F-3 1 ea0253012-f3_ehome.htm REGISTRATION STATEMENT

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2025

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM F-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

E-HOME HOUSEHOLD SERVICE HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Not Applicable

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Cayman Islands   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

E-Home, 18/F, East Tower, Building B,

Dongbai Center, Yangqiao Road,

Gulou District, Fuzhou City 350001,

People’s Republic of China
+86-591-87590668

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

 

Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:

 

Joseph M. Lucosky, Esq.

Steven A. Lipstein, Esq.

Lucosky Brookman LLP

101 Wood Avenue South, 5th Floor

Woodbridge, NJ 08830

(732) 395-4496

 

Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:

 

Cogency Global Inc.

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor

New York, N.Y. 10168

(800) 221-0102

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Emerging growth company

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explanatory Note

 

This registration statement is a replacement registration statement being filed pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to securities that remain unsold under the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-259464), originally filed on September 10, 2021, and declared effective on August 17, 2022 (the “Prior Registration Statement”). Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act, the Registrant is registering on this registration statement an aggregate of $88,239,631 of unsold securities (the “Unsold Securities”) previously registered under the Prior Registration Statement.

 

Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(5)(ii) under the Securities Act, by filing this registration statement on Form F-3 (the “Registration Statement”), the Company may issue and sell securities covered by the Prior Registration Statement until the earlier of (i) the effective date of this Registration Statement and (ii) February 13, 2026, which is 180 days after the third-year anniversary of the effective date of the Prior Registration Statement (the “Expiration Date”). The Prior Registration Statement and all offers and sales thereunder will be deemed terminated on the Expiration Date, except to the extent covered by this registration statement.

 

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. 

 

Prospectus  Subject to completion, dated August 15, 2025 

 

 

E-HOME HOUSEHOLD SERVICE HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

$388,239,631

Ordinary Shares

Debt Securities

Warrants

Units

Rights

 

E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted holding company with substantially all of its operations in China, may offer, issue and sell from time to time its ordinary shares, par value $0.05 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), debt securities, warrants, rights or units up to $388,239,631 or its equivalent in any other currency, currency units, or composite currency or currencies in one or more issuances. These securities may be sold in any combination in one or more offerings.

 

Throughout this prospectus, unless the context indicates otherwise, references to “E-Home” refer to E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited, a holding company and references to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “our company” are to E-Home and its consolidated subsidiaries, including E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited (Hong Kong), E-Home Household Service Technology Co., Ltd., E-Home (Pingtan) Home Service Co., Ltd., Fuzhou Bangchang Technology Co. Ltd., Fuzhou Yongheng Xin Electric Co., Ltd., Fujian Happy Yijia Family Service Co., Ltd., Danyang Fumao Health Development Co., Ltd., Fujian Chuangying Business Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Fujian Weizhixing Technology Co., Ltd., and Fuzhou Funeng Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd., as a whole.

 

This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to these securities and the general manner in which they may be offered. The specific terms of any securities to be offered, and the specific manner in which they may be offered, will be described in a supplement to this prospectus or incorporated into this prospectus by reference. You should read this prospectus and any supplement carefully before you invest. Each prospectus supplement will indicate if the securities offered thereby will be listed or quoted on a securities exchange or quotation system.

 

The information contained or incorporated in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, or such prospectus supplement, as applicable, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the securities. 

 

E-Home’s Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “EJH.” On August 14, 2025, the closing sale price of the Ordinary Shares, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market, was $1.38 per share.

 

E-Home may offer securities through underwriting syndicates managed or co-managed by one or more underwriters, through agents, or directly to purchasers. The prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe the plan of distribution for that offering. For general information about the distribution of securities offered, please see “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.

 

 

 

 

Investing in securities of E-Home involves a high degree of risk. You are urged to carefully consider the risk factors beginning on page 9 of this prospectus, in any accompanying prospectus supplement and in any related free writing prospectus, and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus before making any decision to invest in such securities. 

 

Investors purchasing securities in this offering are purchasing securities of E-Home, a Cayman Islands holding company, rather than securities of E-Home’s subsidiaries that conduct substantive business operations in China. 

 

E-Home is not an operating company but rather a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Because E-Home has no operations of its own, we conduct all of our business in mainland China (which is also referred to as “PRC,” and for the purpose of this prospectus, excluding Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau) through E-Home’s subsidiaries, particularly, E-Home (Pingtan) Home Service Co., Ltd. (“E-Home Pingtan”), Fuzhou Bangchang Technology Co. Ltd., and Fujian Chuangying Business Science and Techonology Co., and their respective Chinese subsidiaries.

 

This structure involves unique risks to investors, and you may never directly hold equity interests in E-Home’s Chinese operating entities. You are specifically cautioned that there are significant legal and operational risks associated with having substantially all of our business operations in China, including that changes in the legal, political and economic policies of the Chinese government, the relations between China and the United States, or Chinese or United States regulations may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and the market price of E-Home securities. Moreover, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence the PRC subsidiaries’ operations in China at any time. Recent statements by the Chinese government indicate an intent to exert more oversight and more control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers. On February 17, 2023, China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) released the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises (the “New Overseas Listing Rules”), which took effect on March 31, 2023. The New Overseas Listing Rules require Chinese domestic enterprises to complete filings with CSRC and report related information for any overseas securities offering after the holding company/issuer has listed on an overseas market which will apply this offering. Any such actions by the Chinese government could significantly limit or completely hinder E-Home’s ability to offer or continue to offer its securities to investors and cause the value of the securities of the Company to significantly decline or become worthless. Although we believe our operating structure is legal and permissible under the Chinese law and regulations currently in effect, Chinese regulatory authorities could take a different position on the interpretation and enforcement of laws and regulations and disallow our holding company structure, which would likely result in a material adverse change in our operations and/or the value of E-Home’s securities being offered, including that it could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China —The Chinese government exerts influence over the conduct of our business. The Chinese government may intervene or influence our PRC subsidiaries’ operations at any time, which could result in a material adverse change in our PRC subsidiaries’ operations and in the value of our securities”, “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China —Recent statements by the Chinese government indicate an intent to exert more oversight and more control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers. Any such actions by the Chinese government could significantly limit or completely hinder E-Home’s ability to offer or continue to offer its securities to investors and cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or become worthless” and “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — Changes in PRC laws, rules and regulations may impact on our operation” in the accompanying prospectus.

 

The PRC government recently initiated a series of regulatory actions and made a number of public statements on the regulation of business operations in China, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using a variable interest entity (“VIE”) structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. We do not believe that our PRC subsidiaries are directly subject to these regulatory actions or statements except for the filing requirement with New Overseas Listing Rules, as our PRC subsidiaries have not carried out any monopolistic behavior and the business of our PRC subsidiaries does not involve the collection of user data or implicate cybersecurity or national security concerns.

 

 

 

 

We also have dissolved the VIE structure in October 2021 as the business of our PRC subsidiaries does not involve any type of restricted industry for foreign investment. As advised by our PRC legal counsel, Fujian Dajia Law Firm, the risk that we may face penalties associated with our prior VIE structure if such structures are invalidated in the PRC in the future is minimal. Currently there are no existing rules or regulations in China that may impose penalties on PRC entities that adopted a VIE structure, which was dissolved already.

 

On February 17, 2023, the CSRC released New Overseas Listing Rules with five interpretive guidelines, which took effect on March 31, 2023. The New Overseas Listing Rules require Chinese domestic enterprises to complete filings with CSRC and report related information under certain circumstances, such as: a) an issuer making an application for initial public offering and listing in an overseas market; b) an issuer making an overseas securities offering after having been listed on an overseas market; c) a domestic company seeking an overseas direct or indirect listing of its assets through single or multiple acquisition(s), share swap, transfer of shares or other means. According to the Notice on Arrangements for Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises, published by the CSRC on February 17, 2023, a company that (i) has already completed overseas listing or (ii) has already obtained the approval for the offering or listing from overseas securities regulators or exchanges but has not completed such offering or listing before effective date of the new rules and also completes the offering or listing before September 30, 2023 are considered as an existing listed company and is not required to make any filing until it conducts a new offering in the future. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of any of the material events specified below after an issuer has completed its offering and listed its securities on an overseas stock exchange, the issuer shall submit a report thereof to the CSRC within 3 business days after the occurrence and public disclosure of the event: (i) change of control; (ii) investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas securities regulatory agencies or other competent authorities; (iii) change of listing status or transfer of listing segment; or (iv) voluntary or mandatory delisting. The New Overseas Listing Rules stipulate the legal consequences to the companies for breaches, including failure to fulfill filing obligations or filing documents having false statement or misleading information or material omissions, which may result in a fine ranging from RMB1 million to RMB10 million, and in cases of severe violations, the relevant responsible persons may also be barred from entering the securities market. On February 24, 2023, the CSRC, the Ministry of Finance, the National Administration of State Secretes Protection and the National Archives Administration released the Provisions on Strengthening the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Related to the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions, which took effect on March 31, 2023. PRC domestic enterprises seeking to offer securities and list in overseas markets, either directly or indirectly, shall establish and improve the system of confidentiality and archives work, and shall complete approval and filing procedures with competent authorities, if such PRC domestic enterprises or their overseas listing entities provide or publicly disclose documents or materials involving state secrets and work secrets of state organs to relevant securities companies, securities service institutions, overseas regulatory agencies and other entities and individuals. It further stipulates that (i) providing or publicly disclosing documents and materials which may adversely affect national security or public interests, and accounting records or photocopies thereof to relevant securities companies, securities service institutions, overseas regulatory agencies and other entities and individuals shall be subject to corresponding procedures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations; and (ii) any working papers formed in the territory of the PRC by securities companies and securities service agencies that provide domestic enterprises with securities services relating to overseas securities issuance and listing shall be stored in the territory of the PRC, the outbound transfer of which shall be subject to corresponding procedures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. As of the date of this prospectus, these new laws and guidelines have not impacted the Company’s ability to conduct its business, accept foreign investments, or list and trade on a U.S. or other foreign exchange other than the filing requirement with CSRC under New Overseas Listing Rules. As advised by our PRC counsel, Fujian Dajia Law Firm, the offering pursuant to this prospectus will be subject to the New Overseas Listing Rules but the offering is not contingent upon receipt of approval from the CSRC as the new rules only require the Company to file with CSRC within three business days after the completion of the new overseas offering since the Company is already listed on an oversea exchange before the effective date of the New Overseas Listing Rules. The Company has not completed the filings with CSRC for its previous offerings since the effectiveness of New Overseas Listing Rules and has not complied with the requirements of the New Overseas Listing Rules which would cause fines and other penalties under New Overseas Listing Rules. Furthermore, we shall complete the relevant filing procedures within 3 business days with the CSRC before the completion of this new offering. If we fail to complete such filing procedures for this new offering, we may face sanctions by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory authorities, which may include fines and penalties on us, restrictions on or delays to our financing transactions offshore, or other actions that could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our ordinary shares.

 

 

 

 

On September 24, 2024, the State Council published the Regulation on Network Data Security Management. and became effective on January 1, 2025. On December 28, 2021, Cybersecurity Review Measures were published by the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”), National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of State Security, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce of the PRC (the “MOFCOM”), People’s Bank of China, State Administration for Market Regulation, State Administration of Radio and Television, China Securities Regulatory Commission, State Secrecy Administration and State Cryptography Administration, which became effective on February 15, 2022. The Cybersecurity Review Measures provide that critical information infrastructure operators that purchase internet products and services and data processing operators engaging in data processing activities that affect or may affect national security shall be subject to the cybersecurity review by the Cybersecurity Review Office. Cybersecurity Review Measures also requires cyberspace operators with personal information of more than 1 million users who want to list abroad to file a cybersecurity review with the Office of Cybersecurity Review. Further, the relevant PRC governmental authorities may initiate a cybersecurity review against any company if they determine certain network products, services, or data processing activities of such company affect or may affect national security. Our subsidiaries in China provide home appliance services and housekeeping services and their business activities do not affect national security and they don’t have documents and materials which may adversely affect national security or public interests. There are uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of these new laws and guidelines, including failure to comply with the New Overseas Listing Rules by the Company, which could materially and adversely impact our business and financial outlook, may impact our ability to accept foreign investments, offer our securities to investors or continue to list on a U.S. or other foreign exchange, and could impact our ability to conduct our business.

 

As further advised by our PRC counsel, Fujian Dajia Law Firm, as of the date of this prospectus, no relevant laws or regulations in the PRC explicitly require E-Home or our PRC subsidiaries to seek approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, or any other PRC governmental authorities for the offering except for the filing requirement under New Overseas Listing Rules, nor has E-Home, or any of our subsidiaries received any inquiry, notice, warning or sanctions regarding the offering from the CSRC or any other PRC governmental authorities. However, However, it is uncertain what existing or new laws or regulations, or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, and, if any, the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on the daily business operations of our PRC subsidiaries, our ability to accept foreign investments and list on an U.S. or other foreign exchange. See “Risk Factors-Risks Related to Doing Business in China” in the prospectus.

 

In addition, pursuant to the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCA Act”), the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) issued a Determination Report on December 16, 2021 which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong, because of a position taken by one or more authorities in such jurisdictions. The PCAOB’s report also identified individual registered public accounting firms which are subject to these determinations. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it has secured complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong and voted to vacate the previous 2021 Determination Report to the contrary. Our registered public accounting firm, Enrome LLP, is not headquartered in mainland China or Hong Kong and was not identified in the report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determination on December 16, 2021, which was vacated on December 15, 2022. On December 29, 2022, legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations Act”) was signed into law by President Biden, which amended the HFCA Act by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three years. As a result, the time period before an issuer’s securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted has been decreased accordingly. However, the HFCA Act and related regulations currently do not affect the Company as the Company’s auditor, Enrome LLP, is subject to inspection by the PCAOB and the audit work papers of E-Home including those of its Chinese subsidiaries are available for the PCAOB’s inspection. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction or any other reasons, the lack of inspection could cause the trading in our securities to be prohibited under the HFCA Act and related regulations, and as a result Nasdaq may delist our securities. If our securities are unable to be listed on another securities exchange, such a delisting would substantially impair your ability to sell or purchase our securities when you wish to do so, and the risk and uncertainty associated with a potential delisting would have a negative impact on the price of our ordinary shares. Further, new laws and regulations or changes in laws and regulations in both the United States and China could affect our ability to list and trade our ordinary shares on Nasdaq, which could materially impair the market price for our securities. See “Risk Factor-Risks Related to Doing Business in China-The increased regulatory scrutiny focusing on U.S.-listed companies with significant operations in China in the U.S. could add uncertainties to our business operations, share price and reputation. Although our auditor is subject to inspection by the PCAOB, trading in E-Home’s securities may be prohibited under the HFCA Act if it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction or any other reasons, as a result, U.S. national securities exchanges, such as the Nasdaq, may determine to delist E-Home’s securities. Furthermore, a legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (“Consolidated Appropriations Act”) was signed into law on December 29, 2022, amending the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to the PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three” in this prospectus.

 

 

 

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we do not have cash management policies and procedures in place that dictate how funds are transferred through our organization. Rather, the funds can be transferred in accordance with the applicable PRC laws and regulations. As of the date of this prospectus, no dividends or distributions have been made by the holding company and its subsidiaries, to investors including U.S. investors. The holding company and its subsidiaries do not have any plan to distribute dividends in the foreseeable future. The cash proceeds raised from overseas financing activities, including this offering, may be transferred by us to our Hong Kong subsidiary and WFOEs (as defined below) via capital contribution or shareholder loans, as the case may be.

 

You are urged to carefully consider the risk factors beginning on page 9 of this prospectus, in any accompanying prospectus supplement and in any related free writing prospectus, and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus before making any decision to invest in our securities. 

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense

 

The date of this prospectus is         , 2025

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS ii
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS iii
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 1
RISK FACTORS 9
USE OF PROCEEDS 16
CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS 16
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL 17
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES 20
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS 28
DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS 29
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS 30
TAXATION 30
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 31
EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION 33
LEGAL MATTERS 34
EXPERTS 34
INDEMNIFICATION 34
ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES 34
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE 36
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION 36

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that E-Home filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, E-Home may sell securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $388,239,631 (or its equivalent in foreign or composite currencies). 

  

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that may be offered. Each time E-Home offers securities, it will provide you with a supplement to this prospectus that will describe the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities it offers. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus, together with applicable prospectus supplements and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplements, includes all material information relating to this offering. Please read carefully both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.” 

 

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of securities described in this prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that any information that we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains or incorporates forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act and section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements are management’s beliefs and assumptions. In addition, other written or oral statements that constitute forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate and statements may be made by or on our behalf. Words such as “should,” “could,” “may,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements.

 

We describe material risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could affect our business, including our financial condition and results of operations, under “Risk Factors” and may update our descriptions of such risks, uncertainties and assumptions in any prospectus supplement. We base our forward-looking statements on management’s beliefs and assumptions based on information available to management at the time the statements are made. We caution you that actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecast by our forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should be careful about relying on any forward-looking statements. Reference is made in particular to forward-looking statements regarding growth strategies, financial results, product and service development, competitive strengths, intellectual property rights, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, market acceptance or continued acceptance of services, accounting estimates, financing activities, ongoing contractual obligations and sales efforts. Except as required under the federal securities laws, the rules and regulations of the SEC, stock exchange rules, and other applicable laws, regulations and rules, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements after the distribution of this prospectus, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights selected information that is presented in greater detail elsewhere, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus. It does not contain all of the information that may be important to you and your investment decision. Before investing in the securities that E-Home is offering hereunder, you should carefully read this entire prospectus, including the matters set forth under the section of this prospectus captioned “Risk Factors” and the financial statements and related notes and other information incorporated by reference herein, including, but not limited to, our Annual Report on Form 20-F and our other periodic reports. 

 

Company Overview

 

We are a household service company based in Fuzhou, China. We provide integrated household services through our website and WeChat platform, “e 家快服” (“E-Home”), across 21 provinces in China. Currently, these services primarily include home appliance services, housekeeping services and senior care services. For our home appliance services, we partner with individuals and service stores which provide the technicians to deliver the on-site services. We have partnerships with more than 1,800 individuals and service stores providing these services in China. For our housekeeping services, we primarily partner with individual service providers who serve as independent contractors. We currently have more than 2,800 cleaners providing our housekeeping or care services. Our online platform integrates these offline service providers, which helps them to gain a larger customer base, and provides professional and reliable one-stop household services to our customers.

 

In July 2015, we successfully transitioned from an outsourcing after-market service provider of home appliances and building materials to an operator of home appliance services. In January 2018, we officially became an integrated household service provider after expanding our service portfolio from distribution, installation, repair and maintenance of home appliances to delivery, installation, repair and maintenance of home appliances, home-moving and house cleaning. In addition, we have launched and are actively promoting our senior care services. We plan to further expand our business to include smart community services, as well as sales of smart home supplementary merchandise. We currently have approximately 528 employees to support our operations.

 

The focus of our integrated household services will be adjusted based on different seasons and different locations. Most our home appliance services are conducted in Shandong, Henan and Hunan provinces, while our housekeeping and care services are mainly conducted in Fujian, Shandong and Guangxi provinces. We received over 1,319,141 and 1,087,093 service orders in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively. We believe that all services ordered were successfully delivered.

 

We operate our business mainly by receiving the orders online and providing the services offline. Our online platform includes our website and WeChat platform. Customers order services and complete payments online. After our system automatically matches an order to the corresponding service provider, the service provider receives the order and arranges for a technician/cleaner to deliver the on-site service. We are committed to raising our service quality and improving the efficiency of our platform operation, which would ultimately improve the customer experience. After the services are delivered, customers can upload their evaluations on the platform and our customer service team will follow up with customers and get their feedback. 

 

We market our brand and services through multiple channels, both online and offline. Online marketing is mainly done through WeChat events. Offline services are mainly promoted by clients from communities, institutions, training agencies and firms through peer-to-peer marketing. We also aim to deliver premium services to garner strong word-of-mouth referrals and enhance our brand recognition. The number of our registered members increased to more than 5.26 million for the year ended June 30, 2024 from 4.45 million for the year ended June 30, 2023 and approximately 3.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2022. Registered members are those customers who followed our WeChat official account and provided their profiles, including their phone numbers or WeChat User IDs. Most of the orders for our services are placed from our registered members; therefore, we believe that the number of registered members is a key metric for our operations.

 

 

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E-Home Pingtan is a holding company of the following subsidiaries: (i) 100% of the equity interests of Fuzhou Yongheng Xin Electric Co., Ltd., a limited liability company established under the laws of the PRC on October 12, 2004; (ii) 100% of the equity interests of Fujian Happy Yijia Family Service Co., Ltd., a limited liability company established under the laws of the PRC on January 19, 2015; and (iii) 100% of the equity interests of Danyang Fumao Health Development Co., Ltd., a limited liability company established under the laws of the PRC on June 23, 2021. E-Home Pingtan also holds 20% of the equity interests of Fuzhou Fumao Health Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (“Fuzhou Fumao”), previously named Fuzhou Yiyanbao Information Technology Co., Ltd., a limited liability company established under the laws of the PRC on August 12, 2016. E-Home Pingtan reduced its shareholding in Fuzhou Fumao from 67% to 20% as of September 15, 2021 by completing the registration of the transfer of 47% equity interests in Fuzhou Fumao to certain individuals with local governmental authorities. On December 23, 2022, E-Home Pingtan transferred its remaining shareholding in Fuzhou Fumao to an unrelated third party.

 

Corporate Structure

 

All of our business operations are conducted  through our Chinese subsidiaries. The chart below presents our current corporate structure:

 

 

 

The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act

 

Our securities will be prohibited from trading if our auditor cannot be fully inspected by the PCAOB for three consecutive years pursuant to the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which was enacted on December 18, 2020. On December 29, 2022, a legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations Act”) was signed into law by President Biden, which has shortened the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act’s timeline for a potential trading prohibition from three years to two years, thus reducing the time period before our securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted if our auditor is unable to meet the PCAOB inspection requirement. Our independent registered public accounting firm, Enrome LLP, is not headquartered in mainland China or Hong Kong and was not identified in the report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determination on December 16, 2021, which determinations were vacated on December 15, 2022. However, if it is determined in the future that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate our auditor completely, or if our future audit reports are prepared by auditors that are not completely inspected by the PCAOB, our ordinary shares may be delisted or trading in our ordinary shares may be prohibited under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. For more details, see “Item 3. Key Information-D. Risk Factors-Risks Related to Doing Business in China”.

 

 

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Regulatory Permissions and Developments

 

Permissions to Operate Our Business

 

We have been advised by our PRC Counsel, Fujian Dajia Law Firm, that pursuant to the relevant laws and regulations in China, as of the date of this prospectus, none of our PRC subsidiaries’ business is stipulated on the Special Administrative Measures for the Access of Foreign Investment (Negative List) (2024 Version) (the “2024 Negative List”) promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) and The National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China which took effect on November 1, 2024. Therefore, our PRC subsidiaries are able to conduct their business without being subject to restrictions imposed by the foreign investment laws and regulations of the PRC.

 

Currently, none of our PRC subsidiaries is required to obtain additional licenses or permits beyond a regular business license for their operations. Each of our PRC subsidiaries is required to obtain a regular business license from the local branch of the State Administration for Market Regulation. Each of our PRC subsidiaries has obtained a valid business license for its respective business scope, and no application for any such license has been denied.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, E-Home and its PRC subsidiaries are not subject to permission requirements from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”), the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) or any other entity that is required to approve of its PRC subsidiaries’ operations.

 

Permissions to Issue Securities to Foreign Investors

 

As of the date of this prospectus, E-Home and its PRC subsidiaries are not required to obtain permissions from any PRC authorities to issue securities to foreign investors, and nor have received or were denied such permissions by any PRC authorities.

 

The General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the “Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities,” or the Opinions, which were made available to the public on July 6, 2021. The Opinions emphasized the need to step up regulation over illegal securities activities, and the need to strengthen oversight over overseas listings by Chinese companies. Based on existing PRC laws and regulations, as advised by our PRC counsel, Fujian Dajia Law Firm, we believe neither E-Home nor its subsidiaries are required to obtain any approval from any Chinese authority to offer and issue securities to foreign investors, and we have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, or sanction in relation to the listing and trading of the Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq from the CSRC, the CAC or any other Chinese authorities. However, there remains uncertainty as to the enactment, interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements related to overseas securities offerings and other capital markets activities. We will continue to closely monitor regulatory developments in China regarding any necessary approvals from the CSRC or other PRC governmental authorities required for overseas listings.

 

On December 24, 2021, the CSRC released the Administrative Provisions of the State Council Regarding Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments) (the “Administrative Provisions”), and the Measures Regarding Recordation of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments) (the “Measures”). The Administrative Provisions and Measures aim to establish a unified supervision system and promote cross-border regulatory cooperation. The Measures lay out filing procedures for domestic companies to record their initial public offerings and follow-on offerings abroad with the CSRC. Issuers are required to file follow-on offerings with the CSRC within 3 business days after the closing of such offerings.

 

While it is uncertain when the Administrative Provisions and the Measures will take effect or if they will take effect as proposed, we are advised by our PRC counsel, Fujian Dajia Law Firm, that based on the Chinese laws and regulations currently in effect, as of the date of this prospectus, the risk that we may face penalties associated with our prior VIE structure if such structures are invalidated in the PRC in the future is minimal. Currently there are no existing rules or regulations in China that may impose penalties on PRC entities that adopted a VIE structure, which was dissolved later. According to the Q&A held by CSRC officials for journalists thereafter, the CSRC will adhere to the principle of non-retroactive application of law and first focus on issuers conducting initial public offerings and follow-on offerings by requiring them to complete the registration procedures. Other issuers will be given a sufficient transition period. The CSRC officials also noted that the regulation system contemplated by the draft Administrative Provisions and Measures differentiates between IPOs and follow-on offerings to take into account overseas capital markets’ fast and efficient features and to reduce impacts on overseas financing activities by domestic companies. If the Administrative Provisions and the Measures are enacted in their current forms, we expect to perform necessary registration filings, through our WFOEs, with the CSRC for E-Home’s listing on the Nasdaq within the prescribed transition period and for this offering in the event that it takes place after the Administrative Provisions and the Measures become effective.

 

 

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In addition, as advised by our PRC counsel, Fujian Dajia Law Firm, none of E-Home or any of its subsidiaries are required to obtain permissions or approval from the CSRC, the CAC, or any other government agency in connection with E-Home’s offerings of securities to foreign investors or trading of Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq. Neither E-Home nor any of its subsidiaries has obtained or been denied the approval or clearance from either the CSRC or any other Chinese regulatory authority for the offering that E-Home may make under this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. However, there remains uncertainty inherent in relying on an opinion of our PRC counsel as to the enactment, interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements related to overseas securities offerings and other capital markets activities. The PRC regulatory agencies, including the CSRC or the CAC, may not reach the same conclusion as our PRC counsel.

 

If we inadvertently conclude that such approvals are not required but the CSRC or other PRC regulatory body subsequently determines that we need to obtain the approval for this offering or if the CSRC or any other PRC government authority promulgates any interpretation or implements rules subsequently that would require us to obtain CSRC or other governmental approvals for this offering, E-Home may not be able to proceed with this offering, and may face adverse actions or sanctions by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory agencies. In any such event, these regulatory agencies may limit, or impose fines and penalties on our operations in China or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or operating results, as well as E-Home’s ability to offer or continue to offer its securities to investors or cause such securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless. In addition, if the CSRC, the CAC or other regulatory agencies later promulgate new rules requiring that we obtain their approvals for any of the offerings, we cannot assure you that we can obtain the approval, authorizations, or complete required procedures or other requirements in a timely manner, or at all, or obtain a waiver of the requisite requirements if and when procedures are established to obtain such a waiver. Any uncertainties and/or negative publicity regarding such an approval requirement could have a material adverse effect on the value of the securities being offered.

 

Cybersecurity Review

 

As advised by our PRC counsel, Fujian Dajia Law Firm, and based on their interpretation of the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures which were released for comments in July 2021 and became effective on February 15, 2022, E-Home or any of its PRC subsidiaries are not required to apply for a cybersecurity review with the CAC, because E-Home’s Ordinary Shares were listed on Nasdaq before the effective date of the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures on February 15, 2022 and the requirement that “online platform operators with personal information of more than 1 million users which intends to go public abroad must apply to the Cybersecurity Review Office of the CAC for a cybersecurity review” set forth in Article 7 of the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures should not be applicable to E-Home or any of its subsidiaries. Further, we do not believe that E-Home or any of its subsidiaries constitutes an online platform operator under the draft Regulations on Network Data Security which were published for comments on November 14, 2021 by the CAC. However, there remains uncertainty as to the interpretation and implementation of the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures and we cannot assure you that the CAC will reach the same conclusion as our PRC counsel.

 

On July 10, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued the Cybersecurity Review Measures (revised draft for public comments), which proposed to authorize the CAC to conduct cybersecurity review on a range of activities that affect or may affect national security. The revised Cybersecurity Review Measures expand the cybersecurity review to online platform operators in possession of personal information of over one million users if the operators intend to list their securities in a foreign country. The revised Cybersecurity Review Measures took effect on February 15, 2022. Under the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures, the scope of entities required to undergo cybersecurity review to assess national security risks that arise from data processing activities would be expanded to include all critical information infrastructure operators who purchase network products and services and all data processors carrying out data processing activities that affect or may affect national security. Such reviews will focus on the potential risk of core data, important data, or a large amount of personal information being stolen, leaked, destroyed, illegally used, or exported out of China, or critical information infrastructure being affected, controlled, or maliciously used by foreign governments after a listing outside China. As advised by our PRC counsel, Fujian Dajia Law Firm, we believe that the cybersecurity review requirement under the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures for online platform operators in possession of personal information of over one million users going public in a foreign country does not apply to E-Home or any of its subsidiaries, because E-Home became a public company with shares listed in the US before such Measures became effective. However, there remains uncertainty as to the interpretation and implementation of the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures and we cannot assure you that the CAC will reach the same conclusion as our PRC counsel.

 

 

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In addition, on November 14, 2021, the CAC released the Regulations on Network Data Security (draft for public comments) and accepted public comments until December 13, 2021. The draft Regulations on Network Data Security provide more detailed guidance on how to implement the general legal requirements under legislations such as the Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law, and the Personal Information Protection Law. The draft Regulations on Network Data Security follow the principle that the state will regulate based on a data classification and multi-level protection scheme. We believe that E-Home or any of its subsidiaries does not constitute an online platform operator under the draft Regulations on Network Data Security as proposed, which is defined as a platform that provides information publishing, social network, online transaction, online payment, and online audio/video services. Our PRC subsidiaries only access certain customers through the WeChat platform but none of them is an online platform operator themselves, nor is any of them required to obtain an ICP license for their operations. However, in anticipation of strengthened implementation of cybersecurity laws and regulations, there can be no assurance that the Cybersecurity Review Measures will not be further amended, or other laws or regulations will not be promulgated to subject us or any of our PRC subsidiaries to the cybersecurity review or other compliance requirements. In such case, we may face challenges in addressing such enhanced regulatory requirements. For additional information, see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China—Our business is subject to complex and evolving laws and regulations regarding privacy and data protection. Compliance with China’s new Data Security Law, Cybersecurity Review Measures, Personal Information Protection Law, Provisions on Strengthening the Confidentiality and Archives Administration as well as additional laws, regulations and guidelines that the Chinese government promulgates in the future may entail significant expenses and could materially affect our business” on page 11.

 

Transfer of Cash Through Our Organization

 

Holding Company Structure

 

Our equity structure is a direct holding structure, that is, E-Home, the Cayman Islands entity listed in the U.S., controls E-Home Pingtan and Fuzhou Bangchang and other Chinese operating entities through E-Home HK. See “Item 4 Information of the Company - A. History and Development of the Company - Corporate Structure” for more details.

 

Cash and Other Assets Transfers Between the Holding Company and Its Subsidiaries

 

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022, 2023 and 2024, E-Home provided capital contributions of $0, $0 and $0, respectively, to our intermediate holding companies and subsidiaries. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022, 2023 and 2024, E-Home provided loans of $39,695,120, $30,072,414 and $6,625,136, respectively, to our intermediate holding companies and subsidiaries, and received repayments of $0, $0 and $0, respectively. For fiscal years ended June 30, 2022, 2023 and 2024, no assets other than cash were transferred between E-Home and a subsidiary of the Company, and no subsidiaries paid dividends or made other distributions to the Cayman holding company.

 

E-Home, as a holding company, may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by its Chinese subsidiaries for E-Home’s cash and financing requirements, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to its shareholders or to pay any expenses and other obligations it may incur. To date, there have not been any dividends or other distributions from our Chinese subsidiaries to our subsidiary located outside of mainland China, namely E-Home HK, or the Cayman Islands holding company, E-Home.

 

Within our direct holding structure, the cross-border transfer of funds from E-Home to its Chinese subsidiaries is permitted under laws and regulations of the PRC currently in effect. Foreign investors’ funds for purchasing E-Home’s securities being offered can be remitted to our subsidiaries in China, through E-Home HK. Specifically, E-Home is permitted to provide funding to its PRC subsidiaries in the form of shareholder loans or capital contributions, subject to satisfaction of applicable government registration, approval and filing requirements in China. There are no quantity limits on E-Home’s ability to make capital contributions to its PRC subsidiaries under the PRC regulations. However, the PRC subsidiaries may only procure shareholder loans from E-Home HK to the extent of the difference between their respective registered capital and total investment amount as recorded in the Chinese Foreign Investment Comprehensive Management Information System. 

 

 

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Dividends and Other Distributions to U.S. Investors and Tax Consequences

 

As of the date of this report, neither E-Home nor any of its subsidiaries have paid dividends or made distributions to U.S. investors. We intend to retain most, if not all, of our available funds and any future earnings to the development and growth of our business in China. We do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

Subject to the passive foreign investment company rules, the gross amount of any distribution that we make to investors with respect to E-Home’s securities (including any amounts withheld to reflect PRC withholding taxes) will be taxable as a dividend, to the extent paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under United States federal income tax principles.

 

The PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law and its implementation rules provide that a withholding tax at a rate of 10% will be applicable to dividends payable by Chinese companies to non-PRC-resident enterprises unless reduced under treaties or arrangements between the PRC central government and the governments of other countries or regions where the non-PRC resident enterprises are tax resident. Pursuant to the tax agreement between mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the withholding tax rate in respect to the payment of dividends by a PRC enterprise to a Hong Kong enterprise may be reduced to 5% from a standard rate of 10%. However, if the relevant tax authorities determine that our transactions or arrangements are for the primary purpose of enjoying a favorable tax treatment, the relevant tax authorities may adjust the favorable withholding tax in the future. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the reduced 5% withholding rate will apply to dividends received by our Hong Kong subsidiary from our PRC subsidiaries. This withholding tax will reduce the amount of dividends we may receive from our PRC subsidiaries.

 

Restrictions on Our Ability to Transfer Cash Out of Mainland China and Hong Kong

 

Our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute dividends is based upon their distributable earnings. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to their respective shareholders only out of their accumulated profits, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, under PRC law, each of our PRC subsidiaries is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund certain statutory reserve funds until such reserve funds reach 50% of its registered capital. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. If any of our Chinese subsidiaries incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends to E-Home.

 

To address persistent capital outflows and the RMB’s depreciation against the U.S. dollar in the fourth quarter of 2016, the People’s Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, implemented a series of capital control measures in the subsequent months, including stricter vetting procedures for China-based companies to remit foreign currency for overseas acquisitions, dividend payments and shareholder loan repayments. Limitations on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to make remittance to pay dividends could limit our ability to access cash generated by the operations of those entities, including to make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends to our shareholders or otherwise fund and conduct our business.

 

Currently, other than complying with the applicable PRC laws and regulations, we do not have our own cash management policy and procedures that dictate how funds are transferred.

 

 

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Corporate Information

 

The Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on September 24, 2018. Our principal executive office is located at is E-Home, 18/F, East Tower, Building B, Dongbai Center, Yangqiao Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou City 350001, People’s Republic of China. Our telephone number is (+86) 591-87590668.

 

E-Home’s registered office is at 4th Floor, Harbour Place, 103 South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-1002, Cayman Islands. E-Home’s agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., located at 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168.

 

Our website can be found at www.ej111.com. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or into any information incorporated herein by reference. You should not consider information on our website to be part of this prospectus, prospectus supplement, any free writing prospectus or any information incorporated by reference herein.

 

Summary of Risk Factors

 

Below please find a summary of the principal risks we face, organized under relevant headings. These risks are discussed more fully in “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

 

Performance issues or an inability to provide good customer service could adversely affect our business and harm our reputation.

 

If we fail to retain existing or attract new customers or service providers, our business, financial condition and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

 

We face intense competition, and if we do not compete successfully against existing and new competitors, we may lose market share and suffer losses.

 

We may not be able to effectively manage our growth and expansion or implement our business strategies, in which case our business and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

 

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

 

The Chinese government exerts influence over the conduct of our business. The Chinese government may intervene or influence our PRC subsidiaries’ operations at any time, which could result in a material adverse change in our PRC subsidiaries’ operations and in the value of our securities.

 

Changes in U.S. and Chinese regulations or in relations between the United States and China may adversely impact our business, our operating results, our ability to raise capital and the market price of our ordinary shares. Any such changes may take place quickly and with very little notice.

 

The filing with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) is required in connection with any offerings and certain events of the Company under New Overseas Listing Rules, and we currently are not in compliance with such rules and we may face sanctions and penalties by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory agencies for failure to timely file with the CSRC.

 

Our business is subject to complex and evolving laws and regulations regarding privacy and data protection. Compliance with China’s new Data Security Law, Cybersecurity Review Measures, Provisions on Strengthening the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Personal Information Protection Law, as well as additional laws, regulations and guidelines that the Chinese government promulgates in the future may entail significant expenses and could materially affect our business.

 

 

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We may be required to apply for a cybersecurity review under the proposed Cybersecurity Review Measures (revised draft for public comments).

 

Fluctuations in exchange rates could result in foreign currency exchange losses and could materially reduce the value of your investment.

 

You may face difficulties in protecting your interests and exercising your rights as a shareholder since we conduct substantially all of our operations in China, and most of our officers and directors reside outside the United States.

 

The increased regulatory scrutiny focusing on U.S.-listed companies with significant operations in China in the U.S. could add uncertainties to our business operations, share price and reputation. Although our auditor is subject to inspection by the PCAOB, trading in E-Home’s securities may be prohibited under the HFCA Act if it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction or any other reasons, as a result, U.S. national securities exchanges, such as the Nasdaq, may determine to delist E-Home’s securities. Furthermore, a legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (“Consolidated Appropriations Act”) was signed into law on December 29, 2022, amending the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to the PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three.

 

Risks Related to Our Ordinary Shares

 

The trading price of our ordinary shares has been and is likely to continue to be highly volatile, which could result in substantial losses to holders of our ordinary shares.

 

Because we do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future, you must rely on price appreciation of your shares for return on your investment.

 

You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited, because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law.

 

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.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to rely on exemptions from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to domestic U.S. issuers. This may afford less protection to holders of our securities.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in E-Home’s securities involves a high degree of risk. We operate in a highly competitive environment in which there are numerous factors which can influence our business, financial position or results of operations and which can also cause the value of the securities being offered to decline. Many of these factors are beyond our control and therefore, are difficult to predict. Prior to making a decision about investing in E-Home’s securities, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” contained in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC, which has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and in any applicable prospectus supplement and our other filings with the SEC and incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any free writing prospectus, together with all of the other information contained in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement. If any of the risks or uncertainties described in our SEC filings or any prospectus supplement or any additional risks and uncertainties actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of E-Home’s securities could decline and you might lose all or part of your investment. 

 

The following disclosure is intended to highlight, update or supplement previously disclosed risk factors facing the Company set forth in the Company’s public filings. These risk factors should be carefully considered along with any other risk factors identified in the Company’s other filings with the SEC.

 

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

 

The Chinese government exerts influence over the conduct of our business. The Chinese government may intervene or influence our PRC subsidiaries’ operations at any time, which could result in a material adverse change in our PRC subsidiaries’ operations and in the value of our securities.

 

Substantially all of our operations are conducted in the PRC by our PRC subsidiaries and all of our revenue is sourced from the PRC. Accordingly, our financial condition and results of operations are affected to a significant extent by economic, political and legal developments in the PRC.

 

Economies among countries worldwide differ. The PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and to guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the overall PRC economy, but may also have a negative effect on us. Our financial condition and results of operations and the value of our securities could be materially and adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations that are applicable to us. In addition, there can be no assurance that the PRC government will not intervene or impose restrictions on our ability to transfer or distribute cash within our organization or to foreign investors, which could result in an inability or prohibition on making transfers or distributions outside of mainland China and Hong Kong and may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Recent statements by the Chinese government indicate an intent to exert more oversight over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers. Any such actions by the Chinese government could significantly limit or completely hinder E-Home’s ability to offer or continue to offer its securities to investors.

 

The Chinese government recently has published new policies that significantly affected certain industries such as the education and internet industries, and we cannot rule out the possibility that it will in the future release regulations or policies regarding our industry that could require us to seek permission from Chinese authorities to continue to operate our business, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, recent statements made by the Chinese government have indicated an intent to increase the government’s oversight over offerings of companies with significant operations in China that are to be conducted in foreign markets, as well as foreign investment in China-based issuers like us, such as New Overseas Listing Rules. Any such action could significantly limit or completely hinder E-Home’s ability to offer or continue to offer its securities to investors.

 

As substantially all of our operations are based in China, any future Chinese, U.S. or other rules and regulations that place restrictions on capital raising or other activities by companies with extensive operations in China could adversely affect our business and results of operations. If relations between China and the United States or other governments deteriorate, the Chinese government may intervene with our operations and our business in China, as well as the value of our securities, may also be adversely affected.

 

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Changes in PRC laws, rules and regulations may impact on our operation.

 

E-Home is not a Chinese operating company but rather a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. As a holding company with no material operations of its own, E-Home conducts its business through its Chinese operating subsidiaries, in particular, E-Home Pingtan, Fuzhou Bangchang, and Fujian Chuangying Business Science and Techonology Co., Ltd., and their respective Chinese subsidiaries. As a result, substantially all of our operations are conducted in the PRC, and are governed by PRC laws, rules and regulations.

 

The PRC government has announced its plans to enhance its regulatory oversight of Chinese companies listing overseas. The Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities issued on July 6, 2021 called for:

 

  tightening oversight of data security, cross-border data flow and administration of classified information, as well as amendments to relevant regulation to specify responsibilities of overseas listed Chinese companies with respect to data security and information security;

 

  enhanced oversight of overseas listed companies as well as overseas equity fundraising and listing by Chinese companies; and

 

  extraterritorial application of China’s securities laws.

 

As the Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities were recently issued, there are great uncertainties as to how soon legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any, and the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on companies like us, but among other things, E-Home’s ability to obtain external financing through the issuance of equity securities overseas could be negatively affected.

 

On February 17, 2023, the CSRC released New Overseas Listing Rules with five interpretive guidelines, which took effect on March 31, 2023. The New Overseas Listing Rules require Chinese domestic enterprises to complete filings with CSRC and report related information under certain circumstances, such as: a) an issuer making an application for initial public offering and listing in an overseas market; b) an issuer making an overseas securities offering after having been listed on an overseas market; c) a domestic company seeking an overseas direct or indirect listing of its assets through single or multiple acquisition(s), share swap, transfer of shares or other means. According to the Notice on Arrangements for Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises, published by the CSRC on February 17, 2023, a company that (i) has already completed overseas listing or (ii) has already obtained the approval for the offering or listing from overseas securities regulators or exchanges but has not completed such offering or listing before effective date of the new rules and also completes the offering or listing before September 30, 2023 are considered as an existing listed company and is not required to make any filing until it conducts a new offering in the future. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of any of the material events specified below after an issuer has completed its offering and listed its securities on an overseas stock exchange, the issuer shall submit a report thereof to the CSRC within 3 business days after the occurrence and public disclosure of the event: (i) change of control; (ii) investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas securities regulatory agencies or other competent authorities; (iii) change of listing status or transfer of listing segment; or (iv) voluntary or mandatory delisting. The New Overseas Listing Rules stipulate the legal consequences to the companies for breaches, including failure to fulfill filing obligations or filing documents having false statement or misleading information or material omissions, which may result in a fine ranging from RMB1 million to RMB10 million, and in cases of severe violations, the relevant responsible persons may also be barred from entering the securities market. On February 24, 2023, the CSRC, the Ministry of Finance, the National Administration of State Secretes Protection and the National Archives Administration released the Provisions on Strengthening the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Related to the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions, which took effect on March 31, 2023. PRC domestic enterprises seeking to offer securities and list in overseas markets, either directly or indirectly, shall establish and improve the system of confidentiality and archives work, and shall complete approval and filing procedures with competent authorities, if such PRC domestic enterprises or their overseas listing entities provide or publicly disclose documents or materials involving state secrets and work secrets of state organs to relevant securities companies, securities service institutions, overseas regulatory agencies and other entities and individuals. It further stipulates that (i) providing or publicly disclosing documents and materials which may adversely affect national security or public interests, and accounting records or photocopies thereof to relevant securities companies, securities service institutions, overseas regulatory agencies and other entities and individuals shall be subject to corresponding procedures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations; and (ii) any working papers formed in the territory of the PRC by securities companies and securities service agencies that provide domestic enterprises with securities services relating to overseas securities issuance and listing shall be stored in the territory of the PRC, the outbound transfer of which shall be subject to corresponding procedures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, these new laws and guidelines have not impacted the Company’s ability to conduct its business, accept foreign investments, or list and trade on a U.S. or other foreign exchange other than the filing requirement with CSRC under New Overseas Listing Rules. As advised by our PRC counsel, Fujian Dajia Law Firm, the offering pursuant to this prospectus supplement will be subject to the New Overseas Listing Rules but the offering is not contingent upon receipt of approval from the CSRC as the new rules only require the Company to file with CSRC within three business days after the completion of the overseas offering since the Company is already listed on an oversea exchange before the effective date of the New Overseas Listing Rules. The Company has not completed the filings with CSRC for its previous offerings since the effectiveness of New Overseas Listing Rules and has not complied with the requirements of the rules which would subject the Company to fines and other penalties for violation of New Overseas Listing Rules. Furthermore, we shall complete the relevant filing procedures within 3 business days with the CSRC before the completion of this new offering. If we fail to complete such filing procedures for this new offering, we may face sanctions by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory authorities, which may include fines and penalties on us, restrictions on or delays to our financing transactions offshore, or other actions that could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our ordinary shares.

 

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On September 24, 2024, the State Council published the Regulation on Network Data Security Management. and became effective on January 1, 2025. On December 28, 2021, Cybersecurity Review Measures were published by the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”), National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of State Security, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce of the PRC (the “MOFCOM”), People’s Bank of China, State Administration for Market Regulation, State Administration of Radio and Television, China Securities Regulatory Commission, State Secrecy Administration and State Cryptography Administration, which became effective on February 15, 2022. The Cybersecurity Review Measures provide that critical information infrastructure operators that purchase internet products and services and data processing operators engaging in data processing activities that affect or may affect national security shall be subject to the cybersecurity review by the Cybersecurity Review Office. Cybersecurity Review Measures also requires cyberspace operators with personal information of more than 1 million users who want to list abroad to file a cybersecurity review with the Office of Cybersecurity Review. Further, the relevant PRC governmental authorities may initiate a cybersecurity review against any company if they determine certain network products, services, or data processing activities of such company affect or may affect national security. Furthermore, we shall complete the relevant filing procedures within 3 business days with the CSRC before the completion of this new offering. If we fail to complete such filing procedures for this new offering, we may face sanctions by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory authorities, which may include fines and penalties on us, restrictions on or delays to our financing transactions offshore, or other actions that could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our ordinary shares.

 

Our subsidiaries in China provide home appliance services and housekeeping services and their business activities do not affect national security and they don’t have documents and materials which may adversely affect national security or public interests. However, there are uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of these new laws and guidelines, which could materially and adversely impact our business and financial outlook, may impact our ability to accept foreign investments, offer our securities to investors or continue to list on a U.S. or other foreign exchange, and could impact our ability to conduct our business.

 

In addition, our holding company structure involves unique risks to investors and you may never directly hold equity interests in our Chinese operating entities. Although we believe our operating structure is legal and permissible under the Chinese law and regulations currently in effect, Chinese regulatory authorities could take a different position on the interpretation and enforcement of laws and regulations and disallow our operating structure, which would likely result in a material adverse change in our operations and/or the value of E-Home’s securities being offered, including that it could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless.

 

Our business is subject to complex and evolving laws and regulations regarding privacy and data protection. Compliance with China’s new Data Security Law, Cybersecurity Review Measures, Personal Information Protection Law, Provisions on Strengthening the Confidentiality and Archives Administration as well as additional laws, regulations and guidelines that the Chinese government promulgates in the future may entail significant expenses and could materially affect our business.

 

Regulatory authorities in China have implemented and are considering further legislative and regulatory proposals concerning data protection. China’s Data Security Law went into effect on September 1, 2021. The Data Security Law provides that the data processing activities must be conducted based on “data classification and hierarchical protection system” for the purpose of data protection and prohibits entities in China from transferring data stored in China to foreign law enforcement agencies or judicial authorities without prior approval by the Chinese government. The Data Security Law sets forth the legal liabilities of entities and individuals found to be in violation of their data protection obligations, including rectification order, warning, fines of up to RMB5million, suspension of relevant business, and revocation of business permits or licenses.

 

In addition, the PRC Cybersecurity Law provides that personal information and important data collected and generated by operators of critical information infrastructure in the course of their operations in the PRC should be stored in the PRC, and the law imposes heightened regulation and additional security obligations on operators of critical information infrastructure. According to the Cybersecurity Review Measures promulgated by the Cyberspace Administration of China and certain other PRC regulatory authorities in April 2020, which became effective in June 2020, operators of critical information infrastructure must pass a cybersecurity review when purchasing network products and services which do or may affect national security. Any failure or delay in the completion of the cybersecurity review procedures may prevent the critical information infrastructure operator from using or providing certain network products and services, and may result in fines of up to ten times the purchase price of such network products and services. The PRC government recently launched cybersecurity reviews against a number of mobile apps operated by several U.S.-listed Chinese companies and prohibiting these apps from registering new users during the review periods. We do not believe that we constitute a critical information infrastructure operator under the Cybersecurity Review Measures that took effect in June 2020.

 

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The PRC National Security Law covers various types of national security, including technology security and information security. The Cybersecurity Review Measures that took effect on February 15,2022 revised Cybersecurity Review Measures expand the cybersecurity review to data processing operators in possession of personal information of over 1 million users if the operators intend to list their securities in a foreign country. Under the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures, the scope of entities required to undergo cybersecurity review to assess national security risks that arise from data processing activities would be expanded to include all critical information infrastructure operators who purchase network products and services and all data processors carrying out data processing activities that affect or may affect national security. In addition, such reviews would focus on the potential risk of core data, important data, or a large amount of personal information being stolen, leaked, destroyed, illegally used or exported out of China, or critical information infrastructure being affected, controlled or maliciously used by foreign governments after such a listing. An operator that violates these measures shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the PRC Cybersecurity Law and the PRC Data Security Law. As advised by our PRC counsel, Fujian Dajia Law Firm, we believe that the cybersecurity review requirement under the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures for online platform operators in possession of personal information of over one million users going public in a foreign country does not apply to us or any of our PRC subsidiaries, because we became a public company with shares listed on Nasdaq before such Measures went into effect on February 15, 2022. However, there remains uncertainty as to the interpretation and implementation of the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures and we cannot assure you that the CAC will reach the same conclusion as our PRC counsel.

 

On September 24, 2024, the State Council published the Regulation on Network Data Security Management. and became effective on January 1, 2025. Pursuant to such regulations, network data processors conducting network data processing activities that may affect or potentially affect national security shall conduct national security reviews in accordance with national regulations. We believe that E-Home or any of its subsidiaries does not constitute an online platform operator under the Regulations on Network Data Security as proposed, which is defined as a platform that provides information publishing, social network, online transaction, online payment and online audio/video services. Our PRC subsidiaries only access certain customers through the WeChat platform but none of them is an online platform operator themselves, nor is any of them required to obtain an ICP license for their operations.

 

On August 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China promulgated the Personal Information Protection Law which will become effective on November 1, 2021. The Personal Information Protection Law provides a comprehensive set of data privacy and protection requirements that apply to the processing of personal information and expands data protection compliance obligations to cover the processing of personal information of persons by organizations and individuals in China, and the processing of personal information of persons in China outside of China if such processing is for purposes of providing products and services to, or analyzing and evaluating the behavior of, persons in China. The Personal Information Protection Law also provides that critical information infrastructure operators and personal information processing entities who process personal information meeting a volume threshold to be set by Chinese cyberspace regulators are also required to store in China personal information generated or collected in China, and to pass a security assessment administered by Chinese cyberspace regulators for any export of such personal information. Lastly, the Personal Information Protection Law contains proposals for significant fines for serious violations of up to RMB 50 million or 5% of annual revenues from the prior year and may also be ordered to suspend any related activity by competent authorities. We have access to certain information of our customers in providing services and may be required to further adjust our business practice to comply with new regulatory requirements.

 

On February 24, 2023, the CSRC, the Ministry of Finance, the National Administration of State Secretes Protection and the National Archives Administration released the Provisions on Strengthening the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Related to the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions, which took effect on March 31, 2023. PRC domestic enterprises seeking to offer securities and list in overseas markets, either directly or indirectly, shall establish and improve the system of confidentiality and archives work, and shall complete approval and filing procedures with competent authorities, if such PRC domestic enterprises or their overseas listing entities provide or publicly disclose documents or materials involving state secrets and work secrets of state organs to relevant securities companies, securities service institutions, overseas regulatory agencies and other entities and individuals. It further stipulates that (i) providing or publicly disclosing documents and materials which may adversely affect national security or public interests, and accounting records or photocopies thereof to relevant securities companies, securities service institutions, overseas regulatory agencies and other entities and individuals shall be subject to corresponding procedures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations; and (ii) any working papers formed in the territory of the PRC by securities companies and securities service agencies that provide domestic enterprises with securities services relating to overseas securities issuance and listing shall be stored in the territory of the PRC, the outbound transfer of which shall be subject to corresponding procedures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. Our subsidiaries in China provide home appliance services and housekeeping services and their business activities do not affect national security and they don’t have documents and materials which may adversely affect national security or public interests.

 

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Interpretation, application and enforcement of these laws, rules and regulations evolve from time to time and their scope may continually change, through new legislation, amendments to existing legislation or changes in enforcement. Compliance with the PRC Cybersecurity Law and the PRC Data Security Law could significantly increase the cost to us of providing our service offerings, require significant changes to our operations or even prevent us from providing certain service offerings in jurisdictions in which we currently operate or in which we may operate in the future. Despite our efforts to comply with applicable laws, regulations and other obligations relating to privacy, data protection and information security, it is possible that our practices or service offerings could fail to meet all of the requirements imposed on us by the PRC Cybersecurity Law, the PRC Data Security Law and/or related implementing regulations. Any failure on our part to comply with such law or regulations or any other obligations relating to privacy, data protection or information security, or any compromise of security that results in unauthorized access, use or release of personally identifiable information or other data, or the perception or allegation that any of the foregoing types of failure or compromise has occurred, could damage our reputation, discourage new and existing counterparties from contracting with us or result in investigations, fines, suspension or other penalties by Chinese government authorities and private claims or litigation, any of which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Even if our practices are not subject to legal challenge, the perception of privacy concerns, whether or not valid, may harm our reputation and brand and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, the legal uncertainty created by the Data Security Law and the recent Chinese government actions could materially adversely affect our ability, on favorable terms, to raise capital, including engaging in any offerings of our securities in the U.S. market.

 

The filing with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) is required in connection with any offerings and certain events of the Company under New Overseas Listing Rules, and we currently are not in compliance with this rule and we may face sanctions and penalties by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory agencies for failure to timely file with the CSRC.

 

On February 17, 2023, the CSRC released the New Overseas Listing Rules, which took effect on March 31, 2023. The New Overseas Listing Rules require Chinese domestic enterprises to complete filings with relevant CSRC and report related information under certain circumstances, such as: a) an issuer making an application for initial public offering and listing in an overseas market; b) an issuer making an overseas securities offering after having been listed on an overseas market; c) a domestic company seeking an overseas direct or indirect listing of its assets through single or multiple acquisition(s), share swap, transfer of shares or other means. According to the Notice on Arrangements for Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises, published by the CSRC on February 17, 2023, a company that (i) has already completed overseas listing or (ii) has already obtained the approval for the offering or listing from overseas securities regulators or exchanges but has not completed such offering or listing before effective date of the new rules and also completes the offering or listing before September 30, 2023 are considered as an existing listed company and is not required to make any filing until it conducts a new offering in the future. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of any of the material events specified below after an issuer has completed its offering and listed its securities on an overseas stock exchange, the issuer shall submit a report thereof to the CSRC within 3 business days after the occurrence and public disclosure of the event: (i) change of control; (ii) investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas securities regulatory agencies or other competent authorities; (iii) change of listing status or transfer of listing segment; or (iv) voluntary or mandatory delisting. The New Overseas Listing Rules stipulate the legal consequences to the companies for breaches, including failure to fulfill filing obligations or filing documents having false statement or misleading information or material omissions, which may result in a fine ranging from RMB1 million to RMB10 million, and in cases of severe violations, the relevant responsible persons may also be barred from entering the securities market. Our PRC counsel has advised us based on their understanding of the current PRC laws, rules and regulations relating to the CSRC’s filing requirements that we shall carry out filing procedures as required when we conduct any overseas offerings or fall within other circumstances that require filing with the CSRC. The Company has not completed the filings with CSRC for its pervious offerings since the effectiveness of New Overseas Listing Rules and has not complied with the filing requirements of the rules which would subject the Company to fines and other penalties for violation of New Overseas Listing Rules. Given the current PRC regulatory environment, it is uncertain when and whether we and our PRC subsidiaries will be required to obtain other permissions or approvals from the PRC government to list on U.S. exchanges in the future, and even if and when such permissions or approvals are obtained, whether they will be denied or rescinded. If we or any of our PRC subsidiaries do not receive or maintain such permissions or approvals, inadvertently conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required, or applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and we or our subsidiaries are required to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, it could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors and cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or become worthless.

 

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The increased regulatory scrutiny focusing on U.S.-listed companies with significant operations in China in the U.S. could add uncertainties to our business operations, share price and reputation. Although our auditor is subject to inspection by the PCAOB, trading in E-Home’s securities may be prohibited under the HFCA Act if it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction or any other reasons, as a result, U.S. national securities exchanges, such as the Nasdaq, may determine to delist E-Home’s securities. Furthermore, a legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (“Consolidated Appropriations Act”) was signed into law on December 29, 2022, amending the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to the PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three.

 

U.S. public companies that have substantially all of their operations in China have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators and regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity has centered on financial and accounting irregularities and mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting, inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud.

 

In recent years, as part of increased regulatory focus in the United States on access to audit information, the United States enacted the HFCA Act in December 2020. The HFCA Act includes requirements for the SEC to identify issuers whose audit reports are prepared by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a restriction imposed by a non-U.S. authority in the auditor’s local jurisdiction. The HFCA Act also requires public companies on the PCAOB determination list to certify that they are not owned or controlled by a foreign government and make certain additional disclosures in their SEC filings. In addition, if the auditor of a U.S. listed company’s financial statements is not subject to PCAOB inspections for three consecutive “non-inspection” years after the law becomes effective, the SEC is required to prohibit the securities of such issuer from being traded on a U.S. national securities exchange, such as NYSE and Nasdaq, or in U.S. over-the-counter markets. On December 29, 2022, Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law, amending the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive “non-inspection” years instead of three.

 

On December 2, 2021, SEC adopted amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCA Act. The rules apply to registrants the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate (the “Commission-Identified Issuers”). A Commission-Identified Issuer will be required to comply with the submission and disclosure requirements in the annual report for each year in which it was identified. If a registrant is identified as a Commission-Identified Issuer based on its annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, the registrants are required to comply with the submission or disclosure requirements in its annual report filing covering the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

 

On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued its determinations (the “Determination”) that they are unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and in Hong Kong. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB Board determined that the PCAOB was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong and voted to vacate its previous determinations to the contrary. However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB Board will consider the need to issue a new determination.

 

Accordingly, if E-Home is determined by the SEC to be an SEC identified issuer, we will incur additional costs in complying with the submission and disclosure requirements in the annual report for each year in which E-Home is identified. In the event that E-Home is deemed to have had two consecutive “non-inspection” years by the PCAOB, its securities will be prohibited from trading on any national securities exchange or over-the-counter markets in the United States.

 

The lack of access to PCAOB inspections prevents the PCAOB from fully evaluating audits and quality control procedures of the auditors. As a result, investors may be deprived of the benefits of such PCAOB inspections. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in China and Hong Kong makes it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of these accounting firm’s audit procedures or quality control procedures as compared to auditors outside of China and Hong Kong that are subject to the PCAOB inspections.

 

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As an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, our auditor, Enrome LLP, is not headquartered in mainland China or Hong Kong and was not identified in the report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determination on December 16, 2021, which was vacated on December 15, 2022. Enrome LLP is subject to inspection by the PCAOB and the audit work papers of E-Home including those of its Chinese subsidiaries are available for the PCAOB’s inspection.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the future, if it is determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction or any other reasons, the lack of inspection could cause the trading in our securities to be prohibited under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, and as a result Nasdaq may delist our securities. If our securities are unable to be listed on another securities exchange, such a delisting would substantially impair your ability to sell or purchase our securities when you wish to do so, and the risk and uncertainty associated with a potential delisting would have a negative impact on the price of our ordinary shares. Further, new laws and regulations or changes in laws and regulations in both the United States and China could affect our ability to list our ordinary shares on Nasdaq, which could materially impair the market for and market price for our securities.

 

Substantial uncertainties with respect to the political and economic policies of the PRC government and PRC laws and regulations could have a significant impact upon our business in the PRC and accordingly on the results of our operations and financial condition.

 

Our entity that offers securities under this prospectus is not a Chinese operating company but a holding company incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands. We conduct a substantial majority of our operations through our operating entities established in the People’s Republic of China. Additionally, we are subject to certain legal and operational risks associated with our PRC subsidiaries’ operations in China. PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain, and therefore, these risks may result in a material change in our PRC subsidiaries’ operations, significant depreciation of the value of our Ordinary Shares, or a complete hindrance of our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors. Recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, and the potential impact of such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our daily business operation, the ability to accept foreign investments and list on an U.S. or other foreign exchange.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Except as described in any prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus in connection with a specific offering, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of E-Home’s securities under this prospectus to fund the growth of business of E-Home’s Chinese subsidiaries, primarily working capital, and for general corporate purposes. 

 

We may also use a portion of the net proceeds for E-Home’s Chinese subsidiaries to acquire or invest in technologies, products and/or businesses that we believe will enhance the value of the Company. Depending on future events and others changes in the business climate, we may determine at a later time to use the net proceeds for different purposes. As a result, E-Home’s management will have broad discretion in the allocation of the net proceeds and investors will be relying on the judgment of the management regarding the application of the proceeds of any sale of the securities. Additional information on the use of net proceeds from the sale of securities covered by this prospectus may be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the specific offering. 

 

CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS

 

Our capitalization and indebtedness will be set forth in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus or in a report of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K subsequently furnished to the SEC and specifically incorporated herein by reference.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and our affairs are governed by our fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands, which we refer to as the Companies Act below.

 

The authorized share capital of the Company is US$1,000,020,000 divided into (x) 20,000,000,000 shares designated as Ordinary Shares with a par value of US$0.05 per share and (y) 10,000,000 shares designated as preferred shares with a nominal or par value of US$0.002 per share. As of August 15, 2025, there were 20,003,859 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding.

 

The following are summaries of material provisions of our fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the Companies Act insofar as they relate to the material terms of our Ordinary Shares.

 

Defined terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

General

 

All of our outstanding Ordinary Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Certificates representing the Ordinary Shares are issued in registered form. Our shareholders who are non-residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold and vote their Ordinary Shares. 

 

Dividends

 

The holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors subject to the Companies Act and to the fifth amended and restated articles of association.

 

Voting Rights

 

On all matters upon which the Ordinary Shares are entitled to vote, at any general meeting on a show of hands every shareholder present in person, by corporate representative or by proxy, has one vote and on a poll, every shareholder so present has one vote for every fully paid share of which they are the holder. Voting at any meeting of shareholders is by poll unless the chairman of the meeting may in good faith, allow a resolution which relates purely to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands.

 

An ordinary resolution to be passed by the shareholders requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of votes attached to the Ordinary Shares cast in a general meeting, while a special resolution requires the affirmative vote of no less than two-thirds of votes cast in a general meeting. A special resolution will be required for important matters such as a change of name or making changes to our memorandum and articles of association.

 

Transfer of Ordinary Shares

 

Subject to the restrictions contained in our fifth amended and restated articles of association, as applicable, any of our shareholders may transfer all or any of his or her Ordinary Shares by an instrument of transfer in the usual or common form or any other form approved by our board of directors.

 

Our board of directors may, in its absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of any ordinary share (not being a fully paid up share) to a person of whom it does not approve, or any share issued under any share incentive scheme for employees upon which a restriction on transfer imposed thereby still subsists, and it may also, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, refuse to register a transfer of any share to more than four joint holders or a transfer of any share (not being a fully paid up share) on which we have a lien. Our board of directors may also decline to register any transfer of any ordinary share unless:

 

 

the instrument of transfer is lodged with us, accompanied by the certificate for the Ordinary Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer;

 

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  the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of Ordinary Shares;
     
  the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required; and
     
  any fee related to the transfer has been paid to us.

 

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

 

Liquidation

 

On a return of capital on winding up or otherwise (other than on conversion, redemption or purchase of Ordinary Shares), assets available for distribution among the holders of Ordinary Shares shall be distributed among the holders of the Ordinary Shares on a pro rata basis. If our assets available for distribution are insufficient to repay all of the paid-up capital, the assets will be distributed so that the losses are borne by our shareholders proportionately.

 

Calls on Ordinary Shares and Forfeiture of Ordinary Shares

 

Our board of directors may from time to time make calls upon shareholders for any amounts unpaid on their Ordinary Shares. The Ordinary Shares that have been called upon and remain unpaid are subject to forfeiture.

 

Redemption of Ordinary Shares

 

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act and other applicable law, we may issue shares on terms that are subject to redemption, at our option or at the option of the holders, on such terms and in such manner, including out of capital, as may be determined by the board of directors.

 

Variations of Rights of Shares

 

If at any time, our share capital is divided into different classes of shares, all or any of the special rights attached to any class of shares may, subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, be varied with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class. Consequently, the rights of any class of shares cannot be detrimentally altered without a majority of two-thirds of the vote of all of the shares in that class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu with such existing class of shares.

 

General Meetings of Shareholders

 

Shareholders’ meetings may be convened by a majority of our board of directors or our chairman. Advance notice of at least ten (10) clear days is required for the convening of any general meeting of our shareholders. A quorum required for a meeting of shareholders consists of at least two shareholders present or by proxy, representing not less than one-third of the votes attached to the then issued share capital of the company.

 

Inspection of Books and Records

 

Holders of our Ordinary Shares will have no general right under Cayman Islands law to inspect or obtain copies of our list of shareholders or our corporate records. However, our fifth amended and restated articles of association provides our shareholders with the right to inspect our list of shareholders and to receive annual audited financial statements in accordance with the fifth amended and restated articles of association.

 

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Changes in Capital

 

We may from time to time by ordinary resolution:

 

increase the share capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such classes and amount, as the resolution shall prescribe;

 

consolidate and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of a larger amount than our existing shares;

 

divide our shares into several classes and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of existing shares attach thereto respectively any preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges, conditions or such restrictions which in the absence of any such determination by us in general meeting, as the directors may determine;

 

sub-divide our existing shares, or any of them into shares of a smaller amount; or

 

cancel any shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of our share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled.

 

We may by special resolution reduce our share capital or any capital redemption reserve in any manner permitted by law.

 

Exempted Company

 

We are an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands. The Companies Act in the Cayman Islands distinguishes between ordinary resident companies and exempted companies. Any company that is registered in the Cayman Islands but conducts business mainly outside of the Cayman Islands may apply to be registered as an exempted company. The requirements for an exempted company are essentially the same as for an ordinary company except for the exemptions and privileges listed below:

 

an exempted company does not have to file an annual return of its shareholders with the Registrar of Companies;

 

an exempted company’s register of members is not open to inspection;

 

an exempted company does not have to hold an annual general meeting;

 

an exempted company may issue shares with no par value;

 

an exempted company may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 20 years in the first instance);

 

an exempted company may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;

 

an exempted company may register as a limited duration company;

 

an exempted company may register as a segregated portfolio company; and.

 

may apply to be registered as a special economic zone company.

 

“Limited liability” means that the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount unpaid by the shareholder on the shares of the company. We are subject to reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act, as applicable to foreign private issuers. As a foreign private issuer, we may from time to time elect to follow home country practice in lieu of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.

 

Cumulative Voting. As permitted under Cayman Islands law, our fifth amended and restated articles of association do not provide for cumulative voting.

 

Amendment of Governing Documents As permitted by Cayman Islands law, our fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may only be amended by special resolution or the unanimous written resolution of all shareholders.

 

Rights of Non-Resident or Foreign Shareholders There are no limitations imposed by our fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares. In addition, there are no provisions in our fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

 

The following is a summary of the general terms of the debt securities that E-Home may issue and is not intended to be complete. If debt securities are issued, we will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the particular terms and provisions of any series of the debt securities and a description of how the general terms and provisions described below may apply to that series of the debt securities. The terms presented here, together with the terms in a related prospectus supplement, will be a description of the material terms of the debt securities. You should also read the indenture under which the debt securities are to be issued. We have filed a form of indenture governing different types of debt securities with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. All capitalized terms have the meanings specified in the indenture. 

 

E-Home may issue, from time to time, debt securities, in one or more series, that will consist of senior debt, senior subordinated debt or subordinated debt. We refer to the subordinated debt securities and the senior subordinated debt securities together as the subordinated securities. The debt securities that E-Home may offer will be issued under an indenture between E-Home and an entity, identified in the applicable prospectus supplement, as trustee. Debt securities, whether senior, senior subordinated or subordinated, may be issued as convertible debt securities or exchangeable debt securities. The following is a summary of the material provisions of the indenture filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

As you read this section, please remember that for each series of debt securities, the specific terms of your debt security as described in the applicable prospectus supplement will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described in the summary below. The statement we make in this section may not apply to your debt security. Prospective investors should rely on information in the applicable prospectus supplement and not on the following information to the extent that the information in such prospectus supplement is different from the following information.

 

General Terms of the Indenture

 

The indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities that E-Home may issue. It provides that E-Home may issue debt securities up to the principal amount that E-Home may authorize and may be in any currency or currency unit that it may designate. E-Home may, without the consent of the holders of any series, increase the principal amount of securities in that series in the future, on the same terms and conditions and with the same CUSIP numbers as that series. Except for the limitations on consolidation, merger and sale of all or substantially all of our assets contained in the indenture, the terms of the indenture do not contain any covenants or other provisions designed to give holders of any debt securities protection against changes in our operations, financial condition or transactions involving us. 

 

E-Home may issue the debt securities issued under the indenture as “discount securities,” which means they may be sold at a discount below their stated principal amount. These debt securities, as well as other debt securities that are not issued at a discount, may be issued with “original issue discount”, or OID, for U.S. federal income tax purposes because of interest payment and other characteristics. Material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to debt securities issued with original issue discount will be described in more detail in any applicable prospectus supplement. 

 

The applicable prospectus supplement for a series of debt securities that we issue will describe, among other things, the following terms of the offered debt securities:

 

the title and authorized denominations of the series of debt securities;

 

any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the series of debt securities;

 

whether such debt securities will be issued in fully registered form without coupons or in a form registered as to principal only with coupons or in bearer form with coupons;

 

whether issued in the form of one or more global securities and whether all or a portion of the principal amount of the debt securities is represented thereby;

 

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the price or prices at which the debt securities will be issued;

 

the date or dates on which principal is payable;

 

the place or places where and the manner in which principal, premium or interest, if any, will be payable and the place or places where the debt securities may be presented for transfer and, if applicable, conversion or exchange;

 

interest rates, and the dates from which interest, if any, will accrue, and the dates when interest is payable and the maturity;

 

the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of the extensions;

 

E-Home’s rights or obligations to redeem or purchase the debt securities;

 

any sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate E-Home to repurchase or otherwise redeem some or all of the debt securities;

 

conversion or exchange provisions, if any, including conversion or exchange prices or rates and adjustments thereto;

 

the currency or currencies of payment of principal or interest;

 

the terms applicable to any debt securities issued at a discount from their stated principal amount;

 

the terms, if any, under which any debt securities will rank junior to any of E-Home’s other debt;

 

whether and upon what terms the debt securities may be defeased, if different from the provisions set forth in the indenture;

 

if the amount of payments of principal or interest is to be determined by reference to an index or formula, or based on a coin or currency other than that in which the debt securities are stated to be payable, the manner in which these amounts are determined and the calculation agent, if any, with respect thereto;

 

the provisions, if any, relating to any collateral provided for the debt securities;

 

if other than the entire principal amount of the debt securities when issued, the portion of the principal amount payable upon acceleration of maturity as a result of a default on E-Home’s obligations;

 

the events of default and covenants relating to the debt securities that are in addition to, modify or delete those described in this prospectus;

 

the nature and terms of any security for any secured debt securities; and

 

any other specific terms of any debt securities.

 

The applicable prospectus supplement will present material U.S. federal income tax considerations for holders of any debt securities and the securities exchange or quotation system on which any debt securities are to be listed or quoted.

 

Senior Debt Securities

 

Payment of the principal of, premium and interest, if any, on senior debt securities will rank on a parity with all of E-Home’s other secured/unsecured and unsubordinated debt. 

 

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Senior Subordinated Debt Securities

 

Payment of the principal of, premium and interest, if any, on senior subordinated debt securities will be junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all of our unsubordinated debt, including senior debt securities and any credit facility. We will state in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any senior subordinated debt securities the subordination terms of the securities as well as the aggregate amount of outstanding debt, as of the most recent practicable date, that by its terms would be senior to the senior subordinated debt securities. We will also state in such prospectus supplement limitations, if any, on issuance of additional senior debt.

 

Subordinated Debt Securities

 

Payment of the principal of, premium and interest, if any, on subordinated debt securities will be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all of E-Home’s senior debt, including E-Home’s senior debt securities and senior subordinated debt securities. We will state in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any subordinated debt securities the subordination terms of the securities as well as the aggregate amount of outstanding indebtedness, as of the most recent practicable date, that by its terms would be senior to the subordinated debt securities. We will also state in such prospectus supplement limitations, if any, on issuance of additional senior indebtedness. 

 

Conversion or Exchange Rights

 

Debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for other securities being registered in this registration statement, including, for example, E-Home’s equity securities. The terms and conditions of conversion or exchange will be stated in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms will include, among others, the following: 

 

the conversion or exchange price;

 

the conversion or exchange period;

 

provisions regarding the ability of E-Home or the holder to convert or exchange the debt securities;

 

events requiring adjustment to the conversion or exchange price; and

 

provisions affecting conversion or exchange in the event of E-Homes redemption of the debt securities. 

 

Consolidation, Merger or Sale

 

We cannot consolidate or merge with or into, or transfer or lease all or substantially all of our assets to, any person, and we cannot permit any other person to consolidate with or merge into us, unless (1) we will be the continuing corporation or (2) the successor corporation or person to which our assets are transferred or leased is a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia and it expressly assumes our obligations under the debt securities and the indenture. In addition, we cannot complete such a transaction unless immediately after completing the transaction, no event of default under the indenture, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an event of default under the indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing. When the person to whom our assets are transferred or leased has assumed our obligations under the debt securities and the indenture, we shall be discharged from all our obligations under the debt securities and the indenture except in limited circumstances.

 

This covenant would not apply to any recapitalization transaction, a change of control of us or a highly leveraged transaction, unless the transaction or change of control were structured to include a merger or consolidation or transfer or lease of all or substantially all of our assets.

 

Events of Default

 

The term “Event of Default,” when used in the indenture, unless otherwise indicated, means any of the following:

 

failure to pay interest for 30 days after the date payment is due and payable;

 

failure to pay principal or premium, if any, on any debt security when due, either at maturity, upon any redemption, by declaration or otherwise;

 

failure to make sinking fund payments when due;

 

failure to perform other covenants for 60 days after notice that performance was required;

 

events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization relating to us; or

 

any other Event of Default provided in the applicable officer’s certificate, resolution of E-Home’s board of directors or the supplemental indenture under which E-Home issues a series of debt securities.

 

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An Event of Default for a particular series of debt securities does not necessarily constitute an Event of Default for any other series of debt securities issued under the indenture.

 

If an Event of Default with respect to any series of senior debt securities occurs and is continuing, then either the trustee for such series or the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series, by notice in writing, may declare the principal amount of and interest on all of the debt securities of such series to be due and payable immediately; provided, however, unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, if such an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to more than one series of senior debt securities under the indenture, the trustee for such series or the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all such series of senior debt securities of equal ranking (or, if any of such senior debt securities are discount securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series), voting as one class, may make such declaration of acceleration as to all series of such equal ranking and not the holders of the debt securities of any one of such series of senior debt securities.

 

If an Event of Default with respect to any series of subordinated securities occurs and is continuing, then either the trustee for such series or the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series, by notice in writing, may declare the principal amount of and interest on all of the debt securities of such series to be due and payable immediately; provided, however, unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, if such an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to more than one series of subordinated securities under the indenture, the trustee for such series or the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all such series of subordinated securities of equal ranking (or, if any of such subordinated securities are discount securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series), voting as one class, may make such declaration of acceleration as to all series of equal ranking and not the holders of the debt securities of any one of such series of subordinated securities. The holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of all affected series of equal ranking may, after satisfying certain conditions, rescind and annul any of the above-described declarations and consequences involving such series.

 

If an Event of Default relating to events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us occurs and is continuing, then the principal amount of all of the debt securities outstanding, and any accrued interest, will automatically become due and payable immediately, without any declaration or other act by the trustee or any holder.

 

The indenture imposes limitations on suits brought by holders of debt securities against us. Except for actions for payment of overdue principal or interest, no holder of debt securities of any series may institute any action against us under the indenture unless:

 

the holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of default and continuance of such default;

 

the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series of equal ranking have requested that the trustee institute the action;

 

the requesting holders have offered the trustee reasonable indemnity for expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by bringing the action;

 

the trustee has not instituted the action within 60 days of the request; and

 

the trustee has not received inconsistent direction by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series of equal ranking.

 

E-Home will be required to file annually with the trustee a certificate, signed by one of E-Home’s officers, stating whether or not the officer knows of any default by us in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any condition or covenant of the indenture. 

 

Registered Global Securities and Book Entry System

 

The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in book-entry form and may be represented by one or more fully registered global securities or in unregistered form with or without coupons. E-Home will deposit any registered global securities with a depositary or with a nominee for a depositary identified in the applicable prospectus supplement and registered in the name of such depositary or nominee. In such case, E-Home will issue one or more registered global securities denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all of the debt securities of the series to be issued and represented by such registered global security or securities. This means that E-Home will not issue certificates to each holder. 

 

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Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities in definitive registered form, a registered global security may not be transferred except as a whole:

 

by the depositary for such registered global security to its nominee;

 

by a nominee of the depositary to the depositary or another nominee of the depositary; or

 

by the depositary or its nominee to a successor of the depositary or a nominee of the successor.

 

The prospectus supplement relating to a series of debt securities will describe the specific terms of the depositary arrangement involving any portion of the series represented by a registered global security. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depositary arrangements for registered debt securities:

 

ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be limited to persons that have accounts with the depositary for such registered global security, these persons being referred to as “participants,” or persons that may hold interests through participants;

 

upon the issuance of a registered global security, the depositary for the registered global security will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the participants’ accounts with the respective principal amounts of the debt securities represented by the registered global security beneficially owned by the participants;

 

any dealers, underwriters, or agents participating in the distribution of the debt securities represented by a registered global security will designate the accounts to be credited; and

 

ownership of beneficial interest in such registered global security will be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership interest will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary for such registered global security for interests of participants, and on the records of participants for interests of persons holding through participants.

 

The laws of some states may require that specified purchasers of securities take physical delivery of the securities in definitive form. These laws may limit the ability of those persons to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in registered global securities.

 

So long as the depositary for a registered global security, or its nominee, is the registered owner of such registered global security, the depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by the registered global security for all purposes under the indenture. Except as stated below, owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security:

 

will not be entitled to have the debt securities represented by a registered global security registered in their names;

 

will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the debt securities in the definitive form; and

 

will not be considered the owners or holders of the debt securities under the relevant indenture.

 

Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a registered global security must rely on the procedures of the depositary for the registered global security and, if the person is not a participant, on the procedures of a participant through which the person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the indenture.

 

We understand that under existing industry practices, if we request any action of holders or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a registered global security desires to give or take any action that a holder is entitled to give or take under the indenture, the depositary for the registered global security would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take the action, and the participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through the participants to give or take the action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them.

 

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We will make payments of principal and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on debt securities represented by a registered global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owners of the registered global security. None of us, the trustee or any other agent of ours or the trustee will be responsible or liable for any aspect of the records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interests in the registered global security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to the beneficial ownership interests.

 

We expect that the depositary for any debt securities represented by a registered global security, upon receipt of any payments of principal and premium, if any, and interest, if any, in respect of the registered global security, will immediately credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the registered global security as shown on the records of the depositary. We also expect that standing customer instructions and customary practices will govern payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in the registered global security held through the participants, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name.” We also expect that any of these payments will be the responsibility of the participants.

 

If the depositary for any debt securities represented by a registered global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or stops being a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, E-Home will appoint an eligible successor depositary. If it fails to appoint an eligible successor depositary within 90 days, E-Home will issue the debt securities in definitive form in exchange for the registered global security. In addition, E-Home may at any time and in its sole discretion decide not to have any of the debt securities of a series represented by one or more registered global securities. In that event, E-Home will issue debt securities of the series in a definitive form in exchange for all of the registered global securities representing the debt securities. The trustee will register any debt securities issued in definitive form in exchange for a registered global security in the name or names as the depositary, based upon instructions from its participants, who shall instruct the trustee. 

 

E-Home may also issue bearer debt securities of a series in the form of one or more global securities, referred to as “bearer global securities.” The prospectus supplement relating to a series of debt securities represented by a bearer global security will describe the applicable terms and procedures. These will include the specific terms of the depositary arrangement and any specific procedures for the issuance of debt securities in definitive form in exchange for a bearer global security, in proportion to the series represented by a bearer global security. 

 

Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

 

We can discharge or decrease our obligations under the indenture as stated below.

 

We may discharge obligations to holders of any series of debt securities that have not already been delivered to the trustee for cancellation and that have either become due and payable or are by their terms to become due and payable, or are scheduled for redemption, within sixty (60) days. We may effect a discharge by irrevocably depositing with the trustee cash or U.S. government obligations, as trust funds, in an amount certified to be enough to pay when due, whether at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise, the principal of, premium and interest, if any, on the debt securities and any mandatory sinking fund payments.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may also discharge any and all of our obligations to holders of any series of debt securities at any time, which we refer to as defeasance. We may also be released from the obligations imposed by any covenants of any outstanding series of debt securities and provisions of the indenture, and we may omit to comply with those covenants without creating an event of default under the trust declaration, which we refer to as covenant defeasance. We may effect defeasance and covenant defeasance only if, among other things:

 

we irrevocably deposit with the trustee cash or U.S. government obligations, as trust funds, in an amount certified to be enough to pay at maturity, or upon redemption, the principal, premium and interest, if any, on all outstanding debt securities of the series;

 

we deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel from a nationally recognized law firm to the effect that the holders of the series of debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the defeasance or covenant defeasance and that defeasance or covenant defeasance will not otherwise alter the holders’ U.S. federal income tax treatment of principal, premium and interest, if any, payments on the series of debt securities; and

 

in the case of subordinated debt securities, no event or condition shall exist that, based on the subordination provisions applicable to the series, would prevent us from making payments of principal of, premium and interest, if any, on any of the applicable subordinated debt securities at the date of the irrevocable deposit referred to above or at any time during the period ending on the 91st day after the deposit date.

 

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In the case of a defeasance by us, the opinion we deliver must be based on a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service issued, or a change in U.S. federal income tax law occurring, after the date of the indenture, since such a result would not occur under the U.S. federal income tax laws in effect on such date.

 

Although E-Home may discharge or decrease its obligations under the indenture as described in the two preceding paragraphs, E-Home may not avoid, among other things, its duty to register the transfer or exchange of any series of debt securities, to replace any temporary, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen series of debt securities or to maintain an office or agency in respect of any series of debt securities. 

 

Modification of the Indenture

 

The indenture provides that E-Home and the trustee may enter into supplemental indentures without the consent of the holders of debt securities to: 

 

secure any debt securities and provide the terms and conditions for the release or substitution of the security;

 

evidence the assumption by a successor corporation of our obligations;

 

add covenants for the protection of the holders of debt securities;

 

add any additional events of default;

 

cure any ambiguity or correct any inconsistency or defect in the indenture;

 

add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the indenture in a manner that will become effective only when there is no outstanding debt security which is entitled to the benefit of the provision as to which the modification would apply;

 

establish the forms or terms of debt securities of any series;

 

eliminate any conflict between the terms of the indenture and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939;

 

evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee and add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture as is necessary for the administration of the trusts by more than one trustee; and

 

make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the indenture that will not be inconsistent with any provision of the indenture as long as the new provisions do not adversely affect the interests of the holders of any outstanding debt securities of any series created prior to the modification.

 

The indenture also provides that E-Home and the trustee may, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of debt securities of all series of senior debt securities or of Subordinated Securities of equal ranking, as the case may be, then outstanding and affected, voting as one class, add any provisions to, or change in any manner, eliminate or modify in any way the provisions of, the indenture or modify in any manner the rights of the holders of the debt securities. E-Home and the trustee may not, however, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security affected thereby: 

 

extend the final maturity of any debt security;

 

reduce the principal amount or premium, if any;

 

reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest;

 

reduce any amount payable on redemption or impair or affect any right of redemption at the option of the holder of the debt security;

 

change the currency in which the principal, premium or interest, if any, is payable;

 

reduce the amount of the principal of any debt security issued with an original issue discount that is payable upon acceleration or provable in bankruptcy;

 

alter provisions of the relevant indenture relating to the debt securities not denominated in U.S. dollars;

 

impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on any debt security when due;

 

if applicable, adversely affect the right of a holder to convert or exchange a debt security; or

 

reduce the percentage of holders of debt securities of any series whose consent is required for any modification of the indenture.

 

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The indenture provides that the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of any and all affected series of equal ranking, by notice to the relevant trustee, may on behalf of the holders of the debt securities of any and all such series of equal ranking waive any default and its consequences under the indenture except:

 

a continuing default in the payment of interest on, premium, if any, or principal of, any such debt security held by a non-consenting holder; or

 

a default in respect of a covenant or provision of the indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security of each series affected.

 

Concerning the Trustee

 

The indenture provides that there may be more than one trustee under the indenture, each for one or more series of debt securities. If there are different trustees for different series of debt securities, each trustee will be a trustee of a trust under the indenture separate and apart from the trust administered by any other trustee under that indenture.

 

Except as otherwise indicated in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, any action permitted to be taken by a trustee may be taken by such trustee only on the one or more series of debt securities for which it is the trustee under the indenture. Any trustee under the indenture may resign or be removed from one or more series of debt securities. All payments of principal of, premium and interest, if any, on, and all registration, transfer, exchange, authentication and delivery of, the debt securities of a series will be effected by the trustee for that series at an office designated by the trustee.

 

If the trustee becomes a creditor of ours, the indenture places limitations on the right of the trustee to obtain payment of claims or to realize on property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The trustee may engage in other transactions. If it acquires any conflicting interest relating to any duties concerning the debt securities, however, it must eliminate the conflict or resign as trustee.

 

The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of any and all affected series of debt securities of equal ranking then outstanding will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the trustee concerning the applicable series of debt securities, provided that the direction:

 

would not conflict with any rule of law or with the relevant indenture;

 

would not be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another holder of the debt securities; and

 

would not involve any trustee in personal liability.

 

The indenture provides that in case an Event of Default shall occur, not be cured and be known to any trustee, the trustee must use the same degree of care as a prudent person would use in the conduct of his or her own affairs in the exercise of the trustee’s power. The trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request of any of the holders of the debt securities, unless they shall have offered to the trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the trustee.

 

No Individual Liability of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers or Directors

 

No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Indenture, or of any debt security thereunder, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Indenture and the obligations issued hereunder are solely corporate obligations of the Company, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators, stockholders, officers or directors, as such, of the Company or of any successor corporation, or any of them.

 

Governing Law

 

The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

 

E-Home may issue warrants for the purchase of Ordinary Shares and/or debt securities in one or more series. E-Home may issue warrants independently or together with Ordinary Shares and/or debt securities, and the warrants may be attached to or traded separate and apart from these securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a warrant agreement all as set forth in the prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement or term sheet will describe the terms of the warrants offered thereby, any warrant agreement relating to such warrants and the warrant certificates, including but not limited to the following: 

 

the title of the warrants;

 

the offering price or prices of the warrants, if any;

 

the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants which may be exercised at any one time;

 

the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;

 

the number of securities, if any, with which such warrants are being offered and the number of such warrants being offered with each security;

 

the date, if any, on and after which such warrants and the related securities, if any, will be transferable separately;

 

the amount of securities purchasable upon exercise of each warrant and the price at which the securities may be purchased upon such exercise, and events or conditions under which the amount of securities may be subject to adjustment;

 

the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire;

 

the circumstances, if any, which will cause the warrants to be deemed to be automatically exercised;

 

any material risk factors, if any, relating to such warrants;

 

the identity of any warrant agent; and

 

any other material terms of the warrants.

 

Prior to the exercise of any warrants, holders of such warrants will not have any rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, including the right to receive payments of dividends or the right to vote such underlying securities. Prospective purchasers of warrants should be aware that material U.S. federal income tax, accounting and other considerations may be applicable to instruments such as warrants.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS

 

E-Home may issue rights to purchase the Ordinary Shares, debt securities or other securities. Rights may be issued independently or together with any other offered security and may or may not be transferable by the person purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with any rights offering, E-Home may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. Each series of rights will be issued under a separate rights agent agreement to be entered into between us and one or more banks, trust companies, or other financial institutions, as rights agent, that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the rights and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights. 

 

The prospectus supplement relating to any rights that E-Home offers will include specific terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters: 

 

the date of determining the security holders entitled to the rights distribution;

 

the aggregate number of rights issued and the aggregate amount of securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights;

 

the exercise price for the rights;

 

the conditions to completion of the rights offering;

 

the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the right will expire;

 

the extent to which such subscription rights are transferable;

 

if applicable, a discussion of the material Cayman Islands or United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the issuance or exercise of such subscription rights;

 

any other terms of the rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the rights;

 

the extent to which the rights include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities; and

 

the material terms of any standby underwriting agreement or other arrangement entered into by E-Home in connection with the rights offering.

 

Each right would entitle the holder of the rights to purchase for cash the principal amount of securities at the exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will become void.

 

If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, E-Home may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than its security holders, to or through agents, underwriters, or dealers, or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. 

 

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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

 

E-Home may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date. 

 

The applicable prospectus supplement may describe:

 

the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;

 

any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units; and

 

any additional terms of the governing unit agreement.

 

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any units. The preceding description and any description of units in the applicable prospectus supplement does not purport to be complete and is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the unit agreement and, if applicable, collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements relating to such units.

 

TAXATION

 

Our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F provides a discussion of certain tax considerations that may be relevant to prospective investors in E-Home’s securities. The applicable prospectus supplement may also contain information about certain material tax considerations relating to the securities covered by such prospectus supplement. You should consult your own tax advisors prior to acquiring any of E-Home’s securities. 

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

E-Home may sell the securities offered by this prospectus in any one or more of the following ways (or in any combination) from time to time: 

 

directly to investors, including through privately negotiated transactions, a specific bidding, auction or other process;

 

to investors through agents;

 

directly to agents;

 

to or through underwriters or dealers;

 

in “at the market” offerings, within the meaning of the Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market on an exchange or otherwise;

 

through a combination of any such methods of sale; or

 

through any other method permitted by applicable law and described in the applicable prospectus supplement. The accompanying prospectus supplement will set forth the terms of the offering and the method of distribution and will identify any firms acting as underwriters, dealers or agents in connection with the offering, including:

 

the names and addresses of any underwriters, dealers or agents;

 

the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds to us from the sale, if any;

 

any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from E-Home;

 

any underwriting discounts and other items constituting compensation to underwriters, dealers or agents;

 

any public offering price, any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and

 

any securities exchange or market on which the securities offered in the prospectus supplement may be listed.

 

If underwriters are used in the sale, the underwriters will acquire the offered securities for their own account and may resell them from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The offered securities may be offered either to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or by one or more underwriters without a syndicate. Unless otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase any series of securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of such series of securities if any are purchased. Only those underwriters identified in such prospectus supplement are deemed to be underwriters in connection with the securities offered in the prospectus supplement. Any underwritten offering may be on a best efforts or a firm commitment basis.

 

In connection with the sale of E-Home’s securities, underwriters or agents may receive compensation (in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions) from us, or from purchasers of securities for whom they may act as agents. Underwriters may sell securities to or through dealers, and such dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of such securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” as that term is defined in the Securities Act, and any discounts allowed or commissions paid, and any profit on the resale of the securities they realize may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Any person who may be deemed to be an underwriter will be identified, and the compensation received from us will be described, in the prospectus supplement. Maximum compensation to any underwriters, dealers or agents will not exceed any applicable Financial Industry Regulatory Authority limitations. 

 

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Underwriters and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against some civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contributions with respect to payments which the underwriters or agents may be required to make relating to these liabilities. Underwriters and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.

 

Unless otherwise specified in the related prospectus supplement, each series of securities will be a new issue with no established trading market, other than the Ordinary Shares, which are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Any Ordinary Shares sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to official notice of issuance. We may elect to list any series of debt securities on an exchange, but we are not obligated to do so. It is possible that one or more underwriters may make a market in the securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of, or the trading market for, any offered securities.

 

The aggregate proceeds to us from the sale of the Ordinary Shares will be the purchase price of the Ordinary Shares less discounts or commissions, if any. We reserve the right to accept and, together with our agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of the Ordinary Shares to be made directly or through agents.

 

To facilitate the offering of the Ordinary Shares, certain persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the Ordinary Shares. This may include over-allotments or short sales, which involve the sale by persons participating in the offering of more shares than were sold to them. In these circumstances, these persons would cover such over-allotments or short positions by making purchases in the open market or by exercising their over-allotment option, if any. In addition, these persons may stabilize or maintain the price of the Ordinary Shares by bidding for or purchasing shares in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to dealers participating in the offering may be reclaimed if shares sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the Ordinary Shares at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. These transactions may be discontinued at any time. 

 

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EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

 

The following table sets forth the various expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of the securities being registered. We will bear all of the expenses shown below.

 

Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee  $45,930 
Printing expenses    * 
Legal fees and expenses    * 
Accounting fees and expenses    * 
Transfer agent fees and expenses    * 
Miscellaneous    * 
Total  $ * 

 

*The amount of securities and number of offerings are indeterminable, and the expenses cannot be estimated at this time. The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the estimated aggregate amount of expenses payable in respect of any offering of securities.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

Except as otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of any securities offered pursuant to this prospectus will be passed upon by Conyers Dill & Pearman. Certain other legal matters relating to U.S. federal law and the laws of the State of New York will be passed upon for us by Lucosky Brookman LLP. Legal matters as to PRC law will be passed upon for us by Fujian Dajia Law Firm. Lucosky Brookman LLP may rely upon Conyers Dill & Pearman with respect to matters governed by Cayman Islands law and Fujian Dajia Law Firm with respect to matters governed by PRC law.

 

If legal matters in connection with offerings made pursuant to this prospectus are passed upon by counsel to underwriters, dealers or agents, such counsel will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any such offering.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023 and for each of the two-year period ended June 30, 2024 incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended June 30, 2024, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Enrome LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of June 30, 2022 and for the year ended June 30, 2022 incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended June 30, 2024, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of TPS Thayer, LLC, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Insofar as indemnification by us for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors and officers or persons controlling the company pursuant to provisions of E-Home’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification by such director, officer or controlling person of us in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being offered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. 

 

ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

E-Home is incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability. E-Home is incorporated in the Cayman Islands because of certain benefits associated with being a Cayman Islands company, such as political and economic stability, an effective judicial system, a favorable tax system, the absence of foreign exchange control or currency restrictions and the availability of professional and support services. However, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and provides less protection for investors. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States. 

 

E-Home’s constitutional documents do not contain provisions requiring that disputes, including those arising under the securities laws of the United States, between E-Home, E-Home’s officers, directors and shareholders, be subject to arbitration. 

 

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

 

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Conyers Dill & Pearman, our counsel as to Cayman Islands law, has advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained against us or our directors or officers that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States, or (ii) entertain original actions brought in the Cayman Islands against us or our directors or officers that are predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

 

Conyers Dill & Pearman has informed us that although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the federal or state courts of the United States (and the Cayman Islands are not a party to any treaties for the reciprocal enforcement or recognition of such judgments), the courts of the Cayman Islands would recognize as a valid judgment, a final and conclusive judgment in personam obtained in the US courts against our company under which a sum of money is payable (other than a sum of money payable in respect of multiple damages, taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty) or, in certain circumstances, an in personam judgment for non-monetary relief, and would give a judgment based thereon provided that (a) such courts had proper jurisdiction over the parties subject to such judgment, (b) such courts did not contravene the rules of natural justice of the Cayman Islands, (c) such judgment was not obtained by fraud, (d) the enforcement of the judgment would not be contrary to the public policy of the Cayman Islands, (e) no new admissible evidence relevant to the action is submitted prior to the rendering of the judgment by the courts of the Cayman Islands, and (f) there is due compliance with the correct procedures under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

We have appointed Cogency Global Inc., 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168, as E-Home’s agent upon whom process may be served in any action brought against us under the securities laws of the United States. 

 

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with it into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information about us and our financial condition to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC instead of having to repeat the information in this prospectus. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the information contained in the documents listed below and any future filings made by us with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, except for information “furnished” to the SEC which is not deemed filed and not incorporated by reference into this prospectus (unless otherwise indicated below), until the termination of the offering of securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement:

 

  the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on October 29, 2024;
     
  ●  the Company’s Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K furnished with the SEC on November 27, 2024, March 10, 2025, Marcy 14, 2025, March 24, 2025, May 6, 2025, August 4, 2025, and August 12, 2025; and
     
  ●  The description of E-Home’s Ordinary Shares contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A12B filed on April 30, 2021 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or reports filed hereafter for the purpose of updating such description

 

We also incorporate by reference any future annual reports on Form 20-F we file with the SEC under the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of securities by means of this prospectus, and any future reports of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K we furnish with the SEC during such period that are identified in such reports as being incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

Any reports filed by us with the SEC after the date of this prospectus and before the date that the offering of securities by means of this prospectus is terminated will automatically update and, where applicable, supersede any information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This means that you must look at all of the SEC filings that we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in this prospectus or in any documents incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded. Unless expressly incorporated by reference, nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate by reference information furnished to, but not filed with, the SEC.

 

We will provide without charge to any person (including any beneficial owner) to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon oral or written request, a copy of any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus (except for exhibits to those documents unless a document states that one of its exhibits is incorporated into the document itself). Such request should be directed to: E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited, 18/F, East Tower, Building B, Dongbai Center, Yangqiao Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou City 350001, People’s Republic of China, and telephone number +86-591-87590668.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to a foreign private issuer. Under the Exchange Act, we file annual reports on Form 20-F and other information with the SEC. We also furnish to the SEC under cover of Form 6-K material information required to be made public in our home country, filed with and made public by any stock exchange on which we are listed or distributed by us to our shareholders. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from, among other things, the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

The SEC maintains a website that contains reports and information statements and other information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov.

 

This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are part of a registration statement on Form F-3 that we filed with the SEC and do not contain all of the information in the registration statement. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement through the SEC’s website, as provided above. Forms of the documents establishing the terms of the offered securities are or may be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement about these documents are summaries and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You should refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters.

 

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E-HOME HOUSEHOLD SERVICE HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

$388,239,631

Ordinary Shares

Debt Securities

Warrants

Rights

Units

 

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. E-Home’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association permit indemnification of officers and directors for losses, damages, costs and expenses incurred in their capacities as such unless such losses or damages arise from dishonesty or fraud which may attach to such directors or officers. This standard of conduct is generally the same as permitted under Delaware corporate law for a Delaware corporation. In addition, E-Home entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and senior executive officers that will provide such persons with additional indemnification beyond that provided in its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. 

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to E-Home’s directors, officers or persons controlling E-Home under the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. 

 

At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors or officers where indemnification will be required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that might result in a claim for such indemnification.

 

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Item 9. Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
1.1+   Form of Underwriting Agreement
     
3.1   Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on March 10, 2025)
     
4.1   Specimen Ordinary Shares Certificate of the registrant representing Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form F-1 filed on March 31, 2021)
     
4.2*   Form of Indenture relating to debt securities
     
4.3+   Form of Warrant Agreement (including form of Warrant Certificate)
     
4.4+   Form of Unit Agreement (including form of Unit Certificate)
     
4.5+   Form of Rights Agreement (including form of Rights Certificate)
     
5.1*   Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman
     
5.2*   Opinion of Lucosky Brookman LLP
     
5.3*   Opinion of Fujian Dajia Law Firm
     
23.1*   Consent of Enrome LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
23.2*   Consent of TPS Thayer, LLC, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
23.3*   Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman (included in Exhibit 5.1)
     
23.4*   Consent of Lucosky Brookman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2)
     
23.5*   Consent of Fujian Dajia Law Firm (included in Exhibit 5.3)
     
24.1*   Power of Attorney
     
25.1**   Statement of Eligibility of the Trustee
     
107*   Filing Fee Table

 

*Filed herewith.
**To be filed separately pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, if applicable.
+To be filed as an exhibit to a post-effective amendment to this registration statement or as an exhibit to a report of the registrant filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, if applicable, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 10. Undertakings.

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

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

 

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement,

 

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

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4) To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 77j(a)(3)) need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Item 8.A of Form 20-F if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.

 

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to any purchaser:

 

(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in this registration statement; and

 

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

 

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(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:

 

The undersigned registrant undertakes that in an offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

 

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

(b) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

(d) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

(e) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(f) To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Fuzhou, China, on August 15, 2025.

 

E-HOME HOUSEHOLD SERVICE HOLDINGS LIMITED   
   
By:  /s/ Wenshan Xie   
  Wenshan Xie   
  Chief Executive Officer   

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Wenshan Xie, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

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

 

Signature     Title    Date  
         
/s/ Wenshan Xie    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer    August 15, 2025
Wenshan Xie    (Principal Executive Officer)     
         
/s/ Chunsheng Zhu   Chief Financial Officer   August 15, 2025
Chunsheng Zhu    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)     
         
/s/ Chunming Xie   Director   August 15, 2025
Chunming Xie        
         
/s/ Yijing Ye    Director   August 15, 2025
Yijing Ye        
         
/s/ Jianhua Wang   Director    August 15, 2025
Jianhua Wang        
         
/s/ Heung Ming Henry Wong   Director    August 15, 2025
Heung Ming Henry Wong        

 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited, has signed this registration statement or amendment thereto in New York, New York, U.S.A. on August 15, 2025.

 

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

 

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