As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2024

 

Registration No. 333-[●]

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM F-3

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands   Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

VO2-03-07, Velocity Office 2, Lingkaran SV, Sunway Velocity, 55100

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

+603 2781 9066

(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Cogency Global Inc.

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor

New York, NY 10168

800-221-0102

(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)

 

With a Copy to:

Ying Li, Esq.

Lisa Forcht, Esq.

Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC

950 Third Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10022

212-530-2206

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of the registration statement.

 

If only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☒

 

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

 

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If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.C. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.C. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

 

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

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting any offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED JULY 17, 2024

 

 

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.

 

81,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares Offered by Selling Shareholders

 

This prospectus covers the resale by certain selling shareholders described herein (collectively, the “Selling Shareholders”) of up to an aggregate of 81,500,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.001125 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”). The Selling Shareholders may, from time to time, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any or all of their Class A Ordinary Shares on any stock exchange, market, or trading facility on which the Class A Ordinary Shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.

 

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the Class A Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders, but we will bear all costs, fees, and expenses in connection with the registration of the Class A Ordinary Shares offered by the Selling Shareholders. The Selling Shareholders will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to the sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares offered for resale through this prospectus. For information regarding the Selling Shareholders and the times and manner in which they may offer or sell the Class A Ordinary Shares, see “Selling Shareholders” and “Plan of Distribution.”

 

Our authorized share capital is $999,000 divided into 888,000,000 shares comprising of: (i) 870,200,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, (ii) 12,800,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.001125 per share (“Class B Ordinary Shares”), and (iii) 5,000,000 Preferred Shares, par value $0.001125 per share (“Preferred Shares”). We have 190,704,984 Class A Ordinary Shares, 12,800,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, and no Preferred Shares issued and outstanding, respectively. Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares have the same rights except for voting and conversion rights. In respect of matters requiring a vote of all shareholders, each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares will be entitled to one vote per one Class A Ordinary Share and each holder of Class B Ordinary Shares will be entitled to 100 votes per one Class B Ordinary Share. Class A Ordinary Shares are not convertible into shares of any other class. Class B Ordinary Shares are convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares at any time after issuance at the option of the holder, and each one Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into 10 Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

Our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or “Nasdaq,” under the symbol “STBX.” On July 15, 2024, the last reported sale price of our Class A Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq was $0.18 per share.

 

We are a “foreign private issuer” and we are currently an “emerging growth company” under applicable U.S. federal securities laws and are eligible for reduced public company reporting requirements. Subject to any other conditions as prescribed in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), we will no longer be an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, from the last day of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, please read the information under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5  of this prospectus and risk factors set forth in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F (the “2023 Annual Report”), in other reports incorporated herein by reference, and in an applicable prospectus supplement under the heading “Risk Factors.”

 

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is           , 2024.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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About this Prospectus   1
     
Commonly Used Defined Terms   1
     
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements   2
     
Prospectus Summary   3
     
Risk Factors   6
     
Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable   6
     
Use of Proceeds   6
     
Description of Share Capital   7
     
Selling Shareholders   26
     
Plan of Distribution   27
     
Taxation   28
     
Expenses   29
     
Material Contracts   29
     
Material Changes   29
     
Legal Matters   29
     
Experts   29
     
Incorporation of Documents by Reference   30
     
Where You Can Find Additional Information   30
     
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities   31

 

 

 

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus describes the general manner in which the Selling Shareholders identified in this prospectus may offer from time to time up to 81,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and the related exhibits, any prospectus supplement or amendment thereto, and the documents incorporated by reference, or to which we have referred you, before making your investment decision. We have not, and the Selling Shareholders have not, authorized any other person to provide you with different or additional information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, nor are the Selling Shareholders seeking an offer to buy, the Class A Ordinary Shares offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information contained in this prospectus or in any applicable prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the front cover thereof or the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement or any sales of the Class A Ordinary Shares offered hereby or thereby.

 

If necessary, the specific manner in which the Class A Ordinary Shares may be offered and sold will be described in a supplement to this prospectus, which supplement may also add, update or change any of the information contained in this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in such prospectus supplement, provided that if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date—for example, a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement—the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.

 

Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any distribution of the Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to this prospectus shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the information set forth or incorporated by reference into this prospectus or in our affairs since the date of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects may have changed since such date.

 

COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS

 

Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, references in this prospectus or in a prospectus supplement to:

 

  ● “AI” are to artificial intelligence;
     
  ● “Benefit Pointer” are to Benefit Pointer Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbox International (defined below);
     
  ● “Carnegie Hill” are to Carnegie Hill Limited, a company incorporated in Seychelles, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Irace Technology (defined below);
     
  ● “Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
     
  ● “GETBATS website and mobile app” are to the GETBATS cash rebate website (www.getbats.com) and the GETBATS app operated by Starbox Technologies (defined below);
     
  ● “Irace Technology” are to Irace Technology Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbox International (defined below);
     
  ● “Members” are to retail shoppers that have registered as a member on the GETBATS website and mobile app;
     
  ● “Merchants” are to retail merchants (both online and offline) that have registered as a merchant on the GETBATS website and mobile app;

 

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  ● “One Eighty Ltd” are to One Eighty Holdings Ltd, a Cayman Islands company and 51% owned by Starbox Global (defined below);
     
  ● “Ordinary Shares” are to Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares;
     
  ● “ProSeeds” are to ProSeeds Limited, a company incorporated in Seychelles, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbox International;
     
  ● “Rainbow Worldwide” are to Rainbow Worldwide Co., Ltd, a company incorporated in Samoa, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Irace Technology;
     
  ● “Securities Act” are to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
     
  ● “SEEBATS website and mobile app” are to the SEEBATS video streaming website (www.seebats.com) and the SEEBATS app operated by StarboxSB (defined below);
     
  ● “Share Restructure” are to the meaning given in the “Prospectus Summary—Overview” section of this prospectus;
     
  ● “Starbox Berhad” are to Starbox Holdings Berhad, a company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Malaysia and a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbox International (defined below);
     
  ● “Starbox Global” are to Starbox Global Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbox Group;
     
  ● “Starbox Group” are to Starbox Group Holdings Ltd., an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands;
     
  ● “Starbox International” are to Starbox International Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbox Group;
     
  ● “Starbox Technologies” are to Starbox Technologies Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as Starbox Rebates Sdn. Bhd.), a company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Malaysia, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbox Berhad;
     
  ● “StarboxSB” are to StarboxTV Sdn. Bhd., a company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Malaysia, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbox Berhad;
     
  ● “Trade Router” are to Trade Router Ltd., a company incorporated in Seychelles, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbox International;
     
  ● “U.S. dollars,” “$,” and “dollars” are to the legal currency of the United States;
     
  ● “VE Services” are to VE Services Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian Internet payment gateway company and a related-party entity controlled by one of our beneficial shareholders; and
     
  ● “we,” “us,” “our,” “our Company,” or the “Company” are to one or more of Starbox Group and its subsidiaries, as the case may be.

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, and our SEC filings that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements,” including any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items, any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new projects or other developments, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, any statements of management’s beliefs, goals, strategies, intentions, and objectives, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “potential,” “likely,” “projects,” “continue,” “will,” and “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are based on assumptions, and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We cannot guarantee that we actually will achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements. These important factors include those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus we may authorize for use in connection with a specific offering. These factors and the other cautionary statements made in this prospectus should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements whenever they appear in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

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Prospectus Summary

 

Overview

 

We are building a cash rebate, advertising, payment solution, and software licensing business ecosystem targeting micro, small, and medium enterprises that lack the bandwidth to develop an in-house data management system for effective marketing. Through our subsidiaries in Malaysia, we connect retail merchants with retail shoppers to facilitate transactions through cash rebates offered by retail merchants, provide advertising services to retail merchant customers (“advertisers”), provide payment solution services to merchants, and license customized software systems to our clients. Substantially all of our current operations are located in Malaysia.

 

Our cash rebate business is the foundation of the business ecosystem we are building. We have cooperated with retail merchants, which have registered on the GETBATS website and mobile app as Merchants, to offer cash rebates on their products or services, which have attracted retail shoppers to register on the GETBATS website and mobile app as Members in order to earn cash rebates for shopping online and offline. As the number of Members grows and sales of the existing Merchants increase, more retail merchants have been willing to cooperate with us. As of March 31, 2024, the GETBATS website and mobile app had 2,524,635 Members and 842 Merchants. As of September 30, 2023, 2022, and 2021, the GETBATS website and mobile app had 2,523,802, 2,513,658, and 514,167 Members, respectively, and 841, 820, and 723 Merchants, respectively. During the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we facilitated 114,120 and 161,306 transactions through the GETBATS website and mobile app, respectively. During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023, 2022, and 2021, we facilitated 264,600, 338,940, and 295,393 transactions through the GETBATS website and mobile app, respectively. We generate revenue by keeping an agreed-upon portion of the cash rebates offered by Merchants on the GETBATS website and mobile app.

 

Making use of the vast Member and Merchant data we have collected from the GETBATS website and mobile app, we help advertisers design, optimize, and distribute advertisements through online and digital channels. We primarily distribute advertisements through (i) our SEEBATS website and mobile app, on which viewers can watch movies and television series for free through over the top streaming, which is a means of providing television and film content over the Internet at the request and to suit the requirements of the individual consumer, (ii) our GETBATS website and mobile app to its Members, and (iii) social media, mainly consisting of accounts of influencers and bloggers. During the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we served one and 22 advertisers, respectively. During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023, 2022, and 2021, we served 31, 63, and 25 advertisers, respectively. We generate revenue through service fees charged to the advertisers.

 

To diversify our revenue sources and supplement our cash rebate and digital advertising service businesses, we started to provide payment solution services to merchants in May 2021 by referring them to VE Services, a Malaysian Internet payment gateway company and a related-party entity controlled by one of our beneficial shareholders. Pursuant to an appointment letter dated October 1, 2020 with VE Services (the “Appointment Letter”), we serve as its independent merchant recruitment and onboarding agent and refer merchants to VE Services for payment processing. We referred 39 and 35 merchants to VE Services during the six months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We referred 37, 19, and 11 merchants to VE Services during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. We generate insignificant revenue through commissions from VE Services for our referrals and such revenue has been reported as revenue from a related party in our consolidated financial statements.

 

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, we started our software licensing business. In March 2023 and May 2023, we entered into two software licensing agreements with two Malaysian companies, respectively. In August 2023, we entered into a software licensing agreement with a Hong Kong-based company. Pursuant to the software licensing agreements, we granted the licensees access to our data management system and agreed to help train their staff with respect to the use of the data management system. In July 2023, we entered into a software licensing agreement with a Philippines-based company, pursuant to which we licensed our AI Rebates Calculation Engine System and agreed to provide technology support. We generate revenue through license fees and annual technical support and maintenance fees charged to the clients.

 

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On June 26, 2023, we acquired 51% ownership of One Eighty Ltd and its subsidiaries, to further expand our business of online and offline advertisement, including advertisement consultation, design, production, agency services, as well as marketing and promotional campaign services. We provide brand-building-related consulting services with fixed-priced terms, and our services include market research, advertisement idea conceptualization, brand positioning proposals, and final proposals and solutions. We provide production services for customers who already have conceptualized ideas for advertisement or other types of visual or audio content. Our production services range from photography, video recording, audio recording, script development, and equipment rental, to post-production editing. We also generate revenue from marketing and promotional campaign services. We assist merchants in the planning, arranging, and execution of seasonal on-the-ground sales and promotional campaigns, typically located in shopping malls. Our services include providing the sales campaign proposals, coordinating with shopping mall owners for venue rental, assisting merchant clients with rental equipment, advising merchant clients with on-site layout arrangements and decorations, and providing product display strategies. In addition to these services, we also perform media booking agency services to sell advertisement lots on behalf of media companies. We generate insignificant revenue from our media booking agency services.

 

On September 7, 2023, One Eighty Ltd incorporated Benefit Pointer in the British Virgin Islands. Benefit Pointer does not have any operations as of the date of this prospectus.

 

On September 7, 2023, Starbox International incorporated Irace Technology in the British Virgin Islands. Irace Technology is engaged in software development, marketing, and licensing.

 

On October 26, 2023, Starbox Group, as the issuer, and Starbox International, as the purchaser, acquired 100% ownership of ProSeeds. On January 26, 2024, Starbox Group, as the issuer, and Starbox International, as the purchaser, acquired 100% ownership of Trade Router. On March 7, 2024, Starbox Group, as the issuer, and Irace Technology, as the purchaser, acquired 100% ownership of Carnegie Hill. ProSeeds, Trade Router, and Carnegie Hill have no operations but own a series of advanced multi-level marketing software, an Artificial Intelligent Generated Content system, and an Advanced Intelligent system.

 

On April 4, 2024, Starbox Group, as the issuer, and Irace Technology, as the purchaser, entered into a share sale agreement, with the four then shareholders of Rainbow Worldwide, as the sellers, with respect to Rainbow Worldwide. Irace Technology acquired 100,000 shares of Rainbow Worldwide, representing 100% of the issued and paid-up share capital in Rainbow Worldwide. In consideration, Starbox Group issued to the four then shareholders of Rainbow Worldwide an aggregate of 18,000,000 ordinary shares on April 19, 2024, and such ordinary shares were redesignated as Class A Ordinary Shares after the Share Restructure (as defined below) (the “Rainbow Worldwide Consideration Shares”).

 

On May 3, 2024, Starbox Group, as the issuer, Irace Technology, as the purchaser, entered into a software purchase agreement with Bella Bambina Limited (“Bella Bambina”), as the seller, with respect to certain shopping rebate and loyalty software and related assets (the “Loyalty Engine Software”). Irace Technology acquired all of the rights, title, and interests in the Loyalty Engine Software. In consideration, Starbox Group issued to the four shareholders of Bella Bambina an aggregate of 21,500,000 ordinary shares on May 21, 2024, and such ordinary shares were redesignated as Class A Ordinary Shares after the Share Restructure (the “Loyalty Engine Software Consideration Shares”).

 

On May 28, 2024, Starbox Group, as the issuer, Irace Technology, as the purchaser, entered into a software purchase agreement with Raetia Holdings Limited (“Raetia Holdings”), as the seller, with respect to certain virtual reality software and related assets (the “Virtual Reality Software”). Irace Technology acquired from Raetia Holdings all of the rights, title, and interests in the Virtual Reality Software. In consideration, the Company issued to the four shareholders of Raetia Holdings an aggregate of 25,000,000 ordinary shares on June 13, 2024, and such ordinary shares were redesignated as Class A Ordinary Shares after the Share Restructure (the “Virtual Reality Software Consideration Shares”).

 

At Starbox Group’s 2024 annual general meeting of the shareholders held on June 27, 2024, the shareholders approved and adopted, among other resolutions, (1) as an ordinary resolution, the establishment and designation of two new classes of ordinary shares of Starbox Group, being Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares; and (2) as an ordinary resolution, the redesignation of: (i) the 12,800,000 authorized and issued ordinary shares held by Nevis International B & T Sdn Bhd (the “Nevis Shares”) as Class B Ordinary Shares; (ii) 161,704,984 of the authorized and issued ordinary shares, not including the Nevis Shares, as Class A Ordinary Shares; and (iii) 708,495,016 of the authorized but unissued ordinary shares as Class A Ordinary Shares (items (i) to (iii), together, the “Share Restructure”). Pursuant to the resolutions, (i) holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares have the same rights except for voting and conversion rights; (ii) in respect of all matters subject to vote at general meetings of the Company, each holder of Class A Ordinary Shares is entitled to one vote per one Class A Ordinary Share and each holder of Class B Ordinary Shares is entitled to 100 votes per one Class B Ordinary Share; (iii) Class A Ordinary Shares are not convertible into shares of any other class; and (iv) Class B Ordinary Shares are convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares at any time after issuance at the option of the holder, and each one Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into 10 Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

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On June 14, 2024, Starbox Group, as the issuer, Irace Technology, as the purchaser, entered into a software purchase agreement with Bardi Equity Limited (“Bardi Equity”), as the seller, with respect to certain virtual space rebates mall module software and related assets (the “Virtual Space Software”). Irace Technology acquired from Bardi Equity all of the rights, title, and interests in the Virtual Space Software. In consideration, Starbox Group issued to the four shareholders of Bardi Equity an aggregate of 29,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares on July 2, 2024 (the “Virtual Space Software Consideration Shares”).

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2024, we had total revenue of $4,448,521. Revenue derived from 1) advertising services, 2) software licensing, 3) cash rebate, payment solution services and media booking, 4) production services, and 5) marketing and promotional campaign services accounted for approximately 23.68%, 46.74%, 6.29%, 14.67%, and 8.61% of our total revenue for the period, respectively.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2023, we had total revenue of $3,976,190. Revenue derived from advertising services, software licensing, and cash rebate and payment solutions services accounted for approximately 55.85%, 43.77%, and 0.38% of our total revenue for the period, respectively.

 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, we had total revenue of $11,740,852 and net income of $2,459,733. Revenue derived from advertising services, software licensing, cash rebate, payment solution services, media booking, production services, and promotional campaign services accounted for approximately 45.20%, 48.68%, 0.72%, 3.08%, and 2.32% of our total revenue of the period, respectively.

 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, we had total revenue of $7,194,187 and net income of $3,602,365. Revenue derived from digital advertising services, cash rebate services, and payment solution services accounted for approximately 99.72%, 0.15%, and 0.13% of our total revenue for the fiscal year, respectively.

 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, we had total revenue of $3,166,228 and net income of $1,447,650. Revenue derived from digital advertising services, cash rebate services, and payment solution services accounted for approximately 99.75%, 0.20%, and 0.05% of our total revenue for the fiscal year, respectively.

 

Recent Development

 

Virtual Events Software Purchase

 

On July 2, 2024, Starbox Group, as the issuer, and Irace Technology, as the purchaser, entered into a software purchase agreement with Consolidated Ideals Limited, a company incorporated in Seychelles (“Consolidated Ideals”), as the seller, with respect to certain virtual events module software and related assets (the “Virtual Events Software”). Irace Technology agreed to acquire all of the rights, title and interests in the Virtual Events Software for consideration of an aggregate of 32,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares (per share price of $0.20) of the Company with an aggregate value of $6,500,000 (the “Virtual Event Software Consideration Shares”). The Virtual Event Software Consideration Shares will be issued to the four shareholders of Consolidated Ideas on a closing date to be agreed upon among Starbox Group, Irace Technology, and Consolidated Ideas, subject to the satisfaction by the seller of its obligations under the software purchase agreement.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive offices are located at VO2-03-07, Velocity Office 2, Lingkaran SV, Sunway Velocity, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and our phone number is +603 2781 9066. We maintain a corporate website at https://www.starboxholdings.com. The information contained in, or accessible from, our website or any other website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves risks. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement and under the heading “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors” in the 2023 Annual Report, which is incorporated in this prospectus by reference, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act that are incorporated herein by reference, together with all of the other information appearing in this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, in light of your particular investment objectives and financial circumstances. In addition to those risk factors, there may be additional risks and uncertainties of which management is not aware or focused on or that management deems immaterial. Our business, financial condition, or 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. See sections titled “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” and “Where You Can Find Additional Information” of this prospectus.

 

OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

 

The Selling Shareholders may from time to time, offer and sell any or all of their Class A Ordinary Shares covered by this prospectus in one or more offerings. The Class A Ordinary Shares offered under this prospectus may be offered in amounts, at prices, and on terms to be determined at the time of sale. We will keep the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part effective until such time as all of the Class A Ordinary Shares covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with such registration statement.

 

CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS

 

The following table sets forth our total capitalization on an actual basis as of March 31, 2024. The information in this table should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023, 2022, and 2021 filed on Form 20-F, and the consolidated unaudited financial statements for the six months ended March 31, 2024 filed on Form 6-K, and other financial information included in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Our historical results do not necessarily indicate our expected results for any future periods.

 

   March 31, 2024 
   $ 
Shareholders’ Equity:     
Preferred shares, $0.001125 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding   — 
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001125, 883,000,000 shares authorized, 110,004,984 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024   123,756 
Additional paid-in capital   93, 356,499 
Accumulated deficit   (4,531,530)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (1,131,432)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   87,817,293 
Total Indebtedness   2,564,893 
Total Capitalization   141,435,266 

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of any of our Class A Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders. We have agreed to pay all expenses relating to registering the Class A Ordinary Shares covered by this prospectus. The Selling Shareholders will pay any brokerage commissions and/or similar charges incurred in connection with the sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares covered hereby.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

The following description of our share capital and provisions of our memorandum and articles of association, as amended from time to time, are summaries and do not purport to be complete. Reference is made to our memorandum and articles of association, copies of which are filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part (and which is referred to in this section as our “articles of association”).

 

We were incorporated as an exempted company limited by shares under the Companies Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands (the “Cayman Companies Act”) on September 13, 2021. A Cayman Islands exempted company:

 

  ● is a company that conducts its business mainly outside the Cayman Islands;
     
  ● is prohibited from trading in the Cayman Islands with any person, firm or corporation except in furtherance of the business of the exempted company carried on outside the Cayman Islands (and for this purpose can effect and conclude contracts in the Cayman Islands and exercise in the Cayman Islands all of its powers necessary for the carrying on of its business outside the Cayman Islands);
     
  ● does not have to hold an annual general meeting;
     
  ● does not have to make its register of members open to inspection by shareholders of that company;
     
  ● may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation;
     
  ● may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;
     
  ● may register as a limited duration company; and
     
  ● may register as a segregated portfolio company.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we are authorized to issue 870,200,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 12,800,000 Class B Ordinary Shares. Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares have the same rights except for voting and conversion rights as described below.

 

All of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Our Ordinary Shares are issued in registered form and are issued when registered in our register of members. Unless the board of directors determine otherwise, each holder of our Ordinary Shares will not receive a certificate in respect of such Ordinary Shares. Our shareholders who are non-residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold and vote their Ordinary Shares. We may not issue shares or warrants to bearer.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Cayman Companies Act and our articles of association regarding redemption and purchase of the shares, the directors have general and unconditional authority to allot (with or without confirming rights of renunciation), grant options over or otherwise deal with any unissued shares to such persons, at such times and on such terms and conditions as they may decide. Such authority could be exercised by the directors to allot shares which carry rights and privileges that are preferential to the rights attaching to Ordinary Shares. No share may be issued at a discount except in accordance with the provisions of the Cayman Companies Act. The directors may refuse to accept any application for shares, and may accept any application in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason.

 

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Preferred Shares

 

We are authorized to issue 5,000,000 Preferred Shares, par value $0.001125 per share, and no Preferred Shares are currently issued and outstanding. The Preferred Shares have the following characteristics:

 

Conversion. Each Preferred Share is convertible into one Class A Ordinary Share at any time at the option of the holder thereof. The right to convert shall be exercisable by the holder of the Preferred Share by delivering a written notice to us that such holder elects to convert a specified number of Preferred Share into Class A Ordinary Shares. In no event shall Ordinary Shares be convertible into Preferred Shares. In addition, upon any sale, transfer, assignment, or disposition of any Preferred Share by a holder thereto (“Preferred Shareholder”) to any person who is not an affiliate of such Preferred Shareholder, or upon a change of control of any Preferred Share to any person who is not an affiliate of the registered shareholder of such Preferred Share, such Preferred Share shall be automatically and immediately converted into one Class A Ordinary Share.

 

Voting. Each Preferred Share entitles its holder to two votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings of our Company.

 

Ranking. Except for the voting rights and conversion rights, the Ordinary Shares and the Preferred Shares shall rank pari passu with one another and shall have the same rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions.

 

Dividends. Holders of Preferred Shares are entitled to their pro rata share, based on the number of Preferred Shares in issue, of any dividend paid on the Preferred Shares.

 

Listing

 

Our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “STBX.”

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares is Transhare Corporation, at Bayside Center 1, 17755 North U.S. Highway 19, Suite #140, Clearwater, FL 33764.

 

Dividends

 

Subject to the provisions of the Cayman Companies Act and any rights and restrictions attaching to any of our shares:

 

  (a) the directors may declare dividends or distributions out of our funds which are lawfully available for that purpose; and

 

  (b) our shareholders may, by ordinary resolution, declare dividends but no such dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the directors.

 

The directors, when paying dividends to shareholders, may make such payment wholly or partly in cash and/or in specie. No dividend shall bear interest.

 

Voting Rights

 

Subject to any rights or restrictions as to voting attached to any shares, (i) on a show of hands, every shareholder present in person or by proxy (or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative or proxy) shall, at a general meeting of our Company, each have one vote; and (ii) on a poll, every shareholder present in pension or by proxy (or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative or proxy) shall have one vote for each Class A Ordinary Share, 100 votes for each Class B Ordinary Share, and two votes for each Preferred Share of which he or the person represented by proxy is the holder.

 

Conversion Rights

 

Class A Ordinary Shares are not convertible. Class B Ordinary Shares are convertible into Class A Ordinary Shares at any time after issuance at the option of the holder, and each one Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into 10 Class A Ordinary Shares. Preferred Shares are convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into Class A Ordinary Shares on a one-to-one basis.

 

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Modification of Rights of Shares

 

Whenever our capital is divided into different classes of shares, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class of shares, the rights attaching to any class of shares may only be materially adversely varied with the consent in writing of the holders of all of the issued shares of that class, or with the sanction of an ordinary resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class.

 

Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class of shares, the rights conferred on the holders of the shares of any class shall not be deemed to be materially adversely varied by, inter alia, the creation, allotment, or issue of further shares ranking pari passu with or subsequent to them or the redemption or purchase of any shares of any class by us. The rights of the holders of our shares shall not be deemed to be materially adversely varied by the creation or issue of shares with preferred or other rights, including, without limitation, the creation of shares with enhanced or weighted voting rights.

 

Alteration of Share Capital

 

Subject to the Cayman Companies Act, our shareholders may, by ordinary resolution:

 

  (a) increase our share capital by new shares of the amount fixed by that ordinary resolution;
     
  (b) consolidate and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of a larger amount than our existing shares;
     
  (c) sub-divide our shares or any of them into shares of an amount smaller than that fixed, so, however, that in the sub-division, the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as it was in case of the share from which the reduced share is derived; and
     
  (d) cancel shares which, at the date of the passing of that ordinary resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of our share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled.

 

Our shareholders may, by special resolution, reduce our share capital and any capital redemption reserve in any manner authorized by law.

 

Calls on Shares and Forfeiture

 

Subject to the terms of allotment, the directors may make calls on the shareholders in respect of any monies unpaid on their shares and each shareholder shall (subject to receiving at least 14 calendar days’ notice specifying the time or times of payment), pay to us the amount called on his shares. Shareholders registered as the joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect of the share. If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the person from whom it is due and payable shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at the rate of eight percent per annum. The directors may, at their discretion, waive payment of the interest wholly or in part.

 

We have a first and paramount lien on every share (whether or not fully paid) for all amounts (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of that share. We also have a first and paramount lien on every share registered in the name of a person indebted or under liability to us (whether he is the sole registered holder of a share or one of two or more joint holders). The lien is for all amounts owing to us by the shareholder or the shareholder’s estate (whether or not presently payable). At any time the directors may declare a share to be wholly or in part exempt from the lien on shares provisions of our articles of association. Our lien on a share extends to any amount payable in respect of it, including but not limited to dividends.

 

We may sell, in such manner as the directors may determine, any share on which we have a lien. However, no sale will be made unless an amount in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable or until the expiration of 14 calendar days after a notice in writing, demanding payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable has been given to the registered holder of the share, or the persons entitled thereto by reason of his death or bankruptcy.

 

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Unclaimed Dividend

 

A dividend that remains unclaimed after a period of six calendar years from the date of declaration of such dividend may be forfeited by the board of directors and, if so forfeited, shall revert to the Company.

 

Forfeiture or Surrender of Shares

 

If a shareholder fails to pay any call or installment of a call in respect of partly paid shares on the day appointed for payment, the directors may serve a notice on the shareholder requiring payment of the unpaid call or installment, together with any interest which may have accrued. The notice must name a further day (not earlier than the expiration of 14 calendar days from the date of the notice) on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made, and must state that in the event of non-payment at or before the time appointed, the shares in respect of which the call is made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

If the requirements of any such notice are not complied with, the directors may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, resolve that any share in respect of which that notice has been given be forfeited.

 

A forfeited share may be sold or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the directors think fit and at any time before a sale or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the directors think fit.

 

A person whose shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a shareholder in respect of the forfeited shares, but shall, notwithstanding such forfeiture, remain liable to pay to us all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to us in respect of the shares forfeited, but his liability shall cease if and when we receive payment in full of the unpaid amount on the shares forfeited.

 

A certificate in writing made by a director that a share has been duly forfeited on a date stated in the certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the facts in the declaration as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the particular share(s).

 

The directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid share.

 

Share Premium Account

 

The directors shall establish a share premium account and shall carry the credit of such account from time to time to a sum equal to the amount or value of the premium paid on the issue of any share.

 

Redemption and Purchase of Own Shares

 

Subject to the Cayman Companies Act and our articles of association, we may:

 

  (a) issue shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed, at our option or at the option of the shareholder holding those redeemable shares, in the manner and upon the terms as may be determined, before the issue of those shares, by either the directors or by the shareholders by special resolution;
     
  (b) purchase our own shares (including any redeemable shares) on the terms and in the manner which have been approved by the directors or by the shareholders by ordinary resolution or are otherwise authorized by our articles of association; and
     
  (c) make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of our own shares in any manner permitted by the Cayman Companies Act, including out of capital.

 

Transfer of Shares

 

Provided that a transfer of Class A Ordinary Shares complies with applicable rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, a shareholder may transfer Ordinary Shares to another person by completing an instrument of transfer in a common form or in a form prescribed by Nasdaq or in any other form approved by the directors, executed:

 

  (a) where the Ordinary Shares are fully paid, by or on behalf of that shareholder; and

 

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  (b) where the Ordinary Shares are nil or partly paid, or if so required by our board of directors, by or on behalf of that shareholder and the transferee and be accompanied by the share certificate (if any) of the Ordinary Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.

 

The transferor shall be deemed to remain a shareholder until the name of the transferee is entered in our register of members in respect of the relevant Ordinary Shares.

 

Where the Ordinary Shares in question are not listed on or subject to the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, our board of directors may, in its absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of any Ordinary Share that has not been fully paid up or is subject to a company lien. Our board of directors may also decline to register any transfer of such Ordinary Share unless:

 

  (a) the instrument of transfer is lodged with us, accompanied by the certificate for the Ordinary Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer;
     
  (b) the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of Ordinary Shares;
     
  (c) the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required;
     
  (d) any fee related to the transfer has been paid to us; and
     
  (e) in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the Ordinary Share is to be transferred does not exceed four.

 

If our directors refuse to register a transfer, they are required, within three calendar months after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, to send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal.

 

The registration of transfers may, on 10 calendar days’ notice being given by advertisement in such one or more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and our register of members closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may from time to time determine. The registration of transfers, however, may not be suspended, and our register of members may not be closed, for more than 30 calendar days in any calendar year.

 

Inspection of Books and Records

 

Holders of our Ordinary Shares will have no general right under the Cayman Companies Act to inspect or obtain copies of our register of members or our corporate records.

 

General Meetings

 

As a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares, we are not obligated by the Cayman Companies Act to call shareholders’ annual general meetings; accordingly, we may, but shall not be obliged to (unless required by applicable law or the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market), in each calendar year hold a general meeting as an annual general meeting. Any annual general meeting held shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by our board of directors. All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

Our chairman or a majority of our directors may call general meetings and they must on a shareholders’ requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of our Company. A shareholders’ requisition is a requisition of shareholders holding at the date of deposit of the requisition shares which carry in aggregate not less than one-third of all votes attaching to our issued and outstanding shares that as at the date of the deposit carry the right to vote at our general meetings. The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at our registered office and may consist of several documents in like form, each signed by one or more requisitionist. If there are no directors as at the date of the deposit of the shareholders’ requisition or if the directors do not within 21 calendar days from the date of the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further 45 calendar days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened must not be held after the expiration of two calendar months after the expiration of the said 45 calendar days.

 

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At least seven calendar days’ notice shall be given for any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day, and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner mentioned in our articles of association or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by our Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a general meeting will, whether or not the notice specified in our articles of association has been given and whether or not the provisions of our articles of association regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: (a) in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the shareholders (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and (b) in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by two-thirds of the shareholders having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative or proxy.

 

No business, except for the appointment of a chairman for the meeting, may be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of shareholders is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business. One or more shareholders holding shares which carry in aggregate (or representing by proxy) not less than one-third of all votes attaching to all shares in issue and entitled to vote at such general meeting, present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative, shall be a quorum for all purposes.

 

If, within half an hour from the time appointed for the general meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting will be dissolved.

 

The chairman may, with the consent of any general meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting is adjourned for 14 calendar days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in accordance with our articles of association.

 

At any general meeting, a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands, unless a poll is (before, or on, the declaration of the result of the show of hands) demanded by the chairman of the meeting or any shareholder holding not less than 10 percent of the votes attaching to the shares present in person or by proxy, and unless a poll is so demanded, a declaration by the chairman of the meeting that a resolution has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in the book of the proceedings of our Company, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favor of, or against, that resolution.

 

If a poll is duly demanded it shall be taken in such manner as the chairman directs and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded.

 

All questions submitted to a general meeting shall be decided by an ordinary resolution, except where a greater majority is required by our articles of association or by the Cayman Companies Act. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded, shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

Directors

 

Unless otherwise determined by our Company in general meeting, we are required to have a minimum of three directors and the exact number of directors will be determined from time to time by our board of directors.

 

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A director may be appointed by ordinary resolution or by the directors. Any appointment may be to fill a vacancy or as an additional director.

 

The remuneration of the directors may be determined by the directors or by ordinary resolution.

 

A director is not required to hold any shares in our Company by way of qualification. A director who is not a shareholder of our Company is nevertheless entitled to attend and speak at general meetings.

 

An appointment of a director may be on terms that the director will automatically retire from office (unless he has sooner vacated office) at the next or a subsequent annual general meeting or upon any specified event or after any specified period in a written agreement between our Company and the director, if any, but no such term will be implied in the absence of express provision. Each director whose term of office expires will be eligible for re-election at a meeting of the shareholders or re-appointment by the board of directors.

 

A director may be removed by ordinary resolution notwithstanding anything in our articles of association or in any agreement between our Company and such director (but without prejudice to any claim for damages under such agreement). A vacancy on the board of directors created by the removal of a director under the previous sentence may be filled by ordinary resolution or by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the remaining directors present and voting at a meeting of the board of directors. The notice of any meeting at which a resolution to remove a director shall be proposed or voted upon must contain a statement of the intention to remove that director and such notice must be served on that director not less than 10 calendar days before the meeting. Such director is entitled to attend the meeting and be heard.

 

The office of a director will be vacated if the director:

 

  (a) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors;
     
  (b) dies or is found to be or becomes of unsound mind;
     
  (c) resigns his office by notice in writing to us;
     
  (d) without special leave of absence from the board of directors, is absent from meetings of the board of directors for three consecutive meetings and the board of directors resolves that his office be vacated; or
     
  (e) is removed from office pursuant to any other provision of our articles of association.

 

Each of the compensation committee and the nominating and corporate governance committee shall consist of at least three directors and the majority of the committee members shall be independent within the meaning of Section 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq listing rules. The audit committee shall consist of at least three directors, all of whom shall be independent within the meaning of Section 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq listing rules and will meet the criteria for independence set forth in Rule 10A-3 or Rule 10C-1 of the Exchange Act.

 

Powers and Duties of Directors

 

Subject to the provisions of the Cayman Companies Act and our memorandum and articles of association, our business shall be managed by the directors, who may exercise all our powers. No resolution passed by the shareholders in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the directors that would have been valid if that resolution had not been passed.

 

The directors may delegate any of their powers to committees consisting of such member or members of their body as they think fit. Any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the directors. Our board of directors have established an audit committee, a compensation committee, and a nomination and corporate governance committee.

 

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The board of directors may establish any committees, local boards, or agencies for managing any of our affairs and delegate to it any of the powers, authorities, and discretions for the time being vested in the directors (with power to sub-delegate) and may appoint any natural persons to be members of a committee, local board, or agency or to be managers or agents, and may fix their remuneration.

 

The directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, or person or body of persons, to be our attorney or attorneys or authorized signatory for such purposes and with such powers, authorities, and discretion (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the directors under our articles of association) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit. Any such power of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney or authorized signatory as the directors may think fit, and may also authorize any such attorney or authorized signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities, and discretion vested in him.

 

The directors may from time to time at their discretion exercise all our powers to raise or borrow money and to mortgage or charge our undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof, to issue debentures, debenture stock, bonds, and other securities, whether outright or as collateral security for any of our or any third party’s debts, liabilities, or obligations.

 

A director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction with our Company shall declare the nature of his interest at a meeting of the directors. A director shall not, as a director, vote in respect of any contract, transaction, arrangement or proposal in which he has an interest which (together with any interest of any person connected with him) is a material interest (otherwise than by virtue of his interests, direct or indirect, in shares or debentures or other securities of, or otherwise in or through, us) and if he shall do so his vote shall not be counted, nor in relation thereto shall he be counted in the quorum present at the meeting, but (in the absence of some other material interest than is mentioned below) none of these prohibitions shall apply to:

 

  (a) the giving of any security, guarantee or indemnity in respect of:

 

  (i) money lent or obligations incurred by him or by any other person for our benefit or any of our subsidiaries; or
     
  (ii) a debt or obligation of ours or any of our subsidiaries for which the director himself has assumed responsibility in whole or in part and whether alone or jointly with others under a guarantee or indemnity or by the giving of security;

 

  (b) where we or any of our subsidiaries is offering securities in which offer the director is or may be entitled to participate as a holder of securities or in the underwriting or sub-underwriting of which the director is to or may participate;
     
  (c) any contract, transaction, arrangement or proposal affecting any other body corporate in which he is interested, directly or indirectly and whether as an officer, shareholder, creditor or otherwise howsoever, provided that he (together with persons connected with him) does not to his knowledge hold an interest representing one percent or more of any class of the equity share capital of such body corporate (or of any third body corporate through which his interest is derived) or of the voting rights available to shareholders of the relevant body corporate;
     
  (d) any act or thing done or to be done in respect of any arrangement for the benefit of the employees of us or any of our subsidiaries under which he is not accorded as a director any privilege or advantage not generally accorded to the employees to whom such arrangement relates; or
     
  (e) any matter connected with the purchase or maintenance for any director of insurance against any liability or (to the extent permitted by the Cayman Companies Act) indemnities in favor of directors, the funding of expenditure by one or more directors in defending proceedings against him or them or the doing of anything to enable such director or directors to avoid incurring such expenditure.

 

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A director may, as a director, vote (and be counted in the quorum) in respect of any contract, transaction, arrangement, or proposal in which he has an interest which is not a material interest or as described above provided that such director, if his interest (whether direct or indirect) in such contract or arrangement is material, has declared the nature of his interest at the earliest meeting of the board of directors at which it is practicable for him to do so, either specifically or by way of a general notice, and if such contract of arrangement is a transaction with a related party, such transaction has been approved by our audit committee.

 

Capitalization of Profits

 

Subject to the Cayman Companies Act, the directors may:

 

  (a) resolve to capitalize an amount standing to the credit of reserves (including a share premium account capital redemption reserve and profit and loss account), which is available for distribution;
     
  (b) appropriate the sum resolved to be capitalized to the shareholders in proportion to the nominal amount of shares (whether or not fully paid) held by them respectively and apply that sum on their behalf in or towards: (i) paying up the amounts (if any) for the time being unpaid on shares held by them respectively, or (ii) paying up in full unissued shares or debentures of a nominal amount equal to that sum, and allot the shares or debentures, credited as fully paid, to the shareholders (or as they may direct) in those proportions, or partly in one way and partly in the other, but the share premium account, the capital redemption reserve, and profits which are not available for distribution may for these purposes only be applied in paying up unissued shares to be allotted to shareholders credited as fully paid;
     
  (c) make any arrangements they think fit to resolve a difficulty arising in the distribution of a capitalized reserve and in particular, without limitation, where shares or debentures become distributable in fractions the directors may deal with the fractions as they think fit;
     
  (d) authorize a person to enter (on behalf of all the shareholders concerned) into an agreement with us providing for either: (i) the allotment to the shareholders respectively, credited as fully paid, of shares or debentures to which they may be entitled on the capitalization, or (ii) the payment by us on behalf of the shareholders (by the application of their respective proportions of the reserves resolved to be capitalized) of the amounts or part of the amounts remaining unpaid on their existing shares, and any such agreement made under this authority being effective and binding on all those shareholders; and
     
  (e) generally do all acts and things required to give effect to the resolutions.

 

Liquidation Rights

 

If we are wound up, the shareholders may, subject to any other sanction required by the Cayman Companies Act, pass a special resolution allowing the liquidator to do either or both of the following:

 

  (a) divide amongst the shareholders in specie or in kind the whole or any part of our assets and, for that purpose, value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the shareholders or different classes of shareholders; and
     
  (b) vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the shareholders as the liquidator, with the like sanction, thinks fit, but so that no shareholder will be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability.

 

Register of Members

 

Under the Cayman Companies Act, we must keep a register of members and there should be entered therein:

 

  ● the names and addresses of our shareholders, and, a statement of the shares held by each member, which:

 

  ○ distinguishes each share by its number (so long as the share has a number);

 

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  ○ confirms the amount paid, or agreed to be considered as paid, on the shares of each member;
     
  ○ confirms the number and category of shares held by each member; and
     
  ○ confirms whether each relevant category of shares held by a member carries voting rights under the articles of association of the company, and if so, whether such voting rights are conditional;

 

  ● the date on which the name of any person was entered on the register as a shareholder; and
     
  ● the date on which any person ceased to be a shareholder.

 

Under the Cayman Companies Act, the register of members of our company is prima facie evidence of the matters set out therein (that is, the register of members will raise a presumption of fact on the matters referred to above unless rebutted) and a shareholder registered in the register of members is deemed as a matter of the Cayman Companies Act to have legal title to the shares as set against its name in the register of members. Upon the completion of our offerings, the register of members will be immediately updated to record and give effect to the issuance of shares by us to the custodian or its nominee. Once our register of members has been updated, the shareholders recorded in the register of members will be deemed to have legal title to the shares set against their name.

 

If the name of any person is incorrectly entered in or omitted from our register of members, or if there is any default or unnecessary delay in entering on the register the fact of any person having ceased to be a shareholder of our company, the person or shareholder aggrieved (or any shareholder of our company or our company itself) may apply to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands for an order that the register be rectified, and the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands may either refuse such application or it may, if satisfied of the justice of the case, make an order for the rectification of the register.

 

The Cayman Companies Act is derived, to a large extent, from the older Companies Acts of England and Wales but does not follow recent United Kingdom statutory enactments, and accordingly there are significant differences between the Cayman Companies Act and the current Companies Act of the UK. In addition, the Cayman Companies Act differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of certain significant differences between the provisions of the Cayman Companies Act applicable to us and the comparable laws applicable to companies incorporated in the State of Delaware in the United States.

 

    Delaware   Cayman Islands
         
Title of Organizational Documents   Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws   Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association
         
Duties of Directors   Under Delaware law, the business and affairs of a corporation are managed by or under the direction of its board of directors. In exercising their powers, directors are charged with a fiduciary duty of care to protect the interests of the corporation and a fiduciary duty of loyalty to act in the best interests of its shareholders. The duty of care requires that directors act in an informed and deliberative manner and inform themselves, prior to making a business decision, of all material information reasonably available to them. The duty of care also requires that directors exercise care in overseeing and investigating the conduct of the corporation’s employees. The duty of loyalty may be summarized as the duty to act in good faith, not out of self-interest, and in a manner which the director reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the shareholders.   As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a director owes three types of duties to the company: (i) statutory duties, (ii) fiduciary duties, and (iii) common law duties. The Cayman Companies Act imposes a number of statutory duties on a director. Under Cayman Islands law, the fiduciary duties owed by a director include (a) a duty to act in good faith in what the director considers are in the best interests of the company, (b) a duty to exercise their powers in the company’s interests and only for the purposes for which they were given, (c) a duty to avoid improperly fettering the exercise of the director’s future discretion, (d) a duty to avoid any conflict of interest (whether actual or potential) between the director’s duty to the company and the director’s personal interests or a duty owed to a third party, and (e) a duty not to misuse the company’s property (including any confidential information and trade secrets). The common law duties owed by a director are those to exercise appropriate skill and care. The relevant threshold is that of a reasonable diligent person having both the general knowledge, skill, and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company, and the general knowledge, skill, and experience that that director has. In fulfilling their duty to us, our directors must ensure compliance with our articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time, and our shareholder resolutions. We have the right to seek damages where certain duties owed by any of our directors are breached.

 

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Limitations on Personal Liability of Directors   Subject to the limitations described below, a certificate of incorporation may provide for the elimination or limitation of the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Such provision cannot limit liability for breach of loyalty, bad faith, intentional misconduct, unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful share purchase or redemption. In addition, the certificate of incorporation cannot limit liability for any act or omission occurring prior to the date when such provision becomes effective.   Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of directors and officers, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime.
         
Indemnification of Directors, Officers, Agents, and Others   A corporation has the power to indemnify any director, officer, employee, or agent of corporation who was, is, or is threatened to be made a party who acted in good faith and in a manner he believed to be in the best interests of the corporation, and if with respect to a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct would be unlawful, against amounts actually and reasonably incurred.  

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of directors and officers, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against the consequences of committing a crime, or against the indemnified person’s own fraud or dishonesty.

 

Our articles of association provide that we will indemnify every director, secretary, assistant secretary, or other officer for the time being and from time to time of our Company (but not including our auditors) and the personal representatives of the same and from: (a) all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages, or liabilities incurred or sustained by such person, other than by reason of such person’s own dishonesty, willful default, or fraud, in or about the conduct of our business or affairs or in the execution or discharge of that person’s duties, powers, authorities, or discretions; and (b) without limitation to paragraph (a) above, all costs, expenses, losses, or liabilities incurred by such person in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning us or our affairs in any court, whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.

 

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Interested Directors   Under Delaware law, a transaction in which a director who has an interest in such transaction would not be voidable if (i) the material facts as to such interested director’s relationship or interests are disclosed or are known to the board of directors and the board in good faith authorizes the transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors are less than a quorum, (ii) such material facts are disclosed or are known to the shareholders entitled to vote on such transaction and the transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the shareholders, or (iii) the transaction is fair as to the corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified. Under Delaware law, a director could be held liable for any transaction in which such director derived an improper personal benefit.   Interested director transactions are governed by the terms of a company’s memorandum and articles of association.
         
Voting Requirements  

The certificate of incorporation may include a provision requiring supermajority approval by the directors or shareholders for any corporate action.

 

In addition, under Delaware law, certain business combinations involving interested shareholders require approval by a supermajority of the non-interested shareholders.

  

For the protection of shareholders, certain matters must be approved by special resolution of the shareholders as a matter of Cayman Islands law, including alteration of the memorandum or articles of association, appointment of inspectors to examine company affairs, reduction of share capital (subject, in relevant circumstances, to court approval), change of name, authorization of a plan of merger or transfer by way of continuation to another jurisdiction or consolidation or voluntary winding up of the company.

 

The Cayman Companies Act requires that a special resolution be passed by a majority of at least two-thirds or such higher percentage as set forth in the memorandum and articles of association, of shareholders being entitled to vote and do vote in person or by proxy at a general meeting, or by unanimous written consent of shareholders entitled to vote at a general meeting.

 

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Voting for Directors   Under Delaware law, unless otherwise specified in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.   Director election is governed by the terms of the memorandum and articles of association.
         
Cumulative Voting   No cumulative voting for the election of directors unless so provided in the certificate of incorporation.   There are no prohibitions in relation to cumulative voting under the Cayman Companies Act but our articles of association do not provide for cumulative voting.
         
Directors’ Powers Regarding Bylaws   The certificate of incorporation may grant the directors the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.   The memorandum and articles of association may only be amended by a special resolution of the shareholders.
         
Nomination and Removal of Directors and Filling Vacancies on Board   Shareholders may generally nominate directors if they comply with advance notice provisions and other procedural requirements in company bylaws. Holders of a majority of the shares may remove a director with or without cause, except in certain cases involving a classified board or if the company uses cumulative voting. Unless otherwise provided for in the certificate of incorporation, directorship vacancies are filled by a majority of the directors elected or then in office.   Nomination and removal of directors and filling of board vacancies are governed by the terms of the memorandum and articles of association.

 

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Mergers and Similar Arrangements  

Under Delaware law, with certain exceptions, a merger, consolidation, exchange or sale of all or substantially all the assets of a corporation must be approved by the board of directors and a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. Under Delaware law, a shareholder of a corporation participating in certain major corporate transactions may, under certain circumstances, be entitled to appraisal rights pursuant to which such shareholder may receive cash in the amount of the fair value of the shares held by such shareholder (as determined by a court) in lieu of the consideration such shareholder would otherwise receive in the transaction.

 

Delaware law also provides that a parent corporation, by resolution of its board of directors, may merge with any subsidiary, of which it owns at least 90% of each class of capital stock without a vote by shareholders of such subsidiary. Upon any such merger, dissenting shareholders of the subsidiary would have appraisal rights.

  

The Cayman Companies Act permits mergers and consolidations between Cayman Islands companies and between Cayman Islands companies and non-Cayman Islands companies. For these purposes, (a) “merger” means the merging of two or more constituent companies and the vesting of their undertaking, property and liabilities in one of such companies as the surviving company, and (b) a “consolidation” means the combination of two or more constituent companies into a consolidated company and the vesting of the undertaking, property and liabilities of such companies to the consolidated company. In order to effect such a merger or consolidation, the directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must then be authorized by (a) a special resolution of the shareholders of each constituent company, and (b) such other authorization, if any, as may be specified in such constituent company’s articles of association. The plan must be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands together with a declaration as to the solvency of the consolidated or surviving company, a list of the assets and liabilities of each constituent company and an undertaking that a copy of the certificate of merger or consolidation will be given to the shareholders and creditors of each constituent company and that notification of the merger or consolidation will be published in the Cayman Islands Gazette. Court approval is not required for a merger or consolidation which is effected in compliance with these statutory procedures.

 

A merger between a Cayman Islands parent company and its Cayman Islands subsidiary or subsidiaries does not require authorization by a resolution of shareholders. For this purpose, a subsidiary is a company of which at least 90% of the issued shares entitled to vote are owned by the parent company.

 

The consent of each holder of a fixed or floating security interest of a constituent company is required unless this requirement is waived by a court in the Cayman Islands.

         
        Except in certain limited circumstances, a dissenting shareholder of a Cayman Islands constituent company is entitled to payment of the fair value of his or her shares upon dissenting from a merger or consolidation. The exercise of such dissenter rights will preclude the exercise by the dissenting shareholder of any other rights to which he or she might otherwise be entitled by virtue of holding shares, except for the right to seek relief on the grounds that the merger or consolidation is void or unlawful.

 

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In addition, there are statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction and amalgamation of companies, provided that the arrangement is approved by a majority in number of each class of shareholders and creditors with whom the arrangement is to be made, and who must, in addition, represent three-fourths in value of each such class of shareholders or creditors, as the case may be, that are present and voting either in person or by proxy at a meeting, or meetings, convened for that purpose. The convening of the meetings and subsequently the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. While a dissenting shareholder has the right to express to the court the view that the transaction ought not to be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it determines that: (a) the statutory provisions as to the required majority vote have been met; (b) the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question and the statutory majority are acting bona fide without coercion of the minority to promote interests adverse to those of the class; (c) the arrangement is such that may be reasonably approved by an intelligent and honest man of that class acting in respect of his interest; and (d) the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Cayman Companies Act.

 

The Cayman Companies Act also contains a statutory power of compulsory acquisition which may facilitate the “squeeze out” of dissentient minority shareholders upon a tender offer. When a tender offer is made and accepted by holders of 90% of the shares affected within four months the offeror may, within a two-month period commencing on the expiration of such four-month period, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares on the terms of the offer. An objection can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands but this is unlikely to succeed in the case of an offer which has been so approved unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith or collusion.

 

If an arrangement and reconstruction is thus approved, or if a tender offer is made and accepted, a dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights, which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of Delaware corporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value of the shares.

 

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Shareholder Suits   Class actions and derivative actions generally are available to shareholders under Delaware law for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste and actions not taken in accordance with applicable law. In such actions, the court generally has discretion to permit the winning party to recover attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such action.   In principle, we will normally be the proper plaintiff and as a general rule a derivative action may not be brought by a minority shareholder. However, based on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority in the Cayman Islands, the Cayman Islands courts can be expected to follow and apply the common law principles (namely the rule in Foss v. Harbottle and the exceptions thereto) so that a non-controlling shareholder may be permitted to commence a class action against or derivative actions in the name of the company to challenge: (a) an act which is illegal or ultra vires with respect to the company and is therefore incapable of ratification by the shareholders; (b) an act which, although not ultra vires, requires authorization by a qualified (or special) majority (that is, more than a simple majority) which has not been obtained; and (c) an act which constitutes a “fraud on the minority” where the wrongdoers are themselves in control of the company.
         
Inspection of Corporate Records   Under Delaware law, shareholders of a Delaware corporation have the right during normal business hours to inspect for any proper purpose, and to obtain copies of list(s) of shareholders and other books and records of the corporation and its subsidiaries, if any, to the extent the books and records of such subsidiaries are available to the corporation.   Shareholders of a Cayman Islands exempted company have no general right under Cayman Islands law to inspect or obtain copies of a list of shareholders or other corporate records (other than the register of mortgages or charges) of the company. However, these rights may be provided in the company’s memorandum and articles of association.
         
Shareholder Proposals   Unless provided in the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, Delaware law does not include a provision restricting the manner in which shareholders may bring business before a meeting.   The Cayman Companies Act provides shareholders with only limited rights to requisition a general meeting, and does not provide shareholders with any right to put any proposal before a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our articles of association allow our shareholders holding shares which carry in aggregate not less than one-third of all votes attaching to all of our issued and outstanding shares, to requisition a general meeting of our shareholders, in which case our chairman or a majority of our directors are obliged to call such meeting. If there are no directors as at the date of the deposit of the shareholders’ requisition or if the directors do not within 21 calendar days from the date of the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further 45 calendar days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened must not be held after the expiration of two calendar months after the expiration of the said 45 calendar days. Our articles of association provide no other right to put any proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings. As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obligated by law to call shareholders’ annual general meetings. However, our corporate governance guidelines require us to call such meetings every year.

 

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Approval of Corporate Matters by Written Consent   Delaware law permits shareholders to take actions by written consent signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting of shareholders.   The Cayman Companies Act allows a special resolution to be passed in writing if signed by all the voting shareholders (if authorized by the memorandum and articles of association).
         
Calling of Special Shareholders Meetings   Delaware law permits the board of directors or any person who is authorized under a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws to call a special meeting of shareholders.   The Cayman Companies Act does not have provisions governing the proceedings of shareholders meetings, which are usually provided in the memorandum and articles of association. Please see above.
         
Dissolution; Winding Up   Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution must be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated by the board of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board of directors.   Under the Cayman Companies Act, a company may be wound up voluntarily (a) by virtue of a special resolution, (b) because the period, if any, fixed for the duration of the company by its articles of association has expired, or (c) because the event, if any, has occurred, on the occurrence of which its articles of association provide that the company shall be wound up. Our articles of association contain no fixed period for the duration of our Company and no provisions for the winding up of our Company on the occurrence of any particular event. Under the Cayman Companies Act, a company may also be wound up compulsorily by order of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, including if the company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due or the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands is of the opinion that it is just and equitable that the company should be wound up.

 

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Anti-money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism, and Counter Proliferation Financing—Cayman Islands

 

If any person resident in the Cayman Islands knows or suspects or has reason for knowing or suspecting that another person is engaged in criminal conduct or is involved with terrorism or terrorist property and the information for that knowledge or suspicion came to their attention in the course of their business in the regulated sector, or other trade, profession, business or employment, the person will be required to report such knowledge or suspicion to (i) a nominated officer (appointed in accordance with the Proceeds of Crime Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands) or the Financial Reporting Authority of the Cayman Islands, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act (as amended), if the disclosure relates to criminal conduct or money laundering or (ii) to a police constable or a nominated officer (pursuant to the Terrorism Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands) or the Financial Reporting Authority, pursuant to the Terrorism Act (as amended), if the disclosure relates to involvement with terrorism or terrorist financing and terrorist property. Such a report shall not be treated as a breach of confidence or of any restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any enactment or otherwise.

 

Data Protection in the Cayman Islands – Privacy Notice

 

This privacy notice explains the manner in which we collect, process, and maintain personal data about our investors pursuant to the Data Protection Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands, as amended from time to time and any regulations, codes of practice, or orders promulgated pursuant thereto (the “DPA”).

 

We are committed to processing personal data in accordance with the DPA. In our use of personal data, we will be characterized under the DPA as a “data controller,” whilst certain of our service providers, affiliates, and delegates may act as “data processors” under the DPA. These service providers may process personal information for their own lawful purposes in connection with services provided to us.

 

By virtue of your investment in our Company, we and certain of our service providers may collect, record, store, transfer, and otherwise process personal data by which individuals may be directly or indirectly identified.

 

Your personal data will be processed fairly and for lawful purposes, including (a) where the processing is necessary for us to perform a contract to which you are a party or for taking pre-contractual steps at your request, (b) where the processing is necessary for compliance with any legal, tax, or regulatory obligation to which we are subject, or (c) where the processing is for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by us or by a service provider to whom the data are disclosed. As a data controller, we will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it. If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will contact you.

 

We anticipate that we will share your personal data with our service providers for the purposes set out in this privacy notice. We may also share relevant personal data where it is lawful to do so and necessary to comply with our contractual obligations or your instructions or where it is necessary or desirable to do so in connection with any regulatory reporting obligations. In exceptional circumstances, we will share your personal data with regulatory, prosecuting, and other governmental agencies or departments, and parties to litigation (whether pending or threatened), in any country or territory including to any other person where we have a public or legal duty to do so (e.g. to assist with detecting and preventing fraud, tax evasion, and financial crime or compliance with a court order).

 

We will not hold your personal data for longer than necessary with regard to the purposes of the data processing.

 

We will not sell your personal data. Any transfer of personal data outside of the Cayman Islands shall be in accordance with the requirements of the DPA. Where necessary, we will ensure that separate and appropriate legal agreements are put in place with the recipient of that data.

 

We will only transfer personal data in accordance with the requirements of the DPA and will apply appropriate technical and organizational information security measures designed to protect against unauthorized or unlawful processing of the personal data and against the accidental loss, destruction, or damage to the personal data.

 

If you are a natural person, this will affect you directly. If you are a corporate investor (including, for these purposes, legal arrangements such as trusts or exempted limited partnerships) that provides us with personal data on individuals connected to you for any reason in relation to your investment into our Company, this will be relevant for those individuals and you should inform such individuals of the content.

 

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You have certain rights under the DPA, including (a) the right to be informed as to how we collect and use your personal data (and this privacy notice fulfils our obligation in this respect), (b) the right to obtain a copy of your personal data, (c) the right to require us to stop direct marketing, (d) the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data corrected, (e) the right to withdraw your consent and require us to stop processing or restrict the processing, or not begin the processing of your personal data, (f) the right to be notified of a data breach (unless the breach is unlikely to be prejudicial), (g) the right to obtain information as to any countries or territories outside the Cayman Islands to which we, whether directly or indirectly, transfer, intend to transfer, or wish to transfer your personal data, general measures we take to ensure the security of personal data, and any information available to us as to the source of your personal data, (h) the right to complain to the Office of the Ombudsman of the Cayman Islands, and (i) the right to require us to delete your personal data in some limited circumstances.

 

If you consider that your personal data has not been handled correctly, or you are not satisfied with our responses to any requests you have made regarding the use of your personal data, you have the right to complain to the Cayman Islands’ Ombudsman. The Ombudsman can be contacted by calling +1 (345) 946-6283 or by email at info@ombudsman.ky.

 

Economic Substance in the Cayman Islands

 

The Cayman Islands, together with several other non-European Union jurisdictions, have recently introduced legislation aimed at addressing concerns raised by the Council of the European Union as to offshore structures engaged in certain activities which attract profits without real economic activity. With effect from January 1, 2019, the International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act (as amended) (the “Substance Act”) came into force in the Cayman Islands introducing certain economic substance requirements for in-scope Cayman Islands entities which are engaged in certain “relevant activities,” which in the case of exempted companies incorporated before January 1, 2019, applies in respect of financial years commencing July 1, 2019, onwards. However, it is anticipated that our Company may remain out of scope of the legislation or else be subject to more limited substance requirements.

 

History of Share Issuances

 

The following is a summary of our share issuances since incorporation. We note that any “ordinary shares” referred to below, and issued prior to June 27, 2024, have since been re-designated as Class A Ordinary Shares or, in respect of the Nevis Shares, as Class B Ordinary Shares.

 

On September 13, 2021, we issued an aggregate of 450,000,000 ordinary shares to our founding shareholders for an aggregate consideration of $45,000.

 

On February 17, 2022, our then sole director approved the transfers of an aggregate of 45,000,000 ordinary shares from our founding shareholders to certain employees and pre-initial public offering investors, including 4,500,000 ordinary shares to Mr. Lee Choon Wooi and 4,500,000 ordinary shares to Mr. Khoo Kien Hoe.

 

On June 8, 2022, our shareholders approved (i) a reverse split of our outstanding ordinary shares at a ratio of 1-for-11.25 shares, (ii) a reverse split of our authorized and unissued Preferred Shares at a ratio of 1-for-11.25 shares, (iii) an increase in our authorized share capital from $50,000 to $999,000, and (iv) an amendment and restatement of our memorandum and articles of association, in order to reflect the foregoing alterations to our share capital. The net effect of these corporate actions was that, with effect on and from June 8, 2022, our authorized share capital was changed to $999,000, divided into 883,000,000 ordinary shares of par value $0.001125 each and 5,000,000 Preferred Shares of par value $0.001125 each.

 

On July 6, 2022, our board of directors approved the transfers of an aggregate of 6,800,000 ordinary shares from our founding shareholders to certain employees and pre-initial public offering investors, including 400,000 ordinary shares to Mr. Lee Choon Wooi and 400,000 ordinary shares to Mr. Khoo Kien Hoe.

 

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On August 25, 2022, we closed our initial public offering of 5,375,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $4.00 per share, which included 375,000 ordinary shares issued pursuant to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.

 

On November 3, 2022, we closed a private placement pursuant to certain subscription agreements dated October 26, 2022 with four investors. We issued and sold an aggregate of 9,000,000 ordinary shares to these investors at a price of $1.40 per share.

 

On July 10, 2023, we issued the first tranche of consideration shares, an aggregate of 8,755,000 ordinary shares, to the then shareholders of One Eighty Ltd in connection with the acquisition of 51% of the issued share capital in One Eighty Ltd.

 

On September 1, 2023, we issued the second tranche of consideration shares, an aggregate of 8,755,000 ordinary shares, to the then shareholders of One Eighty Ltd in connection with the acquisition of 51% of the issued share capital in One Eighty Ltd.

 

In October 2023, we issued a total of 119,984 ordinary shares through at-the-market offerings for net proceeds of approximately $119,388 after deducting commission.

 

On November 13, 2023, we issued an aggregate of 12,000,000 ordinary shares to the then shareholders of ProSeeds in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the issued and paid-up share capital in ProSeeds.

 

On February 19, 2024, we issued an aggregate of 8,000,000 ordinary shares to the then shareholders of Trade Router in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the issued and paid-up share capital in Trade Router.

 

On March 22, 2024, we issued an aggregate of 18,000,000 ordinary shares to the then shareholders of Carnegie Hill in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the issued and paid-up share capital in Carnegie Hill.

 

On April 19, 2024, we issued an aggregate of 18,000,000 ordinary shares to the then shareholders of Rainbow Worldwide in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the issued and paid-up share capital in Rainbow Worldwide.

 

On May 21, 2024, we issued an aggregate of 21,500,000 ordinary shares to the shareholders of Bella Bambina in connection with the acquisition of the Loyalty Engine Software.

 

On June 13, 2024, we issued an aggregate of 25,000,000 ordinary shares to the shareholders of Raetia Holdings in connection with the acquisition of the Virtual Reality Software.

 

On June 27, 2024, our shareholders approved the re-designation of our ordinary shares into Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares.

 

On July 2, 2024, we issued an aggregate of 29,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares to the shareholders of Bardi Equity in connection with the acquisition of the Virtual Space Software.

 

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

 

This prospectus covers the resale of certain of the Rainbow Worldwide Consideration Shares, all of the Loyalty Engine Software Consideration Shares, all of the Virtual Reality Software Consideration Shares, and all of the Virtual Space Software Consideration Shares, as specified in the table below. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of Class A Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders. Except for the ownership of the Class A Ordinary Shares, the Selling Shareholder have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.

 

The following table sets forth (a) the name and position or positions with the Company of each Selling Shareholder; (b) the number of Class A Ordinary Shares held by each Selling Shareholder as of the date of this prospectus; (c) the number of Class A Ordinary Shares that each Selling Shareholder may offer for sale from time to time pursuant to this prospectus, whether or not such Selling Shareholder has a present intention to do so; and (d) the number of Class A Ordinary Shares to be beneficially owned by each Selling Shareholder following the sale of all shares that may be so offered pursuant to this prospectus, assuming no other change in ownership of Class A Ordinary Shares by such Selling Shareholder after the date of this prospectus. Unless otherwise indicated, beneficial ownership is direct and the person indicated has sole voting and investment power.

 

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Inclusion of an individual’s name in the table below does not constitute an admission that such individual is an “affiliate” of the Company.

 

  

Principal Position

with the		   Shares Owned Prior to
Resale(2)		   Number of
Shares Offered for		   Shares Beneficially Owned after Resale(2) 
Selling Shareholders  Company(1)   Number   Percent  

Resale

   Number   Percent 
Kong Soo Ho   —    4,500,000    2.36%   4,500,000    —    — 
Thum Wai Loong   —    1,500,000    0.79%   1,500,000    —    — 
Ong Bing Xiong   —    5,375,000    2.82%   5,375,000    —    — 
Lim Yow Long   —    5,375,000    2.82%   5,375,000    —    — 
Voon Lee Kien   —    5,375,000    2.82%   5,375,000    —    — 
Chong Sheau Yong   —    5,375,000    2.82%   5,375,000    —    — 
Ban Yuen Khuen   —    6,250,000    3.28%   6,250,000    —    — 
Chen Siok San   —    6,250,000    3.28%   6,250,000    —    — 
Ng Siow Ching   —    6,250,000    3.28%   6,250,000    —    — 
Tang Kim Hong   —    6,250,000    3.28%   6,250,000    —    — 
Jenny Tay   —    7,250,000    3.80%   7,250,000    —    — 
Kueh Jing Siang   —    7,250,000    3.80%   7,250,000    —    — 
Tong Ruo Yen   —    7,250,000    3.80%   7,250,000    —    — 
Chng Teik Leong   —    7,250,000    3.80%   7,250,000    —    — 

 

(1) All positions described are with the Company, unless otherwise indicated.

 

(2) Percentage is computed with reference to 190,704,984 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of July 15, 2024 and assumes for each Selling Shareholder the sale of all shares offered by that particular Selling Shareholder under this prospectus. In computing the percentage ownership of each Selling Shareholder, shares that such Selling Shareholder has the right to acquire within 60 days, including through the exercise of any option, warrant, or other right or the conversion of any other security, after the date of this prospectus, are included.

 

The Company may supplement this prospectus from time to time as required by the rules of the SEC to include certain information concerning the security ownership of the Selling Shareholders or any new selling shareholders, the number of securities offered for resale and the position, office, or other material relationship which a Selling Shareholder has had within the past three years with the Company or any of its predecessors or affiliates.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

In this section of the prospectus, the term “Selling Shareholders” means and includes:

 

  ● the persons identified in the table above as the Selling Shareholders; and
     
  ● any of the donees, pledgees, distributees, transferees, or other successors in interest of those persons referenced above who may: (a) receive any of the Class A Ordinary Shares offered hereby after the date of this prospectus and (b) offer or sell those shares hereunder.

 

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The Class A Ordinary Shares offered by this prospectus may be sold from time to time directly by the Selling Shareholders. Alternatively, the Selling Shareholders may from time to time offer such shares through underwriters, brokers, dealers, agents, or other intermediaries. The Selling Shareholders as of the date of this prospectus have advised us that there were no underwriting or distribution arrangements entered into with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares offered hereby. The distribution of the Class A Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders may be effected: in one or more transactions that may take place on the Nasdaq Capital Market (including one or more block transaction) through customary brokerage channels, either through brokers acting as agents for the Selling Shareholders, or through market makers, dealers, or underwriters acting as principals who may resell these shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market; in privately-negotiated sales; by a combination of such methods; or by other means. These transactions may be effected at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices, or at other negotiated prices. Usual and customary or specifically negotiated brokerage fees or commissions may be paid by the Selling Shareholders in connection with sales of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

The Selling Shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers in connection with distributions of the shares or otherwise. In such transactions, broker-dealers may engage in short sales of our Class A Ordinary Shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume with the Selling Shareholders. The Selling Shareholders also may sell shares short and redeliver the shares to close out such short positions. The Selling Shareholders may enter into options or other transactions with broker-dealers which require the delivery to the broker-dealer of our Class A Ordinary Shares. The broker-dealer may then resell or otherwise transfer such Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to this prospectus.

 

The Selling Shareholders may also lend or pledge our Class A Ordinary Shares to a broker-dealer. The broker-dealer may sell the Class A Ordinary Shares so lent, or upon a default the broker-dealer may sell the pledged Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to this prospectus. Any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus.

 

The Selling Shareholders have advised us that they have not entered into any agreements, understandings, or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the sale of their securities. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders.

 

Although the Class A Ordinary Shares covered by this prospectus are not currently being underwritten, the Selling Shareholders or their underwriters, brokers, dealers, or other agents or other intermediaries, if any, that may participate with the selling security holders in any offering or distribution of the Class A Ordinary Shares may be deemed “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profits realized or commissions received by them may be deemed underwriting compensation thereunder.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in a distribution of the Class A Ordinary Shares offered hereby may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares for a period of up to five days preceding such distribution. The Selling Shareholders will be subject to the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including without limitation Regulation M, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales by the Selling Shareholders.

 

In order to comply with certain state securities or blue sky laws and regulations, if applicable, the Class A Ordinary Shares offered hereby will be sold in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In certain states, the Class A Ordinary Shares may not be sold unless they are registered or qualified for sale in such state, or unless an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is obtained.

 

We will bear all costs, expenses, and fees in connection with the registration of the Class A Ordinary Shares offered hereby. The Selling Shareholders, however, will bear any brokerage or underwriting commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares offered pursuant to this prospectus.

 

There can be no assurance that the Selling Shareholders will sell any or all of the securities offered by them hereby.

 

TAXATION

 

Material income tax consequences relating to the purchase, ownership, and disposition of the securities offered by this prospectus are set forth in “Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation” in the 2023 Annual Report, which is incorporated herein by reference, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference and, if applicable, in any accompanying prospectus supplement or relevant free writing prospectus.

 

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EXPENSES

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate expenses in connection with this offering, all of which will be paid by us. All amounts shown are estimates, except for the SEC registration fee.

 

SEC registration fee  $2,093.12 
Legal fees and expenses  $* 
Accounting fees and expenses  $* 
Printing and postage expenses  $* 
Miscellaneous expenses  $* 
Total  $*

 

* To be provided by a prospectus supplement or as an exhibit to a report of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K that is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Estimated solely for this item. Actual expenses may vary.

 

MATERIAL CONTRACTS

 

Our material contracts are described in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. See “Incorporation of Documents by Reference” below.

 

MATERIAL CHANGES

 

Except as otherwise described in the 2023 Annual Report, in our reports of foreign issuer on Form 6-K filed or submitted under the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein, and as disclosed in this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement, no reportable material changes have occurred since September 30, 2023.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

We are being represented by Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC with respect to certain legal matters of U.S. federal securities and New York State law. The validity of the securities offered in this offering and certain other legal matters as to Cayman Islands law will be passed upon for us by Mourant Ozannes (Cayman) LLP, our counsel as to Cayman Islands law. Legal matters as to Malaysian law will be passed upon for us by GLT Law. If legal matters in connection with offerings made pursuant to this prospectus are passed upon by counsel to underwriters, dealers, or agents, such counsel will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any such offering.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 incorporated herein by reference have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of YCM CPA INC., an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The office of YCM CPA INC. is located at 4482 Barranca Suite 239, Irvine, CA 92604.

 

The consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, incorporated herein by reference have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Friedman LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The office of Friedman LLP was located at One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, Floor 21, New York, NY 10006. Effective on September 1, 2022, Friedman LLP combined with Marcum LLP.

 

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INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus certain information we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any subsequently filed document, which also is incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

We hereby incorporate by reference into this prospectus the following documents:

 

  (1) our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 8, 2024;
     
  (2) our unaudited interim financial statements on Form 6-K for the six months ended March 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2024;
     
  (3) our reports of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on February 21, 2024, March 7, 2024, March 22, 2024, April 5, 2024, April 19, 2024, May 6, 2024, May 13, 2024, May 20, 2024, May 21, 2024, May 28, 2024, June 13, 2024, June 14, 2024, June 27, 2024, July 2, 2024, and July 2, 2024;
     
  (4) the description of our Ordinary Shares contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on August 12, 2022, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description;
     
  (5) any future annual reports on Form 20-F filed with the SEC after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the securities offered by this prospectus; and
     
  (6) any future reports of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K that we furnish to the SEC after the date of this prospectus that are identified in such reports as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

The 2023 Annual Report contains a description of our business and audited consolidated financial statements with reports by our independent auditors. These statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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. Copies of all documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to those document unless such exhibits are specially incorporated by reference in this prospectus, will be provided at no cost to each person, including any beneficial owner, who receives a copy of this prospectus on the written or oral request of that person made to:

 

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.

VO2-03-07, Velocity Office 2, Lingkaran SV, Sunway Velocity, 55100

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

+603 2781 9066

 

You should rely only on the information that we incorporate by reference or provide in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making any offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated in this prospectus by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document containing the information.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus omits certain information and exhibits that are included in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Since this prospectus may not contain all of the information that you may find important, you should review the full text of these documents. If we have filed a contract, agreement, or other document as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, you should read the exhibit for a more complete understanding of the document or matter involved. Each statement in this prospectus, including statements incorporated by reference as discussed above, regarding a contract, agreement, or other document is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual document.

 

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We are subject to periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act as applicable to foreign private issuers. Accordingly, we are required to file reports, including annual reports on Form 20-F, and other information with the SEC. All information filed with the SEC can be inspected over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt under the Exchange Act from, among other things, the rules prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our executive officers, directors, and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will not be required under the Exchange Act to file periodic or current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.

 

ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company limited by shares. We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands because of certain benefits associated with being a Cayman Islands company, such as political and economic stability, an effective judicial system, a favorable tax system, the absence of foreign exchange control or currency restrictions, and the availability of professional and support services. The Cayman Islands, however, has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and provides significantly less protection for investors than the United States. Additionally, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue in the Federal courts of the United States.

 

Substantially all of our assets are located in Malaysia. In addition, most of our directors and officers are nationals or residents of Malaysia and all or a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or these persons, or to enforce against us or them judgments obtained in United States courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

 

We have appointed Cogency Global Inc. as our agent to receive service of process with respect to any action brought against us in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the federal securities laws of the United States or of any state in the United States or any action brought against us in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of New York under the securities laws of the State of New York.

 

Mourant Ozannes (Cayman) LLP, our counsel with respect to the laws of the Cayman Islands, and GLT Law, our counsel with respect to Malaysian law, have advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands or Malaysia would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States or (ii) entertain original actions brought in the Cayman Islands or Malaysia against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

 

Mourant Ozannes (Cayman) LLP has further advised us that there are currently no statutory enforcement laws in the Cayman Islands nor any treaty between the United States and the Cayman Islands providing for enforcement of judgments. A judgment obtained in the United States, however, may be recognized and enforced in the courts of the Cayman Islands at common law, without any re-examination on the merits of the underlying dispute, by an action commenced on the foreign judgment debt in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, provided such judgment: (i) is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction; (ii) is final; (iii) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty; and (iv) was not obtained in a manner and is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or public policy of the Cayman Islands. Furthermore, it is uncertain that Cayman Islands courts would enforce: (1) judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or other persons that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws; or (2) original actions brought against us or other persons predicated upon the Securities Act. Mourant Ozannes (Cayman) LLP has informed us that there is uncertainty with regard to Cayman Islands law relating to whether a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of the securities laws will be determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands as penal or punitive in nature.

 

GLT Law has further advised us that there are currently no statutes, treaties, or other forms of reciprocity between the United States and Malaysia providing for the mutual recognition and enforcement of court judgments. Under Malaysian laws, a foreign judgment cannot be directly or summarily enforced in Malaysia. The judgment must first be recognized by a Malaysian court either under applicable Malaysian laws or in accordance with common law principles. For Malaysian courts to accept the jurisdiction for recognition of a foreign judgment, the foreign country where the judgment is made must be a reciprocating country expressly specified and listed in the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1958, Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1949 or Probate and Administration Act 1959. As the United States is not one of the countries specified under the statutory regime where a foreign judgment can be recognized and enforced in Malaysia, a judgment obtained in the United States must be enforced by commencing fresh proceedings in a Malaysian court. The requirements for a foreign judgment to be recognized and enforceable in Malaysia are: (i) the judgment must be a monetary judgment; (ii) the foreign court must have had jurisdiction accepted by a Malaysian court; (iii) the judgment was not obtained by fraud; (iv) the enforcement of the judgment must not contravene public policy in Malaysia; (v) the proceedings in which the judgment was obtained were not opposed to natural justice, and (vi) the judgment must be final and conclusive.

 

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Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.

 

81,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares Offered by Selling Shareholders

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of directors and officers, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against the consequences of committing a crime, or against the indemnified person’s own fraud or dishonesty.

 

Our articles of association provide that we will indemnify every director, secretary, assistant secretary, or other officer for the time being and from time to time of our Company (but not including our auditors) and the personal representatives of the same and from: (a) all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages, or liabilities incurred or sustained by such person, other than by reason of such person’s own dishonesty, willful default, or fraud, in or about the conduct of our business or affairs or in the execution or discharge of that person’s duties, powers, authorities, or discretions; and (b) without limitation to paragraph (a) above, all costs, expenses, losses, or liabilities incurred by such person in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning us or our affairs in any court, whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.

 

We have agreed to indemnify our directors and officers against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with claims made by reason of their being such a director or officer.

 

Item 9. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
4.1*   Specimen Certificate for Class A Ordinary Shares
5.1*   Opinion of Mourant Ozannes (Cayman) LLP
23.1*   Consent of YCM CPA INC.
23.2*   Consent of Friedman LLP
23.3*   Consent of Mourant Ozannes (Cayman) LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.4*   Consent of GLT Law
107*   Filing Fee Table

 

* Filed herewith.

 

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Item 10 Undertakings

 

  (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
     
  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
     
  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

 

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b).

 

  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
     
  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
     
  (4) To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 need not be furnished, provided, that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 3-19 of Regulation S-K if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
     
  (5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

  (i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
     
  (ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

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  (6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

  (i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
     
  (ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
     
  (iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
     
  (iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

  (b) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
     
  (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 17, 2024.

 

  Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.
   
  By: /s/ Lee Choon Wooi
  Name:  Lee Choon Wooi
  Title: Chief Executive Officer, Director, and
Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name   Title   Date
         
/s/ Lee Choon Wooi   Chief Executive Officer, Director, and Chairman of the Board of Directors   July 17, 2024
Lee Choon Wooi   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Khoo Kien Hoe   Chief Financial Officer and Director   July 17, 2024
Khoo Kien Hoe   (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)    
         
/s/ Lai Kwong Choy   Director   July 17, 2024
Lai Kwong Choy        

 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of America of Starbox Group Holdings Ltd., has signed this registration statement thereto in New York, NY on July 17, 2024.

 

  Cogency Global Inc.
  Authorized U.S. Representative
     
  By: /s/ Colleen A. De Vries
  Name: Colleen A. De Vries
  Title: Senior Vice President on behalf of Cogency Global Inc.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

Share Certificate

 

Certificate Number   Number of Shares
     
     

 

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.

Incorporated in the Cayman Islands under the Companies Act (as Revised)

 

Authorized Share Capital is US$999,000 divided into

 

  i) 870,200,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of a nominal or par value of US$0.001125 each;
  ii) 12,800,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of a nominal or par value of US$0.001125 each;
  iii) 5,000,000 Preferred Shares of a nominal or par value of US$0.001125 each.

 

This certifies that [Name] of [Address] is the registered holder of [Number] Class A Ordinary Shares fully paid and non-assessable, subject to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.

 

GIVEN under the Common Seal of the said Company this [date].

The Common Seal of the Company was hereunto affixed.

 

   
  Director

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

Mourant Ozannes (Cayman) LLP

94 Solaris Avenue

Camana Bay

PO Box 1348

Grand Cayman KY1-1108

Cayman Islands

 

T +1 345 949 4123

F +1 345 949 4647

 

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.

Suite 102, Cannon Place

North Sound Rd.

George Town

Grand Cayman KY1-9006

Cayman Islands

 

17 July 2024

 

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. (the Company)

 

We have acted as Cayman Islands legal advisers to the Company in connection with the Company’s registration statement on Form F-3 (the Registration Statement) to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the registration of 81,500,000 Class A ordinary shares in the Company of par value US$0.001125 each (the Offer Shares) which are to be offered by the Selling Shareholders (as defined in the Registration Statement).

 

1. Documents Reviewed

 

For the purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined a copy of each of the following documents:

 

  (a) the certificate of incorporation of the Company dated 13 September 2021;
     
  (b) the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company (the M&A) adopted by a special resolution of shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company on 27 June 2024 (the AGM);
     
  (c) the Company’s register of directors and officers that was provided to us by the Company on 6 September 2023, and confirmed by the Company to still be accurate as at 16 July 2024, (together with the M&A, the Company Records);
     
  (d) a copy of the Company’s register of members and shareholder list as of 2 July 2024 that was provided to us by the Company on 11 July 2024 (the Register of Members);
     
  (e) written resolutions of the board of directors of the Company passed on 17 July 2024 approving (among other things) the offering of the Offer Shares and the filing of the Registration Statement (the Resolutions);
     
  (f) a certificate of good standing dated 2 July 2024, issued by the Registrar of Companies (the Registrar) in the Cayman Islands (the Certificate of Good Standing); and
     
  (g) the Registration Statement.

 

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2. Assumptions

 

The following opinions are given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to the laws of the Cayman Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. In giving these opinions, we have relied upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:

 

2.1 copy documents or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals;
   
2.2 where a document has been examined by us in draft form, it will be or has been executed and/or filed in the form of the draft, and where a number of drafts of a document have been examined by us all changes thereto have been marked or otherwise drawn to our attention;
   
2.3 the accuracy and completeness of all factual representations made in the documents reviewed by us;
   
2.4 the genuineness of all signatures and seals;
   
2.5 the Resolutions are in full force and effect and have not been amended, revoked or superseded;
   
2.6 there is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect the opinions set out below;
   
2.7 the directors of the Company have not exceeded any applicable allotment authority conferred on the directors by the shareholders;
   
2.8 upon issue of the Offer Shares the Company received in full the consideration for which the Company agreed to issue the Offer Shares, which was equal to at least the par value thereof;
   
2.9 the validity and binding effect under the laws of the United States of America of the Registration Statement and that the Registration Statement has been duly filed with the Commission;
   
2.10 each director of the Company (and any alternate director) has disclosed to each other director any interest of that director (or alternate director) in the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement in accordance with the M&A;
   
2.11 the Company is not insolvent, will not be insolvent and will not become insolvent as a result of executing, or performing its obligations under the Registration Statement and no steps have been taken to wind up the Company or appoint a receiver in respect of the Company or any of its assets;
   
2.12 the Company Records were, when reviewed by us, and remain at the date of this opinion accurate and complete; and
   
2.13 the Register of Members accurately identified the names of all members of the Company as at the record date for the AGM and as at 2 July 2024 and remains at the date of this opinion, accurate and complete.

 

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3. Opinion

 

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications set out below and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:

 

3.1 The Company is incorporated under the Companies Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands (the Companies Act), validly exists under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company and is in good standing with the Registrar. The Company is deemed to be in good standing on the date of issue of the Certificate of Good Standing if it:

 

  (a) has paid all fees and penalties under the Companies Act; and
     
  (b) is not, to the Registrar’s knowledge, in default under the Companies Act.

 

3.2 Based solely on our review of the M&A, the authorised share capital of the Company is US$999,000 divided into 888,000,000 shares comprising of (a) 870,200,000 Class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.001125 each, (b) 12,800,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.001125 each and (c) 5,000,000 preferred shares of a par value of US US$0.001125 each.
   
3.3 The issue and allotment of the Offer Shares has been duly authorised.
   
3.4 As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a share is only issued when it has been entered in the register of members (shareholders). Based solely on our review of the Register of Members and the Resolutions, the Offer Shares were legally issued and allotted, fully paid and non-assessable.  

 

4. Qualifications

 

Except as specifically stated herein, we make no comment with respect to any representations and warranties which may be made by or with respect to the Company in any of the documents or instruments cited in this opinion or otherwise with respect to the commercial terms of the transactions the subject of this opinion.

 

In this opinion the phrase non-assessable means, with respect to Shares in the Company, that a member shall not, solely by virtue of its status as a member, be liable for additional assessments or calls on the Shares by the Company or its creditors (except in exceptional circumstances and subject to the M&A, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).

 

5. Consent

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our name under the heading Legal Matters in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Yours faithfully  
   
/s/ Mourant Ozannes (Cayman) LLP  
Mourant Ozannes (Cayman) LLP  

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form F-3 of our report dated February 8, 2024, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the Registration Statement.

 

/s/ YCM CPA, Inc.  
   
YCM CPA, Inc. (PCAOB ID 6781)  
Irvine, California  
July 17, 2024  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.2

 

Friedman Logo

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Starbox Group Holdings Ltd’s Registration Statement on Form F-3, of our report dated March 22, 2022, except for Note 2, as to which the date is May 18, 2022, and Notes 7 and 12, as to which the date is June 15, 2022, with respect to our audit of the consolidated statements of operation and comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2021 appearing in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. for the year ended September 30, 2023. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. We were dismissed as auditors on November 22, 2022 and, accordingly, we have not performed any audit or review procedures with respect to any financial statements included in such Prospectus for the periods after the date of our dismissal.

 

/s/ Friedman LLP

 

New York, New York

July 17, 2024

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.4

 

 

Advocates and Solicitors

 

Gan Ming Chiek | LL.B (Hons) Malaya

Tan Eng Keat | LL.B (Hons) MMU

Yim Zhi Ming | LL.B (Hons) Malaya

Yeow Jie Han | B.Comm & LL.B University of New South Wales, CLP

Azad bin Akbar Khan | LL.B (Hons) UiTM

 

Date: 17 July 2024

 

STARBOX GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.

P.O Box 712, Grand Cayman,

KY1-9006, Cayman Islands.

 

Dear Sirs,

 

LETTER OF CONSENT

 

 

 

1.We, Messrs. Gan, Lee & Tan, hereby consent to the references to our firm under the mentions of “Malaysian counsel and/or GLT Law” in connection with the registration statement on Form F-3 of Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”), including all amendments or supplements thereto (the “Registration Statement”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (as amended).
  
2.Further, we hereby consent to the filing with the SEC of this consent letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
  
3.In giving such consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, or under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in each case, as amended, or the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Thank you.

 

Yours faithfully,  
for and on behalf of  
GAN, LEE & TAN  
   
/s/ GAN MING CHIEK  
GAN MING CHIEK  
Partner  
Email: gmc@gltlaw.my  

 

Suite 13.03, Level 13, Menara IGB, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
   
+603 4812 9763 +603 4812 9760 enquiry@gltlaw.my www.gltlaw.my

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 107

 

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

 

F-3

(Form Type)

 

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Table 1: Newly Registered Securities

 

         Fee      Proposed             
         Calculation      Maximum   Maximum         
      Security  or Carry      Offering   Aggregate       Amount of 
   Security  Class  Forward  Amount   Price Per   Offering       Registration 
   Type  Title  Rule  Registered(1)   Unit   Price   Fee Rate   Fee 
Fees to Be Paid  Equity  Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001125 per share (2)  Rule 457(c)   81,500,000   $0.174(3)  $14,181,000    0.00014760   $2,093.12 
   Total Offering Amounts         $14,181,000        $2,093.12 
   Total Fees Previously Paid                   $0 
   Total Fee Offset                   $2,093.12(4)
   Net Fee Due                   $0(4)

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional number of securities that may be issued from time to time to prevent dilution as a result of a distribution, split, combination, or similar transaction. Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, or together with other securities registered hereunder.
   
(2) As described in greater detail in the prospectus contained in this registration statement, the Class A Ordinary Shares to be offered for resale by selling shareholders include an aggregate of 81,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares.
   
(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) promulgated under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high ($0.185) and low ($0.163) prices of the Class A Ordinary Shares as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on July 15, 2024 , which is a date within five business days prior to the filing date of this registration statement.
   
(4) See the table titled “Fee Offset Claims and Sources.”

 

 

 

 

Table 2: Fee Offset Claims and Sources

 

   Registrant or Filer Name  Form or Filing Type  File Number  Initial Filing Date  Filing Date  Fee Offset Claimed   Security Type Associated with Fee Offset Claimed  Security Title Associated with Fee Offset Claimed  Unsold Securities Associated with Fee Offset Claimed   Aggregate Offering Amount Associated with Fee  Offset  Claimed   Fee Paid with Fee Offset Source
Rules 457(b) and 0-11(a)(2)  
Fee Offset Claims                                         
Fee Offset Sources                                       
Rule 457(p)
Fee Offset Claims  Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.  F-1  333-269758 (1) 02/14/2023     $1,205.89   Equity  Ordinary shares and warrants   (1)  $30,000,000      
Fee Offset Claims  Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.  F-1  333-269758 (1) 02/14/2023     $2,093.12   Equity  Ordinary shares and warrants   (1)  $30,000,000    
Fee Offset Sources  Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.  F-1  333-269758     02/14/2023                       $ 3,306

 

  (1) The Company previously filed a registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-269758) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 14, 2023 (the “2023 Registration Statement”), as amended, which proposed to register a maximum aggregate amount of $30,000,000 of securities to be offered by the Company. A registration fee of $3,306 was paid for the maximum aggregate amount of $30,000,000 of securities under the 2023 Registration Statement. On December 28, 2023, the Company filed for withdrawal of the 2023 Registration Statement. Prior to such withdrawal, the 2023 Registration Statement had not been declared effective by the SEC and no securities had been sold pursuant to the 2023 Registration Statement, leaving $3,306 in previously paid fees available for future offset (calculated at the fee rate in effect on the filing date of the 2023 Registration Statement). In accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the Company used $1,205.89 of the unused filing fees to offset the filing fee payable in connection with the registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-278571), filed with the SEC on April 9, 2024. In accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the Company is using $2,093.12 of the unused filing fees to offset the filing fee payable in connection with this registration statement, no registration fee is due to be paid at this time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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