UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☐ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                  to              

Commission file number: 001-42793

ETOILES CAPITAL GROUP CO., LTD

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Unit 03-04, 25/F, Cosco Tower, 183 Queen’s Road Central

Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

(Address of principal executive offices)

Kit Shing, CHEUNG

+852-2398-8699

michaelcheung@etoilesfin.com

Unit 03-04, 25/F, Cosco Tower, 183 Queen’s Road Central

Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 20,110,000 Ordinary Shares, par value of $0.0001, consisting of 15,110,000 Class A Ordinary Share and 5,000,000 Class B Ordinary Share, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

☐ Yes ☒ No

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 

☐ Yes ☒ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

☐ Yes ☒ No

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Except where the context otherwise requires and for purposes of this annual report only the term:

Etoiles Cayman is an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as a holding company with operations conducted in Hong Kong through its Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary, Etoiles Consultancy. Our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary’s reporting currency is HK$. This annual report contains translations of certain foreign currency amounts into U.S. dollars for the convenience of the reader. Assets and liabilities are translated into US$ from the respective local currencies at the year-end exchange rate, revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate during the year, and capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. The year-end and year-average exchange rates are as follow:

We make no representation that the HKD or U.S. dollar amounts referred to in this annual report could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars or HKD, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

The Group’s fiscal year ends on December 31. 

We obtained the industry and market data used in this annual report or any document incorporated by reference from industry publications, research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties and our own internal estimates based on our management’s knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate. We did not, directly or indirectly, sponsor or participate in the publication of such materials, and these materials are not incorporated in this annual report other than to the extent specifically cited in this annual report. We have sought to provide current information in this annual report and believe that the statistics provided in this annual report remain up-to-date and reliable, and these materials are not incorporated in this annual report other than to the extent specifically cited in this annual report.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report on Form 20-F contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

You can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “project” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

You should read this annual report and the documents that we refer to in this annual report and have filed as exhibits to this annual report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this annual report. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual events or results may vary significantly from those implied or projected by the forward-looking statements. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The forward-looking statements made in this annual report relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this annual report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

We would like to caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and you should read these statements in conjunction with the risk factors disclosed in “Item 3. Key Information—3.D. Risk Factors.” Those risks are not exhaustive. We operate in an evolving environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is impossible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statement. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements except as required under applicable law. You should read this annual report and the documents that we reference in this annual report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers

Not applicable for annual reports on Form 20-F.

Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable

Not applicable for annual reports on Form 20-F.

Item 3. Key Information

3.A. [Reserved]

3.B. Capitalization and Indebtedness

Not applicable for annual reports on Form 20-F.

3.C. Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable for annual reports on Form 20-F.

3.D. Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the following risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this Annual Report. Investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this Annual Report before making an investment decision. The risks and uncertainties described below represent our known material risks to our business. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer. In that case, you may lose all or part of your investment. 

Risks Related to Our Business and Operations

The revenue from our integrated investor relation business is non-recurring in nature and our profitability is highly unpredictable.

The performance of our integrated investor relation services depends, to a large extent, on our ability to leverage our business network and relationships to source and retain clients. A portion of our contracts are negotiated on a project-by-project basis with our clients, the revenue generated from our services may fluctuate from time to time and often does not recur. The number of projects undertaken by us, the revenue generated from each client and the total revenue derived from our projects are affected by numerous factors such as market conditions, the terms of each engagement, manpower required, subcontracting arrangement, project duration and the complexity and completion timeline of each project, resulting in uncertainties in relation to the sustainability of our financial performance. There is no assurance that the clients which have previously sought our services will continue to retain us for future business.

Part of our revenue from the provision of integrated investor relation services were project-based services. However, the extent of such project-based services provided, as well as our fee levels, are subject to our clients’ demands. Accordingly, our revenue may vary from period to period depending upon the number, type and fee level of our services. Our future results of operations will depend upon our ability to maintain or increase the number of our clients and projects at acceptable fee levels. In addition, the timing of completion of our projects will affect our cash flows generated from operations, and delays in the completion of our projects may defer payments from our clients, which would adversely affect our cash flows and results of operations. If we are not able to maintain or grow our current fee levels or maintain or increase the number of our clients, both of which are dependent on various factors such as competition and economic conditions, our results of operations may be adversely affected. In these circumstances, our revenue and profitability may fluctuate from year to year and our future financial performance is therefore highly unpredictable.

Since we do not enter into exclusive service agreements with our existing clients, it is difficult to predict our future results of operations.

Some of our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary’s service agreements with our clients are entered into on a project basis and not through long term exclusive agreements. For those service agreements over a period of time, they are generally non-exclusive. Therefore, we cannot assure you that a client will engage us for future services once the service agreements have been completed, or that a client will not reduce the scope of, or terminate, the existing projects. Since we do not have exclusive service agreements with our existing integrated investor relation clients, our client service agreements may be terminated from time to time due to various reasons beyond our control, making it difficult to predict our future results of operations.

The financial condition of our clients may deteriorate and their fee settlement to us may be slow, which may adversely affect our cash flows, working capital, financial condition and results of operations.

A decline in the financial condition of our clients would hinder our ability to collect payments from our clients, and would also result in a decrease in demand for our services in the future. A lack of liquidity in the capital markets, or a sustained period of unfavorable general economic conditions or conditions affecting the operations or industries of our clients may increase our exposure to credit risks and result in increases in our allowance for doubtful receivables. These factors may also materially and adversely affect our cash flows, working capital, financial condition and results of operations. We are also subject to the risk of payment deferral by our clients as part of our business operations. We cannot assure you that we will be able to fully recover the outstanding amounts due from our clients, if at all, or that they will settle the amounts in a timely manner. If settlements by our clients are not made in full or in a timely manner, our financial condition and results of operations will be adversely affected.

Our reputation may be adversely affected if third parties to whom we outsource a small portion of our integrated investor relation services fail to perform satisfactorily and/or there occur negative events concerning our business.

Our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary outsource a small portion of our services to third parties in the course of our business. We primarily outsource certain roadshow arrangement services and other ancillary services to public relation companies. If these third parties do not perform their services satisfactorily, or if they decide not to continue to provide such services to us, our business could be adversely affected. If we fail to identify and secure comparable third party service providers in a timely manner and on commercially reasonable terms, we may experience delays in providing services to our clients, which may negatively affect our business. Any service interruptions experienced by our clients could negatively impact our reputation, resulting in loss of existing clients and inability to attract new clients. Furthermore, we may even become subject to civil claims by our clients or other third parties. Under such circumstances, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. Moreover, our reputation is susceptible to damage in case of any negative events in relation to our operations, including, without limitation, negative publicity or media coverage, development of scandals, litigation and disputes, and regulatory enquiries or enforcement actions taken against us or our employees. We cannot assure that such negative events will not happen in the future. If they materialize, it may have a material adverse impact on our reputation and in turn our business activities and results of operations.

We rely on our key management and professional staff, the loss of whom may affect our operations.

Our Group has an experienced and competent management team that is responsible for directing and managing our daily operations, overseeing our financial condition and performance, and formulating our business strategies. Leveraging on their experience and networks in the industry, we have been successfully expanding our business. However, we cannot assure you that we can retain the services of our key management and find suitable replacements if any of them terminates his or her engagement with us, given the intense competition for experienced and competent personnel in the industry. Other than our key management, we also rely on our professional staff in different business operations to implement our business strategies, provide quality services to clients, maintain relationship with clients and procure new clients. Loss of our professional staff and failure to recruit replacement will materially and adversely affect our business operations.

We may be adversely affected by changes in the laws and regulations governing the companies listed on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong and the U.S.

A large number of our clients were companies to be listed or already listed on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong, and a small number of our clients were companies to be listed or already listed on the stock exchanges in the U.S. Our clients are therefore subject to all applicable laws and regulations relating to the listing of their securities on the stock exchange in Hong Kong and the U.S., including but not limited to, the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Nasdaq Listing Rules. As a result, our results of operations are affected by changes in the regulatory environment in Hong Kong and the U.S. Any change in Hong Kong and PRC laws and regulations, such as additional restrictions or requirements on integrated investor relation services providers, or new regulations that impose new restrictions on the ability of companies to list on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong and the U.S., or the abolishment of or amendment to disclosure requirements imposed on listed companies, may also adversely affect the demand for our services, which may in turn materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We face risks associated with pressure on the level of our service fees.

Since the determination of service fees is primarily based on demand for our services, cost of services, and the service fees charged by our competitors for the same or similar services, we cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain the level of the service fees that we currently charge. In the event that the demand for our services decreases, or the level of the service fees decreases in the future due to existing or new competition or any other factors beyond our control, we may have to reduce the current level of fees charged for our services, which may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be subject to litigation, arbitration or other legal proceeding risk.

We may be subject to arbitration claims and lawsuits in the ordinary course of our business. As of the date of this annual report, we are not a party to, and are not aware of any threat of, any legal proceeding that, in the opinion of our management, is likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operations. Actions brought against us may result in settlements, awards, injunctions, fines, penalties and other results adverse to us. A substantial judgment, settlement, fine or penalty could be material to our operating results or cash flows for a particular period, depending on our results for that period, or could cause us significant reputational harm, which could harm our business prospects.

If we fail to keep clients’ information confidential or if we handle information improperly or make misstatements of such information, our business and reputation could be materially and adversely affected.

We manage private and confidential information and documentation relating to our clients’ finances and transactions, often prior to public dissemination. The use of insider or price sensitive information is highly regulated in Hong Kong and overseas, and any violation of the relevant securities laws and regulations may result in civil and criminal penalties. There is no assurance that we can completely eliminate the risk of any misstatement or leakage of confidential information and customer data. If we fail to keep clients’ proprietary information and documentation confidential, or if we handle the information improperly or make misstatements of such information, our reputation may be adversely affected or even lost. At the same time, we may expose our clients to a significant loss of revenue as a result of any premature release or misstatements of confidential information. As such, we may also become subject to civil claims by our clients or other third parties or investigations by relevant authorities.

We may be unable to successfully implement our future business plans.

Our success is dependent on, among other things, our proper and timely execution of our future business plans. Our future business plans may be hindered by factors beyond our control, such as competition within the industry we operate, our ability to cope with high exposure to financial risk, operational risk, market risk and credit risk as our business and client base expands and our ability to provide, maintain and improve the level of human and other resources in servicing our clients. As such, we cannot assure that our future business plans will materialize, or that our objectives will be accomplished fully or partially, or our business strategies will generate the intended benefits to us as initially contemplated. If we fail to implement our business development strategies successfully, our business performance, financial condition and future prospects and growth could be materially and adversely affected.

We may in the future pursue acquisitions and joint ventures as part of our growth strategy. Although no acquisitions nor joint ventures are anticipated at the date of this document, any future acquisition or joint venture may result in exposure to potential liabilities of the acquired companies and significant transaction costs, and also may present new risks associated with entering additional markets or offering new services and integrating the acquired companies or newly established joint ventures. Moreover, we may not have sufficient management, financial and other resources to integrate companies we acquire or to successfully operate joint ventures, and we may be unable to profitably operate our expanded company structure. Additionally, any new business that we may acquire or joint ventures we may form, once integrated with our existing operations, may not produce expected or intended results.

We face risks related to natural disasters, health epidemics and other outbreaks, which could significantly disrupt our operations.

We are vulnerable to natural disasters and other calamities. Fire, floods, typhoons, earthquakes, power loss, telecommunications failures, break-ins, war, riots, terrorist attacks or similar events may give rise to server interruptions, breakdowns, system failures, technology platform failures or Internet failures, which could cause the loss or corruption of data or malfunctions of software or hardware as well as adversely affect our ability to operate, including communicating with clients and the relevant listing authorities. Moreover, besides COVID-19, our business and ability to operate could also be adversely affected by Ebola virus disease, Zika virus disease, H1N1 flu, H7N9 flu, avian flu, SARS or other epidemics. Our headquarters are located in Hong Kong, where our directors and management and a majority of our employees currently reside. In addition, our system hardware and back-up systems are hosted in leased facilities located in Hong Kong. Consequently, we are highly susceptible to factors such as these that may adversely affect Hong Kong. If any of the abovementioned natural disasters, health epidemics or other outbreaks were to occur in Hong Kong, our operation may experience material disruptions, such as temporary closure of our offices and suspension of services, which may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

The outbreak of wars in Ukraine and the Middle East has already affected global economic markets, including a dramatic increase in the price of oil and gas, and the uncertain resolution of this conflict could result in protracted and/or severe damage to the global economy. Russia’s military incursion and the conflict in the Middle East and the resulting sanctions could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and thus could affect the global markets, our customers’ businesses and potentially our business. As at the date of this annual report, to the best knowledge of the Company, we and our Hong Kong subsidiaries (i) do not have any direct business or contracts with any Russian, Ukraine, or Middle East entity as a supplier or customer, (ii) do not have any knowledge whether any our clients or suppliers have any direct business or contracts with any Russian entity, (iii) our business lines of service, projects, or operations were not materially impacted by disruptions caused the war in Ukraine and in the Middle East and (iv) have not been financially affected by the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial. Any such disruptions caused by Russian military action or resulting sanctions or further escalation for the war in the Middle East may magnify the impact of other risks described in this section. We cannot predict the progress or outcome of the situation in Ukraine and in the Middle East, as the conflict and governmental reactions are rapidly developing and beyond their control. Prolonged unrest, intensified military activities or more extensive sanctions impacting the region could have a material adverse effect on the global economy, and such effect could in turn have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.

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

Our results of operation may be materially and adversely affected by a downturn in Hong Kong, mainland China or the global economy.

All of our operations are currently located in Hong Kong. We currently do not have any operation outside Hong Kong. Nevertheless, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced to a significant degree by the political, economic and social conditions in Hong Kong and mainland China generally and by the continued economic growth in Hong Kong and mainland China as a whole. While the mainland China economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the overall mainland China economy, but may have a negative effect on us.

The rapid growth of the mainland China economy has decelerated gradually over the years and may continue. There exists also uncertainty over the long-term effects of the expansionary monetary and fiscal policies adopted by the central banks and financial authorities of some of the world’s leading economies, including the United States and the PRC, before 2020. Unrest, terrorist threats and the potential for war in the Middle East and elsewhere may increase market volatility across the globe. Any prolonged slowdown in the global or the Chinese economy may affect potential customers’ confidence in the financial market as a whole and have a negative impact on our financial condition. Further, recent global economic conditions including inflationary pressures and high interest rate, have affected our profitability in Hong Kong and mainland China. Our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary and Etoiles Financial constantly face (i) increase in labor cost due to rising wage; and (ii) increase in rental cost of office; (iii) increase in service fee charged by our vendors, resulting in increase in cost of revenue and selling expense and decrease in gross profit. Continued pressure from global economic conditions may affect the Hong Kong and mainland China markets in the future and in turn, may affect our operations.

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

Our management team lacks experience in managing a U.S. public company and complying with laws applicable to such company, the failure of which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our current management team lacks experience in managing a U.S. publicly traded company, interacting with public company investors and complying with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to U.S. public companies. Prior to the completion of our initial public offering, we were a private company mainly operating our businesses in Hong Kong and mainland China. As a result of our initial public offering, our Company becomes subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under the federal securities laws and the scrutiny of securities analysts and investors, and our management currently has no experience in complying with such laws, regulations and obligations. Our management team may not successfully or efficiently manage our transition to becoming a U.S. public company. These new obligations and constituents will require significant attention from our senior management and could divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of our business, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are a holding company and our ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent upon the earnings of, and distributions by, our Hong Kong subsidiaries.

The Class A Ordinary Shares offered in this annual report are those of Etoiles Cayman. Etoiles Cayman is an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability. A substantial part of our business operations are conducted through our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary, and hence, our revenues are contributed by our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary. We intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, for operation and business development, however, we may pay dividends on our Class A Ordinary Shares in the foreseeable future. See “Dividend Policy”.

Our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders is primarily dependent upon the earnings of our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary and their distribution of funds to us, primarily in the form of dividends. The ability of our Hong Kong subsidiary to make distributions to us depends upon, among others, its distributable earnings. Under Hong Kong law, dividends may only be paid out of distributable profits (that is, accumulated realized profits less accumulated realized losses) or other distributable reserves. Dividends cannot be paid out of share capital. There are no restrictions or limitations under the laws of Hong Kong imposed on the conversion of HK dollars into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of Hong Kong, nor is there any restriction on foreign exchange to transfer cash between the Company and its subsidiaries, across borders and to U.S. investors, nor are there any restrictions or limitations on distributing earnings from our business and subsidiaries to the Company and U.S. investors. Under the current practice of the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong, no tax is payable in Hong Kong in respect of dividends paid by us.

There is no assurance that we will be able to declare or distribute any dividend in the future.

Risks Related to Doing Business in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong legal system embodies uncertainties which could limit the availability of legal protections.

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

You may experience difficulties in effecting service of process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in Hong Kong against us or our management named in this annual report based on foreign laws.

Etoiles Cayman is incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, but all of our operations and assets are held by our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary and Etoiles Financial in Hong Kong. In addition, a majority of our senior executive officers and directors, including Mr. Kit Shing, CHEUNG, Mr. Hon Fai, TAM, Mr. Zhihan, LOU, Ms. Qi, DING and Mr. Yeung Tak, CHEN, reside within Hong Kong for a significant portion of the time. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for investors to effect service of process on us inside Hong Kong. It may also be difficult for you to enforce in U.S. courts judgments obtained in U.S. courts based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors. Moreover, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Hong Kong would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state.

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

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

The AHFCA Act was enacted on December 23, 2022. On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law by the former President of the U.S., Mr. Joe Biden, which contained, among other things, an identical provision to the AHFCA Act and amended the HFCA Act by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in the United States if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three years. The AHFCA Act states that if the SEC determines that an issuer has filed audit reports issued by a registered public accounting firm that has not been subject to inspection by the PCAOB for two consecutive years, the SEC shall prohibit the securities of the issuer from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter trading market in the United States (the applicable period under the HFCA Act prior to the enactment of the AHFCA Act had been two years).

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

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

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

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

On August 26, 2022, the CSRC, the Ministry of Finance of the PRC, and the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol, or the Protocol, governing inspections and investigations of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the Protocol, the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC.

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

On December 23, 2022, the AHFCA Act was enacted, which amended the HFCA Act by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in the United States if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three. As a result, the time period before the Company’s securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted has been decreased accordingly.

On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law by the former President of the U.S., Mr. Joe Biden, which contained, among other things, an identical provision to the AHFCA Act and amended the HFCA Act by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in the United States if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three years.

Our auditor, SRCO, C.P.A., Professional Corporation, is an independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere in this annual report, which is headquartered in New York and has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis, with the last inspection in 2023 as an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, it is subject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the applicable professional standards. Our auditor is currently subject to PCAOB inspections and PCAOB is able to inspect our auditor in relation to our U.S. listing. However, there is no assurance that future audit reports will be prepared by auditors able to be inspected by the PCAOB and therefore, in the future, you may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. As such, trading in our securities may be prohibited under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or investigate completely our auditor, and as a result our securities may be delisted. However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future which would prevent the PCAOB from continuing to inspect or investigate completely accounting firms headquartered in mainland China or Hong Kong, the PCAOB Board will consider the need to issue a new determination. Our securities may be delisted or prohibited from trading if the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or investigate completely our auditor under the HFCA Act.

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

There are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations. The PRC legal system is based on written statutes and their legal interpretations by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, or NPCSC. Previous court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value. Since 1979, the PRC government has been developing a comprehensive system of commercial laws, and considerable progress has been made in introducing laws and regulations dealing with economic matters such as foreign investment, corporate organization and governance, commerce, taxation and trade. However, as these laws and regulations are relatively new, and due to the limited volume of published cases and their non-binding nature, interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve uncertainties. These laws and regulations are sometimes vague and may be subject to future changes, and their official interpretation and enforcement could be unpredictable, with little advance notice which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares. It is also uncertain whether having a majority of our directors and officers located in Hong Kong will subject us to the oversight of the Chinese authorities in the future.

Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules, some of which are not published on a timely basis or at all and may have a retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of any of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. In addition, any administrative and court proceedings in China may be protracted, resulting in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

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

Etoiles Cayman is a holding company and we conduct our operations through our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary in Hong Kong. Etoiles Financial, our other Hong Kong subsidiary, has no operation on its own. The PRC government may choose to exercise significant oversight and discretion, and the regulations to which we are subject may change rapidly and with little notice to us or our shareholders. As a result, the application, interpretation, and enforcement of new and existing laws and regulations in mainland China are often uncertain. In addition, these laws and regulations may be interpreted and applied inconsistently by different agencies or authorities, and inconsistently with our current policies and practices. New laws, regulations, and other government directives in mainland China may also be costly to comply with, and such compliance or any associated inquiries or investigations or any other government actions may:

The promulgation of new laws or regulations, or the new interpretation of existing laws and regulations, in each case that restrict or otherwise unfavorably impact the ability or manner in which we conduct our business could require us to change certain aspects of our business to ensure compliance, which could decrease demand for our products, increase costs, require us to obtain more licenses, permits, approvals or certificates, or subject us to additional liabilities. To the extent any new or more stringent measures are required to be implemented and if the PRC government chooses to exercise such significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene or influence or control our operations at any time. Such government actions could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of the securities we are registering for sale; could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue our operations; could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors; and may cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

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

Previous statements by the PRC government have indicated an intent to exert more exert oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investments in China based issuers. On December 28, 2021, the CAC, the NDRC and several other administrations jointly adopted and published the New Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021 version) (“New Measures”), which came into effect on February 15, 2022. According to the New Measures, if an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or “network platform operator” that is in possession of personal data of more than one million users intends to list in a foreign country, it must apply for a cybersecurity review. Our business belongs to the electronic components/sensors industry, which does not involve the collection of user data, implicate cybersecurity, or involve any other type of restricted industry. As a result, the likelihood of us being subject to the review of the CAC is remote.

On February 17, 2023, the CSRC issued the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises, or the Trial Measures, which became effective on March 31, 2023. On the same date of the issuance of the Trial Measures, the CSRC circulated No.1 to No.5 Supporting Guidance Rules, the Notes on the Trial Measures, the Notice on Administration Arrangements for the Filing of Overseas Listings by Domestic Enterprises and the relevant CSRC Answers to Reporter Questions on the official website of the CSRC, or collectively, the Guidance Rules and Notice. According to the Trial Measures, together with the Guidance Rules and Notice, a domestic company in the PRC that seeks to offer and list securities on overseas markets shall fulfill the filing procedures with the CSRC as per requirement of the Trial Measures within 3 working days after the relevant application is submitted overseas. The Trial Measures also provides that only if the issuer meets both of the following criteria at the same time, the overseas securities offering and listing conducted by such issuer will be deemed as indirect overseas offering by PRC domestic companies: (i) 50% or more of any of the issuer’s operating revenue, total profit, total assets or net assets as documented in its audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent fiscal year is accounted for by domestic companies; and (ii) the main parts of the issuer’s business activities are conducted in mainland China, or its main place(s) of business are located in mainland China, or the majority of senior management staff in charge of its business operations and management are PRC citizens or have their usual place(s) of residence located in mainland China. In light of the foregoing, we believe that the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq does not constitute an “indirect overseas offering and listing by PRC domestic companies” and that we are not required to complete the filing procedures as stipulated by the Trial Measures because the Company did not obtain any operating revenue, total profit, total assets and net assets in mainland China, the main parts of the Company’s business activities are neither carried out in mainland China, nor is its main place of business located in mainland China, and none of the members of the senior management team in charge of our business operation and management are Chinese citizens or domiciled in mainland China, we do not meet both of the above criteria simultaneously.

Based on our management’s internal assessment, the Company and its subsidiaries currently have no operations in the mainland China, our management understands that as of the date of this annual report, the Company is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from PRC authorities before listing in the U.S. and to issue our Ordinary Shares to foreign investors, including the CAC or the CSRC because (i) the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether offerings like ours under this annual report are subject to this regulation; and (ii) we operate in Hong Kong and is not included in the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC. We also understand that Etoiles Financial and Etoiles Consultancy are not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from any Chinese authorities to operate their businesses as of the date of this annual report. No permissions or approvals have been applied for by the Company or denied by any relevant authorities. However, uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC could change rapidly in the future. The promulgation of new laws or regulations, or the new interpretation of existing laws and regulations may restrict or otherwise unfavorably impact our ability or way to conduct business and may require us to change certain aspects of our business to ensure compliance, which could decrease demand for our services, reduce revenues, increase costs, require us to obtain more licenses, permits, approvals or certificates, or subject us to additional liabilities.

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

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

Our operations are located in Hong Kong. Our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary and Etoiles Financial may collect and store certain data (including certain personal information) from our clients for “Know Your Customers” purposes, who may be PRC individuals. As such, we may be subject to PRC laws relating to the collection, use, sharing, retention, security, and transfer of confidential and private information, such as personal information and other data. These laws apply not only to third party transactions, but also other parties with which we have commercial relations. These laws continue to develop, and the PRC government may adopt other rules and restrictions in the future. Non-compliance could result in penalties or other significant legal liabilities.

The PRC regulatory requirements regarding cybersecurity are evolving. For instance, various regulatory bodies in the PRC, including the CAC, the Ministry of Public Security, and the SAMR, have enforced data privacy and protection laws and regulations with varying and evolving standards and interpretations. The Cybersecurity Law, which was adopted by the National People’s Congress on November 7, 2016, and the New Measures, which came into effect on February 15, 2022, provide that personal information and important data collected and generated by a critical information infrastructure operator in the course of its operations in China must be stored in China, and if a critical information infrastructure operator purchases internet products and services that affect or may affect national security, it will be subject to cybersecurity review by the CAC. On June 10, 2021, the NPCSC promulgated the Data Security Law, which took effect on September 1, 2021. The Data Security Law requires that data shall not be collected by theft or other illegal means, and also provides for a data classification and hierarchical protection system. The data classification and hierarchical protection system puts data into different groups according to its importance in economic and social development, and the damages it may cause to national security, public interests, or the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organizations in case the data is falsified, damaged, disclosed, illegally obtained or illegally used. If any of our data processing activities conducted after the Data Security Law became effective were found to be not in compliance with this law, we could be ordered to make corrections, and under certain serious circumstances, such as severe data divulgence, we could be subject to penalties, including the revocation of our business licenses or other permits. Furthermore, the recently issued Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down Illegal Securities Activities in Accordance with the Law require (i) speeding up the revision of the provisions on strengthening the confidentiality and archives management relating to overseas issuance and listing of securities and (ii) improving the laws and regulations relating to data security, cross-border data flow, and management of confidential information. As there remain uncertainties regarding the further interpretation and implementation of those laws and regulations, we cannot assure you that we will be compliant such new regulations in all respects, and we may be ordered to rectify and terminate any actions that are deemed illegal by the regulatory authorities and become subject to fines and other sanctions.

The Management understands that as of the date of this annual report, we are not required to obtain any permissions or approvals by including the CSRC, CAC or any other PRC authorities for our operations or issue our Class A Ordinary Shares including the Class A Ordinary Shares being registered for sale to foreign investors under existing PRC laws and regulations, and have not received any requirement or were denied such permissions or approvals by any PRC authorities. According to the New Measures, if an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or “network platform operator” that is in possession of personal data of more than one million users intends to list in a foreign country, it must apply for a cybersecurity review. The New Measures further elaborates the factors to be considered when assessing the national security risks of the relevant activities, including, among others, (i) the risk of core data, important data or a large amount of personal information being stolen, leaked, destroyed, and illegally used or exited the country; and (ii) the risk of critical information infrastructure, core data, important data or a large amount of personal information being affected, controlled, or maliciously used by foreign governments after listing abroad. As of the date of this annual report, neither the Company nor its Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary and Etoiles Financial possess a large amount of personal information in their business operations or is recognized as an “operator of critical information infrastructure” by any authentic authority. Therefore, we do not believe that our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary and Etoiles Financial are deemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure,” or “network platform operator” controlling personal information of no less than one million users. We are required to collect and retain some basic information furnished by our clients, suppliers and employees in accordance with prevailing business practices, but we do not handle a large amount of personal and confidential data in the ordinary course of business. As of the date of this annual report, we have not been involved in any investigations on cybersecurity or data security initiated by related governmental regulatory authorities, and we have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, or sanction in such respect. Our management believes that our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary and Etoiles Financial are not required to receive any necessary permissions from PRC authorities to operate its current business in Hong Kong or issue shares to foreign investors.

However, given the recent events indicating greater oversight by the CAC over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, it remains uncertain as to how the New Measures will be interpreted or implemented. There remains significant uncertainty as to the enactment, interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements related to current and future PRC laws, overseas securities offerings and other capital markets activities. PRC regulatory agencies, including the CAC, may adopt new laws, regulations, rules, or detailed implementation and interpretation related to the New Measures. They may also take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt future offering before the settlement and delivery of the Class A Ordinary Shares that we may be offering. If any such new laws, regulations, rules, or implementation and interpretation come into effect, we expect to take all reasonable measures and actions to comply therewith. In the event of a failure to comply, we may be required to suspend our relevant businesses and become subject to fines and other penalties. If the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies later promulgate new rules or explanations requiring that we obtain their approvals for any follow-on offering, we may be unable to obtain such approvals, which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to our investors.

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

The Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Companies by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, adopted by six PRC regulatory agencies in 2006 and amended in 2009, require CSRC approval for a listing involving offshore special purchase vehicles that are controlled by PRC entities or individuals and that have been formed for overseas listing purposes through acquisitions of PRC domestic interests held by such PRC entities or individuals with shares of the offshore special purchase vehicles. Based on our understanding of the current PRC laws and regulations, we will not be required to submit an application to the CSRC for the approval of the Offering and trading of our Class A Ordinary Shares under the M&A Rules because (i) our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary and Etoiles Financial were not established through a merger or requisition of the equity or assets of a “PRC domestic company” as such term is defined under the M&A Rules, (ii) our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary and Etoiles Financial are non-mainland China entities, and they have not been controlled by a non-PRC persons since its incorporation, and (iii) the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether an offering like ours under this document is subject to this regulation. However, uncertainties still exist as to how the M&A Rules will be interpreted or implemented, and is subject to any new laws, rules, and regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations in any form relating to the M&A Rules. We may be required to obtain approval from PRC authorities in order to continue our listing on Nasdaq or to add new listings on other overseas stock exchanges in the future but cannot provide assurance that we will be able to obtain such approval.

On July 6, 2021, the relevant PRC government authorities issued Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down Illegal Securities Activities in Accordance with the Law. These opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities and the supervision on overseas listings by China-based companies and proposed to take effective measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory systems to deal with the risks and incidents faced by China-based overseas-listed companies. As a follow-up, on February 17, 2023, the CSRC issued the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises, or the Trial Measures, which became effective on March 31, 2023. On the same date of the issuance of the Trial Measures, the CSRC circulated No.1 to No.5 Supporting Guidance Rules, the Notes on the Trial Measures, the Notice on Administration Arrangements for the Filing of Overseas Listings by Domestic Enterprises and the relevant CSRC Answers to Reporter Questions on the official website of the CSRC, or collectively, the Guidance Rules and Notice. According to the Trial Measures, together with the Guidance Rules and Notice, a domestic company in the PRC that seeks to offer and list securities on overseas markets shall fulfill the filing procedures with the CSRC as per requirement of the Trial Measures within 3 working days after the relevant application is submitted overseas. The Trial Measures also provides that only if the issuer meets both of the following criteria at the same time, the overseas securities offering and listing conducted by such issuer will be deemed as indirect overseas offering by PRC domestic companies: (i) 50% or more of any of the issuer’s operating revenue, total profit, total assets or net assets as documented in its audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent fiscal year is accounted for by domestic companies; and (ii) the main parts of the issuer’s business activities are conducted in mainland China, or its main place(s) of business are located in mainland China, or the majority of senior management staff in charge of its business operations and management are PRC citizens or have their usual place(s) of residence located in mainland China.

The management understand that the listing of our Class A Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq does not constitute an “indirect overseas offering and listing by PRC domestic companies” and that we are not required to complete the filing procedures as stipulated by the Trial Measures the Company did not obtain any operating revenue, total profit, total assets and net assets in mainland China, the main parts of the Company’s business activities are neither carried out in mainland China, nor is its main place of business located in mainland China, and none of the members of the senior management team in charge of our business operation and management are Chinese citizens or domiciled in mainland China, we do not meet both of the above criteria simultaneously. If CSRC approval is required, it is uncertain whether we can or how long it will take us to obtain the approval and, even if we obtain such CSRC approval, such CSRC approval could be rescinded. We cannot assure you that relevant PRC government authorities, including the CSRC, would reach the same conclusion as us.

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

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

There have also been concerns about the relationship between the PRC and other countries, including the surrounding Asian countries, which may potentially have economic effects. In particular, there is significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the United States and the PRC with respect to trade policies, treaties, government regulations and tariffs. Economic conditions in China are sensitive to global economic conditions, as well as changes in domestic economic and political policies and the expected or perceived overall economic growth rate in China.

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

Changes in mainland China political, economic and governmental policies may have an adverse impact on our business.

We expect that revenue received from mainland China will continue to supplement our overall operations. Accordingly, our business, financial condition and results of operations are subject to political, economic and legal developments in China to a significant degree. The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many aspects, including the extent of government involvement, growth rate, control of the foreign exchange, allocation of resources and capital investment. We cannot assure there will not be any unfavorable changes in the political, economic and governmental policies and measures promulgated by the PRC government that could impact the industries in which we operate, which could in turn diminish the demand for our services.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We face uncertainties as to the reporting and other implications of certain past and future transactions where PRC taxable assets are involved, such as offshore restructuring, sale of the Class A Ordinary Shares in our offshore subsidiaries and investments. Our company may be subject to filing obligations or may be taxed if our company is a transferor in such transactions, and may be subject to withholding obligations if our company is a transferee in such transactions, under SAT Bulletin 7 and/or SAT Bulletin 37. For transfers of Class A Ordinary Shares of our company by investors who are non-PRC resident enterprises, our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary and Etoiles Financial will not be requested to assist in the filing under SAT Bulletin 7 and/or SAT Bulletin 37. However, if our assessment on the filing under SAT Bulletin 7 and/or SAT Bulletin 37 is incorrect, we may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with SAT Bulletin 7 and/or SAT Bulletin 37 or to request the relevant transferors from whom we purchase taxable assets to comply with these circulars, or to establish that our company should not be taxed under these circulars, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to Our Class A Ordinary Shares

If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may delist our Class A Ordinary Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares could decline.

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

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

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

As of the date of this annual report, our Controlling Shareholder holds an aggregate of 10,287,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 5,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, respectively, which will represent an aggregate of 92.59% of the total voting power. As a result, the shareholder will be able to control the management and affairs of our Company and most matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. The interests of these shareholders may not be the same as or may even conflict with your interests. For example, the shareholder could attempt to delay or prevent a change in control of us, even if such change in control would benefit our other shareholders, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their Class A Ordinary Shares as part of a sale of us or our assets, and might affect the prevailing market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares due to investors’ perceptions that conflicts of interest may exist or arise. As a result, this concentration of ownership may not be in the best interests of our other shareholders.

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

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

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

We have no immediate plans to pay dividends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The laws of the Cayman Islands relating to the protection of the interest of minority shareholders are different from those in the United States.

Our corporate affairs are governed by the Amended Memorandum and Articles (as may be amended from time to time), and by the Cayman Islands Companies Act (Revised) and common law of Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against our directors, action by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands and the Amended Articles (as may be amended from time to time). The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding, on a court in the Cayman Islands.

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

We are a foreign private issuer within the meaning of the rules under the Exchange Act, and as such we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to U.S. domestic public companies.

Because we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the securities rules and regulations in the United States that are applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, including:

We are required to file an annual report on Form 20-F within four months of the end of each fiscal year. Press releases relating to financial results and material events will also be furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K. However, the information we are required to file with or furnish to the SEC will be less extensive and less timely compared to that required to be filed with the SEC by U.S. domestic issuers. In addition, our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules under the Exchange Act with respect to their purchases and sales of our securities. As a result, you may not be afforded the same protections or information that would be made available to you were you investing in a U.S. domestic issuer.

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. These practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with corporate governance listing standards.

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to take advantage of certain provisions in the Nasdaq rules that allow us to follow our home country law for certain governance matters. Certain corporate governance practices in our home country, the Cayman Islands, may differ significantly from corporate governance listing standards. Currently, we do not plan to rely on some home country practices with respect to our corporate governance. However, if we choose to follow home country practices in the future, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they would otherwise enjoy under the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.

We are a foreign private issuer, and therefore, we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. We would lose our foreign private issuer status if, for example, more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities become directly or indirectly held by residents of the United States and we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to maintain our foreign private issuer status. If we lose our foreign private issuer status on this date, we will be required to file with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms, which are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. We will also have to mandatorily comply with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders will become subject to the short-swing profit disclosure and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements under the Nasdaq rules. As a U.S. listed public company that is not a foreign private issuer, we will incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we will not incur as a foreign private issuer, and accounting, reporting and other expenses in order to maintain a listing on a U.S. securities exchange.

We are an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies, this could make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.

We are an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (“JOBS”) Act. Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised, and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accountant standards used.

As an “emerging growth company” under applicable law, we will be subject to lessened disclosure requirements. Such reduced disclosure may make our Ordinary Shares less attractive to investors.

For as long as we remain an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, we will elect to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies”, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. Because of these lessened regulatory requirements, our shareholders would be left without information or rights available to shareholders of more mature companies. If some investors find our Ordinary Shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Ordinary Shares and our share price may be more volatile.

We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company, particularly after we cease to qualify as an “emerging growth company.”

We will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses as a public company that we did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, Nasdaq, impose various requirements on the corporate governance practices of public companies.

Compliance with these rules and regulations increases our legal and financial compliance costs and makes some corporate activities more time-consuming and costly. After we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” or until five years following the completion of our initial public offering, whichever is earlier, we expect to incur significant expenses and devote substantial management effort toward ensuring compliance with the requirements of Section 404 and the other rules and regulations of the SEC. For example, as a public company, we have been required to increase the number of independent directors and adopt policies regarding internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures. In addition, we will incur additional costs associated with our public company reporting requirements. It may also be more difficult or costly for us to find qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers as a public company. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these rules and regulations, and we cannot predict or estimate with any degree of certainty the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.

There can be no assurance that we will not be a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences for U.S. Holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

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

For a more detailed discussion of the application of the PFIC rules to us and the consequences to U.S. taxpayers if we were determined to be a PFIC, see “Item 10. Additional Information — 10.E. Taxation — United States Federal Income Tax Considerations — Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations.”

Our dual-class voting structure may render our Class A Ordinary Shares ineligible for inclusion in certain stock market indices, and thus adversely affect the trading price and liquidity of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

Certain shareholder advisory firms have announced changes to their eligibility criteria for inclusion of shares of public companies on certain indices, including the S&P 500, to exclude companies with multiple classes of shares and companies whose public shareholders hold no more than 5% of total voting power from being added to such indices. In addition, several shareholder advisory firms have announced their opposition to the use of multiple class structures. As a result, the dual class structure of our Ordinary Shares may prevent the inclusion of our Class A Ordinary Shares in such indices and may cause shareholder advisory firms to publish negative commentary about our corporate governance practices or otherwise seek to cause us to change our capital structure. Any such exclusion from indices could result in a less active trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares. Any actions or publications by shareholder advisory firms critical of our corporate governance practices or capital structure could also adversely affect the value of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

Our dual-class voting structure will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may view as beneficial.

We have a dual class ordinary share structure. Our Ordinary Shares will be divided into Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. Holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares are entitled to one (1) vote per share and holders of our Class B Ordinary Shares are entitled to ten (10) votes per share. In no event shall Class A Ordinary Shares be convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares. Each Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into one fully paid Class A Ordinary Share at the option of the holder, at any time after issue and without the payment of any additional sum.

Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited continues to beneficially own all of our issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares. As of the date of this annual report, these Class B Ordinary Shares represent approximately 24.86% of our total issued and outstanding share capital and approximately 76.79% of the aggregate voting power of our total issued and outstanding share capital due to the disparate voting rights associated with our dual-class share structure. In addition, as of the date of this annual report, Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited beneficially owns 10,287,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 5,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 76.02% of our total issued and outstanding share capital and approximately 92.59% of the aggregate voting power of our total issued and outstanding share capital. As a result of our dual-class share structure and the concentration of ownership, Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited has considerable influence over matters such as mergers and consolidations, the election of directors and other significant corporate actions. This concentration of ownership may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company, which could deprive our other shareholders of the opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company and may adversely affect the trading price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

You are strongly urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the impact of our being a PFIC in any taxable year on your investment in our Class A Ordinary Shares as well as the application of the PFIC rules.

Item 4. Information on the Company

4.A. History and Development of the Company

Etoiles Capital Group Co., Ltd is a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. As a holding company with no material operations of its own, the Company conducts its business primarily through its operating subsidiary.

Our principal operating subsidiary is Etoiles Consultancy Limited (“Etoiles Consultancy”), a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong on October 9, 2013. Etoiles Consultancy specializes in providing integrated investor relations services. We also wholly own, directly or indirectly, (i) Etoiles Financial Group Limited (“Etoiles Financial Group”), incorporated in Hong Kong on November 16, 2023, which has no material operations and is primarily used to manage certain administrative and operating expenses of the Group; (ii) Etoiles Vision Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited (“Etoiles Vision”), incorporated in the People’s Republic of China on December 19, 2025, which has no material operations and is primarily used to manage certain administrative matters in the PRC; and (iii) Etoiles Original Limited (“Etoiles Original”), incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on October 8, 2025, which has no material operations. 

Etoiles Consultancy, Etoiles Financial Group and Etoiles Original are indirectly wholly owned by the Company through Zynergy Holding Co., Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on December 27, 2023, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Etoiles Vision is wholly owned by Etoiles Consultancy.

However, in the future, funds may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of Hong Kong, due to interventions in, or the imposition of restrictions and limitations on, our ability or our subsidiary’s ability by the PRC government to transfer cash or assets out of Hong Kong. Any limitation on the ability of our subsidiary to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business and might materially decrease the value of our Ordinary Shares or cause them to be worthless. See “Risk Factors — We rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiary to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have. In the future, funds may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of Hong Kong, due to interventions in, or the imposition of restrictions and limitations on, our ability or our subsidiary by the PRC government to transfer cash. Any limitation on the ability of our subsidiary to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business and might materially decrease the value of our Ordinary Shares or cause them to be worthless”.

Corporate History

Etoiles Capital Group Co., Ltd was incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability on September 13, 2024 under the laws of Cayman Islands. It is a holding company and is not actively engaging in any business. As of the date of this annual report, and under its Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association, the authorized share capital is US$50,000 divided into 500,000,000 Ordinary Shares of par value US$0.0001 each, comprising of (i) 450,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of nominal or par value of US$0.0001 each, and (ii) 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of nominal or par value US$0.0001 each. All of our outstanding Ordinary Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Certificates representing the Ordinary Shares are issued in registered form.] The registered office of the Company is located at Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited, 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, KY1-9009, Cayman Islands.

The Reorganization

In this annual report, we refer to all these following events as the “Reorganization”.

On November 4, 2024, the Company passed board resolutions and shareholder resolutions to re-designate our authorized share capital from US$50,000 divided into 500,000,000 ordinary shares of par value US$0.0001 each to US$50,000 divided into (i) 450,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.0001 each and (ii) 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.0001 by re-designating (a) 449,990,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.0001 each into 449,990,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.0001 each; and (b) 50,000,000 authorized but unissued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.0001 each into 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.0001 each, and re-designating a total of 10,000 issued ordinary shares of par value of US$0.0001 owned by Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited into 10,000 Class A ordinary shares of par value of US$0.0001 each. Subsequent to the re-designation, the Company was owned as to 10,000 Class A Ordinary Shares by Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited. Simultaneously, the Company issued 13,490,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.0001 each and 10,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of par value of US$0.0001 each to Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited. On the same day, the Company also adopted an amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

On November 4, 2024, Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited entered into five sale and purchase agreements (the “Sale and Purchase Agreements”) with Doublefortuna Company Limited, Easy Cargo Management Inc, Enbo Holdings Group Limited, La Dicha Group Limited and Quantum Pinnacle Company Limited, respectively. Pursuant to the Sales and Purchase Agreements, Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited sold, and Doublefortuna Company Limited, Easy Cargo Management Inc, Enbo Holdings Group Limited, La Dicha Group Limited and Quantum Pinnacle Company Limited acquired, 4.90%, 4.60%, 4.70%, 4.70% and 4.90% of the issued Class A equity interests in the Company, at the consideration of US$125,642, US$117,949, US$120,513, US$120,513 and US$125,642, respectively. On the same date, Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited executed the instrument of transfers whereby Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited have transferred 661,500, 621,000, 634,500, 634,500 and 661,500 Class A Ordinary Shares, out of its 13,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, to Doublefortuna Company Limited, Easy Cargo Management Inc, Enbo Holdings Group Limited, La Dicha Group Limited and Quantum Pinnacle Company Limited, respectively. Subsequent to the transfers, the Company is owned as to (i) 10,287,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 10,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares by Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited; and (ii) 661,500, 621,000, 634,500, 634,500 and 661,500 Class A Ordinary Shares by Doublefortuna Company Limited, Easy Cargo Management Inc, Enbo Holdings Group Limited, La Dicha Group Limited and Quantum Pinnacle Company Limited, respectively.

On May 8, 2025, Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited proposed to voluntarily surrender 5,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares to the Company for no consideration for the cancellation, and the Company approved the surrender and cancellation of such shares on May 8, 2025. Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited considered that it is in the best interest of the Group to forgo any consideration for the voluntary surrender and cancellation of the 5,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares. Subsequently, the Company is owned as to (i) 10,287,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 5,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares by Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited; and (ii) 661,500, 621,000, 634,500, 634,500 and 661,500 Class A Ordinary Shares by Doublefortuna Company Limited, Easy Cargo Management Inc, Enbo Holdings Group Limited, La Dicha Group Limited and Quantum Pinnacle Company Limited, respectively.

On May 20, 2025, the management team decided on a strategic rebranding of the Company. The name of the Company was amended to Etoiles Capital Group Co., Ltd. On the same day, the Company also amended and adopted the second amended and restated memorandum of association and articles of association of the Company.

Completion of the Initial Public Offering

On August 11, 2025, the Company closed its initial public offering of 1,400,000 Class A ordinary shares s on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Under the terms of the underwriting agreement, the Company sold a total of 1,400,000 Ordinary Shares at an offering price of US$4.00 per Ordinary Share for gross proceeds of US$5.6 million. A final prospectus relating to the initial public offering was filed with the SEC on August 8, 2025. The Company’s Ordinary Shares began trading on August 8, 2025 on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “EFTY.” Subsequently on August 13, 2025, the Company issued and sold to the underwriters 210,000 Class A Ordinary Shares at a price of US$4.00 per share, pursuant to the full exercise of the over-allotment option, resulting in additional gross proceeds of approximately US$840,000. As a result, the Company has raised aggregate gross proceeds of US$6.44 million in the initial public offering, including the exercise of the over-allotment option, prior to deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.

As of the date of annual report, 20,110,000 Ordinary Shares, consisting of 15,110,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 5,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, were issued and outstanding. Our Controlling Shareholder, Etoiles Zeneo Investment Limited, currently both directly and indirectly owns 68.08% of our Class A Ordinary Shares and 100% of Class B Ordinary Shares, which represent 92.59% of the total voting power of our outstanding Shares. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Class A Ordinary Shares — Our Controlling Shareholder has significant voting power and may take actions that may not be in the best interests of our other shareholders.”

Suspension of Trading

On October 3, 2025, the SEC made an order suspending trading in the securities of the Company for the period from 4:00 a.m. ET on October 6, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. p.m. ET on October 17, 2025 (the “Suspension Period”) because of potential manipulation in the securities of the Company effectuated through recommendations, made to investors by unknown persons via social media to purchase the securities of the Company, which appear to be designed to artificially inflate the price and volume of the securities of the Company. The trading in the securities of the Company remains suspended as of the date of this annual report.

Corporate Structure

The chart below illustrates our corporate structure and identifies our subsidiaries as of the date of this annual report:

Subsidiaries and Business Functions

Etoiles Consultancy was incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong on October 9, 2013. Etoiles Consultancy is a limited liability company primarily engaged in the provision of integrated investor relations services. It is an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Company through Zynergy BVI.

Etoiles Financial was incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong on November 16, 2023. Etoiles Financial has no material operations of its own and is mainly used to handle administrative expenses. It is an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Company through Zynergy BVI.

Etoiles Original was incorporated under laws of the British Virgin Islands on October 8, 2025. Etoiles Original is inactive as of the date of this annual report. It is an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Company through Zynergy BVI.

Etoiles Vision was incorporated under laws the People’s Republic of China on December 19, 2025. Etoiles Vision has no material operations and is primarily used to manage certain administrative matters in the PRC. It is a directly wholly owned subsidiary through Etoiles Consultancy and is an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Company through Zynergy BVI.

Corporate Information

Our principal executive offices are located at Unit 03-04, 25/F, Cosco Tower, 183 Queen’s Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited, 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, KY1-9009, Cayman Islands. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., located at 122 East 42^nd Street, 18^th Floor New York, NY 10168.

4.B. Business Overview

Our Mission

Our mission is to become a leading integrated investor relation services provider in Hong Kong in terms of revenue. We strive to provide one-stop solution to companies in managing their institutional relations, engaging constructive discussion with their stakeholders and tailor creative solutions to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape.

Overview

We are an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on September 13, 2024, as a holding company. We conduct our operation through our indirect wholly-owned Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary, Etoiles Consultancy. Etoiles Financial, our other Hong Kong subsidiary, has no material operations of its own and is mainly used to handle administrative expenses. We operate in a single segment that represents the Company’s core business as an integrated investor relation service provider in Hong Kong.

Our integrated investor relation services mainly comprise one of more of the following components:

Etoiles Consultancy and Etoiles Financial were founded in 2013 and 2023, respectively. Since 2023, our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary has focused on providing integrated investor relation services and building up our expertise and track record in the financial industry. Our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary primarily targets companies that intend to seek a listing or are listed on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong or U.S.. Our clients mainly consist of (i) clients that intend to seek a listing or are listed on a stock exchange; and (ii) companies and professional firms in the financial industry.

We, through our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary, have achieved significant growth in our business. For each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, our total revenue was approximately US$3.2 million, US$2.5 million and US$0.1 million, respectively. The number of clients with revenue contribution to us was 1 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, 22 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and 18 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

Hong Kong is one of the most active international financial centers in the world. Hong Kong remains a cornerstone of the global integrated investor relation industry, supported by its position as a leading international financial center. The continuous growth and internationalization of Hong Kong’s capital markets have been key drivers of the integrated investor relation industry. Driven by (i) the expansion of the capital markets of Hong Kong, (ii) increasing demand for financial public relation services to enhance brand and corporate image; and (iii) digitalization of global business, increasing use of social media and artificial intelligence, it is expected that the financial public relations market in Hong Kong will continue to grow.

Our Competitive Strengths

We believe that the following strengths have contributed to our success and differentiate us from our peers:

We provide comprehensive integrated investor relation services to our clients

Since 2023, our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary has focused on providing integrated investor relation services and building up our expertise and track record in the financial industry. Our integrated investor relation services mainly comprise one of more of the following: (i) management of public relation to assist our clients to promote their corporate image; (ii) management of investor relations to assist our clients to manage relation with their investors; and (iii) tailored due diligence exercises. Our wide range of services ensures that we are capable at fulfilling our clients’ needs at various stages of their business development and enhance convenience and efficacy. We believe that we can create opportunities for cross selling through offering a wide spectrum of services. For example, clients who initially engage us for public relation services during their initial public offering process may engage us further for investor relations services after listing, which allows us to foster solid long-term relationship with our clients.

We possess a strong client base

Our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary provides services to clients from various backgrounds. Our clients mainly consist of (i) clients that intend to seek a listing or are listed on a stock exchange; and (ii) companies and professional firms in the financial industry. We believe our expertise in addressing our clients’ investor relation service needs and our market reputation are essential to our success. The number of clients with revenue contribution to us was 1 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, 22 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and 18 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

Since mid-2024, our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary has started providing services to companies that intend to seek a listing or are listed on the stock exchanges in the U.S.. We believe that by expanding our service offerings to cover companies with various needs and backgrounds, we will be able to capture the growth in various capital markets and mitigate the impacts of market downturns.

We have an experienced and professional management team

Our management team comprises of professionals with extensive experience in finance and public relation industries. Mr. Kit Shing, CHEUNG, our Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the board of the Company, has over 7 years of experience in business management, while Mr. Hon Fai, TAM, our Chief Financial Officer, had held various senior positions in accounting, financing and auditing industry. Our core operation team are equipped with experience and deep understanding of the financial or public relation industry. Leveraging on our staff’s experience in the industry and the in-depth knowledge possessed by our management team, we believe we have a comprehensive understanding of our clients’ needs and are well-positioned to expand our market presence and reach out to new potential clients from various industries.

Our Growth Strategies

Our principal growth strategies include further strengthening our market position and increasing our market share in the Hong Kong integrated investor relation industry. We intend on achieving this growth by actively seeking new opportunities from our existing client base as well as new potential clients. To achieve these goals, we plan on implementing the following strategies:

Further strengthen our integrated investor relation services in Hong Kong

We plan to continue to devote the majority of our attention to provide quality integrated investor relation services in Hong Kong. We believe possessing a dedicated and experienced team with immense industry knowledge are essential to our growth and development. We intend to strengthen our team by recruiting additional staff to ensure we can allocate sufficient staff to attend to our clients’ needs. We intend to recruit staff with professional qualification in the financial industry and/or staff with experience and deep understanding of the financial or public relation industry. We believe that an enhanced team of staff will ensure quality services are provided to our clients in time.

Our management is constantly looking out to incorporate in latest technology and trends into our service offerings. We intend to utilize social media to assist our clients to reach out to their targeted audience. We also intend to utilize virtual reality technology and other tools to provide a more stimulating experience to our clients during major presentation such as investor presentations and roadshows.

Expand our market presence in other international capital markets

Since 2023, our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary has focused on providing integrated investor relation services and building up our expertise and track record in the financial industry, in particular in Hong Kong. Since mid-2024, our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary has started providing services to companies that intend to seek a listing or are listed on the stock exchanges in the U.S.. Our management believes that the U.S. capital market will continue to attract interests from companies all around the globe in the upcoming decade. We plan to expand our market presence in the U.S. and the international markets by collaborating with stakeholders in the equity and debt capital markets and expanding our business network. We intend to attend industry events and liaising with our existing business partners and professional firms. We also intend to connect with U.S. based suppliers to provide location-specific services to our clients.

Enhancing our brand

We identify new clients mainly through referrals from our existing clients and business partners. We believe we can broaden our client base, attract more referrals from potential clients and improve our reputation by increasing our marketing effort to promote our “Etoiles” brand and market presence in the financial industry in Hong Kong.

We plan to (i) enhance our web pages for advertising our services; (ii) place advertisements in newspaper and online medias; (iii) sponsoring business events organized by professional firms and participating events organized by the stakeholders in the financial industry; and (iv) actively approaching potential clients in the Hong Kong and the U.S. financial industries to secure new business opportunities.

Our Services

We are mainly engaged in integrated investor relation services in Hong Kong. For each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, our total revenue was approximately US$3.2 million, US$2.5 million and US$0.1 million.

We operate our business primarily through our indirectly wholly-owned Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary, Etoiles Consultancy. We operate in a single segment that represents the Company’s core business as an integrated investor relation service provider in Hong Kong. Our integrated investor relation services mainly comprise one of more of the following components:

Operation Workflow

We identify new clients mainly through referrals from our existing clients and business partners. We generally meet with our potential clients to better assess their needs and we will tailor our scope of services to cater their demands. In assessing the fee for our services, we take into account the costs to be incurred based on our past experience, duration, manpower required and complexity of the services.

After being engaged by our clients, we will review their corporate profile to gain a deeper understanding to their business and goals and formulate a preliminary strategy with their targeted corporate positioning. We will liaise with our clients in formulating the strategy and incorporate their ideas and thoughts into our proposal. We will obtain our clients’ final proposal before executing.

During the project execution stage, we will constantly monitor the effectiveness of our services and make adjustment in accordance with our clients’ needs and requests. For engagement on a project-by-project basis, we generally bill our clients upon reaching certain milestones. For engagement over a period of time, we generally bill our clients for service provided monthly or yearly. Upon conclusion of the project or engagement, we will follow up with our clients to obtain their comments and discuss any possible add on services or follow up services that we can provide.

Pricing strategy

We believe that accurately estimating the cost of project is essential to our overall profitability. Our fee quotation is generally determined by adding certain mark-ups over our estimated costs. In assessing the fee for our services, we take into account the costs to be incurred based on our past experience, duration, manpower required and complexity of the services.

In consideration the percentage of mark-up for each project, we generally consider the complexity and duration of the project, our business relation with the client, the client’s background, the prospect of obtaining future projects from the client or referrals of the client, the possibility of establishing our reputation in the industry, the prevailing market conditions and competitors’ pricing.

Sales and marketing

The sales and marketing function is performed by our management team and project execution team who are responsible for maintaining relationships with the management of our existing clients and exploring leads from new clients. We identify new clients mainly through referrals from our existing clients and business partners.

Our Clients

Our clients mainly consist of (i) clients that intend to seek a listing or are listed on a stock exchange; and (ii) companies and professional firms in the financial industry. The number of clients with revenue contribution to us was 1 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, 22 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and 18 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The total revenue attributable to our five largest clients in aggregate accounted for approximately 49.9%, 48.6% and 100.0% of the total revenue for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, 2 of our clients accounted for more than 10% of our annual revenue, with Industrial Bank Co., Limited for 13.6%, and Fortune Case Limited for 10.1%. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, 2 of our clients accounted for more than 10% of our annual revenue, Marlin Capital Limited for 12.1%, and MOG Digitech Holdings Limited for 10.2%. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, 1 of our clients accounted for more than 10% of our annual revenue, with M-Coffee (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited for 100.0%.

Our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary generally enters into contracts with our clients. Although the terms of the contracts may vary, the material terms that are generally contained are set out below:

While we recognize revenue over time for integrated investor relations services structured under service contracts, we recognize revenue at a point in time for certain one-off engagements. Revenue is recognized when the agreed-upon deliverables have been fully completed, and the client has obtained control of the service output.

These point-in-time engagements typically include discrete services such as tailored due diligence exercises, promotional materials production, and standalone event coordination. Generally, we receive full payment of the pre-agreed fee before performing the relevant services. Revenue is recognized when all performance obligations have been satisfied, and no further obligations remain under the respective contract.

Our Vendors

Given our business nature, our vendors primarily comprise public relation companies to assist us in roadshow arrangement and other ancillary services. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, one of our vendors accounted for over 10% of the cost of revenue, with 3H Mgt (HK) Limited for 38.8% and 36.2%, respectively. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, none of our vendors accounted for over 10% of the cost of revenue.

Market and Competition

Hong Kong is one of the most active international financial centers in the world. Hong Kong remains a cornerstone of the global integrated investor relation industry, supported by its position as a leading international financial center. The continuous growth and internationalization of Hong Kong’s capital markets have been key drivers of the integrated investor relation industry. Driven by (i) the expansion of the capital markets of Hong Kong, (ii) increasing demand for financial public relation services to enhance brand and corporate image; and (iii) digitalization of global business, increasing use of social media and artificial intelligence, it is expected that the financial public relations market in Hong Kong will continue to grow.

Seasonality

We do not experience any seasonality in our business.

Insurance

Our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary maintain employees’ compensation insurance for our directors and employees at our office, which covers the liability to make payment in the case of death, injury or disability of all our employees under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance (Chapter 282 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and at common law for injuries sustained at work. We believe that our current insurance policies are sufficient for our operations.

Licenses

We, our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary and Etoiles Financial have obtained all material licenses, certificates, and approvals required for carrying on our business activities in Hong Kong for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, and up to the date of this annual report.

Properties

As of the date of this annual report, Etoiles Financial entered into the following lease agreement:

Intellectual Property

We are the registered owner of the domain name https://etoilesgroup.com. “Etoiles” is a trademark registered under a related party of the Company and licensed for use to Etoiles Consultancy, Etoiles Financial, Etoiles Vision..

Legal Proceedings

As of the date of this annual report, Etoiles Cayman and its subsidiaries had not been involved in any legal proceedings, investigations, claims nor had we been aware of any pending or threatened litigation, arbitration or other claims, which would have a material adverse impact on the operations, financial position and reputation of our Group.

REGULATIONS

This section sets forth a summary of the most significant rules and regulations that affect our business in material jurisdictions.

Regulations Related to our Business Operation in Hong Kong

(A) TRADE DESCRIPTION

Trade Description Ordinance (Chapter 362 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

After an amendment in 2012, which came into operation in 2013, some new provisions in the Trade Description Ordinance (“TDO”) are relevant to commercial practice including advertising and marketing.

Under section 2 of the TDO, trade description can now be applied to a service. It means in relation to a service, an indication, direct or indirect, and by whatever means given, with respect to the service or any part of the service including an indication of any of the following matters:

Under section 7A of the TDO, a trader who applies a false trade description to a service supplied or offered to be supplied to a consumer; or supplies or offers to supply to a consumer a service to which a false trade description is applied commits an offence. Under section 13E of the TDO, if the commercial practice (including advertising and marketing) contains misleading omission as to material information the trader commits a criminal offence.

Under section 18 of the TDO, any person who commits an offence under inter alia, section 7A or section 13E shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a maximum fine of HK$500,000.00 and imprisonment for 5 years; and on summary conviction to a maximum fine of HK$100,000.00 and imprisonment for 2 years. Further, under section 18A of the TDO, on conviction of an offence under inter alia sections 7A and 13E, the court has the additional power to order the payment of compensation.

According to section 20 of the TDO, if the offence is committed by a limited company and the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance or is attributable to the neglect of a person including a director, officer or manager they also commit the offence.

(B) MISREPRESENTATION

Misrepresentation Ordinance (Chapter 284 of the laws of Hong Kong)

Under the Misrepresentation Ordinance, where a person has entered into a contract after a misrepresentation has been made to him, and (a) the misrepresentation has become a term of the contract; or (b) the contract has been performed, or both, then, if otherwise he would be entitled to rescind the contract without alleging fraud, he shall be so entitled, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, notwithstanding the matters mentioned in (a) and (b) above.

Under section 3 of the Misrepresentation Ordinance:

(C) PERSONAL DATA

Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486 of the laws of Hong Kong)

The Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance protects the privacy interests of living individuals in relation to personal data. It covers any automated and non-automated data relating directly or indirectly to a living individual and applies to both public and private bodies as data users that control the collection, holding, processing or use of personal data.

There are six principles in respect of the purpose and manner of collection of data, the accuracy and duration of retention of data, the use of personal data, the security of personal data, the information to be generally available and the access to personal data. In general, the personal data shall be lawfully and fairly collected and steps should be taken to ensure that the data subject is explicitly or implicitly informed on or before collecting the data. Personal data should also be accurate, up-to-date and kept no longer than necessary while unless with the consent from the data subjects, personal data should be used for the purposes for which they were collected or a directly related purpose.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data is the governing body to promote, administer and oversee the enforcement of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. It has the power to carry out inspections of any personal data systems, to receive complaints from individuals and to investigate data users in respect of the complaints filed.

(D) EMPLOYMENT

Minimum Wage Ordinance (Chapter 608 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Minimum Wage Ordinance provides for a prescribed minimum hourly wage (set at HK$43.1 per hour as at the date of this annual report) during the wage period for every employee engaged under a contract of employment under the Employment Ordinance. Any provision of the employment contract which purports to extinguish or reduce the right, benefit or protection conferred on the employee by the Minimum Wage Ordinance is void.

Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Chapter 485 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (“MPF Schemes Ordinance”)

Employers are required to enroll their regular employees (except for certain exempt persons) aged between at least 18 but under 65 years of age and employed for 60 days or more in a Mandatory Provident Fund (“MPF”) scheme within the first 60 days of employment.

For both employees and employers, it is mandatory to make regular contributions into an MPF scheme. For an employee, subject to the maximum and minimum levels of income (set at HK$30,000 and HK$7,100 per month, respectively, as at the date of this annual report), an employer will deduct 5% of the relevant income on behalf of an employee as mandatory contributions to a registered MPF scheme with a ceiling (set at HK$1,500 as at the date of this annual report). The employer will also be required to contribute an amount equivalent to 5% of an employee’s relevant income to the MPF scheme, subject only to the maximum level of income (set at HK$30,000 as at the date of this annual report).

(E) HEALTH AND SAFETY

Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Chapter 509 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance provides for the safety and health protection to employees in workplaces, both industrial and non-industrial.

Employers must as far as reasonably practicable ensure the safety and health in their workplaces by:

Failure to comply with any of the above provisions constitutes an offence and the employer is liable on conviction to a fine of HK$200,000. An employer who fails to do so intentionally, knowingly or recklessly commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of HK$200,000 and to imprisonment for six months.

The Commissioner for Labor may also issue an improvement notice against non-compliance of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance or suspension notice against activity or condition of workplace which may create imminent risk of death or serious bodily injury. Failure to comply with such notice without reasonable excuse constitutes an offence punishable by a fine of HK$200,000 and HK$500,000 respectively and imprisonment of up to 12 months.

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

The Employees’ Compensation Ordinance establishes a no-fault and non-contributory employee compensation system for work injuries and lays down the rights and obligations of employers and employees in respect of injuries or death caused by accidents arising out of and in the course of employment, or by prescribed occupational diseases.

Under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, if an employee sustains an injury or dies as a result of an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, his employer is in general liable to pay compensation even if the employee might have committed acts of faults or negligence when the accident occurred. Similarly, an employee who suffers incapacity arising from an occupational disease is entitled to receive the same compensation as that payable to employees injured in occupational accidents.

According to section 15(1A) of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, employer shall report work injuries of its employee to the Commissioner of Labor not later than 14 days after the accident, irrespective of whether the accident gives rise to any liability to pay compensation.

Pursuant to section 40 of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, all employers (including contractors and subcontractors) are required to take out insurance policies to cover their liabilities both under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance and at common law for injuries at work in respect of all their employees (including full-time and part-time employees). Under section 40(1B) of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, where a principal contractor has undertaken to perform any construction work, it may take out an insurance policy for an amount not less than HK$200 million per event to cover his liability and that of his subcontractor(s) under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance and at common law. Where a principal contractor has a policy of insurance under section 40(1B) of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, the principal contractor and a subcontractor insured under the policy shall be regarded as having complied with section 40(1) of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance.

An employer who fails to comply with the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance to secure an insurance cover is liable on conviction upon indictment to a fine at level 6 (currently at HK$100,000) and to imprisonment for two years.

Limitation Ordinance (Chapter 347 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

Under the Limitation Ordinance, the time limit for an applicant to commence common law claims for personal injuries is three years from the date on which the cause of action accrued.

Occupiers Liability Ordinance (Chapter 314 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Occupiers Liability Ordinance regulates the obligations of a person occupying or having control of premises on injury resulting to persons or damage caused to goods or other property on the land.

The Occupiers Liability Ordinance imposes a common duty of care on an occupier of premises to take such care as in all the circumstances of the case is reasonable to see that the visitor will be reasonably safe in using the premises for the purposes for which he is invited or permitted by the occupier to be there.

(F) GENERAL

Business Registration Ordinance (Chapter 310 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

The Business Registration Ordinance requires every person who carries on a business in Hong Kong to apply for business registration within one month from the date of commencement of the business, and to display a valid business registration certificate at the place of business.

Any person who fails to apply for business registration or display a valid business registration certificate at the place of business shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of HK$5,000 and imprisonment for one year.

Taxation

Effective from April 1, 2018, profits tax is levied on a two-tiered profits tax rate basis, with the first HK$2 million of profits being taxed at 8.25% for corporations and 7.5% for unincorporated businesses, and profits exceeding the first HK$2 million being taxed at 16.5% for corporations and 15% for unincorporated businesses.

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress enacted the Enterprise Income Tax Law of PRC, or the Enterprise Income Tax Law, while the State Council promulgated the Implementing Rules of the Enterprise Income Tax Law of PRC, or the Implementing Rules on December 6, 2007, both of which became effective on January 1, 2008. The Enterprise Income Tax Law was further amended by SCNPC on February 24, 2017, which stimulates that corporate income tax shall be payable by a resident enterprise for income derived from or accruing in or outside China. Corporate income tax shall be payable by a non-resident enterprise, for income derived from or accruing in China by its office or premises established in China, and for income derived from or accruing outside China for which the established office or premises has a de facto relationship. The corporate income tax shall be at the rate of 25%. The applicable tax rate for income of a non-resident enterprise under the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 3 shall be 20%. Corporate income tax for qualified small profit enterprises shall be at a reduced tax rate of 20%. Corporate income tax for key advanced and new technology enterprises supported by the State shall be at a reduced tax rate of 15%. On the other hand, the State Administration of Taxation provides certain specific criteria for determining whether the “de facto management body” of a PRC-controlled offshore enterprise is located in China. Simply speaking, the criteria is more focused on substantive rather than format. Pursuant to its Circular 82 of 2009, the criteria to determine “de facto management body” include: (a) the senior management and core management departments in charge of its daily operations function have their presence mainly in the PRC; (b) its financial and human resources decisions are subject to determination or approval by persons or bodies in the PRC; (c) its major assets, accounting books, company seals, and minutes and files of its board and shareholders’ meetings are located or kept in the PRC; and (d) more than half of the enterprise’s directors or senior management with voting rights habitually reside in the PRC. Furthermore, the SAT published Bulletin 45 in September 2011, which provides more guidance on the implementation of the definition and provides for procedures and administration details on determining resident status and administration on post-determination matters. However, the SAT Circular 82 and Bulletin 45 only apply to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups rather than those controlled by PRC individuals or foreign individuals. So far there is no further criteria passed yet and no applicable legal precedents either, therefore it remains unclear how the PRC tax authorities will determine the PRC tax resident treatment of a foreign company controlled by individuals. Under these existing criteria, it is unlikely that we will be classified as a PRC “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. If so, it would likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to our non-PRC shareholders and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.

On August 21, 2006, China and Hong Kong signed the Arrangement between Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR concerning Avoiding Double Taxation and Preventing Tax Evasion on Income. When a Chinese company distributes dividends to Hong Kong residents (beneficiary owners of dividends), if the recipient directly owns at least 25% of the equity interest in the above-mentioned Chinese company, the Chinese withholding tax rate is 5%, otherwise it is 10%. On October 14, 2019, the State Administration of Taxation promulgated the Announcement of State Taxation Administration on Promulgation of the Administrative Measures on Non-resident Taxpayers Enjoying Treaty Benefits, which stimulate that non-resident taxpayers claiming treaty benefits shall be handled in accordance with the principles of “self-assessment, claiming benefits, retention of the relevant materials for future inspection”. Where a non-resident taxpayer self-assesses and concludes that it satisfies the criteria for claiming treaty benefits, it may enjoy treaty benefits at the time of tax declaration or at the time of withholding through the withholding agent, simultaneously gather and retain the relevant materials pursuant to the provisions of these Measures for future inspection, and accept follow-up administration by the tax authorities.

4.C. Organizational structure

The following is a list of our subsidiaries as of the date of this annual report.

The following diagram illustrates the corporate structure of Etoiles Capital Group Co., Limited and its subsidiaries as of the date of this annual report:

4.D. Property, Plant and Equipment

Facilities

Our principal executive offices are located at Unit 03-04, 25/F, Cosco Tower, 183 Queen’s Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited, 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, KY1-9009, Cayman Islands. The information contained therein or connected thereto shall not be deemed to be incorporated into this annual report of which it forms a part. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., located at 122 East 42^nd Street, 18^th Floor New York, NY 10168

Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects

5.A. Operating Results

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this annual report. This discussion and analysis and other parts of this annual report contain forward-looking statements based upon current beliefs, plans and expectations that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this annual report. You should carefully read the “Risk Factors” section of this annual report to gain an understanding of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements.

Overview

We are an exempted company with limited liability, incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on September 13, 2024, as a holding company. Our business operations are conducted through our indirect wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary, Etoiles Consultancy. We also wholly own, directly or indirectly, (i) Etoiles Financial, incorporated in Hong Kong on November 16, 2023, which has no material operations and is primarily used to manage certain administrative and operating expenses of the Group; (ii) Etoiles Vision, incorporated in the People’s Republic of China on December 19, 2025, which has no material operations and is primarily used to manage certain administrative matters in the PRC; and (iii) Etoiles Original, incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on October 8, 2025, which has no material operations.

We operate as a single-segment business, specializing in integrated investor relations services in Hong Kong.

Our Services

Our investor relations services encompass a comprehensive range of offerings tailored to meet the needs of our clients.

Public Relations Management involves assisting clients in enhancing their corporate image by developing strategic promotional plans, preparing corporate presentations and investor materials, and designing investor relations websites. Our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary also creates advertising strategies and publicity materials to strengthen brand visibility. Additionally, our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary provides support for key corporate events, including roadshows, press conferences, corporate ceremonies, and media interviews. In times of crisis, we assist in managing communication and reputation risks effectively.

Investor Relations Management focuses on strengthening relationships between our clients and their investors. Our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary assists in drafting investor relations media documents, coordinating shareholder meetings and press conferences, and helping clients identify and engage with their shareholders to foster better investor communication and transparency.

Tailored Due Diligence Services are designed to support clients in evaluating specific investment or acquisition targets worldwide. Our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary’s services include reviewing statutory records, conducting site visits, and preparing detailed due diligence reports to facilitate informed decision-making.

In addition to these core services, our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary offers Value-Added Services such as website design enhancements and the production of high-quality promotional videos, ensuring that our clients maintain a strong and compelling presence in the market.

Etoiles Consultancy and Etoiles Financial were founded in 2013 and 2023, respectively. Since 2023, our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary has focused on providing integrated investor relation services and building up our expertise and track record in the financial industry. Our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary primarily targets companies that intend to seek a listing or are listed on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong or U.S.. Our clients mainly consist of (i) clients that intend to seek a listing or are listed on a stock exchange; and (ii) companies and professional firms in the financial industry.

We, through our Hong Kong Operating Subsidiary, have achieved significant growth in our business. For each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, our total revenue was approximately $3.2 million, $2.5 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The number of clients with revenue contribution to us was 1 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, 22 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and 18 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

Key Factors That Affect Operating Results

Our financial performance is influenced by several key factors, which may impact our revenue, profitability, and overall business operations. These factors include:

General Market Conditions of the Capital Markets

The success of our investor relations services is closely tied to the overall health of the capital markets, particularly in Hong Kong and the U.S., where most of our clients operate. Market volatility, changes in investor sentiment, economic downturns, and fluctuations in IPO activities can significantly affect demand for our services. A decline in capital market activities, such as fewer IPOs or decreased investor engagement, could lead to reduced client spending on investor relations services.

Regulatory Environment and Compliance Requirements

The regulatory landscape for publicly listed companies is continuously evolving, with changes in disclosure requirements, corporate governance practices, and investor relations guidelines. Stricter regulations or increased compliance costs may influence the scope and nature of services our clients require, which could impact our revenue streams. Additionally, regulatory uncertainties or geopolitical developments affecting capital markets may indirectly impact our business.

Client Retention and Business Development

Our ability to retain existing clients and attract new ones is crucial to sustaining our growth. Since many of our service engagements are project-based, client retention is not guaranteed. A decline in repeat business or increased client churn may negatively impact our financial performance. Additionally, competition within the industry may result in pricing pressures, requiring us to continuously enhance our service offerings and maintain strong client relationships.

Fluctuations in Service Demand

Demand for investor relations services can vary based on macroeconomic trends, investor sentiment, and corporate activities such as IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, or capital raising efforts. Periods of reduced market activity may lead to lower demand for investor relations services, affecting our revenue stability. Conversely, heightened market activity can create growth opportunities, provided we can scale our operations efficiently.

Recruitment and Retention of Skilled Professionals

Our business success relies on the expertise and experience of our professional team. The investor relations industry requires a deep understanding of financial markets, corporate communications, and regulatory compliance. Attracting, training, and retaining top talent is critical to maintaining high service quality and delivering value to our clients. Rising labor costs, talent shortages, or high employee turnover could impact our operational efficiency and client relationships.

Staffing Costs and Operational Efficiency

Personnel costs represent a significant portion of our operating expenses. The ability to manage labor costs while maintaining service quality is crucial to our profitability. Rising wages or increased competition for skilled professionals may put pressure on our margins. Additionally, inefficiencies in resource allocation, workflow management, or technology adoption could impact our ability to scale operations effectively.

Competition in the Industry

The investor relations industry in Hong Kong and other key markets is highly competitive, with numerous service providers offering similar solutions. Larger firms may have stronger brand recognition, extensive networks, and diversified service offerings, which could place pressure on our pricing and client acquisition strategies. Additionally, new entrants with innovative technologies may disrupt the industry landscape, necessitating continuous improvements in our service delivery.

Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Factors

Global economic trends, trade policies, interest rate fluctuations, and geopolitical tensions may indirectly impact our business. Factors such as economic slowdowns, inflationary pressures, or financial market instability can reduce corporate budgets for investor relations services. Additionally, uncertainties arising from geopolitical events may influence investor confidence and corporate communication strategies, affecting the demand for our services.

Technological Advancements and Digital Transformation

The investor relations industry is increasingly adopting digital solutions, such as virtual roadshows, AI-driven investor analytics, and digital communication platforms. The pace of technological change requires us to continuously enhance our digital capabilities to remain competitive. Failure to adapt to emerging technologies or changing client preferences may limit our ability to expand our market share.

Results of Operations

For Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023

The following table sets forth key components of our results of operations for the years ended December 31,2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively:

Revenue

The following table sets forth our revenue by geographical area of the customers for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively: 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, our total revenue increased to $3,222,344, compared to $2,525,909 for the year ended December 31, 2024, representing steady growth. The increase was primarily driven by higher contract values associated with the projects undertaken during the year. The majority of our revenue was generated from clients based in Hong Kong, which accounted for $2,591,288, followed by $631,056 from China. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to enhanced client retention and the expansion of service scope for existing clients, resulting in higher recurring service fees and larger overall contract values.

For comparison, our total revenue increased significantly to $2,525,909 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $63,863 in the previous year. This substantial growth was primarily driven by an expansion in our service offerings and a significant increase in client engagements. The majority of our revenue was generated from clients based in Hong Kong, which accounted for $2,318,605, followed by $115,340 from China and $91,964 from the United States. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to the rising demand for investor relations services from Hong Kong-listed and U.S.-listed companies, as well as pre-IPO firms seeking advisory support.

Operating expenses

Our operating expenses consist of the following:

Operating expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, increased significantly to $3,254,252, compared to $1,525,309 in 2024. The increase in expenses was mainly driven by the scaling of our operations, including additional hiring, enhanced operational support functions, and higher costs incurred to meet the growing demand for our services.

Direct cost of revenue increased to $997,475 for the year ended December 31, 2025, reflecting higher costs incurred in delivering projects with larger contract sums and broader service scope, including increased professional support and project execution expenses.

Selling expenses amounted to $259,760 for the year ended December 31, 2025, mainly due to enhanced marketing initiatives and business development efforts aimed at securing larger contract values and strengthening client relationships in connection with our expanded service scope.

For comparison, operating expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, increased to $1,525,309, compared to $28,436 in 2023. The rise in expenses was primarily due to the costs associated with business expansion. Direct cost of revenue increased to $534,880, reflecting higher subcontracting and supplier fees. Selling expenses amounted to $130,494, primarily due to marketing and business development efforts.

General and administrative expenses

The table below sets forth the breakdown of general and administrative expenses for the years indicated.

General and administrative expenses increased significantly to $1,997,017 for the year ended December 31, 2025 from $859,935 for the year ended December 31, 2024, representing an increase of $1,137,082, or approximately 132%. The increase was primarily attributable to higher legal, audit, and other professional fees incurred in connection with the preparation for and completion of our initial public offering.

In addition, general and administrative expenses increased as a result of business expansion and operational scaling to support larger contract values and expanded service offerings. Wages and salaries increased due to additional hiring and enhanced compensation to support our growing operations. Depreciation expense, including depreciation of right-of-use assets, increased primarily as a result of office expansion. Overseas traveling expenses also increased in connection with expanded business development activities and client engagement efforts.

These increases were partially offset by a decrease in information technology expenses, which declined compared to the prior year due to reduced technology-related investments following infrastructure upgrades completed in 2024.

For comparison, general and administrative expenses increased to $859,935 for the year ended December 31, 2024 from $15,663 for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to the fact that the Group commenced business operations in September 2023, and therefore the results for 2023 reflect only approximately four months of operating activities. As a result, the 2023 figures are not fully comparable to the full-year results for 2024.

For 2024, we operated for a full fiscal year and continued to expand our operational infrastructure. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly driven by higher consulting and professional service fees, increased investment in information technology systems, office lease arrangements resulting in depreciation of right-of-use assets, expanded workforce costs, and increased business development activities, including overseas travel.

Other income (expense), net

Other income (expense) mainly represents net of other income and interest expenses.

Income tax expense

Our income tax expenses decreased by $50,301, or 34.8%, from $144,417 for the year ended December 31, 2024, to $94,116 for the year ended December 31, 2025. The decrease in income tax expenses was primarily due to lower taxable income for the year ended December 31, 2025, which was mainly attributable to increased operating expenses associated with business expansion and service delivery.

For comparison, our income tax expenses increased by $141,686 or 5,188.1%, from $2,731 for the year ended December 31, 2023 to $144,417 for the year ended December 31, 2024 in line with increase in taxable income in 2024.

Net (loss)/income

As a result of the foregoing, we reported a net loss of $153,660 for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to a net profit of $852,499 for the year ended December 31, 2024 as the reasons discussed above.

As a result of the foregoing, we reported a net income of $852,499 for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to a net profit of $32,696 for the year ended December 31, 2023 as the reasons discussed above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have financed our operations primarily through cash flows from operations.

As of December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $5.4 million. We remain debt-free, with no outstanding bank borrowings, positioning us well to fund our ongoing operations and support future growth initiatives without leverage. As of December 31, 2025, our current assets were approximately $6.0 million, and our current liabilities were approximately $1.4 million. As of December 31, 2024, our current assets were $1.8 million, and our current liabilities were $1.2 million. Current ratio increase from approximately 1.5 in 2024 to 4.37 in 2025.

In view of the current cash and bank balances and funds generated by operating activities, we believe our Company has sufficient resources to meet the working capital needs in the next 12 months from the date the audited financial statements are issued. However, our ability to meet the liquidity and capital requirement will be subject to future economic conditions and other factors which are beyond our control.

We may declare or pay dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of directors after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual requirements, business prospects and other factors the board of directors deems relevant, and subject to the restrictions contained in any future financing instruments.

Cash Flow

The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated cash flows for the years ended December, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively:

Operating Activities

For the year ended December 31, 2025, our net cash used in operating activities was approximately $0.9 million, which primarily reflected cash outflow from our net loss of $153,660 adjusted for net changes in assets and liabilities of approximately $1 million, which mainly represent a decrease in contract liabilities of approximately $0.6 million and increase in deposits and other receivables of approximately $0.3 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, our net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $1.6 million, which primarily reflected cash inflow from our net income of $0.9 million adjusted for net changes in assets and liabilities of $0.7 million, which mainly represent an increase in contract liabilities of approximately $1.0 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, our net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $64,000, which primarily reflected cash inflow from our net income of $33,000 and net changes in assets and liabilities of approximately $31,000, which mainly represent an increase in accrued liabilities.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were $687,059, $75,215 and nil respectively, mainly represent cash payment for purchase of property and equipment.

Financing Activities

For the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash provided by financial activities was approximately $5.6 million, which was mainly attributable to payments of offering costs for initial public offering of $1,192,106 net by the proceeds from issuance of shares pursuant to IPO of $6,440,000.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in financing activities was approximately $0.2 million, mainly representing payments made for offering costs related to IPO.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We had not entered any material off-balance sheet transactions and arrangements during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, we are subject to loss contingencies, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of our business, that cover a wide range of matters, including, among others, government investigations and tax matters. In accordance with ASC No. 450-20, “Loss Contingencies”, we will record accruals for such loss contingencies when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.

The following is a schedule of future minimum payments under operating leases as of December 31, 2025:

We lease offices which are classified as operating leases in accordance with Topic 842. As of December 31, 2025, our future lease payments totaled $2,347,508.

Capital Expenditures

For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we purchased $687,059 $75,215 and nil, respectively, of property and equipment respectively, mainly for use in our operations.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with the U.S. GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates include revenue recognition. Management makes these estimates using the best information available when the calculations are made; however, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees

6.A. Directors and Senior Management

The following table provides information regarding our directors and executive officers as of the date of this annual report:

Kit Shing, CHEUNG is a Director, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the board of the Company. Mr. Cheung is responsible for the general corporate strategy, overall management of our operations and business expansion. Mr. Cheung has over 7 years of experience in business management. Mr. Cheung joined Etoiles Consultancy in September 2023 and has become our Chief Executive Officer since February 2025. Since 2021, Mr. Cheung has been a project manager and director of Everway Creation Limited. From 2016 to 2021, Mr. Cheung was a senior relation manager of Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. From August 2022 to June 2023, Mr. Cheung was an executive director of Future World Holdings Limited (HKEx: 00572), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Cheung obtained a bachelor’s degree in science from the University of Toronto in 2015.

Hon Fai, TAM is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Tam has over 18 years of experience in the accounting, financing and auditing industry. Mr. Tam has become our Chief Financial Officer since February 2025. Since April 2023, Mr. Tam has been a company secretary of WK Group (Holdings) Limited (HKEx: 02535), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Since June 2020, Mr. Tam has been a director of Marksman Services Group Limited. Since October 2020, Mr. Tam has been a director of IPA CPA Limited. From December 2020 to February 2022, Mr. Tam was a company secretary of Sino Vision Worldwide Holdings Limited, a company formerly listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. From August 2019 to September 2024, Mr. Tam was an independent non-executive director of China Next-Gen Commerce and Supply Chain Limited (HKEx: 03928), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. From January 2012 to November 2022, Mr. Tam was an audit partner of CTY & Co., a CPA firm. From September 2006 to August 2011, Mr. Tam worked in the audit department of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Mr. Tam obtained a bachelor’s degree of business administration in accounting from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2006. Mr. Tam has been a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since January 2010 and is currently a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Zhihan, LOU is the Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Lou has over 5 years of experience in public relations, investor relations and communications industry. Mr. Lou has become our Chief Operating Officer since February 2025. Since February 2024, Mr. Lou has been the general manager of Etoiles Financial. From October 2023 to February 2024, Mr. Lou served as a consultant of Valuable Capital Limited, a company engaged in strategic consulting. From November 2019 to October 2023, Mr. Lou served as a deputy director of Wonderful Sky Financial Group Limited, a company engaged in initial public offering consultation and financial public relation. Mr. Lou obtained a masters of arts degree in communication from the Hong Kong Baptist University and a bachelor’s degree of broadcasting from the Zhejiang University of Technology in 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Qi, DING is an independent director of the Company. Ms. Ding has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, with extensive expertise in asset management, securities, investment banking, and commercial banking. Since June 2022, Ms. Ding has been an executive director and a responsible officer (Types 1, 4 and 9) of Huasheng Asset Management Limited. From October 2019 to December 2021, she served as the managing director and a responsible officer (Types 1, 4 and 9) of JX Securities (Hong Kong) Limited. Ms. Ding obtained a bachelor’s degree in international finance from the Central University of Finance and Economics in 1993. She is a holder of Type 1, 4, and 9 licenses issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and possesses senior executive qualifications for fund management in mainland China.

Yeung Tak, CHEN is an independent director of the Company. Mr. Chen has over 15 years of experience in auditing, accounting, financial management, treasury, internal control, corporate governance, and company secretarial matters. He graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a bachelor’s degree of arts in accountancy in December 2006. He has been a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since January 2011 and was admitted as a fellow in September 2021. Mr. Chen is also a CPA (Practising) registered with the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council. From December 2017 to December 2021, he served as an independent non-executive director of AV Promotions Holdings Limited (HKEx: 8419), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. He is currently the company secretary of Kingland Group Holdings Limited (HKEx: 1751), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and served as its executive director from May 2020 to June 2022. Mr. Chen also serves as an independent non-executive director of DT Capital Limited (HKEx: 356), WEIli Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2372), and Gain Plus Holdings Limited (HKEx: 9900), all of which being companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Additionally, he has been an independent director of Onion Global Limited, a company formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: OG) and currently listed on the U.S. OTC Market (OTC: OGBLY) since March 2022.

Heung Ping WONG is an director of the Company. Mr. Wong as over 18 years of experience in journalism and financial services. Since 2013, Mr. Wong has been serving as a senior consultant at AIA International Limited. From 2007 to 2013, Mr. Wong was a senior reporter at the Hong Kong Economic Times. Mr. Wong obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2007.

Family Relationships

None of the directors or executive officers have a family relationship as defined in Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors, director appointees or executive officers has, during the past ten years, been involved in any legal proceedings described in subparagraph (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

6.B. Compensation 

For the year ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the aggregate cash compensation and benefits that we paid to the executive officers and directors were HK$1,200,000 (approximately US$154,000), HK$1,751,836 (approximately US$224,508) and HK$200,000 (approximately US$25,545), as compensation to our directors and executive officers, as well as an aggregate of HK$36,000 (approximately US$4,600), HK$68,550 (approximately US$8,785) and HK$4,500 (approximately US$575) as contributions by the Operating Subsidiary to the Mandatory Provident Fund (“MPF”), a statutory retirement scheme introduced after the enactment of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance in Hong Kong, respectively.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the aggregate cash compensation and benefits that we paid to the non-executive directors were HK$172,650, (approximately US$22,000), as compensation to our non-executive directors.

Except our contribution to the MPF, we have not set aside or accrued any amount to provide pension, retirement, or other similar benefits to our directors, executive officers and non-executive directors. We do not have any equity incentive plan in place as of the date of this annual report.

Employment Agreements and Director Agreements

We have entered into employment agreements with each of our executive officers. Under these agreements, each of our executive officers is employed for a specific time period. We may terminate employment for cause for certain acts of executive officers, such as commission of any serious or persistent breach or non-observance of the terms and conditions of the employment, conviction of a criminal offense, willful disobedience of a lawful and reasonable order, fraud or dishonesty, receipt of bribery, or severe neglect of his or her duties. We may also terminate an executive officer’s employment without cause upon providing three-months advance written notice. An executive officer may resign anytime with a three-month advance written notice.

Each executive officer has agreed to hold, during his or her employment and after the termination or expiry of his or her employment agreement, in strict confidence and not to use, except as required in the performance of his or her duties in connection with the employment or pursuant to applicable law, any of our confidential information or trade secrets, any confidential information or trade secrets of our clients or prospective customers, or the confidential or proprietary information of any third party received by us and for which we have confidential obligations.

We will also enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. Under these agreements, we will agree to indemnify our directors and executive officers against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such person in connection with claims made by reason of their being a director or officer of our company.

Under our employment agreement with our Chief Executive Officer, Kit Shing, CHEUNG, we agreed that, for a three-year term, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, we will pay Mr. Cheung an annual salary of $153,840. Mr. Cheung will be provided with standard executive benefits. The Company will also provide standard indemnification and directors’ and officers’ insurance. The Company may terminate Mr. Cheung’s employment by giving at least three months’ written notice. All other compensation shall cease as of the date of termination and the Company shall pay all previously earned, accrued and unpaid compensation. Mr. Cheung is also subject to standard confidentiality provision.

Under our employment agreement with our Chief Financial Officer, Hon Fai, TAM, we agreed that, for a three-year term, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, we will pay Mr. Tam an annual salary of $36,000. Mr. Tam will be provided with standard executive benefits. The Company will also provide standard indemnification and directors’ and officers’ insurance. The Company may terminate Mr. Tam’s employment by giving at least three months’ written notice. All other compensation shall cease as of the date of termination and the Company shall pay all previously earned, accrued and unpaid compensation. Mr. Tam is also subject to standard confidentiality provision.

Under our employment agreement with our Chief Operating Officer, Zhihan, LOU, we agreed that, for a three-year term, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, we will pay Mr. Lou an annual salary of nil. Mr. Lou will be provided with standard executive benefits. The Company will also provide standard indemnification and directors’ and officers’ insurance. The Company may terminate Mr. Lou’s employment by giving at least three months’ written notice. All other compensation shall cease as of the date of termination and the Company shall pay all previously earned, accrued and unpaid compensation. Mr. Lou is also subject to standard confidentiality provision.

Agreements with independent directors

We entered into director offer letters with each of our independent directors which agreements set forth the terms and provisions of their engagement.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

We have not adopted any equity compensation plans.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

As of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we had no outstanding equity awards.

6.C. Board Practices

Board of Directors

Our board of directors consists of 4 Directors, comprising 1 executive Directors and 3 independent Directors. A director is not required to hold any shares in our Company to qualify to serve as a director.

A director may vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested, provided, however that the nature of the interest of any director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote on that matter. A general notice or disclosure to the directors or otherwise contained in the minutes of a meeting or a written resolution of the directors or any committee thereof of the nature of a director’s interest shall be sufficient disclosure and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction. A director may be counted for a quorum upon a motion in respect of any contract or arrangement which he shall make with our company, or in which he is so interested and may vote on such motion.   

Committees of the Board of Directors

We have established three committees under the board of directors: of an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating Committee. Even though we are exempted from corporate governance standards because we are a foreign private issuer, we have voluntarily adopted a charter for each of the three committees. Each committee’s members and functions are described below.

Our audit committee consists of Ms. Qi, DING, Mr. Heung Ping WONG, and Mr. Yeung Tak, CHEN. Mr. Yeung Tak, CHEN is be the chairperson of our audit committee. The audit committee will oversee our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the financial statements of our company. The audit committee will be responsible for, among other things:

Compensation Committee. Our compensation committee consists of Ms. Qi, DING, Mr. Heung Ping WONG, Ms. Qi, DING is the chairperson of our compensation committee. We have determined that each of our compensation committee members satisfies the “independence” requirements of Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq rules. The compensation committee will assist the board in reviewing and approving the compensation structure, including all forms of compensation, relating to our directors and executive officers. Our chief executive officer may not be present at any committee meeting during which his compensation is deliberated. The compensation committee will be responsible for, among other things:

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Ms. Qi, DING, Mr. Heung Ping WONG, and Mr. Yeung Tak, CHEN., Mr. Heung Ping WONG is the chairperson of our nominating and corporate governance committee. We have determined that each of our nominating and corporate governance committee members satisfies the “independence” requirements of Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq rules. The nominating and corporate governance committee will assist the board of directors in selecting individuals qualified to become our directors and in determining the composition of the board and its committees. The nominating and corporate governance committee will be responsible for, among other things:

Duties of Directors

Under Cayman Islands law, our directors owe fiduciary duties to our company. These include, among others (i) duty to act in good faith in what the director believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole; (ii) duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose; (iii) directors should not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion; (iv) duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests; and (v) duty to exercise independent judgment. In addition to the above, our directors also owe a duty to act with skill, care and diligence. This duty has been defined as a requirement to act as a reasonably diligent person having both the general knowledge, skill and 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 which that director has.

Our board of directors has all the powers necessary for managing, and for directing and supervising, our business affairs. The functions and powers of our board of directors include, among others:

Remuneration

The directors may receive such remuneration as our board of directors may determine from time to time. The compensation committee will assist the directors in reviewing and approving the compensation structure for the directors.

Qualification

There are no membership qualifications for directors. Further, there are no share ownership qualifications for directors. There are no other arrangements or understandings pursuant to which our directors are selected or nominated.

Meetings of directors

Our business and affairs are managed by our board of directors, who will make decisions by voting on resolutions of directors. Our directors are free to meet at such times and in such manner and places within or outside the Cayman Islands as the directors determine to be necessary or desirable. At any meeting of directors, the quorum for the transaction of business shall be one unless the directors fix some other number. An action that may be taken by the directors at a meeting may also be taken by a resolution of directors consented to in writing by all of the directors

6.D Employees

We and our Operating Subsidiaries employed a total of 24 full-time employees, as of December 31, 2025. The following table sets forth a breakdown of our employees by function:

We consider that we have maintained a good relationship with our employees and have not experienced any significant disputes with our employees or any disruption to our operations due to any labor disputes. In addition, we have not experienced any difficulties in the recruitment and retention of experienced core staff or skilled personnel.

Our remuneration package includes salary and discretionary bonuses. In general, we determine employees’ salaries based on their qualifications, position and seniority. In order to attract and retain valuable employees, we review the performance of our employees annually which will be taken into account in annual salary review and promotion appraisal.

6.E. Share Ownership

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares as of the date of this annual report by our officers, Directors, and 5% or greater beneficial owners of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. There is no other person or group of affiliated persons known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares.

Holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares are entitled to one (1) vote per share and holders of our Class B Ordinary Shares are entitled to ten (10) votes per share. In no event shall Class A Ordinary Shares be convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares. Each Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into one fully paid Class A Ordinary Share at the option of the holder, at any time after issue and without the payment of any additional sum.

We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to those securities. As of the date of this annual report, the percentage of Shares beneficially owned is based on 20,110,000 Ordinary Shares, consisting of 15,110,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 5,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding. None of the shareholders are located in the United States. We do not have any options or warrants that are outstanding. Unless otherwise indicated, the person identified in this table has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by him, subject to applicable community property laws.

As of the date of this annual report, none of our outstanding Shares are held by record holders in the United States.

6.F. Disclosure of a Registrant’s Action to Recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

Not applicable.

Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions

7.A. Major Shareholders

Please refer to “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees — 6.E. Share Ownership.”

7.B. Related Party Transactions

Employment Agreements

See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—6.B. Compensation—Employment Agreements and Indemnification Agreements.”

Other Transactions with Related Parties

Set forth below are the related party transactions of our company that occurred during the past three fiscal years up to the date of this annual report.

Balances with related parties

(a) Amount (to) due from a director

(b) Salaries paid related parties

The lease term commenced on August 1, 2025 and will expire on December 31, 2030. The lease was reviewed and approved by the independent and non-conflict members of the Board of Directors. The monthly rent is $34,917 was determined with reference to prevailing market rates for comparable commercial properties and represents, in management’s assessment, a fair market rate for the premises. The lease provides for a rent-free period from August 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025 to allow for renovation and interior decoration of the premise. Accordingly, no rental payments were made during this rent-free period.

The clubhouse is currently undergoing renovation and interior decoration. As of December 31, 2025, the property was not yet ready for use and had not commenced operations. The up-front payment of $524,199 is recognized as construction in progress as of December 31, 2025. The Company expects the clubhouse to be completed and ready to provide services in February 2026.

7.C. Interests of Experts and Counsel

Not applicable.

Item 8. Financial Information

A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

Please refer to “Item 18. Financial Statements.”

Legal Proceedings

As of the date of this annual report, Etoiles Cayman and its subsidiaries had not been involved in any legal proceedings, investigations, claims nor had we been aware of any pending or threatened litigation, arbitration or other claims, which would have a material adverse impact on the operations, financial position and reputation of our Group.

Dividend Policy

During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 and up to the date of this annual report, no transfers, dividends or distributions have been made by Etoiles Cayman, Zynergy BVI, Etoiles Consultancy, Etoiles Financial, Etoiles Vision and Etoiles Original. We intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, for operation and business development, however, we may pay dividends on our Class A Ordinary Shares in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of directors after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual requirements, business prospects and other factors the board of directors deems relevant, and subject to the restrictions contained in any future financing instruments.

The declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors, subject to compliance with applicable Cayman Islands laws regarding solvency. Our board of directors will take into account general economic and business conditions, our financial condition and results of operations, our available cash and current and anticipated cash needs, capital requirements, contractual, legal, tax and regulatory restrictions and other implications on the payment of dividends by us to our shareholders or by our subsidiaries to us, and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant. In addition, our shareholders may by ordinary resolution declare a dividend, but no dividend may exceed the amount recommended by our board of directors

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

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

Cash dividends, if any, on our Class A Ordinary Shares will be paid in U.S. dollars or HK Dollar.

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

8.B. Significant Changes

Except as otherwise disclosed in this report, we have not experienced any significant changes since the date of our audited consolidated financial statements included herein.

Item 9. The Offer and Listing

Our Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “EFTY.”

9.B. Plan of distribution

Not applicable for annual reports on Form 20-F.

9.C. Markets

Our Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “EFTY.” 

9.D. Selling shareholders

Not applicable for annual reports on Form 20-F.

9.E. Dilution

Not applicable for annual reports on Form 20-F.

9.F. Expenses of the issue

Not applicable for annual reports on Form 20-F.

Item 10. Additional Information

10.A. Share capital

Not applicable for annual reports on Form 20-F.

10.B. Memorandum and articles of association

We incorporate by reference into this annual report the description of our Second Amended And Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as currently in effect and filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this annual report, and the description of our securities filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this annual report. 

10.C. Material contracts

Other than those described in this annual report, we have not entered into any material agreements other than in the ordinary course of business.

10.D. Exchange controls

The Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong and Singapore currently have no exchange control regulations or currency restrictions.   

The foreign currency regulations of Mainland China do not currently have any material impact on the transfer of cash between Acco and our Hong Kong subsidiaries. However, the PRC government may impose controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore, there is a possibility that certain PRC laws and regulations, including existing laws and regulations and those enacted or promulgated in the future were to become applicable to our Hong Kong subsidiaries in the future, and the PRC government may prevent our cash maintained in Hong Kong from leaving or restrict the deployment of the cash into our business or for the payment of dividends in the future. See “Item 3.D. Risk Factors- Risks relating to our Corporate Structure- We rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have. In the future, funds may not be available to fund operations or for other uses outside of Hong Kong, due to interventions in, or the imposition of restrictions and limitations on, our ability or our subsidiary by the PRC government to transfer cash. Any limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business and might materially decrease the value of our Ordinary Shares or cause them to be worthless.” for more information.

10.E. Taxation

Cayman Islands Taxation

The Cayman Islands currently levies no taxes on individuals or corporations based upon profits, income, gains or appreciation and there is no taxation in the nature of inheritance tax or estate duty. There are no other taxes likely to be material to us levied by the government of the Cayman Islands except for stamp duties which may be applicable on instruments executed in, or after execution brought within the jurisdiction of the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands is a party to a double tax treaty entered with the United Kingdom in 2010 but is otherwise not party to any double tax treaties that are applicable to any payments made to or by our company. There are no exchange control regulations or currency restrictions in the Cayman Islands.

Payments of dividends and capital in respect of the shares will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands and no withholding will be required on the payment of a dividend or capital to any holder of our Ordinary Shares, nor will gains derived from the disposal of our Ordinary Shares be subject to Cayman Islands income or corporation tax.

The Cayman Islands enacted the International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act (2021 Revision) together with the Guidance Notes published by the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority from time to time. The Company is required to comply with the economic substance requirements from July 1, 2019 and make an annual report in the Cayman Islands as to whether or not it is carrying on any relevant activities and if it is, it must satisfy an economic substance test.

Hong Kong Taxation

The taxation of income and capital gains of holders of Ordinary Shares is subject to the laws and practices of Hong Kong and of jurisdictions in which holders of Ordinary Shares are resident or otherwise subject to tax. The following summary of certain relevant taxation provisions under Hong Kong law is based on current law and practice, is subject to changes therein and does not constitute legal or tax advice. The discussion does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in the Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, each prospective investor (particularly those subject to special tax rules, such as banks, dealers, insurance companies, tax-exempt entities and holders of 10% or more of our voting capital stock) should consult its own tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of an investment in the Ordinary Shares. The discussion is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this annual report, all of which are subject to change. There is no reciprocal tax treaty in effect between Hong Kong and the United States.

Tax on Dividends

Under the current practices of the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department, no tax is payable in Hong Kong in respect of dividends paid by us as a company incorporated in British Virgin Islands.

Profits Tax

No tax is imposed in Hong Kong in respect of capital gains from the sale of property (such as the Ordinary Shares). Trading gains from the sale of property by persons carrying on a trade, profession or business in Hong Kong where such gains are derived from or arise in Hong Kong from such trade, profession or business will be chargeable to Hong Kong profits tax. According to the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 3) Ordinance 2018, the two-tiered profits tax rates regime is introduced with effect from the year of assessment 2018/19. The profits tax rate for the first HKD2 million of assessable profits will be lowered to 8.25% for corporations and 7.5% for unincorporated businesses. Assessable profits above HKD2 million will continue to be subject to the rate of 16.5% for corporations and standard rate of 15% for unincorporated businesses. Liability for Hong Kong profits tax may thus arise in respect of trading gains from sales of Ordinary Shares realized by persons carrying on a business or trading or dealing in securities in Hong Kong.