UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
(Amendment No. 2)
(Mark One)
For the fiscal year ended
or
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number:
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Former address, if changed since last report)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer,
as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically
every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | ||
| ☒ | Smaller reporting company | Emerging growth company |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on
and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section
404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act,
indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to
previously issued financial statements.
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
The aggregate market value of the ordinary shares outstanding, other
than shares held by persons who may be deemed affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price for the ordinary
shares on November 14, 2023 as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $
As of November 14, 2023, there
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on April 3, 2023, which the registrant filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, are incorporated by reference into Part III of the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26, 2023 to the extent stated therein.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Nocturne Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 26, 2023, (the “Original 10-K”) and amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Original 10-K, as filed with the SEC on August 4, 2023 (“Amendment No. 1”), solely for the purpose of filing revised versions of Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 filed with the Original 10-K.
The Company is filing revised Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 solely in order to include certification language that was inadvertently omitted from such exhibits when originally filed, namely, paragraph 3 regarding the accuracy of financial statements presented in the Original 10-K. Except as described above, the Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the date of the filing of the Original 10-K or modify or update any of the other disclosures contained therein in any way. Accordingly, the Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original 10-K and Amendment No. 1. The Amendment consists solely of the preceding cover page, this explanatory note, the signature page and paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of each of the revised certifications filed as exhibits to the Amendment.
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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) Exhibits
The exhibits listed in the accompanying index to exhibits are filed as part of this Amendment.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 31.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 31.2* | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL). |
| * | Filed herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 15, 2023
| NOCTURNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Henry Monzon | |
| Name: | Henry Monzon | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| By: | /s/ Ka Seng (Thomas) Ao | |
| Name: | Ka Seng (Thomas) Ao | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||
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