UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
(Amendment No. 1)
(Mark one)
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (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
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 |
Date of event requiring this shell company report:
For the transition period from __________ to ____________
Commission file number:
(Exact name of the Registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Tel: +852 2153-3957; Fax: +
(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:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name
of each exchange on which registered | ||
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Warrants, each to purchase one ordinary share
Title of Class
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
The registrant had ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of April 28, 2023.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
¨ Yes
x
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
x
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.
x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).
x
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.
| ¨ Large Accelerated filer | ¨ Accelerated filer | x |
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. ¨
† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
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:
| x |
¨ International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board |
¨ Other |
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
¨ Item 17 ¨ Item 18
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 Exchange Act).
¨ Yes No
| Auditor
Firm PCAOB ID: |
Auditor
Name: |
Auditor
Location: |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
TROOPS, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 20-F/A (“Amendment No. 1”) to amend its Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2023 (the “Original Form 20-F”) soley to (i) correct typo, from “May 5, 2022” to “April 28, 2023” in the 3rd paragraph of the share ownership included in Item 6. E on page 71 of the Original Form 20-F; (ii) correct the consent of Yu Certified Public Accountant P.C. as filed Exhibit 15.1 with respect to the Registrtaion Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-214142); and (iii) file an additional consent of Audit Alliance LLP with respect to the Registrtaion Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-214142). The corrected Item 6. E is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
This Amendment with respect to the Company’s Form S-8 (File No. 333-214142) speaks as of the filing date of the Original Form 20-F. No revisions are being made to the Company’s financial statements or any other disclosure contained in the Original Form 20-F. This Amendment does not otherwise update any exhibits as originally filed or previously amended. In addition, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), new certifications by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed herewith as exhibits to this Amendment pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350).
Other than as required to reflect the amendment discussed above, this Amendment does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate any other information in the Original Form 20-F, or reflect any events that have occurred after the filing of the Original Form 20-F.
Exhibit Index
| 99.1 | Item 6. E Share ownership |
SIGNATURE
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on this Amendment No. 1 to Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Annual Report on its behalf.
| TROOPS, Inc. | ||
| Date: May 15, 2023 | By: | /s/ Raleigh Siu Lau |
| Name: | Raleigh Siu Lau | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |