
     
  If you purchase our Shares in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution in the book value of your Shares.
     
  Our Controlling Shareholder has significant voting power and may take actions that may not be in the best interests of our other shareholders.

 

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  Nasdaq may apply additional and more stringent criteria for our initial and continued listing because we plan to have a small public offering and our insiders will hold a large portion of our listed securities.
     
  We have no immediate plans to pay dividends.
     
  Securities analysts may not publish favorable research or reports about our business or may publish no information at all, which could cause our Share price or trading volume to decline.
     
  Investors may have difficulty enforcing judgments against us, our directors and management.
     
  The laws of the Cayman Islands relating to the protection of the interest of minority shareholders are different from those in the United States.
     
  Our status as a “foreign private issuer” under the rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. federal securities laws (the “SEC rules”), will exempt us from the U.S. proxy rules and the more detailed and frequent Securities Exchange Act of 1934 “Exchange Act”, reporting obligations applicable to a U.S. domestic public company.
     
  Our status as a foreign private issuer under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules (the “Nasdaq rules”), will allow us to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters which may differ significantly from Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards applicable to a U.S. domestic Nasdaq listed company.
     
  We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company.
     
  Our status as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) may make it more difficult to raise capital as and when we need it.
     
  We may allocate the net proceeds from this offering in ways that differ from the estimates discussed in the section titled “Use of Proceeds” and with which you may not agree.
     
  There can be no assurance that we will not be a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, which could subject United States investors in our Shares to significant adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences.

 

RecentRegulatory Development in China

 

Weare aware that, recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operationsin certain areas in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancingsupervision over China-based companies listed overseas using variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend thescope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement.

 

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CybersecurityLaws

 

OnDecember 28, 2021, the CAC jointly with the relevant authorities formally published the Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) (“2021Measures for Cybersecurity Review”) which took effect on February 15, 2022 and replace the former Measures for Cybersecurity Review(2020) issued on July 10, 2021. The 2021 Measures for Cybersecurity Review provides that operators of critical information infrastructure,network products and services, and online platform operators (together with the operators of critical information infrastructure, the“Operators”) carrying out data processing activities that affect or may affect national security, shall conduct a cybersecurityreview, any online platform operator who controls more than one million users’ personal information must go through a cybersecurityreview by the cybersecurity review office if it seeks to be listed in a foreign country.

 

Giventhe nature of our business, we believe this risk is not significant. Our operating subsidiary, Pyro HK may collect and store certaindata (including certain personal information) from our customers, some of whom may be individuals in Mainland China, in connection withour business and operations and for “Know Your Customers” purposes (to combat money laundering).

 

Basedon the opinion of our PRC counsel, Guangdong Wesley Law Firm, we believe that Pyro HK is deemed not to be an “operator of criticalinformation infrastructure,” “data processor,” or “network platform operator,” because (i) our operatingsubsidiary was incorporated in Hong Kong and we operate in Hong Kong without any subsidiary or VIE structure in the mainland China andthe 2021 Measures for Cybersecurity Review does not clearly provide whether it shall be applied to a company based in Hong Kong; (ii)as of the date of this prospectus, our operating subsidiary publishes our games through third party platforms which do not disclose anypersonal information of the gameplayers to us, and we do not collect or hold any personal information of the gameplayers; (iii) all ofthe non-personal data that our operating subsidiary has collected is stored in servers located in Hong Kong, Singapore and the UnitedStates; and (iv) as of the date of this prospectus, our operating subsidiary has not been informed by any PRC governmental authorityof any requirement that it files for a cybersecurity review or a CSRC review.

 

Ifthe CSRC or other regulatory agencies later promulgate new rules or explanations requiring that we obtain their approvals for this offeringand any follow-on offering, we cannot assure you that we will be able to list our Shares on U.S. exchanges, or continue to offer securitiesto investors, which would materially affect the interest of the investors and cause significantly depreciation of our price of Shares.See “Risk Factors — We may be required to obtain approval from PRC authorities to list on overseas stock exchanges inthe future.”

 

Lawson Offshore Securities Offering

 

OnFebruary 17, 2023, the CSRC released the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies,or the Trial Administrative Measures, and five supporting guidelines, came into effect on March 31, 2023. The Trial Administrative Measuresfurther stipulate the rules and requirements for overseas offering and listing conducted by PRC domestic companies. The Overseas ListingRegulations require that a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its shares overseas shall complete the filing proceduresof and submit the relevant information to CSRC, failing which we may be fined between RMB 1 million and RMB 10 million.

 

PyroAI Inc. is a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with operating entity solely based in Hong Kong, and it does not haveany subsidiary or VIE in Mainland China or intend to acquire any equity interest in any domestic companies within Mainland China, noris it controlled by any companies or individuals of Mainland China. Further, we are headquartered in Hong Kong with our officers andall members of the board of directors based in Hong Kong who are not Mainland China citizens and all of our revenues and profits aregenerated by our subsidiary in Hong Kong.

 

Basedon the PRC laws and regulations effective as of the date of this prospectus and subject to interpretations of these laws and regulationsthat may be adopted by PRC government authorities, neither we nor our operating subsidiary in Hong Kong is currently required to obtainany permission or approval from the PRC government authorities, including the CSRC and CAC, to operate our business, list on the U.S.exchanges, or offer the securities to foreign investors.

 

Asof the date of this prospectus, neither we nor our operating subsidiary has ever applied for any such permission or approval. Any failureto obtain or delay in obtaining such approval or completing such procedures for this offering, or any rescission of any such approvalif obtained by us, would subject us to sanctions by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory authorities for failure to seek CSRC approval orother government authorization for this offering. These regulatory authorities may impose fines and penalties on our operations in China,limit our ability to pay dividends outside of China, limit our operating privileges in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of theoffering from this offering into China or take other actions that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition,results of operations, and prospects, as well as the trading price of our shares. The CSRC or other PRC regulatory authorities also maytake actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt this offering before settlement and delivery of the Shares offeringhereby. Consequently, if you engage in market trading or other activities in anticipation of and prior to settlement and delivery, youdo so at the risk that settlement and delivery may not occur. In addition, if the CSRC or other regulatory authorities later promulgatenew rules or explanations requiring that we obtain their approvals or accomplish the required filing or other regulatory procedures forthis offering, we may be unable to obtain a waiver of such approval requirements, if and when procedures are established to obtain sucha waiver. Any uncertainties or negative publicity regarding such approval requirement could materially and adversely affect our business,prospects, financial condition, reputation, and the trading price of the shares.

 

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Implicationsof HFCA Act

 

OurShares may be prohibited from being trading on a national exchange under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditor forthree consecutive years beginning in 2021.

 

Ourauditor, Onestop Assurance PAC, is an independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere inthis prospectus. As an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, it issubject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections on its audit works to assess its compliancewith the applicable professional standards. Our auditor is currently subject to PCAOB inspections and PCAOB is able to inspect our auditorin relation to our U.S. listing.

 

TheSEC adopted rules to implement the HFCA Act and, pursuant to the HFCA Act, the PCAOB issued its report on December 16, 2021, notifyingSEC of its determination that it is unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquarteredin mainland China or Hong Kong because of a position taken by one or more authorities in those jurisdictions. The PCAOB made its determinationspursuant to PCAOB Rule 6100, which provides a framework for how the PCAOB fulfils its responsibilities under the HFCA Act.

 

OnAugust 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed the SOP Agreements with the CSRC and China’s Ministry of Finance. The SOP Agreements establisheda specific, accountable framework to make possible complete inspections and investigations by the PCAOB of audit firms based in mainlandChina and Hong Kong, as required under U.S. law. However, if the PCAOB continues to be prohibited from conducting complete inspectionsand investigations of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong, the PCAOB is likely to determine by theend of 2022 that positions taken by authorities in the PRC obstructed its ability to inspect and investigate registered public accountingfirms in mainland China and Hong Kong completely, and the companies audited by those registered public accounting firms would be subjectto a trading prohibition on U.S. markets pursuant to the HFCA Act.

 

OnDecember 15, 2022, the PCAOB Board determined that the PCAOB was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registeredpublic 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 willconsider the need to issue a new determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event it is later determined that the PCAOB isunable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor, then such lack of inspection could cause our securities to be delisted fromthe stock exchange. On December 23, 2022 the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act was enacted, which amended the HFCAAct by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subjectto PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, and thus, reduced the time before our Ordinary Shares may be prohibitedfrom trading or delisted. The delisting of our Shares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect thevalue of your investment.

 

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ControlledCompany

 

Uponthe completion of this offering and the sale of our Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to the Resale Prospectus filedcontemporaneously herewith, we will be a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules because ourControlling Shareholder, K Family Inc., of which Mr. Wu Kin Chung, our Chief Executive Officer, is the sole director and the sole beneficialowner, will own 79.9% of our total issued and outstanding Shares, representing 79.9% of the total voting power, assuming that the underwritersdo not exercise their over-allotment option.

 

CorporateInformation

 

Ourprincipal office is located at Unit 901, 9th Floor, Capital Centre, 151 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong and our telephonenumber is +852-36223410. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at the offices of Conyers Trust Company (Cayman) Limited,Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, P.O. Box 2681, Grand Cayman KY1-1111, Cayman Islands. Our Company website is http://www.pyro.asia. Theinformation contained therein or connected thereto shall not be deemed to be incorporated into this prospectus or the registration statementof which it forms a part. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., located at 122 East 42ndStreet, 18th Floor New York, NY 10168.

 

Implicationsof Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Foreign Private Issuer

 

Asa company with less than $1.235 billion in revenue during our most recently completed fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growthcompany” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company, we may takeadvantage of certain reduced disclosure and requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to U.S. public companies that are notemerging growth companies. These provisions include:

 

  the option to include in an initial public offering registration statement only two years of audited financial statements and selected financial data and only two years of related disclosure;
     
  reduced executive compensation disclosure; and
     
  an exemption from the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting.

 

TheJOBS Act also permits an emerging growth company, such as us, to delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time asthose standards are applicable to private companies. We have not elected to “opt out” of this provision, which means thatwhen a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we will have the discretionto adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard and our discretion will remain untilsuch time that we either (i) irrevocably elect to “opt out” of such extended transition period or (ii) no longer qualifyas an emerging growth company.

 

Wewill remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of:

 

  the last day of our fiscal year during which we have total annual revenue of at least $1.235 billion;
     
  the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the closing of this offering;
     
  the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities; or
     
  the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the Exchange Act, which, among other things, would occur if the market value of our Shares that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

 

Wehave taken advantage of reduced reporting requirements in this prospectus. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be differentthan the information you receive from other public companies.

 

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Inaddition, upon closing of this offering, we will report under the Exchange Act as a “foreign private issuer.” As a foreignprivate issuer, we may take advantage of certain provisions under the Nasdaq rules that allow us to follow Cayman Islands law for certaincorporate governance matters. Even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, as long as we qualify as a foreign privateissuer under the Exchange Act, we will be exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic publiccompanies, including:

 

  the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents, or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act;
     
  the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time;
     
  the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, or current reports on Form 8-K, upon the occurrence of specified significant events; and
     
  Regulation Fair Disclosure (“Regulation FD”), which regulates selective disclosures of material information by issuers.

 

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

 

Wemay take advantage of these exemptions until such time as we are no longer a foreign private issuer. We are required to determine ourstatus as a foreign private issuer on an annual basis at the end of our second fiscal quarter. We would cease to be a foreign privateissuer at such time as more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are held by U.S. residents and any of the following three circumstancesapply:

 

  the majority of our executive officers or directors are U.S. citizens or residents;
     
  more than 50% of our assets are located in the United States; or
     
  our business is administered principally in the United States.

 

THEOFFERING

 

Ordinary Shares offered by the Selling Shareholders:   1,500,000 Ordinary Shares
     
Offer Price:   We currently estimate that the initial public offering price will be in the range of $4.00 to $5.00 per Ordinary Share.
     
Number of Ordinary Shares outstanding before this Offering:   22,200,000 Ordinary Shares.
     
Ordinary Shares to be outstanding immediately after this Offering:   24,450,000  Ordinary Shares (1), assuming the issuance by us of 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Public Offering Prospectus filed contemporaneously herewith
     
Use of proceeds:   We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders named in this Resale Prospectus.

 

(1) Assumes the issuance by us of our Ordinary Shares pursuant to the public offering prospectus filed contemporaneously herewith, no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option and all of our Ordinary Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to the Resale Prospectus filed contemporaneously herewith are sold.

 

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USEOF PROCEEDS

 

Wewill not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders.

 

SELLINGSHAREHOLDERS

 

Thefollowing table sets forth the name of the Selling Shareholders, the number of Ordinary Shares owned by each Selling Shareholders immediatelyprior to the date of this Resale Prospectus and the number of shares to be offered by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to this ResaleProspectus. The table also provides information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholdersas adjusted to reflect the assumed sale of all of the shares offered under this Resale Prospectus.

 

Applicablepercentage of ownership is based on 24,450,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after the offering.

 

Wehave determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership ofsecurities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to those securities. The person is alsodeemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Unlessotherwise indicated, the person identified in this table has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficiallyowned by him, her or it, subject to applicable community property laws.

 

TheSelling Shareholders are not broker dealers or affiliates of a broker dealer. The Selling Shareholders do not have any agreement or understandingto distribute any of the Ordinary Shares being registered. The Selling Shareholders are offering to sell all their Ordinary Shares fromtime to time after the closing of the initial public offering by the Company.

 

Name of Selling Shareholders 

Ordinary

Shares

Beneficially

Owned Prior

to Offering(1)

  

Percentage

Ordinary

Shares

Ownership

Before the

Offering (%)

  

Maximum

Number of

Ordinary Shares to be

Sold

Pursuant to

this Prospectus

  

Number of

Ordinary

Shares

Owned after

Offering(2)

  

Percentage

Ordinary

Shares

Ownership

After

Offering (%)

 
Snow Cover Group Limited(3)   888,000    3.63%   888,000    -    0.00%
Ocean Bakery Group Limited(4)   888,000    3.63%   612,000    276,000    1.13%

 

(1) 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, securities that are currently convertible or exercisable into Ordinary Shares, or convertible or exercisable into our Ordinary Shares within 60 days of the date hereof are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Except as indicated in the footnotes to the following table, each stockholder named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite such stockholder’s name.
   
(2) Assumes the sale of our Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to the Resale Prospectus filed herewith.
   
(3) Ho Chun Chung Patrick, exercises voting and/or dispositive power over 888,000 Ordinary Shares held by Snow Cover Group Limited. Ho Chun Chung Patrick does not have any material relationship with the Company or any of its predecessors or affiliates within the past three years. The principal address of Snow Cover Group Limited is: Aegis Chamber, 1st Floor, Ellen Skelton Building, 3076 Sir Francis Drake’s Highway, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands.
   
(4) Kwong Ping Man, exercises voting and/or dispositive power over 888,000 Ordinary Shares held by Ocean Bakery Group Limited. Kwong Ping Man does not have any material relationship with the Company or any of its predecessors or affiliates within the past three years. The principal address of Snow Cover Group Limited is: Aegis Chamber, 1st Floor, Ellen Skelton Building, 3076 Sir Francis Drake’s Highway, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands . 

 

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Lock-upAgreements

 

TheSelling Shareholders, with respect to their Ordinary Shares sold pursuant to the Resale Prospectus in this offering, have not enteredinto Lock-up Agreements. See “Risk Factor — The future sales of Ordinary Shares by existing shareholders, including the salespursuant to the Resale Prospectus, may adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares.”

 

SELLINGSHAREHOLDERS PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

TheSelling Shareholders and any of their pledgees, donees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or allof their Ordinary Shares being offered under this Resale Prospectus on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which sharesof our Ordinary Shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Shareholdersmay use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of shares:

 

  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
     
  block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position; and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
     
  purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resales by the broker-dealer for its account;
     
  an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
     
  privately negotiated transactions;
     
  to cover short sales made after the date that the registration statement of which this Resale Prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC;
     
  broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
     
  a combination of any of these methods of sale; and
     
  any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

Theshares may also be sold under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if available for the Selling Shareholders, ratherthan under this Resale Prospectus. The Selling Shareholders have the sole and absolute discretion not to accept any purchase offer ormake any sale of shares if they deem the purchase price to be unsatisfactory at any particular time.

 

TheSelling Shareholders may pledge their shares to their brokers under the margin provisions of customer agreements. If the Selling Shareholdersdefaults on a margin loan, the broker may, from time to time, offer and sell the pledged shares.

 

Broker-dealersengaged by the Selling Shareholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissionsor discounts from the Selling Shareholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) inamounts to be negotiated, which commissions as to a particular broker or dealer may be in excess of customary commissions to the extentpermitted by applicable law.

 

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Ifsales of shares offered under this Resale Prospectus are made to broker-dealers as principals, we would be required to file a post-effectiveamendment to the registration statement of which this Resale Prospectus is a part. In the post-effective amendment, we would be requiredto disclose the names of any participating broker-dealers and the compensation arrangements relating to such sales.

 

TheSelling Shareholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares offered under this Resale Prospectus maybe deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with these sales. Commissions receivedby these broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting discountunder the Securities Act. Any broker-dealers or agents that are deemed to be underwriters may not sell shares offered under this ResaleProspectus unless and until we set forth the names of the underwriters and the material details of their underwriting arrangements ina supplement to this Resale Prospectus or, if required, in a replacement resale prospectus included in a post-effective amendment tothe registration statement of which this Resale Prospectus is a part.

 

TheSelling Shareholders and any other persons participating in the sale or distribution of the shares offered under this Resale Prospectuswill be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations under that act, including Regulation M. Theseprovisions may restrict activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares by, the Selling Shareholdersor any other person. Furthermore, under Regulation M, persons engaged in a distribution of securities are prohibited from simultaneouslyengaging in market making and other activities with respect to those securities for a specified period of time prior to the commencementof such distributions, subject to specified exceptions or exemptions. All of these limitations may affect the marketability of the shares.

 

Rule5110 requires members firms to satisfy the filing requirements of Rule 5110 in connection with the resale, on behalf of Selling Shareholders,of the securities on a principal or agency basis. NASD Notice to Members 88-101 states that in the event the Selling Shareholders intendsto sell any of the shares registered for resale in this Resale Prospectus through a member of FINRA participating in a distribution ofour securities, such member is responsible for insuring that a timely filing, if required, is first made with the Corporate Finance Departmentof FINRA and disclosing to FINRA the following:

 

  it intends to take possession of the registered securities or to facilitate the transfer of such certificates;
     
  the complete details of how the Selling Shareholders’ shares are and will be held, including location of the particular accounts;
     
  whether the member firm or any direct or indirect affiliates thereof have entered into, will facilitate or otherwise participate in any type of payment transaction with the Selling Shareholders, including details regarding any such transactions; and
     
  in the event any of the securities offered by the Selling Shareholders are sold, transferred, assigned or hypothecated by any Selling Shareholders in a transaction that directly or indirectly involves a member firm of FINRA or any affiliates thereof, that prior to or at the time of said transaction the member firm will timely file all relevant documents with respect to such transaction(s) with the Corporate Finance Department of FINRA for review.

 

NoFINRA member firm may receive compensation in excess of that allowable under FINRA rules, including Rule 5110, in connection with theresale of the securities by the Selling Shareholders. If any of the ordinary shares offered for sale pursuant to this Resale Prospectusare transferred other than pursuant to a sale under this Resale Prospectus, then subsequent holders could not use this Resale Prospectusuntil a post-effective amendment or prospectus supplement is filed, naming such holders. We offer no assurance as to whether any of theSelling Shareholders will sell all or any portion of the shares offered under this Resale Prospectus.

 

Wehave agreed to pay all fees and expenses we incur incident to the registration of the shares being offered under this Resale Prospectus.However, each Selling Shareholders and purchaser is responsible for paying any discount, and similar selling expenses they incur.

 

Weand the Selling Shareholders have agreed to indemnify one another against certain losses, damages and liabilities arising in connectionwith this Resale Prospectus, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

LEGALMATTERS

 

Weare being represented by Loeb & Loeb LLP with respect to certain legal matters of U.S. federal securities laws and Hong Kong laws.The legal matters concerning this offering relating to Cayman Islands law will be passed upon for us by Conyers Dill & Pearman. Certainlegal matters as to PRC law will be passed upon for us by Guangdong Wesley Law Firm. Loeb & Loeb LLP may rely upon Guangdong WesleyLaw Firm with respect to matters governed by PRC law.

 

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1,500,000Ordinary Shares

PYROAI INC.

 

 

 

 

 

RESALEPROSPECTUS

 

 

 

 

Youshould rely only on the information contained in this Resale Prospectus. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to giveinformation that is not contained in this Resale Prospectus. This Resale Prospectus is not an offer to sell nor is it seeking an offerto buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information contained in this Resale Prospectusis correct only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of the delivery of this prospectus or the sale of these securities.

 

Until[ ], 2024, all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required todeliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriter with respectto their unsold subscriptions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

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INFORMATIONNOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item6. Exculpation, Insurance, and Indemnification of Office Holders (Including Directors and Officers).

 

CaymanIslands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide indemnification of officers anddirectors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to the public interest, suchas providing indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our articles of association provide thateach officer or director of the registrant shall be indemnified out of the assets of the registrant from and against all actions, costs,charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them, shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurredin or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, in their respective offices or trust unless such actions, costs,charges, losses, damages and expenses arise from dishonesty or fraud which may attach to such directors or officers.

 

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

 

Item7. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities. 

 

OrdinaryShares

 

Name of shareholders  Date of Sale or
Issuance
  Number of shares   Consideration
           
K Family Inc.  November 17, 2023   1   At par
   December 6, 2023   10,559,998   At par
   December 12, 2023   1   26,400,000 shares in Pyro HK
            
Ho Chun Chung, Patrick  December 6, 2023   479,999   At par
   December 12, 2023   1   1,200,000 shares in Pyro HK
            
Kwong Ping Man  December 6, 2023   479,999   At par
   December 12, 2023   1   1,200,000 shares in Pyro HK
            
Tan Wei  December 6, 2023   479,999   At par
   December 12, 2023   1   1,200,000 shares in Pyro HK

 

Nounderwriter or underwriting discount or commission was involved in any of the transactions set forth in Item 7.

 

Allof the foregoing issuances were made outside of the U.S. pursuant to Regulation S or to U.S. entities pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) ofthe Securities Act.

 

Item8. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

  (a) Exhibits

 

Theexhibits of the registration statement are listed in the Exhibit Index to this registration statement and are incorporated herein byreference.

 

  (b) Financial Statement Schedules

 

Scheduleshave been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the consolidated financialstatements or the notes thereto.

 

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Item9. Undertakings.

 

  (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
     
  (b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel that the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
     
  (c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

  (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
     
  (2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

ExhibitIndex

 

Exhibit No.   Description
1.1   Form of Underwriting Agreement**
3.1   Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company*
3.2   Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company to become effective immediately prior to the closing of the offering*
4.1   Specimen Certificate for the Shares*
5.1   Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman regarding the validity of the Shares being registered**
10.1   Form of Executive Officer Employment Agreement, by and between the registrant and its Executive Officer.*
10.2   Form of Independent Director Agreement by and between the registrant and its Independent Director.*
10.3  

Form of Indemnification Agreement with the Registrant’s directors and officers *

10.4  

Tenancy Agreement, dated September 6, 2023, by and among New Prestige Investment Limited and Titans Entertainment Limited.*

14.1   Code of Business Conduct and Ethics*
21.1   List of subsidiaries of the Company*
23.1   Consent of Onestop Assurance PAC*
23.2   Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman (included in Exhibit 5.1)**
23.3   Consent of Loeb & Loeb LLP (included in Exhibit 99.4)*
23.4   Consent of Guangdong Wesley Law Firm (included in Exhibit 99.5)*
23.5   Consent of Frost & Sullivan*
24.1   Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to the Form F-1)*
99.1   Audit Committee Charter*
99.2   Nominating Committee Charter*
99.3   Compensation Committee Charter*
99.4   Opinion of Loeb & Loeb LLP regarding certain Hong Kong law matters*
99.5   Opinion of Guangdong Wesley Law Firm regarding certain PRC law matters *
99.6   Executive Compensation Recovery Policy*

99.7

 

Insider Trading Policy*

107   Filing Fee Table*

 

* Filed herein.
**

To be filed by amendment.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuantto the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets allof the requirements for filing on Form F-1 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,thereunto duly authorized, in Hong Kong on July 24, 2024.

 

  PYRO AI INC.
     
  By: /s/ Wu Kin Chung
  Name: Wu Kin Chung
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

POWEROF ATTORNEY

 

Eachperson whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Wu Kin Chung, as attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution, forhim or her in any and all capacities, to do any and all acts and all things and to execute any and all instruments that said attorneyand agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act, and any rules, regulations andrequirements of the SEC thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of shares of the registrant (the “Shares”),including, without limitation, the power and authority to sign the name of each of the undersigned in the capacities indicated belowto the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the SEC with respect tosuch Shares, to any and all amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, whether such amendments or supplements are filedbefore or after the effective date of such Registration Statement, to any related Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b)under the Securities Act, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such Registration Statementor any and all amendments thereto, whether such amendments are filed before or after the effective date of such Registration Statement,and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that such attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuantto the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacitiesand on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures   Title   Date
/s/ Wu Kin Chung  

Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Director,

Chief Executive Officer

  July 24, 2024
Name: Wu Kin Chung        
         
/s/ Man Siu Hin  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

  July 24, 2024
Name: Man Siu Hin        
         
/s/ Yau Hiu Tung   Chief Technology Officer   July 24, 2024
Name: Yau Hiu Tung        
         
/s/ Lam Kin Fai   Director and Chief Operating Officer   July 24, 2024
Name: Lam Kin Fai        
         
/s/ Yu Jianjun   Independent Director   July 24, 2024
Name: Yu Jianjun        
         
/s/ Chen Mingzhu   Independent Director   July 24, 2024
Name: Chen Mingzhu        
         
/s/ Ng Yuen Lam   Independent Director   July 24, 2024
Name: Ng Yuen Lam        

 

SIGNATUREOF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

 

Pursuantto the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant’s duly authorized representative has signed thisregistration statement on Form F-1 in New York, NY on July 24, 2024.

 

  Cogency Global Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Colleen A. De Vries
  Name: Colleen A. De Vries
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

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