Barclays | Cantor | |||||||||||
A.G.P. | The Benchmark Company | B. Riley Securities | BTIG | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods A Stifel Company | ||||||||
Needham & Company | Northland Capital Markets | Rosenblatt | Roth Capital Partners | StockBlock | ||||||||
Barclays | Cantor | |||||||||||
A.G.P. | The Benchmark Company | B. Riley Securities | BTIG | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods A Stifel Company | ||||||||
Needham & Company | Northland Capital Markets | Rosenblatt | Roth Capital Partners | StockBlock | ||||||||
• | “Class A ordinary shares” refers to our Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0000001 per share, carrying one vote per share; |
• | “Class V ordinary shares” refers to our Class V ordinary shares, par value US$0.0000001 per share, carrying ten votes per share; |
• | “our Form 20-F” refers to our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2024; |
• | “shares” or “ordinary shares” refers to our Class A ordinary shares and/or our Class V ordinary shares; and |
• | “we,” “us,” “the company,” “our group,” “our” or “Bitdeer” refers to Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Cayman Islands exempted company, and its subsidiaries. |
• | the price and volatility of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies; |
• | our ability to maintain competitive positions in proprietary hash rate; |
• | our ability to procure and/or manufacture mining machines at a lower cost; |
• | our ability to expand mining datacenters; |
• | our ability to develop and deploy new generations of mining machines; |
• | our ability to control electricity cost; |
• | our ability to make effective judgments regarding pricing strategy and resource allocation; |
• | our ability to upgrade and expand our product offerings; |
• | regulatory changes or actions that may restrict the use of cryptocurrencies or the operation of cryptocurrency networks in a manner that may require us to cease certain or all operations; |
• | the risks to our business of earthquakes, fires, floods, and other natural catastrophic events and interruptions by man-made issues such as strikes and terrorist attacks; |
• | the volatility of the market price of our Class A ordinary shares, which could cause the value of your investment to decline; |
• | the risk that an active trading market for our Class A ordinary shares may not be sustained; |
• | our ability to maintain the listing of our Class A ordinary shares on Nasdaq; |
• | the trading price of our securities, which has been and may continue to be volatile; |
• | unexpected costs or expenses; |
• | future issuances, sales or resales of our Class A ordinary shares; |
• | our expectation regarding the use of proceeds from our financing activities, including this offering; and |
• | general economic and business conditions in our markets. |
• | that a majority of the board of directors consists of independent directors; |
• | for an annual performance evaluation of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees; |
• | that we have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and |
• | that we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibility. |
Assumed public offering price per ordinary share | US$22.87 | |||||
Net tangible book value per ordinary share as of September 30, 2024 | US$2.24 | |||||
Increase in net tangible book value per ordinary share attributable to the offering | US$4.30 | |||||
As adjusted net tangible book value per ordinary share after giving effect to the offering | US$6.54 | |||||
Dilution per share to new investors participating in the offering | US$16.33 | |||||
• | 7,144,656 Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of or stock options outstanding; |
• | 7,409,668 Class A ordinary shares reserved for future issuance under our 2023 Share Incentive Plan; |
• | 21,773,107 Class A ordinary shares that we sold after September 30, 2024 and prior to the date of this prospectus, pursuant to that certain At Market Issuance Sales Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2024, by and among us, B. Riley Securities, Inc., Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Needham & Company, LLC, StockBlock Securities LLC, Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Rosenblatt Securities Inc. for gross proceeds of US$334.3 million. |
• | any Class A ordinary shares that become available subsequent to this offering under our 2023 Share Incentive Plan and 2023 Performance Share Plan pursuant to provisions thereof that automatically increase the share reserves under such plans each year. |
• | banks or other financial institutions; |
• | insurance companies; |
• | mutual funds; |
• | pension or retirement plans; |
• | S corporations; |
• | broker or dealers in securities or currencies; |
• | traders in securities that elect mark-to-market treatment; |
• | regulated investment companies; |
• | real estate investment trusts; |
• | trusts or estates; |
• | tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations); |
• | persons that hold ordinary shares as part of a “straddle,” “hedge,” “conversion,” “synthetic security,” “constructive sale,” or other integrated transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes; |
• | persons that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar; |
• | certain U.S. expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States; |
• | persons owning (directly, indirectly, or constructively) 5% (by vote or value) or more of our shares; |
• | persons that acquired ordinary shares pursuant to an exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation; |
• | partnerships or other entities or arrangements treated as pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes and investors in such entities; |
• | “controlled foreign corporations” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code; |
• | “passive foreign investment companies” within the meaning of Section 1297(a) of the Code; and |
• | corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax. |
• | an individual who is a U.S. citizen or resident of the United States; |
• | a corporation (including an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in 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 |
• | a trust (i) if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more “United States persons” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has in effect a valid election under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person. |
• | the U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period in its ordinary shares; |
• | the amount allocated to the U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the U.S. Holder recognized the gain or received the excess distribution, and to any period in the U.S. Holder’s holding period before the first day of the first taxable year in which we are treated as a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income; |
• | the amount allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the U.S. Holder and included in the U.S. Holder’s holding period will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the U.S. Holder; and |
• | an additional tax equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the U.S. Holder with respect to the tax attributable to each such other taxable year of the U.S. Holder. |
• | political and economic stability; |
• | an effective judicial system; |
• | tax neutrality; |
• | the absence of exchange control or currency restrictions; and |
• | the availability of professional and support services. |
• | the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and these securities laws provide significantly less protection to investors as compared to those of the United States; and |
• | Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States. |
(a) | is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction; |
(b) | imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given; |
(c) | is final and conclusive; |
(d) | is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty; |
(e) | was not obtained by fraud; and |
(f) | is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands. |
• | our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on March 28, 2024; |
• | the description of our ordinary shares contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on April 12, 2023, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on May 14, 2024 that attaches as an exhibit our Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, both for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2024 (other than to the extent the filing includes forward-looking guidance or projections); |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on August 12, 2024 that attaches as an exhibit our Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, both for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 (other than to the extent the filing includes forward-looking guidance or projections); |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on September 3, 2024 that announces the appointment of Ms. Chao Suo to serve as the Chief Operating Officer; |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on September 23, 2024 that attaches as exhibits our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024 and for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 and disclosure regarding recent developments of our Company; |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on November 18, 2024 that attaches as an exhibit our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements, both for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2024 (other than to the extent the filing includes forward-looking guidance or projections); |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on November 22, 2024 that attaches as exhibits (i) announcement of proposed private placement of US$360.0 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2029, (ii) announcement of the pricing of US$360.0 million principal amount of 5.25% convertible senior notes due 2029 and (iii) our recent developments and risk factors; |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on November 27, 2024 that attaches as exhibits (i) Indenture, dated November 26, 2024 by and between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, (ii) form of zero-strike call confirmation, and (iii) form of global note, representing our 5.25% convertible senior note due 2029; and |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on December 5, 2024 that attaches as an exhibit our November 2024 production and operations update. |
• | price and volatility of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies; |
• | our ability to maintain competitive positions in proprietary hash rate; |
• | our ability to procure and/or manufacture mining rigs at a lower cost; |
• | our ability to expand mining datacenters or begin or complete any project that is “in the pipeline,” contracted or negotiated but not yet under active construction; |
• | our ability to develop and deploy new generations of mining rigs; |
• | our ability to control electricity cost; |
• | our ability to make effective judgments regarding pricing strategy and resource allocation; |
• | our ability to upgrade and expand product offerings and to successfully develop our ASIC and HPC/AI business lines; |
• | regulatory changes or actions that may restrict the use of cryptocurrencies or the operation of cryptocurrency networks in a manner that may require us to cease certain or all operations. |
• | the risks to our business of earthquakes, fires, floods, and other natural catastrophic events and interruptions by man-made issues such as strikes and terrorist attacks; |
• | the volatility of the market price of our Class A ordinary shares, which could cause the value of your investment to decline; |
• | the risk that an active trading market for our Class A ordinary shares may never develop or be sustained; |
• | our ability to maintain the listing of Class A ordinary shares on Nasdaq; |
• | the trading price of our securities, which has been and may continue to be volatile; |
• | unexpected costs or expenses; |
• | future issuances, sales or resales of our Class A ordinary shares; |
• | our expectation regarding the use of proceeds from our financing activities; |
• | our expectations regarding our cash runway; |
• | general economic and business conditions in our markets; and |
• | other matters described in the section titled “Item 3.D. – Risk Factors” in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2024, incorporated herein by reference. |
• | The cryptocurrency industry in which we operate is characterized by constant changes. If we fail to continuously innovate and to provide solutions or services that meet the expectations of our customers, we may not be able to attract new customers or retain existing customers, and hence our business and results of operations may be adversely affected. |
• | Our results of operations have been and are expected to continue to be significantly impacted by Bitcoin price fluctuation. |
• | Delays in the expansion of existing mining datacenters or the construction of new mining datacenters or significant cost overruns could present significant risks to our business and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. |
• | The supply of Bitcoins available for mining is limited and we may not be able to quickly adapt to new businesses when all the Bitcoins have been mined. |
• | Although we have an organic way of growing our mining fleets, our business is nevertheless capital intensive. We may need additional capital but may not be able to obtain it in a timely manner and on favorable terms or at all. |
• | We may not be able to maintain our competitive position as cryptocurrency networks are witnessing increases in the total network hash rate. |
• | We may be unable to execute our growth strategies or effectively maintain our rapid growth trends. |
• | Issues in the development and use of AI may result in reputational or competitive harm or liability. |
• | If we fail to succeed in ASIC, cloud HPC and AI industry or other markets we seek to penetrate into, our revenues, growth prospects and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. |
• | Our ASIC business currently depends on supplies from a third-party foundry partner, and any failure to obtain sufficient foundry capacity from such third-party foundry partner would significantly delay the shipment of our products. |
• | Because there has been limited precedent set for financial accounting for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the determinations that we have made for how to account for cryptocurrencies transactions may be subject to change. |
• | Any loss or destruction of a private key required to access our cryptocurrency is irreversible. We also may temporarily lose access to our cryptocurrencies. |
• | Bitcoin exchanges and wallets, and to a lesser extent, the Bitcoin network itself, may suffer from hacking and fraud risks, which may adversely erode user confidence in Bitcoin which would decrease the demand for our products and services. Further, digital asset exchanges on which crypto assets trade are relatively new and largely unregulated, and thus may be exposed to fraud and failure. Incorrect or fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions may be irreversible. |
• | We may not have adequate sources of recovery if the cryptocurrencies held by us are lost, stolen or destroyed due to third-party cryptocurrencies custodial services or if we cannot redeem or withdraw our cryptocurrencies invested in crypto lending or investing activities. Such incidents could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. |
• | Potential that, in the event of a bankruptcy filing by a custodian, cryptocurrency held in custody could be determined to be property of a bankruptcy estate and we could be considered a general unsecured creditor thereof. |
• | We are subject to a highly-evolving regulatory landscape and any adverse changes to, or our failure to comply with, any laws and regulations could adversely affect our business, reputation, prospects or operations. |
• | The nature of our business requires the application of complex financial accounting rules, and there is limited guidance from accounting standard setting bodies. If financial accounting standards undergo significant changes, our operating results could be adversely affected. |
• | Our interactions with a blockchain may expose us to specially designated nationals (“SDN”) or blocked persons or cause us to violate provisions of law that did not contemplate distribute ledger technology. |
• | Our mining datacenters may be located on property whose owner has not obtained the approval of relevant authorities, and we may be ordered to relocate from that property. |
• | As we continue to expand and localize our international activities, our obligations to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and policies of a variety of jurisdictions will increase and we may be subject to investigations and enforcement actions by U.S. and non-U.S. regulators and governmental authorities. |
• | A market for Class A ordinary shares may not develop, which would adversely affect the liquidity and price of Class A ordinary shares. |
• | We may issue additional Class A ordinary shares or other equity or convertible debt securities without approval of the holders of Class A ordinary shares, which would dilute existing ownership interests and may depress the market price of Class A ordinary shares. |
• | The dual-class structure of our ordinary shares may adversely affect price and liquidity of Class A ordinary shares. |
• | Future sales, or the possibility of future sales of, a substantial number of our ordinary shares may depress the price of such securities. |
• | We are subject to tax risks related to our multinational operations. |
• | While we do not believe we were a PFIC for taxable year ended December 31, 2023, we may be or become a PFIC, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders of Class A ordinary shares. |
• | Because under certain attribution rules the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries may be treated as controlled foreign corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes, there could be adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to certain U.S. Holders of Class A ordinary shares who own, directly or indirectly, ten percent or more of Class A ordinary shares. |
• | that a majority of our board of directors consists of independent directors; |
• | that we conduct an annual performance evaluation of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees; |
• | that we have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; |
• | that we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibility; and |
• | that director nomination be selected, or recommended for selection by our board of directors, by (i) a majority of our independent directors in a vote in which only our independent directors participate or (ii) a nominations committee composed solely of independent directors. |
• | “Cayman Companies Act” means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands; |
• | “Class A ordinary shares” means the Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0000001, in the share capital of our company; |
• | “Class V ordinary shares” means the Class V ordinary shares, par value US$0.0000001, in the share capital of our company; |
• | “Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; |
• | “JOBS Act” means the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012; |
• | “Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Stock Market; |
• | “ordinary shares” means Class A ordinary shares and/or Class V ordinary shares (as appropriate); |
• | “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission; and |
• | “we,” “us,” “the company,” “our company” “our group,” “our” or “Bitdeer” refers to Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Cayman Islands exempted company, and its subsidiaries. |
• | 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 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 Nasdaq 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. |
• | the designation of the series; |
• | the number of shares of the series; |
• | the dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights; |
• | the rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences; and |
• | any other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights. |
• | 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. |
• | is not required to open its register of members for inspection; |
• | does not have to hold an annual general meeting; |
• | 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 a limited duration company; and |
• | may register as a segregated portfolio company. |
• | 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 Cayman Companies Act. |
• | an act which is illegal or ultra vires with respect to the company and is therefore incapable of ratification by the shareholders ; |
• | an act which, although not ultra vires, requires authorization by a qualified (or special) majority (that is, more than a simple majority) which has not been obtained; and |
• | an act which constitutes a “fraud on the minority” where the wrongdoers are themselves in control of the company. |
• | the title of the series; |
• | the aggregate principal amount; |
• | the issue price or prices, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities; |
• | any limit on the aggregate principal amount; |
• | the date or dates on which principal is payable; |
• | the interest rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) or, if applicable, the method used to determine such rate or rates; |
• | the date or dates on which interest, if any, will be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable; |
• | the place or places where principal and, if applicable, premium and interest, is payable; |
• | the terms and conditions upon which we may, or the holders may require us to, redeem or repurchase the debt securities; |
• | the denominations in which such debt securities may be issuable, if other than denomination of US$1,000 or any integral multiple of that number; |
• | whether the debt securities are to be issuable in the form of certificated debt securities or global debt securities; |
• | the portion of principal amount that will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date if other than the principal amount of the debt securities; |
• | the currency of denomination; |
• | the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of principal and, if applicable, premium and interest, will be made; |
• | if payments of principal and, if applicable, premium or interest, on the debt securities are to be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than the currency of denominations, the manner in which exchange rate with respect to such payments will be determined; |
• | if amounts of principal and, if applicable, premium and interest may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies, or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index, or financial index, then the manner in which such amounts will be determined; |
• | the provisions, if any, relating to any collateral provided for such debt securities; |
• | any events of default; |
• | the terms and conditions, if any, for conversion into or exchange for ordinary shares; |
• | any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents, or other agents; and |
• | the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the debt securities shall be subordinated in right of payment to other indebtedness of our company. |
• | the title of such warrants; |
• | the aggregate number of such warrants; |
• | the price or prices at which such warrants will be issued; |
• | the currency or currencies in which the price of such warrants will be payable; |
• | the securities or other rights, including rights to receive payment in cash or securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified commodities, currencies, securities or indices, or any combination of the foregoing, purchasable upon exercise of such warrants; |
• | the price at which and the currency or currencies in which the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of such warrants may be purchased; |
• | the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire; |
• | if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants which may be exercised at any one time; |
• | if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which such warrants are issued and the number of such warrants issued with each such security; |
• | if applicable, the date on and after which such warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable; |
• | information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; |
• | if applicable, a discussion of any material United States federal income tax considerations; and |
• | any other terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such warrants. |
• | through underwriters or dealers; |
• | directly to a limited number of purchasers or to a single purchaser; |
• | in “at the market offerings,” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, into an existing trading market on an exchange or otherwise; |
• | through agents; or |
• | through any other method permitted by applicable law and described in the applicable prospectus supplement. |
• | the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents; |
• | the purchase price of such securities and the proceeds to be received by us, if any; |
• | any underwriting discounts or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation; |
• | any public offering price; |
• | any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and |
• | any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed. |
• | negotiated transactions; |
• | at a fixed public offering price or prices, which may be changed; |
• | at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; |
• | at prices related to prevailing market prices; or |
• | at negotiated prices. |
SEC Registration Fee | US$153,100 | ||
FINRA Filing Fee(1) | |||
Accounting Fees and Expenses(1) | |||
Legal Fees and Expenses(1) | |||
Financial Printing and Miscellaneous Expenses(1) | |||
Total(1) | US$ | ||
(1) | These fees and expenses depend on the securities offered and the number of issuances, and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time and will be reflected in the applicable prospectus supplement. |
• | banks or other financial institutions; |
• | insurance companies; |
• | mutual funds; |
• | pension or retirement plans; |
• | S corporations; |
• | broker or dealers in securities or currencies; |
• | traders in securities that elect mark-to-market treatment; |
• | regulated investment companies; |
• | real estate investment trusts; |
• | trusts or estates; |
• | tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations); |
• | persons that hold Ordinary Shares as part of a “straddle,” “hedge,” “conversion,” “synthetic security,” “constructive sale,” or other integrated transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes; |
• | persons that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar; |
• | certain U.S. expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States; |
• | persons owning (directly, indirectly, or constructively) 5% (by vote or value) or more of our shares; |
• | persons that acquired Ordinary Shares pursuant to an exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation; |
• | partnerships or other entities or arrangements treated as pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes and investors in such entities; |
• | “controlled foreign corporations” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code; |
• | “passive foreign investment companies” within the meaning of Section 1297(a) of the Code; and |
• | corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax. |
• | an individual who is a U.S. citizen or resident of the United States; |
• | a corporation (including an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in 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 |
• | a trust (i) if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more “United States persons” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has in effect a valid election under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person. |
• | the U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period in its ordinary shares; |
• | the amount allocated to the U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the U.S. Holder recognized the gain or received the excess distribution, and to any period in the U.S. Holder’s holding period before the first day of the first taxable year in which we are treated as a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income; |
• | the amount allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the U.S. Holder and included in the U.S. Holder’s holding period will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the U.S. Holder; and |
• | an additional tax equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the U.S. Holder with respect to the tax attributable to each such other taxable year of the U.S. Holder. |
• | political and economic stability; |
• | an effective judicial system; |
• | tax neutrality; |
• | the absence of exchange control or currency restrictions; and |
• | the availability of professional and support services. |
• | the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and these securities laws provide significantly less protection to investors as compared to those of the United States; and |
• | Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States. |
(a) | is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction; |
(b) | imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given; |
(c) | is final and conclusive; |
(d) | is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty; |
(e) | was not obtained by fraud; and |
(f) | is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands. |
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• | the description of our ordinary shares contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on April 12, 2023, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on May 14, 2024 that attaches as an exhibit our Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, both for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2024 (other than to the extent the filing includes forward-looking guidance or projections); |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on August 12, 2024 that attaches as an exhibit our Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, both for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 (other than to the extent the filing includes forward-looking guidance or projections); |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on September 3, 2024 that announces the appointment of Ms. Chao Suo to serve as the Chief Operating Officer; |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on September 23, 2024 that attaches as exhibits our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024 and for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 and disclosure regarding recent developments of our Company; |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on November 18, 2024 that attaches as an exhibit our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements, both for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2024 (other than to the extent the filing includes forward-looking guidance or projections); |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on November 22, 2024 that attaches as exhibits (i) announcement of proposed private placement of US$360.0 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2029, (ii) announcement of the pricing of US$360.0 million principal amount of 5.25% convertible senior notes due 2029 and (iii) our recent developments and risk factors; |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on November 27, 2024 that attaches as exhibits (i) Indenture, dated November 26, 2024 by and between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, (ii) form of zero-strike call confirmation, and (iii) form of global note, representing our 5.25% convertible senior note due 2029; and |
• | our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on December 5, 2024 that attaches as an exhibit our November 2024 production and operations update. |
Barclays | Cantor | |||||||||||
A.G.P. | The Benchmark Company | B. Riley Securities | BTIG | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods A Stifel Company | ||||||||
Needham & Company | Northland Capital Markets | Rosenblatt | Roth Capital Partners | StockBlock | ||||||||