Filed
Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)a
Registration
No. 333-260958
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT
(To
Prospectus dated July 15, 2022)
ANTELOPE
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD.
$990,000
Convertible Note (Debt Securities)
Up
to 12,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the $990,000 Convertible Note
We
are offering, in a registered direct offering to Indigo Capital LP, an accredited investor $990,000 principal amount of Convertible Note,
under Debt Securities (the “Convertible Note”). Securities are being issued pursuant to this prospectus supplement, the accompanying
base prospectus, that certain convertible promissory note purchase agreement, dated November 19, 2024, by and between the Company
and Indigo Capital LP (the “Purchaser”). This prospectus supplement also covers up to 12,500,000
Class A ordinary shares, no par value, issuable from time to time upon conversion of the Convertible Note and in lieu of the payment
of interest payable on the Convertible Note.
No
placement agent is involved in this offering.
Our
Class A ordinary shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “AEHL”. On December 12, 2024, the
closing price of our Class A ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market was US$0.20.
There
is no established trading market for the Convertible Note, and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to
apply for the listing of the Convertible Note on any national securities exchange or other trading market.
As of the date of this prospectus supplement,
pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5. of Form F-3, the Company has not conducted any transactions in the last 12 months, other than:
(a) a registered direct offering to the Purchaser to purchase $990,000 Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to a convertible promissory
note purchase agreement dated September 25, 2024, (b) a registered direct offering to a certain investor to purchase
500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares on July 31, 2024, (c) a registered direct offering to certain investors to purchase
1,300,000 Class A Ordinary Shares on February 23, 2024 and (d) a registered offering to certain investors to purchase up to 31,300,000
Class A ordinary shares, consisting of (i) up to 30,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares issuable and (ii) 1,300,000 Class A Ordinary Shares
issued upon exercise of certain warrants issued on February 23, 2024.
You
should read carefully this prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement before you
invest. Please see “Risk Factors” on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and the risk factors incorporated by reference
into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for more information.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed
upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
As
of the date of this prospectus supplement, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates,
computed by reference to the average of the bid and asked prices of such common equity within 60 days prior to the date hereof at $0.20,
was $6,663,847, based on 31,013,740 Class A ordinary shares and 2,305,497 Class B ordinary shares outstanding as of
such date, of which 25,348,607 Class A ordinary shares were held by non-affiliates. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form
F-3, in no event will we sell securities in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float
in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75.0 million. During the 12 calendar months prior to and including
the date of this prospectus, we have sold $3,540,000 pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F -3.
We
are not a Chinese operating company but a British Virgin Islands holding company with operations conducted by our subsidiaries based
in China and that this structure involves unique risks to investors. Although we currently do not have or intend to have any contractual
arrangement to establish a VIE structure with any entity in mainland China, we are still subject to certain legal and operation risks
associated with our operating subsidiaries in China. Chinese regulatory authorities could disallow our current corporate structure, which
would likely result in a material change in our operations and a material change in the value of the securities we are registering for
sale, including that it could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless.
We
are subject to certain legal and operational risks associated with being based in China. PRC laws and regulations governing our current
business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain, and as a result these risks may result in material changes in the operations of
the subsidiaries, significant depreciation of the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares, or a complete hindrance of our ability to offer
or continue to offer our securities to investors. Recently, the PRC government adopted a series of regulatory actions and issued statements
to regulate business operations in China, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision
over China-based companies listed overseas using variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity
reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. As of the date of this prospectus, our Company, the subsidiaries have
not been involved in any investigations on cybersecurity review initiated by any PRC regulatory authority, nor has any of them received
any inquiry, notice or sanction. As of the date of this prospectus, there are currently no relevant laws or regulations in the PRC that
prohibit companies whose entity interests are within the PRC from listing on overseas stock exchanges. However, since these statements
and regulatory actions are newly published, official guidance and related implementation rules have not been issued. It is highly uncertain
what the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our daily business operation, the ability to accept
foreign investments and our ability to continue our listing on an U.S. exchange.
Our
Class A Ordinary Shares may be delisted and prohibited from being traded under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act if the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) is unable to inspect our auditor. On May 20, 2020, the Senate passed the
Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act prohibiting an issuer’s securities from being traded on a national exchange if the PCAOB
is unable to inspect the issuer’s auditors for three consecutive years. Pursuant to the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act,
(the “HFCAA”), if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB, is unable to inspect an issuer’s auditors
for three consecutive years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to trade on a U.S. stock exchange. The PCAOB issued a Determination
Report on December 16, 2021 which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms
headquartered in: (1) mainland China of the People’s Republic of China because of a position taken by one or more authorities in
mainland China; and (2) Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region and dependency of the PRC, because of a position taken by one or more
authorities in Hong Kong. Furthermore, the PCAOB’s report identified the specific registered public accounting firms which are
subject to these determinations. On June 22, 2021, United States Senate has passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable
Act (the “Accelerating HFCAA”), which, if enacted, would decrease the number of “non-inspection years” from three
years to two years, and thus, would reduce the time before our securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted if the PCAOB determines
that it cannot inspect or investigate completely our auditor. Our former auditor, Centurion ZD CPA & Co (the “CZD CPA”),
the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company, is headquartered in Hong Kong. CZD CPA is currently subject to Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) inspections under a regular basis. Our current auditor, ARK PRO CPA & CO
(the “ARK PRO”), is headquartered in Hong Kong, and is currently subject to the PCAOB inspections under a regular basis.
As of the date of the prospectus, ARK PRO, our current auditor, and CZD CPA, our former auditor, are not subject to the determinations
as to inability to inspect or investigate completely as announced by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021. On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB announced
that it had signed a Statement of Protocol (the “Statement of Protocol”) with the China Securities Regulatory Commission
and the Ministry of Finance of China. The terms of the Statement of Protocol would grant the PCAOB complete access to audit work papers
and other information so that it may inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered accounting firms headquartered in China and Hong Kong.
According to the PCAOB, its December 2021 determinations under the HFCAA remain in effect. The PCAOB is required to reassess these determinations
by the end of 2022. Under the PCAOB’s rules, a reassessment of a determination under the HFCAA may result in the PCAOB reaffirming,
modifying or vacating the determination. However, recent developments with respect to audits of China-based companies create uncertainty
about the ability of ARK PRO or CZD CPA to fully cooperate with the PCAOB’s request for audit work papers without the approval
of the Chinese authorities. In the event it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely the Company’s
auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction, then such lack of inspection could cause trading in the
Company’s securities to be prohibited under the HFCAA ultimately result in a determination by a securities exchange to delist the
Company’s securities.
During
our fiscal year 2022, we were conclusively listed by the SEC as a Commission-Identified Issuer under the HFCAA following the filing of
our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Our auditor for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and
2020, a registered public accounting firm that the PCAOB was not able to inspect or investigate completely in 2021 according to the PCAOB’s
December 16, 2021 determinations, issued the audit report for us for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. On December 15, 2022, the
PCAOB issued a HFCAA determination report that vacated its December 16, 2021 determinations and removed mainland China and Hong Kong
from the list of jurisdictions where it had been unable to completely inspect or investigate the registered public accounting firms.
For this reason, we do not expect to be identified as a Commission-Identified Issuer under the HFCAA as of the date of this prospectus.
The
jurisdictions in which our consolidated foreign operating entities are incorporated include mainland China, Hong Kong, and British
Virgin Islands. We hold 100% equity interests in its consolidated operating entities, except for Hainan Kylin Cloud Services
Technology Co., Ltd., in which the Company indirectly holds 51% equity interest. We reviewed (i) the shareholder register provided
by Transhare Corporation, our transfer agent, and (ii) Schedules 13D and 13G filed by the shareholders, the absence of any Schedule
13D or 13G filing made by any foreign governmental entity with respect to the Company’s securities, and the absence of foreign
government representation on its board of directors, we have no awareness or belief that we are owned or controlled by a government
entity in mainland China. We received written confirmations from the directors of the Company and its consolidated foreign
operating entities and each of them represented that he/she is not an official of the Chinese Communist Party. The currently
effective memorandum and articles of association of our Company and equivalent organizing documents of our consolidated foreign
operating entities do not contain any charter of the Chinese Communist Party.
Therefore,
to the best of our knowledge, no governmental entity in mainland China, Hong Kong, or the British Virgin Islands owns shares of our significant
consolidated foreign operating entities.
The
date of this prospectus supplement is December 17, 2024
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a “shelf” registration statement on Form F-3 that we filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration process.
This
document contains two parts. The first part consists of this prospectus supplement, which provides you with specific information about
this offering. The second part, the accompanying prospectus, provides more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering.
Generally, when we refer only to the “prospectus,” we are referring to both parts, combined. This prospectus supplement may
add, update or change information contained in the accompanying prospectus. To the extent that any statement we make in this prospectus
supplement is inconsistent with statements made in the accompanying prospectus or any documents incorporated by reference herein or therein
that we filed with the SEC before the date of this prospectus supplement, the statements made in this prospectus supplement will be deemed
to modify or supersede those made in the accompanying prospectus and such documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. You
should read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the information incorporated by reference herein and
therein.
You
should rely only on the information that we have included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying
prospectus and in any free writing prospectus we may authorize to be delivered or made available to you. We have not authorized anyone
to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement,
the accompanying prospectus or any free writing prospectus we may authorize to be delivered or made available to you. You must not rely
upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy
any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor does this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful
to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.
You
should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate on any date
subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that any information we have incorporated by reference herein or therein
is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference, even though this prospectus supplement or accompanying
prospectus is delivered, or securities are sold, on a later date.
This
prospectus supplement contains or incorporates by reference summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described
herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety
by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been or will be filed or have been or will be incorporated
by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms apart, and you may obtain copies of
those documents as described in this prospectus supplement under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
We
further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document
that is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus were made solely for the benefit of
the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and
should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were
accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately
representing the current state of our affairs.
Unless
otherwise stated in this prospectus, or the context otherwise requires, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,”
“our” or “AEHL” refer specifically to Antelope Enterprise Holdings Ltd. When we refer to “you,” we
mean the potential holders of our securities. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this prospectus supplement are defined in the
accompanying prospectus.
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
This
summary highlights information contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding to invest in our ordinary shares. You should
read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section contained
in this prospectus supplement, our financial statements and the related notes thereto and the other documents incorporated by reference
in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
Our
Business
We
are a British Virgin Islands limited liability company with no material operations. Our operations were conducted in China by our subsidiaries.
We provide livestream e-commerce services, business management and information systems consulting services business.
Livestreaming
Ecommerce Business
Our
livestreaming ecommerce business is operated in China through our 51% subsidiary, Hainan Kylin and its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
Hangzhou Kylin and Anhui Kylin. We aim to provide one-stop solutions for our customers who seek to sell their products utilizing
the emerging sales channel of livestreaming ecommerce. Our customers usually include consumer goods brands, merchants, and
small-scale ecommerce platforms. We believe that livestreaming ecommerce is an important growth engine for consumer good brands as
it leverages the content of livestreaming to boost consumer engagement and sales as it combines instant purchasing of a featured
product and audience participation through a chat function or reaction buttons. Our typical business model involves the promotion
of our customers’ goods by our hosts. Our product management office assesses and selects the products from our customers. We
then connect with different suppliers of hosts and influencers, usually staffing agencies that have a growing and diverse
pool of such individuals. We also work with freelance hosts and influencers. These hosts and influencers register
on Hainan Kylin’s SaaS platform and are matched with the specific products
that
our customers have engaged us to promote. The hosts and influencers then promote our customers’ products on
social media and various e-commerce platforms through livestreaming where a unique link is provided for each product.
The consumer is able to place an order for a product by clicking on the provided link. The purchase orders are either directed to the
sales sites of our customers where the consumer is able to pay for the product directly to the customer and the purchaser receives delivery
of the product directly from the vendor, or directed to third party sites (such as Douyin, China’s most downloaded video-sharing
platform and the mainland Chinese counterpart of TikTok, and Xiaohongshu and Kuaishou (very popular third party
e-commerce platforms), where the participating vendors ship the products to the purchaser upon the purchaser’s payment to
the third party ecommerce site. The third-partye-commerce sites forward the purchase price to our customers after deducting the
applicable costs.
Each
of vendors that engage us for our promotion services are required pay us a service fee in advance, the amount of which is approximately
15% to 30% of the retail price of the product to be promoted by our hosts and influencers. Upon each sale, which is marked by the consumer’s
payment for the product (either to our customer directly or to the third-party site), the corresponding advance payment is recognized
by us as revenue after deducting the commission payable to the host of the livestreaming site. We generally do not have any accounts
receivable or accounts payable in this type of sales cycle. Our service fees are not refundable in the event of a product return
by a consumer.
Hainan
Kylin has a limited operating history as it started its business in September 2021. For the fiscal year 2023, Hainan Kylin accounted
for 98.1% of our total revenue. For the fiscal year 2022, Hainan Kylin comprised virtually all of our ongoing business operations and
accounted for 84.5% of our total revenue.
Business
Management and Consulting Business
We
also provide business management and consulting services which consists of computer consulting services and software development through
our subsidiaries in China, including Chengdu Future and Antelope Chengdu. We diagnose difficulties in infrastructure and enterprise systems
and addresses business challenges that enterprises confront by developing strategies to surmount such hurdles to ensure the healthy growth
and development of our customers. Our consulting teams have advanced technological knowledge and capabilities to implement workflow solutions
via proprietary software products and services to help our customers with customized solutions to solve complex problems. For the years
ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, 1.4%, 3.9% and 6.0% of our total revenue, respectively was generated from our business management
and consulting business.
Planned
Energy Supply Business
The
Company is aiming to launch energy supply business through AEHL US, formerly known as Million Star US Inc. AEHL US has taken preliminary
steps in developing this business including engaging a broker to source natural gas from natural gas provider in Texas and the procurement
of electricity generators. AEHL US plans to supply power to a data center in Midland, Texas.
AEHL
US also plans to generate revenue by securing hosting sites for cryptocurrency mining operators as it leverages anticipated cost-effective
electricity costs.
Ceramic
Tile Business
We
historically operated a ceramic tile business which are used for exterior siding and for interior flooring and design in residential
and commercial buildings. We were manufacturer of ceramic tiles used for exterior siding and for interior flooring and design in residential
and commercial buildings in China. Since the ceramic tiles manufacturing business has experienced significant hurdles due to the significant
slowdown of the real estate sector and the impacts of COVID-19 in China, we decided to divest the ceramic tiles manufacturing business,
which had been conducted through our two subsidiaries, Hengda and Hengdali. On December 30, 2022, our operating entities for the ceramic
tile business entered into an agreement with an unaffiliated buyer to sell 100% equity interests of our ceramic tile business. On February
21, 2023, our shareholders approved the sale. On April 28, 2023, this transaction was closed.
For
the year ended December 31, 2022, we utilized production facilities capable of producing 1.40 million square meters ceramic tiles, as
compared with the year ended December 31, 2021, when we utilized production facilities capable of producing 2.38 million square meters.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we had 10 production lines available for production and utilized two production lines during
the peak season. As of December 31, 2022, we had seven production lines available for production (all were from Hengda), one of which
was in use as of December 31, 2022.
Corporate
Information
Our
principal executive office is located at Room 1802, Block D, Zhonghai International Center, Hi- Tech Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s
Republic of China. Our telephone number at this address is +86 28 8532 4355. Our registered office is Craigmuir Chambers, Road Town,
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and our registered agent is Harneys Corporate Services Limited. We maintain a website at http://www.aehltd.com
that contains information about our company. Information on this website is not part of this prospectus.
THE
OFFERING
| Convertible
Note Offered by us |
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Convertible
Promissory Note with a principal amount of $990,000. The Convertible Note is being sold to
Indigo Capital LP with an original issue discount of 10%. The maturity date of the Convertible
Notes is 6 months after the date of issuance.
The
“Discount Rate” of the Convertible Notes shall be 80%. |
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| The
Class A Ordinary Shares |
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A
holder may convert up to 12,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares. |
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| Use
of Proceeds |
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We
estimate that we will receive net proceeds of approximately US$891,000 from this offering based on the offering
price of US$990,000 for the Convertible Note. |
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We
intend to use our net proceeds from this offering for, working capital and general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds.”
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| Listing |
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Our
Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “AEHL.” |
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| Transfer
Agent |
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Equiniti
Trust Company, LLC, EQ, Shareowner Services, or any of their affiliates. |
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| Risk
factors |
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Investing
in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before investing in our securities, you should carefully consider the risk factors
described in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement as well as the risks
identified in documents that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. |
| (1) |
The
number of Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately before this offering and to be outstanding after this offering is 31,013,740
based on our Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of December 12, 2024, but excludes 12,500,000 Class A Ordinary
Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Note as of such date. |
RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in our securities involves risks. We urge you to consider carefully the risks described below, and in the documents incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, before making an investment decision, including those risks
identified under “Item 3. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, which are
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other
reports that we subsequently file with the SEC. Additional risks, including those that relate to any particular securities we offer,
may be included in a future prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus that we authorize from time to time, or that are incorporated
by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus in connection with this offering. The risks and uncertainties
described therein and below are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we
currently deem immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our business and operations. If any of these risks actually occurs,
our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be seriously harmed. This could cause the trading price of
our ordinary shares to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. Please also read carefully the section below entitled
“Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
Risks
Related to the Offering
Raising
additional capital will be difficult and may cause dilution to our shareholders and restrict our operations.
We
expect to finance our cash needs to fund the operation of our newly acquired businesses and for our working capital. Although we have
been able to obtain funding from outside sources in the last year, we cannot be certain that we will be able to continue to do so or
to obtain additional financing on favorable terms.
To
the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt, our shareholders’ ownership interest
will be diluted, and the terms of such securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect shareholder rights.
Debt financing and equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability
to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making acquisitions or capital expenditures.
Since
our management will have broad discretion in how we use the proceeds from this offering, we may use the proceeds in ways with which you
disagree.
Our
management will have significant flexibility in applying the net proceeds of this offering. You will be relying on the judgment of our
management with regard to the use of those net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision,
to influence how the proceeds are being used. It is possible that the net proceeds will be invested in a way that does not yield a favorable,
or any, return for us. The failure of our management to use such funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition, operating results, and cash flow.
There
is no public market for the Convertible Notes or Warrants being offered in this offering.
There
is no established public trading market for the Convertible Note being offered in this offering, and we do not expect a market to develop.
In addition, we do not intend to apply to list such securities on any national securities exchange or trading system. Without an active
trading market, the liquidity of the Convertible Note will be limited.
You
will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value per ordinary share issuable pursuant to this offering
and may experience additional dilution of your investment in the future.
The
effective price per ordinary share issuable pursuant to this offering is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per ordinary
share outstanding prior to this offering. In addition, we may need to raise additional capital to fund our anticipated level of operations,
we may in the future sell substantial amounts of ordinary shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for ordinary shares.
These future issuances of equity or equity-linked securities, together with the exercise or conversion of any options, warrants and/or
any additional Ordinary Shares or ordinary shares issued in connection with acquisitions, if any, will likely result in further dilution
to investors.
Future
sales of our ordinary shares, whether by us or our shareholders, could cause our ordinary shares price to decline.
If
our existing shareholders sell, or indicate an intent to sell, substantial amounts of our ordinary shares in the public market, the trading
price of our ordinary shares could decline significantly. Similarly, the perception in the public market that our shareholders might
sell our ordinary shares could also depress the market price of our ordinary shares. A decline in the price of our ordinary shares might
impede our ability to raise capital through the issuance of additional ordinary shares or other equity securities. In addition, the issuance
and sale by us of additional ordinary shares, or securities convertible into or exercisable for our ordinary shares, or the perception
that we will issue such securities, could reduce the trading price for our ordinary shares as well as make future sales of equity securities
by us less attractive or not feasible. The sale of ordinary shares issued upon the exercise of our outstanding options and warrants could
further dilute the holdings of our then existing shareholders.
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the other documents we have filed with the SEC that are incorporated herein by
reference contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning and protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include statements with
respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance,
and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause the actual
results, performance, capital, ownership or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without
limitation, the continued stable macroeconomic environment in the PRC, the PRC real estate, construction and technology sectors continuing
to exhibit sound long-term fundamentals, our ability to bring additional ceramic tile production capacity online going forward as our
business improves, our ceramic tile customers continuing to adjust to our product price increases, our ability to sustain our average
selling price increases and to continue to build volume in the quarters ahead, and whether our enhanced marketing efforts will help to
produce wider customer acceptance of the new price points; and our ability to continue to grow our business management, information system
consulting, and online social commerce and live streaming business. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements
that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as “may,”
“will,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,”
“believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,”
“point to,” “project,” “could,” “intend,” “target” and other similar words
and expressions of the future.
All
written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice, including,
without limitation, those risks and uncertainties described in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 and
otherwise in our SEC reports and filings. We have no obligation and do not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking
statements after the date hereof, or after the respective dates on which any such statements otherwise are made.
We
may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place
undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations
disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. We have included important factors in the cautionary statements included in this
prospectus supplement and the prospectus to which it relates that we believe could cause actual results or events to differ materially
from the forward-looking statements that we make. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions,
mergers, dispositions, joint ventures, collaborations or investments we may make. You should read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying
prospectus and the documents that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus supplement completely and with the understanding that
our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We
estimate the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $870,000, after deducting estimated offering
expenses payable by us.
The
timing and amount of our actual expenditures will be based on many factors, including cash flows from operations and the anticipated
growth of our business. As of the date of this prospectus, we cannot specify with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds
to us from this offering. As a result, our management will have broad discretion regarding the timing and application of the net proceeds
from this offering, and investor will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the net proceeds from
this offering.
MARKET
INFORMATION DIVIDEND POLICY
Our
Class A Ordinary Shares are currently traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “AEHL.” On December 12, 2024,
the closing sale price of our Class A Ordinary Shares was $0.20 per share.
We
have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock during the past five years, and we do not currently intend to pay any
cash dividends on our ordinary shares for the foreseeable future. We expect to retain future earnings, if any, to fund the development
and growth of our business. Any future determination to pay dividends on our ordinary shares will be at the discretion of our board of
directors and will depend upon, among other factors, our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements and any contractual
restrictions.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES WE ARE OFFERING
Description
of Convertible Note
The
material terms and provisions of the Convertible Note being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and being issued to the Purchaser
are summarized below. The form of Convertible Note will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 6-K with the SEC in connection
with this offering. The following summary of certain material terms and provisions of the Convertible Note does not purport to be a complete
description of the Convertible Note, and is subject to the detailed provisions of, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the
Convertible Note.
Maturity
and Interest
The
principal and any accrued unpaid interest under this Convertible Note shall be due and payable upon demand at any time after May 19,
2025 (“Maturity Date”). The entire unpaid principal and accrued interest of this Note shall become immediately due and
payable upon the Company’s act of bankruptcy, execution of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, filing or facing
a bankruptcy petition without dismissal for over 90 days, or the appointment of a receiver or trustee.
Interest
will accrue and be payable with each principal installment. Interest under this Convertible Note will not exceed the maximum rate allowed
by law.
Conversion
Upon
the election of the holder at any time, or in the event of an automatic conversion, the Company will issue to the holder a number of
shares equal to the conversion amount divided by the conversion price. The conversion amount means the amount of the Note that will be
converted into Conversion Ordinary Shares. The conversion price is calculated based on the closing price of the Company’s Class
A Ordinary Shares on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the Convertible Note, multiplied by the discount rate of 80%.
Automatic
Conversion
Change
of Control. In the event of a Change of Control prior to full repayment or conversion of the Convertible Note, the outstanding
principal will automatically convert into Class A Ordinary Shares. A Change of Control includes (i) the sale of all or most of the
Company’s assets (except to an Excluded Entity as defined in the Convertible Note), (ii) a merger, consolidation, or
reorganization with another entity (except to an Excluded Entity), or (iii) the transaction in which any person becomes the
beneficial owner of all outstanding voting securities. Exceptions to a Change of Control include changes in incorporation
jurisdiction, creating a holding company with substantially the same ownership, or obtaining Board-approved funding for the Company
in a financing.
Upon
Maturity. Upon the Maturity Date, any outstanding conversion amount will automatically convert into Class A Ordinary Shares, as if
the holder had elected to convert immediately prior to the Maturity Date, without needing the election of the holder.
Mechanics
of Conversion
Upon
the full conversion of this Convertible Note, the holder shall surrender this Note to the Company or any transfer agent and provide any
other applicable transaction documentation. For partial conversions, the holder is not required to surrender the Note but must deliver
a duly executed instrument of satisfaction reflecting the portion converted.
The
Transfer Agent will transmit the conversion ordinary shares to the holder by crediting their account through the Deposit or Withdrawal
at Custodian (DWAC) system within two (2) trading days after the holder submits their election. If the Transfer Agent fails to deliver
the shares on time, the Company will pay the holder $10 per trading day for every $1,000 of conversion ordinary shares until the shares
are delivered or the conversion is canceled.
If
the Company fails to timely cause the Transfer Agent to transmit the shares to the holder, and if the holder is required to purchase
or the brokerage firm purchases, the shares in satisfaction of a sale of the conversion shares, the Company will: (A) pay the holder
in cash the difference between the holder’s total purchase price for the shares and the amount obtained by multiplying the number
of conversion shares by the price at which the related sell order was executed, and (B) at the holder’s option, either reinstate
the portion of the warrant and equivalent number of shares for which such exercise was not honored (deeming the exercise rescinded) or
deliver the number of shares the holder should have received. No fractional shares will be issued upon conversion.
Share
Dividends and Splits
If
the Company, while this Convertible Note is outstanding and not fully converted, (i) pays a share dividend or makes a distribution on
its Ordinary Shares, (ii) subdivides its shares, (iii) combines its shares (including reverse split), or (iv) reclassifies its capital
stock, the conversion price will be adjusted. The new conversion price will be multiplied by a fraction where the numerator is the number
of Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding before the event and the denominator is the number of shares outstanding after. The total conversion
price of this Note remains unchanged.
Subsequent
Rights Offerings
If
the Company grants, issues, or sells Class A Ordinary Shares or equivalent rights to purchase shares, securities, or other property to
its shareholders pro rata (“Purchase Rights”), the holder will have the right to acquire the same Purchase Rights as if the
holder had fully converted this Note into Class A Ordinary Shares before the record date of the offering. However, if exercising such
rights would cause the holder to exceed the limitation, the rights will be held in abeyance until the holder can exercise them without
exceeding the limitation.
Pro
Rata Distributions
If
the Company, while this Convertible Note is outstanding and not fully converted, declares or makes any dividend or distribution of its
assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to the Class A Ordinary Shareholders, the holder will be entitled to participate in the distribution
as if the holder had fully converted the Note into Class A Ordinary Shares before the record date. However, if participating would cause
the holder to exceed the limitation, the excess portion will be held in abeyance until the holder can participate without exceeding the
limitation.
Fundamental
Transaction
If
the Company, while this Convertible Note is outstanding and not fully converted, undergoes a Fundamental Transaction, as defined in the
Convertible Note, the holder may, upon conversion of this Note, choose to receive the same consideration as the Company’s shareholders.
The conversion price will be adjusted. If the Company is not the surviving entity, the successor must assume the Company’s obligations
under this Note and provide a similar security, maintaining the holder’s economic value.
Governing
Law
The
Convertible Note is governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Description
of Class A Ordinary Shares
The
material terms and provisions of our Class A ordinary shares are described under the caption “Description of Share Capital”
beginning on page 34 to page 37 of the accompanying base prospectus.
We
are authorized to issue 250,000,000 ordinary shares, consisting of (a) 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with no par value each, and
(b) 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with no par value each, and (ii) 50,000,000 preferred shares with no par value each.
As
of the date of this prospectus supplement, there were 31,013,740 Class A ordinary shares and 2,305,497 Class B ordinary shares
outstanding and no shares of our preferred shares outstanding.
CAPITALIZATION
The
following table sets forth our capitalization as of June 30, 2024:
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As of June 30, 2024 | |
| (in USD’000 except share data) | |
Actual | | |
As Adjusted
(unaudited) | | |
Pro forma as Adjusted
(unaudited) | |
| | |
USD’000 | | |
USD’000 | | |
USD’000 | |
| Shareholders’ Equity | |
| | | |
| | | |
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| Ordinary shares, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 11,678,863 shares issued and outstanding, actual, and 17,612,262 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma as adjusted | |
| 11,678,863 | | |
| 14,612,262 | | |
| 17,612,262 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | |
| 99,346 | | |
| 102,360 | | |
| 103,350 | |
| Statutory reserves | |
| 21,238 | | |
| 21,238 | | |
| 21,238 | |
| Accumulated deficit | |
| (104,733 | ) | |
| (104,847 | ) | |
| (104,847 | ) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | |
| 1,294 | | |
| 1,294 | | |
| 1,294 | |
| Total shareholders’ equity | |
| 17,145 | | |
| 20,045 | | |
| 21,035 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | |
| 889 | | |
| 889 | | |
| 889 | |
| Total Equity | |
| 18,034 | | |
| 20,934 | | |
| 21,924 | |
You
should read this capitalization table in conjunction with Use of Proceeds, the financial statements and notes thereto and other financial
information incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. Our historical results do not necessarily indicate
our expected results for any future periods.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
We
have entered into a convertible promissory note purchase agreement directly with the Purchaser in connection with this offering,
and we will only sell Shares to the Purchaser, Indigo Capital, in this offering. Pursuant to the convertible promissory note purchase
agreement, the Purchaser agreed to purchase the Convertible Note for $990,000.
The
securities were offered directly to the Purchaser without a placement agent, underwriter, broker or dealer. All of the securities
sold in this offering will be sold at the same price and we expect a single closing. Our obligation to issue and sell securities to the
Purchaser is subject to the conditions set forth in the convertible promissory note purchase agreement. It is possible that not
all of the securities we are offering pursuant to this prospectus supplement will be sold at the closing, in which case our net proceeds
would be reduced. The closing of this offering is subject to customary closing conditions. We expect that the sale of the securities
will be completed on or around the date indicated on the cover page of this prospectus supplement. We estimate the total expenses of
this offering payable by us will be approximately $99,000.
The
form of convertible promissory note purchase agreement is included as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 6-K that we will file
with the SEC in connection with the consummation of this offering. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”
We
expect that the sale of the Convertible Note will be completed on or about December 15, 2024.
The
transfer agent for our Class A Ordinary Shares is Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, EQ, Shareowner Services, or any of their affiliates.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the Convertible Note and underlying Class A Ordinary Shares and other legal matters as to British Virgin Islands law will
be passed upon for us by Harney Westwood & Riegels. Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP, New York, New York, will be passing on matters
of United States law for us with respect to the securities offered hereby.
EXPERTS
The
financial statements incorporated by reference in this prospectus have been audited by ARK PRO CPA & Co., and Centurion ZD CPA &
Co., our current and formal independent registered public accounting firms, and are included in reliance upon such reports given upon
the authority of said firms as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a registration statement on Form F-3 we filed with the SEC under the
Securities Act and do not contain all the information set forth or incorporated by reference in the registration statement. Whenever
a reference is made in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents,
the reference may not be complete and you should refer to the exhibits that are a part of the registration statement or the exhibits
to the reports or other documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus for a copy
of such contract, agreement or other document. Because we are subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act,
we file annual and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC also maintains an Internet site at http://www.sec.gov
that contains reports, statements and other information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC.
INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The
SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with them. This means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to those documents. Each document incorporated by reference is current only as of the date of such
document, and the incorporation by reference of such documents should not create any implication that there has been no change in our
affairs since the date thereof or that the information contained therein is current as of any time subsequent to its date. The information
incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus and should be read with the same care. When we update the information
contained in documents that have been incorporated by reference by making future filings with the SEC, the information incorporated by
reference in this prospectus is considered to be automatically updated and superseded. In other words, in the case of a conflict or inconsistency
between information contained in this prospectus and information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, you should rely on the
information contained in the document that was filed later.
We
incorporate by reference the documents listed below:
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our
Annual Report on Form
20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, initially filed with the SEC on May 10, 2024 as amended on December 9, 2024; |
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the
Company’s Current Reports on Form 6-K, as filed with the SEC on June
6, 2024, June
27, 2024, July
3, 2024, August
5, 2024, and September
30, 2024, October
9, 2024, November
5, 2024, November
6, 2024, as amended on November
6, 2024, November
20, 2024 and December 9, 2024; and |
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the
description of our Class A ordinary shares, no par value contained in our annual report on Form 20-F, initially filed with the SEC
on May 10, 2024, and any amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating the description. |
All
reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination
of this offering, including all such documents we may file with the SEC after the date of this prospectus supplement and accompanying
prospectus, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, will also be incorporated by reference into
this prospectus supplement and deemed to be part of this prospectus supplement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
You
may obtain a copy of any or all of the documents referred to above, which may have been or may be incorporated by reference into this
prospectus supplement, including exhibits, at no cost to you by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Edmund
Hen, Chief Financial Officer
Antelope
Enterprise Holdings Ltd
Room
1802, Block D, Zhonghai International Center, Hi- Tech Zone
Chengdu,
Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
info@aehltd.com
Table of Contents
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
Before you invest in any
of our securities, you should carefully read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, together with the additional information
described in the sections entitled “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” and “Where You Can Find Additional Information”
in this prospectus.
This prospectus is part of
a registration statement on Form F-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) utilizing
a “shelf” registration process permitted under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. By using a “shelf” registration
statement, we may sell any of our securities from time to time and in one or more offerings. This prospectus only provides you with a
summary description of these securities. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains
specific information about the securities being offered and the specific terms of that offering. The supplement may also add, update
or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any
applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the prospectus supplement.
Certain Defined Terms and Conventions
Unless otherwise indicated,
references in this prospectus to:
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“China”
or the “PRC” are to the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for the purpose of this prospectus only, Taiwan
and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. |
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“RMB”
and “Renminbi” are to the legal currency of China (see “Exchange Rate Information” for translations of RMB
into U.S. dollars in this prospectus). This prospectus contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollar amounts at specified
rates. We make no representation that the RMB or U.S. dollar amounts referred to in this prospectus could have been or could be converted
into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all (also see “Risk Factors”). On June 3,
2022, the exchange rate was RMB 6.6595 to US$1.00. |
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“shares”
are to our shares, par value US$0.024 per share. |
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“$ ”, “US$ ” and “U.S. dollars” are to the legal currency of the United States. |
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION
For the purposes of this
section, the term registration statement means the original registration statement and any and all amendments including the schedules
and exhibits to the original registration statement or any amendment. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included
in the registration statement we filed. For further information regarding us and the Shares offered in this prospectus, you may desire
to review the full registration statement, including the exhibits. The registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules,
may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C.
20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling 1-202-551-8090. Copies of such materials are
also available by mail from the Public Reference Branch of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates.
In addition, the SEC maintains a website (http://www.sec.gov) from which interested persons can electronically access the registration
statement, including the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement.
We are subject to the reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that are applicable to a foreign private
issuer. In accordance with the Exchange Act, we file reports with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 20-F. We also furnish to
the SEC under cover of Form 6-K material information required to be made public in the British Virgin Islands, filed with and made public
by any stock exchange or automated quotation system or distributed by us to our shareholders. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt
from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements to shareholders. In addition, our officers,
directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the “short-swing profits” reporting and liability provisions contained
in Section 16 of the Exchange Act and related Exchange Act rules.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN
INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate
by reference” the information we file with them. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you
to those documents. Each document incorporated by reference is current only as of the date of such document, and the incorporation by
reference of such documents should not create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date thereof or
that the information contained therein is current as of any time subsequent to its date. The information incorporated by reference is
considered to be a part of this prospectus and should be read with the same care. When we update the information contained in documents
that have been incorporated by reference by making future filings with the SEC, the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus
is considered to be automatically updated and superseded. In other words, in the case of a conflict or inconsistency between information
contained in this prospectus and information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, you should rely on the information contained
in the document that was filed later.
We incorporate by reference
the documents listed below:
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our Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on May 2, 2022; and |
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with respect to each offering
of securities under this prospectus, all our subsequent Annual Reports on Form 20-F and any report on Form 6-K that (i) we file or
furnish with the SEC on or after the date on which this prospectus is first filed with the SEC and until the termination or completion
of the offering under this prospectus and (ii) indicates that it is being incorporated by reference in this prospectus. |
Unless expressly incorporated
by reference, nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate by reference information furnished to, but not filed with, the
SEC. We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, who receives a copy of this prospectus, upon written or oral request,
without charge, a copy of any or all of the documents we refer to above which we have incorporated by reference in this prospectus, except
for exhibits to such documents unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should direct
your requests to the attention of our chief financial officer at our principal executive office located in c/o Junbing Industrial Zone,
Anhai, Jinjiang City, Fujian Province, PRC. Our telephone number at this address is +86 (595) 8576 5053 and our fax number is Fax: +86
(595) 8576 5059.
You should rely only on the
information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing
prospectus that we may authorize to be delivered to you. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information.
If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We will not make an offer to sell these
securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus,
the applicable supplement to this prospectus or in any related free writing prospectus is accurate as of its respective date, and that
any information incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless we indicate
otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
Our Business
We are a Chinese manufacturer
of ceramic tiles used for exterior siding and for interior flooring and design in residential and commercial buildings. The ceramic tiles,
sold under the “HD” or “Hengda,” brands are available in over two thousand styles, colors and size combinations.
Currently, we have five principal product categories: porcelain tiles, glazed tiles, glazed porcelain tiles, rustic tiles, and polished
glazed tiles. Ceramic tiles are widely used in the PRC as a construction material for residential and commercial buildings. Ceramic tiles
are used for flooring, interior walls for decorative purposes and on exterior siding due to their resistance to temperature, extreme
environments, erosion, abrasion and discoloration for extended periods of time. Our manufacturing facilities, operated by Jinjiang Hengda
Ceramics Co., Ltd., are located in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, and our manufacturing facilities, operated by Jiangxi Hengdali Ceramic
Materials Co., Ltd., are located in Gaoan, Jiangxi Province. We have begun to execute on a corporate diversification strategy by incorporating
new subsidiaries which are mainly engaged in trending technology businesses in China. These include business management and consulting
including human resource restructuring and optimization, information system technology consulting services including the sales of software
use rights for digital data deposit platforms and asset management systems, and an online social media platform including live streaming
and e-commence platform development and consulting. Two of our new subsidiaries, Chengdu Future and Antelope Chengdu, made a modest contribution
to our financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2020, and Hainan Kylin Cloud Services, Antelope Chengdu and Chengdu Future
jointly made a significant contribution to our financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Chengdu Future Talented
Management and Consulting Co., Ltd (“Chengdu Future”), located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, engages in a wide range of business
consultancy services. Its main focus is to provide comprehensive consulting services in the areas of enterprise management, information
systems, human resource management and operations engineering. It helps enterprises to develop and implement innovative solutions to
enable their growth, improve their performance and efficiency and to resolve technical pain points to ensure their financial and operational
stability. Chengdu Future plans to continue to expand the scope of its services and penetrate new markets across China.
Antelope Holdings (Chengdu)
Co., Ltd., (“Antelope Chengdu”), located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, engages in management consulting services including
system process consulting, project analysis, financial analysis, and software products and services. It diagnoses difficulties in infrastructure
and enterprise systems and addresses business challenges that enterprises confront by developing strategies to surmount such hurdles
to ensure the healthy growth and development of its client companies. Its consulting teams have advanced technological knowledge and
capabilities to implement workflow solutions via proprietary software products and services to help its enterprise clients with customized
solutions to solve complex problems. Antelope Chengdu plans to continue to expand the scope of its services and penetrate new markets
across China.
Hainan Kylin Cloud Services
Technology Co., Ltd (“Hainan Kylin”), headquartered in Hainan Province, is an SAAS service platform that engages in online
social media platforms, including live streaming and e-commence platform development and consulting. Its online presence includes a human
resources platform that matches enterprises with a wide range of freelance workers and entrepreneurs. It is a leader in online employment
matching, including technical, professional and industrial supply chain job candidates, and replaces the traditional human resource structure.
Its online platform also provides entrepreneurial business consulting, skills training, resources for self-employment, counseling, compensation
payment system services and other financial services. The Hainan Kylin online employment platform is designed to save enterprises significant
costs in recruiting and hiring and covers 32 provinces in the PRC. Hainan Kylin also operates social e-commerce platforms such as Yunji
E-Commerce, Leke Unicorn, Douyin Live, KK Live, and others. It currently operates as a multi-channel network, or influencer network,
that works with live streaming video platforms to make their programming, partnerships digital rights, revenue and monetization effective.
It plans to expand its live streaming online platforms by developing an array of professional anchor broadcasters, as well as discover
and provide amateur anchors with training services, who would provide value-added content and services. Hainin Kylin integrates hundreds
of Internet, blockchain and financial institutions on to its online platforms. Its growth plans include entry into digital entertainment
such as video games, computer hardware digital products and e-sports.
Corporate Information
Our principal executive office
is located at Junbing Industrial Zone, Anhai, Jinjiang City, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China. Our telephone number
at this address is +86 595 8576 5053. Our registered office is Craigmuir Chambers, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and our
registered agent is Harneys Corporate Services Limited. We maintain a website at http://www.aehltd.com that contains information about
our company. Information on this web site is not part of this prospectus.
Securities Being Offered
We may offer and sell shares,
debt securities or warrants in any combination from time to time in one or more offerings, at prices and on terms described in one or
more supplements to this prospectus. The debt securities and warrants may be convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our
shares or other securities. The aggregate initial offering price of all securities sold by us under this prospectus will not exceed US$75,000,000.
We may sell these securities directly to you, through underwriters, dealers or agents we select, or through a combination of these methods.
We will describe the plan of distribution for any particular offering of these securities in the applicable prospectus supplement. This
prospectus may not be used to sell our securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
U.S. securities laws currently
limit the value of the common shares that we may sell under this prospectus. For such time as our “public float”—measured
as the value of our share price (as of a date within 60 days before the date of the sale) times the number of shares held by non-affiliates—is
less than $75.0 million, existing law limits the value of shares that we can sell under this prospectus at one-third of our “public
float”, less prior amounts sold through prior primary offerings of securities on Form F-3 within the past 12 months. The public
float is measured at the time of sale, and will necessarily change with the value of our share price and the number of shares held by
non-affiliates. The aggregate value of the stock that we are able to sell is therefore highly contingent on our share price.
China Securities Regulatory Commission and
Cyberspace Administration of China
Antelope Enterprise, our
ultimate British Virgin Islands holding company, does not have any substantive operations other than indirectly holding the equity interest
in our operating subsidiaries in China and other countries and regions. As of the date of this prospectus, (i) Antelope Enterprise’s
business operations are carried out inside China; and (ii) it does not maintain any variable interest entity structure or operate
any data center in China. Antelope Enterprise may still be subject to PRC laws relating to, among others, data security and restrictions
over foreign investments due to the complexity of the regulatory regime in China, and the recent statements and regulatory actions by
the PRC government relating to data security may affect our business operations in China or even our ability to offer securities in the
United States. Neither Antelope Enterprise nor any of our subsidiaries has obtained the approval from either the China Securities Regulatory
Commission (the “CSRC”) or the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) for any offering we or the selling
shareholders may make under this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, and Antelope Enterprise does not intend to obtain
the approval from either the CSRC in connection with any such offering, since Antelope Enterprise does not believe, based upon advice
of our PRC counsel, Allbright Law Offices, that such approval is required under these circumstances or for the time being. There can
be no assurance, however, that regulators in China will not take a contrary view or will not subsequently require us to undergo the approval
procedures and subject us to penalties for non-compliance. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China.”
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
December 2020 Private Placement
On December 7, 2020,
the Company executed subscription agreements (each a “Subscription Agreement”) in connection with a $1,314,001 private placement
of its ordinary shares with three accredited investors at the price of $2.32 per share (the “December 2020 Shares”).
All respective purchasers in the offering were “accredited investors” (as such term is defined under rules and regulations
promulgated under the Securities Act), and the Company sold the securities in the Offering in reliance upon an exemption from registration
contained in Section 4(2) and Rule 506 under the Securities Act. There were no discounts or brokerage fees associated
with this offering. The net proceeds of the offering were used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
February 2021 Capital Raising Transaction
On February 12, 2021,
we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional investors for the sale by the Company of 588,236 shares at
a purchase price of $3.57 per share. The shares were offered by us pursuant to the shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (File
No. 333-228182), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2019. Concurrently
with the sale of the shares, the Company also sold the February 2021 Warrants to purchase 588,236 shares. The aggregate gross proceeds
of this offering were approximately $2.1 million, before commissions and expenses. Subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations,
the five-year February 2021 Warrants will be immediately exercisable at an exercise price equal to $3.57 per share, subject to adjustments
as provided under the terms of the February 2021 Warrants, and will terminate on the five-year anniversary of the initial exercise
date of the February 2021 Warrants. The closing of the sales of these securities took place on February 17, 2021.
The warrants and the shares
issuable upon exercise of the warrants were sold without registration under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemptions provided
by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactions not involving a public offering and Rule 506 promulgated under
the Securities Act as sales to accredited investors, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws.
Dawson James Securities, Inc.
acted as our exclusive placement agent, on a best-efforts basis, in connection with the offering. We agreed to pay the Placement Agent
a cash placement fee equal to 8% of the gross proceeds of the offering, plus other expenses of the Placement Agent not to exceed $45,000.
The Placement Agent also received five-year February 2021 Placement Agent Warrants to purchase up to a number of common shares equal
to 5% of the aggregate number of shares sold in the offering, including the warrant shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, which
such Placement Agent warrants have substantially the same terms as the February 2021 Warrants sold in the offering, except that
such February 2021 Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price of $4.46 per share and will be exercisable six months from the
effective date of the February 2021 and will terminate on the five year anniversary of the effective date of the February 2021 offering.
June 2021 Capital Raising Transaction
On June 10, 2021, we
entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with three institutional accredited investors pursuant to which the Company sold 913,875
of its common shares at the per share price of $3.48 (which was priced in excess of the average of the five-day closing price for the
Company’s common shares preceding execution of the SPA, which was $3.42). In a concurrent private placement, we sold to such investors
June 2021 Warrants to purchase 913,875 common shares (the “June 2021 Warrants”). The June 2021 Warrants have
an exercise price per share of $3.42, subject to adjustment, and have a term of five years. The June 2021 Warrants were sold without
registration under the Securities in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactions
not involving a public offering and Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act as sales to accredited investors. The proceeds
of the transaction were used for working capital and general working purposes. The transactions yielded gross proceeds to the Company
of $3,180,285, before payment of commissions and expenses.
Dawson James Securities, Inc.
acted as the Company’s exclusive placement agent in connection with the June 2021 offering. The Company paid the Placement Agent
a fee equal to 8.0% of the gross proceeds of the offering, and a non-accountable expense allowance of $35,000. In addition, the Company
issued June 2021 Placement Agent Warrants to the Placement Agent to purchase a number of common shares equal to 5.0% of the aggregate
number of shares sold to the investors in the June 2021 offering, as well as the warrant shares issuable upon exercise of the June 2021
Warrants issued in the concurrent private placement, as additional placement agency compensation. The June 2021 Placement Agent
Warrants have substantially the same terms as the June 2021 Warrants, except that the June 2021 Placement Agent Warrants have
an exercise price of $4.35. The Placement Agent received customary indemnification in connection with the offering.
Risks Factors
• Recent
regulatory developments in China may subject us to additional regulatory review and disclosure requirement, expose us to government interference,
or otherwise restrict our ability to offer securities and raise capital outside China, all of which could materially and adversely affect
our business and the value of our securities.
• Our Ordinary
Shares may be delisted under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditors with presence in China, and the delisting of
our Ordinary Shares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment.
• The PRC
government has significant influence over companies with China-based operations by enforcing existing rules and regulation, adopting
new ones, or changing relevant industrial policies in a manner that may materially increase our compliance cost, change relevant industry
landscape or otherwise cause significant changes to our business operations in China, which could result in material and adverse changes
in our operations and cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
• We
rely on offerings of our securities in the United States capital markets to fund our working capital needs. In the future, the approval
of the Chinese Government may be required in order for us to offer our securities in the United States. We cannot predict whether we
will be able to obtain such approval. Our failure to obtain or maintain any requisite approvals would have a material adverse effect
on our ability to continue as a going concern, and could result in a loss of your entire investment.
• Rules and
regulations in China can change quickly, with little advance notice, creating substantial uncertainty. Changes in the PRC legal system
may adversely affect our business and operations. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China.”
RISK
FACTORS
Any investment in the shares
is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described
under “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, or any updates in our reports on Form 6-K,
together with all of the other information appearing in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus and any applicable prospectus
supplement. The risks so described are not the only risks facing our company. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently
deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially
adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose
all or part of your investment.
Summary
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China’s inflation increases or the prices of energy or raw materials increase, we may not be able to pass the resulting increased
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Failure
to compete successfully with our competitors and new entrants to the ceramics industry in the PRC may result in Antelope Enterprises
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have not purchased product liability insurance and any loss resulting from product liability claims must be paid by us. |
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production facilities may be affected by power shortages which could result in a loss of business. |
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We
may lose revenue if our intellectual property rights are not protected and counterfeit HD, Hengda, HDL, Hengdeli, WULIQIAO, TOERTO
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PRC government has historically introduced certain policy and regulatory measures to control the rapid increase in housing prices
and cool down the real estate construction market and has more recently adopted policies to stimulate the real estate sector, and
the government in the future may refrain from supporting the sector or adopt measures in the future that may further adversely affect
our business. |
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Our
independent registered public accounting firm’s audit documentation related to their audit reports included in the Antelope
Enterprises’ annual reports may be located in the People’s Republic of China. The Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board currently cannot inspect audit documentation located in China and, as such, you may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. |
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Proceedings
instituted by the SEC against certain PRC-based accounting firms could result in financial statements being determined to not be
in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. |
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approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission and other compliance procedures may be required in connection with any offering
we may make and, if required, we cannot predict whether we will be able to obtain such approval. |
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Recent
regulatory developments in China may subject us to additional regulatory review and disclosure requirement, expose us to government
interference, or otherwise restrict our ability to offer securities and raise capitals outside China, all of which could materially
and adversely affect our business and the value of our securities. |
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PRC government has significant influence over companies with China-based operations by enforcing existing rules and regulation, adopting
new ones, or changing relevant industrial policies in a manner that may materially increase our compliance cost, change relevant
industry landscape or otherwise cause significant changes to our business operations in China, which could result in material and
adverse changes in our operations and cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless. |
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Ordinary Shares may be delisted under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect auditors with presence in China, and the delisting
of our Ordinary Shares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment. |
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and regulations in China can change quickly with little advance notice, creating substantial uncertainty. Changes in the PRC legal
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foreign exchange control may limit our ability to utilize our profits effectively and affect our ability to receive dividends and
other payments from our PRC subsidiaries. |
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of new laws or changes to existing laws by the PRC government may adversely affect our business. |
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health and safety laws have in the past and may in the future impose material liabilities on us and require us to incur material
capital and operational costs. |
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business will suffer if we lose our land use rights. |
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own certain buildings collectively, which may limit our right to use, renovate or dispose of such buildings. |
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If
we become directly subject to the recent scrutiny involving U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we may have to expend significant resources
to investigate and/or defend the matter, which could harm our business operations, stock price and reputation and could result in
a complete loss of your investment in us. |
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There
is a risk that Antelope Enterprises could be treated as a U.S. domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes after the
Redomestication and the Business Combination, which, among other things, could result in significantly greater U.S. federal income
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result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders of its securities. |
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Under
the EIT Law, Antelope Enterprises, Success Winner and/or Stand Best may be classified as a “resident enterprise” of the
PRC. Such classification could result in PRC tax consequences to Antelope Enterprises, our non-PRC resident shareholders, Success
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the rights of shareholders under British Virgin Islands law differ from those under U.S. law, you may have fewer protections as a
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Virgin Islands companies may not be able to initiate shareholder derivative actions, thereby depriving shareholders of the ability
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laws of the British Virgin Islands may provide comparatively limited protection for minority shareholders, so minority shareholders
will have limited recourse if the shareholders are dissatisfied with the conduct of our affairs. |
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Risk Factors Relating to Our Business
We generate a large percentage of our revenues
from a limited number of customers and our business will suffer if sales to such customers decline.
Our
five largest customers accounted for an aggregate of 96.7%, 43.3% and 76.0% of our total revenue in fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020.
We are particularly exposed to the credit risks of these customers as defaults in payment by our major customers would have a significant
impact on our cash flows and financial results. Our agreements with our major customers do not specify minimum sales volume. There is
no assurance that we will continue to retain these customers or that they will continue to purchase our products at their current levels
in the future. If there is any reduction or cancellation of purchase orders by these customers for any reason, including a fall in demand
from our customers’ downstream developer clients, or a termination of a relationship with these customers, our revenues will be
negatively impacted.
Payment defaults
by the customers to whom we extend credit would harm our cash flows and results.
Our
financial position and profitability are dependent on the creditworthiness of our customers. We are exposed to the credit risks of our
customers and this risk increases the larger the orders are. We usually offer our customers credit terms of approximately 120 to 150
days. During the past two years our trade receivable turnover has increased substantially. As of fiscal year end 2020, it was 242 days.
We may experience increased credit risk from our customers resulting in an increased level of doubtful or bad debts in the future. Should
we experience any unexpected delay or difficulty in collecting receivables from our customers, our cash flows and financial results may
be adversely affected.
If our suppliers
are unable to fulfill our orders for raw materials, we may lose business.
Our
suppliers are all located in the PRC. Our purchases of raw materials is based on expected production levels, after taking into consideration,
amongst other factors, sales forecasts and actual orders from our customers. To ensure that we are able to deliver quality products at
competitive prices, we need to secure sufficient quantities of raw materials at acceptable prices and quality on a timely basis. Typically,
we do not enter into any long-term supply agreements with our suppliers. There is no assurance that these suppliers will continue to
supply us in the future or that they will do so at acceptable prices. In the event our suppliers are unable to fulfill our orders or
meet our requirements, we may not be able to find timely replacements at acceptable prices and quality, and this will delay the fulfillment
of our customers’ orders. Consequently, our reputation may be negatively affected, leading to a loss of business and affecting
our ability to attract new business.
Increases in the
price of raw materials will negatively impact our profitability.
In
fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020 our cost of raw materials and energy source, which consist of clay (comprising mainly of kaolin, flint
and feldspar), coal and natural gas (used to heat our kilns), coloring materials and glazing materials, accounted for approximately 61.6%,
56.7% and 25.1% of our total cost of sales in fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020. The price of clay, coal, natural gas, coloring materials
and glazing materials may fluctuate due to factors such as global supply and demand for such raw materials and changes in global economic
conditions. Coal and natural gas in aggregate accounted for approximately 12.9%, 12.1% and 5.2% of our total costs of raw materials as
an energy source in fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Any shortages or interruptions in the supply of clay, coal and natural gas, coloring
materials or glazing materials will result in an increase in the cost of production, thus increasing our cost of sales. If we are not
able to pass on such an increase to our customers or are unable to find alternative sources of clay, coal, coloring materials, or glazing
materials or appropriate substitute raw materials at comparable prices, our gross margins and overall financial performance will be adversely
affected.
The Company may
incur significant delays and/or expenses relating to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak in China and beyond.
Beginning
in late 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported and the World Health Organization has declared the outbreak to constitute
a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” This has prompted government-imposed quarantines, closures of certain
travel and businesses. Following this outbreak, in February 2020, the Company temporarily shut down its operations in Jinjiang City,
Fujian Province, and Gao’An City, Jiangxi Province, as mandated by the local authorities. In March 2020, the Company gradually
resumed its operations in these cities and continues to operate such production facilities. It is presently unknown whether and to what
extent the Company’s supply chains may be affected if the pandemic persists for an extended period of time. The Company may incur
significant delays or expenses relating to such events outside of its control, which could have a material adverse impact on its business,
operating results and financial condition.
If China’s
inflation increases or the prices of energy or raw materials increase, we may not be able to pass the resulting increased costs to our
customers and this may adversely affect our profitability or cause us to suffer operating losses.
Economic
growth in China has, in the past, been accompanied by periods of high inflation. In the past, the Chinese government has implemented
various policies from time to time to control inflation. For example, the Chinese government has periodically introduced measures in
certain sectors to avoid overheating of the economy, including tighter bank lending policies, increases in bank interest rates, and measures
to curb inflation, which has resulted in a decrease in the rate of inflation. An increase in inflation could cause our costs for energy,
labor costs, raw materials and other operating costs to increase, which would adversely affect our financial condition and results of
operations.
We are dependent
on our management team and any loss of our key management personnel without timely and suitable replacements may reduce our revenues
and profits.
Our
business is also dependent on our executive officers who are responsible for implementing our business plans and driving growth. Please
refer to “Directors, Senior Management and Employees” herein for more information about our directors and officers. The demand
for such experienced personnel is intense and the search for personnel with the relevant skills set can be time consuming. The loss of
our key management personnel without timely and suitable replacements may reduce our revenues and profits.
Failure to compete successfully with our
competitors and new entrants to the ceramics industry in the PRC may result in Antelope Enterprises losing market share.
We
operate in a competitive and fragmented industry. There is no assurance that we will not face competition from our existing competitors
and new entrants. We compete with a variety of companies, some of which have advantages that include: longer operating history, larger
clientele base, superior products, better access to capital, personnel and technology, or are better entrenched. Our competitors may
be able to respond more quickly to new and emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements or succeed in developing products
that are more effective or less costly than our products. Any increase in competition could have a negative impact on our pricing (thus
eroding our profit margins) and reduce our market share. If we are unable to compete effectively with our existing and future competitors
and do not adapt quickly to changing market conditions, we may lose market share.
We have not purchased
product liability insurance and any loss resulting from product liability claims must be paid by us.
Accidents
may arise as a result of defects in our products. If there are any defects in the products designed and/or manufactured by us, we may
face claims from our customers or third parties for the personal injury or property damage suffered as a result of such defects. We have
not purchased insurance coverage for product liability or third party liability and are therefore not covered or compensated by insurance
in respect of losses, damages, claims and liabilities arising from or in connection with product liability or third party liability.
Our production
facilities may be affected by power shortages which could result in a loss of business.
Our
production facilities consume substantial amounts of electrical power, which is the principal source of energy for our manufacturing
operations. Although we have a back-up generator at both our production facilities, we may experience occasional temporary power shortages
disrupting production due to power rationing activities conducted by the authorities, thunderstorms or other natural events beyond our
control. Accordingly, these production disruptions could result in a loss of business.
Our research and
development efforts may not result in marketable products.
Our
research and development team develops products which we have identified as having good potential in the market. There is no assurance
that we will not experience delays in future product developments. There is also no assurance that the products which we are currently
developing or may develop in the future will be successful or that we will be able to market these new products to our customers successfully.
If our new products are unable to gain the acceptance of our customers or potential customers, we will not be able to generate future
sales from our investment in research and development.
We may not be
able to ensure the successful implementation of our future plans and strategies, resulting in reduced financial performance.
We
intend to expand our market presence and explore opportunities in strategic investments or alliances and acquisitions. These initiatives
involve various risks including, but not limited to, the investment costs in setting up new offices and sales offices and working capital
requirements. There is no assurance that any future plan can be successfully implemented as the successful execution could depend on
several factors, some of which are not within our control. Failure to successfully implement our future plans or to effectively manage
costs may lead to a material adverse change in our operating environment or affect our ability to respond to market or industry changes,
resulting in reduced financial performance. Decelerating economic growth in China has caused challenging market conditions in the real
estate and construction sectors resulting in a contraction in investment and new housing projects by property developers. The challenging
market conditions has resulted in an expected contraction in demand for our products. Due to the reduced demand for our products, we
recently recorded an impairment of assets. As we are currently operating our facilities at significantly less than our maximum capacity,
this could reduce our profitability.
Our
facilities currently provide an aggregate annual maximum production capacity of approximately 51.6 million square meters of ceramic tiles.
However, due to a reduction in demand, as of fiscal year end 2020, we are utilizing production facilities capable of producing only 4.19
million square meters of ceramic tiles. In addition, we currently have 12 production lines of which only one was utilized as of fiscal
year end 2020 due to challenging macroeconomic conditions that began in the fourth quarter of 2012 and which was recently exacerbated
by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fact that a significant portion of our facilities are not being used means that our net income will be
significantly less than it would otherwise be because we need to maintain those unused facilities even though they are not currently
being productive. Because certain of our facilities have remained idle for an extended period of time, the Company recorded an impairment
charge of RMB 85.0 million (US$ 12.9 million) in the second half of 2018 related to property, plant and equipment, and land use rights
at its Hengda and Hengdali production facilities. The impairment of the non-current assets is attributable to challenging market conditions
in China which resulted in a contraction in demand for the Company’s products in 2018. If our facilities continue to remain idle,
we may be required to take an additional impairment charge on our financial statements.
For the full fiscal year
2020, revenue decreased by 44.1% as compared to fiscal 2019 mainly due to the 35.4% decrease in sales volume and a decrease in our average
selling price of 13.6% resulting from a contraction in business from our customers which was primarily caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In order to maintain our market share and move inventory, in October 2019, we decreased the pricing of our ceramic tile products
by an average of 15%. This resulted in a 26% increase in our sales volume for the second half of 2019 as compared to the same period
of 2018. For the full fiscal year 2019, revenue decreased by 34.2% as compared to fiscal 2018 mainly due to the 27.0% decrease in sales
volume resulting from the continued slowdown of China’s economy, especially in the manufacturing sector and the real estate industry.
However, in July of 2018, we decreased the pricing of our ceramic tile products by an average of 10%, but this decrease did not
offset the fall in our sales volume due to deteriorating market conditions that persisted through the second half of 2018, and we do
not believe that further price decreases would have had a beneficial effect upon sales volume for this period. In past periods, we also
decreased the pricing of our products in order to increase sales. On July 1, 2016, we reduced the selling price of certain of our
slow-moving products beginning on July 1, 2016 with the goal to turn some of this inventory into cash. Beginning on October 1,
2016, in order to generate sales and move inventory, we instituted a 20% reduction of our slow-moving products. This price reduction
led to a 35% increase in our sales volume in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. The fourth quarter of 2016
growth in sales volume was the first positive comparison to the previous comparable period after four straight fiscal quarters of period
over period decline in this key metric. Our strategy of decreasing the pricing of our products may or may not result in an increase in
our sales volume during differing periods. In addition, if customers grow accustomed to such significant reductions, we may need to offer
significant discounts in the future, which could reduce our net income and revenues long term.
We may lose revenue
if our intellectual property rights are not protected and counterfeit HD, Hengda, HDL, Hengdeli, WULIQIAO, TOERTO or Pottery Capital
of Tang Dynasty brand products are sold in the market.
We
believe our intellectual property rights are important to our success and competitive position. A portion of our products are manufactured
and marketed under our “HD” or “Hengda,” “HDL” or “Hengdeli,” “Pottery Capital
of Tang Dynasty”, “TOERTO” and “WULIQIAO” labels. We have filed our labels as trademarks in the PRC. Before
April13, 2011, WULIQIAO was a trademark owned by Fujian Province Jinjiang City Hengda Construction Materials Co., Ltd. Hengda signed
a Trademark Licensing Contract with Fujian Province Jinjiang City Hengda Construction Materials Co., Ltd. and was licensed the exclusive
right to use WULIQIAO during the terms of that trademark. Since April 13, 2011, WULIQIAO has been transferred to Hengdali, according
to Certificate of Approved Transference of Trademark issued on April 13, 2011 by the Trademark Office of the State Administration
for Industry & Commerce of the P.R.C. In addition, we own twenty-two utility model patents and have certain trade secrets and
unpatented proprietary technology. We cannot assure you that there will not be any unauthorized usage or misuse of our trademarks and
patent rights or that our intellectual property rights will be adequately protected as it may be difficult and costly to monitor any
infringements of our intellectual property rights in the PRC. If we cannot adequately protect our intellectual property, we may lose
revenue. In addition, we believe the branding of our products and the brand equity in our “HD” or “Hengda”, “HDL
or Hengdeli”, “Pottery Capital of Tang Dynasty”, “TOERTO” and “WULIQIAO” trademarks is critical
to our expansion effort and the continued success of our business. Our efforts to build our brand may be undermined by the sale of counterfeit
goods. The counterfeiting of our products may increase if our products become more popular. In order to preserve and enforce our intellectual
property rights, we may have to resort to litigation against the infringing or counterfeiting parties. Such litigation could result in
substantial costs and diversion of management resources which may have an effect on our financial performance.
We may inadvertently
infringe third-party intellectual property rights, which could negatively impact our business and financial results.
We
are not aware of, nor have we received any claims from third parties for, any violations or infringements of intellectual property rights
of third parties by us as of the date of Antelope Enterprises’ 2020 annual report. Nevertheless, there can be no assurance that
as we develop new product designs and production methods, we would not inadvertently infringe the intellectual property rights of others
or others would not assert infringement claims against us or claim that we have infringed their intellectual property rights. Claims
against us, even if untrue or baseless, could result in significant costs, legal or otherwise, cause product shipment delays, require
us to develop non-infringing products, enter into licensing agreements or may be a distraction to our management. Licensing agreements,
if required, may not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. In the event of a successful claim of intellectual property rights
infringement against us and our failure or inability to develop non-infringing products or to license the infringed intellectual property
rights in a timely or cost-effective basis, our business and/or financial results will be negatively impacted.
The PRC government
has historically introduced certain policy and regulatory measures to control the rapid increase in housing prices and cool down the
real estate construction market and has more recently adopted policies to stimulate the real estate sector, and the government in the
future may refrain from supporting the sector or adopt measures in the future that may further adversely affect our business.
Our
business depends on the level of business activity in the property development and construction industries that use our products in their
operations in the PRC. Our products are sold to customers in the property development and construction industries. If the property and
construction industries fall into a recession in the future, the demand for construction materials, such as ceramic tiles, may consequently
decrease and have a significant adverse effect on our business. The PRC government has committed to taking steps to regulate real estate
development, promote the healthy development of the real estate industry in China, and strengthen the supervision over land for real
estate development purposes. For example, in his 2010 annual report to the National People’s Congress, as part of the 12th Five-Year
Plan, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged to curb the rise of housing prices in certain cities to increase the availability of affordable
housing. The PRC government has also enacted measures to cool down the real estate construction market and imposed lending curbs, higher
mortgage rates, higher down payments, a price cap on new developments and restrictions on the number of homes each family can buy. This
offered some incentive for property developers to develop new residential housing due to continued uncertainty, resulting in the recent
slowing construction sector. The PRC government has also adopted an array of policies to stimulate the real estate sector which includes
cutting benchmark interest rates five times in 2015, a lowering of the reserve requirement ratio for banks, lower first home down payment
ratios and a cut in the minimum capital ratio for fixed asset investments which would help property developers. Although the Central
Government’s measures have helped to sustain the real estate sector from time to time, there has been a substantial slowdown in
construction activity, and it is not clear if supportive monetary and regulatory policies will continue in the future. We also cannot
be certain that the PRC government will not issue additional and more stringent regulations or measures or that agencies and banks will
not adopt restrictive measures or practices in response to PRC governmental policies and regulations, which could negatively affect the
industries we serve in the PRC, and thereby harm our sales.
Our manufacturing
activities are dependent upon availability of skilled and unskilled labor, a deficiency of which could result in a reduction in profits.
Our
manufacturing activities are labor intensive and dependent on the availability of skilled and unskilled labor in large numbers. Large
labor intensive operations call for good monitoring and maintenance of cordial relations. Non-availability of labor, poor labor management
and/or any disputes between the labor and management may result in a reduction in profits. Further, we rely on contractors who engage
on-site laborers for performance of many of our unskilled operations. The scarcity or unavailability of contract laborers may affect
our operations and financial performance.
We face increasing
labor costs and other costs of production in the PRC, which could limit our profitability.
The
ceramic tile manufacturing industry is labor intensive. Labor costs in China have been increasing in recent years and our labor costs
in the PRC could continue to increase in the future. If labor costs in the PRC continue to increase, our production costs will likely
increase which may in turn affect the selling prices of our products. We may not be able to pass on these increased costs to consumers
by increasing the selling prices of our products in light of competitive pressure in the markets where we operate. In such circumstances,
our profit margin may decrease.
Violation of Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act or China anti-corruption law could subject us to penalties and other adverse consequences.
We
are subject to the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which generally prohibits United States public companies from bribing
or making prohibited payments to foreign officials to obtain or retain business. PRC law also strictly prohibits bribery of government
officials. While we take precautions to educate our employees about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Chinese anti-corruption law,
there can be no assurance that we or the employees or agents of our subsidiaries will not engage in such conduct, for which we may be
held responsible. If that were to occur, we could suffer penalties that may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
Our independent
registered public accounting firm’s audit documentation related to their audit reports included in the Antelope Enterprises’
annual reports may be located in the People’s Republic of China. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board currently cannot
inspect audit documentation located in China and, as such, you may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection.
Auditors
of companies whose shares are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and traded publicly in the United States, including
our independent registered public accounting firm, must be registered with the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”)
and are required by the laws of the United States to undergo regular inspections by the PCAOB to assess their compliance with the laws
of the United States and professional standards applicable to auditors. Because we have substantial operations within the PRC, a jurisdiction
where the PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections without the approval of the Chinese authorities, our auditor is not currently
inspected by the PCAOB. In May 2013, the PCAOB announced that it had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on Enforcement Cooperation
with the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or CSRC, and the PRC Ministry of Finance, which establishes a cooperative framework
between the parties for the production and exchange of audit documents relevant to investigations undertaken by the PCAOB, the CSRC or
the Ministry of Finance in the United States and the PRC, respectively. The PCAOB continues to be in discussions with the CSRC and the
Ministry of Finance to permit joint inspections in the PRC of audit firms that are registered with the PCAOB and audit Chinese companies
that trade on U.S. exchanges. This lack of PCAOB inspections in China prevents the PCAOB from regularly evaluating audits and quality
control procedures of any auditors operating in China, including our auditor. As a result, investors may be deprived of the benefits
of PCAOB inspections. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in China makes it more difficult to evaluate the
effectiveness of our auditor’s audit procedures or quality control procedures as compared to auditors outside of China that are
subject to PCAOB inspections. Investors may lose confidence in our reported financial information and procedures and the quality of our
financial statements.
Proceedings instituted
by the SEC against certain PRC-based accounting firms could result in financial statements being determined to not be in compliance with
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
On
December 3, 2012, the SEC issued an order instituting administrative proceedings against five of the largest global public accounting
firms relating to work performed in the PRC and such firms’ failure to provide audit work papers to the SEC in this regard. Our
independent registered public accounting firm is not one of the accounting firms referenced in the order. On January 22, 2014, an
initial administrative law decision was issued, censuring the five accounting firms and suspending four of the five firms from practicing
before the SEC for a period of six months. On February 12, 2014, four of these PRC-based accounting firms appealed to the SEC against
this decision. In February 2015, each of the four PRC-based accounting firms agreed to a censure and to pay a fine to the SEC to
settle the dispute and avoid suspension of their ability to practice before the SEC. The settlement requires the firms to follow detailed
procedures to seek to provide the SEC with access to Chinese firms’ audit documents via the CSRC. If the firms do not follow these
procedures, the SEC could impose penalties such as suspensions, or it could restart the administrative proceedings. In the event that
the SEC restarts the administrative proceedings, depending upon the final outcome, listed companies in the United States with major PRC
operations may find it difficult or impossible to retain auditors in respect of their operations in the PRC, which could result in financial
statements being determined to not be in compliance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, including possible delisting. Moreover,
any negative news about the proceedings against these audit firms may cause investor uncertainty regarding China-based, United States-listed
companies and the market price of our shares may be adversely affected. If our independent registered public accounting firm was denied,
temporarily, the ability to practice before the SEC and we were unable to timely find another registered public accounting firm to audit
and issue an opinion on our financial statements, our financial statements could be determined to not be in compliance with the requirements
of the Exchange Act.
Risks Related To The Offering
Our shares may be delisted under
the HFCA Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditor, which is located in Hong Kong, and the delisting of our shares, or the threat
of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment.
The Holding Foreign
Companies Accountable Act was enacted on December 18, 2020. The HFCA Act states that if the SEC determines that we have filed audit reports
issued by a registered public accounting firm that has not been subject to inspection by the PCAOB for three consecutive years beginning
in 2021, the SEC shall prohibit our shares from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter trading market
in the United States. On December 2, 2021, the SEC adopted final amendments to its rules implementing the HFCAA. Such amendments require
certain SEC registrants to submit documentation and make disclosures required under the HFCAA. In addition, the final amendments also
establish procedures that the SEC follows in (i) determining whether a registrant is a “Commission-Identified Issuer” and
(ii) prohibiting the trading on U.S. securities exchanges and in the over-the-counter market of securities of a “Commission-Identified
Issuer” under the HFCAA. The final amendments became effective on January 10, 2022. Our financial statements contained in the annual
report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 have been audited by Centurion ZD CPA & Co., an independent registered public
accounting firm that is headquartered in Hong Kong. Centurion ZD CPA & Co., is a firm registered with the PCAOB, and is required
by the laws of the U.S. to undergo regular inspections by the PCAOB to assess its compliance with the laws of the U.S. and professional
standards. However, because our auditor is based in Hong Kong, a jurisdiction where the PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections
without the approval, our auditor and its audit work are not currently able to be inspected independently and fully by the PCAOB. The
PCAOB announced on December 16, 2021 that it had issued its report notifying the SEC of its determination that it is unable to inspect
or investigate completely accounting firms headquartered in mainland China or Hong Kong. With respect to our Company, the PCAOB reported
that it was unable to inspect or investigate our auditor, Centurion ZD CPA & Co., which audited the Company’s financial statements
included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for year ended December 31, 2021 and which is located in Hong Kong. On May 9, 2022, the SEC
provisionally identified the Company as a Commission-Identified Issuer on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov/HFCAA That provisional
identification became final on May 31, 2022.
The Company understands
that if the SEC makes the same determination in 2023 and 2024 due to the PCAOB’s continued inability to inspect or investigate
completely the Company’s independent auditor, the SEC could prohibit trading of the shares of common stock of the company on the
NASDAQ Capital Market, any other U.S. securities exchange, and in the over-the-counter market as early as 2024; and as a result an Nasdaq
may determine to delist our shares. On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holdings Foreign Companies Accountable
Act which, if passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law, would reduce the number of consecutive non-inspection
years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two, thus reducing the time before our securities
may be prohibited from trading or delisted to as early as 2023. Such a trading prohibition and delisting would substantially impair,
if not preclude your ability to sell or purchase our securities, and the risks and uncertainties associated with a potential trading
prohibition could have a negative impact on the price of our shares of Common Stock in the near term. Further, new laws and regulations
or changes in laws and regulations could affect our ability to continue to have our securities listed on Nasdaq, which could materially
impair the market for, and market price of, our securities. The Company has begun the process of interviewing independent public accounting
firms that are registered with the PCAOB and that are subject to PCAOB inspection to replace Centurion ZD CPA & Co., with a view
to engaging such a firm to audit its financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2023, and the Company thereby expects to regain
compliance with the HFCAA.
Risks Related to Doing Business in China
The approval of the CSRC, and other compliance
procedures may be required in connection with any offering we may make and, if required, we cannot predict whether we will be able to
obtain such approval.
Antelope Enterprise, our
ultimate British Virgin Islands holding company, does not have any substantive operations other than indirectly holding the equity interest
in our operating subsidiaries in China and other countries and regions. As of the date of this prospectus, (i) our business operations
are carried out inside China; and (ii) we do not maintain any variable interest entity structure or operate any data center in China.
We may still be subject to PRC laws relating to, among others, data security and restrictions over foreign investments due to the complexity
of the regulatory regime in China, and the recent statements and regulatory actions by the PRC government relating to data security may
affect our business operations in China or even our ability to offer securities in the United States. Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries
has obtained the approval from either the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) or the Cyberspace Administration
of China (the “CAC”) for any offering we or the selling shareholders may make under this prospectus and any applicable prospectus
supplement, and we do not intend to obtain the approval from either the CSRC in connection with any such offering, since we do not believe,
based upon advice of our PRC counsel, Allbright Law Offices, that such approval is required under these circumstances or for the time
being. There can be no assurance however, that regulators in China will not take a contrary view or will not subsequently require us
to undergo the approval procedures and subject us to penalties for non-compliance. The approval of the CSRC, and other compliance procedures
may be required in connection with any offering we or the selling shareholders may make and, if required, we cannot predict whether we
will be able to obtain such approval.
We rely on offerings of our securities
in the United States capital markets to fund our working capital needs. In the future, the approval of the Chinese Government may be
required in order for us to offer our securities in the United States. We cannot predict whether we will be able to obtain such approval.
Our failure to obtain or maintain any requisite approvals would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going
concern, and could result in a loss of your entire investment.
Pursuant to prevailing
Chinese laws and regulations, currently we believe that we are not required to obtain any approvals to offer securities to investors
outside of China and we have never received any notice informing us that we are required to obtain such approvals in China. Although
we are not obligated to obtain any Chinese governmental approvals with respect to offering securities in the United States under prevailing
laws and regulations, we cannot predict whether we will be required to obtain approvals relating to the offering securities to investors
outside of China or whether we will be able to obtain such approvals in the future. Recently, on July 6, 2021, the General Office of
the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council promulgated Opinions on Lawfully and Severely Combating Illegal
Securities Activities (the “Opinions”). The Opinions emphasize and require the strengthening of the supervision by the Chinese
government of securities issued by entities operating in China (so-called China concept stocks) and listed on a securities exchange outside
of China, which means Chinese government will take aggressive measures to address the risks relating to China concept stocks and to promote
the construction of the relevant regulatory systems. Moreover, in particular, the Chinese government is preparing to amend the Special
Provisions of the State Council on Offering and Listing abroad by Companies limited by Shares (the “Special Provisions”)
that became effective on August 4, 1994. The Special Provisions stipulate that those China-based companies planning to offer securities
and to be listed on a securities exchange outside of China must obtain approval from the Securities Committee of the State Council. However,
the Special Provisions exclude non-China companies with business operations in China. In light of ongoing trend in the Chinese government
to increase the regulation of China-based companies that have been listed or seek to be listed in capital markets outside of China, we
may be required to obtain approvals before offering securities to investors outside of China in the future. We cannot predict whether
we will be able to obtain such approval with respect to offerings of securities in the United States. We rely on offerings of our securities
in the United States capital markets to fund our working capital needs. Our failure to obtain or maintain any requisite approvals would
have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern, and could result in a loss of your entire investment.
Recent regulatory developments in China
may subject us to additional regulatory review and disclosure requirement, expose us to government interference, or otherwise restrict
our ability to offer securities and raise capitals outside China, all of which could materially and adversely affect our business and
the value of our securities.
In light of the recent statements
by the Chinese government indicating its intention to exert more oversight and control over overseas offerings of China-based companies
and the proposed CAC review for certain data processing operators in China, we may adjust our business operations in the future, to comply
with PRC laws regulating our industry and our business operations. However, such efforts may not be completed in a liability-free manner
or at all. We cannot guarantee that we will not be subject to PRC regulatory inspection and/or review relating to cybersecurity, especially
when there remains significant uncertainty as to the scope and manner of the regulatory enforcement. If we become subject to regulatory
inspection and/or review by the CAC or other PRC authorities, or are required by them to take any specific actions, it could cause suspension
or termination of the future offering of our securities, disruptions to our operations, result in negative publicity regarding our company,
and divert our managerial and financial resources. We may also be subject to fines or other penalties, which could materially and adversely
affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We may be subject to PRC
laws relating to, among others, data security and restrictions over foreign investments in value-added telecommunications services and
other industry sectors set out in the Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for the Access of Foreign Investment (2020 Edition).
Specifically, we may be subject to PRC laws relating to the collection, use, sharing, retention, security, and transfer of confidential
and private information, such as personal information and other data. These PRC laws apply not only to third-party transactions, but
also to transfers of information between us and our wholly foreign-owned enterprises in China, and other parties with which we have commercial
relations. These PRC laws and their interpretations and enforcement continue to develop and are subject to change, and the PRC government
may adopt other rules and restrictions in the future.
The recent regulatory developments
in China, in particular with respect to restrictions on China-based companies raising capital offshore, and the government-led cybersecurity
reviews of certain companies with variable-interest entity (“VIE”) structure, may lead to additional regulatory review in
China over our financing and capital raising activities in the United States. Pursuant to the PRC Cybersecurity Law, which was promulgated
by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on November 7, 2016 and took effect on June 1, 2017, personal
information and important data collected and generated by a critical information infrastructure operator in the course of its operations
in China must be stored in China, and if a critical information infrastructure operator purchases internet products and services that
affect or may affect national security, it should be subject to cybersecurity review by the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”).
The PRC Cybersecurity Law also establishes more stringent requirements applicable to operators of computer networks, especially to operators
of networks which involve critical information infrastructure. The PRC Cybersecurity Law contains an overarching framework for regulating
Internet security, protection of private and sensitive information, and safeguards for national cyberspace security and provisions for
the continued government regulation of the Internet and content available in China. The PRC Cybersecurity Law emphasizes requirements
for network products, services, operations and information security, as well as monitoring, early detection, emergency response and reporting.
Due to the lack of further interpretations, the exact scope of “critical information infrastructure operator” remains unclear.
On July 10, 2021, the
CAC publicly issued the Cybersecurity Review Measures (the “Draft Measures”) for public comments until July 25, 2021.
According to the Draft Measures, the scope of cybersecurity reviews is extended to data processing operators engaging in data processing
activities that affect or may affect national security. The Draft Measures further requires that any operator applying for listing on
a foreign exchange must go through cybersecurity review if it possesses personal information of more than one million users. According
to the Draft Measures, a cybersecurity review assesses potential national security risk that may be brought about by any procurement,
data processing, or overseas listing. The review focuses on several factors, including, among others, (1) the risk of theft, leakage,
corruption, illegal use or export of any core or important data, or a large amount of personal information, and (2) the risk of
any critical information infrastructure, core or important data, or a large amount of personal information being affected, controlled
or maliciously exploited by a foreign government after a company is listed overseas. While the Draft Measures have been released for
consultation purposes, there is still uncertainty regarding the final content of the Draft Measures, its adoption timeline or effective
date, its final interpretation and implementation, and other aspects.
Furthermore, the Standing
Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the Personal Information Protection Law of the PRC (“PIPL”), which
will become effective from November 1, 2021, and requires general network operators to obtain a personal information protection
certification issued by recognized institutions in accordance with the CAC regulation before such information can be transferred out
of China.
On July 30, 2021, in
response to the recent regulatory developments in China and actions adopted by the PRC government, the Chairman of the SEC issued a statement
requesting additional disclosures from offshore issuers with China-based operating companies before their registration statements will
be declared effective, including detailed disclosure related to VIE structures and whether the VIE and the issuer, when applicable, received
or were denied permission from the PRC authorities to list on U.S. exchanges and the risks that such approval could be denied or rescinded.
On August 1, 2021, the
CSRC stated that it had taken note of the new disclosure requirements announced by the SEC regarding the listings of Chinese companies
and the recent regulatory development in China, and that the securities regulators in both countries should strengthen communications
on regulating China-related issuers. Our PRC legal counsel, All Bright Law Offices, has advised us that, in light of our business operations,
we should not be required to undergo the CAC review for any offering that we or the selling shareholders may make. However, if the enacted
version of the Draft Measures mandates clearance of cybersecurity review and other specific actions to be completed by companies aiming
to offer securities outside China, we cannot assure you that the PRC regulatory authorities will not take a contrary view or will not
subsequently require us to undergo the approval procedures and subject us to penalties for non-compliance, or that if we are required
to obtain such clearance, such clearance can be timely obtained, or at all. If we become subject to cybersecurity inspection and/or review
by the CAC or other PRC authorities or are required by them to take any specific actions, it could cause suspension or termination of
the future offering of our securities, including offerings under this registration statement, disruptions to our operations, result in
negative publicity regarding our company, and divert our managerial and financial resources. We may also be subject to significant fines
or other penalties, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore,
in the event that Antelope Chengdu and Antelope Futures become operators of critical information infrastructure in the future they (and
Antelope Enterprise) may be subjected to the above-described regulation.
The PRC government has significant influence
over companies with China-based operations by enforcing existing rules and regulation, adopting new ones, or changing relevant industrial
policies in a manner that may materially increase our compliance cost, change relevant industry landscape or otherwise cause significant
changes to our business operations in China, which could result in material and adverse changes in our operations and cause the value
of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
Our operations are located entirely within China.
The PRC government has significant influence over the China-based operations of any company by allocating resources, providing preferential
treatment to particular industries or companies, or imposing industry-wide policies on certain industries. The PRC government may also
amend or enforce existing rules and regulation, or adopt ones, which could materially increase our compliance cost, change the relevant
industry landscape, or cause significant changes to our business operations in China. In addition, the PRC regulatory system is based
in part on government policies and internal guidance, some of which are not published on a timely basis, or at all, and some of which
may even have a retroactive effect. We may not be aware of all non-compliance incidents at all times, and we may face regulatory investigation,
fines and other penalties as a consequence. As a result of the changes in the industrial policies of the PRC government, including the
amendment to and/or enforcement of the related laws and regulations, companies with China-based operations, including us, and the industries
in which we operate, face significant compliance and operational risks and uncertainties. For example, on July 24, 2021, Chinese
state media, including Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television, announced a broad set of reforms targeting private education
companies providing after-school tutoring services and prohibiting foreign investments in institutions providing such after-school tutoring
services. As a result, the market value of certain U.S. listed companies with China-based operations in the affected sectors declined
substantially. As of the date of this prospectus, we are not aware of any similar regulations that may be adopted to significantly curtail
our business operations in China. However, if such other adverse regulations or policies are adopted in China, our operations in China
will be materially and adversely affected, which may significantly disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business.
We may be subject to anti-monopoly concerns
as a result of our doing business in China.
Article 3 of Anti-Monopoly
Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Anti-Monopoly Law”) prohibits “monopolistic practices,” which include:
a) the conclusion of monopoly agreements between operators; b) the abuse of dominant market position by operators; and c) concentration
of undertakings which has or may have the effect of eliminating or restricting market competition. Also, according to Article 19
of the Anti-Monopoly Law, the operator(s) will be assumed to have a dominant market position if it has following situation: a) an
operator has 50% or higher market share in a relevant market; b) two operators have 66% or higher market share in a relevant market;
or c) three operators have 75% or higher market share in a relevant market. We believe none of our subsidiaries in China has engaged
in any monopolistic practices in China, and that recent statements and regulatory actions by the Chinese government do not impact our
ability to conduct business, accept foreign investments, or list on an U.S. or other foreign stock exchange. However, there can be no
assurance that regulators in China will not promulgate new laws and regulations or adopt new series of regulatory actions which may require
our Chinese subsidiaries to meet new requirements on the issues mentioned above.
Rules and regulations in China can
change quickly with little advance notice, creating substantial uncertainty. Changes in the PRC legal system may adversely affect our
business and operation.
Our major business operations
are conducted in the PRC and therefore regulated by the laws and regulations of the PRC. The PRC legal system is based on the written
statutes and involves a unified, multilevel legislative system. The National People’s Congress (the “NPC”) and its
Standing Committee exercise the state power to make laws. The NPC enacts and amends basic laws pertaining to criminal offences, civil
affairs, state organs and other matters. The Standing Committee enacts and amends all laws except for basic laws that should be enacted
by the NPC. When the NPC is not in session, its Standing Committee may partially supplement and revise laws enacted by the NPC, provided
that the changes do not contravene the laws’ basic principles. Generally, the PRC laws will go through specific legislative procedures
before being promulgated. The legislative authority may propose a bill and then the bill shall be deliberated three times before being
voted. However, administrative regulations are formulated by the State Council which reports them to the NPC. The administration regulations
are often promulgated with little advance notice, which results in a lack of predictability, and substantial uncertainty. Moreover, the
uncertainties may fundamentally impact the development of one or more specific industries and in extreme cases result in the termination
of certain businesses. For example, the Opinions on Further Easing the Burden of Excessive Homework and After-School Tutoring for Students
Undergoing Compulsory Education, known as “double reduction” education policy, was promulgated by General Office of the CPC
Central Committee and General Office of the State Council on July 24, 2021. The “double reduction” education policy
comes into effective immediately and has posed a significant impact on the education and training industries, as well as those China-based
companies listed in the United States. The resulting unpredictable could materially and adversely affects the market value and the operation
of the businesses affected.
Furthermore, the PRC administrative
authorities and courts have the power to interpret and implement or enforce statutory rules and contractual terms at their reasonable
discretion which makes the business environment much more complicated and unpredictable. It is difficult to predict the outcome of the
administrative and court proceedings. The uncertainties may affect our assessments of the relevance of legal requirements, and our business
decisions. Such uncertainties may result in substantial operating expenses and costs. Should there were any investigations, arbitrations
or litigation with respect to our alleged non-compliance with statutory rules and contractual terms, the management team could be
distracted from our primary business considerations, and therefore such a circumstance could materially and adversely affect our business
and results of operations. We cannot predict future developments relating to the laws, regulations and rules in the PRC. We may
be required to procure additional permits, authorizations and approvals for our operations, which we may not be able to obtain. Our failure
to obtain such permits, authorizations and approvals may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and the results
of operations.
We are dependent on political, economic, regulatory and social
conditions in the PRC.
Approximately 100%, 100%
and 99.7% of our revenue in each of the last three fiscal years was derived from the PRC market and we anticipate that the PRC market
will continue to be the major source of revenue for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, any significant slowdown in the PRC economy
or decline in demand for our products from our customers in the PRC will have an adverse effect on our business and financial performance.
Furthermore, as our operations and production facilities are located in the PRC, any unfavorable changes in the social and/or political
conditions may also adversely affect our business and operations. While the current policy of the PRC government seems to be one of economic
reform to encourage foreign investments and greater economic decentralization, there is no assurance that such a policy will continue
to prevail in the future. There is no assurance that our operations will not be adversely affected should there be any policy changes.
We are subject to risks related to the
laws and regulations of the PRC and the interpretation and implementation thereof.
Our business and operations,
as well as those of our customers and suppliers in the PRC, are subject to the laws and regulations promulgated by relevant PRC governmental
authorities. The PRC government is still in the process of developing a comprehensive set of laws and regulations in the course of the
PRC’s transformation from a centrally planned economy to a market-oriented economy. As the legal system in the PRC is still in
flux, laws and regulations or their interpretation may be subject to change. Furthermore, any change in the political and economic policy
of the PRC government may also result in similar changes in the laws and regulations or the interpretation thereof. Such changes may
adversely affect our operations and business in the PRC. The PRC legal system is a codified legal system comprising written laws, regulations,
circulars, administrative directives, and internal guidelines as well as judicial interpretations. Decided cases do not form part of
the legal structure of the PRC and thus have no binding effect. As such, the administration of PRC laws and regulations may be subject
to a certain degree of discretion by the authorities. This has resulted in the outcome of dispute resolutions not having the level of
consistency or predictability as in other countries with more developed legal systems. Due to such inconsistency and unpredictability,
if we should be involved in any legal dispute in the PRC, we may experience difficulties in obtaining legal redress or in enforcing our
legal rights. From time to time, changes in law, registration requirements, and regulations or the implementation thereof may also require
us to obtain additional approvals and licenses from the PRC authorities for carrying out our operations in the PRC which would require
us to incur additional expenses in order to comply with such requirements and in turn affect our financial performance with the increase
in our business costs. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that approvals, registrations, or licenses will be granted to us promptly
or at all. If we experience delays in obtaining or are unable to obtain such required approvals, registrations, or licenses, our operations
and business in the PRC, and hence our overall financial performance will be adversely affected.
Our business activities are subject to certain PRC laws and
regulations.
As our production and operations
are carried out in the PRC, we are subject to certain PRC laws and regulations. In addition, being wholly foreign-owned enterprises,
we are required to comply with certain additional laws and regulations. Pursuant to PRC laws and regulations, the breach or non-compliance
with such laws and regulations may result in the PRC authorities suspending, withdrawing or terminating our business license, causing
us to cease production of all or certain of our products, and this would materially and adversely affect our business and financial performance.
Our corporate affairs in the PRC are governed by our articles of association and the corporate and foreign investment laws and regulations
of the PRC. The principles of the PRC laws relating to matters such as the fiduciary duties of directors and other corporate governance
matters and foreign investment laws in the PRC are relatively new. Hence, the enforcement of investors or shareholders’ rights
under the articles of association of a PRC company and the interpretation of the relevant laws relating to corporate governance matters
remain largely untested in the PRC.
PRC foreign exchange control may limit
our ability to utilize our profits effectively and affect our ability to receive dividends and other payments from our PRC subsidiaries.
Hengda is a foreign investment
enterprise, or “FIE,” and is subject to the rules and regulations in the PRC on currency conversion. In the PRC, State
Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, regulates the conversion of the RMB into foreign currencies. Currently, FIEs are required
to apply to SAFE for “Foreign Exchange Registration Certificates for Foreign Investment Enterprise”. With such registration
certifications (which need to be renewed annually), FIEs are allowed to open foreign currency accounts including the “current account”
and “capital account”. Currently, conversion of currency within the scope of the “current account” (e.g. remittance
of foreign currencies for payment of dividends, etc.) can be effected without requiring the approval of SAFE. However, conversion
of currency in the “capital account” (e.g. for capital items such as direct investments, loans, securities, etc.) still
requires the approval of SAFE. On October 21, 2005, SAFE promulgated the “Notice on Issues concerning Foreign Exchange Management
in Financing by PRC Residents by Overseas Special Purpose Vehicle and Return Investments” (the “No. 75 Notice”).
The No. 75 Notice came into effect on November 1, 2005 and requires the following matters, among others, to be complied with:
every PRC domestic resident who establishes or controls an overseas special purpose vehicle, or “SPV,” must apply to the
local bureau of SAFE for an “overseas investment foreign exchange registration.” Every PRC domestic resident of an SPV who
has completed the “overseas investment foreign exchange registration”, or “Registrant,” must make an application
to the local bureau of SAFE to amend their registration particulars upon (i) the injection of any PRC domestic assets or the equity
interests of any PRC domestic company owned by the PRC domestic resident into the SPV, and (ii) the implementation of any overseas
equity fund-raising by the SPV following an injection of PRC domestic assets or the equity interests of a PRC domestic company; every
Registrant must apply to the local bureau of SAFE for change of registration particulars or recordation within 30 days after the occurrence
of any capital increase or reduction, changes in shareholdings or share swap, merger, long-term investment in equities or debentures,
guarantee of foreign indebtedness and other major capital changes not involving “return investment”, undertaken by an SPV;
and every Registrant must repatriate, within 180 days, dividends or profits which he receives from an SPV and/or income derived from
changes in the shareholding of an SPV. On July 14, 2014, China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), the foreign
exchange control authority, released the Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign
Exchange Administration for Overseas Investment, Financing and Round Trip Investment Undertaken by Domestic Residents via Special Purpose
Vehicles (Notice 37). The new regulation took effect July 4, 2014. At that time, the old regulation, “Notice on Issues concerning
Foreign Exchange Management in Financing by PRC Residents by Overseas Special Purpose Vehicle and Return Investments” (the “No. 75
Notice”), which was issued in 2005, was repealed. Compared with Circular 75, Circular 37 reflects the trend of SAFE’s policy
to gradually loosen the restrictions and simplify the procedures for overseas financing and investment by Chinese residents, so as to
fully utilize the financial resources in domestic and overseas markets. However, as Circular 37 has only recently been issued, the actual
interpretation and enforcement of the above changes by SAFE in practice remain to be seen. There can be no assurance that SAFE will not
continue to issue new rules and regulations and/or further interpretations of the No. 37 Notice that will strengthen the foreign
exchange control. As we are located in the PRC and all of our sales are denominated in RMB, our ability to pay dividends or make other
distributions may be restricted by PRC foreign exchange control restrictions. There can be no assurance that the relevant regulations
will not be amended to our detriment and that our ability to distribute dividends will not be adversely affected.
Introduction of new laws or changes to
existing laws by the PRC government may adversely affect our business.
The PRC legal system is based
on the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China and is made up of written laws, regulations, circulars and directives. With
the PRC’s entry into the WTO, the PRC government is in the process of developing its legal system so as to encourage foreign investments
and to meet the needs of investors. As the PRC economy is developing at a generally faster rate than its legal system, some degree of
uncertainty exists in connection with whether and how existing laws and regulations will apply to certain events or circumstances. Some
of the laws and regulations, and the interpretation, implementation and enforcement thereof, are still at the experimental stage and
therefore subject to policy changes. There is no assurance that the introduction of new laws or regulations, changes to existing laws
and regulations and the interpretation or application thereof or the delays in obtaining approvals from the relevant PRC authorities
will not have an adverse impact on our business or prospects. In particular, on August 8, 2006, the Ministry of Commerce, the China
Securities Regulatory Commission, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Administration of Taxation,
the State Administration of Industry and Commerce and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange promulgated the “Rules on
the Mergers and Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors” which came into effect on September 8, 2006, or
“the M&A Rules.” Foreign investors should comply with the rules when they purchase shareholding equities of a PRC
domestic non-foreign-funded enterprise, or Domestic Company, or subscribe to the increased capital of a Domestic Company, and thus changing
the nature of the Domestic Company into a foreign investment enterprise. The rules stipulate, inter alia, (i) that the acquisition
of a Domestic Company by an affiliated foreign enterprise established or controlled by PRC entities or individuals must be approved by
the Ministry of Commerce; (ii) that the incorporation of a special purpose vehicle, which is directly or indirectly controlled by
PRC entities for the purpose of an overseas listing of the equity interest of a Domestic Company, must be subject to the approval of
the Ministry of Commerce; (iii) that the acquisition of a Domestic Company by a special purpose vehicle shall be subject to approval
of the Ministry of Commerce and (iv) the offshore listing of a special purpose vehicle shall be subject to the prior approval from
China Securities Regulatory Commission. As Hengda was incorporated as a FIE and Antelope Enterprises does not fall within the scope of
being classified as a special purpose vehicle directly or indirectly established or controlled by PRC entities or individuals, the M&A
Rules did not apply to the Business Combination, and we were not required to obtain the approval from the Ministry of Commerce,
the approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission and/or any other approvals from PRC government authorities as stipulated
by the M&A Rules. There is however no assurance that the PRC authorities will not issue further directives, regulations, clarifications
or implementation rules, which may require us or other relevant parties to obtain further approvals with respect to the Business Combination.
If new laws are promulgated or the existing laws are reinterpreted, our structure could be determined to be in violation of such laws
and subject to sanction by applicable government authorities.
Environmental, health and safety laws have
in the past and may in the future impose material liabilities on us and require us to incur material capital and operational costs.
We are subject to environmental,
health and safety laws and regulations in the PRC that impose controls on our air, water and waste discharges, on our storage, handling,
use, discharge and disposal of chemicals, and on exposure of our employees to hazardous substances. These laws and regulations could
require us to incur costs to maintain compliance and could impose liability to remedy the effects of hazardous substance contamination.
Although we do not believe that we have violated any of such laws and regulations and therefore have not incurred any significant liabilities
under these laws and regulations in the past, the environmental laws and regulations are constantly evolving and becoming stricter in
the PRC. The adoption of new laws or regulations or our failure to comply with these laws or regulations in the future could cause us
to incur material liabilities and could require us to incur additional expenses, curtail operations and/or restrict our ability to expand.
Hengdali is currently in the process of applying for a Pollutant Discharge Permit, and the environmental protection agency in Gaoan has
accepted Hengdali’s application. If the Pollutant Discharge Permit is not issued and Hengdali discharges pollutants, Hengdali may
be warned, ordered to stop discharging pollutants, and/or fined by the environmental protection agency. During 2014, our Hengda facility
was required by the local governmental entity to begin using natural gas to operate the facility, as opposed to coal. This mandated change
in fuel source is part of a province-wide (and country-wide) effort to reduce pollution. This change resulted in our incurring a one-time
charge of approximately RMB5.6 million ($0.9 million) in December 2013, and will increase our cost of goods produced at that facility
because natural gas is a more expensive energy source than coal. There is no assurance that in the future our other production facilities
will not be required to make similar modifications which could have similar adverse effects on our operations.
Our business will suffer if we lose our land use rights.
There is no private ownership
of land in China and all land ownership is held by the government of China, its agencies, and collectives. In the case of land used for
business purposes, land use rights can be obtained from the government for a period up to 50 years, and are typically renewable. Land
use rights can be granted upon approval by the land administrative authorities of China (State Land Administration Bureau) upon payment
of the required land granting fee, the entry into a land use agreement with a competent governmental authority and certain other ministerial
procedures. We have received land use certificates for certain parcels of land on which our operations reside, but we may not have followed
all procedures required to obtain such certificates or paid all required fees. If the Chinese administrative authorities determine that
we have not fully complied with all procedures and requirements needed to hold a land use certificate, we may be forced by the Chinese
administrative authorities to retroactively comply with such procedures and requirements, which may be burdensome and require us to make
payments, or such Chinese administrative authorities may invalidate or revoke our land use certificate entirely. If the land use right
certificates needed for our operations are determined by the government of China to be invalid or if they are not renewed, we may lose
production facilities or employee accommodations that would be difficult or even impossible to replace. Should we have to relocate, our
workforce may be unable or unwilling to work in the new location and our business operations will be disrupted during the relocation.
The relocation or loss of facilities could cause us to lose sales and/or increase our costs of production, which would negatively impact
our financial results.
We own certain buildings collectively, which may limit our right
to use, renovate or dispose of such buildings.
Together with three other
companies, we collectively own several buildings located at the Junbing Industrial Zone in Jinjiang City with a total construction area
of 29,120.83 square meters. As a result, our right to use, renovate and dispose of such buildings may be limited.
Our business will suffer if we fail to comply with environmental
protection regulations
Companies which cause severe
pollution to the environment are required to restore the environment or remedy the effects of the pollution within a prescribed time
limit. If a company fails to report and/or register the environmental pollution it caused, it will receive a warning or be penalized.
Companies that fail to restore the environment or remedy the effects of the pollution within the prescribed time will be penalized or
have their business licenses terminated. Companies that have polluted and endangered the environment must bear the responsibility for
remedying the danger and effects of the pollution, as well as to compensate any losses or damages suffered as a result of such environmental
pollution. Our Hengda facility obtained a Temporary Pollutant Discharge Permit (No.350582-2014-000260) granted by Jinjiang City Environmental
Protection Bureau that will expire on May 1, 2016. Hengdali is currently in the process of applying for a Pollutant Discharge Permit,
and the environmental protection agency in Gaoan has accepted Hengdali’s application. If the Pollutant Discharge Permit is not
issued and Hengdali discharges pollutants, Hengdali may be warned, ordered to stop discharging pollutants, and/or fined by the environmental
protection agency. If Hengdali’s application is denied, or if the Hengdali facility is ordered to stop discharging pollutants or
is fined, that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Our corporate structure together with applicable law impede
shareholders from asserting claims against us and our principals.
All of our operations and
records, and all of our senior management are located in the People’s Republic of China. Shareholders of companies such as ours
have limited ability to assert and collect on claims in litigation against such companies and their principals. In addition, China has
very restrictive secrecy laws that prohibit the delivery of many of the financial records maintained by a business located in China to
third parties absent Chinese government approval. Since discovery is an important part of proving a claim in litigation, and since most
if not all of our records are in China, Chinese secrecy laws could frustrate efforts to prove a claim against us or our management. In
order to commence litigation in the United States against an individual such as an officer or director, that individual must be served.
Generally, service requires the cooperation of the country in which a defendant resides. China has a history of failing to cooperate
in efforts to affect such service upon Chinese citizens in China.
If we become directly subject to the recent
scrutiny involving U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we may have to expend significant resources to investigate and/or defend the matter,
which could harm our business operations, stock price and reputation and could result in a complete loss of your investment in us.
In recent years, U.S. public
companies that have substantially all of their operations in China have been the subject of intense scrutiny by investors, financial
commentators and regulatory agencies. Although a portion of this scrutiny seems to have abated, this scrutiny has centered around financial
and accounting irregularities and mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting and, in many cases, allegations
of fraud. As a result of the scrutiny, the publicly traded stock of many U.S. listed China-based companies that have been the subject
of such scrutiny has sharply decreased in value. Many of these companies are now subject to shareholder lawsuits and/or SEC enforcement
actions that are conducting internal and/or external investigations into the allegations. If we become the subject of any such scrutiny,
whether any allegations are true or not, we may have to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend our
company. Such investigations or allegations will be costly and time-consuming and distract our management from our business plan and
could result in our reputation being harmed and our stock price could decline as a result of such allegations, regardless of the truthfulness
of the allegations.
Risks to Antelope Enterprises’ Shareholders
The price of our shares could be volatile
and could decline at a time when you want to sell your holdings.
The price of our shares has
been and may continue to be volatile, and that volatility may continue for an extended period of time.
There is a risk that Antelope Enterprises
could be treated as a U.S. domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes after the Redomestication and the Business Combination,
which, among other things, could result in significantly greater U.S. federal income tax liability to Antelope Enterprises.
Section 7874(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) generally provides that a corporation organized outside the United
States that acquires, directly or indirectly, pursuant to a plan or series of related transactions substantially all of the assets of
a corporation organized in the United States will be treated as a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes if shareholders
of the acquired corporation, by reason of owning shares of the acquired corporation, own at least 80% (of either the voting power or
the value) of the stock of the acquiring corporation after the acquisition. Under regulations promulgated under Section 7874, a
warrant holder of either the acquired corporation or the acquiring corporation generally is treated for this purpose as owning stock
of the acquired corporation or the acquiring corporation, as the case may be, with a value equal to the excess of the value of the shares
underlying the warrant over the exercise price of the warrant. If Section 7874(b) were to have applied to the Redomestication,
then, among other things, Antelope Enterprises, as the surviving entity, would have been subject to U.S. federal income tax on its worldwide
taxable income following the Redomestication and the Business Combination as if Antelope Enterprises were a domestic corporation. Although
Section 7874(b) should not have applied to treat Antelope Enterprises as a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, due to the absence of full guidance on how the rules of Section 7874(b) applied to the transactions completed
pursuant to the Redomestication and Business Combination, this result is not entirely free from doubt. Shareholders are urged to consult
their own tax advisors on this issue. See the discussion in the section entitled “Taxation — United States Federal Income
Taxation — Tax Treatment of Antelope Enterprises After the Redomestication and the Business Combination.” The balance of
this discussion assumes that Antelope Enterprises has been and will be treated as a foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
There is a risk that Antelope Enterprises
will be classified as a passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” which could result in adverse U.S. federal income
tax consequences to U.S. holders of its securities.
In general, Antelope Enterprises
will be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year in which either (1) at least 75% of its gross income (including its pro rata share
of the gross income of its 25% or more-owned corporate subsidiaries) is passive income or (2) at least 50% of the average value
of its assets (including its pro rata share of the assets of its 25% or more-owned corporate subsidiaries) produce, or are held for the
production of, passive income. Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents, royalties, and gains from the disposition
of passive assets. If Antelope Enterprises is determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the
holding period of a U.S. Holder (as defined in the section entitled “Taxation—United States Federal Income Taxation—General”)
of its shares, the U.S. Holder may be subject to increased U.S. federal income tax liability upon a sale or other disposition of the
shares of Antelope Enterprises or the receipt of certain excess distributions from Antelope Enterprises and may be subject to additional
reporting requirements. Based on the composition (and estimated values) of the assets and the nature of the income of Antelope Enterprises
and its subsidiaries during its 2015 taxable year, Antelope Enterprises does not believe that it would be treated as a PFIC for such
year. However, because Antelope Enterprises has not performed a definitive analysis as to its PFIC status for its 2015 taxable year,
there can be no assurance in respect to its PFIC status for such year. There also can be no assurance with respect to Antelope Enterprises’
status as a PFIC for its current (2016) taxable year or any future taxable year. U.S. Holders of the shares of Antelope Enterprises are
urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules. See the discussion in the section entitled
“Taxation—United States Federal Income Taxation—U.S. Holders—Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules.”
Under the EIT Law, Antelope Enterprises,
Success Winner and/or Stand Best may be classified as a “resident enterprise” of the PRC. Such classification could result
in PRC tax consequences to Antelope Enterprises, our non-PRC resident shareholders, Success Winner and/or Stand Best.
On March 16, 2007, the
National People’s Congress approved and promulgated a new tax law, the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, or “EIT Law,”
which took effect on January 1, 2008. Under the EIT Law, enterprises are classified as “resident enterprises” and non-resident
enterprises. An enterprise established outside of China with “de facto management bodies” within China is considered a “resident
enterprise,” meaning that it can be treated in a manner similar to a Chinese enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes. The
implementing rules of the EIT Law define “de facto management bodies” as a managing body that in practice exercises
“substantial and overall management and control over the production and operations, personnel, accounting, and properties”
of the enterprise; however, it remains unclear whether the PRC tax authorities would deem our managing body as being located within China.
Due to the short history of the EIT Law and lack of applicable legal precedents, the PRC tax authorities determine the PRC tax resident
treatment of a foreign (non-PRC) company on a case-by-case basis. If the PRC tax authorities determine that Antelope Enterprises, Success
Winner and/or Stand Best is a “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, a number of PRC tax consequences
could follow. First, Antelope Enterprises, Success Winner and/or Stand Best may be subject to the enterprise income tax at a rate of
25% on Antelope Enterprises’, Success Winner’s and/or Stand Best’s worldwide taxable income, as well as PRC enterprise
income tax reporting obligations. Second, under the EIT Law and its implementing rules, dividends paid between “qualified resident
enterprises” are exempt from enterprise income tax. As a result, if Antelope Enterprises, Success Winner and Stand Best are each
treated as “qualified resident enterprises,” all dividends from Hengda to Antelope Enterprises (through Success Winner and
Stand Best) should be exempt from the PRC enterprise income tax.
If Stand Best were treated
as a PRC “non-resident enterprise” under the EIT Law, then dividends that Stand Best receives from Hengda (assuming such
dividends were considered sourced within the PRC) (i) may be subject to a 5% PRC withholding tax, provided that Stand Best owns
more than 25% of the registered capital of Hengda continuously within 12 months immediately prior to obtaining such dividend from Hengda,
and the Arrangement between the Mainland of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation
and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, or the “PRC-Hong Kong Tax Treaty,” were otherwise applicable,
or (ii) if such treaty does not apply (i.e., because the PRC tax authorities may deem Stand Best to be a conduit not entitled to
treaty benefits), may be subject to a 10% PRC withholding tax. Similarly, if Success Winner were treated as a “non-resident enterprise”
under the EIT Law and Stand Best were treated as a “resident enterprise” under the EIT Law, then dividends Success Winner
receives from Stand Best (assuming such dividends were considered sourced within the PRC) may be subject to a 10% PRC withholding tax.
A similar situation may arise if Antelope Enterprises were treated as a “non-resident enterprise” under the EIT Law, and
Success Winner were treated as a “resident enterprise” under the EIT Law. Any such taxes on dividends could materially reduce
the amount of dividends, if any, we could pay to our shareholders. Finally, if Antelope Enterprises is determined to be a “resident
enterprise” under the EIT Law, this could result in a situation in which a 10% PRC tax is imposed on dividends Antelope Enterprises
pays to its shareholders that are not tax residents of the PRC, or “non-resident investors,” and that are enterprises but
not individuals, and gains derived by them from transferring Antelope Enterprises’ shares, if such income is considered PRC-sourced
income by the relevant PRC tax authorities. In such event, Antelope Enterprises may be required to withhold a 10% PRC tax on any dividends
paid to such non-resident investors. Such non-resident investors also may be responsible for paying PRC tax at a rate of 10% on any gain
derived by such investors from the sale or transfer of Antelope Enterprises’ shares in certain circumstances. Antelope Enterprises
would not, however, have an obligation to withhold PRC tax with respect to such gain under the PRC tax laws. Also, if Antelope Enterprises
is determined to be a “resident enterprise,” its nonresident investors who are individuals may also be subject to potential
PRC individual income tax at a rate of 20% with respect to dividends received from Antelope Enterprises and/or gains derived by them
from the sale or transfer of Antelope Enterprises’ shares. Moreover, the State Administration of Taxation, or “SAT,”
released Circular Guoshuihan No. 698, or Circular 698, on December 10, 2009 that reinforces the taxation of certain equity
transfers by non-resident investors through overseas holding vehicles. Circular 698 addresses indirect equity transfers as well as other
issues. Circular 698 is retroactively effective from January 1, 2008. According to Circular 698, where a nonresident investor who
indirectly holds an equity interest in a PRC resident enterprise through a non-PRC offshore holding company indirectly transfers an equity
interest in the PRC resident enterprise by selling an equity interest in the offshore holding company, and the latter is located in a
country or jurisdiction where the actual tax burden is less than 12.5% or where the offshore income of its residents is not taxable,
the non-resident investor is required to provide the PRC tax authority in charge of that PRC resident enterprise with certain relevant
information within 30 days of the execution of the equity transfer agreement. The tax authorities in charge will evaluate the offshore
transaction for tax purposes. In the event that the tax authorities determine that such transfer is abusing forms of business organization
and a reasonable commercial purpose for the offshore holding company other than the avoidance of PRC income tax liability is lacking,
the PRC tax authorities will have the power to re-assess the nature of the equity transfer under the doctrine of substance over form.
A reasonable commercial purpose may be established when the overall international (including U.S.) offshore structure is set up to comply
with the requirements of supervising authorities of international (including U.S.) capital markets. If the SAT’s challenge of a
transfer is successful, it may deny the existence of the offshore holding company that is used for tax planning purposes and subject
the non-resident investor to PRC tax on the capital gain from such transfer. Since Circular 698 has a short history, there is uncertainty
as to its application. We (or a nonresident investor) may become at risk of being taxed under Circular 698 and may be required to expend
valuable resources to comply with Circular 698 or to establish that we (or such non-resident investor) should not be taxed under Circular
698, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations (or such non-resident investor’s
investment in us). In additional, the PRC resident enterprise may be required to provide necessary assistance to support the enforcement
of Circular 698. On February 3, 2015, the State Administration of Tax issued a Public Notice Regarding Certain Corporate Income
Tax Matters on Indirect Transfer of Properties by Non-tax Resident Enterprise, or Public Notice 7. Public Notice 7 has introduced a new
tax regime that is significantly different from that under Circular 698. Public Notice 7 extends its tax jurisdiction to not only indirect
transfers set forth under Circular 698 but also transactions involving transfer of other taxable assets, through the offshore transfer
of a foreign intermediate holding company. In addition, Public Notice 7 provides clearer criteria the Circular 698 on how to assess reasonable
commercial purposes and has introduced safe harbors for internal group restructurings and the purchase and sale of equity through a public
securities market. Public Notice 7 also brings challenges to both the foreign transferor and transferee (or other person who is obligated
to pay for the transfer) of the taxable assets. Where a non-resident enterprise conducts an “indirect transfer” by transferring
the taxable assets indirectly by disposing of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, the non-resident enterprise being
the transferor, or the transferee, or the PRC entity which directly owned the taxable assets may report to the relevant tax authority
such indirect transfer. Using a “substance over form” principle, the PRC tax authority may re-characterize such indirect
transfer as a direct transfer of the equity interests in the PRC tax resident enterprise and other properties in China, As a result,
gains derived from such indirect transfer may be subject on PRC enterprise income tax, and the transferee or other person who is obligated
to pay for the transfer is obligated to withhold the applicable taxes, currently at a rate of up to 10% for the transfer of equity interests
in a PRC resident enterprise. Both the transferor and the transferee may be subject to penalties under PRC tax laws if transferee fails
to withhold the taxes and the transferor fails to pay the taxes.
We face uncertainties with
respect to the reporting and consequences of private equity financing transactions, share exchange or other transactions involving the
transfer of shares in our company by investors that are non-PRC resident enterprises, or sale or purchase of shares in other non-PRC
resident companies or other taxable assets by us. Our company and other non-resident enterprises in our group may be subject to filing
obligations or being taxed if our company and other non-resident enterprises in our group are transferors in such transactions, and may
be subject to withholding obligations if our company and other non-resident enterprises in our group are transferees in such transactions,
under Circular 698 and Public Notice 7. For the transfer to shares in our company by investors that are non-PRC resident enterprises,
our PRC subsidiaries may be requested to assist in the filing under Circular 698 and Public Notice 7. As a result, we may be required
to expend valuable resources to comply with Circular 698 and Public Notice 7 to request the relevant transferors from whom we purchase
taxable assets to comply with these circulars, or to establish that our company and other non-resident enterprises in our group should
not be taxed under these circulars, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. The
PRC tax authorities have the discretion under Circular 698 and Public Notice 7 to make adjustments to the taxable capital gains based
on the difference between the fair value of the taxable assets transferred and the cost of investment. If the PRC tax authorities make
adjustments to the taxable income of the transactions under Circular 698 and Public Notice 7, our income tax costs associated with such
potential acquisitions will be increased, which may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. If any
PRC tax applies to a non-resident investor, the non-resident investor may be entitled to a reduced rate of PRC tax under an applicable
income tax treaty and/or a deduction for such PRC tax against such investor’s domestic taxable income or a foreign tax credit in
respect of such PRC tax against such investor’s domestic income tax liability (subject to applicable conditions and limitations).
Shareholders should consult with their own tax advisors regarding the applicability of any such taxes, the effects of any applicable
income tax treaties, and any available deductions or foreign tax credits. For a further discussion of these issues, see the section herein
captioned “Taxation—PRC Taxation.”
Fluctuations in exchange rates could adversely affect our business
and the value of our shares.
The value of our shares will
be indirectly affected by the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars and the Renminbi and between those currencies and other currencies
in which our revenue may be denominated. Because all of our earnings and cash assets are denominated in Renminbi, fluctuations in the
exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Renminbi will affect the relative purchasing power of these proceeds, as well as our financial
results reported in U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying change in our business, financial condition or results
of operations. Fluctuations in the exchange rate will also affect the relative value of any dividend we issue after this offering that
will be exchanged into U.S. dollars and earnings from, and the value of, any U.S. dollar-denominated investments we make in the future.
Since July 2005, the Renminbi has not been pegged to the U.S. dollar. Although the People’s Bank of China regularly intervenes
in the foreign exchange market to prevent significant short-term fluctuations in the exchange rate, the Renminbi may appreciate or depreciate
significantly in value against the U.S. dollar in the medium to long term. Moreover, it is possible that in the future the Chinese authorities
may lift restrictions on fluctuations in the Renminbi exchange rate and lessen intervention in the foreign exchange market. On March 17,
2014, the People’s Bank of China announced that the RMB exchange rate flexibility increased to 2% in order to proceed further with
reform of the RMB exchange rate regime. These could result in a further and more significant fluctuation in the RMB’s value against
the U.S. Dollar. Very limited hedging transactions are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date,
we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While we may
enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these transactions may be limited, and we may not
be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all. In addition, our foreign currency exchange losses may be magnified by Chinese exchange
control regulations that restrict our ability to convert Renminbi into foreign currencies.
As the rights of shareholders under British
Virgin Islands law differ from those under U.S. law, you may have fewer protections as a shareholder.
Our corporate affairs will
be governed by our memorandum and articles of association, the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (as amended) (the “BVI Act”),
and the common law of the British Virgin Islands. The rights of shareholders to take legal action against our directors, actions by minority
shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under British Virgin Islands law are governed by the common law of the
British Virgin Islands and by the BVI Act. The common law of the British Virgin Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited
judicial precedent in the British Virgin Islands as well as from English common law, which is applied in the British Virgin Islands by
virtue of the Common Law (Declaration of Application) Act. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors
under British Virgin Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedents in some jurisdictions
in the United States. In particular, the British Virgin Islands has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United
States, and some states (such as Delaware) have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. As a result
of all of the above, holders of our shares may have more difficulty in protecting their interests through actions against our management,
directors or major shareholders than they would as shareholders of a U.S. company.
British Virgin Islands companies may not
be able to initiate shareholder derivative actions, thereby depriving shareholders of the ability to protect their interests.
British Virgin Islands companies
may not have standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States. The circumstances in which
any such action may be brought, and the procedures and defenses that may be available in respect to any such action, may result in the
rights of shareholders of a British Virgin Islands company being more limited than those of shareholders of a company organized in the
United States. Accordingly, shareholders may have fewer alternatives available to them if they believe that corporate wrongdoing has
occurred. The British Virgin Islands courts are also unlikely to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts in the United States
based on certain liability provisions of U.S. securities law; and to impose liabilities against us, in original actions brought in the
British Virgin Islands, based on certain liability provisions of U.S. securities laws that are penal in nature. There is no statutory
recognition in the British Virgin Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, although the courts of the British Virgin Islands
will generally recognize and enforce the non-penal judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits.
This means that even if shareholders were to sue us successfully, they may not be able to recover anything to make up for the losses
suffered.
The laws of the British Virgin Islands
may provide comparatively limited protection for minority shareholders, so minority shareholders will have limited recourse if the shareholders
are dissatisfied with the conduct of our affairs.
Under the laws of the British
Virgin Islands, there is limited statutory law for the protection of minority shareholders in the form of the provisions of the BVI Act
dealing with shareholder remedies. The principal protection under statutory law is that shareholders may bring an action to enforce the
constitutional documents of the company, i.e. the memorandum and articles of association as shareholders are entitled to have the affairs
of the company conducted in accordance with the BVI Act and the memorandum and articles of association of the company. A shareholder
may also bring an action under statute if he feels that the affairs of the company have been or will be carried out in a manner that
is unfairly prejudicial or discriminating or oppressive to him. There are also common law rights for the protection of shareholders that
may be invoked, largely dependent on English common law, since the common law of the British Virgin Islands for business companies is
limited.
The market price for our shares has been
and may continue to be volatile.
The market price for our
shares has been and is likely to continue to be highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to factors including the
following:
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actual
or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly operating results and changes or revisions of our expected results; |
| |
● |
changes
in financial estimates by securities research analysts; |
| |
● |
changes
in the economic performance or market valuations of companies specializing in the ceramics business in China; |
| |
● |
announcements
by us and our affiliates or our competitors of new products, acquisitions, strategic relationships, joint ventures or capital commitments; |
| |
● |
addition or departure of our
senior management and key personnel; and |
| |
● |
fluctuations of exchange rates
between the RMB and the U.S. dollar. |
Volatility in the price of our shares may
result in shareholder litigation that could in turn result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention and
resources.
The financial markets in
the United States and other countries have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations, and market prices have been and continue
to be extremely volatile. Volatility in the price of our shares may be caused by factors outside of our control and may be unrelated
or disproportionate to our results of operations. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a public company’s
securities, shareholders have frequently instituted securities class action litigation against that company. Litigation of this kind
could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention and resources.
Although we paid semi-annual dividends
in July 2013, January 2014, July 2014 and January 2015, we did not pay a dividend after January 2015 and do
not currently plan to pay a dividend in the near future. Therefore, shareholders will benefit from an investment in our shares only if
those shares appreciate in value.
We paid dividends in July 2013,
January 2014, July 2014 and January 2015. The declaration and payment of cash dividends is at the discretion of our board
of directors and will depend on factors our board of directors deems relevant, including among others, our results of operations, financial
condition and cash requirements, business prospects, and the terms of our credit facilities, if any, and any other financing arrangements.
We currently do not plan to pay a dividend in the near future. Therefore, the realization of a gain on shareholders’ investments
will depend on the appreciation of the price of our shares, and there is no guarantee that our shares will appreciate in value.
We may not be able to pay any dividends on our shares in the
future due to British Virgin Islands law.
Under British Virgin Islands
law, we may only pay dividends to our shareholders if the value of our assets exceeds our liabilities and we are able to pay our debts
as they become due. We cannot give any assurance that we will declare dividends of any amounts, at any rate or at all in the future.
Future dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors, and will depend upon our results of operations, cash flows,
financial condition, payment to us of cash dividends by our subsidiaries, capital needs, future prospects and other factors that our
directors may deem appropriate.
We may need additional capital, and the
sale of additional shares or equity or debt securities could result in additional dilution to our shareholders.
We believe that our current
cash and cash equivalents and anticipated cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for the foreseeable
future. We may, however, require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other future developments, including
any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If these resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may
seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain one or more additional credit facilities. The sale of additional equity securities
could result in additional dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations
and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations. It is uncertain whether financing will be available
in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the information in
this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the documents we incorporate by reference contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the federal securities laws. You should not rely on forward-looking statements in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement,
or the documents we incorporate by reference. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as “anticipate,”
“believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “will,”
“should,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar words,
although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. This prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the documents we
incorporate by reference may also contain forward-looking statements attributed to third parties relating to their estimates regarding
the growth of our markets. All forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, and there are many important
risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, as well as those of the markets we serve, levels of activity,
performance, achievements and prospects to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus, any prospectus
supplement, and the documents we incorporate by reference. You should also consider carefully the statements under “Risk Factors”
and other sections of this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the documents we incorporate by reference, which address additional
facts that could cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. We caution investors not
to place significant reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the documents
we incorporate by reference. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future developments or otherwise.
You should also consider
carefully the statements under “Risk Factors” and other sections of this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the documents
we incorporate by reference, which address additional facts that could cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the
forward-looking statements. We caution investors not to place significant reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this
prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the documents we incorporate by reference. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or
review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
CASH TRANSFERS WITHIN
OUR ORGANIZATION
During each of the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, as well as during the period from January 1, 2022 through May 31, 2022, the only
transfer of assets among Antelope Enterprise and its subsidiaries have consisted of cash. During that same period, there have been no
distributions, dividends or loans extended by any of our direct or indirectly held subsidiaries to Antelope Enterprises. During that
same period Antelope Enterprise has not declared any dividends or made any distributions to its shareholders.
Antelope Enterprise routinely
provides cash to its subsidiaries either by way of capital contribution or by way of loan.
Antelope Enterprise is a
holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, and we do not have any substantive operations other than indirectly holding
the equity interest in our operating subsidiaries in China. Antelope Enterprise relies on dividends paid by our Hong Kong and Chinese
subsidiaries and capital raised from the sale of our securities to satisfy our cash needs. The payment of dividends to Antelope Enterprise
by our Chinese subsidiaries is effected by means of dividends by those entities to their Hong Kong direct parent and a redividend by
that Hong Kong entity to Antelope Enterprise. Such dividends are effected by resolution of the board of directors of each such entity
(after provision for applicable tax obligations).
China is a foreign exchange
administration country. Capital injections, cross-border trade and services transactions settled in foreign exchange, overseas financing
and profit repatriations are subject to the foreign exchange administration regulations. The Authority dealing with foreign exchange
in China is the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) and its local branches. A Chinese subsidiary owned by a foreign company
must apply for registration of foreign exchange with the SAFE after the issuance of a business license and obtain a foreign exchange
registration certificate. When the Chinese subsidiaries apply to repatriate dividends to foreign shareholders, they must submit the application
form to SAFE with the proof that such dividends have been subjected to all applicable tax withholding. A Chinese subsidiary can only
distribute dividends out of its accumulated profits, which means that any accumulated losses must be more than offset by its profits
in other years, including the current year.
The cash transfers within the organization during
the above-referenced periods were as follows:
For
The Period From January 1, 2022 through May 31, 2022
|
| Company
(Wire transfer from) |
Company
(Wire transfer to) |
Amount
(RMB) |
Equivalent
to amount
(USD) |
Purpose |
Asset
Type |
Success Winner Limited |
Antelope
Enterprise Holdings Limited |
2,342,235 |
350,000 |
Working
capital loan to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| Stand
Best Creation Limited |
6,692,100 |
1,000,000 |
Working
capital loan to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| Antelope
Enterprise (HK) Holdings Limited |
Antelope
Future (Yangpu) Investment Co., Ltd |
1,300,000 |
194,259 |
Capital
injection to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| Antelope
Future (Yangpu) Investment Co., Ltd |
Antelope
Ruicheng Investment (Hainan) Co., Ltd |
1,290,000 |
192,764 |
Capital
injection to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| Antelope
Ruicheng Investment (Hainan) Co., Ltd |
Hainan
Kylin Cloud Services Technology Co., Ltd |
1,275,000 |
190,523 |
Capital
injection to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
For
The Year 2021
|
| Company
(Wire transfer from) |
Company
(Wire transfer to) |
Amount
(RMB) |
Equivalent
to amount (USD) |
Purpose |
Asset
Type |
| Antelope
Enterprise Holdings Limited |
Success
Winner Limited |
22,516,296 |
3,480,000 |
Working
capital loan to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| |
Vast
Elite Limited |
8,475,962 |
1,310,000 |
Working
capital loan to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| Success
Winner Limited |
Antelope
Enterprise (HK) Holdings Limited |
4,852,650 |
750,000 |
Working
capital loan to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| |
Stand
Best Creation Limited |
6,664,306 |
1,030,000 |
Working
capital loan to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| Antelope
Enterprise (HK) Holdings Limited |
Antelope
Holdings (Chengdu) Co., Ltd |
4,852,650 |
750,000 |
Capital
injection to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| Vast
Elite Limited |
Chengdu
Future Talented Management and Consulting Co., Ltd |
3,235,100 |
500,000 |
Capital
contribution to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| Jiangxi
Hengdali Ceramics Materials Co., Ltd |
Jinjiang
Hengda Ceramics Co, Ltd |
7,000,000 |
1,081,883 |
Loan
repayment to direct holding company |
Cash |
| For
the year 2020 |
| Company
(Wire transfer from) |
Company
(Wire transfer to) |
Amount
(RMB) |
Equivalent
to
amount
(USD) |
Purpose |
Asset
type |
| Antelope
Enterprise Holdings Limited |
Success
Winner Limited |
7,028,476 |
1,018,000 |
Working
capital loan to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| |
Vast
Elite Limited |
10,013,161 |
1,450,300 |
Working
capital loan to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| Success
Winner Limited |
Antelope
Enterprise (HK) Holdings Limited |
3,455,552 |
500,500 |
Working
capital loan to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| |
Stand
Best Creation Limited |
3,935,394 |
570,000 |
Working
capital loan to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| Antelope
Enterprise (HK) Holdings Limited |
Success
Winner Limited |
3,452,100 |
500,000 |
Return
excessed working capital to direct holding company |
Cash |
| Vast
Elite Limited |
Chengdu
Future Talented Management and consulting Co., Ltd |
696,752 |
100,917 |
Capital
contribution to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
| For
the year 2019 |
| Company
(Wire transfer from) |
Company
(Wire transfer to) |
Amount
(RMB) |
Equivalent
to
amount
(USD) |
Purpose |
Asset
type |
| Antelope
Enterprise Holdings Limited |
Stand
Best Creation Limited |
7,919,743 |
1,146,443 |
Working
capital loan to subsidiary |
Cash |
| Stand
Best Creation Limited |
Success
Winner Limited |
3,476,371 |
503,231 |
Working
capital loan to direct holding company |
Cash |
| Success
Winner Limited |
Vast
Elite Limited |
2,764,622 |
400,200 |
Working
capital loan to direct subsidiary |
Cash |
The enforceability and treatment of the intercompany
agreements within our organization, including the intercompany loan agreements described above used in connection with intercompany cash
transfers, have not been tested in court. For further information regarding cash transfers within our organization please see our Consolidated
Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, and the information on segment reporting in the notes thereto,
located in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on May 2, 2022.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as otherwise provided
in a prospectus supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities covered by this prospectus for working capital
and general corporate purposes. When a particular series of securities is offered, the prospectus supplement relating to that offering
will set forth our intended use of the net proceeds received from the sale of those securities.
DIVIDENDS
We paid a cash dividend of
US$0.10 (equivalent to RMB0.61) per share each on August 13, 2013 and January 14, 2014, respectively, to our shareholders which
totaled in aggregate US$4.1 million (equivalent to RMB24.9 million). Also, we paid a cash dividend of US$0.0125 (equivalent to RMB0.08)
per share each on August 14, 2014 and January 14, 2015, respectively, to our shareholders which totaled in aggregate US$0.5
million (equivalent to RMB3.2 million).
We do not currently have
any plans to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future on our shares being sold in this offering. We currently intend to retain
most, if not all, of our available funds and any future earnings to operate and expand our business. The payment of dividends by entities
organized in China is subject to limitations. Regulations in the PRC currently permit payment of dividends only out of accumulated profits
as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Each of our Chinese subsidiaries is also required to set aside
at least 10% of its after-tax profit based on China’s accounting standards each year to its general reserves until the cumulative
amount of such reserves reach 50% of its registered capital. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. The board of directors
of our PRC subsidiaries, each of which is a wholly foreign owned enterprise, has the discretion to allocate a portion of its after-tax
profits to its staff welfare and bonus funds, which is likewise not distributable to its equity owners except in the event of a liquidation
of the foreign-invested enterprise. If we decide to pay dividends in the future, these restrictions may impede our ability to pay dividends.
In addition, if any of these Chinese entities incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict
its ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us. Our Board of Directors has discretion on whether to pay dividends. Even
if our board of directors decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings,
capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that our board of directors
may deem relevant.
PRICE RANGE OF OUR SHARES
Our shares have been listed
on the NASDAQ Stock Market since January 18, 2011. Our shares were initially listed under the symbol “CCCL”, and now
trade under the symbol “AEHL”. Our shares were listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market from November 3, 2010 through January 17,
2011 and were relisted on the Nasdaq Capital Market on March 23, 2016 following the listing transfer. Our shares were listed on
the NASDAQ Global Market from January 18, 2011 until March 22, 2016. The shares were previously quoted on the OTC Bulletin
Board from December 29, 2009 through November 2, 2010.
The following tables set forth,
for the calendar quarters indicated and through March, 2022, the quarterly high and low sale prices for our shares, as reported on NASDAQ
Stock Market and the OTC Bulletin Board, as applicable. The OTC Bulletin Board market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without
retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily reflect actual transactions. Prior to June 28, 2016, the sale prices
of our shares were retroactively restated to reflect the 8:1 reverse split effected on that date.
| | |
Shares | |
| | |
High | | |
Low | |
| Annual Highs and Lows | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| 2012 | |
| 36.32 | | |
| 11.76 | |
| 2013 | |
| 32.48 | | |
| 15.84 | |
| 2014 | |
| 20.48 | | |
| 5.92 | |
| 2015 | |
| 11.36 | | |
| 6.00 | |
| 2016 | |
| 8.64 | | |
| 2.09 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Quarterly Highs and Lows | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| 2015 | |
| | | |
| | |
| First Quarter | |
| 9.92 | | |
| 6.48 | |
| Second Quarter | |
| 11.36 | | |
| 8.88 | |
| Third Quarter | |
| 9.28 | | |
| 6.00 | |
| Fourth Quarter | |
| 9.60 | | |
| 6.00 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| 2016 | |
| | | |
| | |
| First Quarter | |
| 8.64 | | |
| 2.80 | |
| Second Quarter | |
| 4.08 | | |
| 2.09 | |
| Third Quarter | |
| 5.30 | | |
| 2.19 | |
| Fourth Quarter | |
| 3.02 | | |
| 2.10 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| 2017 | |
| | | |
| | |
| First Quarter | |
| 2.53 | | |
| 2.08 | |
| Second Quarter | |
| 2.26 | | |
| 1.32 | |
| Third Quarter | |
| 1.68 | | |
| 1.31 | |
| Fourth Quarter | |
| 2.39 | | |
| 1.32 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| 2018 | |
| | | |
| | |
| First Quarter | |
| 2.69 | | |
| 1.43 | |
| Second Quarter | |
| 1.76 | | |
| 1.37 | |
| Third Quarter | |
| 1.87 | | |
| 1.32 | |
| Fourth Quarter | |
| 3.67 | | |
| 0.80 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| 2019 | |
| | | |
| | |
| First Quarter | |
| 2.08 | | |
| 1.38 | |
| Second Quarter | |
| 1.76 | | |
| 0.80 | |
| Third Quarter | |
| 0.93 | | |
| 0.73 | |
| Fourth Quarter | |
| 1.06 | | |
| 0.67 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| 2020 | |
| | | |
| | |
| First Quarter | |
| 2.70 | | |
| 1.11 | |
| Second Quarter | |
| 2.82 | | |
| 1.14 | |
| Third Quarter | |
| 3.12 | | |
| 1.83 | |
| Fourth Quarter | |
| 2.64 | | |
| 1.97 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| 2021 | |
| | | |
| | |
| First Quarter | |
| 4.90 | | |
| 2.42 | |
| Second Quarter | |
| 7.70 | | |
| 2.46 | |
| Third Quarter | |
| 4.95 | | |
| 2.70 | |
| Fourth Quarter | |
| 3.17 | | |
| 1.50 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| 2022 | |
| | | |
| | |
| First Quarter | |
| 1.79 | | |
| 1.02 | |
(Source: http://finance.yahoo.com)
On June 29, 2022, the closing
price of our shares on the NASDAQ Stock Market was $1.07, with 6,047,503 shares issued and outstanding as of the same date.
CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS
Our capitalization will be
set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or in a report on Form 6-K subsequently furnished to the SEC and specifically
incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
We may issue from time to
time, in one or more offerings, shares, debt securities and warrants. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement a description
of debt securities and warrants, and, in certain cases, the shares that may be offered under this prospectus. The terms of the offering
of securities, the initial offering price and the net proceeds to us will be contained in the prospectus supplement, and other offering
material, relating to such offer. The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should
carefully read this prospectus and any supplement before you invest in any of our securities.
Description of Share Capital
The following description
of the material terms of our shares and warrants includes a summary of specified provisions of the Memorandum of Association and Articles
of Association. This description is subject to the relevant provisions of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (as amended) and is qualified
by reference to our Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association, copies of which are incorporated in this registration statement
by reference.
General
Antelope Enterprises is authorized
to issue 50,000,000 shares of US$0.024 par value per share of a single class. As of the date of this filing, 6,047,503 shares are outstanding.
The remaining authorized and unissued shares will be available for future issuance without additional shareholder approval. While the
additional shares are not designed to deter or prevent a change of control, under some circumstances Antelope Enterprises could use them
to create voting impediments or to frustrate persons seeking to effect a takeover or otherwise gain control, by, for example, issuing
shares in private placements to purchasers who might side with the Board of Directors in opposing a hostile takeover bid.
Antelope Enterprise’s
shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. Members of Antelope
Enterprise’s Board of Directors serve for indefinite terms. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors,
with the result that the holders of more than 50% of the shares eligible to vote for the election of directors can elect all of the directors.
Antelope Enterprise’s shareholders have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights and there are no sinking fund provisions
applicable to the shares.
Our shares have been listed
on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol “AEHL” since October 15, 2020. Our shares were listed on the NASDAQ Stock
Market under the symbol “CCCL” from January 18, 2011 through October 14, 2020. Our shares were listed on the NASDAQ
Capital Market from November 3, 2010 through January 17, 2011, and were relisted on the Nasdaq Capital Market on March 23,
2016 following the listing transfer where they are trading now under the same symbol. Our shares were listed on the NASDAQ Global Market
from January 18, 2011 until March 22, 2016. The shares were previously quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board from December 29,
2009 through November 2, 2010.
Directors
The Antelope Enterprises
Articles of Association provides only for unanimous written consents of directors. The Antelope Enterprises Articles of Association permit
shareholders to remove a sitting director without cause upon a majority vote of the shareholders.
Defenses Against Hostile
Takeovers
While the following discussion
summarizes the reasons for, and the operation and effects of, the principal provisions of the Antelope Enterprises Memorandum and Articles
of Association that management has identified as potentially having an anti-takeover effect, it is not intended to be a complete description
of all potential anti-takeover effects, and it is qualified by reference to the full texts of Antelope Enterprise’s Memorandum
and Articles of Association.
In general, the anti-takeover
provisions of Antelope Enterprise’s Memorandum and Articles of Association are designed to minimize susceptibility to sudden acquisitions
of control that have not been negotiated with and approved by Antelope Enterprise’s board of directors. As a result, these provisions
may tend to make it more difficult to remove the incumbent members of the board of directors. The provisions would not prohibit an acquisition
of control of Antelope Enterprises or a tender offer for all of Antelope Enterprise’s shares. The provisions are designed to discourage
any tender offer or other attempt to gain control of Antelope Enterprises in a transaction that is not approved by the board of directors,
by making it more difficult for a person or group to obtain control of Antelope Enterprises in a short time and then impose its will
on the remaining shareholders. However, to the extent such provisions successfully discourage the acquisition of control of Antelope
Enterprises or tender offers for all or part of Antelope Enterprise’s shares without approval of the board of directors, they may
have the effect of preventing an acquisition or tender offer which might be viewed by stockholders to be in their best interests.
Tender offers or other non-open
market acquisitions of shares will generally be made at prices above the prevailing market price of Antelope Enterprise’s shares.
In addition, acquisitions of shares by persons attempting to acquire control through market purchases may cause the market price of the
shares to reach levels that are higher than would otherwise be the case. Anti-takeover provisions may discourage such purchases, particularly
those of less than all of Antelope Enterprise’s shares, and may thereby deprive stockholders of an opportunity to sell their stock
at a temporarily higher price. These provisions may therefore decrease the likelihood that a tender offer will be made, and, if made,
will be successful. As a result, the provisions may adversely affect those stockholders who would desire to participate in a tender offer.
These provisions may also serve to insulate incumbent management from change and to discourage not only sudden or hostile takeover attempts,
but also any attempts to acquire control that are not approved by the board of directors, whether or not stockholders deem such transactions
to be in their best interest.
Shareholder Meetings
British Virgin Island law
provides that shareholder meetings shall be convened by the board of directors at any time or upon the written request of shareholders
holding more than 30% of the votes of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the company. Antelope Enterprise’s Articles of
Association provide that annual shareholder meetings for the election of directors may be called only by the directors.
Number of Directors and
Filling Vacancies on the Board of Directors
British Virgin Islands law
requires that the board of directors of a company consist of one or more directors and that the number of directors shall be set by the
company’s Articles of Association, with a minimum of one director. Antelope Enterprise’s Articles of Association provide
that the number of directors shall be not less than one, subject to any subsequent amendment to change the number of directors. The power
to determine the number of directors is vested in the board of directors and the shareholders. The power to fill vacancies, whether occurring
by reason of an increase in the number of directors or by resignation, is vested primarily in the shareholders. Directors may be removed
by the shareholders only for cause or without cause on a vote of the members representing a majority of the shares entitled to vote.
Election of Directors
Under British Virgin Islands
law, there is no cumulative voting by shareholders for the election of the directors. The absence of cumulative voting rights effectively
means that the holders of a majority of the shares voted at a shareholder meeting may, if they so choose, elect all directors of Antelope
Enterprises who are up for election, thus precluding a small group of shareholders from controlling the election of one or more representatives
to the board of directors.
Advance Notice Requirements
for Nomination of Directors and Presentation of New Business at Meetings of Shareholders; Action by Written Consent
The Antelope Enterprises
Articles of Association provide for advance notice requirements for shareholder proposals and nominations for director. Generally, to
be timely, notice must be delivered to the secretary of Antelope Enterprise at its principal executive offices not fewer than 10 days
nor more than 60 days prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year. Special meetings may be called
by Antelope Enterprise’s board of directors or by shareholders comprising a majority of the combined voting power of the holders
of the then issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote. These provisions make it more procedurally difficult for a shareholder to
place a proposal or nomination on the meeting agenda or to take action without a meeting, and therefore may reduce the likelihood that
a shareholder will seek to take independent action to replace directors or seek a shareholder vote with respect to other matters that
are not supported by management.
Rights of Minority Shareholders
Under the statutory law of
the British Virgin Islands, the principal protection of minority shareholders is that shareholders may bring an action to enforce the
constituent documents of the company, the Memorandum and Articles of Association. Shareholders are entitled to have the affairs of the
company conducted in accordance with the general law and the Memorandum and Articles. The company is obliged to hold an annual meeting
and provide for the election of directors. In addition, the BVI Business Companies Act provides that a shareholder may bring an action
against the company for a breach of a duty owed by the company to him in his capacity as a shareholder or if he considers that the affairs
of the company are being, have been or are likely to be conducted in a manner which is unfairly prejudicial to him.
There are common law rights
for the protection of shareholders that may be invoked, largely dependent on English company law, since the case law on British Virgin
Islands business companies is limited. Under the general rule pursuant to English company law known as the rule in Foss v.
Harbottle, a court will generally refuse to interfere with the management of a company at the insistence of a minority of its shareholders
who express dissatisfaction with the conduct of the company’s affairs by the majority or the board of directors. However, every
shareholder is entitled to have the affairs of the company conducted properly according to law and the constituent documents of the corporation.
As such, if those who control the company have persistently disregarded the requirements of company law or the provisions of the company’s
memorandum or articles of association, then the courts will grant relief. Generally, the areas in which the courts will intervene are
the following: (i) an act complained of which is outside the scope of the authorized business or is illegal or not capable of ratification
by the majority, (ii) acts that constitute fraud on the minority where the wrongdoers control the company, (iii) acts that
infringe on the personal rights of the shareholders, such as the right to vote, and (iv) where the company has not complied with
provisions requiring approval of a special or extraordinary majority of shareholders.
Under the law of Delaware,
the rights of minority shareholders are similar to that which will be applicable to the shareholders of Antelope Enterprise. The principal
difference, as discussed elsewhere will be the methodology and the forum for bringing such an action. It is also generally the case that
the Delaware courts can exercise a wide latitude in interpretation and wide discretion in fashioning remedies as they think fits the
circumstances for the regulation of the company. Under English precepts of the law of minority shareholders, there is generally a more
restricted approach to the enforcement of the rights through the interpretation of the law, articles and memorandum.
Transfer of Antelope Enterprises
Securities Upon Death of Holder
Because Antelope Enterprises
is a British Virgin Islands company, the transfer of the securities of Antelope Enterprises, including the shares and warrants, for estate
administration purposes will be governed by British Virgin Islands law. This may require that the estate of a decedent security holder
of Antelope Enterprises seek to probate or transfer under letters of administration for the estate issued by a court in the British Virgin
Islands in order to effectively transfer the shares of the deceased.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The Transfer Agent and Registrar
for Antelope Enterprises shares, warrants and units is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, New York,
NY 10004, (212) 509-4000.
Indemnification of Directors
and Officers
A director, officer or agent
of a company formed under the laws of the British Virgin Islands is obligated to act honestly and in good faith and exercise care, diligence
and skill of a reasonably prudent person acting in comparable circumstances. The Memorandum and Articles of Antelope Enterprises do not
relieve directors, officers or agents from personal liability arising from the management of the business of the company. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Section 132 of the BVI Business Companies Act permits indemnification of directors, officers and agents against all
expenses, including legal fees and judgments, fines and settlements, in respect of actions related to their employment. The Acquisition
Agreement provides indemnification in respect of the representations, warranties and covenants of the parties, some of which may relate
to the securities laws of the United States. There are no agreements that relieve directors, officer or agents from personal liability.
Antelope Enterprises is permitted and intends to obtain director and officer insurance.
Insofar as indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act) may be permitted to directors, officers or persons
controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, Antelope Enterprises and CHAC have been informed that in the opinion
of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy, as expressed in the Securities Act, and is,
therefore, unenforceable.
Description of Debt Securities
We may issue series of debt
securities, which may include debt securities exchangeable for or convertible into shares. When we offer to sell a particular series
of debt securities, we will describe the specific terms of that series in a supplement to this prospectus. The following description
of debt securities will apply to the debt securities offered by this prospectus unless we provide otherwise in the applicable prospectus
supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement for a particular series of debt securities may specify different or additional terms.
The debt securities offered
by this prospectus may be secured or unsecured, and may be senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt securities or subordinated
debt securities. The debt securities offered by this prospectus may be issued under an indenture between us and the trustee under the
indenture. The indenture may be qualified under, subject to, and governed by, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. We have summarized
selected portions of the indenture below. The summary is not complete. The form of the indenture has been incorporated by reference as
an exhibit to the registration statement on Form F-3, of which this prospectus is a part, and you should read the indenture for
provisions that may be important to you.
The terms of each series
of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors and detailed or determined in the manner
provided in a board of directors’ resolution, an officers’ certificate and by a supplemental indenture. The particular terms
of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to the series, including any pricing supplement.
We may issue any amount of
debt securities under the indenture, which may be in one or more series with the same or different maturities, at par, at a premium or
at a discount. We will set forth in a prospectus supplement, including any related pricing supplement, relating to any series of debt
securities being offered, the initial offering price, the aggregate principal amount offered and the terms of the debt securities, including,
among other things, the following:
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the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or the method used to determine the
rate or rates (including any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the debt securities will
bear interest, the date or dates from which interest will accrue, the date or dates on which interest will be payable and any regular
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the place or places where the principal of, premium, and interest on the debt securities will be
payable, and where the debt securities of the series that are convertible or exchangeable may be surrendered for conversion or exchange; |
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obligation or right we have to redeem the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or
analogous provisions or at the option of holders of the debt securities or at our option,
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obligation we have to repurchase the debt securities at the option of the holders of debt
securities, the dates on which and the price or prices at which we will repurchase the debt
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the debt securities will be issued in the form of certificated debt securities or global
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portion of principal amount of the debt securities payable upon declaration of acceleration
of the maturity date, if other than the principal amount; |
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currency of denomination of the debt securities; |
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designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of principal of,
premium and interest on the debt securities will be made; |
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payments of principal of, premium or interest on, the debt securities will be made in one
or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the debt securities
are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to these payments will
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manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of, premium or interest on, the debt
securities will be determined, if these amounts may be determined by reference to an index
based on a currency or currencies other than that in which the debt securities are denominated
or designated to be payable or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange
index or financial index; |
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provisions relating to any security provided for the debt securities; |
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addition to or change in the events of default described in the indenture with respect to
the debt securities and any change in the acceleration provisions described in the indenture
with respect to the debt securities; |
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addition to or change in the covenants described in the indenture with respect to the debt
securities; |
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the debt securities will be senior or subordinated and any applicable subordination provisions; |
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discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the debt
securities; |
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other terms of the debt securities, which may modify any provisions of the indenture as it
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depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other
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We may issue debt securities
that are exchangeable for and/or convertible into shares. The terms, if any, on which the debt securities may be exchanged and/or converted
will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such terms may include provisions for exchange or conversion, which can be
mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option, and the manner in which the number of shares or other securities to be received
by the holders of debt securities would be calculated.
We may issue debt securities
that provide for an amount less than their stated principal amount to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of their maturity
pursuant to the terms of the indenture. We will provide you with information on the U.S. federal income tax considerations, and other
special considerations applicable to any of these debt securities, in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we denominate the purchase
price of any of the debt securities in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, or if the principal of and
any premium and interest on any series of debt securities is payable in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or
units, we will provide you with information on the restrictions, elections, specific terms and other information with respect to that
issue of debt securities and such foreign currency or currencies or foreign currency unit or units in the applicable prospectus supplement.
We may issue debt securities
of a series in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary
identified in the prospectus supplement. Global securities will be issued in registered form and in either temporary or definitive form.
Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual debt securities, a global security may not be transferred except
as a whole by the depositary for such global security to a nominee of such depositary or by a nominee of such depositary to such depositary
or another nominee of such depositary or by such depositary or any such nominee to a successor of such depositary or a nominee of such
successor. The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any debt securities of a series and the rights of and limitations
upon owners of beneficial interests in a global security will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The indenture and the debt
securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, unless we otherwise specify
in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Description of Warrants
We may issue and offer warrants
under the material terms and conditions described in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. The accompanying prospectus
supplement may add, update or change the terms and conditions of the warrants as described in this prospectus.
General
We may issue warrants to
purchase our shares, or debt securities. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any securities and may be attached to
or separate from those securities. The warrants will be issued under warrant agreements to be entered into between us and a bank or trust
company, as warrant agent, all of which will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants we are offering. The
warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not have any obligation or relationship of agency
or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants.
Equity Warrants
Each equity warrant issued
by us will entitle its holder to purchase the equity securities designated at an exercise price set forth in, or to be determinable as
set forth in, the related prospectus supplement. Equity warrants may be issued separately or together with equity securities.
The equity warrants are to
be issued under equity warrant agreements to be entered into between us and one or more banks or trust companies, as equity warrant agent,
as will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement and this prospectus.
The particular terms of the
equity warrants, the equity warrant agreements relating to the equity warrants and the equity warrant certificates representing the equity
warrants will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, as applicable:
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the date, if any, on and after which the equity warrants and the related equity security will be
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if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the equity warrants that may be exercised at any
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if applicable, a discussion of United States federal income tax, accounting or other considerations
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Holders of equity warrants
will not be entitled, solely by virtue of being holders, to vote, to consent, to receive dividends, to receive notice as shareholders
with respect to any meeting of shareholders for the election of directors or any other matters, or to exercise any rights whatsoever
as a holder of the equity securities purchasable upon exercise of the equity warrants.
Debt Warrants
Each debt warrant issued
by us will entitle its holder to purchase the debt securities designated at an exercise price set forth in, or to be determinable as
set forth in, the related prospectus supplement. Debt warrants may be issued separately or together with debt securities.
The debt warrants are to
be issued under debt warrant agreements to be entered into between us, and one or more banks or trust companies, as debt warrant agent,
as will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement and this prospectus. The particular terms of each issue of debt warrants,
the debt warrant agreement relating to the debt warrants and the debt warrant certificates representing debt warrants will be described
in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, as applicable:
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the date, if any, on and after which the debt warrants and the related debt securities will be separately
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date on which the right to exercise the debt warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire; |
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whether the debt warrants represented by the debt warrant certificates will be issued in registered
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Debt warrant certificates
will be exchangeable for new debt warrant certificates of different denominations and, if in registered form, may be presented for registration
of transfer, and debt warrants may be exercised at the corporate trust office of the debt warrant agent or any other office indicated
in the related prospectus supplement. Before the exercise of debt warrants, holders of debt warrants will not be entitled to payments
of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of the debt warrants, or to enforce
any of the covenants in the indentures governing such debt securities.
CERTAIN INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
Material income tax consequences
relating to the purchase, ownership and disposition of any of the securities offered by this prospectus will be set forth in the applicable
prospectus supplement relating to the offering of those securities.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell or distribute
the securities offered by this prospectus, from time to time, in one or more offerings, as follows:
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If we use underwriters for
a sale of securities, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account. The underwriters may resell the securities
in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the
time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable
underwriting agreement. The underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the securities of the series offered if they purchase any
of the securities of that series. We may change from time to time any public offering price and any discounts or concessions the underwriters
allow or reallow or pay to dealers. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. We will describe in a prospectus
supplement or free writing prospectus naming the underwriter and the nature of any such relationship.
In compliance with the guidelines
of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, the maximum discount or commission to be received by any FINRA member
or independent broker-dealer may not exceed 8% of the aggregate amount of the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus and any
applicable prospectus supplement.
We may designate agents who
agree to use their reasonable efforts to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment or to sell securities on a continuing
basis.
We may also sell securities
directly to one or more purchasers without using underwriters or agents.
Underwriters, dealers and
agents that participate in the distribution of the securities may be underwriters as defined in the Securities Act, and any discounts
or commissions they receive from us and any profit on their resale of the securities may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions
under the Securities Act. We will identify in the applicable prospectus supplement or a free writing prospectus any underwriters, dealers
or agents and will describe their compensation. We may have agreements with the underwriters, dealers and agents to indemnity them against
specified civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions
with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of their businesses.
We will bear all costs, expenses
and fees in connection with the registration of the securities as well as the expenses of all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable
to the sales of securities by us.
Unless otherwise specified
in the applicable prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus, each class or series of securities will be a new issue with no
established trading market, other than our shares, which are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. We may elect to list any other class
or series of securities on any exchange, but we are not obligated to do so. It is possible that one or more underwriters may make a market
in a class or series of securities, but the underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any
time without notice. We cannot give any assurance as to the liquidity of the trading market for any of the securities.
In connection with an offering,
an underwriter may purchase and sell securities in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions
and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of securities
than they are required to purchase in the offering. “Covered” short sales are sales made in an amount not greater than the
underwriters’ option to purchase additional securities, if any, from us in the offering. If the underwriters have an over-allotment
option to purchase additional securities from us, the underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their
over-allotment option or purchasing securities in the open market. In determining the source of securities to close out the covered short
position, the underwriters may consider, among other things, the price of securities available for purchase in the open market as compared
to the price at which they may purchase securities through the over-allotment option. “Naked” short sales are any sales in
excess of such option or where the underwriters do not have an over-allotment option. The underwriters must close out any naked short
position by purchasing securities in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned
that there may be downward pressure on the price of the securities in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors
who purchase in the offering.
Accordingly, to cover these
short sales positions or to otherwise stabilize or maintain the price of the securities, the underwriters may bid for or purchase securities
in the open market and may impose penalty bids. If penalty bids are imposed, selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other
broker-dealers participating in the offering are reclaimed if securities previously distributed in the offering are repurchased, whether
in connection with stabilization transactions or otherwise. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market
price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. The impositions of a penalty bid may
also affect the price of the securities to the extent that it discourages resale of the securities. The magnitude or effect of any stabilization
or other transactions is uncertain. These transactions may be effected on the NASDAQ Capital Market or otherwise and, if commenced, may
be discontinued at any time.
We may enter into derivative
transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions.
If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered
by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities
pledged by or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities
received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions
will be an underwriter and will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement or a post-effective amendment.
In addition, we may loan
or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the securities short using this prospectus.
Such financial institution or third party may transfer its economic short position to investors in our securities or in connection with
a concurrent offering of other securities offered by this prospectus or otherwise.
LEGAL MATTERS
We are being represented
by ArentFox Schiff LLP, Washington, DC with respect to legal matters arising under the United States federal securities laws. The validity
of the shares offered in this offering and legal matters as to British Virgin Islands law will be passed upon for us by Harney Westwood &
Riegels, British Virgin Islands. Legal matters will be passed upon for any underwriters, dealers or agents by counsel named in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
EXPENSES
We
will incur a SEC registration fee of US$6,952.50 and will also incur printing costs, legal fees and expenses, accounting fees and expenses,
and others in connection with the offering of securities. Expenses of any of the securities offered by this prospectus will be
set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement(s) relating to the offering of those securities.
EXPERTS
The financial statements
incorporated by reference in this prospectus have been audited by Centurion ZD CPA & Co., our independent registered public
accounting firm, and are included in reliance upon such reports given upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL
LIABILITIES
Many of our officers and
directors, and some of the experts named in this prospectus, are residents of PRC or elsewhere outside of the U.S., and all of our assets
and the assets of such persons are located outside the U.S. As a result, it may be difficult for investors in the U.S. to effect service
of process within the U.S. upon such directors, officers and representatives of experts who are not residents of the U.S. or to enforce
against them judgments of a U.S. court predicated solely upon civil liability under U.S. federal securities laws or the securities laws
of any state within the U.S.
Substantially all of our
operations and records, and most of our senior management are located in the PRC. Our shareholders have limited ability to assert and
collect on claims in litigation against us and our principals. In addition, corporate organization and structure could further impede
the ability of a person to prove a claim or collect on a judgment against the Company. Finally, China has very restrictive secrecy laws
that prohibit the delivery of many of the financial records maintained by a business located in China to third parties absent Chinese
government approval. Since discovery is an important part of proving a claim in litigation, and since most if not all of the Company’s
records are in China, Chinese secrecy laws could frustrate efforts to prove a claim against the Company or its management. In order to
commence litigation in the United States against an individual such as an officer or director, that individual must be served. While
directors and officers of a Delaware corporation are routinely served for purposes of a suit against them in Delaware for breach of fiduciary
duty and there are means of serving individuals who reside outside the United States in other litigation, generally service requires
the cooperation of the country in which a defendant resides. China has a history of failing to cooperate in efforts to effect such service
upon Chinese citizens in China. These and other similar PRC laws and regulations could substantially impair our shareholders abilities
to investigate and prosecute claims against our Company, our officers and our directors.
ANTELOPE
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD.
$990,000
Convertible Note (Debt Securities)
Up
to 12,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the $990,000 Convertible Note
Prospectus
Supplement
December 17, 2024
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