As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 2025
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 6770 | | 99-5119494 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
13575 Barranca Parkway C106,
Irvine, CA 92618
(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
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“Joy” Yi Hua
Chief Financial Officer
13575 Barranca Parkway C106,
Irvine, CA 92618
Telephone: +1(201) 962-5550
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Arila E. Zhou, Esq.
Ze’-ev D. Eiger, Esq.
Robinson & Cole LLP
666 Third Avenue, 20th floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 451-2908
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public:
From time to time after the effective date hereof.
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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 of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.
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The information contained in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary 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.
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS | | SUBJECT TO COMPLETION | | DATED JANUARY 8, 2025 |
FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
Up to 12,145,917 Shares of Common Stock Issuable Upon Exercise of Warrants
This prospectus relates to the issuance of up to 12,145,917 shares of common stock of a par value of $0.0001 each (“Common Stock”) of Foxx Development Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), including (1) 4,301,994 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants of the Company (the “IPO Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50, which were issued on September 26, 2024 (the “Closing” or “Closing Date”) in exchange for the public warrants of Acri Capital Acquisition Corporation (“ACAC”) that were issued in the initial public offering of ACAC (“ACAC IPO”) as part of the units (each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant of ACAC) at a public offering price of $10.00 per unit; (2) 5,240,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants of the Company (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50, which were issued to Acri Capital Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the sponsor of the ACAC IPO (the “Sponsor”) on the Closing Date in exchange for the private warrants of ACAC purchased by the Sponsor for a total purchase price of $5,240,000 in connection with ACAC IPO, and (3) 2,603,923 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants of the Company (the “Working Capital Warrants”, together with the Private Placement Warrants, the “Sponsor Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50, which were issued to the Sponsor on the Closing Date in exchange for the warrants of ACAC issued to the Sponsor upon the conversion of the promissory notes issued by ACAC (the “Working Capital Notes”) in connection with the working capital loans provided by the Sponsor, the officers and directors of ACAC, and/or their designees. The IPO Warrants of the Company and the Sponsor Warrants of the Company are collectively referred herein as the “Warrants.”
We will receive proceeds from the exercise of Warrants if the Warrants are exercised for cash. The likelihood that warrant holders will exercise the Warrants and any cash proceeds that we would receive is dependent upon the market price of our Common Stock. Based on the closing price of our Common Stock at $[__] per share on [__], 2025, which is less than the exercise price of $11.50 per share pursuant to the terms of the Warrants, we believe holders of the Warrants will be unlikely to exercise their Warrants, and we are unlikely to receive proceeds from the exercise of Warrants. We will pay the expenses associated with registering the sales of shares of Common Stock, as described in more detail in the section titled “Use of Proceeds” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
Our shares of Common Stock and Warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), under the trading symbols “FOXX” and “FOXXW”, respectively. On [__], 2025, the closing price for our shares of Common Stock on Nasdaq was $[__].
We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or supplements as required. You should read this entire prospectus and any amendments or supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.
We are an “emerging growth company” as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced public company disclosure and reporting requirements. See “Summary of the Prospectus — Emerging Growth Company”.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully review the risks and uncertainties described in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 8 of this prospectus, and under similar headings in any amendments or supplements to this prospectus.
None of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities or determined if this prospectus is accurate or adequate. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2025.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-1 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, offer and sell up to 12,145,917 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. We will receive proceeds from the exercise of Warrants if the Warrants are exercised for cash. The likelihood that warrant holders will exercise the Warrants and any cash proceeds that we would receive is dependent upon the market price of our Common Stock. Based on the closing price of our Common Stock at $[__] per share on [__], 2025, which is less than the exercise price of $11.50 per share pursuant to the terms of the Warrants, we believe holders of the Warrants will be unlikely to exercise their Warrants, and we are unlikely to receive proceeds from the exercise of Warrants.
A prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information included in this prospectus. Any statement contained in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in such prospectus supplement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified will be deemed to constitute a part of this prospectus only as so modified, and any statement so superseded will be deemed not to constitute a part of this prospectus. You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”
We have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus we have prepared. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby and only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities, in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of those documents only, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement, or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”
We have proprietary rights to trademarks used in this prospectus that are important to our business, many of which are registered (or pending registration) under applicable intellectual property laws. This prospectus contains references to trademarks, trade names and service marks belonging to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ® or TM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that the applicable licensor will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, its rights to these trademarks, trade names and service marks. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names, trademarks or service marks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.
Foxx Development Holdings Inc. was incorporated under the name “Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc.” as a Delaware corporation on November 13, 2023. On September 26, 2024 (the “Closing”), Acri Capital Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ACAC”) consummated a previously announced business combination pursuant to the terms of the business combination agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among ACAC, Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of ACAC (the “Purchaser”), Acri Capital Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), and Foxx Development Inc., a Texas corporation (“Old Foxx”), pursuant to which (i) ACAC merged with and into the Purchaser, with the Purchaser surviving the merger (the “Reincorporation Merger”), and (ii) Foxx merged with and into the Merger Sub, with the Merger Sub surviving as a wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary of the Purchaser (the “Acquisition Merger”). The Reincorporation Merger, the Acquisition Merger, and the transactions contemplated under the Business Combination Agreement, are collectively referred to as the “Business Combination”.
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Immediately prior to the effective time of the Reincorporation Merger, ACAC had the following issued and outstanding securities: (i) class A common stock of ACAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“ACAC Class A Common Stock”), (ii) class B common stock of ACAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“ACAC Class B Common Stock”, collectively with ACAC Class A Common Stock, “ACAC Common Stock”), (iii) units of ACAC (“ACAC Units”), each consisting of one share of ACAC Class A Common Stock and one-half (1/2) of one ACAC Warrant (as defined below), and (iv) redeemable warrants (“ACAC Warrants”), of which one-half (1/2) is included as part of each ACAC Unit, with each ACAC Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) share of ACAC Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $11.50 per share.
In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, immediately prior to the effective time of the Reincorporation Merger (the “Reincorporation Merger Effective Time”), which was on September 25, 2024, one business day prior to the Closing, (i) each issued and outstanding ACAC Unit was automatically separated into one (1) share of ACAC Class A Common Stock and one-half (1/2) of one ACAC Warrant, and (ii) each share of ACAC Class A Common Stock held by ACAC stockholders who validly redeemed their shares of ACAC Class A Common Stock (each “ACAC Redeeming Share”) was automatically cancelled and ceased to exist and thereafter represented only the right to be paid a pro-rata Redemption Price (as defined in the certificate of incorporation of ACAC effective at the time).
At the Reincorporation Merger Effective Time, which was on September 25, 2024, (i) each share of ACAC Common Stock issued and outstanding (other than ACAC Redeeming Shares) was converted automatically into one (1) share of common stock of the Purchaser (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) each issued and outstanding ACAC Warrant was converted automatically into one warrant of the Purchaser (the “Warrant”), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) share of Common Stock at a purchase price of $11.50 per share.
At the Closing, which was on September 26, 2024, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and the Business Combination Agreement, and without any action on the part of any party to the Business Combination Agreement or affiliate or security thereof, the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Old Foxx (“Old Foxx Common Stock”) held by exiting holders of Old Foxx Common Stock (the “Old Foxx Stockholders”) immediately prior to the Closing (including shares of Old Foxx Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the principal and accrued interest of promissory notes of Old Foxx issued in certain transaction financings) were cancelled and automatically converted into (i) the right to receive, without interest, the applicable portion of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Purchaser (the “Closing Payment Shares”, 500,000 of which are subject to the Escrow Arrangement (as defined herein)), and (ii) the contingent right to receive the applicable portion of the Earnout Shares (as defined herein), if, as and when payable in accordance with the earnout provisions of the Business Combination Agreement.
At the Closing, the Purchaser was renamed as “Foxx Development Holdings Inc.”, which we refer as the “Company”, and the Merger Sub was renamed as “Foxx Development Inc.”, which we refer as the “Operating Subsidiary”. After the Closing, the Operating Subsidiary became the wholly-owned, Delaware-incorporated subsidiary of the Company.
The Business Combination was consummated on September 26, 2024. The Business Combination was approved at the special meeting of ACAC’s stockholders held on August 27, 2024 (the “Special Meeting”). ACAC’s stockholders also voted to approve all other proposals presented at the Special Meeting.
On September 27, 2024, one business day after the Closing, the Common Stock and the Warrants became listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under trading symbols “FOXX” and “FOXXW,” respectively.
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MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA
Certain information contained in this document relates to or is based on studies, publications, surveys, and other data obtained from third-party sources and the Company’s own internal estimates and research. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding such third-party information and data presented in this prospectus, such information and data involves risks and uncertainties and is subject to change based on various factors, including, potentially, those discussed under the section of this prospectus entitled “Risk Factors.” Furthermore, such information and data cannot always be verified with complete certainty due to limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process, and other limitations and uncertainties inherent in any statistical survey. Finally, while we believe our own internal estimates and research are reliable, and are not aware of any misstatements regarding such information and data presented in this proxy statement/prospectus, such research has not been verified by any independent source. Notwithstanding anything in this prospectus to the contrary, the Company is responsible for all disclosures in this prospectus.
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TRADEMARKS
This document contains references to trademarks, trade names, and service marks belonging to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names, and service marks referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ® or ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that the applicable licensor will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, its rights to these trademarks and trade names. We do not intend our use or display of other entities’ trade names, trademarks, or service marks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other entities.
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FREQUENTLY USED TERMS
As used in this prospectus, unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise requires, references to:
“ACAC” means Acri Capital Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“ACAC Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock of ACAC, par value $0.0001 per share.
“ACAC Class B Common Stock” means the Class B Common Stock of ACAC, par value $0.0001 per share.
“ACAC Common Stock” means, collectively, ACAC Class A Common Stock and ACAC Class B Common Stock.
“ACAC Redeeming Share” means each share of ACAC Class A Common Stock held by ACAC shareholders who validly redeemed their ACAC Class A Common Stock, which shall automatically be cancelled and cease to exist and shall thereafter represent only the right to be paid a pro-share redemption price.
“ACAC Warrants” mean the redeemable warrants of ACAC sold as part of the Units in the Initial Public Offering (whether they are purchased in the Initial Public Offering or thereafter in the open market).
“ACAC Units” means the units of ACAC issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering, each unit consisting of one share of ACAC Class A Common Stock and one half of one ACAC Warrant.
“Acquisition Merger” means the merger whereby Foxx merge with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser.
“Adjournment Proposal” means that proposal that Public Stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon at the Special Meeting to adjourn the Special Meeting.
“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Combination” means the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including the Reincorporation Merger, Acquisition Merger, and other transactions contemplated therein.
“Business Combination Agreement” means the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2024, as amended or modified from time to time, by and among ACAC, Purchaser, Merger Sub, and Foxx.
“Bylaws” means the proposed amended and restated bylaws of the Company.
“Charter” means the proposed amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Company.
“Closing” or “Closing Date” means the date of the closing of the Business Combination.
“Closing Payment Shares” means 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock, which are equal or equivalent in value to the sum of $50,000,000 divided by $10.00 per share.
“Closing Price” means the redemption price of ACAC Class A Common Stock on the date of the Closing.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common Stock” means each share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (or of the Purchaser, as applied in the context).
“Company” means Foxx Development Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, after the Closing of the Business Combination.
“Concurrent Private Placement” means the private placement of 5,240,000 shares of ACAC Warrants, which was consummated simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering.
“DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.
“Dollars” or “$” means U.S. dollars.
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“Earnout Shares” means 4,200,000 shares of Common Stock, which are equal or equivalent in value to the sum of $42,000,000 divided by $10.00 per share, subject to the vesting schedule set forth in the Business Combination Agreement
“Effective Time” means the effective time of the Acquisition Merger, when the certificate of merger for the Acquisition Merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such other time specified in the certificates of merger.
“FCC” means the United States Federal Communication Commission.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Founders” means the holders of the Founder Shares, including the Sponsor, the officers and directors, and/or their designees of ACAC.
“Founder Shares” mean the shares of ACAC Class B Common Stock.
“HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
“Initial Public Offering” or “IPO” means the initial public offering of ACAC.
“JOBS Act” means the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended.
“Merger Sub” means Acri Capital Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser incorporated on November 13, 2023.
“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and, as the context may require, any of the capital markets which it operates.
“Old Foxx” means Foxx Development Inc., a Texas corporation, prior to consummation of the Business Combination.
“Old Foxx Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Foxx.
“Old Foxx Stockholders” means the holders of Old Foxx Common Stock.
“Proposals” means each of the proposals to be considered for approval at the Special Meeting, as set forth in the section entitled “Summary Term Sheet” below.
“Public Stockholders” means holders of ACAC Class A Common Stock;
“Purchaser” means Foxx Development Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as “Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc.”, prior to the Closing of the Business Combination.
“Reincorporation Merger” means the merger whereby ACAC merge with and into Purchaser.
“Reincorporation Merger Effective Time” means the effective time of the Reincorporation Merger, when the certificate of merger for the Reincorporation Merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such other time specified in the certificates of merger.
“Representative” means the representative of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering, i.e., D. Boral Capital (previously known as EF Hutton LLC, and as EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, Inc.).
“Sarbanes-Oxley Act” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Sponsor” means Acri Capital Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Transaction Financing” means any PIPE financing, private financing and redemption waiver, convertible debt, forward purchase agreement, backstop, or equity line of credit of cash actually raised by ACAC or Old Foxx in support of or in connection with the Business Combination.
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“Trust Account” means the trust account with Wilmington Trust, National Association, acting as trustee, established for the benefit of Public Stockholders in connection with the Initial Public Offering.
“Trust Agreement” means an investment management trust account agreement, dated June 16, 2022, between ACAC and Wilmington Trust, National Association.
“U.S. GAAP” means the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
“Warrant” means the redeemable warrants of the Company, exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”) provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, our expectations concerning the outlook for our business, productivity, plans and goals for future operational improvements and capital investments, operational performance, future market conditions or economic performance and developments in the capital and credit markets and expected future financial performance, as well as any information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations.
We desire to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this prospectus, including statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “may,” “target,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” or similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters.
Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and actual results or events may differ materially from those implied in those statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:
• Our projected financial information, anticipated growth rate, and market opportunities;
• Our ability to maintain the listing of our Common Stock and Warrants on Nasdaq;
• Our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;
• Our ability to raise financing in the future;
• Our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, officers, key employees, or directors;
• The potential effects of extensive government regulation;
• Our future financial performance and capital requirements;
• The impact of supply chain disruptions;
• The high inflation rates and interest rate increases;
• Our ability to compete in a changing industry and respond quickly and cost-effectively to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements;
• Our ability to generate the earnings necessary to fund our operations, continue to grow our business or repay our debt obligations;
• Our ability to establish successful relations with third-party distributors or sales agents;
• Changes in government regulations, including related to the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and the Lifeline Program;
• Our ability to introduce new products that achieve market acceptance and keep pace with technological developments;
• Our ability to develop and maintain intellectual property rights;
• Our ability to raise additional capital in the future to finance our planned growth.
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We caution you not to rely on forward-looking statements, which reflect current beliefs and are based on information currently available as of the date a forward-looking statement is made. Forward-looking statements set forth herein speak only as of the date of this prospectus. We undertake no obligation to revise forward-looking statements to reflect future events, changes in circumstances or changes in beliefs except to the extent required by law. In the event that any forward-looking statement is updated, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to that statement, related matters, or any other forward-looking statements except to the extent required by law. Any corrections or revisions and other important assumptions and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements, including discussions of significant risk factors, may appear in our public filings with the SEC, which are or will be (as appropriate) accessible at www.sec.gov, and which you are advised to consult. For additional information, please see the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”
Market, ranking and industry data used throughout this prospectus, including statements regarding market size and technology adoption rates, is based on the good faith estimates of our management, which in turn are based upon our management’s review of internal surveys, independent industry surveys and publications and other third-party research and publicly available information. These data involve a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding the industry data presented herein, its estimates involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this prospectus.
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SUMMARY OF THE PROSPECTUS
This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus and does not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should carefully read this entire prospectus and the other documents referred to in this prospectus, including the information presented under the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus, before making an investment decision. The definition of some of the terms used in this prospectus are set forth under the section “Selected Definitions.” For additional information, see the section of this prospectus entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.” Each item in this summary refers to the page of this prospectus on which that subject is discussed in more detail. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this subsection to “we,” “us” or “our” refer to the business of Foxx prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, and collectively to the Company and its subsidiaries, including Foxx, following the consummation of the Business Combination.
The Company
Founded in Texas in 2017, we are a technology innovation company in the communications sector. Since then, we have expanded our footprint to various locations in the United States, such as San Francisco, CA, Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA, Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, and New York, NY, where we provide sales, retail, distribution, and after-sales support services, and engage in research and development of new customization standards and services.
We provide a range of Foxx-branded products, including tablets, smartphones, wearables, and other high-quality communication terminals. Our products are priced competitively after considering various factors such as product costs, research and development investments, regulatory compliance, testing expenses, and shipping costs. Our customers are primarily third-party distributors and sales agents who sell our products in the U.S. public channels and to major carriers in the United States such as T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon.
We source our products from various original design manufacturer suppliers, providing them with detailed hardware and software specifications to handle the custom development of our products. Once our products are manufactured, we collaborate with third-party agencies to obtain the required testing and certification, such as Equipment Authorizations from the Federal Communication Commission (the “FCC”) and certifications from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association. This enables our products to be compliant and ready for the market, allowing us to maintain our reputation for quality and reliability.
While we have generated most of our revenue from the sales of tablets and smartphones, we have been preparing to enter the U.S. Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) markets and potentially the private label Mobile Virtual Network Operator (“MVNO”) market, with the aim of growing into a key player both domestically and globally. We expect to enter these markets by adding additional features and providing related services that enable Foxx-branded devices to have IoT and MVNO capabilities. We believe this strategy will allow us to stand out among our competitors who also sell to major carriers.
The Business Combination
On September 26, 2024 (the “Closing”), Acri Capital Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ACAC”) consummated a previously announced business combination pursuant to the terms of the business combination agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among ACAC, Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of ACAC (the “Purchaser”), Acri Capital Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), and Foxx Development Inc., a Texas corporation (“Old Foxx”), pursuant to which (i) ACAC merged with and into Purchaser, with the Purchaser surviving the merger (the “Reincorporation Merger”), and (ii) Old Foxx merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving as a wholly-owned, Delaware subsidiary of Purchaser (the “Acquisition Merger”). The Reincorporation Merger, the Acquisition Merger, and the transactions contemplated under the Business Combination Agreement, are collectively referred to as the “Business Combination”.
Immediately prior to the effective time of the Reincorporation Merger (the “Reincorporation Merger Effective Time”), ACAC had the following issued and outstanding securities: (i) class A common stock of ACAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“ACAC Class A Common Stock”), (ii) class B common stock of ACAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“ACAC Class B Common Stock”, collectively with ACAC Class A Common Stock, “ACAC Common Stock”),
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(iii) units of ACAC (“ACAC Units”), each consisting of one share of ACAC Class A Common Stock and one-half (1/2) of one ACAC Warrant (as defined below), and (iv) redeemable warrants (“ACAC Warrants”), of which one-half (1/2) is included as part of each ACAC Unit, with each ACAC Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) share of ACAC Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $11.50 per share.
In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, immediately prior to the Reincorporation Merger Effective on September 25, 2024, one business day prior to the Closing, (i) each issued and outstanding ACAC Unit was automatically separated into one (1) share of ACAC Class A common stock and one-half (1/2) of one ACAC warrant, and (ii) each share of ACAC Class A common stock held by ACAC stockholders who validly redeemed their shares of ACAC Class A common stock (each “ACAC Redeeming Share”) was automatically cancelled and ceased to exist and thereafter represented only the right to be paid a pro-rata Redemption Price (as defined in the certificate of incorporation of ACAC at the time).
At the Reincorporation Merger Effective Time on September 25, 2024, (i) each share of ACAC Common Stock issued and outstanding (other than ACAC Redeeming Shares) was converted automatically into one (1) share of Common Stock, and (ii) each issued and outstanding ACAC Warrant was converted automatically into one Warrant.
At the closing (the “Closing” or “Closing Date”) on September 26, 2024, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and the Business Combination Agreement, and without any action on the part of any party to the Business Combination Agreement or affiliate or security thereof, the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Old Foxx (“Old Foxx Common Stock”) held by exiting holders of Old Foxx Common Stock (the “Old Foxx Stockholders”) immediately prior to the Closing (including shares of Old Foxx Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the principal and accrued interest of promissory notes of Foxx issued in certain Transaction Financings (as defined below)) were cancelled and automatically converted into (i) the right to receive, without interest, the applicable portion of 5,000,000 shares (the “Closing Payment Shares”, 500,000 of which are subject to the Escrow Arrangement (as defined herein)) of common stock of the Purchaser, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) the contingent right to receive the applicable portion of the Earnout Shares (as defined herein), if, as and when payable in accordance with the earnout provisions of the Business Combination Agreement.
At the Closing, the Purchaser was renamed as “Foxx Development Holdings Inc.”, which we refer as the “Company”, and the Merger Sub was renamed as “Foxx Development Inc.”, which we refer as the “Operating Subsidiary”. After the Closing, the Operating Subsidiary became the wholly-owned, Delaware-incorporated subsidiary of the Company.
The Business Combination was consummated on September 26, 2024. The Business Combination was approved at the special meeting of ACAC’s stockholders held on August 27, 2024 (the “Special Meeting”). ACAC’s stockholders also voted to approve all other proposals presented at the Special Meeting.
On September 27, 2024, one business day after the Closing, the Common Stock and the Warrant became listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under trading symbols “FOXX” and “FOXXW,” respectively.
The Transaction Financing
In consideration of market conditions, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the parties agreed to use commercially best efforts to secure financing to pay transaction expense and working capital of Foxx, including without limitation, a PIPE financing, private financing, redemption waiver, convertible debt, forward purchase agreement, backstop, or equity line of credit (collectively, the “Transaction Financing”).
On June 21, 2023, Old Foxx entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Convertible Note Agreement 1”) with New Bay Capital Limited, a Hong Kong registered company (“New Bay”), and issued a promissory note (“Note 1”) to New Bay in the principal amount of $2 million with an interest rate of 7% per annum, convertible into shares of Old Foxx common stock at $30.00 per share upon the listing of Old Foxx common stock through an initial public offering. On December 21, 2023, Old Foxx entered into another securities purchase agreement (the “Convertible Note Agreement 2”) with New Bay with the same terms and conditions as the Convertible Note Agreement, and issued another promissory note (“Note 2”) to New Bay in the principal amount of $2 million.
In connection with the Business Combination Agreement and all the transaction contemplated therein (the “Business Combination”), in the spring of 2024, Old Foxx and ACAC reached out to New Bay to seek its interest in participating in further financing in connection with the Business Combination.
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After negotiations with New Bay, On March 15, 2024, Old Foxx and New Bay agreed to amend both Convertible Note Agreement 1 and Convertible Note Agreement 2, and to amend Note 1 and Note 2, by removing the lock-up provisions as provided therein and allowing the unpaid principal and accrued interest on Note 1 and Note 2 to convert to Old Foxx common stock immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination. New Bay also subscribed for a new promissory note (“Note 3”) in the principal amount of $2 million under the same terms and conditions as amended Note 1 and Note 2 (collectively, the “New Bay Notes”).
On March 15, 2024, Old Foxx and New Bay amended the terms of the Note 1 and Note 2 accordingly and New Bay subscribed for a new promissory note (“Note 3”) in the principal amount of $2 million under the same terms and conditions as the New Bay Notes.
On February 20, 2024, New Bay introduced Old Foxx to BR Technologies PTE, Ltd. (“BR Technologies”), a Singapore-based company. On May 30, 2024, Old Foxx, BR Technologies and Grazyna Plawinski Limited, a Singapore-based company (“Grazyna”), entered into a securities purchase agreement for the issuance of promissory notes in the principal amount of up to $9.0 million with an interest rate of 7% per annum under the same terms and conditions as provided in the New Bay Notes. A promissory note was issued by Old Foxx to BR (the “Note 4”) in the principal amount of $6 million and promissory notes were issued by Old Foxx to Grazyna (the “Note 5”) in the total principal amount of $3 million on September 12, 2024.
Immediately prior to the Closing, all the accrued and unpaid principal and interests on the New Bay Notes, Note 4, and Note 5 were converted into: (x) 212,050 shares of Old Foxx common stock for the New Bay Notes, (y) 200,882 shares of Old Foxx common stock for Note 4, and (z) 100,690 share of Old Foxx common stock for Note 5, at a price of $30.00 per share. At the Closing, all of the converted shares of Old Foxx common stock were cancelled in exchange for the holders’ pro rata share of the Closing Payment Shares using the exchange ratio of 3.3033, resulting in (x) 700,473 shares of our Common Stock issued to New Bay, (y) 663,581 shares of our Common Stock issued to BR Technologies, and (z) 332,614 shares of our Common Stock issued to Grazyna.
Emerging Growth Company
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and we may take advantage of reduced reporting requirements that are otherwise applicable to public companies. Section 107 of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies are required to comply with those standards. The JOBS Act also exempts us from having to provide an auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting under Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404(b).
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (i) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, (b) in which we have an annual total gross revenue of at least US$1.235 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary equity that is held by non-affiliates exceeds US$700 million as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter of such fiscal year; and (ii) the date on which we have issued more than US$1 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.
Summary of Risk Factors
The following summary description sets forth an overview of the material risks we are exposed to in the normal course of our business activities. The summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full risk factor discussion immediately following this summary description. We encourage you to read the full risk factor discussion carefully.
• We participate in a competitive industry. Competitors with greater resources and significant experience in high-volume product manufacturing may be able to respond more quickly and cost-effectively than we can to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements.
• We have a relatively short operating history which may not be indicative of our future performance or financial results and if our revenue and earnings growth are not sustainable, we may not be able to generate the earnings necessary to fund our operations, continue to grow our business or repay our debt obligations.
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• We currently rely and may continue to rely on a limited number of third-party suppliers to produce our products. If these parties do not produce our products at a satisfactory quality, in a timely manner, in sufficient quantities or at an acceptable cost, our sales and development efforts could be delayed or otherwise negatively affected.
• We currently rely on a limited number of third-party distributors and sales agents for the distribution of our current products and may continue to depend on them for future products. If we are unable to establish successful relations with third-party distributors or sales agents, or such third-party distributors or sales agents do not focus adequate resources on selling our products or are otherwise unsuccessful in selling them, sales of our products may not develop.
• If we are unable to effectively execute our e-commerce business, our reputation and operating results may be harmed.
• As we expand our operations into international markets, we encounter risks linked to sourcing components globally from suppliers and engaging with third-party consultants. Additionally, as we continue to grow, we may further extend our reach by selling our products internationally.
• Our revenue heavily relied on revenue from Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).
• Our revenue may rely on revenue from end-users who qualify for the Lifeline Program.
• The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Consumers’ Research v. FCC, as it stands, may jeopardize the funding for the Lifeline Program.
• Defects or performance problems in our products could result in a loss of customers, reputational damage and decreased revenue. Additionally, the Company may face warranty, indemnity, and product liability claims that may arise from malfunctions.
• Breaches of and other types of security incidents involving our systems, or those of our third-party service providers, could negatively impact our business, our brand and reputation, our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers, may cause us to incur significant liabilities and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and future prospects.
• If we are not able to enhance or introduce new products that achieve market acceptance and keep pace with technological developments, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed.
• Our success depends on the continuing efforts of our senior management and key employees and our ability to retain key executives and to attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel.
• Changes in laws or regulations relating to data protection, or any actual or perceived failure by us to comply with such laws and regulations or our privacy policies, could materially and adversely affect our business or could lead to government enforcement actions and significant penalties against us, and adversely impact our operating results.
• We conduct business in the United States in a heavily regulated environment, and if we fail to obtain all necessary equipment authorizations required to import, market, or sell our equipment, we could be subject to enforcement proceedings that may harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
• Changes to the Covered List may impact business, financial condition, and results of operations.
• We may collaborate with additional business partners outside of the United States and potentially expand into markets beyond the United States, which may incur significant cost and expose us to significant risks.
• We may expand into new product or service categories, which may subject us to new regulatory clearances, approvals and compliance requirements.
• Recent and future federal legislative, regulatory and executive actions on information and communications technology and services involving national security and foreign ownership restrictions or requirements may substantially limit the scope of our operations, impact our abilities to expand into new products or services, or substantially or severely impact our operations or financial results.
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• We currently work with suppliers in China for various components, excluding SoCs, in our product assembly, while proposed regulations such as the Outbound Investment Review and Outbound Data Transfer regimes may heighten scrutiny on our transactions, leading to operational adjustments, increased compliance costs, and potential limitations on funding and strategic opportunities.
• Our intellectual property rights are valuable and any inability to protect our intellectual property rights could harm our business and operating results.
• We may not be able to raise or it may only be available on terms unfavorable to us or our stockholders, which may result in our inability to fund our working capital requirements and harm our operational results.
• Our operating losses have raised substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.
• If we fail to properly manage our anticipated growth, our business could suffer.
• We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Failure to maintain effective internal controls could cause our investors to lose confidence in us and adversely affect the market price of our common stock. If our internal controls are not effective, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.
• An active trading market for our Common Stock may not be available on a consistent basis to provide stockholders with adequate liquidity. The price of our Common Stock may be extremely volatile, and stockholders could lose all or part of their investment.
• We are an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting company”, and the reduced reporting requirements applicable to emerging growth companies and smaller reporting companies may make our Common Stock less attractive to investors.
• We could be subject to securities class action litigation.
Corporate Information
Foxx Development Holdings Inc., or the Company, was incorporated as a Delaware corporation under the name “Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc.” on November 13, 2023, and merged with and into Acri Capital Acquisition Corporation, or ACAC, on September 26, 2024, upon which the Merger Sub changed its name to “Foxx Development Holdings Inc.”
Foxx Development Inc., or Old Foxx, was incorporated as a Texas corporation on March 17, 2017 and merged with and into Acri Capital Merger Sub II Inc., or Merger Sub, on September 26, 2024, upon which the Merger Sub changed its name to “Foxx Development Inc.” (the “Operating Subsidiary”).
The Company, together with the Operating Subsidiary, is a technology innovation company in the communications sector and operates in various locations across the United States. Foxx currently generates most of its revenue from the sales of tablets and smartphones to major carriers in the United States such as T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. Foxx has been preparing to enter the U.S. IoT markets and launch more smartphones, tablets, wearables, and other high-quality communication terminals, with the aim of growing into a key player both domestically and globally.
The Business Combination was consummated on September 26, 2024. As a result of the Business Combination, Old Foxx became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On September 27, 2024, one business day after the Closing, the Common Stock and the Warrant became listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under trading symbols “FOXX” and “FOXXW,” respectively.
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Our principal executive office is 13575 Barranca Parkway C106, Irvine, CA 92618. The Company’s principal website address is https://foxxusa.com. We do not incorporate the information contained on, or accessible through, our websites into this prospectus, and you should not consider it a part of this prospectus.
The following charts summarize our corporate legal structure and identify our subsidiaries as of the date of this prospectus:
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THE OFFERING
The summary below describes the principal terms of the offering. The “Description of Share Capital” section of this prospectus contains a more detailed description of our Common Stock.
Issuance of Common Stock | | |
Common Stock outstanding prior to exercise of all Warrants | | 7,280,597 shares of Common Stock |
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all Warrants registered herein | | 19,426,514 shares of Common Stock |
Use of proceeds | | We will receive up to an aggregate of approximately $139.7 million from the exercise of all Warrants, assuming the exercise in full of all of the Warrants for cash. The exercise price of the Warrants is $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described herein. The closing price of our Common Stock on Nasdaq on [*], 2025 was $[*] per share. The likelihood that Warrant holders will exercise the Warrants and any cash proceeds that we would receive is dependent upon the market price of our Common Stock. If the market price for our Common Stock is less than $11.50 per share, we believe Warrant holders will be unlikely to exercise their Warrants. We expect to use the net proceeds from the exercise of Warrants for general corporate purposes. See the section titled “Use of Proceeds” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus for more information. |
Warrants issued and outstanding | | 12,145,917 Warrants |
Market for our Common Stock and Warrants | | Our Common Stock and Warrants are listed on Nasdaq under the trading symbol “FOXX” and “FOXXW”, respectively. |
Risk Factors | | See “Risk Factors” and the other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should consider carefully before deciding to invest in our securities. |
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RISK FACTORS
Our business and our industry are subject to significant risks. You should carefully consider all the information set forth in this prospectus and in our other filings with the SEC, including the following risk factors, in evaluating our business. If any of the following risks occur, our business, financial condition, operating results, and growth prospects would likely be materially and adversely affected. This prospectus also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See the section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this subsection to “we,” “us” or “our” refer to the business of Old Foxx prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, and collectively to the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Operating Subsidiary, following the consummation of the Business Combination.
Risks Related to Our Business and Operations
We participate in a competitive industry. Competitors with greater resources and significant experience in high-volume product manufacturing may be able to respond more quickly and cost-effectively than we can to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements.
We face significant competition in developing and selling consumer electronics and IoT solutions in the communication sector. Our primary competitors for smartphones and tablets products include Motorola, Inseego, HMD, TCL, Vortex, Tinno, BLU, Sky, Maxwest, and Hot Pepper. Our expected competitors for IoT products are Netgear, Franklin Wireless, TCL and ZTE. We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully against current or future competitors. Increased competition in mobile computing platforms, data capture products, or related accessories and software developments may result in price reductions, lower gross profit margins, and loss of market share, and could require increased spending on research and development, sales and marketing, and customer support. Some competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative relationships with suppliers or companies that produce complementary products, which may create additional pressures on our competitive position in the marketplace.
Most of our competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger customer bases and significantly greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources and experience than we do. In addition, because of the higher volume of components that many of our competitors purchase from their suppliers, they are able to keep their supply costs relatively low and, as a result, may be able to recognize higher margins on their product sales than we do. Many of our competitors may also have existing relationships with the channel partners who we use to sell our products, or with our potential customers. This competition may result in reduced prices, reduced margins and longer sales cycles for our products. Our competitors may also be able to more quickly and cost-effectively respond to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements. The combination of brand strength, extensive distribution channels and financial resources of the larger vendors could cause us to lose market share and could reduce our margins on our products. If any of our larger competitors were to commit greater technical, sales, marketing and other resources to our markets, our ability to compete would be adversely impacted. If we are unable to successfully compete with our competitors, our sales will suffer and as a result our financial condition will be adversely impacted.
We have a relatively short operating history which may not be indicative of our future performance or financial results and if our revenue and earnings growth are not sustainable, we may not be able to generate the earnings necessary to fund our operations, continue to grow our business or repay our debt obligations.
Our relatively short operating history may not be indicative of our future performance or financial results. There is no assurance that we will be able to grow our revenues and earnings in future periods. Our growth rates may decline for any number of possible reasons, and some of them are beyond our operating entity’s control, including decreasing customer demand, increasing competition, emergence of alternative business models, or changes in government policies or general economic conditions. We expect to continue to expand our sales network and product offerings to bring greater convenience to our customers and to increase our customer base and number of transactions. However, the execution of our expansion plan is subject to uncertainty and the total number of items sold and number of transacting customers may not grow at the rate we expect for the reasons stated above. If our growth rates decline, investors’ perceptions of our business and prospects may be adversely affected and the market price of our Common Stock could decline accordingly.
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We currently rely and may continue to rely on a limited number of third-party suppliers to produce our products. If these parties do not produce our products at a satisfactory quality, in a timely manner, in sufficient quantities or at an acceptable cost, our sales and development efforts could be delayed or otherwise negatively affected.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we selectively concentrated our resources on our tablet and mobile phone products, as they held the strongest market potential and revenue generation capability due to the increased demand for these products when remote work and online classes became more prevalent. Additionally, our customers, who are the distributors of our products, were willing to pay in full before manufacturing and delivery. Under our build-to-order business model, once we determine the product specifications of our customers, we work with suppliers, who are original equipment manufacturers, for the production of our products. To fulfill customer orders, we place purchase orders with suppliers, specifying the item description, quantity, and price of the products. We pay approximately 20% of the total purchase price upfront and the remaining balance upon shipment. We do not have short-term or long-term agreements with our suppliers and just rely on purchase orders. Because we had limited product lines, consisting mainly of our tablet and mobile phone products during the year ended December 31, 2023, we relied on a limited number of suppliers to fulfill our manufacturing needs. For the year ended June 30, 2024, three suppliers accounted for 49%, 31% and 18% of the Company’s total purchases. For the year ended June 30, 2023, one supplier accounted for 100% of the Company’s total purchases.
Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, if we continue to have limited product lines, we may continue to rely on a limited number of suppliers for the products we plan to launch. As of the date of this prospectus, we have begun changing our business strategy from relying on a limited number of suppliers to expanding the number of suppliers and lowering supplier concentration by actively increasing our business scale and expanding our product lines. We have added seven new suppliers to manufacture additional product lines to meet evolving customer demand.
We carefully select suppliers capable of meeting our customization requirements while maintaining the quality standards we demand and adhering to the desired timeframe for product launches. Although there are numerous suppliers of comparable quality worldwide, any disruptions to our current supply chain could lead to production delays and necessitate the allocation of time and resources for engaging with new suppliers. Additionally, transitioning to new suppliers may require extra time to communicate our customization needs effectively or to make adjustments to meet our specifications. Our reliance on a limited number of suppliers to manufacture our future products may present significant risks to us, including the following:
• reduced control over delivery schedules, yields and product reliability;
• price increases;
• manufacturing deviations from internal and regulatory specifications;
• the failure of a key manufacturer to perform as we require for technical, market or other reasons;
• difficulties in establishing additional manufacturer relationships if we are presented with the need to transfer our manufacturing process technologies to them;
• misappropriation of our intellectual property; and
• other risks in potentially meeting our product development schedule or satisfying the requirements of our market partners, distributors, direct customers and end users.
If we need to enter into agreements for the manufacturing of our future products, there can be no assurance we will be able to do so on favorable terms, if at all.
There could be a significant disruption in the supply of components from current sources or, in the event of a disruption, our contract manufacturers might not be able to locate alternative suppliers of materials of comparable quality at an acceptable price or at all. Further, our unaffiliated contract manufacturers have experienced and may continue to experience in the future, unexpected increases in work wages, whether government mandated or otherwise and increases in compliance costs due to governmental regulation concerning certain metals used in the manufacturing of our products. In addition, we cannot be certain that our unaffiliated manufacturers will be able to meet our product customizations or fill our orders in a timely manner. If we experience significant increases in demand, or reductions in the availability of materials, or need to replace an existing manufacturer, there can be no assurance additional supplies of components or additional manufacturing capacity will be available when required on terms acceptable
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to us, or at all, or that any supplier or manufacturer would allocate sufficient capacity to us in order to meet our product customizations. In addition, even if we are able to expand existing or find new manufacturing or sources of components, we may encounter delays in production and added costs as a result of the time it takes to train suppliers and manufacturers in our methods, products, quality control standards and labor, health and safety standards. Any delays, interruption or increased costs in labor or wages, or the supply of materials or manufacture of our products could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet retail customer and consumer demand for our products and result in lower revenues and net income both in the short- and long-term.
Because independent manufacturers make all of our products outside of our principal sales markets, our products must be transported by third parties over large geographic distances. Delays in the shipment or delivery of our products due to the availability of transportation, work stoppages, port strikes, infrastructure congestion or other factors, and costs and delays associated with consolidating or transitioning between manufacturers, could adversely impact our financial performance. In addition, manufacturing delays or unexpected demand for our products may require us to use faster, but more expensive, transportation methods such as air freight, which could adversely affect our profit margins. The cost of oil is a significant component in manufacturing and transportation costs, so increases in the price of petroleum products can adversely affect our profit margins. Changes in U.S. trade policies, including new and potential changes to import tariffs and existing trade policies and agreements, could also have a significant impact on our activities in foreign jurisdictions, and could adversely affect our results of operations. The Ukraine war, Israel-Hamas war, inflationary trends, shifts in consumer purchasing patterns, availability of transport, labor shortages in the shipping, trucking, and warehousing industries, port strikes, infrastructure congestion, equipment shortages and other factors have all contributed to delivery delays, greater costs and uncertainty in arranging and scheduling transport of our products. If we are unable to reliably and consistently arrange shipment and storage of our products, we may be unable to ship, deliver and store our products in which case, we will have to reverse sales and issue refunds to purchasers of our products. Supply chain disruptions, both domestic and international, have adversely impacted our operations. Continued disruptions in our supply chain and adverse consequences from aggressive trade policies could have a material adverse impact on our profitability and financial performance.
We currently rely on a limited number of third-party distributors and sales agents for the distribution of our current products and may continue to depend on them for future products. If we are unable to establish successful relations with third-party distributors or sales agents, or such third-party distributors or sales agents do not focus adequate resources on selling our products or are otherwise unsuccessful in selling them, sales of our products may not develop.
Currently, our customers are third-party distributors and sales agents who purchase products from us and then market our products to end-users across the United States. Under our build-to-order business model, our sales and distribution process begins with our customers placing purchase orders with us and specifying item description, quantity, and price of the products purchased. Subsequent to our customers paying a deposit of 15% to 20% of the total purchase price under the purchase order, we place purchase orders with suppliers to produce products that meet the specifications of our customers. We hold title to the manufactured products until the customer pays the full purchase price. We have the right to retake possession and resell the products if the customer default on the purchase order. Upon delivering the products to the customers, we receive the remaining 80% to 85% of the total purchase price. We do not have short-term or long-term agreements with our customers and just rely on purchase orders.
These distributors have established relationships with leading telecommunications carriers, and we have been relying on their connections, relationships, and market knowledge to effectively promote our products, enabling us to establish a strong presence in the market. Due to the reduced manufacturing capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic and the concentrated market demand for mobile phones and tablet products, we had been offering such products to a limited number of third-party distributors who demonstrated a strong intent to buy and were willing to offer more appealing payment terms. For the year ended June 30, 2024, three customers accounted for 41%, 29% and 16% of the Company’s total revenues. For the year ended June 30, 2023, one customer accounted for 100% of our total revenues. We relied on these customers to buy our mobile phones and tablet products and sell such products to end-users. We have begun changing our business strategy from relying on a limited number of customers to increasing the number of customers and lowering customer concentration by developing relationships with multiple more customers to diversify and avoid reliance on a few or a fixed set of distributors and we are also exploring other channels for selling our products, however, we may continue to rely on our customers to sell tablets and smartphones. We may also rely on these third-party distributors or sales agents to distribute and assist us with the marketing and sale of other products we expect to launch. Our future revenue generation and growth, particularly for phones and tablets, may continue to
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depend in large part on our success in establishing and maintaining this sales and distribution channel. Our customers purchase products from us and reselling them at a higher price to generate profit. However, if our customers encounter challenges such as difficulty in selling our products, negative feedback from end users, or insufficient profit margins to sustain their operations, they may choose not to continue purchasing or marketing our products. In addition, there can be no assurance that our customers will focus adequate resources on selling our products to end-users or will be successful in selling them. Many of our customers are in the business of distributing and sometimes manufacturing other, possibly competing, products. As a result, our customers may perceive our products as a threat to various product lines currently being distributed or manufactured by them. In addition, our customers may earn higher margins by selling competing products or combinations of competing products. If we are unable to establish successful relationships with our customers, we will need to further develop our own sales and distribution capabilities, which would be expensive and time-consuming and might not be successful. Additionally, if we need to enter into agreements for the distribution of our future products with other third parties, there can be no assurance we will be able to do so on favorable terms, if at all.
If we are unable to effectively execute our e-commerce business, our reputation and operating results may be harmed.
Our customers currently include individual e-commerce customers from TikTok Shop. We began our e-commerce operations in March 2024. The success of our e-commerce business depends on our investment in e-commerce platforms, consumer preferences, buying trends relating to e-commerce, and our ability to both maintain the continuous operation of our online store and provide a shopping experience that will generate orders and return visits to our online store.
We are also vulnerable to certain additional risks and uncertainties associated with our e-commerce business, including: changes in required technology interfaces; website downtime and other technical failures; costs and technical issues associated with website software, systems and technology investments and upgrades; data and system security; system failures, disruptions and breaches and the costs to address and remedy such failures, disruptions or breaches; computer viruses; and changes in and compliance with applicable federal and state regulations. In addition, our efforts to remain competitive with technology trends, including the use of new or improved technology, creative user interfaces and other e-commerce marketing tools such as paid search and mobile applications, among others, may increase our costs and may not increase sales or attract consumers. Our failure to successfully respond to these risks and uncertainties might adversely affect the sales of our e-commerce business, as well as damage our reputation and brands.
In addition, the success of our e-commerce business and the satisfaction of our customers depends on their timely receipt of our products and their ability to pick up their desired products. The efficient delivery and/or pick up of our products requires that we have adequate capacity to support the current level of e-commerce operations and any anticipated increased levels that may occur as a result of the growth of our e-commerce business. If we encounter difficulties with our e-commerce support team, we could face shortages of inventory, which would result in our inability to properly support our online store. Such a situation could cause us to incur significantly higher costs and lead to longer lead times associated with distributing products to our customers, which could cause us to lose customers. Experiencing any of these issues could have a material adverse effect on our business and harm our reputation.
On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA). PAFACA identified TikTok as a “foreign adversary controlled application” and required ByteDance Ltd., the ultimate parent company of TikTok headquartered in China, to divest its control of TikTok by January 19, 2025; otherwise, PAFACA would it make it illegal on January 19, 2025 for U.S. persons to provide services to distribute, maintain or update TikTok or provide internet hosting services for TikTok in the United States. TikTok and its affiliated companies and certain creators who use TikTok brought a constitutional challenge against the federal government before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in May 2024. The D.C. Circuit rejected the challenge on December 6, 2024. The plaintiffs appealed the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has scheduled an oral argument to review the constitutionality of PAFACA.
As of the date of this prospectus, the Supreme Court has not made a decision in the case. In the case that the challenge was unsuccessful, or if the January 19, 2025 deadline was not stayed by judicial decisions, TikTok could be removed from the application stores on iOS, Android and other mobile operating systems. As a result, TikTok’s current
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users may not be able to update the application, as a result of which the functionalities of TikTok will deteriorate over time. New users would not be able to download or access the application, and existing users may choose to stop using the application or opt to use other social media platforms. As a result, our TikTok store may be forced to shut down, and our e-commerce business may suffer.
As we expand our operations into international markets, we encounter risks linked to sourcing components globally from suppliers and engaging with third-party consultants. Additionally, as we continue to grow, we may further extend our reach by selling our products internationally.
We currently collaborate with partners across the globe, and we will continue to expand our operations in the global marketplace. International sales growth stands as a key element of our growth strategy. However, we acknowledge the risks inherent in our international operations, including, but not limited to:
• Foreign currency exchange rates;
• Economic or governmental instability in foreign markets in which we operate or in those countries from which we source our merchandise;
• Unexpected changes in laws, regulatory requirements, taxes or trade laws;
• Increases in the cost of transporting goods globally;
• Acts of war, terrorist attacks, outbreaks of contagious disease and other events over which we have no control; and
• Changes in foreign or domestic legal and regulatory requirements resulting in the imposition of new or more onerous trade restrictions, tariffs, duties, taxes, embargoes, exchange or other government controls.
Any of these risks could have an adverse impact on our results of operations, financial position or growth strategy. Furthermore, some of our international operations are conducted in parts of the world that experience corruption to some degree. Our employees and wholesalers could take actions that violate applicable anti-corruption laws or regulations. Violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could have an adverse impact on our reputation, our results of operations or our financial position.
Foreign exchange movements may also negatively affect the relative purchasing power of consumers and their willingness to purchase discretionary premium goods, such as our products, which would adversely affect our net sales. We do not currently use the derivative markets to hedge foreign currency fluctuations.
Our business is sensitive to consumer spending and general economic conditions.
Our business may be adversely affected by the Ukraine war, and the Israel-Hamas war, as well as macro-economic conditions such as inflation, employment levels, wage and salary levels, trends in consumer confidence and spending, reductions in consumer net worth, interest rates, inflation, the availability of consumer credit and taxation policies influence on public spending confidence. There continues to be a significant and growing volatility and uncertainty in the global economy due to the Coronavirus pandemic affecting all business sectors and industries. Recent dramatic downturns in the strength of global stock markets, currencies and key economies have highlighted many if not all, of these risks.
Consumer purchases in general may decline during recessions, periods of prolonged declines in the equity markets or housing markets and periods when disposable income and perceptions of consumer wealth are lower, and these risks may be exacerbated for us due to our focus on discretionary premium sporting good items. A downturn in the global economy, or in a regional economy in which we have significant sales, could have a material, adverse effect on consumer purchases of our products, our results of operations and our financial position, and a downturn adversely affecting our consumer base or travelers could have a disproportionate impact on our business.
We may be unable to appeal to new consumers while maintaining the loyalty of our core consumers.
Part of our growth strategy is to introduce new consumers to our brands by our new product offerings. If we are unable to attract new consumers, including customers for our tablets and mobile phones, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected if purchasing frequency decrease. Initiatives and strategies, such as smart home
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devices, wearables, and IoT platform, are intended to position our brand to appeal to new consumers may not appeal to our core consumers and may diminish the appeal of our brand to our core consumers, resulting in reduced core consumer loyalty. If we are unable to successfully appeal to new consumers while maintaining our brand’s image with our core consumers, then our net sales and our brand image may be adversely affected.
Our revenue heavily relied on revenue from Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).
On November 15, 2021, U.S. Congress passed and the President signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“Infrastructure Act”). The Infrastructure Act provided $14.2 billion to modify and extend the existing Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program) managed by the FCC to a longer-term broadband affordability program called the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The ACP replaced the EBB Program, which was established during the COVID-19 pandemic, to provide eligible low-income households with discounts for broadband services such households need for work, school and healthcare. The ACP began to accept enrollments on December 31, 2021 and the FCC adopted final rules to implement the ACP on January 14, 2022. Due to a lapse in additional appropriation for the ACP, on January 11, 2024, the FCC released an order announcing steps to wind down the ACP. The program stopped accepting new enrollment on February 8, 2024, and announced that the program will not provide funding for currently enrolled individuals beyond the end of April 2024.
Although we cannot ascertain whether or how many of the end users purchased our products with the assistance of the ACP program, as we have been employing the strategy of engaging with customers who purchase products from us and then market our products to end-users through the networks of prominent telecommunications carriers across the United States, we believe some of the end-users may have been incentivized to purchase our products because of the discounts and benefits they received from the ACP. As the requirements for program and service standards may change over the years, there are uncertainties as to the population in our targeted demographics and demand for our products. The lapse in federal funding for the ACP may significantly lead to a loss of broadband services or coverage for existing individuals currently qualify for the program, or dissuade customers from acquiring or maintaining broadband services or tablets and laptops, which may in turn lead to a temporary decline in sales for us from the end-users who relied on the program to purchase mobile devices, tablets, or other IoT products.
Our revenue may rely on revenue from end-users who qualify for the Lifeline Program.
The Lifeline Program has provided discounts on phone service for qualifying low-income consumers since 1985. The Lifeline Program is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), and receives funding from the Universal Service Fund, a government program that receives annual contribution from telecommunication companies or their customers. Over the years, the FCC has adopted several reforms and changes to the Lifeline Program, including regarding its scope, eligibility and compliance requirements.
End-users qualifying for the Lifeline Program may continue to rely on such a program to receive discounts on phone service. It would be difficult to assess the exact number of individuals relying on this program. If the qualifications for receiving discounts and benefits change, there may be a smaller number of end-users who qualify for discounts on mobile and tablet products. Additionally, if there are changes to the device specifications under the program or if more comparable products become qualify for the program’s device requirements, we may experience less revenue generated from products designed to be sold to end-users under the Lifeline Program.
The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Consumers’ Research v. FCC, as it stands, may jeopardize the funding for the Lifeline Program.
Under 47 U.S.C. Section 254 (the “Section 254”), FCC is authorized to levy contributions from telecommunication carriers to a Universal Service Fund to expand and advance telecommunication services. By regulations, the FCC further delegates to the Universal Service Administrative Company (the “USAC”) to administer four programs that the Universal Service Funds subsidizes, including the Lifeline Program, the High-Cost Program, the E-rate Program, and the Rural Health Care Program, under 47 C.F.R. subparts 300, 500 and 600. Under the delegated authorities, USAC will determine the quarterly contribution amount to be collected, bill and collect the contributions from the telecommunication providers, and administer and distribute the fundings to the qualified participants to the four funding programs.
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On July 24, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, issued a decision in Consumers’ Research v. FCC, finding that Congress’ delegation of authority to the FCC in Section 254 and FCC’s subdelegation of regulatory authorities to the USAC to administer the Universal Service Fund, in combination, to be in violation of the Legislative Vesting Clause in Article 1, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution. The Court held the contribution amount for the first quarter of 2022 set by the USAC to be unconstitutional and remand to the FCC for further regulatory actions consistent with the decision.
The decision deviates from prior decisions issued by the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth, Eleventh and D.C. Circuit that reached the opposite conclusions.
On November 22, 2024, the Supreme Court granted a petition for certiorari to review the Fifth Circuit decision, with a decision unlikely to come out until early 2025. It is unclear if the Supreme Court will affirm or reverse the Fifth Circuit decision, and when such decision will be issued. It is also unclear, as the decision stands, how the Fifth Circuit decision would impact the funding mechanism for the Universal Service Fund, the administration of the programs by the USAC, an/or the availabilities of funding to the programs funded by the Universal Service Fund, including the Lifeline Program that some of our current end-users rely on.
If the Supreme Court affirmed the Fifth Circuit decision on appeal, among other impacts, it is possible that the funding mechanism for the Lifeline Program will be invalidated and that no further funding will be distributed. As a result, we may experience less revenue generated from products designed to be sold to end-users under the Lifeline Program.
Defects or performance problems in our products could result in a loss of customers, reputational damage and decreased revenue. Additionally, the Company may face warranty, indemnity, and product liability claims that may arise from malfunctions.
Our current and future products such as tablets, smartphones, and IoT devices may contain undetected errors or defects, especially when first introduced or when new generations of products are released. Errors, defects, or poor performance can arise due to design flaws, defects in raw materials or components, which can affect the quality of such devices. Defects may also occur in components and products we purchase from third parties or assembled by our manufacturers. There can be no assurance that we will be able to detect and fix all defects in the hardware, software, and services we offer. Any actual or perceived errors, defects, or poor performance in such devices could result in the replacement or recall of the products, rejection of the products, damage to our reputation, lost revenue, and increases in customer service and support costs, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Furthermore, defective components may give rise to warranty, indemnity, or product liability claims against us that exceed any revenue or profit we receive from the affected products. If one of such devices were to cause injury to someone or cause property damage, including because of product malfunctions, defects, or improper installation, we could be exposed to product liability claims. We could incur significant costs and liabilities if we are sued and if damages are awarded against us. Further, any product liability claim we face could be expensive to defend and could divert management’s attention. The successful assertion of a product liability claim against us could result in potentially significant monetary damages, penalties or fines, subject us to adverse publicity, damage our reputation and competitive position, and adversely affect sales of our products. In addition, product liability claims, injuries, defects, or other problems experienced by other companies in the community building access control industry could lead to unfavorable market conditions for the industry as a whole and may have an adverse effect on our ability to attract new customers, thus harming our growth and financial performance.
Breaches of and other types of security incidents involving our systems, or those of our third-party service providers, could negatively impact our business, our brand and reputation, our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers, may cause us to incur significant liabilities and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and future prospects.
If we enter the IoT market, activities such as developing an IoT platform may necessitate periodic collection, usage, storage, transmission, or processing of data or information. While we will taken steps to mitigate our cyberattack risks and protect the confidential information that we may have access to, including but not limited to installation and periodical updates of antivirus software and backup of information on our computer systems, our security measures could be breached. Because techniques used to sabotage or obtain unauthorized access to systems change frequently
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and generally are not recognized until they are launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. Any cybersecurity incident, accidental or willful security breaches or other unauthorized access to our systems could cause confidential information to be stolen and used for criminal purposes. Cybersecurity incidents, security breaches or unauthorized access to confidential information could also expose us to liability related to the loss of the information, time-consuming and expensive litigation and negative publicity. If security measures are breached because of third-party action, employee error, malfeasance or otherwise, or if design flaws in our technology infrastructure are exposed and exploited, our relationships with our business partners could be severely damaged, we could incur significant liability, and our business and operations could be adversely affected. Additionally, if we fail to protect confidential information, we may be susceptible to potential claims such as breach of contract, negligence or other claims. Such claims will require significant time and resources to defend and there can be no assurances that favorable final outcomes will be obtained. In addition, the costs to respond to a cybersecurity event or to mitigate any identified security vulnerabilities could be significant, including costs for remediating the effects of such an event, paying a ransom, restoring data from backups, and conducting data analysis to determine what data may have been affected by the breach. In addition, our efforts to contain or remediate a security breach or any system vulnerability may be unsuccessful, and our efforts and any related failures to contain or remediate any breach or vulnerabilities could result in interruptions, delays, loss in customer trust, harm to our reputation, and increases in our insurance premiums that we may acquire.
Failure to accurately forecast consumer demand could lead to excess inventory or inventory shortages, which could result in decreased operating margins, reduced cash flows and harm to our business.
There is a risk we may be unable to sell excess products ordered from manufacturers. Inventory levels in excess of customer demand may result in inventory write-downs, and the sale of excess inventory at discounted prices could significantly impair our brand image and have an adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition and cash flows. Conversely, if we underestimate consumer demand for our products or if our manufacturers fail to supply products we require at the time we need them, we may experience inventory shortages. Inventory shortages might delay shipments to customers, negatively impact retailer, affect consumer relationships and diminish brand loyalty. The difficulty in forecasting demand also makes it difficult to estimate our future results of operations, financial condition and cash flows from period to period. A failure to accurately predict the level of demand for our products could adversely affect our net revenues and net income, and we are unlikely to forecast such effects with any certainty in advance.
If we are not able to enhance or introduce new products that achieve market acceptance and keep pace with technological developments, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed.
Our ability to attract new customers and increase revenue from existing customers depends in part on our ability to introduce new products, develop the IoT platforms, increase adoption and usage of our products and introduce new products and features. The success of any enhancements or new products depends on several factors, including timely completion, adequate quality testing, actual performance quality, market-accepted pricing levels and overall market acceptance and demand. Consumer preferences differ across and within different parts of the world, and shift over time in response to changing aesthetics and economic circumstances. We cannot determine in advance the ultimate effect of new product introductions and transitions. In addition, rapid technological development and advancements may render smartphones in the common forms and with the common functionalities that are generally available to consumers today outdated or obsolete, and emerging products and services may substitute smartphones as consumers generally know them today. We believe that our success in developing products that are innovative and that meet our consumers’ functional needs is an important factor in our image as a premium brand, and in our ability to charge premium prices. We rely upon our research and development team and third party consultants that we may engage from time to time from the fields of electrical and mechanical engineering, industrial design, sustainability, and related fields, as well as other experts to design, develop customization standards, and test cutting-edge performance products. Enhancements and new products that we develop may not be introduced in a timely or cost-effective manner, may contain defects, may have interoperability difficulties with our platform, or may not achieve the market acceptance necessary to generate significant revenue. Even if we are able to introduce innovative products to the market, we may still experience problems with the quality or performance of our products, we may incur substantial expense to remedy the problems. Our ability to manage the risks associated with new product production ramp-up issues, the availability of products in appropriate quantities and at expected costs to meet anticipated demand and the risk that new products may have quality or other defects or deficiencies in the early stages of introduction. If we are unable to anticipate or
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respond to changes in consumer preferences or fail to successfully enhance our existing platform and capabilities to meet evolving customer requirements, increase adoption and usage of our platform, develop new products, or if our efforts to increase the usage of our products are more expensive than we expect, then our business, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed.
We may be subject to additional obligations to collect and remit sales tax and other taxes, and we may be subject to tax liability for past transactions, which could harm our business.
We do not collect sales and use, value added and similar taxes in all jurisdictions in which we have sales, based on our belief that such taxes are not applicable in certain jurisdictions. State, local and foreign jurisdictions have differing rules and regulations governing sales, use, value added and other taxes, and these rules and regulations are subject to varying interpretations that may change over time. In particular, the applicability of such taxes on subscriptions to our platform in various jurisdictions is unclear. Further, these jurisdictions’ rules regarding tax nexus are complex and vary significantly. As a result, we could face the possibility of audits that could result in tax assessments, including associated interest and penalties. A successful assertion that we should be collecting additional sales, use, value added or other taxes in those jurisdictions where we have not historically done so could result in substantial tax liabilities and related penalties for past transactions, discourage customers from purchasing our application or otherwise harm our business and operating results. In addition, we are required to withhold and timely remit payroll-related taxes for which we are also subject to the possibility of audits that could result in tax assessments, including associated interest and penalties.
Changes in tax laws or regulations that are applied adversely to us or our customers could increase the costs of our platform and adversely impact our business.
New income, sales, use or other tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances could be enacted at any time, which could affect the tax treatment of our (and our subsidiaries’) domestic and foreign financial results. Any new taxes could adversely affect our domestic and international business operations, and our business and financial performance. Further, existing tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances could be interpreted, changed, modified or applied adversely to us. Specifically, taxation of cloud-based software is constantly evolving as many state and local jurisdictions consider the taxability of software services provided remotely. These events could require us or our customers to pay additional tax amounts on a prospective or retroactive basis, as well as require us or our customers to pay fines or penalties and interest for past amounts deemed to be due. If we raise our prices to offset the costs of these changes, existing and potential future customers may elect not to continue to use or purchase subscriptions to our platform in the future. Additionally, new, changed, modified or newly interpreted or applied tax laws could increase our customers’ and our compliance, operating and other costs, as well as the costs of our platform. Any or all of these events could harm our business and operating results.
Our success depends on the continuing efforts of our senior management and key employees and our ability to retain key executives and to attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel.
Our future success is significantly dependent upon the continued service of our senior management and other key employees. If we lose their service, we may not be able to locate suitable or qualified replacements, and may incur additional expenses to recruit and train new staff, which could severely disrupt our business and growth. Our management members are critical to our vision, strategic direction, culture and overall business success. If there is any internal organizational structure change or change in responsibilities for our management or key personnel, or if one or more of our senior management members were unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, the operation of our business and our business prospects may be adversely affected.
We currently have limited personnel. As of December 31, 2024, we had in total of 25 employees. We will need to attract, hire and retain additional qualified employees to achieve the Company’s objectives. Recruiting and retaining qualified technical personnel and sales and marketing personnel will be critical to our success. Our employees may choose to pursue other opportunities. If we are unable to motivate or retain key employees, our business may be severely disrupted, and our prospects could suffer. There is no assurance that our management members would not join our competitors or form a competing business. Our limited personnel and resources may result in greater workloads for our employees compared to those at companies with which we compete for personnel, which may lead to higher levels of employee dissatisfaction and turnover. Recruiting and retaining qualified research, development, marketing and sales personnel will be critical to our success.
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We believe our future success depends on our continued ability to attract, develop, motivate and retain qualified and skilled employees. Competition for personnel with expertise in our industry is intense. We may not be able to hire and retain these personnel at compensation levels consistent with our existing compensation and salary structure. Some of the companies with which we compete for experienced employees have greater resources than we have and may be able to offer more attractive terms of employment. In addition, we invest significant time and resources in training our employees, which increases their value to competitors who may seek to recruit them. If we fail to retain our employees, we could incur significant expenses in hiring and training new employees, and our ability to serve customers and business partners could diminish, resulting in a material adverse effect to our business.
Our management team has limited experience managing a public company.
Most members of our management team have limited experience managing a publicly traded company, interacting with public company investors and complying with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies in the United States. Our management team may not successfully or efficiently manage our transition to being a public company subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws and the continuous scrutiny of securities analysts and investors. These new obligations and constituents will require significant attention from our senior management and could divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of our business, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Risks Related to the Regulation of Our Business and Operations
Changes in laws or regulations relating to data protection, or any actual or perceived failure by us to comply with such laws and regulations or our privacy policies, could materially and adversely affect our business or could lead to government enforcement actions and significant penalties against us, and adversely impact our operating results.
We currently do not collect any sensitive data or confidential information. There are numerous federal, state and international laws and regulations regarding privacy, data protection, information security, and the collection, storing, sharing, use, processing, transfer, disclosure, and protection of personal information and other data, and the scope of such laws and regulations may change, be subject to differing interpretations, or conflict with other laws and regulations. Further, any significant change to applicable laws, regulations, or industry practices regarding the collection, use, retention, security, or disclosure of data, or their interpretation, or any changes regarding the manner in which the consent of relevant users for the collection, use, retention, or disclosure of such data must be obtained, could increase our costs and require us to modify our services and candidate products, possibly in a material manner, which we may be unable to complete, and may limit our ability to store and process patients’ data or develop new services and features.
The legislative and regulatory landscape for data protection continues to evolve, and in recent years there has been an increasing focus on privacy and data security issues. Numerous federal and state laws, including state data breach notification laws, state health information privacy laws, and federal and state consumer protection laws, govern the collection, use, and disclosure of health-related and other personal information. Failure to comply with such laws and regulations could result in government enforcement actions and create liability for us (including the imposition of significant civil or criminal penalties), private litigation and/or adverse publicity that could negatively affect our business.
We conduct business in the United States in a heavily regulated environment, and if we fail to obtain all necessary equipment authorizations required to import, market, or sell our equipment, we could be subject to enforcement proceedings that may harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our business relies on our ability to import and market our devices in the United States. We endeavor to ensure that our operations comply with applicable laws. However, failure to comply with applicable FCC equipment authorization rules could lead to enforcement action, including monetary forfeitures or loss of equipment authorizations. FCC investigations or enforcement proceedings also require financial and other resources to defend. Any future FCC investigations or enforcement could harm our business or our financial condition.
In addition, new devices or modifications to our approved devices could require that we obtain additional equipment authorizations. Failure to obtain the requisite authorizations could likewise subject our past or present operations to FCC enforcement action, including monetary forfeitures or loss of equipment authorization. Failure to obtain necessary equipment authorizations as required for new or modified devices could preclude such devices from
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being imported, sold, or marketed in the United States. Further, we rely on third-parties authorized by the FCC to test our equipment to ensure compliance with applicable FCC regulations, and to submit all necessary reports and data to obtain any required FCC equipment authorizations. There is no guarantee these third-party testing laboratories have conducted equipment evaluations in accordance with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice, or that any measurements performed or data collected conform with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.
The FCC’s equipment authorization rules and/or the FCC’s interpretation of those rules may change in the future. As noted above, we endeavor to comply with applicable laws and regulations, and we will rely on U.S. telecommunications counsel to evaluate the impact of any applicable changes to the FCC’s rules or rule interpretations in the future.
Changes to the Covered List may impact business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The FCC maintains and periodically updates a Covered List of communications equipment and services that have been determined by the U.S. government to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons to national security pursuant to the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. Equipment produced by a company on the Covered List cannot receive an equipment authorization. And, therefore, cannot be imported, marketed, or sold in the United States. The FCC has previously concluded that placement on the Covered List applies to equipment authorizations both prospectively and retrospectively. In other words, the FCC has determined that it has the authority to revoke previously issued equipment authorization as well as deny future authorizations for equipment produced by a company added to the Covered List. In addition, while the FCC has previously declined to prohibit equipment authorization for devices that incorporate equipment produced by a company on the Covered List as a component, the FCC is currently considering whether to expand its prohibition to such component parts.
While we do not anticipate our or any of our suppliers’ addition to the Covered List, the addition of our or any of our suppliers to the Covered List could negatively impact our business operations in the United States and our financial condition. Inclusion on the Covered List could result in the loss of required equipment authorizations for some or all of our equipment identified by the FCC as critical to national security. A loss of required equipment authorizations would preclude our ongoing sale of affected devices in the United States and could require us to replace affected component parts for devices imported, marketed, or sold in the United States. This could impose financial burdens and operational challenges that adversely affect our business.
We may collaborate with additional business partners outside of the United States and potentially expand into markets beyond the United States, which may incur significant cost and expose us to significant risks.
To date, we have not operated or generated any revenue outside of the United States. However, we anticipate diversifying our current supply chain by sourcing components from additional suppliers in Asia. Additionally, we may expand our market presence beyond the United States, aiming to sell our products in other regions such as Latin America. Due to our limited experience with international operations and developing and managing sales and distribution channels in international markets, our international expansion efforts may not be successful.
Operating or selling in international markets requires significant resources and management attention and subjects us to intellectual property, regulatory, economic and political risks that are different from those in the United States. As we increase our international sales efforts and explore international operations, we will face increased risks in doing business internationally that could harm our business, including:
• the need to establish and protect our brand in international markets;
• the need to localize and adapt our solution for specific countries, including translation into foreign languages and associated costs and expenses;
• difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations, particularly hiring and training qualified sales and service personnel;
• the need to implement and offer customer care, in various languages;
• different pricing environments, longer sales and accounts receivable payment cycles and collections issues;
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• weaker protection for intellectual property and other legal rights than in the United States and practical difficulties in enforcing intellectual property and other rights outside of the United States;
• privacy and data protection laws and regulations that are complex, expensive to comply with and may require that client data be stored and processed in a designated territory;
• increased risk of piracy, counterfeiting and other misappropriation of our intellectual property in our locations outside the United States;
• new and different sources of competition;
• general economic conditions in international markets;
• fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies, which may make our solution more expensive in other countries or may increase our costs, impacting our operating results when translated into U.S. dollars;
• compliance challenges related to the complexity of multiple, conflicting and changing governmental laws and regulations, including employment, tax, telecommunications and telemarketing laws and regulations;
• increased risk of international telecom fraud;
• laws and business practices favoring local competitors;
• compliance with laws and regulations applicable to foreign operations and cross border transactions, including anti-corruption laws, supply chain restrictions, import and export control laws, tariffs, trade barriers, economic sanctions and other regulatory or contractual limitations on our ability to sell our solution in certain foreign markets, and the risks and costs of non-compliance;
• increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexities;
• restrictions or taxes on the transfer of funds;
• adverse tax consequences; and
• unstable economic and political conditions and potential accompanying shifts in laws and regulations.
These risks could harm our international operations, increase our operating costs and hinder our ability to grow our international business and, consequently, our overall business and results of operations.
We may expand into new product or service categories, which may subject us to new regulatory clearances, approvals and compliance requirements.
We currently only engage in the sales of smartphones and tablets in the United States, but may expand into other product or service categories, including IoT products, wearables, health and wellness products, environmental management solutions, and IoT cloud platform. We may need to undergo additional testing and certifications, such as those required for FCC Equipment Authorization, Google Mobile Services (GMS), PTCRB (PCS Type Certification Review Board), Conformité Européenne (CE), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), or RoHS certification.
Some of the new product or service categories may subject us to new regulatory clearance, approval and compliance requirements, including but not limited to federal laws and regulations concerning telecommunication service providers, public utilities or public services laws and regulations, federal and state data protection, privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations, federal and state consumer protection laws and regulations, among other laws and regulations affecting interconnection, roaming, internet openness, net neutrality, robocalling/robotexting, disabilities access, digital discrimination and other areas of potential regulations.
The changing regulatory environment may have a material impact on our ability to begin to market existing and new devices or services. If we become subject to those regulations, our failure to obtain or, once obtained, maintain, any regulatory clearances and approvals and to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements could negatively affect our business. Regulatory authorities may change their clearance or approval policies, adopt additional regulations or
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revise existing regulations, or take other actions which may prevent or delay clearance or approval of our products or services under development. Such policy or regulatory changes could impose additional requirements on us that could delay our ability to obtain new clearances or approvals or increase the costs of compliance.
There can be no assurance that government regulations that may become applicable to our products or the interpretation of those regulations will not change or that our will be able to obtain any required regulatory clearances and approvals for its products. The extent of potentially adverse government regulation that might arise from future legislation or administrative action and the impact on our business and results of operations cannot be predicted.
Recent and future federal legislative, regulatory and executive actions on information and communications technology and services involving national security and foreign ownership restrictions or requirements may substantially limit the scope of our operations, impact our abilities to expand into new products or services, or substantially or severely impact our operations or financial results.
In recent years, the U.S. Government has expressed concerns with the security of information and communications technology and services (“ICTS”) sourced from providers in China, Russia, and other jurisdictions. The U.S. Congress and various executive agencies, including the FCC, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Justice, have enacted, imposed or proposed a series of measures aimed at increasing oversight of certain commercial transactions involving Chinese companies or investments by such companies in the United States.
For example, under the authority conferred by Executive Order 13873, issued in May 2019, the Department of Commerce promulgated final rules (the “ICTS Rules”) in January 2021 under 15 C.F.R. Part 7 that broadly empowers that agency (in consultation with other executive agencies) to block, condition, or regulate any “transaction” involving the “acquisition, importation, transfer, installation, dealing in, or use of any information and communications technology or service” designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by a Chinese company (i.e., given China’s designation as a “foreign adversary” under Executive Order 13873) that poses “undue risks or unacceptable risks” to U.S. national security. An additional Executive Order, issued January 19, 2021, directs the Commerce Department to adopt rules requiring Infrastructure-as-a-Service providers to collect additional information about their customers and new record-keeping requirements, and would allow the Department of Commerce to take actions to address “malicious cyber-enabled activities.” In June 2023, the Department published an amended rule to the ICTS Rules to clarify its ability to regulate transactions involving software, including so-called “connected software applications,” and to further enumerate the criteria that the Department will consider when reviewing such transactions. Further, in December 2024, the Department published an amended rule to formalize the framework and procedures for reviewing ICTS transactions, clarified certain definitions and applications of the ICT Rules, and expanded the scope of certain reviewable transactions by removing certain numerical thresholds.
Similarly, in April 2020, the President published Executive Order 13913 to formalize an ad-hoc inter-agency group as the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (the “Team Telecom”). The Executive Order empowers Team Telecom to review FCC license and transfer applications involving foreign participation to determine whether grant of the requested license or transfer approval may pose a risk to the national security or law enforcement interests of the United States, and to review existing licenses to identify any additional or new risks to national security or law enforcement interests that did not exist when a license was first granted. Following an investigation, Team Telecom may recommend that the FCC revoke or modify existing licenses or deny or condition approval of new licenses and license transfers. The FCC refers three types of licenses or authorizations to the Telecom Committee: (1) international Section 214 authorizations allowing telecommunications carriers to provide telephone service between the United States and foreign points; (2) submarine cable licenses allowing persons to operate submarine cables that connect the United States with a foreign country or with another portion of the United States; and (3) common carrier, broadcast, or aeronautical radio station licenses when the applicant is a corporation with foreign ownership over certain thresholds.
In addition, in April 2023, the FCC proposed new rules to overhaul its licensing requirements and review process for providers that hold “international Section 214 authorization,” as provided under Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, by requiring enhanced disclosures about licensees’ foreign ownership, use of “untrusted” equipment and “foreign-owned managed network service providers,” as well as making those licenses subject to periodic national security reviews.
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In November 2023, the FCC also adopted new rules to expand its equipment authorization rules to apply to equipment “components,” and potentially enable revocation of current authorizations for national security reasons. Under the new rules, the FCC will not issue new authorizations for telecommunications equipment produced by certain Chinese entities identified in a cover list, until the FCC approves these entities’ plans to ensure that their equipment is not marketed or sold for public safety purposes, government facilities, critical infrastructure, or other national security purposes. The FCC did not, however, revoke any of its prior authorizations for these companies’ equipment, although it sought comments on whether it should do so in the future.
In August 2023, the President issued Executive Order 14105, which addresses national security risks arising from outbound equity investment by U.S. persons and entities they control in covered foreign persons engaging in certain sensitive technologies and products. The order asked the Department of Treasury to establish an outbound investment review regime (the “Outbound Investment Review Regime”) to screen outbound capital flows that can be exploited to accelerate development of technologies used to support the military, intelligence, surveillance, and cyber-enabled capabilities of a country of concern through advancement of technologies and products in certain particularly sensitive areas. The order cited China (including Hong Kong and Macau) as a country of concern. On October 28, 2024, after a notice-and-comment process, the Treasury Department published final rules (the “Outbound Investment Review Final Rules”) to implement the Outbound Investment Review Regime, which went into effect on January 2, 2025. The Outbound Investment Review Final Rules prohibited U.S. persons from engaging in outbound investments or transactions involving Chinese persons and entities(including China, Hong Kong and Macau) involving specified products and technologies in the (i) semiconductors and microelectronics, (ii) quantum information technologies, and (iii) artificial intelligence model (AI) model above specified thresholds of computing power or developed for specified end uses (“Relevant Technologies”), while requiring notifications for certain other outbound investment transactions involving the Relevant Technologies. The final rules under such regime may have potential impacts on our operations, products and services, business relationships, strategic development or any transactions that we enter into in the future.
Lastly, in February 2024, the National Security Division of the Department of Justice published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to seek public comments on the establishment of a new licensing and screening regime (“Outbound Data Transfer Review Regime”) to restrict U.S. persons from transferring bulk sensitive personal data and select U.S. government data to covered foreign persons in China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela, through the means of data brokerage, vendor agreement, employment agreement and investment agreement. The Justice Department published proposed rules in October 2024.
This patchwork of sector-specific and general regulatory restrictions, limits or review requirements may have varying level of impacts on our operations and financial performance. Some of the regulatory actions have not been finalized, with its final content or requirements subject to change. Many of the regulatory actions, even if finalized or adopted, have not been fully implemented or operationalized, and there are significant discretions or uncertainties with regard to the ways and manners under which such actions may be enforced and interpreted by the relevant regulatory authorities.
We currently do not transact with any entities on the “Covered List” under FCC’s equipment authorization regime, or any entity subject to export control or economic sanctions. In addition, we do not currently operate any telecommunication services and do not intent to operate any telecommunication services in the near future or apply for a Section 214 license, and are therefore not subject to Team Telecom or FCC national security review regimes or requirements. In addition, we have not received any subpoena, notice, or correspondence with any regulatory agencies arising from the ICTS Rules, and have no reason to believe that we have engaged in any transactions subject to the ICTS Rules.
We currently work with suppliers in China for various components, excluding SoCs, in our product assembly, while proposed regulations such as the Outbound Investment Review and Outbound Data Transfer regimes may heighten scrutiny on our transactions, leading to operational adjustments, increased compliance costs, and potential limitations on funding and strategic opportunities.
The Outbound Investment Review Regime and the Outbound Data Transfer Review Regime (if and depending as to how they are implemented), together with enhanced powers assigned to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), export control and trade restrictions managed by the Department of Commerce, and the economic sanctions regime managed by the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) within the Department of Treasury, could result in increased scrutiny of transactions involving our business and potential interference with business transactions that we deem to be beneficial. If the ICTS Rules and the Outbound Investment Review Rules are applied against us, or the Outbound Data Transfer Review Regime are finalized in a way that affects our operations, products and services or business relationships, we may be forced to limit or change our future product or service
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offerings, cease business partnerships or collaborations with certain Chinese and other foreign companies for R&D, developing, fabricating, manufacturing and other transactions that are restricted under the relevant rules, and otherwise significantly change our operations, business models or future growth plan to comply with applicable rules and regulations. Such compliance costs may cause significant financial cost, reputational damages, otherwise reduce our profits. In addition, there is significant uncertainty as to how such rules and regulations will be implemented and enforced, to the extent that any transactions that the company seeks to engage may be subject to review under the ICTS Rules, the Outbound Investment Review Regime and the Outbound Data Transfer Review Regime, we may also be severely limited in our abilities to secure outside funding, or explore strategic acquisition or investment opportunities with covered individuals or entities, or may be forced to abandon covered transactions. In the event of regulatory changes or reviews, we may need to collaborate with other suppliers or manufacturers for our product production, potentially causing additional time-to-market delays and cost and impacting our profitability and growth potential.
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property
Our intellectual property rights are valuable and any inability to protect our intellectual property rights could harm our business and operating results.
Our future success and competitive position depend in part on our ability to protect our intellectual property and proprietary business know-hows. Our practice is to require employees and consultants to execute non-disclosure and proprietary rights agreements upon commencement of employment or consulting arrangements. These agreements acknowledge our exclusive ownership of all intellectual property developed by the individuals during their work for us and require that all proprietary information disclosed will remain confidential. Such agreements may not be enforceable in full or in part in all jurisdictions and any breach could have a negative effect on our business and our remedy for such breach may be limited.
While we take steps to protect our intellectual property, the steps we take may be inadequate to prevent infringement, misappropriation, or other violations of our intellectual property rights. We will not be able to protect our intellectual property if we are unable to enforce our rights or if we do not detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property. We may be required to resources to monitor and protect our intellectual property rights. From time to time, legal action by us may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the intellectual property rights of others or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity. Such litigation could result in costs and diversion of resources.
Assertions by third parties of infringement or other violations by us of their intellectual property rights, whether or not correct, could result in significant costs and harm our business and operating results.
Third parties may in the future assert claims of infringement, misappropriation or other violations of intellectual property rights against us. They may also assert such claims against our customers, whom we may indemnify against claims that our products infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights of third parties. If we do infringe a third party’s rights and are unable to provide a sufficient workaround, we may need to negotiate with holders of those rights to obtain a license to those rights or otherwise settle any infringement claim as a party that makes a claim of infringement against us may obtain an injunction preventing us from shipping products containing the allegedly infringing technology. As the number of products and competitors in our market increase and overlaps occur, claims of infringement, misappropriation and other violations of intellectual property rights may increase. Any claim of infringement, misappropriation or other violation of intellectual property rights by a third party, even those without merit, could cause us to incur substantial costs defending against the claim and could distract our management from our business.
Future assertions of patent rights by third parties, and any resulting litigation, may involve patent holding companies or other adverse patent owners who have no relevant product revenues and against whom our own patents may therefore provide little or no deterrence or protection. There can be no assurance that we will not be found to infringe or otherwise violate any third-party intellectual property rights or to have done so in the past.
An adverse outcome of a dispute may require us to:
• Pay substantial damages, including treble damages, if we are found to have willfully infringed a third party’s patents or copyrights
• Make substantial payments for legal fees, settlement payments or other costs or damages;
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• Cease selling, making, licensing or using products that are alleged to infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property of others;
• Expend additional development resources to attempt to redesign our products or otherwise develop non-infringing technology, which may not be successful;
• Enter into potentially unfavorable royalty or license agreements to obtain the right to use necessary technologies or intellectual property rights;
• Take legal action or initiate administrative proceedings to challenge the validity and scope of the third-party rights or to defend against any allegations of infringement; and
• Indemnify our partners and other third parties.
In addition, royalty or licensing agreements, if required or desirable, may be unavailable on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and may require significant royalty payments and other expenditures. Some licenses may also be non-exclusive, and therefore our competitors may have access to the same technology licensed to us. Any of the foregoing events could seriously harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, these claims, and the time and resources necessary to resolve them, could divert the resources of our management and harm our business and operating results. Moreover, there could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments and if securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a substantial adverse effect on the price of our Common Stock. We expect that the occurrence of infringement claims is likely to grow as the market for our products and solutions grows.
Accordingly, our exposure to damages resulting from infringement claims could increase and this could further exhaust our financial and management resources.
Some aspects of our technology include open source software, and any failure to comply with the terms of one or more of these open source licenses could harm our business.
Our research and development of products, particularly the development of modules for integration into environmental management solutions, incorporate software covered by open-source licenses. For example, we use open-source algorithms such as Linear Regression, Neural Networks, and SLAM technology in developing these modules. The terms of various open-source licenses have not been interpreted by U.S. courts, creating a risk that such licenses could be construed in a manner that imposes unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our research and development based on such open-source resources. If the use of open-source algorithms is limited or restricted by the providers of such algorithms or due to regulations, our research and development could be interrupted and delayed, necessitating the search for alternative sources or modifications to our research methods. In addition to risks related to license requirements, use of open-source software can lead to greater risks than use of third-party commercial software, as open-source licensors generally do not provide warranties or controls on the origin of the software. Many of the risks associated with use of open-source software cannot be eliminated and, if such risks materialize, could harm our business.
Moreover, we cannot assure you that our processes for use of open-source software will be effective. If we are held not to have complied with the terms of an applicable open-source software license, we could be required to seek licenses from third parties to continue offering our services on terms that are not economically feasible, to re-engineer our technology to remove or replace the open source software, to discontinue the use of certain technology if re-engineering could not be accomplished on a timely basis, to pay monetary damages, to make generally available the source code for our proprietary technology, or to waive certain intellectual property rights, any of which could harm our business.
Responding to any infringement or other enforcement claim, regardless of its validity, could harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition, by, among other things:
• resulting in time-consuming and costly litigation;
• diverting management’s time and attention from developing our business;
• requiring us to pay monetary damages or enter into royalty and licensing agreements that we would not normally find acceptable;
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• requiring us to redesign certain components of our research and development objectives using alternative non-infringing source technology or practices, which could require significant effort and expense;
• disrupting our research and development processes if we are forced to cease offering certain services;
• requiring us to waive certain intellectual property rights associated with use of open source software, or contributions to third-party open source projects; and
• requiring us to satisfy indemnification obligations.
We have integrated, and may continue to integrate in the future, open-source AI algorithms in certain tools and features available on our platform. AI technology presents various operational, compliance, and reputational risks and if any such risks were to materialize, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.
We have integrated open-source AI algorithms in many aspects of research and development of new modules. We may continue to integrate open-source AI algorithms in the research and development of new product or service offerings. Given that AI is a rapidly developing technology that is in its early stages of business use, it presents a number of operational, compliance and reputational risks. AI algorithms are currently known to sometimes produce unexpected results and behave in unpredictable ways that can generate irrelevant results, which, if incorporated into our research and development, these open-source components may result in unexpected outcomes that may not support our research and development objectives. Similarly, the data set could contain copyrighted material resulting in infringing output.
We expect that there will continue to be new laws or regulations concerning the use of AI technology, which might be burdensome for us to comply with and may limit our ability to offer or enhance our existing tools and features or new offerings based on AI technology. Further, the use of AI technology involves complexities and requires specialized expertise. We may not be able to attract and retain top talent to support our AI technology initiatives. If any of the operational, compliance or reputational risks were to materialize, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.
We may be subject to risks associated with AI and open-source AI algorithms.
Recent technological advances in AI and open-source AI algorithms may pose risks to us. Our use of open-source AI algorithms could give rise to legal or regulatory action, create liabilities, or materially harm our business. While we aim to use open-source AI algorithms responsibly and attempt to mitigate ethical and legal issues presented by its use, we may ultimately be unsuccessful in identifying or resolving issues before they arise. Further, as the technology is rapidly evolving, costs and obligations could be imposed on us to comply with new regulations.
We also could be exposed to the risks of open-source AI algorithms if third-party service providers or any counterparties, whether or not known to us, also use the same open-source AI algorithms in their business activities. We will not be in a position to control the use of such technology in third-party products or services. Use by third-party service providers could give rise to issues pertaining to competition, data privacy, data protection, and intellectual property considerations.
Regulations related to “conflict minerals” require us to incur additional expenses and could limit the supply and increase the cost of certain metals used in manufacturing our products.
We are subject to the requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) that require us to determine and disclose whether our products contain “conflict minerals.” The rules require disclosure related to sourcing of certain minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of products we manufacture or contract to be manufactured. Our products contain some of the specified minerals. As a result, we may incur additional expenses in connection with complying with the rules, including with respect to any due diligence that is required under the rules. In addition, compliance with the rules could adversely affect the sourcing, supply and pricing of materials used in our products. There may only be a limited number of suppliers offering “conflict free” conflict minerals, and we cannot be certain that we will be able to obtain necessary “conflict free” minerals from such suppliers in sufficient quantities or at competitive prices. We may not be able to sufficiently verify the origins of the relevant minerals used in certain components of our products through the due diligence procedures that we implement, which could harm our reputation.
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Risks Related to Our Financial Performance
We may not be able to raise or it may only be available on terms unfavorable to us or our stockholders, which may result in our inability to fund our working capital requirements and harm our operational results.
We have and expect to continue to have substantial working capital needs. Our cash on hand, together with cash generated from product sales, services, cash equivalents and short-term investments will not meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for the next twelve months. In fact, we will be required to raise additional funds throughout 2024 or we will need to limit operations until such time as we can raise substantial funds to meet our working capital needs. In addition, we will need to raise additional funds to fund our operations and implement our growth strategy, or to respond to competitive pressures and/or perceived opportunities, such as investment, acquisition, marketing and development activities. Accordingly, we may need to engage in equity or debt financings to secure additional funds. If we raise additional funds through future issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges superior to those of holders of our common stock. Any debt financing that we may secure in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. We may not be able to obtain additional financing on terms favorable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges could be significantly impaired, and our business may be adversely affected.
If we experience operating difficulties or other factors, many of which may be beyond our control, cause our revenues or cash flows from operations, if any, to decrease, we may be limited in our ability to spend the capital necessary to complete our development, marketing and growth programs. We require additional financing, in addition to the anticipated cash generated from our operations, to fund our working capital requirements. Additional financing might not be available on terms favorable to us, or at all. If adequate funds were not available or were not available on acceptable terms, our ability to fund our operations, take advantage of unanticipated opportunities, develop or enhance our business or otherwise respond to competitive pressures would be significantly limited. In such a capital restricted situation, we may curtail our marketing, development, and operational activities or be forced to sell some of our assets on an untimely or unfavorable basis.
Our operating losses have raised substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.
Our operating losses raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As a result, our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph in its report on our financial statements as of and for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 with respect to this uncertainty. The perception of our ability to continue as a going concern may make it more difficult for us to obtain financing for the continuation of our operations and could result in the loss of confidence by investors, suppliers and employees.
If we fail to properly manage our anticipated growth, our business could suffer.
We intend to grow and may experience periods of rapid growth and expansion, which could place a significant additional strain on our limited personnel, information technology systems and other resources. Any failure by us to manage our growth effectively could have an adverse effect on our ability to achieve our commercialization and development goals.
To achieve our goals, we must successfully increase manufacturing output to meet potential expected customer demand. In the future, we may experience difficulties with manufacturing, quality control, component supply, inventory, distribution and shortages of qualified personnel, among other problems. These problems could result in delays in availability of our scanner systems and increases in expenses. Any such delay or increased expense could adversely affect our ability to generate revenue.
Future growth will also impose significant added responsibilities on management, including the need to identify, recruit, train and integrate additional employees. In addition, rapid and significant growth will place a strain on our administrative and operational infrastructure.
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In order to manage our operations and growth we will need to continue to improve our operational and management controls, reporting and information technology systems and financial internal control procedures. If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, it may be difficult for us to execute our business strategy and our operating results and business could suffer.
We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Failure to maintain effective internal controls could cause our investors to lose confidence in us and adversely affect the market price of our common stock. If our internal controls are not effective, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.
Effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports in a timely manner. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Specifically, we concluded that as of June 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting related to the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect our ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data including: a) lack of sufficient segregation of duties due to limited resources; b) lack of adequate design of controls and proper documentation needed in order to demonstrate that controls in place are operating effectively for significant transaction classes; c) inability to prepare complete and accurate financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principle (“GAAP) in a timely manner; d) inefficient oversight of those charged with governance with respect to complete and accurate finance reporting; e) lack of appropriate controls surrounding authorized signor access for bank accounts; and f) inappropriate implementation of controls over the identification of related party transactions.
While we have designed and implemented, or expect to implement, measures that we believe address or will address these control weaknesses, we continue to develop our internal controls, processes and reporting systems by, among other things, hiring qualified personnel with expertise to perform specific functions, and designing and implementing improved processes and internal controls, including ongoing senior management review and audit committee oversight. We plan to remediate the identified material weaknesses by hiring financial consultants and expect to hire additional accounting staff to complete the remediation. We expect to incur additional costs to remediate this weakness, primarily personnel costs and external consulting fees. We may not be successful in implementing these systems or in developing other internal controls, which may undermine our ability to provide accurate, timely and reliable reports on our financial and operating results. Further, we will not be able to fully assess whether the steps we are taking will remediate the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting until we have completed our implementation efforts and sufficient time passes in order to evaluate their effectiveness. In addition, if we identify additional material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we may not detect errors on a timely basis and our financial statements may be materially misstated.
Our independent registered public accounting firm did not perform an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting during any period in accordance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. However, in the course of auditing our consolidated financial statements for the financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, we identified six material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. As defined in standards established by the PCAOB, a “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses identified relate to: (i) lack of sufficient segregation of duties due to limited resources, (ii) lack of adequate design of controls and proper documentation needed in order to demonstrate that controls in place are operating effectively for significant transaction classes, (iii) inability to prepare complete and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP in a timely manner, (iv) inefficient oversight of those charged with governance with respect to complete and accurate financial reporting, (v) lack of appropriate controls surrounding authorized signor access for bank accounts, and (vi) inappropriate implementation of controls over the identification of related party transactions. Additionally, each of the aforementioned material weaknesses could result in a misstatement of the consolidated financial statements that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.
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We continue to focus on internal control over financial reporting and have taken certain measures to remediate the material weaknesses described above, including hiring more qualified accounting personnel with relevant GAAP and SEC reporting experience and qualifications to strengthen the financial reporting function and to set up a financial and system control framework, implementing regular and continuous U.S. GAAP accounting and financial reporting training programs for our accounting and financial reporting personnel; and establishing internal audit function by engaging an external consulting firm to assist us with assessment of Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance requirements and improvement of overall internal control.
We are working to remediate the material weaknesses. At this time, we cannot provide an estimate of costs expected to be incurred in connection with implementing a remediation plan; however, these remediation measures will be time consuming and will place significant demands on our financial and operational resources. While we believe that these measures will improve our internal control over financial reporting, the implementation of these measures is ongoing, and we cannot assure you that we will be successful in doing so or that these measures will significantly improve or remediate the material weaknesses described above. We cannot assure you that the measures we have taken to date, and are continuing to implement, will be sufficient to remediate the material weaknesses we have identified or avoid potential future material weaknesses. If the steps we take do not correct the material weaknesses in a timely manner, we will be unable to conclude that we maintain effective internal control over financial reporting. We also cannot assure you that there will not be any additional material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in the future.
We expect that we will need to implement new systems to enhance and streamline the management of our financial, accounting, human resources and other functions. However, such systems will likely require us to complete many processes and procedures for the effective use of the systems, which may result in substantial costs. Any disruptions or difficulties in implementing or using these systems could adversely affect our controls and harm our business. Moreover, such disruption or difficulties could result in unanticipated costs and diversion of management attention. In addition, we may discover additional weaknesses in our system of internal financial and accounting controls and procedures that could result in a material misstatement of our financial statements. Our internal control over financial reporting will not prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud will be detected.
We may not be able to remediate any material weaknesses prior to the deadline imposed by Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting. The failure to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In the event that we are not able to successfully remediate the existing material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting or identify additional material weaknesses, or if our internal control over financial reporting is perceived as inadequate or it is perceived that we are unable to produce timely or accurate consolidated financial statements, investors may lose confidence in our results of operations, the price of our common stock could decline, we could become subject to investigations by the stock exchange on which our common stock is listed, the SEC or other regulatory agencies, which could require additional financial and management resources, or our common stock may not be able to remain listed on such exchange.
Risks Related to Ownership of our Securities
An active trading market for our Common Stock may not be available on a consistent basis to provide stockholders with adequate liquidity. The price of our Common Stock may be extremely volatile, and stockholders could lose all or part of their investment.
The trading price of our Common Stock is likely to be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control, including limited trading volume. In addition to the factors discussed in this “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this prospectus, these factors include:
• additions or departures of key personnel;
• announcements of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments by us or our competitors;
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• any significant change in our management;
• Our ability to effectively manage our growth;
• the size and growth of our initial target markets;
• actual or anticipated variations in quarterly operating results;
• Our cash position;
• Our failure to meet the estimates and projections of the investment community or that we may otherwise provide to the public;
• the public’s response to press releases or other public announcements by us or third parties, including our filings with the SEC;
• publication of research reports about us or our industry, or positive or negative recommendations or withdrawal of research coverage by securities analysts;
• guidance, if any, that we provide to the public, any changes in this guidance or our failure to meet this guidance;
• changes in the market valuations of similar companies;
• overall performance of the equity markets;
• sales of our Common Stock by us or our stockholders, in the future;
• trading volume of our Common Stock;
• investor perceptions of the investment opportunity associated with our Common Stock relative to other investment alternatives;
• actions by institutional or activist stockholders;
• change in accounting standards, policies, guidelines, interpretations or principles;
• ineffectiveness of our internal controls;
• disputes or other developments relating to proprietary rights, including patents, litigation matters and our ability to obtain patent protection for our technologies;
• significant lawsuits, including patent or stockholder litigation;
• failure to raise additional funds on acceptable terms, or at all;
• changes in business or regulatory conditions, including new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations applicable to our business;
• general political, economic, industry and market conditions, including rising interest rates and inflation; and
• other events or factors, many of which are beyond our control.
In addition, the stock market in general, and the markets for special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) post-business combination businesses in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. Broad market and industry factors may negatively affect the market price of our Common Stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. In addition, price volatility may be greater if the public float and trading volume of our Common Stock is low. If the market price of our Common Stock falls, you may not realize any return on your investment and may lose some or all of your investment. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities. This type of litigation, if instituted, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources, which would harm our business, operating results or financial condition.
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Unstable market and economic conditions may have serious adverse consequences on our business, financial condition and stock price.
The global economy, including credit and financial markets, has experienced extreme volatility and disruptions, including severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, declines in consumer confidence, declines in economic growth, increases in unemployment rates, increases in inflation rates, higher interest rates and uncertainty about economic stability. For example, the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas war created volatility in the global capital markets and may have further global economic consequences, including disruptions of the global supply chain and energy markets. There have also been disruptions to the U.S. banking system due to bank failures in the past several years, including with respect to Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank. Any such volatility and disruptions may have adverse consequences on us or the third parties on whom it relies. If the equity and credit markets deteriorate, including as a result of political unrest or war, it may make any necessary debt or equity financing more difficult to obtain in a timely manner or on favorable terms, more costly or more dilutive. Increased inflation rates can adversely affect us by increasing its costs, including labor and employee benefit costs. In addition, higher inflation could also increase customers’ operating costs, which could result in reduced budgets for customers and potentially less demand for our products, if and when approved. Any significant increases in inflation and related increase in interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We do not intend to pay dividends on our Common Stock, so any returns will be limited to the value of its stock.
We currently anticipate that we will retain future earnings for the development, operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. In addition, future debt or other financing arrangements may contain terms prohibiting or limiting the amount of dividends that may be declared or paid on our Common Stock. Any return to stockholders will therefore be limited in the foreseeable future to the appreciation of the market price (if any) of our stock.
We are an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting company”, and the reduced reporting requirements applicable to emerging growth companies and smaller reporting companies may make our Common Stock less attractive to investors.
We are an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various public company reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including being permitted to provide only two years of audited financial statements, in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure, not being required to have its internal control over financial reporting audited by our independent registered public accounting firm under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“Section 404”), reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We may take advantage of these exemptions until the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of the consummation of our IPO or until we are no longer an emerging growth company, whichever is earlier. We will cease to be an emerging growth company prior to the end of such five-year period if certain earlier events occur, including if we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, our annual gross revenues equal or exceed $1.235 billion or we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt in any three-year period prior to such time. In particular, in this prospectus, we have provided only two years of audited financial statements and have not included all of the executive compensation related information that would be required if it were not an emerging growth company, and it may elect to take advantage of other reduced reporting requirements in future filings. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock.
In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. We have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards and to adopt certain of the reduced disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies. As a result of the accounting standards election, we will not be subject to the same implementation timing for new or revised accounting standards as other public
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companies that are not emerging growth companies, which may make comparison of its financials to those of other public companies more difficult. As a result of these elections, the information that we provide in this prospectus may be different than the information you may receive from other public companies in which you hold equity interests. In addition, it is possible that some investors will find our Common Stock less attractive as a result of these elections, which may result in a less active trading market for our Common Stock and higher volatility in its share price.
We are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in the Exchange Act. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company even after we is no longer an emerging growth company. We may take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies and will be able to take advantage of these scaled disclosures for so long as our Common Stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, or our annual revenue is less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and our Common Stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.
Our Bylaws provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and, to the extent enforceable, the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forums for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or employees.
The Charter provides that, unless we consent to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for the following types of actions or proceedings under Delaware statutory or common law:
• any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf;
• any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty;
• any action asserting a claim against us or any of our current or former directors, officers or other employees arising under the DGCL, the Charter, or the Bylaws;
• any action seeking to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of this Charter or our Bylaws;
• any action as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; and
• any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal-affairs doctrine.
This provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all such Securities Act actions. Accordingly, both state and federal courts have jurisdiction to entertain such claims. To prevent having to litigate claims in multiple jurisdictions and the threat of inconsistent or contrary rulings by different courts, among other considerations, the Charter further provides that, unless we consent to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, including all causes of action asserted against any defendant named in such complaint. While the Delaware courts have determined that such choice of forum provisions are facially valid and several state trial courts have enforced such provisions and required that suits asserting Securities Act claims be filed in federal court, there is no guarantee that courts of appeal will affirm the enforceability of such provisions and a stockholder may nevertheless seek to bring a claim in a venue other than those designated in the exclusive forum provisions. In such instance, we would expect to vigorously assert the validity and enforceability of the exclusive forum provisions of the Charter. This may require significant additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions and there can be no assurance that the provisions will be enforced by a court in those other jurisdictions. If a court were to find either exclusive forum provision in the Charter to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur further significant additional costs associated with litigating Securities Act claims in state court, or both state and federal court, which could seriously harm our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects. These exclusive forum provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or other employees, or could result in increased costs for a stockholder to bring a claim, particularly if they do not reside in or near Delaware, both of which may discourage lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees. If a
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court were to find either exclusive forum provision in the Charter to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur further significant additional costs associated with resolving the dispute in other jurisdictions, all of which could seriously harm our business.
We will incur increased costs and demands upon management as a result of complying with the laws and regulations affecting public companies, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the listing standards of Nasdaq, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. We expect that the requirements of these rules and regulations will continue to increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming and costly, and place significant strain on our personnel, systems and resources. For example, the Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and results of operations. As a result of the complexity involved in complying with the rules and regulations applicable to public companies, our management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. Although we have already hired additional employees to assist us in complying with these requirements, we may need to hire more employees in the future or engage outside consultants, which will increase our operating expenses.
In addition, changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs, and making some activities more time-consuming. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We intend to invest substantial resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from business operations to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be harmed.
We also expect that being a public company and these new rules and regulations will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee (the “Audit Committee”) and compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee”), and qualified executive officers.
As a result of disclosure of information in the filings required of a public company, our business and financial condition will become more visible, which may result in an increased risk of threatened or actual litigation, including by competitors and other third parties. If such claims are successful, our business and results of operations could be harmed, and even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, these claims, and the time and resources necessary to resolve them, could divert the resources of our management and harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
As a result of becoming a public company, we are obligated to develop and maintain proper and effective internal controls over financial reporting and any failure to maintain the adequacy of these internal controls may adversely affect investor confidence in our company and, as a result, the value of our common stock.
We are required, pursuant to Section 404, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. In 2029, five years after our listing, we may be required to comply with auditor attestation requirements, as required by Section 404. This will require that we incur substantial additional professional fees and internal costs to expand our accounting and finance functions and that we expend significant management efforts.
We may identify weaknesses in our system of internal financial and accounting controls and procedures that could result in a material misstatement of our consolidated financial statements. Our control over financial reporting will not prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can
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provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud will be detected.
Any failure to maintain internal control over financial reporting could severely inhibit our ability to accurately report our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. If our financial statements are not accurate, investors may not have a complete understanding of our operations. If we do not file financial statements on a timely basis as required by the SEC, we could face severe consequences. If we are unable to conclude that its internal control over financial reporting is effective, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, the market price of our Common Stock could decline, and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the Nasdaq, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. Moreover, responding to such investigations, are likely to consume a significant amount of our management resources and cause us to incur significant legal and accounting expenses. Failure to remedy any material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, or to maintain effective control systems, could also restrict our future access to the capital markets. This could result in an adverse reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of confidence in the reliability of our financial statements.
As a public reporting company, we are subject to filing deadlines for reports that we file pursuant to the Exchange Act, and our failure to timely file such reports may have material adverse consequences on our business.
Following the consummation of the Business Combination, we failed to timely file our Form 8-K with Form 10 information prior to the “staleness” date (as determined in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC) applicable to the financial statements that were required by the applicable accounting requirements and other rules and regulations of the SEC to be included in such filing (including pro forma financial information); thus, we have not remained current in our reporting requirements with the SEC since we became an SEC reporting company on September 26, 2024. We will not be eligible to use a registration statement on Form S-3 that would allow us to continuously incorporate by reference our SEC reports into the registration statement, or to use “shelf” registration statements to conduct offerings, until approximately one year from the date we regained (and maintain) status as a current filer after we have filed current financial information with the SEC. Until such time, if we determine to pursue an offering, we would be required to conduct the offering on an exempt basis, such as in accordance with Rule 144A, or file a registration statement on Form S-1. Using a Form S-1 registration statement for a public offering would likely take significantly longer than using a registration statement on Form S-3 and increase our transaction costs, and could, to the extent we are not able to conduct offerings using alternative methods, adversely impact our liquidity, ability to raise capital or complete acquisitions in a timely manner. The use of Form S-1 would also prevent us from conducting offerings on a “shelf basis,” limiting our flexibility as to the terms, timing or manner of any such offering.
We cannot guarantee that in the future our reporting will always be timely. If we are unable to satisfy SEC filing deadlines or otherwise provide disclosures of material information on a timely basis, stockholders and potential investors in our Common Stock may have incomplete information about our business and results of operations, which may impact their ability to make an informed investment decision, result in a reduction in the trading price, trading volume or analyst coverage of our Common Stock or expose us to potential liability.
We may become involved in litigation that may materially adversely affect us.
From time to time, we may become involved in various legal proceedings relating to matters incidental to the ordinary course of our business, including litigation and claims, and governmental and other regulatory investigations and proceedings. Such matters can be time-consuming, divert management’s attention and resources, cause us to incur significant expenses or liability or require us to change our business practices. Because of the potential risks, expenses and uncertainties of litigation, we may, from time to time, settle disputes, even where we believe that we have meritorious claims or defenses. Because litigation is inherently unpredictable, we cannot assure you that the results of any of these actions will not have a material adverse effect on our business.
Our share price may be volatile and, in the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their share or stock have been subject to securities litigation, including class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future.
Litigation of this type could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Any adverse determination in litigation could also subject us to significant liabilities.
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Members of our management team have significant experience as founders, board members, officers, executives or employees of other companies. Certain of those persons have been, are, or may become, involved in litigation, investigations or other proceedings, including related to those companies or otherwise. The defense or prosecution of these matters could be time-consuming and could divert our management’s attention, and may have an adverse effect on us, which may impede our ability to consummate an initial business combination.
During the course of their careers, members of our management team have had significant experience as founders, board members, officers, executives or employees of other companies. As a result of their involvement and positions in these companies, certain of those persons have been, are or may in the future become involved in litigation, investigations or other proceedings, including relating to the business affairs of such companies, transactions entered into by such companies, or otherwise. Individual members of our management team and board of directors also may become involved in litigation, investigations or other proceedings involving claims or allegations related to or as a result of their personal conduct, either in their capacity as a corporate officer or director or otherwise, and may be personally named in such actions and potentially subject to personal liability. Any such liability may or may not be covered by insurance and/or indemnification, depending on the facts and circumstances. The defense or prosecution of these matters could be time-consuming. Any litigation, investigations or other proceedings and the potential outcomes of such actions may divert the attention and resources of our management team and board of directors away from identifying and selecting a target business or businesses for our initial business combination and may negatively affect our reputation, which may impede our ability to complete an initial business combination.
Our failure to meet the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq could result in a delisting of its securities.
If we fail to satisfy the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq, such as the corporate governance requirements or the minimum share price requirement, Nasdaq may take steps to delist our securities. Such a delisting would likely have a negative effect on the price of the securities and would impair your ability to sell or purchase the securities when you wish to do so. In the event of a delisting, any action taken by us to restore compliance with listing requirements may not allow our securities to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our securities, prevent our securities from dropping below the Nasdaq minimum share price requirement or prevent future non-compliance with Nasdaq’s listing requirements. Additionally, if our securities are not listed on, or become delisted from Nasdaq for any reason, and are quoted on the over-the-counter bulletin board, an inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities that is not a national securities exchange, the liquidity and price of our securities may be more limited than if we were quoted or listed on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research, or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research, about our business, our Common Stock share price and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our Common Stock will depend, in part, on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. If few or no securities or industry analysts cover us, the trading price for our Common Stock would likely be negatively impacted. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our Common Stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our share price would likely decline. In addition, if our operating results fail to meet the forecast of analysts, our share price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our Common Stock could decrease, which might cause our share price and trading volume to decline.
Future sales of our Common Stock, or the perception that future sales may occur, may cause the market price of our Common Stock to decline, regardless of our operating performance.
Due to the significant number of redemptions of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A common stock”), of ACAC in connection with the Business Combination, there was a significantly lower number of shares of Class A common stock that converted into shares of our Common Stock in connection with the Business Combination.
In connection with the Business Combination, 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock were issued to the stockholders of Foxx and, of such shares, only 2,312,333 are subject to contractual lock-up restrictions and/or held by affiliates whose ability to sell is dependent upon the effectiveness of a resale registration statement. All shares of Common Stock that are not subject to such restrictions may be sold at any time. Sales of a substantial number of our shares of Common Stock and/or Warrants in the public market by our existing securityholders, or the perception that those sales
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might occur, could depress the market price of our shares of Common Stock and Warrants and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We are unable to predict the effect that such sales may have on the prevailing market price of our shares of Common Stock and Warrants.
Our Warrants are exercisable for Common Stock, the exercise of which would increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to our shareholders.
As of the date of this prospectus, there were (i) 4,312,494 Warrants (the “IPO Warrants”) with an exercise price of $11.50 per warrant held by public security holders; and (ii) 7,843,923 Warrants (the “Sponsor Warrants”) with an exercise price of $11.50 per warrant held by Acri Capital Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company controlled by our Chairwoman, CFO and director, Joy Yi Hua. To the extent such warrants are exercised, additional shares of our Common Stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the holders of our Common Stock and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock, the impact of which increases as the value of our stock price increases.
Our Warrants may not be exercised at all and we may not receive any cash proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants.
Holders of our Warrants will be less likely to exercise their Warrants if the exercise prices of their Warrants exceed the market price of our Common Stock. There is no guarantee that our Warrants will continue to be in the money prior to their expiration, and as such, the Warrants may expire worthless. As such, any cash proceeds that we may receive in relation to the exercise of the Warrants overlying shares of Common Stock will be dependent on the trading price of our Common Stock. There is no assurance that the holders of the Warrants will elect to exercise any or all of such Warrants. As of the date of this prospectus, all of the Sponsor Warrants and IPO Warrants, which have an exercise price of $11.50 per warrant, are “out of the money,” meaning the exercise price is higher than the market price of our Common Stock. Holders of such “out of the money” Warrants are not likely to exercise such Warrants. There can be no assurance that such Warrants will be in the money prior to their respective expiration dates, and therefore, we may not receive any cash proceeds from the exercise of such Warrants.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We will receive up to an aggregate of approximately $139.7 million from the exercise of all Warrants assuming the exercise in full of all of such Warrants for cash. We expect to use the net proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants for general corporate purposes. We will have broad discretion over the use of such proceeds. There is no assurance that the holders of the Warrants will elect to exercise any or all of such warrants.
The Warrants may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis. To the extent that any such Warrants are exercised on a cashless basis, we would not receive any cash from such exercise and the total amount of cash that we would receive from the exercise of the Warrants will decrease. We believe the likelihood that holder of the Warrants will exercise such warrants for cash and therefore the amount of cash proceeds that we would receive, is dependent upon the trading price of our Common Stock. If the Warrants are “out of the money,” meaning the exercise price is higher than the market price of our Common Stock, the holders of the Warrants are not likely to exercise them.
In considering our capital requirements and sources of liquidity, we have not relied on the receipt of proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants.
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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
The offering price of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants offered hereby is determined by reference to the exercise price of the Warrants of $11.50 per share.
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MARKET INFORMATION FOR SECURITIES AND DIVIDEND POLICY
Market Information
The Common Stock and Warrants are currently listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “FOXX” and “FOXXW”, respectively. On [ ], 2025, there were approximately [ ] holders of record of our Common Stock and [ ] holders of record of our Warrants.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid any dividends on shares of Common Stock. We anticipate that we will retain all of our future earnings, if any, for use in the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will depend on, among other things, the consent of our lender(s), our results of operations, cash requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties about our business and operations. Our actual results and the timing of selected events may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those we describe under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.
Overview
Foxx Development Holdings Inc. ( “we,” “our”, “us”, or the “Company”) was incorporated on November 13, 2023 under the name “Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc.” On September 26, 2024 (the “Closing”), Acri Capital Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and our parent company at the time, (“ACAC”) consummated a previously announced business combination pursuant to the terms of the business combination agreement, dated February 18, 2024 (as amended on May 31, 2024, collectively, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among us, ACAC, Acri Capital Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary at the time (“Merger Sub”), and Foxx Development Inc., a Texas corporation incorporated on May 17, 2017 (“Old Foxx”), pursuant to which (i) ACAC merged with and into us (the “Reincorporation Merger”), with us surviving the Reincorporation Merger, and (ii) Old Foxx merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving as our wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary (the “Acquisition Merger”). The Reincorporation Merger, the Acquisition Merger, and the transactions contemplated under the Business Combination Agreement, are collectively referred to as the “Business Combination”.
Upon Closing, we were renamed as “Foxx Development Holdings Inc.”, and the Merger Sub was renamed as “Foxx Development Inc.” (the “Operating Subsidiary”).
The ACAC securities previously traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) were delisted and ceased trading following the Closing. On September 27, 2024, one business day after the Closing, our Common Stock and Warrants became listed on the Nasdaq under trading symbols “FOXX” and “FOXXW,” respectively.
Together with our Operating Subsidiary, we are a technology innovation firm specializing in the communications sector. Since our establishment in 2017, we have expanded our presence to include various locations throughout the United States, such as San Francisco, CA, Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA, Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, and New York, NY. This expansion enables us to provide sales, retail, distribution, and after-sales support services while simultaneously driving innovation through active research and development efforts aimed at pioneering new customization standards and services.
Our business model involves providing comprehensive hardware and software specifications to original design manufacturers. Once the products are developed, we engage with third-party agencies to secure necessary testing and certifications, including Equipment Authorizations from the FCC and certifications from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association. We currently offer a range of Foxx-branded products, including tablets, smartphones, wearables, and expects to launch other high-quality communication terminals. Our products are generally priced competitively after considering various factors such as product costs, research and development investments, regulatory compliance, testing expenses, and shipping costs. Our customers are primarily distributors who sell Foxx-branded products in the U.S. public channels and to major carriers in the United States such as T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. Our customers also included individual E-Commerce customers from TikTok Shop, which we began our E-Commerce operations in March 2024.
We have generated most of our revenue from the sales of tablets and smartphones. We expect to enter the U.S. IoT markets and potentially the private label Mobile Virtual Network Operator (“MVNO”) market, with the aim of growing into a key player both domestically and globally. We have been preparing to enter these markets by adding additional features and providing related services that enable Foxx-branded devices to have IoT and MVNO capabilities.
We manage inventory and meet market demand through our build-to-order business model. After customers place purchase orders in bulks with us, we place purchase orders with suppliers to manufacture the products that meet customers’ products specifications and budget requirements. For the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, we have relied on limited suppliers for the manufacturing of mobile phone and tablet products and on limited customers for
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the distribution of these products. We selectively concentrated our resources on our tablet and mobile phone products because such products held the strongest market potential and revenue generation capability at the time when remote work and online classes became more prevalent.
Beginning in 2023, we adjusted our business strategy to avoid reliance on limited suppliers and customers and to diversify suppliers and customers to mitigate the concentration and reliance risk. We have added new product models across each product line to target a broader range of customers. As of the date hereof, we have reached out to a total of eight wholesale customers to expand our operations in the market and expects to secure purchase orders from these new customers. At the same time, to meet the various product demands of current and prospective customers, we have connected with suppliers who can provide manufacturing support when we secure purchase orders from our customers. In addition, we plan to further expand our product offerings and to launch an IoT platform to manage all end-products sold, and began setting up a service team for our business to business (B2B) model in the artificial IoT department. Through the efforts of expanding product offerings and reaching to broader customer base, we will be able to move away from relying on limited customers and suppliers. As we dedicated our resources to expansion, we experienced a significant decrease in the sales of tablet and mobile phone products during year ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023: (i) new customers began orders in much smaller quantities as compared to our previous customer in order to build up a trustworthy relationship; (ii) similarly and relevantly, we placed order with new suppliers in much smaller quantities to build up relationship and ensure the quality of the products; and (iii) new product models on both tablet and mobile phones order by new customers required approximately 6-9 months from development to mass production.
In addition, on February 8, 2024, the U.S. Federal Communication Commission stopped accepting new enrollment in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and announced that the ACP will stop accepting new applications and enrollments on February 7, 2024 and will stop funding for enrolled customers starting on April 30, 2024. Temporarily impacted by such a change in ACP, most of our new customers are cutting down their sales teams in anticipation of the reduced customer base, which affects the demand for our products across all channels during the year ended June 30, 2024; and on the other hand, our competitors have stockpiled their products during year ended June 30, 2024, due to severely declining sales and they have started lower their sale price on their products which affected the demand of our products. However, we may continue to target end-users who are eligible for the Lifeline Program, which is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) and receives funding from the Universal Service Fund, a government program that receives annual contributions from telecommunications companies or their customers. At the same time, because we have initiated our strategic shifts to diversify our product offerings, we expect to target customers who are interested in other mobile devices, tablets, and IoT products. In addition, we began launching our products through TikTok Shop in March 2024 and we expect to grow our sales through this E-Commerce channel.
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, our sales went back to our historical level, as we have added two new customers during the period.
The Business Combination
Incorporated as a Delaware corporation under the name “Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc.” on November 13, 2023, we entered into the Business Combination Agreement on February 18, 2024, as amended on May 31, 2024, by and among us, ACAC, Merger Sub, and Old Foxx.
Upon the Closing of the Business Combination on September 26, 2024, ACAC merged with and into us, with us surviving the Reincorporation Merger, and (ii) Old Foxx merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving as our wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary after the Acquisition Merger.
Merger Consideration
Immediately prior to the effective time of the Reincorporation Merger (the “Reincorporation Merger Effective Time”), which was on September 25, 2024, one business day prior to the Closing, (i) each issued and outstanding ACAC unit was automatically separated into one (1) share of ACAC Class A common stock and one-half (1/2) of
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one ACAC warrant, and (ii) each share of ACAC Class A common stock held by ACAC stockholders who validly redeemed their shares of ACAC Class A common stock (each “ACAC Redeeming Share”) was automatically cancelled and ceased to exist and thereafter represented only the right to be paid a pro-rata redemption price.
• At the Reincorporation Merger Effective Time on September 25, 2024, (i) each share of ACAC Class A or Class B common stock issued and outstanding (other than ACAC Redeeming Shares) was converted automatically into one (1) share of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) each issued and outstanding ACAC warrant was converted automatically into one (1) redeemable warrant, exercisable for one (1) share of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “Warrant”).
• At the Closing on September 26, 2024, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and the Business Combination Agreement, and without any action on the part of any party to the Business Combination Agreement or affiliate or security thereof, the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Old Foxx (“Old Foxx Common Stock”) held by exiting holders of Old Foxx common stock (the “Old Foxx Stockholders”) immediately prior to the Closing (including shares of Old Foxx Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the principal and accrued interest of promissory notes of Old Foxx issued in the Transaction Financing, as defined below) were cancelled and automatically converted into (i) the right to receive, without interest, the applicable portion of 5,000,000 shares of our Common Stock (the “Closing Payment Shares”, 500,000 of which are subject to the Escrow Arrangement noted below), and (ii) the contingent right to receive the applicable portion of the Earnout Shares (as defined below), if, as and when payable in accordance with the earnout provisions of the Business Combination Agreement.
Upon Closing, we were renamed as “Foxx Development Holdings Inc.”, and the Merger Sub was renamed as “Foxx Development Inc.” (i.e. the Operating Subsidiary).
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, 500,000 shares of the Closing Payment Shares in aggregate were deposited (the “Escrow Arrangement”) to a segregated escrow account and would be released to the Old Foxx Stockholders if and only if, prior to or upon the one-year anniversary of the Business Combination Agreement, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) managed by the U.S. Federal Communication Commission is reauthorized by the U.S. Congress with funding of no less than $4 billion in total for such reauthorized period; or otherwise be cancelled and forfeited by the Registrant without consideration.
Additionally, the Old Foxx Stockholders would be entitled to receive “Earnout Shares”, which refer to 4,200,000 shares of our Common Stock, subject to the vesting schedule (the “Vesting Schedule”) as follows:
• (i) in connection with the financial performance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024:
(A) 700,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (“2024 Audited Financial Statements”), prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and filed with the SEC on Form 10-K by us after Closing, would reflect our revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (the “2024 Revenue”) to be no less than $67,000,000 (including $67,000,000) and less than $84,000,000 (excluding $84,000,000);
(B) 1,400,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the Registrant 2024 Revenue reflected in the 2024 Audited Financial Statements would be no less than $84,000,000 (including $84,000,000) and less than $100,000,000 (excluding $100,000,000);
(C) 2,100,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2024 Revenue reflected in the 2024 Audited Financial Statements would be no less than $100,000,000 (including $100,000,000);
provided, however, that the Earnout Shares would be issued and delivered pursuant to one paragraph from (i)(A)-(i)(C) above only once; and
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• (ii) In connection with the financial performance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025:
(A) 700,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Old Foxx Shareholders on a pro rata basis if and only if our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (“2025 Audited Financial Statements”), prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and filed with the SEC on Form 10-K by us after Closing, would reflect revenue of the Registrant for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (the “2025 Revenue”) to be no less than $77,050,000 (including $77,050,000) and less than $96,600,000 (excluding $96,600,000);
(B) 1,400,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Old Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2025 Revenue reflected in the 2025 Audited Financial Statements would be no less than $96,600,000 (including $96,600,000) and less than $115,000,000 (excluding $115,000,000);
(C) 2,100,000 Earnout Shares will be issued to Old Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2025 Revenue reflected in the 2025 Audited Financial Statements would be no less than $115,000,000 (including $115,000,000);
provided, however, that the Earnout Shares would be issued and delivered pursuant to one paragraph from (ii)(A) to (ii)(C) above only once.
On October 24, 2024, upon the filing of the 2024 Audited Financial Statements as part of the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K filed with the SEC (the “2024 10-K”), any Earnout Shares that the Old Foxx shareholders would be entitled to receive under the Vesting Schedule were automatically forfeited, as the Company did not meet any of the vesting conditions for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 within the Vesting Schedule.
In addition to the foregoing, pursuant to that certain amendment to the Underwriting Agreement, by and between EF Hutton LLC and ACAC, dated February 20, 2024, 43,125 shares of our Common Stock were issued to EF Hutton LLC (now known as “D Boral Capital”) at the Closing.
Public Listing
The ACAC securities previously traded on Nasdaq were delisted without any action needed to be taken on the part of the holders of such securities and are no longer traded on Nasdaq following the Closing. On September 27, 2024, one business day after the Closing, our Common Stock and Warrants became listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under trading symbols “FOXX” and “FOXXW,” respectively.
Accounting Treatment
While the legal acquirer in the Business Combination was ACAC, for financial accounting and reporting purposes under U.S. GAAP, Old Foxx was the accounting acquirer, and the Business Combination was accounted for as a “reverse recapitalization.” A reverse recapitalization (i.e., a capital transaction involving the issuance of stock by ACAC for the stock of Old Foxx) does not result in a new basis of accounting, and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the combined company represent the continuation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Old Foxx in many respects. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities and results of operations of Old Foxx became the historical financial statements of the combined company, and ACAC’s assets, liabilities, and results of operations were consolidated with Old Foxx beginning from the Closing on September 26, 2024. Operations prior to the Business Combination are presented as those of Old Foxx. The net assets of ACAC are recognized at historical cost (which is expected to be consistent with carrying value), with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded upon execution of the Business Combination.
The Transaction Financing
In consideration of market conditions, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the parties agreed to use commercially best efforts to secure financing to pay transaction expense and working capital of Foxx, including without limitation, a PIPE financing, private financing, redemption waiver, convertible debt, forward purchase agreement, backstop, or equity line of credit (collectively, the “Transaction Financing”).
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On June 21, 2023, Old Foxx entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Convertible Note Agreement 1”) with New Bay Capital Limited, a Hong Kong registered company (“New Bay”), and issued a promissory note (“Note 1”) to New Bay in the principal amount of $2 million with an interest rate of 7% per annum, convertible into shares of Old Foxx common stock at $30.00 per share upon the listing of Old Foxx common stock through an initial public offering. On December 21, 2023, Old Foxx entered into another securities purchase agreement (the “Convertible Note Agreement 2”) with New Bay with the same terms and conditions as the Convertible Note Agreement, and issued another promissory note (“Note 2”) to New Bay in the principal amount of $2 million.
In connection with the Business Combination Agreement and all the transaction contemplated therein (the “Business Combination”), in the spring of 2024, Old Foxx and ACAC reached out to New Bay to seek its interest in participating in further financing in connection with the Business Combination.
After negotiations with New Bay, On March 15, 2024, Old Foxx and New Bay agreed to amend both Convertible Note Agreement 1 and Convertible Note Agreement 2, and to amend Note 1 and Note 2, by removing the lock-up provisions as provided therein and allowing the unpaid principal and accrued interest on Note 1 and Note 2 to convert to Old Foxx common stock immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination. New Bay also subscribed for a new promissory note (“Note 3”) in the principal amount of $2 million under the same terms and conditions as amended Note 1 and Note 2 (collectively, the “New Bay Notes”).
On March 15, 2024, Old Foxx and New Bay amended the terms of the Note 1 and Note 2 accordingly and New Bay subscribed for a new promissory note (“Note 3”) in the principal amount of $2 million under the same terms and conditions as the New Bay Notes.
On February 20, 2024, New Bay introduced Old Foxx to BR Technologies PTE, Ltd. (“BR Technologies”), a Singapore-based company. On May 30, 2024, Old Foxx, BR Technologies and Grazyna Plawinski Limited, a Singapore-based company (“Grazyna”), entered into a securities purchase agreement for the issuance of promissory notes in the principal amount of up to $9.0 million with an interest rate of 7% per annum under the same terms and conditions as provided in the New Bay Notes. A promissory note was issued by Old Foxx to BR (the “Note 4”) in the principal amount of $6 million and promissory notes were issued by Old Foxx to Grazyna (the “Note 5”) in the total principal amount of $3 million on September 12, 2024.
Immediately prior to the Closing, all the accrued and unpaid principal and interests on the New Bay Notes, Note 4, and Note 5 were converted into: (x) 212,050 shares of Old Foxx common stock for the New Bay Notes, (y) 200,882 shares of Old Foxx common stock for Note 4, and (z) 100,690 share of Old Foxx common stock for Note 5, at a price of $30.00 per share. At the Closing, all of the converted shares of Old Foxx common stock were cancelled in exchange for the holders’ pro rata share of the Closing Payment Shares using the exchange ratio of 3.3033, resulting in (x) 700,473 shares of our Common Stock issued to New Bay, (y) 663,581 shares of our Common Stock issued to BR Technologies, and (z) 332,614 shares of our Common Stock issued to Grazyna.
Key Factors that Affect Operating Results
We believe the key factors affecting our financial condition and results of operations include the following:
Retention of Key Management Team Members
One of the key differentiating factors of us is the rich blended nature of our management team. Our management team comprises executives with extensive experience in electronics industry with IoT services related experiences. The wide array of industry experience captured by our management team allows us to deliver advanced technology and superior products to our customers. Losing any member of our key executive team could significantly impact the quality of services and products that we currently offer. Such departures may prompt customers to explore alternative products or IoT cloud platforms offered by different vendors or service providers.
Investment in technology and talent
We invest significant resources in outsourcing partnerships and dedicates efforts to research and develop new products, solutions, agent platforms, and related services. This commitment is essential to uphold our competitiveness in the industry, especially in the realm of IoT services. Advancing technology and enhancing capabilities are pivotal for enterprise growth, necessitating continual progress in electronic product technologies, novel services, and expanded capabilities.
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To maintain and expand our customer base, we must sustain a culture of innovation that aligns with the industry’s evolution. This entails continuously introducing cutting-edge technologies to the market. Our current focus in research and development revolves around bolstering comprehensive communication, storage, and energy solutions, as well as advancing 5G technology. This includes areas such as baseband development, Radio Frequency (RF) layout optimization, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) integration, and rigorous system testing.
Our ability to expand our products and services and diversifying customer base
Currently, our main revenue stream originates from the sale of tablets and mobile phones. As brand recognition and acceptance grow, we anticipate a surge in user adoption of our wireless services and intelligence products. Our capacity to broaden our products portfolio, offer new services and attract a more diversified customer base could significantly influence our future operating results.
Results of Operations
Comparison for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
| | For the Three Months September 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 | | Change ($) | | Change (%) |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Revenues, net | | $ | 23,112,052 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 23,112,052 | | | 100.0 | % |
Cost of goods sold | | | 22,713,876 | | | | — | | | | 22,713,876 | | | 100.0 | % |
Gross profit | | | 398,176 | | | | — | | | | 398,176 | | | 100.0 | % |
Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | �� | | | | | | |
Selling expense | | | 1,215,042 | | | | 208,276 | | | | 1,006,766 | | | 483.4 | % |
General, and administrative expense | | | 961,247 | | | | 303,334 | | | | 657,913 | | | 216.9 | % |
Research and development – related party | | | 22,792 | | | | — | | | | 22,792 | | | 100.0 | % |
Research and development | | | 7,028 | | | | — | | | | 7,028 | | | 100.0 | % |
Loss from operations | | | (1,807,933 | ) | | | (511,610 | ) | | | (1,296,323 | ) | | 253.4 | % |
Other expense, net | | | (458,856 | ) | | | (35,221 | ) | | | (423,635 | ) | | 1,202.8 | % |
Provision for income tax | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | 0.0 | % |
Net loss | | $ | (2,266,789 | ) | | $ | (546,831 | ) | | $ | (1,719,958 | ) | | 314.5 | % |
Revenues
Our revenue primarily derived from sales of electronic products. The total revenues increased by approximately $23.1 million, or 100.0%, to approximately $23.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase of the total revenue was mainly attributable to the sales from two new wholesale customers who aggregately accounted for 88% of our sales.
Our revenues from our revenue categories are summarized as follows:
| | For the Three Months Ended |
| | September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) |
Tablet products | | $ | 4,755 | | $ | — |
Mobile phone products | | | 23,107,297 | | | — |
Total revenues | | $ | 23,112,052 | | $ | — |
Tablet product sales were insignificant in our operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Revenue from the sales of tablets increased by approximately $5,000, or 100.0%, to approximately $5,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $0 for the same period in 2023. Revenue from sales of phones increased by approximately $23.1 million, or 100.0%, to approximately $23.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $0 for the same period in 2023 as we rolled out some new phone products beginning in January 2024 and the sales from two new wholesale customers who aggregately accounted for 88% of our sales.
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Cost of Goods Sold
Our cost of goods sold mainly consists of cost of merchandise and freight. Total cost of goods sold increased by approximately $22.7 million, or 100.0%, to approximately $22.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in cost of goods sold is a direct result of an increase in our revenue, consistent with the acquisition of our two new wholesale customers as discussed above for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023.
Our cost of goods sold from their revenue categories are summarized as follows:
| | For the Three Months Ended |
| | September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) |
Tablet products | | $ | 4,670 | | $ | — |
Mobile phone products | | | 22,709,206 | | | — |
Total cost of goods sold | | $ | 22,713,876 | | $ | — |
Our cost of goods sold for tables increased by approximately $5,000, or 100.0%, to approximately $5,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $0 for the same period in 2023. Cost of goods sold for mobile phone products increased by approximately $22.7 million, or 100.0%, to approximately $22.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $0 for the same period in 2023, which is consistent with the direct result of an increase in our revenue.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit increased by approximately $0.4 million, or 100.0%, to approximately $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, from $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
Our gross profit from their major revenue categories is summarized as follows:
| | For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 | | Change | | Change (%) |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Tablet products | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross profit | | $ | 85 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 85 | | | 100.0 | % |
Gross profit percentage | | | 1.8 | % | | | 0.0 | % | | | 1.8 | % | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mobile phone products | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross profit | | $ | 398,091 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 398,091 | | | 100.0 | % |
Gross profit percentage | | | 1.7 | % | | | 0.0 | % | | | 1.7 | % | | | |
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Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross profit | | $ | 398,176 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 398,176 | | | 100.0 | % |
Gross profit percentage | | | 1.7 | % | | | 0.0 | % | | | 1.7 | % | | | |
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, our overall gross profit percentage was 1.7%. We did not generate any revenues and gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses increased by approximately $1.7 million, or 331.2%, to approximately $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from approximately $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
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Our operating expenses are summarized as follows:
| | For the Three Months ended September 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 | | Change ($) | | Change (%) |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Selling expenses | | $ | 1,215,042 | | $ | 208,276 | | $ | 1,006,766 | | 483.4 | % |
General and administrative expense | | | 961,247 | | | 303,334 | | | 657,913 | | 216.9 | % |
Research and development – related party | | | 22,792 | | | — | | | 22,792 | | 100.0 | % |
Research and development | | | 7,028 | | | — | | | 7,028 | | 100.0 | % |
Total operating expense | | $ | 2,206,109 | | $ | 511,610 | | $ | 1,694,499 | | 331.2 | % |
The increase in operating expense was mainly attributed to the following:
Selling Expenses
Selling expenses increased, approximately $1.0 million, or 483.4%, to approximately $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, from approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increased selling expenses was mainly attributable to approximately $0.6 million increase in commission, payroll and payroll related expense as we recruited and hired more salespersons to our team during the three months ended September 30, 2024, approximately $0.2 million increase in consulting fees, as the Company engaged additional sales consultant to enhance our sales efforts, approximately $0.1 million increase in warranty expenses due to the increase in sales, and approximately $0.1 million increase in sampling, testing and certification expenses, which all directly related with boosting the brand awareness, adding new product models, and to attract more business opportunities in the electronic devices market during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased approximately $0.7 million, or 216.9%, to approximately $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from approximately $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increased general and administrative expense were mainly attributable to the approximately $0.2 million increase in non-capitalized initial public offering related expense on audit and accounting fees, approximately $0.3 million increase in salary and wages as we made more new hires during the three months ended September 30, 2024, and approximately $0.2 million increase in other general and administrative miscellaneous expenses, such as rent expense, travel expense, and office expense due to increased expenses in the increased of our operations. We anticipate a continued rise in our SG&A as we persist in executing our business expansion plan and integrating IoT-enabled devices alongside our cloud platform to streamline operations in 2025.
Research and Development — related party
Research and development (“R&D”) expenses from a related party increased by approximately $23,000, or 100.0%, where the increase was primarily due to an R&D project began in 2024. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, a related party completed additional 10% of the remaining 5G development project pursuant to a R&D agreement between us and the related party, and we recognized a R&D expense approximately of $23,000 accordingly based on the progression of the R&D project. We expect our R&D expenses will continue to go up as we will need to development our IoT and MVNO capabilities products and to finish our development of the 5G products in 2025.
Research and Development
R&D expenses increased by approximately $7,000, or 100.0%, from $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $7,000 for the same period in 2024. The increase is due to an AI hardware development service provided by a third party during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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Other expense, net
Our other expense, net is summarized as follows:
| | For the Three Months ended September 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 | | Change | | Change (%) |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Other expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | $ | (408,995 | ) | | $ | (39,336 | ) | | $ | (369,659 | ) | | 939.7 | % |
Other income, net | | | — | | | | 4,115 | | | | (4,115 | ) | | (100.0 | )% |
Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | | | (49,861 | ) | | | — | | | | (49,861 | ) | | 100.0 | % |
Total other expense, net | | $ | (458,856 | ) | | $ | (35,221 | ) | | $ | (423,635 | ) | | 1,202.8 | % |
Total other expense, net increased by approximately $0.4 million, or 1,202.8%, to approximately $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, from approximately $35,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to interest expenses incurred related to three convertible promissory notes issued in November 2023, March 2024 and September 2024, the interest expenses incurred related to the financing offered by one of our vendors based upon the timing of our payment to their accounts payable, and the change in fair value of earnout liabilities in connection with the Business Combination.
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes are $0 for each of the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 as we had made full allowance of our deferred tax assets on net operating losses.
Net Loss
Net loss increased by approximately $1.7 million, or 314.5%, to approximately $2.2 million of net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2024, from approximately $0.5 million net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Such change was mainly due to the reasons discussed above.
Comparison for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
| | For the Years Ended June 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 | | Change ($) | | Change (%) |
Revenues, net | | $ | 3,228,559 | | | $ | 21,622,887 | | $ | (18,394,328 | ) | | (85.1 | )% |
Cost of goods sold | | | 3,112,616 | | | | 20,514,107 | | | (17,401,916 | ) | | (84.8 | )% |
Gross profit | | | 115,943 | | | | 1,108,780 | | | (992,837 | ) | | (89.5 | )% |
Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Selling expense | | | 1,076,761 | | | | 262,767 | | | 813,994 | | | 309.8 | % |
General, and administrative expense | | | 2,076,484 | | | | 487,706 | | | 1,588,778 | | | 325.8 | % |
Research and development – related party | | | 91,168 | | | | 272,080 | | | (180,912 | ) | | (66.5 | )% |
(Loss) income from operations | | | (3,128,470 | ) | | | 86,227 | | | (3,214,697 | ) | | (3,728.2 | )% |
Other expense, net | | | (282,344 | ) | | | 13,799 | | | 268,545 | | | 1,946.1 | % |
Provision for income tax | | | 19,828 | | | | 14,237 | | | 5,591 | | | 39.3 | % |
Net (loss) income | | $ | (3,430,642 | ) | | $ | 58,191 | | $ | (3,488,833 | ) | | (5,995.5 | )% |
Revenues
Our revenue primarily derived from sales of electronic products. The total revenues decreased by approximately $18.4 million, or 85.1%, to approximately $3.2 million for the year ended June 30, 2024 as compared to approximately $21.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2023. The decrease of the total revenue was mainly attributable to our change of business strategy as discussed in the aforementioned overview section. As we are steadily cultivating new business relationships with our customer base, we anticipate a gradual increase in sales to align with our previous volume levels.
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Our revenues from our revenue categories are summarized as follows:
| | For the Years Ended |
| | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Tablet products | | $ | 660,787 | | $ | 19,648,799 |
Mobile phone products | | | 2,567,772 | | | 1,944,750 |
Other revenue | | | — | | | 29,338 |
Total revenues | | $ | 3,228,559 | | $ | 21,622,887 |
Tablets products experienced a decrease primarily attributed to our shift in business strategy as discussed in the aforementioned overview section. Revenue from the sales of tablets decreased by approximately $19.0 million, or 96.6%, to approximately $0.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2024 from approximately $19.6 million for the same period in 2023. Revenue from sales of phones increased by approximately $0.6 million, or 32.0%, to approximately $2.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2024 from approximately $2.0 million for the same period in 2023 as we rolled out some new phone products beginning in January 2024. Revenue from others consisted with sales of rugged cases and freight and shipping insurance income. The sales of others decreased by approximately $29,000, or 100.0%, to $0 for the year ended June 30, 2024 from approximately $29,000 for the year ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in sales of other products was not significant to our operations.
Cost of Goods Sold
Our cost of goods sold mainly consists of cost of merchandise and freight. Total cost of goods sold decreased by approximately $17.4 million, or 84.8%, to approximately $3.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2024 as compared to approximately $20.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in cost of goods sold is a direct result of a decrease in revenue, consistent with our change of business strategy as discussed above year ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023. Furthermore, we successfully identified three new vendors offering lower unit prices for manufacturing our products, contributing to the decrease in the cost of goods sold.
Our cost of goods sold from their revenue categories are summarized as follows:
| | For the Year Ended |
| | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Tablet products | | $ | 505,832 | | $ | 18,667,181 |
Mobile phone products | | | 2,606,784 | | | 1,835,796 |
Other costs | | | — | | | 11,130 |
Total cost of goods sold | | $ | 3,122,616 | | $ | 20,514,107 |
Our cost of goods sold for tables decreased by approximately $18.2 million, or 97.3%, to approximately $0.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2024 from approximately $18.7 million for the same period in 2023. Cost of goods sold for mobile phone products increased by approximately $0.8 million, or 42.0%, to approximately $2.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2024 from approximately $1.8 million for the same period in 2023. Other costs, including cost of rugged cases and freight in and shipping insurance costs, decreased by approximately $11,000, or 100.0%, to $0 for the year ended June 30, 2024 from approximately $11,000 for the year ended June 30, 2023.
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Gross Profit
Our gross profit decreased by approximately $1.0 million, or 89.5%, to approximately $0.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2024, from approximately $1.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2023.
Our gross profit from their major revenue categories is summarized as follows:
| | For the Years Ended June 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 | | Change | | Change (%) |
Tablet products | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross profit | | $ | 154,955 | | | $ | 981,618 | | | $ | (826,663 | ) | | (84.2 | )% |
Gross profit percentage | | | 23.5 | % | | | 5.0 | % | | | 18.5 | % | | | |
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Mobile phone products | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross profit | | $ | (39,012 | ) | | $ | 108,954 | | | $ | (147,966 | ) | | (135.8 | )% |
Gross profit percentage | | | (1.5 | )% | | | 5.6 | % | | | (7.1 | )% | | | |
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Other | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross profit | | | — | | | | 18,208 | | | | (18,208 | ) | | (100.0 | )% |
Gross profit percentage | | | — | | | | 62.1 | % | | | (62.1 | )% | | | |
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Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross profit | | $ | 115,943 | | | $ | 1,108,780 | | | $ | (992,837 | ) | | (89.5 | )% |
Gross profit percentage | | | 3.6 | % | | | 5.1 | % | | | (1.5 | )% | | | |
For the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, overall gross profit percentage was 3.6% and 5.1%, respectively. The decrease in gross profit percentage of 1.5% was primarily due to the decrease in sales volume of all product lines. In the meantime, we generated a negative profit from the sale of mobile phone products, which happened during the period from January 1 to June 30, 2024 when our vendor had a delay in delivery the mobile phone products. We were willing to sell the goods to customer at a discounted price to minimize the risk of our customer cancelling existing orders, and to retain the customer relationship since we just started to make sales to our new customers.
Gross profit percentage of tablets improved from 5.0% to 23.5% from the year ended June 30, 2023 to the same period in 2024. This was primarily due to our change of business strategy as discussed above, which lead to the increase in the unit selling price of electronic products, and the decrease in the unit purchase price of the purchasing goods.
The gross profit percentage for mobile phones decreased from 5.6% to (1.5)% from the year ended June 30, 2023, to the same period in 2024. This decline was primarily due our decision to sell products to a new customer at discounted prices during the period from January 1 to June 30, 2024. During this time, we experienced a delay in delivery from our vendor and aimed to minimize the risk of the customer cancelling existing orders.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses increased by approximately $2.2 million, or 217.3%, to approximately $3.2 million for the year ended June 30, 2024 from approximately $1.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2023.
Our operating expenses are summarized as follows:
| | For the Years ended June 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 | | Change ($) | | Change (%) |
Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Selling expenses | | $ | 1,076,761 | | $ | 262,767 | | $ | 813,994 | | | 309.8 | % |
General and administrative expense | | | 2,076,484 | | | 487,706 | | | 1,588,778 | | | 325.8 | % |
Research and development – related party | | | 91,168 | | | 272,080 | | | (180,912 | ) | | (66.5 | )% |
Total operating expense | | $ | 3,244,413 | | $ | 1,022,553 | | $ | 2,221,860 | | | 217.3 | % |
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The increase in operating expense was mainly attributed to the following:
Selling Expenses
Selling expenses increased, approximately $0.8 million, or 309.8%, to approximately $1.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2024, from approximately $0.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2023. The increased selling expenses was mainly attributable to approximately $0.3 million increase in consulting fees, as the Company engaged additional sales consultant to enhance our sales efforts, approximately $0.2 million increase in payroll and payroll related expense as we recruited and hired a vice president of sales to our team during the year ended June 30, 2024, approximately $0.1 million increase in advertising and marketing expense, and approximately $0.2 million increase in sampling, testing and certification expenses, which all directly related with change in business strategy where we began to boost the brand awareness, adding new product models, and to attract more business opportunities in the electronic devices market during the year ended June 30, 2024.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased, approximately $1.6 million, or 325.8%, to approximately $2.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2024 from approximately $0.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2023. The increased general and administrative expense were mainly attributable to the approximately $0.6 million increase in non-capitalized initial public offering related expense on audit and accounting fees, approximately $0.7 million increase in salary and wages due to eight new hires during the year ended June 30, 2024, approximately $0.3 million increase in other general and administrative miscellaneous expenses, such as rent expense, travel expense, and office expense due to increased expenses in operation of business. We anticipate a continued rise in our SG&A as we persist in executing our business expansion plan and integrating IoT-enabled devices alongside our cloud platform to streamline operations in 2024 and 2025.
Research and Development — related party
Research and development (“R&D”) expenses decreased by approximately $0.2 million, or 66.5%, where the decrease was primarily due to an R&D project slowed down in the year ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the year ended June 30, 2023. During the year ended June 30, 2023, a related party had completed the development of 4G project for us and we incurred a R&D expense of approximately $0.3 million. During the year ended June 30, 2024, a related party completed 40% of the remaining 5G development project from a R&D agreement for us and we recognized a R&D expense approximately of $0.1 million accordingly based the progression of the R&D project. We expect our R&D expenses will continue to go up as we will need to development our IoT and MVNO capabilities products and to finish our development of the 5G products in 2024 and 2025.
Other expense, net
Our other expense, net is summarized as follows:
| | For the Years ended June 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 | | Change | | Change (%) |
Other (expense) income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | $ | (278,328 | ) | | $ | (9,277 | ) | | $ | (269,051 | ) | | 2,900.2 | % |
Other income (expense), net | | | (4,016 | ) | | | (4,522 | ) | | | (506 | ) | | (11.2 | )% |
Total other expense, net | | $ | (282,344 | ) | | $ | (13,799 | ) | | $ | 268,545 | | | 1,946.1 | % |
Total other expense, net increased by approximately $0.3 million, or 1,946.1%, to approximately $0.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2024, from approximately $14,000 for the year ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to interest expenses incurred related to three convertible promissory notes issued in June 2023, November 2023, and March 2024.
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes increased by approximately $6,000 from approximately $14,000 for the year ended June 30, 2023 to approximately $20,000 for the year ended June 30, 2024. During the year ended June 30, 2024, we had provision for income taxes of approximately $20,000 resulted from timing difference between calendar
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year on income tax return in 2022 and fiscal year of operation of June 30, for which those operating losses incurred from January 2023 to June 2023 cannot be carried back. At the same time, we had provided 100% allowance on our deferred tax assets on net operating losses for the year ended June 30, 2024. During the year ended June 30, 2023, we had operating income and resulted in provision for income taxes of approximately $14,000.
Net (Loss) Income
Net income decreased by approximately $3.5 million, or 5,995.5%, to approximately $3.4 million of net loss for the year ended June 30, 2024, from approximately $0.1 million net income for the year ended June 30, 2023. Such change was mainly due to the reasons discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
In assessing liquidity, we monitor and analyses cash on-hand and operating and capital expenditure commitments. Our liquidity needs are to meet working capital requirements, operating expenses, and capital expenditure obligations. Debt financing in the form of convertible promissory note and cash generated from operations have been utilized to finance working capital requirements.
As of September 30, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $9.2 million, while we had working capital deficit of approximately $0.4 million and accumulated deficit of approximately $13.3 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we had net loss of approximately $2.2 million and net operating cash outflow of approximately $0.2 million.
If we are unable to generate sufficient funds to finance the working capital requirements within the normal operating cycle of a twelve-month period from the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued, we may have to consider supplementing our available sources of funds through the following sources:
• Other available sources of financing from banks, other financial institutions or private lenders;
• Financial support and credit guarantee commitments from our related parties; and
• Equity financing.
Our management has determined that the factors discussed above have raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
The following summarizes the key components of cash flows for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
| | For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) |
Net cash used in operating activities | | $ | (243,459 | ) | | $ | (1,387,649 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (35,000 | ) | | | (4,144 | ) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | | 28,283,012 | | | | (205,824 | ) |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 28,004,553 | | | $ | (1,597,617 | ) |
The following summarizes the key components of cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
| | For the Years Ended June 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | | $ | (4,680,079 | ) | | $ | 30,176 | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (8,743 | ) | | | (66,899 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 3,451,421 | | | | 1,839,830 | |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | | $ | (1,237,401 | ) | | $ | 1,803,107 | |
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Operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and was primarily attributable to (i) approximately $2.2 million net loss, (ii) approximately $12.1 million increased in accounts receivable due to the increase of credit sales during the period, (iii) approximately $2.8 million increased in inventories because we stored more inventories to meet the demand of our anticipated sales orders, (iv) approximately $0.6 million increased in security deposit because we rented more office space, (v) approximately $0.5 million decreased in contract liabilities aligned with the increase of inventory, and (vi) approximately $0.2 million increased in prepaid expenses and other current assets due to our prepaid rent payment in connection with our warehouse lease to be commenced in February 2025. The cash outflow was offset by (vii) non-cash expenses of approximately $0.3 million, which includes depreciation, accrued interest expenses incurred from the convertible notes, change in fair value of earnouts and amortization of operating right-of-use assets, (viii) approximately $17.9 million increased in accounts payable due to purchase of more inventories with vendors to meet customer demand, and (ix) approximately $0.2 million increased in other payables and accrued liabilities mainly due to accrued professional fees that associated with business expansion, such as consulting fees, testing fees and legal fees.
Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and was primarily attributable to (i) approximately $0.5 million net loss, (ii) approximately $1.0 million increased in contract assets due to engagement with new vendors which required purchase deposits to secure relevant transactions, and (iii) approximately $0.5 million increased in inventories due to change in our business strategy where we rented warehouse in the U.S. to store our inventories. The cash outflow was offset by (iv) non-cash expenses of approximately $45,000, which includes depreciation and accrued interest expenses incurred from our convertible notes, and (v) approximately $0.6 million increased in contract liabilities due to a higher number of sales orders that had not yet been fulfilled but with advance payments made by customers to us to reserve products.
Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $4.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2024 and was primarily attributable to (i) approximately $3.4 million net loss, (ii) approximately $0.3 million increased in accounts receivable due to provision of credit term to our new customers during the year, (iii) approximately $1.7 million increased in contract assets due to engagement with new vendors which required purchase deposits to secure relevant transactions, (iv) approximately $1.8 million increased in inventories due to change in our business strategy where we rented warehouse in the U.S. to store our inventories, (v) approximately $63,000 increased in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and security deposit, (vi) approximately $33,000 in payment of operating lease liability, and (vii) approximately $16,000 decreased in income taxes payable. The cash outflow was offset by (viii) non-cash expenses of approximately $0.3 million, which includes depreciation, accrued interest expenses from incurred from convertible notes, and amortization of operating right-of-use assets, (ix) approximately $1.4 million increased in accounts payable due to purchase of more inventories with vendors to meet customer demand, (x) approximately $0.6 million increased in contract liabilities due to a higher number of sales orders that had not yet been fulfilled but with advance payments made by customers to us to reserve products, (xi) approximately $0.2 million increased in other payables and accrued liabilities mainly due to accrued professional fees that associated with business expansion, such as consulting fees, testing fees and legal fees.
Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $30,000 for the year ended June 30, 2023 and was primarily attributable to (i) approximately $0.1 million net income, (ii) approximately $0.6 million decreased in prepayment and other current assets as we have utilized prepaid purchase orders during the period. The inflow was offset by (iii) approximately $0.6 million decreased in customer deposit as we have fulfilled more of our sales orders during the period and (iv) approximately $0.1 million decreased in accounts payable to a related party as we made full repayment to our related party vendor.
Investing activities
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $35,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, attributable to the purchase of an automobile for our business uses.
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $4,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, attributable to purchase of a computer and furniture.
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Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $9,000 for the year ended June 30, 2024, attributable to the purchase of office equipment and furniture.
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $0.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2023, attributable to purchase of an automobile for our business uses.
Financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $28.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, mainly attributable to approximately $19.7 million proceeds from the reverse recapitalization and $9.0 million proceeds from issuance of convertible promissory notes, offset by the repayment of short-term loans of approximately $0.3 million and approximately $0.1 million in payments of deferred transaction costs.
Net cash used in financing activities was approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily attributable to approximately $0.1 million in payments of deferred transaction costs and approximately $0.1 million in the repayment of related party loans.
Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $3.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2024, mainly attributable to $4.0 million proceeds from issuance of convertible promissory notes to New Bay in November 2023 and March 2024, offset by approximately $0.4 million in payments of deferred offering costs, the repayment of related party loans of approximately $0.1 million, and the principal payments of long-term loan of approximately $16,000.
Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $1.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2023, primarily attributable to $2.0 million proceeds from convertible promissory note offset by the repayment of related party loans of approximately 0.2 million.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2024, we have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to our members.
Critical Accounting Estimate
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We have identified certain accounting estimates that are critical to the preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Certain accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting the estimate may differ significantly from management’s current judgments. We believe that the critical accounting estimates, assumptions, and judgments that have the most significant impact on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are described below.
Income Taxes
We record deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the net tax effects of tax credits, operating loss carryforwards, and temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes compared to the amounts used for income tax purposes. We regularly review our deferred tax assets for recoverability with consideration for such factors as historical losses, projected future taxable income, and the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Management believes the deferred tax assets, based largely on the history of tax losses, warrant a full valuation allowance based on the weight
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of available negative evidence. Currently, the key factor on our assumption of providing 100% valuation allowance was purely based on our historical operating losses. Once we began generating profit, we will re-evaluate whether providing 100% valuation allowance is appropriate or if we can reassess such number.
Earnout Liabilities
At the closing of the Business Combination, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the shareholders of Old Foxx were entitled to receive up to a total of 4,200,000 contingent earnout shares (“Earnout Shares”) in the form of our common stock. The Earnout Shares will be issued upon certain vesting schedules based on our financial performance for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 and 2025. The Earnout Shares are classified as a liability at the closing of the Business Combination on September 26, 2024 and measured at fair value at each reporting period, with changes in fair value included in the consolidated statements of operations.
When determining the fair value measurements for earnout liabilities which are required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which the Company would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the earnout liabilities arising from the Business Combination.
The Company developed a Monte Carlo Model that values the earnout subject revenue milestones. The Monte Carlo Model technique applied generates many possible (but random) price paths for the underlying(s) via simulation, and then calculates the associated payment value of the security features. The price of the underlying common stock is modeled such that it follows a geometric Brownian motion with constant drift, and constant volatility. The stock price is determined by a random sampling from a normal distribution. Since the underlying random process is the same, for enough price paths, the value of security is derived from path dependent scenarios and outcomes.
The model simulates the underlying economic factors, including the projected revenue that influenced which of these events would occur, when they were likely to occur, and the specific terms that would be in effect at the time (i.e., stock price, revenue, etc.). Probabilities were assigned to each variable such as the timing and pricing of events over the term of the instruments based on management projections. This led to a cash flow simulation over the life of the instrument. A discounted cash flow was completed to determine the value for the earnout liabilities.
Prior to the Business Combination, we were a private company and lacked company-specific historical and implied volatility information of its stock, and as such, the expected revenue volatility was based on historical volatility of industry outlook and the expected revenue volatility and stock volatility was based on the historical volatility of publicly traded peer companies for a term equal to the remaining expected term of the earnout period.
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CORPORATE HISTORY AND STRUCTURE
Foxx Development Holdings Inc., or the Company, was incorporated as a Delaware corporation under the name “Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc.” on November 13, 2023, and merged with and into Acri Capital Acquisition Corporation, or ACAC, on September 26, 2024, upon which the Merger Sub changed its name to “Foxx Development Holdings Inc.”
Foxx Development Inc., or Old Foxx, was incorporated as a Texas corporation on March 17, 2017 and merged with and into Acri Capital Merger Sub II Inc., or Merger Sub, on September 26, 2024, upon which the Merger Sub changed its name to “Foxx Development Inc.” (the “Operating Subsidiary”).
The Company, together with the Operating Subsidiary, is a technology innovation company in the communications sector and operates in various locations across the United States. Foxx currently generates most of its revenue from the sales of tablets and smartphones to major carriers in the United States such as T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. Foxx has been preparing to enter the U.S. IoT markets and launch more smartphones, tablets, wearables, and other high-quality communication terminals, with the aim of growing into a key player both domestically and globally.
The Business Combination was consummated on September 26, 2024. As a result of the Business Combination, Old Foxx became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On September 27, 2024, one business day after the Closing, the Common Stock and the Warrant became listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under trading symbols “FOXX” and “FOXXW,” respectively.
Our principal executive office is 13575 Barranca Parkway C106, Irvine, CA 92618. The Company’s principal website address is https://foxxusa.com. We do not incorporate the information contained on, or accessible through, our websites into this prospectus, and you should not consider it a part of this prospectus.
The following charts summarize our corporate legal structure and identify our subsidiaries as of the date of this prospectus:
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MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
In the United States, approximately 170 million smartphones are purchased annually, with Apple, Samsung, and Moto collectively occupying 86.5% of the market share. According to data released by the United States Census Bureau, approximately 34.1% of households in the U.S. had an annual income of less than $35,000 in 2019. This highlights the demand within the U.S. market for higher value-for-money communication devices. Having cultivated its presence in the U.S. market for seven years, Foxx has evolved into a reputable channel brand. Foxx will progressively introduce high-performance, cost-effective products to cater to the needs of American consumers, delivering ultimate value for their money.
Internet of Things (“IoT”) technology enables interoperable information and advanced data services based on existing and evolving communication devices. IoT technology has numerous applications, ranging from gathering biometric data via wearable devices to controlling connected equipment via communication networks and cloud platforms. These devices have unique IP addresses that allow them to communicate and exchange information with other devices. The IoT market is projected to grow from $659.2 billion in 2019 to $1,112.6 billion by 2024 and $3,352.97 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of over 26.1%, according to IDC.
Rising Demand for Efficient Connected Devices Platform to Drive Market Growth
Integrated device platforms are crucial for data analytics and artificial intelligence. Rising demand for efficient platforms for downstream data servers and enterprise application connectivity is expected to drive the growth in network management, cloud platform and device management at the highest CAGR. Device-enablement platforms have an especially strategic advantage of enabling related IoT growth and/or AIoT (Artificial Intelligence + IoT) growth while still in their own growth phase.
Rising Demand for High-Quality Connected Devices and Services at Competitive Prices
Industries such as healthcare, agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and sustainable energy are implementing intelligent solutions to improve their present systems. Solutions such as real-time streaming analytics, data management, remote monitoring, and network band management require an increasing number of high-quality devices and services at competitive prices.
To embrace the market opportunities and optimize our research and development strength, we have been working towards upgrading and expanding our products with IoT technology and establishing a IoT platform.
The Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) is the combination of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies with the IoT infrastructure to achieve more efficient IoT operations, improve human-machine interactions, and enhance data management and analytics. In the AIoT market segment, we expect to observe an industry transformation from single device intelligence to small-scale scene-based intelligence with connected devices over the short run. Over the long run, we expect to enjoy continuous enhancement of scenario experience and an industry transformation towards large-scale scene-based intelligence.
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BUSINESS
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this subsection to “we,” “us” or “our” refer to the business of Foxx prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, and collectively to the Company and its subsidiaries, including Foxx, following the consummation of the Business Combination.
Overview
Foxx Development Holdings Inc. ( “we,” “our”, “us”, or the “Company”) was incorporated on November 13, 2023 under the name “Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc.” On September 26, 2024 (the “Closing”), Acri Capital Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and our parent company at the time, (“ACAC”) consummated a previously announced business combination pursuant to the terms of the business combination agreement, dated February 18, 2024 (as amended on May 31, 2024, collectively, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among us, ACAC, Acri Capital Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary at the time (“Merger Sub”), and Foxx Development Inc., a Texas corporation incorporated on May 17, 2017 (“Old Foxx”), pursuant to which (i) ACAC merged with and into us (the “Reincorporation Merger”), with us surviving the Reincorporation Merger, and (ii) Old Foxx merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving as our wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary (the “Acquisition Merger”). The Reincorporation Merger, the Acquisition Merger, and the transactions contemplated under the Business Combination Agreement, are collectively referred to as the “Business Combination”.
Upon Closing, we were renamed as “Foxx Development Holdings Inc.”, and the Merger Sub was renamed as “Foxx Development Inc.” (the “Subsidiary”).
The ACAC securities previously traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) were delisted and ceased trading following the Closing. On September 27, 2024, one business day after the Closing, our Common Stock and Warrants became listed on the Nasdaq under trading symbols “FOXX” and “FOXXW,” respectively.
Together with our Operating Subsidiary, we are a technology innovation firm specializing in the communications sector. Since our establishment in 2017, we have expanded our presence to include various locations throughout the United States, such as San Francisco, CA, Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA, Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, and New York, NY. This expansion enables us to provide sales, retail, distribution, and after-sales support services while simultaneously driving innovation through active research and development efforts aimed at pioneering new customization standards and services.
The Business Combination
Incorporated as a Delaware corporation under the name “Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc.” on November 13, 2023, we entered into the Business Combination Agreement on February 18, 2024, as amended on May 31, 2024, by and among us, ACAC, Merger Sub, and Old Foxx.
Upon the Closing of the Business Combination on September 26, 2024, ACAC merged with and into us, with us surviving the Reincorporation Merger, and (ii) Old Foxx merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving as our wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary after the Acquisition Merger.
Merger Consideration
Immediately prior to the effective time of the Reincorporation Merger (the “Reincorporation Merger Effective Time”), which was on September 25, 2024, one business day prior to the Closing, (i) each issued and outstanding ACAC unit was automatically separated into one (1) share of ACAC Class A common stock and one-half (1/2) of one ACAC warrant, and (ii) each share of ACAC Class A common stock held by ACAC stockholders who validly redeemed their shares of ACAC Class A common stock (each “ACAC Redeeming Share”) was automatically cancelled and ceased to exist and thereafter represented only the right to be paid a pro-rata redemption price.
• At the Reincorporation Merger Effective Time on September 25, 2024, (i) each share of ACAC Class A or Class B common stock issued and outstanding (other than ACAC Redeeming Shares) was converted automatically into one (1) share of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) each issued and outstanding ACAC warrant was converted automatically into one (1) redeemable warrant, exercisable for one (1) share of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “Warrant”).
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• At the Closing on September 26, 2024, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and the Business Combination Agreement, and without any action on the part of any party to the Business Combination Agreement or affiliate or security thereof, the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Old Foxx (“Old Foxx Common Stock”) held by exiting holders of Old Foxx common stock (the “Old Foxx Stockholders”) immediately prior to the Closing (including shares of Old Foxx Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the principal and accrued interest of promissory notes of Old Foxx issued in the Transaction Financing, as defined below) were cancelled and automatically converted into (i) the right to receive, without interest, the applicable portion of 5,000,000 shares of our Common Stock (the “Closing Payment Shares”, 500,000 of which are subject to the Escrow Arrangement noted below), and (ii) the contingent right to receive the applicable portion of the Earnout Shares (as defined below), if, as and when payable in accordance with the earnout provisions of the Business Combination Agreement.
Upon Closing, we were renamed as “Foxx Development Holdings Inc.”, and the Merger Sub was renamed as “Foxx Development Inc.” (i.e. the Operating Subsidiary).
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, 500,000 shares of the Closing Payment Shares in aggregate were deposited (the “Escrow Arrangement”) to a segregated escrow account and would be released to the Old Foxx Stockholders if and only if, prior to or upon the one-year anniversary of the Business Combination Agreement, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) managed by the U.S. Federal Communication Commission is reauthorized by the U.S. Congress with funding of no less than $4 billion in total for such reauthorized period; or otherwise be cancelled and forfeited by the Registrant without consideration.
Additionally, the Old Foxx Stockholders would be entitled to receive “Earnout Shares”, which refer to 4,200,000 shares of our Common Stock, subject to the vesting schedule (the “Vesting Schedule”) as follows:
• (i) in connection with the financial performance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024:
(A) 700,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (“2024 Audited Financial Statements”), prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and filed with the SEC on Form 10-K by us after Closing, would reflect our revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (the “2024 Revenue”) to be no less than $67,000,000 (including $67,000,000) and less than $84,000,000 (excluding $84,000,000);
(B) 1,400,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the Registrant 2024 Revenue reflected in the 2024 Audited Financial Statements would be no less than $84,000,000 (including $84,000,000) and less than $100,000,000 (excluding $100,000,000);
(C) 2,100,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2024 Revenue reflected in the 2024 Audited Financial Statements would be no less than $100,000,000 (including $100,000,000);
provided, however, that the Earnout Shares would be issued and delivered pursuant to one paragraph from (i)(A)-(i)(C) above only once; and
• (ii) In connection with the financial performance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025:
(A) 700,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Old Foxx Shareholders on a pro rata basis if and only if our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (“2025 Audited Financial Statements”), prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and filed with the SEC on Form 10-K by us after Closing, would reflect revenue of the Registrant for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (the “2025 Revenue”) to be no less than $77,050,000 (including $77,050,000) and less than $96,600,000 (excluding $96,600,000);
(B) 1,400,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Old Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2025 Revenue reflected in the 2025 Audited Financial Statements would be no less than $96,600,000 (including $96,600,000) and less than $115,000,000 (excluding $115,000,000);
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(C) 2,100,000 Earnout Shares will be issued to Old Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2025 Revenue reflected in the 2025 Audited Financial Statements would be no less than $115,000,000 (including $115,000,000);
provided, however, that the Earnout Shares would be issued and delivered pursuant to one paragraph from (ii)(A) to (ii)(C) above only once.
On October 24, 2024, upon the filing of the 2024 Audited Financial Statements as part of the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K filed with the SEC (the “2024 10-K”), any Earnout Shares that the Old Foxx shareholders would be entitled to receive under the Vesting Schedule were automatically forfeited, as the Company did not meet any of the vesting conditions for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 within the Vesting Schedule.
In addition to the foregoing, pursuant to that certain amendment to the Underwriting Agreement, by and between EF Hutton LLC and ACAC, dated February 20, 2024, 43,125 shares of our Common Stock were issued to EF Hutton LLC (now known as “D. Boral Capital”) at the Closing.
Public Listing
The ACAC securities previously traded on Nasdaq were delisted without any action needed to be taken on the part of the holders of such securities and are no longer traded on Nasdaq following the Closing. On September 27, 2024, one business day after the Closing, our Common Stock and Warrants became listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under trading symbols “FOXX” and “FOXXW,” respectively.
Accounting Treatment
While the legal acquirer in the Business Combination was ACAC, for financial accounting and reporting purposes under U.S. GAAP, Old Foxx was the accounting acquirer, and the Business Combination was accounted for as a “reverse recapitalization.” A reverse recapitalization (i.e., a capital transaction involving the issuance of stock by ACAC for the stock of Old Foxx) does not result in a new basis of accounting, and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the combined company represent the continuation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Old Foxx in many respects. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities and results of operations of Old Foxx became the historical financial statements of the combined company, and ACAC’s assets, liabilities, and results of operations were consolidated with Old Foxx beginning from the Closing on September 26, 2024. Operations prior to the Business Combination are presented as those of Old Foxx. The net assets of ACAC are recognized at historical cost (which is expected to be consistent with carrying value), with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded upon execution of the Business Combination.
The Transaction Financing
In consideration of market conditions, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the parties agreed to use commercially best efforts to secure financing to pay transaction expense and working capital of Foxx, including without limitation, a PIPE financing, private financing, redemption waiver, convertible debt, forward purchase agreement, backstop, or equity line of credit (collectively, the “Transaction Financing”).
On June 21, 2023, Old Foxx entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Convertible Note Agreement 1”) with New Bay Capital Limited, a Hong Kong registered company (“New Bay”), and issued a promissory note (“Note 1”) to New Bay in the principal amount of $2 million with an interest rate of 7% per annum, convertible into shares of Old Foxx common stock at $30.00 per share upon the listing of Old Foxx common stock through an initial public offering. On December 21, 2023, Old Foxx entered into another securities purchase agreement (the “Convertible Note Agreement 2”) with New Bay with the same terms and conditions as the Convertible Note Agreement, and issued another promissory note (“Note 2”) to New Bay in the principal amount of $2 million.
In connection with the Business Combination Agreement and all the transaction contemplated therein (the “Business Combination”), in the spring of 2024, Old Foxx and ACAC reached out to New Bay to seek its interest in participating in further financing in connection with the Business Combination.
After negotiations with New Bay, On March 15, 2024, Old Foxx and New Bay agreed to amend both Convertible Note Agreement 1 and Convertible Note Agreement 2, and to amend Note 1 and Note 2, by removing the lock-up provisions as provided therein and allowing the unpaid principal and accrued interest on Note 1 and
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Note 2 to convert to Old Foxx common stock immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination. New Bay also subscribed for a new promissory note (“Note 3”) in the principal amount of $2 million under the same terms and conditions as amended Note 1 and Note 2 (collectively, the “New Bay Notes”).
On March 15, 2024, Old Foxx and New Bay amended the terms of the Note 1 and Note 2 accordingly and New Bay subscribed for a new promissory note (“Note 3”) in the principal amount of $2 million under the same terms and conditions as the New Bay Notes.
On February 20, 2024, New Bay introduced Old Foxx to BR Technologies PTE, Ltd. (“BR Technologies”), a Singapore-based company. On May 30, 2024, Old Foxx, BR Technologies and Grazyna Plawinski Limited, a Singapore-based company (“Grazyna”), entered into a securities purchase agreement for the issuance of promissory notes in the principal amount of up to $9.0 million with an interest rate of 7% per annum under the same terms and conditions as provided in the New Bay Notes. A promissory note was issued by Old Foxx to BR (the “Note 4”) in the principal amount of $6 million and promissory notes were issued by Old Foxx to Grazyna (the “Note 5”) in the total principal amount of $3 million on September 12, 2024.
Immediately prior to the Closing, all the accrued and unpaid principal and interests on the New Bay Notes, Note 4, and Note 5 were converted into: (x) 212,050 shares of Old Foxx common stock for the New Bay Notes, (y) 200,882 shares of Old Foxx common stock for Note 4, and (z) 100,690 share of Old Foxx common stock for Note 5, at a price of $30.00 per share. At the Closing, all of the converted shares of Old Foxx common stock were cancelled in exchange for the holders’ pro rata share of the Closing Payment Shares using the exchange ratio of 3.3033, resulting in (x) 700,473 shares of our Common Stock issued to New Bay, (y) 663,581 shares of our Common Stock issued to BR Technologies, and (z) 332,614 shares of our Common Stock issued to Grazyna.
Our Business
Founded in Texas in 2017, we are a technology innovation company in the communications sector. Since then, we have expanded our footprint to various locations in the United States, such as San Francisco, CA, Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA, Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, and New York, NY, where we provide sales, retail, distribution, and after-sales support services, and engage in research and development of new customization standards and services.
We provide a range of Foxx-branded products, including tablets, smartphones, wearables, and other high-quality communication terminals. Our products are priced competitively after considering various factors such as product costs, research and development investments, regulatory compliance, testing expenses, and shipping costs. Our customers are primarily third-party distributors and sales agents who sell our products in the U.S. public channels and to major carriers in the United States such as T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon.
We source our products from various original design manufacturer suppliers, providing them with detailed hardware and software specifications to handle the custom development of our products. Once our products are manufactured, we collaborate with third-party agencies to obtain the required testing and certification, such as Equipment Authorizations from the Federal Communication Commission (the “FCC”) and certifications from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association. This enables our products to be compliant and ready for the market, allowing us to maintain our reputation for quality and reliability.
While we have generated most of our revenue from the sales of tablets and smartphones, we have been preparing to enter the U.S. Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) markets and potentially the private label Mobile Virtual Network Operator (“MVNO”) market, with the aim of growing into a key player both domestically and globally. We expect to enter these markets by adding additional features and providing related services that enable Foxx-branded devices to have IoT and MVNO capabilities. We believe this strategy will allow us to stand out among our competitors who also sell to major carriers.
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Current Products
Our current revenue stream is primarily derived from the sales of tablets and smartphones. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, we achieved sales of approximately 12,000 tablets and 80,000 smartphones sold, generating approximately $3.2 million in revenue. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, our sales reached approximately 491,000 tablets and approximately 76,000 smartphones sold, generating a revenue of approximately $21.62 million.
Tablet Products
We produce affordable tablets to meet the diverse needs of consumers across various demographics, aligning with our goal of democratizing technology and enhancing digital inclusion for all. These tablets facilitate broader access to technology, enabling individuals from diverse economic backgrounds to enjoy the benefits of digital devices while also serving as invaluable educational aids.
We have recently launched C10 LTE tablet, which is equipped with the following key features:
• 10.1-Inch HD Display: Offers vibrant visuals and ample screen real estate for immersive viewing of movies, and videos.
• MT8766 2.0GHz Processor: Delivers smooth performance, allowing users to seamlessly navigate through apps, games, and multitasking activities.
• 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage and 8MP + 8MP Camera Setup: Allows users to capture and store multimedia content without worrying about running out of space.
• Supporting 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi: Provides fast and reliable wireless internet access at home, work, or on the go.
Thus far, we have successfully introduced several generations of products to the market, each tailored to meet specific consumer needs and preferences. This strategic approach not only allows us to diversify our product range but also enables us to remain agile and responsive to the evolving trends and demands of the marketplace. By continually innovating and expanding our offerings, we aim to ensure that we remain at the forefront of meeting the diverse needs of our consumers.
Mobile Phone Products
We are committed to developing high performance smartphones at competitive prices to provide accessibility for all. Our focus on innovation, efficient manufacturing, and strategic partnerships allows us to deliver premium technology without compromising affordability.
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In 2019, we launched our MIRO product line to cater to users seeking an affordable smartphone with quality performance, which became available at Metro® by T-Mobile stores beginning May 20, 2019. The MIRO phone is equipped with the following key features:
• Immersive 5.45” HD Display: Enjoy a vivid viewing experience with our immersive 5.45” HD (1280 X 640) display, great for multimedia consumption and browsing.
• Large Lasting Battery: Stay connected longer with up to 10 hours of talking time and up to 300 hours of standby time, supported by a large 2450mAh battery.
• High-Quality Cameras: Capture life’s moments in stunning detail with the 8MP auto-focus rear camera and take brilliant selfies with the 5MP front camera.
• Google Voice Assistant: Simplify daily tasks with Google Voice Assistant, enabling users to check the weather, search for restaurants, manage tasks, control smart home devices, and more with just your voice.
• Quality Performance: Experience seamless app performance and multitasking capabilities with 2GB of RAM. Store photos and music effortlessly with 16GB of built-in memory, expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card.
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Since our launch of the MIRO phones, we have introduced multiple product generations to the market to offer a range of options that can meet evolving consumer needs. For our current products This added product diversity caters to end-users in different demographics with varying requirements, ensuring that everyone can find the ideal smartphone solution. With each new generation, we aim to raise the bar in delivering quality performance at an accessible price point, empowering users to stay connected, productive, and engaged.
Target End-Users
Our current product lines are tailored to cater to the following types of end-users:
Budget Conscious/Practical Shopper: These individuals are meticulous researchers who make informed decisions. They seek practical tablets and smartphones to seamlessly navigate their daily digital activities, including browsing, attending online lectures, messaging, social media interactions, calls, web browsing, GPS navigation, and photography.
First-Time Tablets or Smartphone Users: Embodying the essence of social connectivity, these users are driven by a fear of missing out among peers. They are highly active online, engaging primarily in messaging, photo-sharing, gaming, and staying updated within their social circles. Despite limited purchasing power, they aspire for visually appealing tablets phones with unique features, typically acquired through initial jobs or parental support.
Parents of First-Time Tablets or Smartphone Users: These individuals seek capable yet budget-friendly tablets and smartphones for their children, understanding the importance of providing essential educational or daily functionalities without straining their finances. With considerable purchasing power in some instances, they often begin their search online, prioritizing terms such as “best value” or “affordable”. Influenced significantly by pricing and reviews, they prioritize obtaining the best value proposition for their children’s needs.
Strategic Approach to Sales and Distribution
Third Party Customer-Driven Sales Model
Since inception, we have been employing the strategy of engaging with distributors who purchase products from us and then market our products to consumers through the networks of prominent telecommunications carriers across the United States. We have been able to achieve substantial sales by working with customers who have existing relationships with prominent telecommunications carriers and can efficiently sell our products, allowing us to build presence in the market. In June 2018, we entered into a Master Agreement with T-Mobile USA, Inc., marking a pivotal expansion of our strategic alliances and direct market engagement with prominent telecommunications carriers. This collaboration exemplifies our dedication to broadening our reach and delivering sophisticated telecommunications solutions to an extensive consumer base.
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Participation in Affordability and Accessibility Support Programs
In addition to our customer-driven sales model, we actively qualify for and participate in national initiatives aimed at enhancing the affordability and accessibility of communication services for individuals with limited income. As a certified supplier for the FCC’s Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), we play a vital role in efforts to ensure essential communication services are economically accessible. ACP programs provide subsidies or discounts on communication services for qualifying individuals. By offering devices that are compatible with these programs, we were able to attract more customers who are eligible for subsidies, thereby increasing sales. We were able to expand our business and gain a competitive advantage in markets where affordability and accessibility are key considerations for consumers.
These initiatives underscore our commitment to societal welfare, demonstrating our endeavor to not only achieve commercial success but also positively influence community connectivity and support the needs of households for work, education, healthcare, and beyond.
Internal Support
In order to maximize product accessibility across the United States, we have a team of dedicated internal sales staff and key sales agents who manage a network of hundreds of customers spread across seven major regions. In addition to managing direct partnerships with these customers, our internal sales team also collaborates with prominent telecommunications carriers, enabling our products to be available for sale online and in the physical retail stores of these carriers.
Digital Presence and E-Commerce
We actively expand our presence in the digital marketplace by making our products available on leading e-commerce platforms, such as Amazon, TikTok and Shopify. We believe this approach not only broadens our reach but also caters to the preferences of digital consumers, offering them convenient access to our telecommunications solutions. By integrating into various sales channels, both indirect and digital, we are committed to providing high-quality products to a wide audience, driving our growth, and enhancing our position in the competitive electronics market.
Competitive Advantages
We stand out in the competitive communications market by leveraging its foundational advantages and core operational strategies, which encompass a range of competitive strengths crucial for maintaining and enhancing Foxx’s market position:
Geographical Location and Market Presence
We have established a comprehensive network anchored by our key operational facilities across various strategic locations. We are headquartered in Irvine, CA, where we have established a center that integrates sales, retail and distribution, and after-sale support services, and research and development of customization capabilities. The Irvine office serves as the epicenter for our research and development and sales and marketing activities, highlighting our commitment to innovation and market expansion. Additionally, the Dallas, TX, and Atlanta, GA, offices play instrumental roles in executing our sales and marketing initiatives and providing essential operational support. This strategic distribution of roles and responsibilities across our office locations allows operational efficiency and market responsiveness.
We also maintain a strong sales presence in major metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, and New York, NY. These strategic locations are carefully selected to maximize our market penetration and facilitate direct engagement with our diverse customer base. Through this geographically diverse presence, we offer comprehensive after-sales services and tailored solutions, thereby reinforcing our commitment to customer satisfaction and technological leadership in the electronics industry.
We are expanding our footprint to two new manufacturing and logistics facilities of 203,244 square feet in total at Britannia Tech Park in San Diego’s Otay Mesa submarket. This expansion marks a significant milestone in our journey, reinforcing our commitment to innovation and industrial growth in the USA. With this new space, we are poised to enhance our operations, increase our production capacity, and deliver locally manufactured consumer electronics and IoT solutions to our valued customers.
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Experienced Management Team
Our leadership team has decades of combined experience across various aspects of the communications sector, with more than 20 years of experience in major domestic and overseas electronics companies, having held leadership and management roles. Mr. Greg Foley, our Chief Executive Officer, has more than 25 years of experience in leading the sales and marketing of electronic products. Mr. James Liao, our Chief Technology Officer, has a background in electrical engineering and has been leading product innovation and development projects for more than 26 years. Mr. Haitao Cui, our Director and Executive Vice President, also has a background in electrical and engineering automation and over 24 years of experience in sales and marketing of electronics. Our experienced team comprehensively understands market dynamics, consumer demands, and technological trends. We rely on their insights and strategic decision-making to effectively navigate the complex market and to adapt and grow amidst constantly changing industry conditions.
Build-to-Order Business Model
We manage our inventory and meet market demand through our build-to-order business model. Our sales begin with receiving bulk purchase orders with general product designs, specifications, and budgets from our customers, who are third-party distributors specializing in selling mobile phones and tablets to end-users through sales channels. We then provide our customers advice on adjustments and customize the products to secure the desired performance within their budget. Once the product specification is determined, we work with suppliers to build customized products that meet such our customers’ expectations. Over time, by listening to the demands and specifications of our customers, we have been able to deliver high-quality, high-performance products that our customer trust and value. Our business model allows us to effectively manage inventory costs and mitigate risks associated with changes in customer demand. We secure steady revenue from bulk purchase orders placed by the customers.
The orders we receive from customers provide us with a great opportunity to understand market trends and customer demand. Direct relationships with our customers give us an advantage in observing the changes in market demands. As a result, we can develop new models based on our understanding of the market. After establishing a market presence through our customers, we can further diversify our revenue and profit streams. We take our own Foxx-branded products as an initiative to innovate. Our growth strategy involves reaching more end-users through maintaining the relationship with current customers and cultivating relationship with new customers. We aim to optimize the balance of liquidity, profitability, and growth with a focus on increasing the mix of our product portfolio to higher-margin products and recurring revenue streams.
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Research and Development/Innovation Capability
We have strong competitive advantages in our product design and innovation capabilities. Moreover, we have resources that allow us to outsource customized research and development capabilities as needed, thereby gaining additional insights into the market and developing more robust product design and customization standards. Our innovative product planning keeps us at the forefront of technological trends, ensuring that the company remains as the forerunner in introducing novel and high-performance products to the market.
Supply Chain Management
We have efficiently managed our supply chain through diversification of sources, strategic partnerships, optimized logistics, and efficient inventory management, all of which have contributed to our current success. We have cultivated strong relationships with multiple suppliers in Indonesia and Southeast Asian countries. This capability enables the company to maintain a balance between supply and demand, reduce operational costs, and promptly respond to market changes, thereby enhancing competitiveness and customer satisfaction.
Quality Control
Quality is the cornerstone of our value proposition. We implement strict quality control measures at every stage of the manufacturing process in our original equipment manufacturer factories, from material procurement to manufacturing processes and final product testing. Our commitment to quality ensures that all our products meet the highest reliability and performance standards, fostering trust and loyalty among customers and setting us apart from our competitors.
These competitive advantages collectively contribute to our success and resilience in the market. The combination of experienced leadership, innovation, efficient supply chain management, and stringent quality control positions us as a leader in the communication section. This enables us to deliver exceptional value to customers and stakeholders alike.
Growth Strategies with IoT Cloud Platform
Our IoT Cloud Platform
We are developing a cloud platform that aims to connect all our devices to a secure central server, creating a unified ecosystem. The platform will bring significant benefits, particularly in systematized upgrades, more efficient IoT operations, improved human-machine interactions, enhanced data analytics, and smarter decision-making.
The cloud platform will be able to streamline the upgrade process for our devices. Centralized cloud server management allows for efficient updates, patches, and new features across our product line, ensuring devices remain up to date with the latest advancements and security measures, significantly enhancing performance and customer satisfaction.
We will prioritize data security and reliability in designing and developing the platform because we understand that the reliability of our cloud infrastructure is the foundation for continuous service, trust, and confidence among customers. To achieve this, we plan to establish our centralized server in Irvine, CA for secured data storage and management.
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The platform will facilitate comprehensive data analytics and insights, allowing users to gain valuable insights into their personal information and habits from connected device data. These insights will enable informed decisions, efficient operations, personalized experiences, and customized solutions based on individual behavior and preferences.
Our planned cloud platform is designed to offer the following functionalities:
• Firmware-over-the-air (FOTA) software upgrade.
• Launch new software releases.
• Device and sensors management.
• SIM cards activation, provisioning and management.
• Data usage monitoring, reporting and billing management.
• Using Application Programming Interfaces (API) & Software Development Kit (SDK) to integrate many device types and IoT protocols.
• Enable both “upward” integration with existing cloud service providers (e.g. Amazon Web Services (AWS)) and “downward” integration with 3rd party application for various IoT verticals (e.g., smart home, healthcare, smart building, etc.).
• IoT data management & analytics using artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) algorithms.
• Storing data from production processes locally to prevent security breaches.
• Data security, firewall, cyberattack alert and prevention, data backup.
• Provide IoT standard — MATTER certification (in plan).
• 24x7 technical support.
We are designing an open platform that allows compatibility and interoperability with a wide range of device types, IoT protocols, and ecosystems. We aim to provide a device management platform for Foxx’s communication terminals (such as smartphones, tablets, and IoT sensors) and also to offer software development kits and application programming interfaces to other device manufacturers and third-party application developers. We believe this design will allow third-party devices and apps to also integrate with our cloud platform seamlessly. Additionally, our infrastructure will be designed to interact with multiple cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure. We believe that our unique model, which combines IoT modules, devices, data, the cloud platform, and services, positions us to deliver comprehensive end-to-end IoT solutions to our customers.
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We have been developing the first generation of our IoT cloud platform since February 2024 and launched it in the second calendar quarter of 2024. The first generation of our IoT cloud platform has leveraged AWS cloud services and AWS IoT Core services in addition to the customized development by us to provide device management, user management, data management and security management functions.
In the meantime, we plan to develop a second generation of our IoT cloud platform, driven by the vision of a much more inclusive and smarter IoT platform that is compatible with all our devices and potentially products from other brands. This platform will integrate more advanced technologies researched and developed by Foxx, with the potential scalability to connect tens of millions of devices. This platform is currently under construction and targeted to be launched to the market in the first calendar quarter of 2025. Our second-generation IoT cloud platform will involve a full IoT PaaS with the fundamental capabilities of device management, control and status management, user management, access and permission, and physical model management. It will support comprehensive and modern IoT communication protocols. In addition, the second-generation IoT platform will have a full IoT SaaS capabilities with openness and flexibilities of integrating with different IoT verticals, which enables developing customized and compatible services on multiple protocols module, vertical module, Edge module, mobile devices module, and online customized module. It will also provide front-end apps (Android/iOS mobile apps) to the end-users to manage and monitor their IoT devices, and offer multi-tenants services including data, notification, alert, subscription, visualization, and devices interoperable services.
Wearables
To complement our smartphones, tablets, and the IoT cloud platform that we are developing to offer the end-users a fully integrated system, we are developing customization standards for a diverse range of wearable devices, including Bluetooth watches, Bluetooth bracelets, GPS watches, 4G watches, and etc. We are also researching for connecting wearable products with sports equipment and will work with chip manufacturers, solution providers, and device manufacturers to develop high-quality components and equipment, enabling us to offer reliable and innovative solutions to the end-users.
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In February 2024, we partnered with a branded device Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) and started developing a 4G LTE kids smartwatch for major US Mobile Network Operator (“MNO”) and MVNO carriers. Our wearable devices are currently undergoing development, testing, and integration. Following this phase, we will commence regulatory and operator lab testing. We launched our wearable devices in the fourth calendar quarter of 2024.
Concurrently, we are developing smartwatches for both adults and kids that incorporate LTE and Bluetooth technologies. We have entered into master service agreements with MNO and MVNO carrier channels, finalized customization and specifications for both the adults smartwatches and the kids smartwatches. We are currently on track for development, inspection, and testing according to the project milestones as set forth in the master service agreement and exhibits. Once we complete the development and certification of the products, we expect to sell such products to third-party distributors, as well as through open market retail and e-commerce channels. The launch date for the smartwatches for both adults and kids is in the first calendar quarter of 2025.
(The design of the kids watch was launched to the market during the fourth calendar quarter of 2024)
Health and Wellness Products
We are planning to expand our product offering to include personal health and wellness devices. Our expansive product solution matrix in the health and wellness sector will encompasses a diverse range of wearables, personal care products, and sports equipment. From cutting-edge health monitoring devices like temperature, blood oxygen, and blood pressure monitors to innovative in vitro diagnostics (IVD) products, we will be at the forefront of developing prototypes that cater to various health needs.
Our offerings will include a variety of health-focused products such as thermometer, blood glucose meters, and pulse oximeters, among others. We have developed and customized the Foxx Health App, and integrated with the AWS cloud platform. Some of the products will enable Bluetooth connectivity, allowing users to connect the device to the Foxx Health App and control it remotely. Currently, we have four products that are FDA approved: Infrared Forehead Thermometer, Finger Tip Pulse Oximeter, Blood Glucose Monitoring System, and Blood Pressure Monitor. These products have been launched in the fourth calendar quarter of 2024. Additionally, we are developing customization standards for personal care devices like 8-electrode body fat scales, nutrition scales, sleep monitors, toothbrushes, neck massagers, smart jump ropes, designed to promote individual wellness and self-care.
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Through our commitment to innovation and product excellence, we strive to empower individuals to take charge of their health and well-being by offering them reliable solutions for a healthier lifestyle. We expect to develop customization standards that allow for IoT capabilities across our range of devices. This strategic initiative aims to equip our products with advanced connectivity features, enabling seamless integration into the IoT ecosystem. By integrating IoT features into these products and connecting them to our developing IoT platform, our devices will offer users enhanced functionality, enabling remote monitoring, data analytics, and personalized insights into their health and wellness metrics. Through the development of robust customization standards, we are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions that not only meet but exceed the evolving expectations of our customers in the digital age.
Environmental Management Solutions
We are planning to expand our business into smart home and smart facility management market segments (combined, to be referred to “environmental management solutions”). We are in the process of sourcing a diversified portfolio of devices and developing various modules that enable smart features on these devices. As demonstrated below, we currently focus on products that target lighting, control, sensing, and shading. We expect to dedicate additional resources to develop other products for heating, security, entertainment, kitchen, and other hardware and equipment that are commonly used in commercial and residential buildings.
To achieve our goal of becoming a “one-stop shop” for environmental management solutions, we plan to source products that are essential ancillary devices and components of a full environmental management solution from various suppliers that manufacture high-quality products. We will integrate the appropriate modules that we will
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develop, as described below, using various open-source AI algorithms and technologies into the final products we offer for environmental management solutions. These products will be designed to allow compatibility with other environmental management solutions we offer and connectivity with the rest of Foxx-branded products.
We are currently researching and developing modules, which are hardware or software components that can be integrated into products sourced from commonly available market components. By integrating these modules into the products, we will enable them to connect to the Internet and share data with other connected devices and systems. Leveraging our expertise in the IoT and Artificial-Intelligence-of-Things (“AIoT”) market, our initial focus is on developing modules that enable seamless integration with other device components, performing essential functions within IoT and AIoT systems to create fully functional IoT devices. Our approach provides flexibility to apply these modules across different components of IoT products, allowing them to contribute to an integrated smart environment system that enhances the lifestyle of end users. The projects we are focusing on at the moment are:
Enhancing Device Management Products with IoT Capabilities: We are developing modules that can be integrated into various building management devices, such as HVACs, cleaning devices, robotics, and IoT sensors, into one centralized system for easier management and monitoring. We will use open-sourced AI algorithms such as Linear Regression and Neural Networks to develop the modules. We completed a minimum viable product by the fourth calendar quarter of 2024. We launched cleaning device related pilot projects in September 2024 and scheduled additional pilot projects in the fourth calendar quarter of 2024 to conduct market testing and gather initial feedback for future adjustments.
Developing Digital Building Information Technologies: We are developing modules that will enable detailed digital building information in both 2D and 3D formats, which can aid both human users and AI-driven systems to understand the indoor environment and manage facilities more conveniently. We expect to achieve such technological capability by using SLAM technology for semantic mapping and creating dynamic digital representations of physical spaces. We will commence the pilot testing in the first quarter of 2025.
Modules Facilitating Task Management: We are developing modules that can connect building management devices and digital building information systems into a unified operational framework to allow real time task execution and planning supported by IoT connectivity. The modules designed to connect devices and systems will be tested in pilot programs to evaluate their application in building management devices and digital building information systems, assessing their operational efficiencies.
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Once we complete the development of each of the above modules, we will conduct pilot programs and testing of such modules. Based on feedback from the testing, we will make product adjustments as needed. The purpose of the pilot programs and testing is to determine if all modules are fully operational and optimized based on real-world usage data. After that, we will prepare for a full commercial launch of the integrated platform in the first calendar quarter of 2025.
IoT Modules
We are building a portfolio of IoT modules, which are hardware or software components that enable devices to connect to the Internet and share data with other connected devices and systems. Our portfolio includes a wide range of IoT modules, including 4G LTE Cat 1 bis, Cat 4, Cat M, NB-IoT, 5G, 5G Redcap, 5G AI, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi modules. These modules enable the connectivity and intelligence of IoT devices, allowing them to collect, transmit and process data, and communicate with other devices and systems. Currently, we have completed the development and pre-production work for the LTE Cat 1 bis, Cat 4, Cat M/NB-IoT, and Bluetooth modules and will undergo lab testing. We aim to launch these modules in the first calendar quarter of 2025. We have started to develop 5G modules, 5G Redcap modules, and 5G AI modules, which may potentially launch in the second calendar quarter of 2025.
Warranties and Customer Services
We provide a one-year warranty on its products, offering after-sales service support to dealers in two ways. Dealers can opt for direct product replacement by us, or they can choose to receive 2% after-sales service spares from Foxx. In the latter case, our customers handle after-sales service to end-users independently after exhausting the supplied spares, without further support from us.
Competition
We believe the principal competitive factors impacting the market for our products are features and functionality, performance, quality and brand. To maintain and improve our competitive position, we must continue to expand our user base, invest in research and development, grow our distribution network, and leverage our strategic relationships.
Our products compete with a variety of solutions providers in different market segments. Our current competitors include:
• Smartphones and Tablets — Motorola, Inseego, HMD, TCL, Vortex, Tinno, BLU, Sky, Maxwest, and Hot Pepper.
• IoT Products — Netgear, Franklin Wireless, TCL and ZTE.
As the market for our solutions and services expands, other entrants may seek to compete with us either directly or indirectly.
Intellectual Property
Trademarks
Trademarks | | Registration Number | | Jurisdiction | | Registration Date |
| | 5,864,015 | | U.S. | | September 17, 2019 |
| | 6,205,214 | | U.S. | | November 20, 2020 |
| | 87944543 | | U.S. | | June 1, 2018 |
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Domain Names
Domain | | Registration Date | | Expiration Date |
www.foxxusa.com | | August 3, 2017 | | August 3, 2028 |
Patents
We do not currently have any registered patents. However, our research and development team is actively assessing our customizations, specifications, and other technical expertise and know-how currently protected as trade secrets. We plan to file patents to safeguard our technical expertise and innovations.
Research and Development
For the year ended June 30, 2024, our research and development expenses amounted to $91,168, a significant portion directed towards the development of 5G development product.
Our strategic allocation of spending in product research and development reflects our commitment to innovation and technological advancement in emerging sectors. To achieve our goals in IoT product development, we have engaged, and may continue to engage, in outsourcing collaborations with industry-leading partners, leveraging their expertise and resources to accelerate our progress and ensure the delivery of cutting-edge solutions.
Facilities
Our facilities are leased from independent third parties. The lease terms range from 1 to 3 years, with the option to renew upon expiration. We believe our current facilities are generally sufficient for our present needs. However, we anticipate seeking additional space to accommodate future growth.
Location | | Square Footage | | Purpose (Office or Manufacturing) | | Lease Expiration Date | | Monthly Payments |
Irvine, CA | | 1548 | | Flex Space | | 09/30/2026 | | $ | 3,653.28 |
Alpharetta, GA | | 300 | | Office | | 08/04/2024 | | $ | 500.00 |
Duluth, GA | | 500 | | Warehouse | | 07/31/2024 | | $ | 100.00 |
Employees
As of the date of this report, we had 25 full-time employees. We believe that we maintain a good working relationship with our employees, and we have not experienced any material labor disputes.
Department | | Number of Employees |
Customer Service | | 1 |
Sales and Marketing | | 8 |
Product Research and Testing | | 4 |
Information Technology | | 3 |
Human Resources and Administration | | 4 |
Finance | | 5 |
Total | | 25 |
Certifications
For open market products including U.S. e-commerce sites, retail stores and distributor channels, etc., we will conduct FCC and Google Mobile Services test and obtained corresponding certifications.
FCC certification is to ensure that an eligible electronics device only produces safe levels of radio frequency (RF). For more information, see “Government Regulation — FCC Equipment Authorization” below.
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GMS refers to a selected array of Google proprietary applications and services that embody the company’s core values (such as Chrome, Gmail, YouTube, Maps, PlayStore, etc.). Android devices need the GMS certification to run all the Google proprietary applications, without which, the device will not be able to operate any of these applications.
Government Regulation
FCC Equipment Authorization
In the United States, the FCC regulates RF devices. RF devices, including components used in cell phones, routers, and other devices we sell, are devices capable of emitting radio frequencies by radiation, conduction, or other means. An RF device being imported, marketed, or used in the United States is subject to the equipment authorization requirements established by the FCC and cannot be imported, marketed, or used without complying with such requirements. Equipment authorization requirements are intended to ensure that RF devices comply with the FCC’s emissions, power level, and other technical rules.
FCC Covered List
Pursuant to the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, the FCC created and maintains a list (Covered List) of telecommunications services and equipment that pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States. The FCC periodically updates the Covered List, and companies that appear on the Covered List are subject to change based on the security determinations of the FCC and other U.S. Federal agencies with which the FCC works. Categories of equipment made by companies, including equipment manufactured by their subsidiaries or affiliates, on the Covered List cannot be authorized in the United States.
Environmental Matters
Our facilities and operations, in common with those of our industry in general, are not subject to domestic or international laws and regulations designed to environmental protections. we have always been dedicated to environmental protection. With a steadfast commitment to sustainable development, the brand prioritizes environmentally friendly materials in the composition, manufacturing processes, and design of its products. It adopts eco-friendly manufacturing processes, showcasing innovative designs that emphasize a low carbon footprint, green practices, and energy efficiency principles. Each product embodies our comprehensive approach, seamlessly integrating environmental values into material selection, production techniques, and overall design philosophy.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. Currently, we are not a party to any material legal proceedings or subject to any material claims. The results of any future litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.
On November 22, 2024, a plaintiff filed Semensato v. Foxx Development Holdings Inc., et al., No. 2024-1200 (Del. Ch. Ct.), a class action lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court against the Company and certain “Individual Defendants” (“Joy” Yi Hua, Haitao Cui, “Jeff” Feng Jiang, “Eva” Yiqing Miao and Edmund R. Miller). The lawsuit seeks declaratory relief under provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law relating to a waiver of the corporate opportunity doctrine that is contained in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The plaintiff seeks a declaration that the waiver provision is invalid, an injunction against the Company and the Individual Defendants to prevent them from attempting to enforce the waiver, attorneys’ fees, and the costs and disbursements of this action. The Company denies the claims and intends to vigorously defend the action.
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MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information relating to our executive officers and directors as of the date of this prospectus. Our board of directors is comprised of five directors.
Name | | Age | | Position |
Executive Officer | | | | |
Greg Foley | | 56 | | Chief Executive Officer |
“Joy” Yi Hua | | 49 | | Chairwoman, Chief Financial Officer, and Director |
Haitao Cui | | 46 | | Executive Vice President and Director |
James Liao | | 58 | | Chief Technology Officer |
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Board of Directors | | | | |
“Joy” Yi Hua | | 49 | | Chairwoman and Director |
Haitao Cui | | 46 | | Director |
“Eva” Yiqing Miao | | 38 | | Independent Director |
Edmund R. Miller | | 67 | | Independent Director |
John Chiang | | 62 | | Independent Director |
Executive Officers
Mr. Greg Foley currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Foley also serves as the Executive Vice President of Business Development of our Operating Subsidiary, a position he has held since September 2024. Mr. Foley joined Foxx, the predecessor of our Operating Subsidiary in April 2024 as the Chief Executive Officer of Foxx. Mr. Foley has over 25 years of experience in leading the sales and marketing efforts to drive enterprise and channel growth in high-growth markets in electronic devices, SaaS, IoT, 5G Fixed Wireless, AI, and cloud development. Prior to joining Foxx, Mr. Foley served as Director of Global Business Development, Partnerships, Strategies and Alliances at Inseego (Nasdaq: INSG), a company that engages in the design and development of fixed and mobile wireless solutions, industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and cloud solutions. Between 2018 and 2020, Mr. Foley served as Vice President of Sales and Product Development at NetComm Wireless. Earlier in his career, Mr. Foley took executive roles at various telecommunication and technology companies such as SpareOne, HTC, Samsung, and Nokia. Mr. Foley received his BBA in Finance from Georgia State University in 1997.
Ms. “Joy” Yi Hua has served as Chief Financial Officer and Chairwoman of the board of directors since September 2024. She also serves as the Chief Financial Officer of our Operating Subsidiary, a position she has held since September 2024. Previously, Ms. Hua serves as Chairwoman, CEO, and CFO of ACAC from its inception until its business combination with Foxx in September 2022. Ms. Hua has over 18 years of experience in investment management, hedge fund, private equity and real estate investment around the world. Ms. Hua has over 18 years of experience in investment management, hedge fund, private equity and real estate investment around the world. Since March 2023, Ms. Hua has served as the CEO of Bit Bay Technology Corporation, a US data center investment and management company. She has also served as Managing Director of Serene View Capital LLC, an investment management and consulting firm, since June 2016. Previously, in June 2018, Ms. Hua founded Cohere Education LLC, an online education start-up engaged in the distribution of STEAM curriculum and programs to K-12 and college students in the U.S. and China. Before that, Ms. Hua co-founded and served as the Chief Operating Officer for MeshImpact LLC, a consulting firm focused on data analytics and machine learning solutions, between July 2016 and December 2018. Earlier in her career, Ms. Hua worked for CornerStone Parnters LLC for 8 years from 2008 to 2016 where she managed private equity and real assets portfolios of over 3 billion US dollars for 12 non-profit clients. Ms. Hua started her investment career at UVIMCO, the organization that manages the University of Virginia’s $14.5 billion endowment, from 2004 to 2008. Ms. Hua received her MBA from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003, and a B.A. in Economics from Shanghai University of Finance & Economics in 1997. She has been a CFA charter holder since 2004.
Mr. Haitao Cui has served as our Executive Vice President and a member of our board of directors since September 2024. He also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of our Operating Subsidiary, a position he has held since September 2024. Mr. Cui joined our Operating Subsidiary in August 2018, serving as its Chief Executive Officer until April 2024 before stepping into the role of Executive Vice President of Sales in our Operating Subsidiary from April 2024 to September 2024. Mr. Cui brought to Foxx with over 10 years of executive and managerial experience in
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directing, managing, and overseeing key corporate relations and regional sales development for consumer electronic products. Mr. Cui received a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Engineering Automation from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, in 2000.
Mr. James Liao has served as our Chief Technology Officer since September 2024. He is also the Chief Technology Officer of our Operating Subsidiary. Previously, Mr. Liao served as Chief Technology Officer of Foxx, a position he has held from August 2023 until September 2024. Before joining Foxx, from 2018 until August 2023, Mr. Liao worked as a Senior Manager, Product Strategy and Innovation, at Charter Communications (Nasdaq: CHTR), a major U.S. telecommunication company. From 2016 to 2017, Mr. Liao worked as Director of Product Management and Director of Technology Management at LEECO, a consumer technology company. Before that, from 2003 to 2016, Mr. Liao spent over a decade at the US offices of Nokia Corporation, the Finnish multinational electronics and telecommunication conglomerate, rising through rank from Architect, Product Requirements Manager, Software Development Group Manager, Product Program Manager, to Senior Product Manager. In addition to his experience at established telecommunication and consumer electronics businesses, Mr. Liao also has various additional relevant experience working as software engineer for Negecell and Dotcast Inc., two telecommunication startup companies. Mr. Liao received a certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Harvard University in 2021, a certificate in Artificial Intelligence, Strategic Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2021, and a certificate in Machine Learning, Robotics from Stanford University in 2020. Mr. Liao received a Master of Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Texas in 1995 and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Tsinghua University in 1989.
Independent Directors
Ms. “Eva” Yiqing Miao has served as our independent director since September 2024. Since June 2022, Ms. Miao has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Operations at Torus Biosystems, a Massachusetts based biotech company. From November 2020 to June 2022, Ms. Miao worked as a Vice President of Finance at Proven Skincare, a provider of consumer skincare products. From September 2018 to November 2020, Ms. Miao worked as the Chief of Staff to the CEO and Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Development at Genuity Science, a geonomics analytics company. From 2016 to 2018, Ms. Miao worked as an associate in technology investment banking at Morgan Partners, a investment bank focused on the fin-tech sector. From 2015 to 2016, Ms. Miao worked as an associate in healthcare investment banking at Jefferies Group, a major US investment bank. Prior to working in the US, Ms. Miao also had experiences working in China. From 2008 to 2013, Ms. Miao worked as an assistant manager in audit and transaction service at PwC, one of the “Big-Four” accounting firms, at its Shanghai office. Ms. Miao received a MBA from University of Virginia Darden School of Business in 2015 and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics in 2008.
Mr. Edmund R. Miller has served as our independent director since September 2024. Previously, Mr. Miller has served as the independent director of ACAC from June 2022 until its business combination with Foxx. Mr. Miller has extensive experience in private equity investment and fundraising, and in the Telecommunication, Media, & Technology (TMT) sector. Mr. Miller is a Senior Managing Director of Pan American Finance, LLC, an investment advisory firm where he has held this position since 2012. From 2002 to 2011, he was the Managing Director at Parmenter Realty Partners, a real estate investment firm, where he was in charge of all aspects of documenting and raising their second, third, and fourth institutional funds. Earlier in his career, from 1984 to 1996, Mr. Miller was co-manager of the largest Caribbean Basin and Latin American coverage team for Goldman Sachs, based in Miami. From 1996 to 1999, he managed a high yield fund for a large Latin American bank, managed a hedge fund, and was a founder and led the initial investment round in Answerthink (now known as The Hackett Group, NASDAQ: HCKT), an information technology consulting company. Mr. Miller was the co-founder of Interprise Technology Partners, a $110 million technology venture fund which made seven lead investments between 1999 and 2002. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 1984, Mr. Miller worked for Price Waterhouse in New York City in international tax for 4 years. He is a graduate of the University of Florida Warrington College of Business and the Levin College of Law. Mr. Miller was previously certified as a CPA and was a member of the New York State Bar.
Mr. John Chiang, age 62, has served as our independent director since November 25, 2024. Mr. Chiang has extensive experience in serving as a director for public and private companies. Mr. Chiang has served as a director of Astrana Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTH), a California-based healthcare technology company, since 2019. Previously, Mr. Chiang served as a director of Chijet Motor Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: CJET) from June 2023 to May 2024, and
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of Deep Medicine Acquisition Corp. from October 2022 to its business combination with TruGolf, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRUG) in January 2024. He has also sat on the board of several private companies, including Boom Interactive since May 2023, Pasadena Private Lending, LLC since December 2023, and GrubMarket since February 2024, and ChimeTV since June 2023. Previously, Mr. Chiang also served on the board of Aegis Systems from January 2019 until early 2021 and Zeuss Technologies from January 2019 to March 2021. Before his service in the private sector, Mr. Chiang spent two decades as a state elected official. From 2015 to 2019, Mr. Chiang served as the State Treasurer of California. In his role, he oversaw trillions of dollars in annual transactions, managed a $75 billion investment portfolio and was the nation’s largest issuer of municipal bonds. From 2007 to 2015, he served for two terms as the State Controller of California, overseeing the state’s payroll system and the accounting and disbursements of public funds. From 1999 to 2006, Mr. Chiang served as an elected member of the California Board of Equalization, the state tax authority, including as its chair for three years. Before his election to state-wide offices, Mr. Chiang began his career as a tax law specialist for the Internal Revenue Service. He then worked as an attorney for then-California State Controller Gray Davis and also served on the staff of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. Mr. Chiang received his Bachelor of Science degree with honors in finance from the University of South Florida and his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
Director Independence
Nasdaq listing standards require that a majority of our board of directors be independent. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Our board of directors has determined that determined that each of Ms. Miao, Mr. Miller and Mr. Chiang qualifies as “independent” as defined under the applicable Nasdaq rules, and the Board of Directors consist of a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq relating to director independence requirements. In addition, we are subject to the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq relating to the membership, qualifications and operations of the audit committee, as discussed below.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Committees of the Board
The Board of Directors direct the management of our business and affairs, as provided by Delaware law, and conduct its business through meetings of the Board and its standing committees. We have a standing audit committee, compensation committee, and nominating and corporate governance committee, each of which operates under a written charter.
In addition, from time to time, special committees may be established under the direction of the Board when the Board deems it necessary or advisable to address specific issues. Current copies of our committee charters are posted on our website, as required by applicable SEC and Nasdaq Stock Market rules. The information on or available through any of such website is not deemed incorporated in this prospectus and does not form part of this prospectus.
Audit Committee
Our audit committee consist of Ms. Miao, Mr. Miller and Mr. Chiang, with Ms. Miao serving as its chair. The Board determines that each of these individuals satisfies the independence requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and the applicable listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market. Each member of audit committee satisfies the requirements for financial literacy under the applicable Nasdaq Stock Market rules. In arriving at this determination, the Board examined each audit committee member’s scope of experience and the nature of their prior and/or current employment.
The Board determines that Ms. Miao qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC regulations and meets the financial sophistication requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market rules. In making this determination, the Board considered Ms. Miao’s formal education and previous and current experience in financial and accounting roles. Both our independent registered public accounting firm and management periodically meet privately with the our audit committee.
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The audit committee’s responsibilities will include, among other things:
• appointing, compensating, retaining, evaluating, terminating and overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm;
• discussing with our independent registered public accounting firm their independence from management;
• reviewing with our independent registered public accounting firm the scope and results of their audit;
• pre-approving all audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm;
• overseeing the financial reporting process and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm the interim and annual financial statements that the Company files with the SEC;
• reviewing and monitoring our accounting principles, accounting policies, financial and accounting controls and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and
• establishing procedures for the confidential anonymous submission of concerns regarding questionable accounting, internal controls or auditing matters.
Compensation Committee
Our compensation committee consists of Ms. Miao, Mr. Miller and Mr. Chiang, with Mr. Miller as its chair. The Board determines that each of Ms. Miao, Mr. Miller and Mr. Chiang are non-employee directors, as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Board determines that Ms. Miao, Mr. Miller and Mr. Chiang are “independent” as defined under the applicable Nasdaq listing standards, including the standards specific to members of a compensation committee. The compensation committee’s responsibilities will include, among other things:
• reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, evaluating the performance of our Chief Executive Officer in light of these goals and objectives and setting or making recommendations to the Board regarding the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer;
• reviewing and setting or making recommendations to the Board regarding the compensation of the other executive officers;
• making recommendations to the Board regarding the compensation of directors;
• reviewing and approving or making recommendations to the Board regarding incentive compensation and equity-based plans and arrangements; and
• appointing and overseeing any compensation consultants.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Ms. Miao, Mr. Miller and Mr. Chiang, with Mr. Chiang as its chair. The Board determines that each of Ms. Miao, Mr. Miller and Mr. Chiang is “independent” as defined under the applicable listing standards of Nasdaq and SEC rules and regulations.
The nominating and corporate governance committee’s responsibilities include, among other things:
• identifying individuals qualified to become members of the Board, consistent with criteria approved by the Board;
• recommending to the Board the nominees for election to the Board at annual meetings of shareholders;
• overseeing an evaluation of the Board and its committees; and
• developing and recommending to the Board a set of corporate governance guidelines. We believe that the composition and functioning of nominating and corporate governance committee meets the requirements for independence under the current Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards.
The Board may from time to time establish such other committees.
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of the executive officers currently serves, or has served during the last year, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity, that has one or more executive officers who are expected to serve as a member of the Board.
Related Person Transaction Policy
We have adopted a written Related Person Transactions Policy that set forth our policies and procedures regarding the identification, review, consideration and oversight of “related person transactions.” Our audit committee approves only those transactions that it determines are fair to us and in our best interests.
A “Related Person Transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship in which we or any of our subsidiaries was, is or will be a participant, the amount of which involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any related person had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. A “Related Person” means:
• any person who is, or at any time during the applicable period was, one of our executive officers or a member of the Board;
• any person who is known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our voting stock;
• any immediate family member of any of the foregoing persons, which means any child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law of a director, officer or a beneficial owner of more than 5% of our voting stock, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the household of such director, executive officer or beneficial owner of more than 5% of our voting stock; and
• any firm, corporation or other entity in which any of the foregoing persons is a partner or principal or in a similar position or in which such person has a 10% or greater beneficial ownership interest.
We have policies and procedures designed to minimize potential conflicts of interest arising from any dealings it may have with its affiliates and to provide appropriate procedures for the disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest that may exist from time to time. Specifically, pursuant to its audit committee charter, the audit committee will have the responsibility to review related person transactions.
Clawback Policy
We have adopted a clawback policy that applies to our executive officers (the “Policy”) to comply with Nasdaq rules.
The policy gives the Compensation Committee the discretion to require executive officers to reimburse us for any Erroneously Awarded Compensation (as defined in the Policy) that was based on financial results that were subsequently restated as a result of that person’s misconduct.
Limitation on Liability and Indemnification Matters
The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their shareholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties, subject to certain exceptions. Our Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended from time to time. The effect of these provisions is to eliminate the rights of us and our shareholders, through shareholders’ derivative suits on our behalf, to recover monetary damages from a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, including breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior. However, exculpation does not apply to any director if the director has acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized illegal dividends or redemptions or derived an improper benefit from his or her actions as a director.
Our Certificate of Incorporation permits and the Bylaws obligates us to indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, any director or officer of us who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of us or is or was serving at the
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request of us as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding. We will not be obligated to indemnify a person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless the Proceeding (or part thereof) was, or is, authorized by the Board, and the Board determines to provide the indemnification, or is otherwise required by applicable law. In addition, the Bylaws require that we, to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay, in advance of the final disposition of a Proceeding, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by an officer or director in defending any Proceeding, upon receipt of a written request therefor (together with documentation reasonably evidencing such expenses) and an undertaking by or on behalf of the person to repay such amounts if it shall ultimately be determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified under the Bylaws or the DGCL.
We expect to enter into an indemnification agreement with each of its directors and executive officers that provides for indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law.
We believe that these indemnification and advancement provisions and insurance are useful to attract and retain qualified directors and executive officers. The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our shareholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent that we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors or executive officers, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Company is an emerging growth company as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act. This section discusses the material elements of compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the Company’s principal executive officer and other executive officers (other than our principal executive officer). The Company has also included the material elements of compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to other officers of the Old Foxx that may be named executive officers of the Business Combination. Together, these officers are referred to as our “named executive officers” or “NEOs.”
At Closing, the Company has entered into employment agreements with each of its executive officers, pursuant to which each executive officer is entitled to the following compensation arrangement for each fiscal year. In addition to the base salary, each executive officer shall receive medical benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and unemployment plans. In addition, each of the executive officers below is entitled to participate in the Incentive Plan, as determined by the Board or its designee, as the administrator of the Incentive Plan.
Name and Principal Position | | Salary ($) | | Bonus ($) | | Equity Awards ($) | | All Other Compensation ($) |
Greg Foley Chief Executive Officer; Executive Vice President of Business Development of the Operating Subsidiary | | $ | 275,000 | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A |
Haitao Cui Executive Vice President; Chief Executive Officer of the Operating Subsidiary | | $ | 300,000 | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A |
“Joy” Yi Hua Chairwoman and Chief Financial Officer; Chief Financial Officer of the Operating Subsidiary | | $ | 300,000 | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A |
James Liao Chief Technology Officer; Chief Technology Officer of the Operating Subsidiary | | $ | 180,000 | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A |
At Closing, each of the executive officers entered into an Employee Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement, agreeing to certain non-disclosure, non-solicitation and non-compete obligations, as well as the assignment of all innovations and associated intellectual property rights created, discovered, conceived or developed in the course of employment with, in reliance upon the confidential information of, or using the resources of the Company.
Old Foxx
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, we did not pay any fees to, make any equity awards or non-equity awards to, or pay any other compensation to the named executive officers. The compensation reported in this summary compensation table below is not necessarily indicative of how we will compensate our named executive officers in the future.
Name and Principal Position | | Year | | Salary ($) | | Bonus ($) | | Equity Awards ($) | | All Other Compensation ($) | | Total ($) |
Haitao Cui Executive Vice President of Old Foxx, Former Chief Executive Officer of Foxx | | 2023 | | $ | 300,000 | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A | | $ | 300,000 |
James Liao Chief Technology Officer of Old Foxx | | 2023 | | $ | 140,000 | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A | | $ | 140,000 |
Greg Foley Chief Executive Officer of Old Foxx | | 2023 | | $ | N/A | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A | | $ | N/A |
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Director Compensation
At Closing, we have entered into offer letter with each of its independent directors, pursuant to which each independent director is entitled to the receive $100,000 in cash compensation per year, subject to the review and determination by the Board.
2024 Equity Incentive Plan
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Board adopted and approved a 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), which became effective upon the Closing.
The Incentive Plan is administered by the plan administrator, who is the Board or a committee that the Board designates. The plan administrator has the power to determine, among other things, the terms of the awards granted under the Incentive Plan, including the exercise price, the number of shares subject to each award (and the class of shares), and the exercisability and vesting terms of the awards, subject to the terms of the Incentive Plan. The plan administrator also has the power to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which awards will be made and to make all other determinations and take all other actions advisable for the administration of the Incentive Plan. All decisions made by the administrator pursuant to the provisions of the Incentive Plan will be final, conclusive, and binding.
A total number of shares of Common Stock equal to 20% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock at the Closing, will be available for grant under the Incentive Plan. Upon the Closing, 1,454,019 shares of Common Stock became authorized for issuance under the Incentive Plan as of the Closing.
Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plans
Our directors and executive officers may adopt written plans, known as Rule 10b5-1 plans, in which they will contract with a broker to buy or sell shares of our Common Stock on a periodic basis. Under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, a broker executes trades pursuant to parameters established by the director or executive officer when entering into the plan, without further direction from them. The director or executive officer may amend a Rule 10b5-1 plan in some circumstances and may terminate a plan at any time. Our directors and executive officers also may buy or sell additional shares outside of a Rule 10b5-1 plan when they are not in possession of material non-public information, subject to compliance with the terms of our insider trading policy. The sale of any shares under such a plan will be subject to the Lock-Up Agreements, to the extent that the selling director or executive officer is a party thereto.
Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jobs Act. As an emerging growth company, it is exempt from certain requirements related to executive compensation, including the requirements to hold a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and to provide information relating to the ratio of total compensation of its chief executive officer to the median of the annual total compensation of all of its employees, each as required by the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010, which is part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of Common Stock as of the date of the prospectus:
• each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of Common Stock;
• each of our directors and executive officers; and
• all our directors and executive officers as a group.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to, or the power to receive the economic benefit of ownership of, the securities. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares that the person has the right to acquire within 60 days are included, including through the exercise of any option or other right or the conversion of any other security.
The percentage of our Common Stock beneficially owned is computed on the basis of [_] Shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the date of the prospectus, and does not include (i) the 12,145,917 Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants in cash outstanding as of the date of the prospectus.
| | Beneficial Ownership Common Stock |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | | Shares | | % of Class |
Directors and Named Executive Officers | | | | | |
Greg Foley | | — | | — | |
“Joy” Yi Hua(1) | | 2,156,250 | | 29.6 | % |
Haitao Cui | | — | | — | |
James Liao | | — | | — | |
“Eva” Yiqing Miao | | — | | — | |
Edmund R. Miller | | — | | — | |
John Chiang | | — | | — | |
All directors and executive officers as a group (seven persons) | | 2,156,250 | | 29.6 | % |
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5% Beneficial Owner | | | | | |
Acri Capital Sponsor LLC(1) | | 2,156,250 | | 29.6 | % |
BRR Investment Holding Corp.(2) | | 2,312,333 | | 31.8 | % |
New Bay Capital Limited(3) | | 700,473 | | 9.6 | % |
BR Technologies PTE. Ltd.(4) | | 663,581 | | 9.1 | % |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Unless described below, during the last two fiscal years, there are no transactions or series of similar transactions to which we were a party or will be a party, in which:
• the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years; and
• any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our capital stock, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Amount due from related party
Name of Related Party | | Relationship | | Nature | | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
(Azure Horizon LLC “Azure”) | | Owned by former management and immediate family member of the sole Director of Foxx | | Paid on behalf fees | | $ | 140(1) | | $ | — |
Other payable — related party
Other payable — related party consists of the following:
Name of Related Party | | Relationship | | Nature | | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Azure Horizon LLC | | Owned by former management and immediate family member of the sole Director of Foxx | | Consulting fees | | $ | — | | $ | 25,000 |
Wuhan Haoxun Communication Technology Co. Ltd | | Controlled by the immediate family member of the executive of the Foxx | | Research and Development | | $ | 51,168 | | $ | — |
Short-term loan — related party
Shot-term loan — related party consists of the following:
Name of Related Party | | Relationship | | Nature | | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Xiaoya Ren | | Former management and immediate family member of the sole Director of Foxx | | Loan | | $ | | | $ | 91,235 |
Expenses
Name of Related Party | | Relationship | | Nature | | For the Year Ended June 30, 2024 | | For the Year Ended June 30, 2023 |
Wuhan Haoxun Communication Technology Co. Ltd(1) | | Controlled by the immediate family member of the executive of the Foxx | | Research and Development fees | | $ | 91,168 | | $ | 272,080 |
Azure Horizon LLC(2) | | Owned by former management and immediate family member of the sole Director of Foxx | | Consulting fees | | $ | 324,000 | | $ | 25,000 |
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
The Common Stock and Warrants are listed on Nasdaq. Setting forth below is a description of the rights of the holders of Common Stock and Warrants.
General
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share.
Common Stock
Our Charter authorizes one class of common stock.
Dividend Rights
The DGCL permits a corporation to declare and pay dividends out of “surplus” or, if there is no “surplus”, out of its net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year. “Surplus” is defined as the excess of the net assets of the corporation over the amount determined to be the capital of the corporation by the board of directors. The capital of the corporation is typically calculated to be (and cannot be less than) the aggregate par value of all issued shares of capital stock. Net assets equals the fair value of the total assets minus total liabilities. The DGCL also provides that dividends may not be paid out of net profits if, after the payment of the dividend, capital is less than the capital represented by the outstanding stock of all classes having a preference upon the distribution of assets. Delaware common law also imposes a solvency requirement in connection with the payment of dividends.
Holders of the Common Stock may be entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available therefor if Board, in its discretion, determines to authorize the issuance of dividends and then only at the times and in the amounts that Board may determine.
Voting Rights
Holders of the Common Stock will be entitled to one vote for each share held as of the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to vote on such matters, including the election and removal of directors, except as otherwise required by law. Under Delaware law, the right to vote cumulatively does not exist unless the certificate of incorporation specifically authorizes cumulative voting. Our Charter does not authorize cumulative voting and will provide that no shareholder will be permitted to cumulate votes at any election of directors. Consequently, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares ofCommon Stock can elect all of the directors then standing for election, and the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any directors.
Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions
If the Company becomes subject to a liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up, the assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders would be distributable ratably among the holders of the Common Stock, subject to prior satisfaction of all outstanding debt and liabilities.
Other Matters
All outstanding shares of Common Stock will be fully paid and nonassessable. Common Stock will not be entitled to preemptive rights and will not be subject to redemption or sinking fund provisions.
Preferred Stock
There are currently no plans to issue any shares of the preferred stock. The Board will be authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by the DGCL, to issue preferred stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences, and rights of the shares of each series and any of its qualifications, limitations, or restrictions, in each case without further vote or action by our stockholders. The Board will be empowered to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series of the preferred stock, but not below the number of shares of that series then outstanding, without any further vote or action by our stockholders. The Board will be able to authorize the issuance of the preferred stock with voting or conversion
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rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the Common Stock. The issuance of the preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing a change in control of the Company and might adversely affect the market price of Common Stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of the Common Stock.
Board of Directors
The Board consists of five directors. Our Charter and Bylaws provide that the number of directors shall be fixed only by resolution of the board of directors. Directors are elected by a majority of all of the votes cast in the election of directors.
Removal of Directors
Our Charter and Bylaws provide that stockholders may only remove a director for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
Board of Directors Vacancies
Our Charter and Bylaws authorize only a majority of the remaining members of the Board, although less than a quorum, to fill vacant directorships, including newly created directorships. In addition, the number of directors constituting the Board will be permitted to be set only by a resolution of the Board. These provisions would prevent a shareholder from increasing the size of the Board and then gaining control of the Board by filling the resulting vacancies with its own nominees. This will make it more difficult to change the composition of the Board and will promote continuity of management.
Stockholders Action; Special Meeting of Stockholders
Our Charter and Bylaws provide that our stockholders may not take action by written consent but may only take action at annual or special meetings of the stockholders. As a result, a holder controlling a majority of the Common Stock would not be able to amend the Bylaws, amend the Charter or remove directors without holding a meeting of the our stockholders called in accordance with the Charter and Bylaws. The Charter and Bylaws further provide that special meetings of shareholders of the Company may be called only by the Board, the Chairperson of the Board, or the Chief Executive Officer or the President of the Company, thus prohibiting stockholders action to call a special meeting. These provisions might delay the ability of our stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or for stockholders controlling a majority of the Common Stock to take any action, including the removal of directors.
Advance notice requirements for stockholders proposals and director nominations
The Charter provides that advance notice of stockholders nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Company must be given in the manner and to the extent provided in the Bylaws. The Bylaws provides that, with respect to an annual meeting of the our stockholders, nominations of persons for election to the board of directors and the proposal of other business to be transacted by the stockholders may be made only (i) pursuant to the Company’s notice of the meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board, (iii) as provided in the certificate of designation for any class or series of preferred stock or (iv) by any stockholders who was a stockholders of record at the time of giving the notice required by the Bylaws, at the record date(s) set by the board of directors for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting, and at the time of the meeting, and who complies with the advance notice provisions of the Bylaws.
With respect to special meetings of stockholders, only the business specified in the Company’s notice of meeting may be brought before the meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors may be made only (i) by or at the direction of the Board or (ii) if the meeting has been called for the purpose of electing directors, by any stockholders who was a stockholders of record at the time of giving the notice required by the Bylaws, at the record date(s) set by the board of directors for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting, and at the time of the meeting, and who complies with the advance notice provisions of the Bylaws.
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The advance notice procedures of the Bylaws provide that, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice with respect to director nominations or other proposals for an annual meeting must be delivered to the Company’s secretary at the principal executive office of the Company not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day before the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders. In the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days before or delayed by more than 60 days after the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, to be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered not earlier than the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made.
These provisions might preclude stockholders of the Company from bringing matters before the annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at the annual meeting of shareholders if the proper procedures are not followed. These provisions may also discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of the Company.
No cumulative voting
The DGCL provides that stockholders are not entitled to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless a corporation’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. The Charter will not provide for cumulative voting and will provide that no stockholder will be permitted to cumulate votes at any election of directors.
Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Except for those amendments permitted to be made without stockholders’ approval under Delaware law or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Charter generally may be amended only if the amendment is first declared advisable by the board of directors and thereafter approved by holders of a majority of the outstanding stock of the Company entitled to vote thereon. Any amendment of certain provisions in the Charter will require approval by holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class. These provisions include, among others, provisions related to the classified board structure, board composition, removal of directors, indemnification and exculpation, cumulative voting rights, preferred stock, exclusive forum provisions, provisions related to shareholder action and advance notice, corporate opportunities and amendments to the charter, in each case as summarized in this prospectus.
The Board will have the power to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws. In addition, stockholders of the Company may adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws with the approval by the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting of stockholders and entitled to vote on the matter. Any amendment of certain provisions in the Bylaws will require approval by holders of at least majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class. These provisions include, among others, provisions related to meetings of stockholders, the powers and composition of the board of directors, removal of directors, indemnification of directors and officers and amendments to the Bylaws.
Authorized but Unissued Capital Stock
Delaware law does not require shareholder approval for any issuance of authorized shares. However, the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market, which would apply if and so long as the common stock remains listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, require shareholder approval of certain issuances equal to or exceeding 20% of the then-outstanding voting power or then-outstanding number of shares of common stock. Additional shares that may be issued in the future may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings, to raise additional capital or to facilitate acquisitions.
One of the effects of the existence of unissued and unreserved common stock may be to enable the Board to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of the Company by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise and thereby protect the continuity of management and possibly deprive shareholders of opportunities to sell their shares of common stock at prices higher than prevailing market prices.
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Exclusive Forum
The Charter will provide that, unless otherwise consented to by the Company in writing, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, another State court in Delaware or the federal district court for the District of Delaware) will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for the following types of actions or proceedings: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company; (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a duty (including any fiduciary duty) owed by any current or former director, officer, shareholder, employee or agent of the Company to the Company or the stockholders; (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Company or any current or former director, officer, shareholder, employee or agent of the Company relating to any provision of the DGCL or the Charter or the Bylaws or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Company or any current or former director, officer, shareholder, employee or agent of the Company governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the State of Delaware, in each such case unless the Court of Chancery (or such other state or federal court located within the State of Delaware, as applicable) has dismissed a prior action by the same plaintiff asserting the same claims because such court lacked personal jurisdiction over an indispensable party named as a defendant therein. The Charter will further provide that, unless otherwise consented to by the Company in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint against any person in connection with any offering of the Company’s securities, asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the Company’s securities will be deemed to have notice of and consented to this provision.
Although the Charter contains the choice of forum provisions described above, it is possible that a court could rule that such provisions are inapplicable for a particular claim or action or that such provisions are unenforceable. For example, under the Securities Act, federal courts have concurrent jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act, and investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. In addition, Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, and, therefore, the exclusive forum provisions described above do not apply to any actions brought under the Exchange Act.
Although we believe these provisions will benefit us by limiting costly and time-consuming litigation in multiple forums and by providing increased consistency in the application of applicable law, these exclusive forum provisions may limit the ability of our stockholders to bring a claim in a judicial forum that such stockholders find favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees.
Corporate Opportunities
The Charter provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, none of our non-employee directors nor his or her affiliates has any duty to refrain from, directly or indirectly, (x) engaging in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company or (y) otherwise competing with the Company or its affiliates. In the event that any non-employee director or his or her affiliates acquire knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for the non-employee director, his or her affiliates or the Company, such non-employee director will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or business opportunity to the Company or any of its affiliates and will not be liable to the Company, its affiliates or the stockholders of the Company for breach of any fiduciary duty as a director or officer of the Company solely by reason of the fact that such non-employee director or his or her affiliate pursues or acquires such opportunity for themselves, offers or directs such opportunity to another person, or does not communicate such opportunity to the Company; provided, that the Company does not renounce its interest in any corporate opportunity expressly offered or presented to any non-employee director solely in his or her capacity as a director of the Company.
Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties, subject to certain exceptions. The Charter includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for any
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breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended from time to time. The effect of these provisions is to eliminate the rights of the Company and its stockholders, through stockholders’ derivative suits on the Company’s behalf, to recover monetary damages from a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, including breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior. However, exculpation does not apply to any director if the director has acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized illegal dividends or redemptions or derived an improper benefit from his or her actions as a director.
The Charter will permit and the Bylaws will obligate the Company to indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, any director or officer of the Company who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding. The Company will not be obligated to indemnify a person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless the Proceeding (or part thereof) was, or is, authorized by the board of directors, the Company determines to provide the indemnification or is otherwise required by applicable law. In addition, the Bylaws require the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to pay, in advance of the final disposition of a Proceeding, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by an officer or director of the Company in defending any Proceeding, upon receipt of a written request therefor (together with documentation reasonably evidencing such expenses) and an undertaking by or on behalf of the person to repay such amounts if it shall ultimately be determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified under the Bylaws or the DGCL.
The Company expects to enter into an indemnification agreement with each of its directors and executive officers that provide for indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law.
The Company believes that these indemnification and advancement provisions and insurance are useful to attract and retain qualified directors and executive officers. The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in the Charter and Bylaws may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit the Company and its stockholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent the Company pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors or executive officers, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.
Transfer Agent
The Transfer Agent for the Common Stock and Warrants is VStock Transfer, LLC.
Listing of Common Stock and Warrants
Our Common Stock and Warrants are listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “FOXX” and “FOXXW,” respectively.
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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following is a general discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to non-U.S. holders (as defined below) with respect to their purchase, ownership and disposition of our Common Stock purchased in this offering. This discussion is for general information purposes only, is not tax advice and does not purport to be a complete analysis of all the potential tax considerations. This discussion is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, existing and proposed Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, current administrative rulings and judicial decisions, all in effect as of the date hereof. These authorities may be changed, possibly retroactively, so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those set forth below. We have not sought any ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, with respect to the statements made and the conclusions reached in the following summary, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will agree with such statements and conclusions.
This discussion does not address the tax considerations arising under the laws of any U.S. state, local or non-U.S. jurisdiction or under U.S. federal gift and estate tax laws. In addition, this discussion does not address any tax considerations applicable to an investor’s particular circumstances or to investors that may be subject to special tax rules, including, without limitation:
• banks, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts or other financial institutions;
• persons subject to the alternative minimum tax or the Medicare contribution tax on net investment income;
• tax-exempt organizations or governmental organizations;
• controlled foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies and corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax;
• brokers or dealers in securities or currencies;
• traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings;
• persons that own, or are deemed to own, more than five percent of our Common Stock;
• certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States;
• partnerships or other entities or arrangements classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes or other pass-through entities (and investors therein);
• persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar;
• persons who hold our Common Stock as a position in a hedging transaction, “straddle,” “conversion transaction” or other risk reduction transaction or integrated investment;
• persons who hold or receive our Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of any warrant or option or otherwise as compensation;
• persons who hold or receive our Common Stock pursuant to conversion rights under convertible instruments;
• persons who do not hold our Common Stock as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code;
• persons deemed to sell our Common Stock under the constructive sale provisions of the Code; or
• persons subject to special tax accounting rules as a result of any item of gross income with respect to our Common Stock being taken into account in an “applicable financial statement” as defined in Section 451(b) of the Code.
In addition, if a partnership, entity or arrangement classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our Common Stock, the tax treatment of a partner generally will depend on the status of the partner
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and upon the activities of the partnership. Accordingly, entities classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes and other pass-through entities that hold our Common Stock, as well as partners or members in such entities, should consult their tax advisors.
You are urged to consult your tax advisor with respect to the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws to your particular situation, as well as any tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our Common Stock arising under the U.S. federal estate or gift tax laws or under the laws of any state, local, non-U.S. or other taxing jurisdiction or under any applicable tax treaty.
Non-U.S. Holder Defined
For purposes of this discussion, you are a non-U.S. holder if you are any holder of our Common Stock other than a partnership (or other entity or arrangement classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or:
• an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States (for U.S. federal income tax purposes);
• a corporation or other entity taxable as a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
• an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or
• a trust if it (i) is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) has made a valid election under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
Distributions
As described in the section titled “Dividend Policy,” we have never declared or paid cash dividends on our Common Stock. However, if we do make distributions on our Common Stock, those payments will constitute dividends for U.S. tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. To the extent those distributions exceed both our current and our accumulated earnings and profits, they will constitute a return of capital and will first reduce your basis in our Common Stock, but not below zero, and then will be treated as gain from the sale of stock as described below under “— Gain on Disposition of Common Stock.”
Subject to the discussion below on effectively connected income, backup withholding and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, withholding, any dividend paid to you generally will be subject to U.S. withholding tax either at a rate of 30% of the gross amount of the dividend or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. In order to receive a reduced treaty rate, you must provide us with an IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E or other appropriate version of IRS Form W-8 certifying qualification for the reduced rate.
Dividends received by you that are effectively connected with your conduct of a U.S. trade or business (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by you in the United States) are generally exempt from the withholding tax described in the previous paragraph, subject to the discussion below on backup withholding. In order to obtain this exemption, you must provide us with an IRS Form W-8ECI or other applicable IRS Form W-8 properly certifying such exemption. Such effectively connected dividends, although not subject to withholding tax, are taxed at the same graduated rates applicable to U.S. persons, net of certain deductions and credits, subject to an applicable income tax treaty providing otherwise. In addition, if you are a corporate non-U.S. holder, dividends you receive that are effectively connected with your conduct of a U.S. trade or business may also be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. You should consult your tax advisor regarding any applicable tax treaties that may provide for different rules.
If you hold our Common Stock through a financial institution or other agent acting on your behalf, you will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the agent, which then will be required to provide certification to us or our paying agent, either directly or through other intermediaries. You may be eligible to obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for refund with the IRS.
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Gain on Disposition of Common Stock
Subject to the discussion below on backup withholding and FATCA withholding on Common Stock held by or through foreign entities, you generally will not be required to pay U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized upon the sale or other disposition of our Common Stock unless:
• the gain is effectively connected with your conduct of a U.S. trade or business (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the gain is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by you in the United States);
• you are a non-resident alien individual who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the calendar year in which the sale or disposition occurs and certain other conditions are met; or
• we are treated as a “United States real property holding corporation,” or USRPHC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code at any time within the shorter of the five-year period preceding your disposition of, or your holding period for, our Common Stock.
We believe that we are not currently and will not become a USRPHC. However, because the determination of whether we are a USRPHC depends on the fair market value of our U.S. real property relative to the fair market value of our other business assets, there can be no assurance that we will not become a USRPHC in the future. Even if we become a USRPHC, however, as long as our Common Stock is regularly traded on an established securities market, your Common Stock will be treated as U.S. real property interests only if you actually or constructively hold more than five percent of such regularly traded Common Stock at any time during the shorter of the five-year period preceding your disposition of, or your holding period for, our Common Stock.
If you are a non-U.S. holder described in the first bullet above, you will be required to pay tax on the net gain derived from the sale under regular graduated U.S. federal income tax rates, and a corporate non-U.S. holder described in the first bullet above also may be subject to the branch profits tax at a 30% rate, or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. If you are an individual non-U.S. holder described in the second bullet above, you will be subject to tax at 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on the gain derived from the sale, which gain may be offset by U.S. source capital losses for the year (provided you have timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses). You should consult any applicable income tax or other treaties that may provide for different rules.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
Generally, we must report annually to the IRS the amount of dividends paid to you, your name and address, and the amount of tax withheld, if any. A similar report will be sent to you. Pursuant to applicable income tax treaties or other agreements, the IRS may make these reports available to tax authorities in your country of residence.
Payments of dividends or of proceeds on the disposition of stock made to you may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding at a current rate of 24% unless you establish an exemption, for example, by properly certifying your non-U.S. status on an IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E or another appropriate version of IRS Form W-8. Notwithstanding the foregoing, backup withholding and information reporting may apply if either we or our paying agent has actual knowledge, or reason to know, that you are a U.S. person.
Under current U.S. federal income tax law, U.S. information reporting and backup withholding requirements generally will apply to the proceeds of a disposition of our Common Stock effected by or through a U.S. office of any broker, U.S. or foreign, except that information reporting and such requirements may be avoided if the holder provides a properly executed and appropriate IRS Form W-8 or otherwise meets documentary evidence requirements or establishing non-U.S. holder status or otherwise establishes an exemption. Generally, U.S. information reporting and backup withholding requirements will not apply to a payment of disposition proceeds to a non-U.S. holder where the transaction is effected outside the U.S. through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker. Information reporting and backup withholding requirements may, however, apply to a payment of disposition proceeds if we or the broker has actual knowledge, or reason to know, that you are, in fact, a U.S. person. For information reporting purposes, certain brokers with substantial U.S. ownership or operations will generally be treated in a manner similar to U.S. brokers.
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Backup withholding is not an additional tax; rather, the U.S. federal income tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, you may be able to obtain a refund or credit from the IRS, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner.
Additional Withholding Requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, collectively FATCA, generally impose withholding tax at a rate of 30% on dividends on, and gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, our Common Stock paid to a “foreign financial institution” (as specially defined under these rules), unless such institution enters into an agreement with the U.S. government to, among other things, withhold on certain payments and to collect and provide to the U.S. tax authorities substantial information regarding the U.S. account holders of such institution (which includes certain equity and debt holders of such institution, as well as certain account holders that are foreign entities with U.S. owners) or otherwise establishes an exemption. FATCA also generally imposes a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% on dividends on and gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of our Common Stock paid to a “non-financial foreign entity” (as specially defined under these rules) unless such entity provides the withholding agent with a certification identifying certain substantial direct and indirect U.S. owners of the entity, certifies that there are none or otherwise establishes an exemption. The withholding provisions under FATCA generally apply to dividends on our Common Stock, and, subject to the proposed regulations described in the next sentence, will apply to gross proceeds of a sale or other disposition of our Common Stock. The Treasury Department has released proposed regulations (the preamble to which specifies that taxpayers are permitted to rely on them pending finalization) which, if finalized in their present form, would eliminate FATCA withholding on gross proceeds of a disposition of our Common Stock. Under certain circumstances, a non-U.S. holder might be eligible for refunds or credits of such taxes. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country may modify the requirements described in this paragraph. You should consult your tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA on your investment in our Common Stock.
The preceding discussion of U.S. federal tax considerations is for general information only. It is not tax advice. Each prospective investor should consult its tax advisor regarding the particular U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax consequences of purchasing, holding and disposing of our Common Stock, including the consequences of any proposed change in applicable laws.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering the issuance by us of up to 12,145,917 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. Pursuant to the terms of the Warrants, shares of Common Stock will be distributed to those holders who surrender the Warrants and provide payment of the exercise price to us. Upon receipt of proper notice by any of the holders of the Warrants issued that such holder desires to exercise the Warrant, we will, within the time allotted by the agreement governing the Warrants, issue instructions to our transfer agent to issue shares of Common Stock to the holder. If, at the time the Warrants are exercised, this registration statement is effective and the prospectus included herein is current, the Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the Warrants will be issued free of a restrictive legend. We could potentially receive up to an aggregate of $139,678,046 from the exercise of the Warrants, assuming the exercise in full of all of these warrants for cash. The likelihood that warrant holders will exercise the Warrants and any cash proceeds that we would receive is dependent upon the market price of our Common Stock. Based on the closing price of our Common Stock at $[*] on [*], 2025, which is less than the exercise price of $11.50 per share pursuant to the terms of the Warrants, we believe holders of the Warrants will be unlikely to exercise their Warrants, and we are unlikely to receive proceeds from the exercise of Warrants.
For additional information regarding expenses of registration, see the section titled “Use of Proceeds.”
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered by this prospectus has been passed upon for us by Robinson & Cole LLP Certain legal matters in connection with the securities offered hereby may be passed upon for any underwriters, dealers or agents by counsel that will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.
EXPERTS
The audited consolidated financial statements of Foxx Development Inc. as of June 30, 2024 and 2023 and for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, incorporated in this prospectus have been so incorporated in reliance on the report (which includes as explanatory paragraph as to Foxx Development Inc.’s ability to continue as a going concern) of Marcum LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, some of which is contained in exhibits to the registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, we refer you to the registration statement, including the exhibits filed as a part of the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract or any other document is not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement is this prospectus relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit. The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov.
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INDEX OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Interim Financial Statements of Foxx Development Holdings Inc. | | |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) and June 30, 2024 (audited) | | F-2 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited) | | F-4 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited) | | F-5 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited) | | F-6 |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) | | F-8 |
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Audited Financial Statements of Foxx Development Inc. | | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Firm ID: 688) | | F-30 |
Financial Statements: | | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024 and 2023 | | F-31 |
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 | | F-32 |
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 | | F-33 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 | | F-34 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | F-35 |
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| | September 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2024 |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Audited) |
ASSETS | | | | | | |
CURRENT ASSETS | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 9,180,356 | | $ | 587,448 |
Restricted cash | | | 19,411,645 | | | — |
Accounts receivable | | | 12,371,365 | | | 251,894 |
Inventories | | | 4,540,549 | | | 1,768,072 |
Contract assets | | | 1,713,430 | | | 1,682,289 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 336,958 | | | 44,116 |
Amount due from related party | | | — | | | 140 |
Total Current Assets | | | 47,554,303 | | | 4,333,959 |
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET | | | 166,338 | | | 142,619 |
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NON-CURRENT ASSETS | | | | | | |
Operating right-of-use assets | | | 1,223,334 | | | 405,758 |
Deferred transaction costs | | | — | | | 462,177 |
Security deposits | | | 603,716 | | | 29,909 |
Total Non-current Assets | | | 1,827,050 | | | 897,844 |
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Total Assets | | $ | 49,547,691 | | $ | 5,374,422 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 19,285,926 | | $ | 1,396,860 |
Other payables and accrued liabilities | | | 1,481,319 | | | 468,225 |
Other payable – related party | | | 346,539 | | | 51,168 |
Payables on shares redemption | | | 20,499,790 | | | — |
Contract liabilities | | | 143,600 | | | 649,450 |
Income taxes payable | | | 253,932 | | | — |
Short-term loans | | | — | | | 291,208 |
Current maturity of long-term loan | | | 20,132 | | | 19,539 |
Operating lease liabilities – current | | | 180,451 | | | 72,531 |
Convertible promissory notes | | | — | | | 6,000,000 |
Earnout liabilities | | | 5,737,868 | | | — |
Total Current Liabilities | | | 47,949,557 | | | 8,948,981 |
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NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | | | | |
Operating lease liabilities – non-current | | | 1,050,715 | | | 332,435 |
Long-term loan – non-current | | | 90,181 | | | 95,442 |
Total Non-current Liabilities | | | 1,140,896 | | | 427,877 |
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Total Liabilities | | | 49,090,453 | | | 9,376,858 |
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS — (Continued)
| | September 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2024 |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Audited) |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 18) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | | | | | | |
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 50,000,000 shares and 6,606,667 shares authorized as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively; | | | | | | | | |
7,270,097 and 3,303,333 shares issued and outstanding as of as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively | | | 727 | | | | 330 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 13,750,228 | | | | 7,024,162 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (13,293,717 | ) | | | (11,026,928 | ) |
Total Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) | | | 457,238 | | | | (4,002,436 | ) |
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) | | $ | 49,547,691 | | | $ | 5,374,422 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| | For the Three Months Ended |
| | September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) |
REVENUES, NET | | $ | 23,112,052 | | | $ | — | |
COST OF GOODS SOLD | | | 22,713,876 | | | | — | |
GROSS PROFIT | | | 398,176 | | | | — | |
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OPERATING EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | |
Selling expenses | | | 1,215,042 | | | | 208,276 | |
General and administrative expenses | | | 961,247 | | | | 303,334 | |
Research and development – related party | | | 22,792 | | | | — | |
Research and development | | | 7,028 | | | | — | |
Total Operating Expenses | | | 2,206,109 | | | | 511,610 | |
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | | | (1,807,933 | ) | | | (511,610 | ) |
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | | (408,995 | ) | | | (39,336 | ) |
Other income, net | | | — | | | | 4,115 | |
Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | | | (49,861 | ) | | | — | |
Total Other Expense, net | | | (458,856 | ) | | | (35,221 | ) |
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LOSS BFORE INCOME TAXES | | | (2,266,789 | ) | | | (546,831 | ) |
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PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | | | — | | | | — | |
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NET LOSS | | $ | (2,266,789 | ) | | $ | (546,831 | ) |
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES* | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | 3,477,696 | | | | 3,303,333 | |
Diluted | | | 3,477,696 | | | | 3,303,333 | |
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LOSS PER SHARE | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | (0.65 | ) | | $ | (0.17 | ) |
Diluted | | $ | (0.65 | ) | | $ | (0.17 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(DEFICIT)
| | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
| | Common stock
| | Additional paid-in capital | | Accumulated deficit | | Total |
| | Shares* | | Amount | |
BALANCE, June 30, 2024 | | 3,303,333 | | $ | 330 | | $ | 7,024,162 | | | $ | (11,026,928 | ) | | $ | (4,002,436 | ) |
Conversion of convertible promissory notes into common stock upon completion of reverse recapitalization | | 1,696,668 | | | 170 | | | 15,408,515 | | | | — | | | | 15,408,685 | |
Issuance of common stock upon completion of reverse recapitalization | | 2,270,096 | | | 227 | | | (2,100,865 | ) | | | — | | | | (2,100,638 | ) |
Earnout liabilities | | — | | | — | | | (5,688,007 | ) | | | — | | | | (5,688,007 | ) |
Transaction costs | | — | | | — | | | (893,577 | ) | | | — | | | | (893,577 | ) |
Net loss | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | (2,266,789 | ) | | | (2,266,789 | ) |
BALANCE, September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) | | 7,270,097 | | $ | 727 | | $ | 13,750,228 | | | $ | (13,293,717 | ) | | $ | 457,238 | |
| | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
| | Common stock
| | Additional paid-in capital | | Accumulated deficit | | Total |
| | Shares* | | Amount | |
BALANCE, June 30, 2023 | | 3,303,333 | | $ | 330 | | $ | 7,024,162 | | $ | (7,596,286 | ) | | $ | (571,794 | ) |
Net loss | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (546,831 | ) | | | (546,831 | ) |
BALANCE, September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | | 3,303,333 | | $ | 330 | | $ | 7,024,162 | | $ | (8,143,117 | ) | | $ | (1,118,625 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| | For the Three Months Ended |
| | September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (2,266,789 | ) | | $ | (546,831 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation | | | 11,281 | | | | 9,768 | |
Interest expense from convertible promissory notes | | | 140,740 | | | | 35,389 | |
Amortization of operating right of use assets | | | 54,417 | | | | — | |
Change in fair value of earnouts | | | 49,861 | | | | — | |
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | (12,119,471 | ) | | | (200 | ) |
Inventories | | | (2,772,477 | ) | | | (466,000 | ) |
Contract assets | | | (31,141 | ) | | | (1,024,684 | ) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | (210,482 | ) | | | (9,164 | ) |
Amount due from a related party | | | 140 | | | | — | |
Security deposits | | | (573,807 | ) | | | (27,420 | ) |
Accounts payable | | | 17,889,066 | | | | — | |
Contract liabilities | | | (505,850 | ) | | | 601,000 | |
Other payables and accrued liabilities | | | 214,054 | | | | 65,493 | |
Other payable – related party | | | (77,208 | ) | | | (25,000 | ) |
Operating lease liabilities | | | (45,793 | ) | | | — | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | | (243,459 | ) | | | (1,387,649 | ) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Purchases of property and equipment | | | (35,000 | ) | | | (4,144 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (35,000 | ) | | | (4,144 | ) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Repayments to short-term loans – related party | | | — | | | | (91,235 | ) |
Repayments to short-term loans | | | (291,208 | ) | | | — | |
Principal payments of long-term loan | | | (4,668 | ) | | | (2,774 | ) |
Proceeds from convertible promissory note | | | 9,000,000 | | | | — | |
Proceeds from reverse recapitalization, net of payments of transaction costs | | | 19,710,288 | | | | — | |
Payments of deferred transaction costs | | | (131,400 | ) | | | (111,815 | ) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | | 28,283,012 | | | | (205,824 | ) |
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NET CHANGE IN CASH | | | 28,004,553 | | | | (1,597,617 | ) |
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CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of the period | | | 587,448 | | | | 1,824,849 | |
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CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of the period | | $ | 28,592,001 | | | $ | 227,232 | |
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CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of the period reconciliation: | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 9,180,356 | | | $ | 227,232 | |
Restricted cash | | | 19,411,645 | | | | — | |
CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of the period | | $ | 28,592,001 | | | $ | 227,232 | |
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS — (Continued)
| | For the Three Months Ended |
| | September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) |
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | | | | | |
Cash paid for income tax | | $ | 50 | | $ | — |
Cash paid for interest | | $ | 4,073 | | $ | 2,626 |
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NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | |
Initial recognition of operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities | | $ | 750,338 | | $ | — |
Modification of operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities | | $ | 121,655 | | $ | — |
Conversion of convertible promissory notes into common stock | | $ | 15,408,685 | | $ | — |
Reverse recapitalization transaction costs net against additional-paid in capital | | $ | 893,577 | | $ | — |
Deferred transaction costs included in other payables and accrued liabilities | | $ | 300,000 | | $ | 8,000 |
Initial recognition of earnout liabilities | | $ | 5,688,007 | | $ | — |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1 — Nature of business and organization
Foxx Development Holdings Inc. (“Foxx” or the “Company”) was incorporated on November 13, 2023 under the name “Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc.” On February 18, 2024, the Company entered into a business combination agreement (as amended on May 31, 2024, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, Acri Capital Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and our parent company at the time (“ACAC”), Acri Capital Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary at the time (“Merger Sub”), and Foxx Development Inc. (“Old Foxx”), a Texas corporation incorporated on March 17, 2017 primarily engaged in the sales of electronic products, pursuant to which (i) ACAC merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving Delaware corporation (the “Reincorporation Merger”), and (ii) Old Foxx merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving as a wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary of the Company (the “Acquisition Merger”). The Reincorporation Merger, the Acquisition Merger, and other transactions contemplated under the Business Combination Agreement, are collectively referred to as the “Business Combination” (See Note 4).
Following the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Closing”) on September 26, 2024, Purchaser was renamed as “Foxx Development Holdings Inc.” and became a publicly traded company. The Merger Sub was renamed as “Foxx Development Inc.” and became the Delaware subsidiary of Purchaser.
On August 29, 2023, Foxx Technology Pte Ltd, a Singapore private company (“Foxx Technology”), was incorporated in Singapore, with Old Foxx holds 51% of the equity interests in Foxx Technology. Foxx Technology operates in the field of the manufacture of wireless communications equipment, and the wholesale of handphones, handphone peripheral equipment and other telecommunications equipment. Since the Company owns the majority controlling financial interest in Foxx Technology, according to ASC 810-10-15-10, all majority-owned subsidiaries shall be consolidated. Foxx Technology is required to be consolidated under ASC 810. As of June 30, 2024, no significant operations nor capital contributions were made to Foxx Technology. As a result, the Company’s consolidated financial statements did not reflect any operating activities from Foxx Technology. The Company has 51% voting interest of Foxx Technology. On July 30, 2024, Foxx submitted the application to dissolve Foxx Technology to the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) of Singapore. On November 4, 2024, ACRA granted Foxx Technology’s application and struck it off from the company register of Singapore.
Note 2 — Going Concern
In assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the Company monitors and analyses its cash on-hand and its operating and capital expenditure commitments. The Company’s liquidity needs are to meet its working capital requirements, operating expenses, and capital expenditure obligations.
The Company is primarily engaged in the sales of electronic products and debt financing in the form of convertible notes, loans from bank, third parties, related parties, and cash generated from operations have been utilized to finance the working capital. The Company’s management has considered whether there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to (1) net cash used in operating activities of approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, (2) net loss of approximately $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, (3) accumulated deficit of approximately $13.3 million as of September 30, 2024, and (4) the working capital deficit of approximately $0.4 million as of September 30, 2024.
If the Company is unable to generate sufficient funds to finance the working capital requirements of the Company within the normal operating cycle of a twelve-month period from the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued, the Company may have to consider supplementing its available sources of funds through the following sources:
• Other available sources of financing from banks in the United States of America and other financial institutions or private lenders;
• Financial support and credit guarantee commitments from the Company’s related parties; and
• Equity financing.
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 2 — Going Concern (cont.)
The Company can make no assurances that required financings will be available for the amounts needed, or on terms commercially acceptable to the Company, if at all. If one or all of these events does not occur or subsequent capital raises are insufficient to bridge financial and liquidity shortfall, there would likely be a material adverse effect on the Company and would materially adversely affect its ability to continue as a going concern.
As such, the Company’s management has determined that the factors discussed above have raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 3 — Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies
Basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position and operation results. Interim results are not necessary indicative of results of a full year. The information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “10-Q”) should be read in conjunction with information in the Annual Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on October 24, 2024.
Principles of consolidation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All transactions and balances among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated upon consolidation.
A subsidiary is an entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, controls more than one half of the voting power; or has the power to govern the financial and operating policies, to appoint or remove the majority of the members of the board of directors, or to cast a majority of votes at the meeting of directors.
Use of estimates and assumptions
The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Restricted cash
Restricted cash is maintained in a trust account and is restricted to repay the redeeming shareholders of ACAC upon the Closing (see Note 4).
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivables are recognized and carried at the original invoiced amount less an allowance for any uncollectible accounts on credit losses. Allowance for credit losses for accounts receivables is established based on various factors including historical payments and current economic trends. The Company reviews its allowance for credit loss by assessing individual accounts receivable over a specific aging and amount. All other balances are pooled
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based on historical collection experience. The estimate of expected credit losses is based on information about past events, current economic conditions, and forecasts of future economic conditions that affect collectability. Accounts receivable are written-off on a case by case basis after exhaustive efforts at collection are made, net of any amounts that may be collected. As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, no allowance for credit losses of accounts receivable was recorded and the Company had accounts receivable of $12,371,365 and $251,894, respectively.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. Cost is determined using the “First in, First out” method. Inventories mainly include electronic products and accessories which are purchased from the Company’s suppliers as merchandized goods and freight-in. On an annual basis, inventories are reviewed for potential write-downs for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventories which equals the difference between the costs of inventories and the estimated net realizable value, the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation, based upon forecasts for future demand and market conditions. When inventories are written down to net realizable value, it is not marked up subsequently based on changes in underlying facts and circumstances. As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Company had inventories of $4,540,549 and $1,768,072, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, no inventory write-down was recorded.
Contract assets
Contract assets consisted of cash deposited or advanced to suppliers for future inventory purchases. This amount is refundable and bears no interest. For any advances to suppliers determined by management that such advances will not be in receipts of inventories or refundable, the Company will recognize an allowance account to reserve such balances. Management reviews its advances to suppliers on a regular basis to determine if the allowance is adequate and adjusts the allowance when necessary. Delinquent account balances are written-off against allowance for credit losses after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is not probable. The Company’s management continues to evaluate the reasonableness of the valuation allowance policy and update it if necessary. As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, no allowance for credit losses on contract assets was recorded.
Deferred transaction costs
The Company complies with the requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 340-10-S99-1, “Other Assets and Deferred Costs — SEC Materials” (“ASC 340-10-S99”) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering”. Deferred transaction costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting, and other professional expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Business Combination and that will be charged to shareholders’ equity (deficit) upon the completion of the Business Combination. The Company completed the Business Combination on September 26, 2024. As of September 26, 2024, and the Company had deferred transaction costs of $893,577 and charged against shareholders’ deficit. As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Company had deferred transaction costs of $0 and $462,177, respectively.
Payables on shares redemption
Payables on shares redemption consisted of payables to the ACAC shareholders who exercised their redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination (See Note 4).
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities mainly consisted of deposits received from customers before all the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are met and are recorded as customer deposits.
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Earnout liabilities
At the Closing of the Business Combination, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the stockholders of Old Foxx were entitled to receive up to a total of 4,200,000 contingent earnout shares (“Earnout Shares”) in the form of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”). The Earnout Shares would be issued upon certain vesting schedules based on the Company’s financial performance for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 and 2025. The Earnout Shares are classified as a liability and measured at fair value, with changes in fair value included in the consolidated statements of operations (See Note 17).
Convertible instrument
The Company accounts for its convertible instrument in accordance with ASC 470-20 Debt with Conversion and Other Options, whereby the convertible instrument is initially accounted for as a single unit of account, unless it contains a derivative that must be bifurcated from the host contract in accordance with ASC 815-15 Derivatives and Hedging — Embedded Derivatives or the substantial premium model in ASC 470-20 Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options applies. If the equity securities underlying the embedded conversion option are readily convertible to cash, such as publicly traded common shares, the embedded conversion option is likely to meet the net settlement criterion to be considered a derivative. If the equity securities underlying the conversion option are not readily convertible to cash, the embedded conversion option may not meet the net settlement criterion, and therefore would not meet the definition of a derivative. Because the convertible instrument has a fixed conversion price and therefore, it lacks an underlying and does not meet the requirement of a derivative. As a result, the Company determined its embedded conversion option does not meet the definition of a derivative for bifurcation.
Revenue recognition
The Company recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services (that is, an asset) to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. An asset is transferred when the customer obtains control of that asset. It also requires the Company to identify contractual performance obligations and determine whether revenue should be recognized at a point in time or over time, based on when control of goods and services transfers to a customer.
To achieve that core principle, the Company applies the five steps defined under Topic 606: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company’s main business is selling electronic products to 1) wholesale customers and 2) individual E-commerce customers.
Wholesale Customers
The Company recognizes a contract with a customer when the contract is committed in writing, the rights of parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance, and collectability is probable.
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of accounting in FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”). A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation identified in the arrangement based on the relative standalone selling price of each distinct good or service in the contract and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. For all the Company’s contracts, the Company has identified one performance obligation, which is primarily satisfied at a point in time upon delivery of products based on terms stated in the contracts, either on Free on Board (“FOB”) shipping point or destination, depending on the specified contract. The Company’s customers generally either pay the order in full balance prior to shipment or in partial payments with
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credit terms of 30 to 90 days after shipment depends on the specified contract. No sales returns are being given to its wholesale customers as they were being given additional 2-3% of products on top of each customer’s order (see Note 3 — “Warranty” below). There are no transaction prices allocated to future periods or future obligations and no revenue was recognized for performance obligations satisfied in previous periods.
Gross versus Net Revenue Reporting
The determination of whether revenues should be reported on a gross or net basis is based on the Company’s assessment of whether it is the principal or an agent in the transaction in accordance with ASC 606-10-55 and depends on whether the promise to the customer is to provide the products or to facilitate a sale by a third party. The nature of the promise depends on whether the Company controls the products prior to transferring them. When the Company controls the products, the promise is to provide and deliver the products and revenue is presented gross. When the Company does not control the products, the promise is to facilitate the sale and revenue is presented net.
To distinguish a promise to provide products from a promise to facilitate the sale from a third party, the Company considers the guidance of control in ASC 606-10-55-37A and the indicators in ASC 606-10-55-39. The Company considers this guidance in conjunction with the terms in its arrangements with both suppliers and customers.
The Company orders the products and pays in advance from its supplier. When the supplier has completed production, the Company inspects and accepts the products in its suppliers’ warehouse or at the designated logistic warehouse of the supplier. This enables the Company to direct the use of these products but to also bear inventory risk as legal owners. The Company has the responsibility of fulfilling the promise to provide the products to its customers, and also includes an additional 2-3% of products on top of each customer’s order, which covers any damage incurred in shipping and no refund and no return will be granted to customers; or provided a one-year warranty period with no additional 2-3% of products on top of each customer’s order, depending on the specified contract. In addition, when establishing the selling prices for delivery of the products, the Company has control to set its selling price. All these factors indicate that the Company is acting as the principal in this transaction. As a result, revenue from the wholesale customer is presented on a gross basis.
Warranty
The Company generally provides 1-year warranties for its product sold to its wholesale customer if an additional 2-3% of products on top of each customer’s order was not provided. For the sale transactions that were provided with 2-3% of products on top of each customer’s order, these additional 2-3% products were recognized as cost of goods sold at the same time the respective sale is recognized. For the sales transactions that the Company provided limited warranties to both wholesale customers and e-commerce customers, the Company records estimated future warranty costs under ASC 460. Such estimated costs for warranties are estimated at the time of delivery, and these warranties are not service warranties separately sold by the Company. Generally, the estimated claim rates of warranties are based on actual warranty experience or the Company’s best estimate. As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Company accrued warranty reserves of $133,279 and $48,361, respectively recorded under accrued liabilities and other current liabilities, and these reserves were recognized based on estimation and judgment from the Company’s management.
E-Commerce Customers
The Company recognizes a contract with a customer when the contract is committed in writing and signed electronically on an E-Commerce platform, the rights of parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance, and collectability is probable.
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of accounting in Topic 606. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation identified in the arrangement based on the relative standalone selling price of each distinct good or service in the contract
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and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. For all the Company’s contracts, the Company has identified one performance obligation, which is primarily satisfied at a point in time upon delivery of products based on terms stated in the contracts on shipping destination at its individual customer shipping address, which is the Company’s obligation to deliver the product to the end user/individual customer, depends on the specified contract. The Company’s E-Commerce customers pay the order in full balance prior to shipment to the E-Commerce Platform and the E-Commerce Platform withheld the payment for 30 days before remitting payments to the Company. The Company offered one month of free exchange or return. As a result, the Company recognized its revenues from the E-Commerce customers, in the third-party E-commerce platform, net of estimated sales returns, discount, and rebate, as a consideration reducing the transaction price. Historically, sales returns were insignificant to the Company’s operations. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized estimated sales returns of $1,557 and $0, respectively, and such reserves are based on estimation and required judgment from the Company’s management. There are no transaction prices allocated to future periods or future obligations and no revenue was recognized for performance obligations satisfied in previous periods.
Gross versus Net Revenue Reporting
The determination of whether revenues should be reported on a gross or net basis is based on the Company’s assessment of whether it is the principal or an agent in the transaction in accordance with ASC 606-10-55 and depends on whether the promise to the customer is to provide the products or to facilitate a sale by a third party. The nature of the promise depends on whether the Company controls the products prior to transferring them. When the Company controls the products, the promise is to provide and deliver the products and revenue is presented gross. When the Company does not control the products, the promise is to facilitate the sale and revenue is presented net.
To distinguish a promise to provide products from a promise to facilitate the sale from a third party, the Company considers the guidance of control in ASC 606-10-55-37A and the indicators in ASC 606-10-55-39. The Company considers this guidance in conjunction with the terms in its arrangements with both suppliers and customers.
The Company orders the products, and the suppliers ship the products to the Company’s warehouse where the Company inspects and accepts the products. This enables the Company to direct the use of these products but to also bear inventory risk as legal owners. The Company has the responsibility of fulfilling the promise to provide the products to its customers, and to provide a one-year warranty period for each customer’s order. In addition, when establishing the selling prices for delivery of the products, the Company has control to set its selling price at the E-commerce platform. All these factors indicate that the Company is acting as the principal in this transaction. As a result, revenue from the E-Commerce customer is presented on a gross basis.
Practical expedient
The Company applies the practical expedient in ASC 606 to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract with a customer when the amortization period is one year or less. The Company has no material incremental costs of obtaining contracts with customers that the Company expects the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year which need to be recognized as assets for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Lease
The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842. The Company categorizes leases with contractual terms longer than 12 months as either operating or finance. Finance leases are generally those leases that substantially utilize or pay for the entire asset over its estimated life. All other leases are categorized as operating leases. Costs associated with operating lease assets are recognized on a straight-line basis within operating expenses over the term of the lease. As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Company does not have finance leases.
The Company determines if an arrangement is, or contains, a lease at inception. Operating lease assets represent the Company’s right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time, or term, in exchange for consideration, and operating lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the aforementioned right.
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Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are initially recorded based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term, which includes the minimum unconditional term of the lease, and may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain at the commencement date that such options will be exercised. As the rate implicit for each of the Company’s leases is not readily determinable, the Company uses incremental borrowing rate as effective interest rate, based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of its expected lease payments. Operating lease assets also include any initial direct costs and any lease payments made prior to the lease commencement date and are reduced by any lease incentives received. According to ASC 842-10-15-37, a lessee may, as an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset, choose not to separate non-lease components from lease components and instead to account for each separate lease component and the non-lease components associated with that lease component as a single lease component. The Company has identified the common area maintenance (CAM) fee as a non-lease component and elected to not separate it from the lease component.
Operating lease assets are amortized on a straight-line basis in operating lease expense over the lease term on the consolidated statements of operations. The related amortization of ROU assets along with the change in the operating lease liabilities are separately presented within the cash flows from operating activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows. The Company records lease expenses for operating leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The Company reviews the impairment of its right-of-use assets consistent with the approach applied for its other long-lived assets on an annual basis. The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on its ability to recover the carrying value of the asset from the expected undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows of the related operations. The Company has elected to include the carrying amount of operating lease right-of-use assets in any tested asset group and include the associated lease payments in the undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not recognize impairment loss against its right-of-use assets.
For a lease with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liability. For the lease that with lease term of one year or shorter, the Company has elected to not recognize right-of-use asset and lease liability.
Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”), and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own Common Stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of equity at the time of issuance. The Company determined that upon further review of the warrant agreements, the Company concluded that its warrants qualify for equity accounting treatment.
Upon completion of the Business Combination, all of ACAC’s outstanding public and private warrants (See Note 16) were replaced by the Company’s public and private warrants. The Company treated such warrants replacement as a warrant modification and no incremental fair value was recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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Recently adopted accounting standards
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all accounting standards updates (“ASUs”). Management periodically reviews new accounting standards that are issued. Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended (the “JOBS Act”), the Company meets the definition of an emerging growth company and has elected the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, which delays the adoption of these accounting standards until they would apply to private companies.
In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326), which eliminates the accounting guidance on troubled debt restructurings for creditors in ASC 310 and amends the guidance on vintage disclosures to require disclosure of current-period gross write-offs by year of origination. The ASU also updates the requirements related to the accounting for credit losses under ASC 326 and adds enhanced disclosures for creditors with respect to loan refinancing and restructurings for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. The Company adopted this guidance on July 1, 2023, which did not have an impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Except as mentioned above, the Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280)” (“ASU 2023-07” or “Topic 280). The amendments in ASU 2023-07 improve financial reporting by requiring disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis for all public entities to enable investors to develop more decision useful financial analyses. Topic 280 requires a public entity to report a measure of segment profit or loss that the chief operating decision maker (CODM) uses to assess segment performance and make decisions about allocating resources. Topic 280 also requires other specified segment items and amounts, such as depreciation, amortization, and depletion expense, to be disclosed under certain circumstances. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 do not change or remove those disclosure requirements. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 also do not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates those operating segments, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are effective for years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, adopted retrospectively. Management considers that the guidance will not have a significant impact on the disclosures set out in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”), which modifies the rules on income tax disclosures to require entities to disclose (1) specific categories in the rate reconciliation, (2) the income or loss from continuing operations before income tax expense or benefit (separated between domestic and foreign) and (3) income tax expense or benefit from continuing operations (separated by federal, state and foreign). ASU 2023-09 also requires entities to disclose their income tax payments to international, federal, state and local jurisdictions, among other changes. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual consolidated financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. ASU 2023-09 should be applied on a prospective basis, but retrospective application is permitted. The Company continuously evaluates the potential impact of adopting this new guidance on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and does not believe it will have a material impact on the presentation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Note 4 — Reverse recapitalization
Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the following transactions were completed, based on the Company’s capitalization as of September 26, 2024:
(i) All 70,721 shares of Class A common stock of ACAC (“ACAC public shares”), net of redemption of 1,744,663 ACAC public shares at $11.75 per share, and all 2,156,250 shares of Class B common stock of ACAC (“ACAC private shares”), were converted on a one-for-one basis into the Company’s Common Stock.
(ii) 43,125 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were issued to ACAC’s underwriter, EF Hutton LLC, in connection with the Business Combination.
(iii) All issued and outstanding shares of Old Foxx common stock were cancelled in exchange for the rights for Old Foxx stockholders, including the holders of Old Foxx’s convertible promissory notes upon the conversion of the convertible promissory notes and their interests into Old Foxx common stock immediately prior to Closing (see Note 14), to receive such stockholder’s pro rata share of 5,000,000 shares (“Closing Payment Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock, including: (x) 1,696,668 shares of Foxx’s $0.0001 par value common stock were issued to Old Foxx’s convertible promissory notes holders in connection with the Business Combination (see Note 14); (y) 1,000,000 outstanding shares of Old Foxx common stock issued to existing Old Foxx stockholders (other than holders of the convertible notes) were cancelled in exchange for the right by the Old Foxx stockholders to receive a pro rata share of 3,303,333 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at the exchange ratio of 3.3033.
(iv) 4,200,000 shares (“Earnout Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock were reserved for issuance to Old Foxx’s stockholders subject to the vesting schedule as follows:
in connection with the financial performance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024:
• 700,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Old Foxx stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (“2024 Foxx Audited Financial Statements”), prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and filed with the SEC on Form 10-K by Company after Closing, reflect revenue of the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (the “2024 Foxx Revenue”) to be no less than $67,000,000 (including $67,000,000) and less than $84,000,000 (excluding $84,000,000);
• 1,400,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Old Foxx stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2024 Foxx Revenue reflected in the 2024 Foxx Audited Financial Statements would be no less than $84,000,000 (including $100,000,000) and less than $100,000,000 (excluding $100,000,000);
• 2,100,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Old Foxx stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2024 Foxx Revenue reflected in the 2024 Foxx Audited Financial Statements would be no less than $100,000,000 (including $100,000,000).
in connection with the financial performance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025:
• 700,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Old Foxx stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (“2025 Foxx Audited Financial Statements”), prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and filed with the SEC on Form 10-K by the Company after Closing, reflect revenue of the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (the “2025 Foxx Revenue”) to be no less than $77,050,000 (including $77,050,000) and less than $96,600,000 (excluding $96,600,000);
• 1,400,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Old Foxx stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2025 Foxx Revenue reflected in the 2025 Foxx Audited Financial Statements would be no less than $96,600,000 (including $96,600,000) and less than $115,000,000 (excluding $115,000,000);
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• 2,100,000 Earnout Shares would be issued to Old Foxx stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2025 Foxx Revenue reflected in the 2025 Foxx Audited Financial Statements would be no less than $115,000,000 (including $115,000,000).
(v) All issued and outstanding 12,156,423 ACAC warrants were converted on a one-for-one basis into warrants of the Company, including conversion from (x) 4,312,500 ACAC’s public warrants, (y) 5,240,000 ACAC’s private warrants, and (z) 2,603,923 ACAC’s working capital warrants.
The following table presents the number of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding immediately following the Reverse Recapitalization (as defined below):
| | Common Stock |
ACAC’s common stock outstanding prior to Reverse Recapitalization | | 3,971,634 | |
Less: redemption of ACAC’s common stock | | (1,744,663 | ) |
Common stock issued to underwriter | | 43,125 | |
Conversion of Old Foxx’s common stock into Foxx’s common stock | | 3,303,333 | |
Conversion of Old Foxx’s convertible promissory notes into Foxx’s common stock | | 1,696,668 | |
Total common stock outstanding | | 7,270,097 | |
Old Foxx was determined to be the accounting acquirer given Old Foxx effectively controlled the combined entity after the Business Combination. The transaction is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization (“Reverse Recapitalization”), which is equivalent to the issuance of common stock by Old Foxx for the net monetary assets of ACAC, accompanied by a recapitalization. Old Foxx is determined as the accounting acquirer and the historical financial statements of Old Foxx became the Company’s historical financial statements, with retrospective adjustments to give effect of the Reverse Recapitalization. The net assets of ACAC were recognized as of the closing date at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination are those of Old Foxx and Old Foxx’s operations are the only ongoing operations of the Company.
In connection with the Reverse Recapitalization, the Company raised approximately $19.7 million of proceeds, presented as cash flows from financing activities, which included the contribution of approximately $21.6 million of funds held in ACAC’s trust account, approximately $0.3 million of cash held in ACAC’s operating cash account, and payments of approximately $2.2 million in transaction costs incurred by ACAC.
The following table reconcile the elements of the Reverse Recapitalization to the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and the changes in shareholders’ deficit:
| | September 26, 2024 |
Funds held in ACAC’s trust account | | $ | 21,627,541 | |
Funds held in ACAC’s operating cash account | | | 298,643 | |
Less: payments of transaction costs incurred by ACAC | | | (2,215,896 | ) |
Proceeds from the Reverse Recapitalization | | | 19,710,288 | |
Less: non-cash net deficit assumed from ACAC | | | (21,810,926 | ) |
Net distributions from issuance of Common Stock upon the Reverse Recapitalization | | $ | (2,100,638 | ) |
The shares and corresponding capital amounts and all per share data related to Old Foxx’s outstanding common stock prior to the Reverse Recapitalization have been retroactively adjusted using the Exchange Ratio of 3.3033.
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Note 5 — Accounts receivable
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, accounts receivable consist of the following:
| | September 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2024 |
| | | | (Audited) |
Accounts receivable | | $ | 12,371,365 | | $ | 251,894 |
Less: allowance for credit losses | | | — | | | — |
Accounts receivable, net | | $ | 12,371,365 | | $ | 251,894 |
Note 6 — Inventories
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, inventories consist of the following:
| | September 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2024 |
| | | | (Audited) |
Finished goods | | $ | 4,540,549 | | $ | 1,768,072 |
Total inventories | | $ | 4,540,549 | | $ | 1,768,072 |
Note 7 — Contract assets
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the contract asset of the Company consist of the following:
| | September 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2024 |
| | | | (Audited) |
Balance as of the beginning of the period | | $ | 1,682,289 | | | $ | — |
Add: net increase in current period contract asset | | | 1,465,847 | | | | 1,682,289 |
Less: inventory recognized from beginning contract asset | | | (1,434,706 | ) | | | — |
Total contract assets as the end of the period | | $ | 1,713,430 | | | $ | 1,682,289 |
Note 8 — Prepaid expenses and other current assets
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
| | September 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2024 |
| | | | (Audited) |
Other receivables | | $ | 1,200 | | $ | 10,881 |
Prepaid rent | | | 177,004 | | | — |
Other prepaid expenses | | | 158,754 | | | 33,235 |
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | | $ | 336,958 | | $ | 44,116 |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 9 — Property and equipment, net
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, property and equipment, net consist of the following:
| | September 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2024 |
| | | | (Audited) |
Computer and office equipment | | $ | 9,942 | | | $ | 9,942 | |
Furniture and fixtures | | | 3,432 | | | | 3,432 | |
Vehicles | | | 226,091 | | | | 191,091 | |
Subtotal | | | 239,465 | | | | 204,465 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | | | (73,127 | ) | | | (61,846 | ) |
Total property and equipment, net | | $ | 166,338 | | | $ | 142,619 | |
Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 amounted to $11,281 and $9,768, respectively.
Note 10 — Other payables and accrued liabilities
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, other payables and accrued liabilities consist of the following:
| | September 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2024 |
| | | | (Audited) |
Payroll and payable tax payable | | $ | 3,420 | | $ | 50,554 |
Interest payable | | | 147,711 | | | 267,945 |
Professional fee payable | | | 621,489 | | | 59,473 |
Accrued warranty expenses | | | 133,279 | | | 48,361 |
Excise tax payable* | | | 556,620 | | | — |
Others | | | 18,800 | | | 41,892 |
Total other payables and accrued liabilities | | $ | 1,481,319 | | $ | 468,225 |
Note 11 — Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities consist of customer deposits, which is recorded on the consolidated balance sheets when the Company has received consideration, or has the right to receive consideration, in advance of transferring the performance obligations under the contract to the customer.
The following table presents the Company’s contract liabilities balances and changes therein:
| | September 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2024 |
| | | | (Audited) |
Balance as of the beginning of the period | | $ | 649,450 | | | $ | 27 | |
Add: net increase in current period contract liabilities | | | 143,600 | | | | 649,450 | |
Less: revenue recognized from beginning contract liabilities | | | (649,450 | ) | | | (27 | ) |
Total contract liabilities as the end of the period | | $ | 143,600 | | | $ | 649,450 | |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 12 — Related party balances and transactions
Related party balances
Amount due from related party
Name of Related Party | | Relationship | | Nature | | September 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | (Audited) |
Company A | | Owned by the director of the Company | | Paid on behalf fees | | $ | — | | $ | 140 |
Other payable — related party
Other payable — related party consists of the following:
Name of Related Party | | Relationship | | Nature | | September 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2024 |
| | | | | | | | (Audited) |
Company A(1) | | Controlled by the immediate family member of the director of the Company | | Research and development fees | | $ | 73,960 | | $ | 51,168 |
Company B | | More than 10% Shareholder of the Company | | Unconverted working capital loan balance in ACAC | | | 249,404 | | | — |
Company C | | Executive director is the Company’s CFO | | Paid on behalf fees | | | 23,175 | | | — |
Total | | | | | | $ | 346,539 | | $ | 51,168 |
Related party transactions
Research and development expenses
Name of Related Party | | Relationship | | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 | | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
| | | | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) |
Company A(1) | | Controlled by the immediate family member of the director of the Company | | $ | 22,792 | | $ | — |
Consulting expenses
Name of Related Party | | Relationship | | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 | | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
| | | | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) |
Company A(1) | | Owned by the director of the Company | | $ | 141,000 | | $ | 75,000 |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 13 — Short-term loans
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the outstanding short-term loan from third parties consists of the following:
| | September 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2024 |
| | | | (Audited) |
Lender A(1) | | $ | — | | $ | 261,208 |
Lender B(2) | | | — | | | 30,000 |
Total short-term loan | | $ | — | | $ | 291,208 |
Note 14 — Convertible promissory notes
On June 21, 2023, Old Foxx issued a convertible promissory note (the “Note 1”) to Investor A, a Hong Kong registered entity, in the amount of $2,000,000 at 7% per annum. The maturity date for the note is the earlier of the 12-month anniversary of the issuance date and the date when Old Foxx redeems the note, or the date of the initial closing of the initial public offering (“IPO”) of Old Foxx.
On November 21, 2023, Old Foxx issued a second convertible promissory note (“the Note 2”) to Investor A in the amount of $2,000,000 at 7% per annum. The maturity and other terms were the same to Note 1.
On March 15, 2024, Old Foxx and the Investor entered into an Amendment to the Convertible Note Agreement to the Note 1 and Note 2 and agreed that all accrued interest shall become due and payable in shares of common stock of Old Foxx, at a price of $30.00 per share at the time that the Old Foxx completes the Business Combination.
On March 15, 2024, Old Foxx issued a third convertible promissory note (“the Note 3”, together with Note 1 and Note 2, collectively as “Notes”) to the Investor A for the amount of $2,000,000 at 7% per annum. The maturity and other terms were the same to Note 1 and Note 2.
On May 30, 2024, Old Foxx entered into a securities purchase agreement for issuance of convertible promissory notes to Investor B in the amount of $6,000,000 (“Note 4”) and to Investor C in the amount of $3,000,000 (“Note 5”), at 7% per annum. The Note 4 and Note 5 were received in August and September 2024 prior to the Closing. The maturity date for the Note 4 and Note 5 would be due at the earlier of the 12-month anniversary of the issuance date or IPO of Old Foxx. The Note 4 and Note 5 and their accrued and unpaid interest would be automatically convertible into shares of common stock of Old Foxx, at a price of $30.00 per share at the time that Old Foxx completes the Business Combination.
Immediately prior to the Closing on September 26, 2024, the Notes of $15,000,000 and the related interests of $408,685 were automatically converted into (x) 212,050 shares of Old Foxx common stock for the Notes to the Investor, (y) 200,882 shares of Foxx common stock for Note 4, and (z) 100,690 share of Foxx common stock for Note 5, each at a price of $30.00 per share. On September 26, 2024, upon Closing of the Business Combination, all the Old Foxx common stock converted from the convertible promissory notes were cancelled in exchange for the holders’ pro rata share of the 5,000,000 Closing Payment Shares (see Note 4), resulting in a total of 1,696,668 shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued to the holders of the convertible promissory notes at the exchange ratio of approximately 3.3033 following consummation of the Business Combination, including (x) 700,473 shares of Common Stock issued to the Investor A, (y) 663,581 shares of Common Stock issued to Investor B, and (z) 332,614 shares of Common Stock issued to Investor C (see Note 4).
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 14 — Convertible promissory notes (cont.)
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the fair and carrying value of the Notes were $0 and $6,000,000, respectively, net of $0 unamortized premium, discount, or issuance costs; and accrued interest related to the Notes were $0 and $267,945 as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
Note 15 — Long-term loan
In February 2023, the Company purchased and financed a vehicle, for which the lender put a lien on the title and will be taken as collateral in the situation if the Company is unable to make repayment and default on the loan, with a six-year loan for a total of approximately $137,000. As of September 30, 2024, the carrying value of the asset that has been pledged as a collateral is $84,867. The monthly payments are $2,694 from March 2023 to February 2029, with an interest rate of 11.85% per annum.
The obligation is payable as follows:
Twelve months ended September 30, | | Amount |
2025 | | $ | 20,132 | |
2026 | | | 22,694 | |
2027 | | | 25,581 | |
2028 | | | 28,835 | |
Thereafter | | | 13,071 | |
Total long-term debt payment | | | 110,313 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | | | (20,132 | ) |
Long-term debt – non-current portion | | $ | 90,181 | |
Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 for the above loan amounted to $3,413 and $3,940, respectively.
Note 16 — Shareholders’ deficit
Common Stock
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Company has 50,000,000 authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, there are 7,270,097 and 3,303,333 shares of common stock outstanding.
Issuance of common stock upon completion of the Reverse Recapitalization
On September 26, 2024, upon the consummation of the business combination, the Company issued an aggregated total of 2,270,096 common stock to ACAC shareholders and its underwriter.
The following table presents the number of the Company’s common stock issued upon completion of the Reverse Recapitalization:
| | Shares of Common Stock |
ACAC’s common stock outstanding prior to Reverse Recapitalization | | 3,971,634 | |
Less: redemption of ACAC’s common stock | | (1,744,663 | ) |
Common stock issued to underwriter | | 43,125 | |
Total common stock issued upon completion of the Reverse Recapitalization | | 2,270,096 | |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 16 — Shareholders’ deficit (cont.)
Conversion of convertible promissory notes into common stock
On September 26, 2024, upon the consummation of the business combination, the Company issued an aggregated total of 1,696,668 common stock to the Old Foxx convertible notes holders (See Note 14).
Earnout Shares
As described in Note 4 — Reverse recapitalization, the Earnout Shares that are contingently issuable in connection with the Business Combination are subject to vesting based on the Company’s financial performance during the earnout period. The entitlement of 2,100,000 earnout shares to the Old Foxx shareholders were forfeited in October 2024 because the Company did not meet the earnout requirements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 vesting schedule. These 2,100,000 earnout shares are not included or contributing to the value of the earnout liabilities.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s 2,100,000 Earnout Shares that are contingently issuable in connection with the Business Combination are subject to vesting based on the Company’s financial performance during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The 2,100,000 Earnout Shares are classified as a liability and measured at fair value, with changes in fair value included in the consolidated statements of operations.
As of September 30, 2024 and September 26, 2024 (issuance date), the fair value of the earnout liabilities was $7,341,383 and $7,234,056, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $107,327 of losses related to the change in fair value of earnout liabilities included in the change in fair value of earnout liabilities in the consolidated statements of operations (See Note 17 — Fair value measurement).
Warrants
In connection with the reverse recapitalization, each of 12,156,423 ACAC’s issued and outstanding warrants, which consisted of 4,312,500 public warrants, 5,240,000 private warrants and 2,603,923 working capital warrants, was converted automatically into one redeemable warrant of the Company, exercisable for one share of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. All of these warrants met the criteria for equity classification.
Each whole Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one whole share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrant holder may exercise its Warrants only for a whole number of shares of common stock. This means that only a whole Warrant may be exercised at any given time by a warrant holder. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. The Warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 30 business days, after the closing of the initial business combination, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file, and within 60 business days following its initial business combination to have declared effective, a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. No Warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and a current prospectus relating to such shares of common stock. Notwithstanding the above, if the Company’s common stock is at the time of any exercise of a Warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Warrants who exercise their Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event it so elect, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but it will be required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 16 — Shareholders’ deficit (cont.)
The Company may call the Warrants for redemption, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per Warrant:
• in whole and not in part;
• upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each Warrant holder; and
• if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the common stock equals or exceeds $16.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
The summary of warrants activity is as follows:
| | Warrants Outstanding | | Common Stock Issuable | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | | Average Remaining Contractual Life |
June 30, 2024 | | — | | — | | $ | — | | — |
Granted | | 12,156,423 | | 12,156,423 | | $ | 11.50 | | 5.00 |
Forfeited | | — | | — | | $ | — | | — |
Exercised | | — | | — | | $ | — | | — |
September 30, 2024 | | 12,156,423 | | 12,156,423 | | $ | 11.50 | | 4.99 |
The Company accounted for the 12,156,423 Warrants assumed from the merger as equity instruments in accordance with ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” and ASC 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging: Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”.
Note 17 — Fair value measurement
The Company did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2024. The following table provides information related to the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2024 and September 26, 2024 (issuance date):
September 30, 2024 | | Carrying Value | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Earnout liabilities | | $ | 5,737,868 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 5,737,868 |
Total | | $ | 5,737,868 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 5,737,868 |
September 26, 2024 (issuance date) | | Carrying Value | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Earnout liabilities | | $ | 5,688,007 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 5,688,007 |
Total | | $ | 5,688,007 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 5,688,007 |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 17 — Fair value measurement (cont.)
The earnouts based on revenue have been classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy as the fair value is derived using a Monte Carlo simulation analysis in a risk neutral framework, which uses a combination of observable (Level 2) and unobservable (Level 3) inputs. Key estimates and assumptions impacting the fair value measurement include the Company’s revenue forecasts as well as the assumptions listed in tables below. The fair value measurement associated with the earnout liability is highly sensitive to changes in stock price and forecasted amounts for revenue through June 2025. Any changes to stock price and forecasted revenues through June 2025 will result in remeasurement of the earnout liability and could result in material gains or losses being recognized in the statement of operations.
The Company estimated the fair value per share of the underlying common stock based, in part, on the results of third-party valuations and additional factors deemed relevant. The risk-free interest rate was determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve for time periods approximately equal to the remaining contractual term of the earnouts.
Prior to the Business Combination, the Company was a private company and lacked company-specific historical and implied volatility information of its stock, and as such, the expected revenue volatility was based on historical volatility of industry outlook and the expected revenue volatility and stock volatility was based on the historical volatility of publicly traded peer companies for a term equal to the remaining expected term of the earnout period. The input for the based monthly revenue were based on actual revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
The following table presents the observable and unobservable inputs of the earnout liability for earnout shares based on revenue targets as of September 30, 2024:
| | | | September 30, 2024 | | September 26, 2024 |
Inputs | | Input Method | | Input Value | | Input Value |
Stimulated forecast of base monthly revenue | | Unobservable | | $ | 7.4 million | | | $ | 7.4 million | |
Industry revenue growth | | Unobservable | | | 1.7 | % | | | 1.7 | % |
Revenue volatility | | Unobservable | | | 30.5 | % | | | 30.5 | % |
Stock volatility | | Unobservable | | | 103.3 | % | | | 103.2 | % |
Stock price | | Observable | | $ | 11.35 | | | $ | 11.20 | |
Risk-free rate | | Observable | | | 4.18 | % | | | 4.16 | % |
Term | | Observable | | | 0.75 Years | | | | 0.76 Years | |
The following table summarizes the activity for the Company’s Level 3 instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
| | Earnout Liabilities |
Balance as of June 30, 2024 | | $ | — |
Issuances – September 26, 2024 | | | 5,688,007 |
Change in fair value | | | 49,861 |
Balance as of September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) | | $ | 5,737,868 |
Note 18 — Concentrations of risks
(a) Major customers
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, two customers, customer A and customer B, which are the third parties of the Company, accounted for 49% and 39%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenues.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company did not generate any revenue.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 18 — Concentrations of risks (cont.)
(b) Major suppliers
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, one supplier, which is a third party of the Company, accounted for 98% of the Company’s total purchases.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, one supplier, which is a third party of the Company, accounted for 100% of the Company’s total purchases.
(c) Geographic areas
For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, all of the Company’s long-lived assets are located in the United States and all of the Company’s revenues are derived solely from the United States, accordingly, no geographical information is presented.
Note 19 — Leases
The Company has elected, as an accounting policy, to not apply ASC 842 for short-term leases. Below are the short-term leases:
The Company rented a mailbox for $450 per month from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2024. The Company determined that the accounting impact of this lease is immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and no operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were capitalized as June 30, 2024. The Company terminated this lease on August 5, 2023.
On August 1, 2023, the Company entered a twelve-month lease agreement to rent a general office and storage space for its purchased inventory for a monthly rental fee of $100. The Company determined that the accounting impact of this lease is immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and no operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were capitalized as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024.
On August 14, 2023, the Company entered a six-month lease agreement to rent an office for operating purposes with a monthly rental fee of $550. The Company determined that the accounting impact of this lease is immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and no operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were capitalized as June 30, 2024.
On September 18, 2023, the Company entered a month-to-month rental agreement to rent as dorm for the employee with a monthly rent of $3,000. The Company determined that the accounting impact of this lease is immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024 and no operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were capitalized as June 30, 2024.
In September 2023, the Company signed a three-year lease agreement to rent a general office and storage space for business operation with a monthly rent of $3,096, plus varied monthly CAM. The commencement date of this lease is October 1, 2023 and has no renewal option. On July 17, 2024, the Company extended the lease for another 35 months to be commenced on October 1, 2026 and ended August 31, 2029. The Company considered this lease as an operating lease and recognized right-of-use asset and lease liability. The Company recognized lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term for operating lease.
In June 2024, the Company signed a six years and 11.5 months lease agreement to rent a general office for business operation with a monthly rent of $3,500, plus varied monthly CAM. The commencement date of this lease is June 15, 2024 and the expiration date is May 31, 2031. The Company considered this lease as an operating lease and recognized right-of-use asset and lease liability. The Company recognized lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term for operating lease.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 19 — Leases (cont.)
On July 17, 2024, the Company signed a five-year and one-half month lease agreement to rent a general office and storage space for business operation with a monthly rent of $10,534, plus varied monthly CAM. The commencement date of this lease is August 15, 2024 and has no renewal option. The Company considered this lease as an operating lease and recognized right-of-use asset and lease liability. The Company recognized lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term for operating lease.
The ROU assets and lease liabilities are determined based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments of the lease as of the adoption date, using incremental borrowing rate as the effective interest rate, with a weighted average rate of 4.06% in July 2024 and 4.34% in June 2024.
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the weighted-average remaining operating lease term of its existing leases is approximately 5.25 year and 5.68 year.
The following table sets forth the Company’s minimum lease payments in future periods as of September 30, 2024:
| | Operating lease payments |
For the nine months ending June 30, 2025 | | $ | 165,248 | |
For the twelve months ending June 30, 2026 | | | 251,566 | |
For the twelve months ending June 30, 2027 | | | 260,287 | |
For the twelve months ending June 30, 2028 | | | 270,941 | |
For the twelve months ending June 30, 2029 | | | 321,967 | |
Thereafter | | | 103,986 | |
Total lease payments | | | 1,373,995 | |
Less: discount | | | (142,829 | ) |
Present value of operating lease liabilities | | | 1,231,166 | |
Operating lease liabilities, current portion | | | (180,451 | ) |
Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion | | $ | 1,050,715 | |
Operating lease expenses consist of the following:
Operating lease cost | | Classification | | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 | | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
| | | | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) |
Lease expenses | | General, and administrative | | $ | 51,384 | | $ | — |
Lease expenses – short term | | General, and administrative | | | 4,350 | | | 3,955 |
Total operating lease cost | | | | $ | 55,734 | | $ | 3,955 |
Note 20 — Commitments and contingencies
Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is a party to certain legal proceedings, as well as certain asserted and un-asserted claims. Amounts accrued, as well as the total amount of reasonably possible losses with respect to such matters, individually and in the aggregate, are not deemed to be material to the consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 20 — Commitments and contingencies (cont.)
Lease Commitment
On July 12, 2024, the Company signed a seven-year lease agreement to rent a warehouse for business operation with a monthly rent of $65,745, plus varied monthly CAM, for 50,573 square feet. The commencement date of this lease is February 1, 2025 and the termination date is January 31, 2032. On August 9, 2024, the Company expanded the existing lease to include additional 50,572 square feet from April 1, 2025 to January 31, 2032 with an additional monthly rent of $65,744.
Reference to Note 19 for detailed disclosure of other entered lease agreements.
Note 21 — Income taxes
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Company’s deferred tax asset had a full valuation allowance recorded against it. The effective tax rate for each of the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was 0%. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets.
Note 22 — Disaggregated information of revenues
Disaggregated information of revenues by product type is as follows:
| | For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) |
Tablet products | | $ | 4,755 | | $ | — |
Mobile phone products | | | 23,107,297 | | | — |
Total revenues | | $ | 23,112,052 | | $ | — |
Disaggregated information of revenues by business line is as follows:
| | For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) |
Wholesale revenues | | $ | 23,089,651 | | $ | — |
E-Commerce revenues | | | 22,401 | | | — |
Total revenues | | $ | 23,112,052 | | $ | — |
Note 23 — Basic and diluted earnings per share
Basic EPS is measured as net income divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders adjusts basic earnings per share for the potentially dilutive impact of non-participating shares of common stock that are subject to the convertible note, and other securities outstanding. Certain securities may be anti-dilutive and would be excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share and disclosed separately. Because of the nature of the calculation, particular securities may be dilutive in some periods and anti-dilutive in other periods.
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 23 — Basic and diluted earnings per share (cont.)
The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders, for the periods presented:
| | For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 |
Net loss – basic and diluted EPS | | $ | (2,266,789 | ) | | $ | (546,831 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding* | | | 3,477,696 | | | | 3,303,333 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted loss per share | | $ | (0.65 | ) | | $ | (0.17 | ) |
The following table outlines dilutive common share equivalents outstanding, which are excluded in the above diluted net loss per share calculation, as the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive or the share equivalents were contingently issuable as of each period presented:
| | For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) |
Earnout Shares* | | 2,100,000 | | — |
Warrants** | | 12,156,423 | | — |
Common stock underlying from the convertible notes** | | — | | 224,504 |
Total | | 14,256,423 | | 224,504 |
Note 24 — Subsequent events
The Company evaluated all events and transactions that occurred after September 30, 2024 up through the date the Company issued these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
On October 3, 2024, the Company’s shareholders (ACAC’s public shareholders) excised 10,500 warrants in the amount of $120,750 or $11.50 per share.
In October 2024, the Company paid approximately $20.5 million to the ACAC redeeming shareholders as a result on their share redemptions in connection with the Business Combination.
On November 5, 2024, the Company granted 707,860 restricted shares to its employees, consultants, and independent directors under its employee incentive plan. These shares have a 4-year vesting schedule, of which, 25% will be vested after year 1 with the remaining 75% will be vested quarterly from year 2 to year 4.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Foxx Development Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Foxx Development Inc. (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ deficit and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Explanatory Paragraph — Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 2, the Company has a significant working capital deficiency, has incurred significant losses and needs to raise additional funds to meet its obligations and sustain its operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Marcum llp
Marcum llp
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.
San Jose, CA
October 24, 2024
PCAOB ID# 688
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
CURRENT ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 587,448 | | | $ | 1,824,849 | |
Accounts receivable | | | 251,894 | | | | — | |
Inventories | | | 1,768,072 | | | | — | |
Contract assets | | | 1,682,289 | | | | — | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 44,116 | | | | 11,411 | |
Amount due from related party | | | 140 | | | | — | |
Total Current Assets | | | 4,333,959 | | | | 1,836,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET | | | 142,619 | | | | 173,659 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NON-CURRENT ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Operating right-of-use assets | | | 405,758 | | | | — | |
Deferred offering costs | | | 462,177 | | | | — | |
Security deposits | | | 29,909 | | | | — | |
Total Non-current Assets | | | 897,844 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Assets | | $ | 5,374,422 | | | $ | 2,009,919 | |
| | | | | | | | |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 1,396,860 | | | $ | — | |
Other payables and accrued liabilities | | | 468,225 | | | | 27,453 | |
Other payable – related party | | | 51,168 | | | | 25,000 | |
Contract liabilities | | | 649,450 | | | | 27 | |
Income taxes payable | | | — | | | | 15,842 | |
Short-term loans | | | 291,208 | | | | 291,208 | |
Short-term loan – related party | | | — | | | | 91,235 | |
Current maturity of long-term loan | | | 19,539 | | | | 15,967 | |
Operating lease liabilities – current | | | 72,531 | | | | — | |
Convertible promissory notes | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Total Current Liabilities | | | 8,948,981 | | | | 2,466,732 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | |
Operating lease liabilities – non-current | | | 332,435 | | | | — | |
Long-term loan – non-current | | | 95,442 | | | | 114,981 | |
Total Non-current Liabilities | | | 427,877 | | | | 114,981 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 9,376,858 | | | | 2,581,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 18) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | | | | | | | | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 2,000,000 shares and 1,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively; 1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of as of June 30, 2024 and 2023 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 7,023,492 | | | | 7,023,492 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (11,026,928 | ) | | | (7,596,286 | ) |
Total Shareholders’ Deficit | | | (4,002,436 | ) | | | (571,794 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit | | $ | 5,374,422 | | | $ | 2,009,919 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| | For the Years Ended |
June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
REVENUES, NET | | $ | 3,228,559 | | | $ | 21,622,887 | |
COST OF GOODS SOLD | | | 3,112,616 | | | | 20,514,107 | |
GROSS PROFIT | | | 115,943 | | | | 1,108,780 | |
| | | | | | | | |
OPERATING EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | |
Selling expenses | | | 1,076,761 | | | | 262,767 | |
General and administrative expenses | | | 2,076,484 | | | | 487,706 | |
Research and development – related party | | | 91,168 | | | | 272,080 | |
Total Operating Expenses | | | 3,244,413 | | | | 1,022,553 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | | | (3,128,470 | ) | | | 86,227 | |
| | | | | | | | |
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | | (278,328 | ) | | | (9,277 | ) |
Other expense, net | | | (4,016 | ) | | | (4,522 | ) |
Total Other Expense, net | | | (282,344 | ) | | | (13,799 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | | | (3,410,814 | ) | | | 72,428 | |
| | | | | | | | |
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | | | 19,828 | | | | 14,237 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET (LOSS) INCOME | | $ | (3,430,642 | ) | | $ | 58,191 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Diluted | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,001,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | (3.43 | ) | | $ | 0.06 | |
Diluted | | $ | (3.43 | ) | | $ | 0.06 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
| | Common stock
| | Additional paid-in capital | | Accumulated deficit | | Total |
Shares | | Amount | |
BALANCE, July 1, 2022 | | 1,000,000 | | $ | 1,000 | | $ | 7,023,492 | | $ | (7,654,477 | ) | | $ | (629,985 | ) |
Net income | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 58,191 | | | | 58,191 | |
BALANCE, June 30, 2023 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000 | | | 7,023,492 | | | (7,596,286 | ) | | | (571,794 | ) |
Net loss | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (3,430,642 | ) | | | (3,430,642 | ) |
BALANCE, June 30, 2024 | | 1,000,000 | | $ | 1,000 | | $ | 7,023,492 | | $ | (11,026,928 | ) | | $ | (4,002,436 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| | For the Years Ended |
June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Net (loss) income | | $ | (3,430,642 | ) | | $ | 58,191 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by | | | | | | | | |
Operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation | | | 39,783 | | | | 20,819 | |
Accrued interest expense from convertible notes | | | 264,445 | | | | 3,500 | |
Amortization of operating right of use assets | | | 32,468 | | | | — | |
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | (251,894 | ) | | | — | |
Inventories | | | (1,768,072 | ) | | | — | |
Contract assets | | | (1,682,289 | ) | | | | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | (32,705 | ) | | | 581,979 | |
Amount due from a related party | | | (140 | ) | | | | |
Security deposits | | | (29,909 | ) | | | — | |
Accounts payable | | | 1,396,861 | | | | — | |
Accounts payable, related party | | | — | | | | (84,920 | ) |
Contract liabilities | | | 649,423 | | | | (609,202 | ) |
Other payables and accrued liabilities | | | 155,526 | | | | 20,572 | |
Other payable – related party | | | 26,168 | | | | 25,000 | |
Operating lease liabilities | | | (33,260 | ) | | | — | |
Income taxes payable | | | (15,842 | ) | | | 14,237 | |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | | | (4,680,079 | ) | | | 30,176 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Purchases of property and equipment | | | (8,743 | ) | | | (66,899 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (8,743 | ) | | | (66,899 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Repayments to short-term loans – related party | | | (91,235 | ) | | | (154,322 | ) |
Principal payments of long-term loan | | | (15,967 | ) | | | (5,848 | ) |
Proceeds from convertible promissory note | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Payments of deferred offering costs | | | (441,377 | ) | | | — | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 3,451,421 | | | | 1,839,830 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET CHANGE IN CASH | | | (1,237,401 | ) | | | 1,803,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CASH, beginning of the year | | | 1,824,849 | | | | 21,742 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CASH, end of the year | | $ | 587,448 | | | $ | 1,824,849 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for income tax | | $ | 35,670 | | | $ | — | |
Cash paid for interest | | $ | 13,662 | | | $ | 7,104 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of equipment through long-term loans | | $ | — | | | $ | 127,300 | |
Initial recognition of operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities | | $ | 438,226 | | | $ | — | |
Deferred offering costs included in other payables and accrued liabilities | | $ | 20,800 | | | $ | — | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Nature of business and organization
Foxx Development Inc. (“Foxx” or the “Company”) is a Texas corporation incorporated on March 17, 2017. The Company is primarily engaged in the sales of electronic products.
On August 29, 2023, Foxx Technology Pte Ltd (“Foxx Technology”) was incorporated in Singapore, where Foxx holds 51% of equity interests. Foxx Technology operates in the field of the manufacture of wireless communications equipment, and the wholesale of handphones, handphone peripheral equipment and other telecommunications equipment. Since the Company owns the majority controlling financial interest in Foxx Technology, according to ASC 810-10-15-10, all majority-owned subsidiaries shall be consolidated. Foxx Technology is required to be consolidated under ASC 810. As of June 30, 2024, no significant operations nor capital contributions were made to Foxx Technology. As a result, the Company’s consolidated financial statements did not reflect any operating activities from Foxx Technology. The Company has 51% voting interest of Foxx Technology. On July 30, 2024, Foxx submitted the application to dissolve Foxx Technology and pending for the final approval from the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore.
Recent Development
Foxx Development Holdings Inc. was incorporated on November 13, 2023 under the name “Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc.” On February 18, 2024, Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc. (“Purchaser” and after the Closing (as defined below), the “New Foxx”) entered into a business combination agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Acri Capital Acquisition Corporation (“ACAC”, or “Parent”), Purchaser, Acri Capital Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), and Foxx, pursuant to which (i) Parent will merger with and into Purchaser (the “Reincorporation Merger”), and (ii) Foxx will merge with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser (the “Acquisition Merger”). The Reincorporation Merger, the Acquisition Merger, and other transactions contemplated under the Business Combination Agreement, are collectively referred to as the “Business Combination”.
Following the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Closing”) on September 26, 2024, Purchaser was renamed as “Foxx Development Holdings Inc.”, and became a publicly traded company. The Merger Sub was renamed as “Foxx Development Inc.” and became the Delaware subsidiary of Purchaser. See Note 22 for more details.
Note 2 — Going Concern
In assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the Company monitors and analyses its cash on-hand and its operating and capital expenditure commitments. The Company’s liquidity needs are to meet its working capital requirements, operating expenses, and capital expenditure obligations.
The Company is primarily engaged in the sales of electronic products and debt financing in the form of convertible notes, loans from bank, third parties, related parties, and cash generated from operations have been utilized to finance the working capital. The Company’s management has considered whether there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to (1) net cash used in operating activities of approximately $4.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2024; (2) accumulated deficit of approximately $11.0 million as of June 30, 2024; (3) the working capital deficit of approximately $4.6 million as of June 30, 2024, and (4) three convertible promissory notes with a total principal amount of $6.0 million as of June 30, 2024 and the related interests were automatically converted into the right to receive, without interest, the applicable portion of 5,000,000 shares of the common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”), par value $0.0001 per share (the “Closing Payment Stock” as defined in Note 22) following consummation of the Business Combination on September 26, 2024.
If the Company is unable to generate sufficient funds to finance the working capital requirements of the Company within the normal operating cycle of a twelve-month period from the date of the consolidated financial statements are issued, the Company may have to consider supplementing its available sources of funds through the following sources:
• Other available sources of financing from banks in the United States of America and other financial institutions or private lender;
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 2 — Going Concern (cont.)
• Financial support and credit guarantee commitments from the Company’s related parties; and
• Equity financing.
The Company can make no assurances that required financings will be available for the amounts needed, or on terms commercially acceptable to the Company, if at all. If one or all of these events does not occur or subsequent capital raises are insufficient to bridge financial and liquidity shortfall, there would likely be a material adverse effect on the Company and would materially adversely affect its ability to continue as a going concern.
As such, management has determined that the factors discussed above have raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 3 — Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies
Basis of presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All transactions and balances among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated upon consolidation.
A subsidiary is an entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, controls more than one half of the voting power; or has the power to govern the financial and operating policies, to appoint or remove the majority of the members of the board of directors, or to cast a majority of votes at the meeting of directors.
Use of estimates and assumptions
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Fair value measurement
The accounting standard regarding the fair value of financial instruments and related fair value measurements defines financial instruments and requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company.
The accounting standards define fair value, establish a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhance disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The three levels are defined as follows:
• Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
• Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.
• Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 3 — Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies (cont.)
Financial instruments included in current assets and current liabilities are reported in the balance sheets at face value or cost, which approximates the fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rates of interest.
Segment
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in businesses activities for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision makers (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker, CEO, reviews segment results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company. Based on qualitative and quantitative criteria established by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280, “Segment Reporting”, the Company considers itself to be operating within one operating and reportable segment.
Cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had no cash equivalents on account. Cash is maintained at financial institutions and, at times, balances may exceed federally insured limits. Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash deposits. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. The Company has historically not experienced a loss related to these deposits.
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivables are recognized and carried at the original invoiced amount less an allowance for any uncollectible accounts on credit losses. Allowance for credit losses for accounts receivables is established based on various factors including historical payments and current economic trends. The Company reviews its allowance for credit loss by assessing individual accounts receivable over a specific aging and amount. All other balances are pooled based on historical collection experience. The estimate of expected credit losses is based on information about past events, current economic conditions, and forecasts of future economic conditions that affect collectability. Accounts receivable are written-off on a case by case basis after exhaustive efforts at collection are made, net of any amounts that may be collected. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, no allowance for credit losses of accounts receivable was recorded and the Company had accounts receivable of $251,894 and $0, respectively.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. Cost is determined using the “First in, First out” method. Inventories mainly include electronic products and accessories which are purchased from the Company’s suppliers as merchandized goods and freight-in. On an annual basis, inventories are reviewed for potential write-downs for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventories which equals the difference between the costs of inventories and the estimated net realizable value, the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation, based upon forecasts for future demand and market conditions. When inventories are written down to net realizable value, it is not marked up subsequently based on changes in underlying facts and circumstances. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had inventories of $1,768,072 and $0, respectively. During the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, no inventory write-down was recorded.
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FOXX DEVELOPMENT INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 3 — Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies (cont.)
Contract assets
Contract assets consisted of cash deposited or advanced to suppliers for future inventory purchases. This amount is refundable and bears no interest. For any advances to suppliers determined by management that such advances will not be in receipts of inventories or refundable, the Company will recognize an allowance account to reserve such balances. Management reviews its advances to suppliers on a regular basis to determine if the allowance is adequate and adjusts the allowance when necessary. Delinquent account balances are written-off against allowance for credit losses after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is not probable. The Company’s management continues to evaluate the reasonableness of the valuation allowance policy and update it if necessary. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, no allowance for credit losses was recorded.
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets with no residual value. The estimated useful lives are as follows:
| | Useful Life |
Computer and office equipment | | 5 years |
Vehicles | | 5 years |
The cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization of assets sold or otherwise retired are eliminated from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the statements of operations. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred, while additions, renewals and betterments, which are expected to extend the useful life of assets, are capitalized. The Company also re-evaluates the periods of depreciation to determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives.
Long-lived assets
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be fully recoverable. These events or changes in circumstances may include but are not limited to, a significant deterioration of operating results, a change in the regulatory environment, changes in business plans, or adverse changes in anticipated future cash flows. If an impairment indicator is present, the Company evaluates the recoverability by a comparison of the carrying amount of the assets to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the assets. If the assets are determined to be impaired, the impairment recognized is the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. Fair value is generally determined by the discounted cash flow method. The discount rate used in any estimate of discounted cash flows is the rate commensurate with a similar investment of similar risk. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, there was no impairment of long-lived assets.
Deferred offering costs
The Company complies with the requirements of FASB ASC Topic 340-10-S99-1, “Other Assets and Deferred Costs — SEC Materials” (“ASC 340-10-S99”) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering”. Deferred offering costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting, and other professional expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the proposed offering and that will be charged to shareholders’ equity (deficit) upon the completion of the proposed offering. Should the proposed offering prove to be unsuccessful, these deferred costs, as well as additional expenses to be incurred, will be charged to operations. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had deferred offering costs of $462,177 and $0, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 3 — Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies (cont.)
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities mainly consisted of deposits received from customers before all the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are met and are recorded as customer deposits.
Convertible instrument
The Company accounts for its convertible instrument in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 470-20 Debt with Conversion and Other Options, whereby the convertible instrument is initially accounted for as a single unit of account, unless it contains a derivative that must be bifurcated from the host contract in accordance with ASC 815-15 Derivatives and Hedging — Embedded Derivatives or the substantial premium model in ASC 470-20 Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options applies. If the equity securities underlying the embedded conversion option are readily convertible to cash, such as publicly traded common shares, the embedded conversion option is likely to meet the net settlement criterion to be considered a derivative. If the equity securities underlying the conversion option are not readily convertible to cash, the embedded conversion option may not meet the net settlement criterion, and therefore would not meet the definition of a derivative. Because the convertible instrument has a fixed conversion price and therefore, it lacks an underlying and does not meet the requirement of a derivative. As a result, the Company determined its embedded conversion option does not meet the definition of a derivative for bifurcation.
Revenue recognition
The Company recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services (that is, an asset) to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. An asset is transferred when the customer obtains control of that asset. It also requires the Company to identify contractual performance obligations and determine whether revenue should be recognized at a point in time or over time, based on when control of goods and services transfers to a customer.
To achieve that core principle, the Company applies the five steps defined under Topic 606: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company’s main business is selling electronic products to 1) wholesale customers and 2) individual E-commerce customers.
Wholesale Customers
The Company recognizes a contract with a customer when the contract is committed in writing, the rights of parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance, and collectability is probable.
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of accounting in Topic 606. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation identified in the arrangement based on the relative standalone selling price of each distinct good or service in the contract and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. For all the Company’s contracts, the Company has identified one performance obligation, which is primarily satisfied at a point in time upon delivery of products based on terms stated in the contracts, either on Free on Board (“FOB”) shipping point or destination, depending on the specified contract. The Company’s customers generally either pay the order in full balance prior to shipment or in partial payments with credit terms of 30 to 60 days after shipment depends on the specified contract. No sales returns are being given to its wholesale customers as they were being given additional 2-3% of products on top of each customer’s order (see “Warranty: accounting policy below). There are no transaction prices allocated to future periods or future obligations and no revenue was recognized for performance obligations satisfied in previous periods.
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Gross versus Net Revenue Reporting
The determination of whether revenues should be reported on a gross or net basis is based on the Company’s assessment of whether it is the principal or an agent in the transaction in accordance with ASC 606-10-55 and depends on whether the promise to the customer is to provide the products or to facilitate a sale by a third party. The nature of the promise depends on whether the Company controls the products prior to transferring them. When the Company controls the products, the promise is to provide and deliver the products and revenue is presented gross. When the Company does not control the products, the promise is to facilitate the sale and revenue is presented net.
To distinguish a promise to provide products from a promise to facilitate the sale from a third party, the Company considers the guidance of control in ASC 606-10-55-37A and the indicators in ASC 606-10-55-39. The Company considers this guidance in conjunction with the terms in its arrangements with both suppliers and customers.
The Company orders the products and pays in advance from its supplier. When the supplier has completed production, the Company inspects and accepts the products in its suppliers’ warehouse or at the designated logistic warehouse of the supplier. This enables the Company to direct the use of these products but to also bear inventory risk as legal owners. The Company has the responsibility of fulfilling the promise to provide the products to its customers, and also includes an additional 2-3% of products on top of each customer’s order, which covers any damage incurred in shipping and no refund and no return will be granted to customers; or provided a one-year warranty period with no additional 2-3% of products on top of each customer’s order, depending on the specified contract. In addition, when establishing the selling prices for delivery of the products, the Company has control to set its selling price. All these factors indicate that the Company is acting as the principal in this transaction. As a result, revenue from the wholesale customer is presented on a gross basis.
Warranty
The Company generally provides 1-year warranties for its product sold to its wholesale customer if an additional 2-3% of products on top of each customer’s order was not provided. For the sale transactions that were provided with 2-3% of products on top of each customer’s order, these additional 2-3% products were recognized as cost of goods sold at the same time the respective sale is recognized. For the sales transactions that the Company provided limited warranties to both wholesale customers and e-commerce customers, the Company records estimated future warranty costs under ASC 460. Such estimated costs for warranties are estimated at the time of delivery, and these warranties are not service warranties separately sold by the Company. Generally, the estimated claim rates of warranties are based on actual warranty experience or the Company’s best estimate. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company accrued warranty reserves of $48,361 and $0, respectively recorded under accrued liabilities and other current liabilities, and these reserves were recognized based on estimation and judgment from the Company’s management.
E-Commerce Customers
The Company recognizes a contract with a customer when the contract is committed in writing and signed electronically on the E-Commerce platform, the rights of parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance, and collectability is probable.
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of accounting in Topic 606. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation identified in the arrangement based on the relative standalone selling price of each distinct good or service in the contract and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. For all the Company’s contracts, the Company has identified one performance obligation, which is primarily satisfied at a point in time upon delivery of products based on terms stated in the contracts on shipping destination at its individual customer shipping address, which is the Company’s obligation to deliver the product to the end user/individual customer, depends on the specified contract. The Company’s E-Commerce customers pay the order in full balance prior to shipment to the E-Commerce Platform and the E-Commerce Platform withheld the payment for 30 days before remitting payments to the Company.
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Note 3 — Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies (cont.)
The Company offered one month of free exchange or return. As a result, the Company recognized its revenues from the E-Commerce customers, in the third-party E-commerce platform, net of estimated sales returns, discount, and rebate, as a consideration reducing the transaction price. Historically, sales returns were insignificant to the Company’s operations. For the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized estimated sales returns of $1,393 and $0, respectively, and such reserves are based on estimation and required judgment from the Company’s management. There are no transaction prices allocated to future periods or future obligations and no revenue was recognized for performance obligations satisfied in previous periods.
Gross versus Net Revenue Reporting
The determination of whether revenues should be reported on a gross or net basis is based on the Company’s assessment of whether it is the principal or an agent in the transaction in accordance with ASC 606-10-55 and depends on whether the promise to the customer is to provide the products or to facilitate a sale by a third party. The nature of the promise depends on whether the Company controls the products prior to transferring them. When the Company controls the products, the promise is to provide and deliver the products and revenue is presented gross. When the Company does not control the products, the promise is to facilitate the sale and revenue is presented net.
To distinguish a promise to provide products from a promise to facilitate the sale from a third party, the Company considers the guidance of control in ASC 606-10-55-37A and the indicators in ASC 606-10-55-39. The Company considers this guidance in conjunction with the terms in its arrangements with both suppliers and customers.
The Company orders the products, and the suppliers ship the products to the Company’s warehouse where the Company inspects and accepts the products. This enables the Company to direct the use of these products but to also bear inventory risk as legal owners. The Company has the responsibility of fulfilling the promise to provide the products to its customers, and to provide a one-year warranty period for each customer’s order. In addition, when establishing the selling prices for delivery of the products, the Company has control to set its selling price at the E-commerce platform. All these factors indicate that the Company is acting as the principal in this transaction. As a result, revenue from the E-Commerce customer is presented on a gross basis.
Practical expedient
The Company applies the practical expedient in ASC 606 to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract with a customer when the amortization period is one year or less. The Company has no material incremental costs of obtaining contracts with customers that the Company expects the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year which need to be recognized as assets for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Cost of revenues
The cost of revenue consists primarily of the costs of electronic products sold and freight-in.
Selling expenses
Selling expenses consist primarily of the advertising and marketing expenses, warranty expenses, commission fees incurred in connection with the E-Commerce platform sales, and consulting fees in connection with marketing activities.
Research and Development
The research and development expenses primarily consisted of development fees that the Company incurred based on the progression of product development. For the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had research and development expenses that amounted to $91,168 and $272,080, respectively.
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Lease
The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842. The Company categorizes leases with contractual terms longer than 12 months as either operating or finance. Finance leases are generally those leases that substantially utilize or pay for the entire asset over its estimated life. All other leases are categorized as operating leases. Costs associated with operating lease assets are recognized on a straight-line basis within operating expenses over the term of the lease. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company does not have finance leases.
The Company determines if an arrangement is, or contains, a lease at inception. Operating lease assets represent the Company’s right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time, or term, in exchange for consideration, and operating lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the aforementioned right.
Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are initially recorded based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term, which includes the minimum unconditional term of the lease, and may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain at the commencement date that such options will be exercised. As the rate implicit for each of the Company’s leases is not readily determinable, the Company uses incremental borrowing rate as effective interest rate, based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of its expected lease payments. Operating lease assets also include any initial direct costs and any lease payments made prior to the lease commencement date and are reduced by any lease incentives received. According to ASC 842-10-15-37, a lessee may, as an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset, choose not to separate non-lease components from lease components and instead to account for each separate lease component and the non-lease components associated with that lease component as a single lease component. The Company has identified the common area maintenance (CAM) fee as a non-lease component and elected to not separate it from the lease component.
Operating lease assets are amortized on a straight-line basis in operating lease expense over the lease term on the consolidated statements of operations. The related amortization of ROU assets along with the change in the operating lease liabilities are separately presented within the cash flows from operating activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows. The Company records lease expenses for operating leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The Company reviews the impairment of its right-of-use assets consistent with the approach applied for its other long-lived assets on an annual basis. The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on its ability to recover the carrying value of the asset from the expected undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows of the related operations. The Company has elected to include the carrying amount of operating lease right-of-use assets in any tested asset group and include the associated lease payments in the undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows. For the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not recognize impairment loss against its right-of-use assets.
For a lease with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liability. For the lease that with lease term of one year or shorter, the Company has elected to not recognize right-of-use asset and lease liability.
Income taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes”. Under the asset and liability method as required by this accounting standard, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the income tax basis and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Provision for income taxes consists of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes.
The charge for taxation is based on the results for the fiscal year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
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Note 3 — Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies (cont.)
Deferred taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax. Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all future taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable income will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Deferred tax is calculated using tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled.
Deferred taxes are charged or credited in the income statement, except when it is related to items credited or charged directly to equity. Net deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the net deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities.
An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income taxes are classified as income tax expenses in the period incurred. Income tax returns for the years prior to 2021 are no longer subject to examination by U.S. tax authorities.
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share
The Company computes earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) in accordance with the FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per share,” which requires companies to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares (e.g., convertible notes) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is the same as basic earnings per share for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 due to the inclusion of the dilutive securities in the calculation would result in anti-dilution.
Related parties
The Company identifies related parties, and accounts for, and discloses related party transactions in accordance with ASC 850, Related Party Disclosures, and other relevant ASC standards.
Parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if they have the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the Company or exercise significant influence over the Company in making financial and operating decisions. Entities are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence.
Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm’s-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm’s-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.
Recently adopted accounting standards
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all accounting standards updates (“ASUs”). Management periodically reviews new accounting standards that are issued. Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended (the “JOBS Act”), the Company meets the definition of an emerging growth company and has elected the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, which delays the adoption of these accounting standards until they would apply to private companies.
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Note 3 — Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies (cont.)
In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326), which eliminates the accounting guidance on troubled debt restructurings for creditors in ASC 310 and amends the guidance on vintage disclosures to require disclosure of current-period gross write-offs by year of origination. The ASU also updates the requirements related to the accounting for credit losses under ASC 326 and adds enhanced disclosures for creditors with respect to loan refinancing and restructurings for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. The Company adopted this guidance on July 1, 2023, which did not have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.
Except as mentioned above, the Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280)” (“ASU 2023-07”). The amendments in ASU 2023-07 improve financial reporting by requiring disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis for all public entities to enable investors to develop more decision useful financial analyses. Topic 280 requires a public entity to report a measure of segment profit or loss that the chief operating decision maker (CODM) uses to assess segment performance and make decisions about allocating resources. Topic 280 also requires other specified segment items and amounts, such as depreciation, amortization, and depletion expense, to be disclosed under certain circumstances. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 do not change or remove those disclosure requirements. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 also do not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates those operating segments, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are effective for years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, adopted retrospectively. Management considers that the guidance will not have a significant impact on the disclosures set out in these consolidated financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”), which modifies the rules on income tax disclosures to require entities to disclose (1) specific categories in the rate reconciliation, (2) the income or loss from continuing operations before income tax expense or benefit (separated between domestic and foreign) and (3) income tax expense or benefit from continuing operations (separated by federal, state and foreign). ASU 2023-09 also requires entities to disclose their income tax payments to international, federal, state and local jurisdictions, among other changes. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual consolidated financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. ASU 2023-09 should be applied on a prospective basis, but retrospective application is permitted. The Company continuously evaluates the potential impact of adopting this new guidance on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and does not believe it will have a material impact on the presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
Note 4 — Accounts receivable
As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, accounts receivable consist of the following:
| | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Accounts receivable | | $ | 251,894 | | $ | — |
Less: allowance for credit losses | | | — | | | — |
Accounts receivable, net | | $ | 251,894 | | $ | — |
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Note 5 — Inventories
As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, inventories consist of the following:
| | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Finished goods | | $ | 1,768,072 | | $ | — |
Total inventories | | $ | 1,768,072 | | $ | — |
Note 6 — Contract assets
As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the contract asset of the Company consist of the following:
| | For the Year Ended June 30, 2024 | | For the Year Ended June 30, 2023 |
Balance as of the beginning of the period | | $ | — | | $ | 583,895 |
Add: net increase in current period contract asset | | | 1,682,289 | | | — |
Less: inventory recognized from beginning contract asset | | | — | | | 583,895 |
Total contract assets as the end of the period | | $ | 1,682,289 | | $ | — |
Note 7 — Prepaid expenses and other current assets
As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
| | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Other receivables | | $ | 10,881 | | $ | — |
Other prepaid expenses | | | 33,235 | | | 11,411 |
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | | $ | 44,116 | | $ | 11,411 |
Note 8 — Property and equipment, net
As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, property and equipment, net consist of the following:
| | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Computer and office equipment | | $ | 9,942 | | | $ | 4,631 | |
Furniture and fixtures | | | 3,432 | | | | — | |
Vehicles | | | 191,091 | | | | 191,091 | |
Subtotal | | | 204,465 | | | | 195,722 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | | | (61,846 | ) | | | (22,063 | ) |
Total property and equipment, net | | $ | 142,619 | | | $ | 173,659 | |
Depreciation expense for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 amounted to $39,783 and $20,819, respectively.
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Note 9 — Other payables and accrued liabilities
As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, other payables and accrued liabilities consist of the following:
| | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Payroll and payable tax payable | | $ | 50,554 | | $ | 19,593 |
Interest payable | | | 267,945 | | | 3,500 |
Professional fee payable | | | 59,473 | | | — |
Accrued warranty expenses | | | 48,361 | | | — |
Others | | | 41,892 | | | 4,360 |
Total other payables and accrued liabilities | | $ | 468,225 | | $ | 27,453 |
Note 10 — Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities consist of customer deposits, which is recorded on the consolidated balance sheets when the Company has received consideration, or has the right to receive consideration, in advance of transferring the performance obligations under the contract to the customer.
The following table presents the Company’s contract liabilities balances and changes therein:
| | For the Year Ended June 30, 2024 | | For the Year Ended June 30, 2023 |
Balance as of the beginning of the period | | $ | 27 | | $ | 609,229 |
Add: net increase in current period contract liabilities | | | 649,450 | | | 27 |
Less: revenue recognized from beginning contract liabilities | | | 27 | | | 609,229 |
Total contract liabilities as the end of the period | | $ | 649,450 | | $ | 27 |
Note 11 — Related party balances and transactions
Related party balances
Amount due from related party
Name of Related Party | | Relationship | | Nature | | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Company A | | Owned by the executives of the Company | | Paid on behalf fees | | $ | 140 | (1) | | $ | — |
Other payable — related party
Other payable — related party consists of the following:
Name of Related Party | | Relationship | | Nature | | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Company A(1) | | Owned by the executives of the Company | | Consulting fees | | $ | — | | $ | 25,000 |
Company B(2) | | Controlled by the immediate family member of the executive of the Company | | Research and development fees | | $ | 51,168 | | | — |
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Note 11 — Related party balances and transactions (cont.)
Short-term loan — related party
As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding short-term loan from related party consists of the following:
| | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Executive(1) | | $ | — | | $ | 91,235 |
Related party transactions
Research and development expenses
Name of Related Party | | Relationship | | For the Year Ended June 30, 2024 | | For the Year Ended June 30, 2023 |
Company B(1) | | Controlled by the immediate family member of the executive of the Company | | $ | 91,168 | | $ | 272,080 |
Consulting expense
Name of Related Party | | Relationship | | For the Year Ended June 30, 2024 | | For the Year Ended June 30, 2023 |
Company A(1) | | Owned by the executives of the Company | | $ | 324,000 | | $ | 25,000 |
Note 12 — Short-term loans
As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding short-term loan from third parties consists of the following:
| | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Lender A(1) | | $ | 261,208 | | $ | 261,208 |
Lender B(2) | | | 30,000 | | | 30,000 |
Total short-term loan | | $ | 291,208 | | $ | 291,208 |
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Note 13 — Convertible promissory notes
On June 21, 2023, Foxx issued a convertible promissory note (the “Convertible Note 1”) to New Bay Capital Limited (“Investor”), a Hong Kong registered entity, in the amount of $2,000,000 at 7% per annum. The maturity date for the note is the earlier of the 12 month anniversary of the issuance date and the date when Foxx redeems the note, or the date of the initial closing of the initial public offering (“IPO”) of Foxx.
On November 21, 2023, Foxx issued a second convertible promissory note (“the Convertible Note 2) to the same investor in the amount of $2,000,000 at 7% per annum. The maturity and other terms were the same to Convertible Note 1.
On March 15, 2024, Foxx and the Investor entered into an Amendment to the Convertible Note Agreement to the Convertible Note 1 and Convertible Note 2 and agreed that all accrued interest shall become due and payable in shares of common stock of Foxx, at a price of $30.00 per share at the time that the Foxx completes the Business Combination.
On March 15, 2024, Foxx issued a third convertible promissory note (“the Convertible Note 3”, together with Convertible Note 1 and Convertible Note 2, collectively as “Notes”) to the same Investor for the amount of $2,000,000 at 7% per annum and Foxx received $1,000,000 from the Investor as of March 31, 2024. The Company received the remaining proceeds of $1,000,000 on April 8, 2024. The maturity and other terms were the same to Convertible Note 1 and Convertible Note 2.
On May 30, 2024, Foxx entered into a securities purchase agreement for issuance of convertible promissory notes to BR Technologies Pte. Ltd in the amount of $6,000,000 and to Grazyna Plawinski Limited in the amount of $3,000,000, at 7% per annum (collectively, the “Convertible Notes 4”). In August and September 2024, the Company received the proceeds of $9,000,000 from the Convertible Notes 4. The maturity date for the Convertible Notes 4 will be due at the earlier of the 12-month anniversary of the issuance date. The Convertible Notes 4 and their accrued and unpaid interest will be automatically convertible into shares of common stock of Foxx, at a price of $30.00 per share at the time that the Company completes the Business Combination. The Convertible Notes 4 and the related interests were automatically converted into (i) the right to receive, without interest, the applicable portion of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Closing Payment Stock” as defined below) following consummation of the Business Combination on September 26, 2024.
The Notes are automatically convertible into shares of common stock of Foxx (collectively, the “Converted Shares”), par value of $0.001 per share, at a price of $30.00 per share at the time that Foxx completes the Business Combination. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding unconverted and unpaid principal amount at 7% per annum and shall be compounded annually from the issuance date until interest payment date, which is the first to occur of (i) the maturity date, and (ii) the date of any conversion of the Note (s), and (iii) the date of any other repayment or redemption of this Note. The full outstanding and unpaid principal amount shall be repaid in full on maturity date on June 20, 2024, November 20, 2024, March 14, 2025 respectively, and any accrued and unpaid interest is due and payable by the Company in shares on the interest payment date. Those Notes may not be prepaid by Foxx without prior written consent of the Investor. The Notes and the related interests were automatically converted into (i) the right to receive, without interest, the applicable portion of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Closing Payment Stock” as defined in Note 22) following consummation of the Business Combination on September 26, 2024.
As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the fair and carrying value of the Notes were $6,000,000 and $2,000,000, respectively, net of $0 unamortized premium, discount, or issuance costs; and accrued interest related to the Notes were $267,945 and $3,500 as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Note 14 — Long-term loan
In February 2023, Foxx purchased and financed a vehicle, for which the lender put a lien on the title and will be taken as collateral in the situation if Foxx is unable to make repayment and default on the loan, with a six-year loan for a total of approximately $137,000. As of June 30, 2024, the carrying value of the asset that has been pledged as a collateral is $91,231. The monthly payments are $2,694 from March 2023 to February 2029, with an interest rate of 11.85% per annum.
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Note 14 — Long-term loan (cont.)
The obligation is payable as follows:
Twelve months ended June 30, | | Amount |
2025 | | $ | 19,539 | |
2026 | | | 22,024 | |
2027 | | | 24,826 | |
2028 | | | 27,984 | |
2029 | | | 20,608 | |
Total long-term debt payment | | | 114,981 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | | | (19,539 | ) |
Long-term debt – non-current portion | | $ | 95,442 | |
Interest expense for years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 for the above loan amounted to $14,989 and $5,442, respectively.
Note 15 — Shareholders’ deficit
Pursuant to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. On February 27, 2024, the Company increased its authorized shares to 2,000,000 shares. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, there are 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
Note 16 — Concentrations of risks
(a) Major customers
For the year ended June 30, 2024, three customers, customer A, customer B and customer C, which are the third parties of the Company, accounted for 41%, 29% and 16% of the Company’s total revenues.
For the year ended June 30, 2023, one customer, which is a third party of the Company, accounted for 100% of the Company’s total revenues.
(b) Major suppliers
For the year ended June 30, 2024, three suppliers, supplier A, supplier B and supplier C, which is a third party of the Company, accounted for 49%, 31% and 18% of the Company’s total purchases.
For the year ended June 30, 2023, one supplier, which is a third party of the Company, accounted for 100% of the Company’s total purchases.
(c) Geographic areas
For the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, all of the Company’s long-lived assets are located in the United States and all of the Company’s revenues are derived solely from the United States, accordingly, no geographical information is presented.
Note 17 — Lease
The Company has elected, as an accounting policy, to not apply ASC 842 for short-term leases. Below are the short-term leases:
The Company rented a mailbox for $450 per month from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2024. The Company determined that the accounting impact of this lease is immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 and no operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were capitalized as June 30, 2024 and 2023. The Company terminated this lease on August 5, 2023.
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Note 17 — Lease (cont.)
On August 1, 2023, the Company entered a twelve-month lease agreement to rent a general office and storage space for its purchased inventory for a monthly rental fee of $100. The Company determined that the accounting impact of this lease is immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024 and no operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were capitalized as of June 30, 2024.
On August 14, 2023, the Company entered a six-month lease agreement to rent an office for operating purposes with a monthly rental fee of $550. The Company determined that the accounting impact of this lease is immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024 and no operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were capitalized as June 30, 2024.
On September 18, 2023, the Company entered a month-to-month rental agreement to rent as dorm for the employee with a monthly rent of $3,000. The Company determined that the accounting impact of this lease is immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024 and no operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were capitalized as June 30, 2024.
In September 2023, the Company signed a three-year lease agreement to rent a general office and storage space for business operation with a monthly rent of $3,096, plus varied monthly CAM. The commencement date of this lease is October 1, 2023 and has no renewal option. The Company considered this lease as an operating lease and recognized right-of-use asset and lease liability. The Company recognized lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term for operating lease. On July 17, 2024, the Company extended the lease for another 35 months to be commenced on October 1, 2026 and ended August 31, 2029.
The ROU assets and lease liabilities are determined based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments of the lease as of the adoption date, using incremental borrowing rate as the effective interest rate, with a weighted average rate of 4.34%.
As of June 30, 2024, the weighted-average remaining operating lease term of its existing leases is approximately 5.68 year.
The following table sets forth the Company’s minimum lease payments in future periods as of June 30, 2024:
| | Operating lease payments |
For the year ending June 30, 2024 | | $ | 88,417 | |
For the year ending June 30, 2025 | | | 95,854 | |
For the year ending June 30, 2026 | | | 65,601 | |
For the year ending June 30, 2027 | | | 50,944 | |
For the year ending June 30, 2028 | | | 52,463 | |
Thereafter | | | 104,929 | |
Total lease payments | | | 458,209 | |
Less: discount | | | (53,243 | ) |
Present value of operating lease liabilities | | | 404,966 | |
Operating lease liabilities, current portion | | | (72,531 | ) |
Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion | | $ | 332,435 | |
Operating lease expenses consist of the following:
Operating lease cost | | Classification | | For the Year Ended June 30, 2024 | | For the Year Ended June 30, 2023 |
Lease expenses | | Selling, general, and administrative | | $ | 37,713 | | $ | — |
Lease expenses – short term | | Selling, general, and administrative | | | 26,000 | | | 19,100 |
Total operating lease cost | | | | $ | 63,713 | | $ | 19,100 |
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Note 18 — Commitments and contingencies
Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is a party to certain legal proceedings, as well as certain asserted and un-asserted claims. Amounts accrued, as well as the total amount of reasonably possible losses with respect to such matters, individually and in the aggregate, are not deemed to be material to the consolidated financial statements.
Lease Commitment
Reference to Note 17 for detailed disclosure of entered lease agreements.
Note 19 — Income taxes
The Company’s income tax expenses for years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
| | For the Years Ended June 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 |
Federal | | | | | | |
Current | | $ | 12,690 | | $ | 13,502 |
Deferred | | | — | | | — |
State | | | | | | |
Current | | | 7,138 | | | 735 |
Deferred | | | — | | | — |
Total provision for income taxes | | | 19,828 | | | 14,237 |
Income tax expense for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 varied from the amount computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to income before taxes. Reconciliations between the expected federal income tax rates using 21% for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 to the Company’s effective tax rate are as follows:
| | For the Years Ended June 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 |
Federal statutory tax rate | | 21.0 | % | | 21.0 | % |
State statutory tax rate, net of deduction on federal tax return | | 4.2 | % | | 5.8 | % |
Permanent difference | | (1.7 | )% | | 1.3 | % |
Others | | 0.9 | % | | — | % |
Change in valuation allowance | | (25.0 | )% | | (8.4 | )% |
Effective tax rate | | (0.6 | )% | | 19.7 | % |
The Company had a cumulative net operating loss carryforward (“NOL”) for federal, California, and Georgia state income tax purpose of approximately $8.4 million, $2.0 million, and $1.5 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2024. The Company elected 100% allowance on deferred tax asset for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 and incurred approximately $0.8 million and $1.2 million allowance on deferred tax asset, respectively. The Company’s NOL is limited to 80% of the excess of taxable income on federal level, same apply to the state of Georgia, with no limitation to the state of California. Both Company’s federal and the state of Georgia NOLs will last indefinitely. The state of California NOLs can be carried for 20 years. The valuation allowance increased by approximately $0.8 million from approximately $1.2 million on June 30, 2023 to approximately $2.0 million on June 30, 2024.
The Company’s ability to use its federal net operating carryforward may be limited if the Company experiences an “ownership change” as defined in Section 382 (“Section 382”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company has not performed any Section 382 study.
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Note 19 — Income taxes (cont.)
The Company’s deferred tax accounts are comprised of the following as of:
| | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Deferred tax assets | | | | | | | | |
Net operating loss | | | | | | | | |
Federal | | $ | 1,758,686 | | | | 1,086,843 | |
State | | | 212,385 | | | | 34,863 | |
Capitalized R&D expense | | | 70,451 | | | | 55,540 | |
Accrued warranty expense | | | 7,382 | | | | — | |
Lease liabilities | | | 109,903 | | | | — | |
Less: valuation allowance | | | (2,034,319 | ) | | | (1,172,171 | ) |
Total deferred tax assets | | | 124,488 | | | | 5,075 | |
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Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation of property and equipment | | $ | (14,371 | ) | | $ | (5,075 | ) |
Right of use assets | | | (110,117 | ) | | | — | |
Total deferred tax liability | | | (124,488 | ) | | | (5,075 | ) |
Total deferred tax accounts, net | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
The Company’s taxes payable consist of the following:
| | June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
Income taxes payable | | $ | — | | $ | 15,842 |
Uncertain tax positions
The Company evaluates each uncertain tax position (including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the marketing performance and measures the unrecognized benefits associated with the tax positions. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not have any significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions.
Note 20 — Disaggregated information of revenues
Disaggregated information of revenues by product type is as follows:
| | For the Years Ended June 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 |
Tablet products | | $ | 660,787 | | $ | 19,648,799 |
Mobile phone products | | | 2,567,772 | | | 1,944,750 |
Other products | | | — | | | 29,338 |
Total revenues | | $ | 3,228,559 | | $ | 21,622,887 |
| | For the Years Ended June 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 |
Wholesale revenues | | $ | 3,017,769 | | $ | 21,622,887 |
E-Commerce revenues | | | 210,790 | | | — |
Total revenues | | $ | 3,228,559 | | $ | 21,622,887 |
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Note 21 — Basic and diluted earnings per share
Basic EPS is measured as net income divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders adjusts basic earnings per share for the potentially dilutive impact of non-participating shares of common stock that are subject to the convertible note, and other securities outstanding. Certain securities may be anti-dilutive and would be excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share and disclosed separately. Because of the nature of the calculation, particular securities may be dilutive in some periods and anti-dilutive in other periods.
The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders, for the periods presented:
| | For the Years Ended June 30, |
| | 2024 | | 2023 |
Net (loss) income – basic EPS | | $ | (3,430,642 | ) | | $ | 58,191 |
Interest expenses incurred on the convertible note | | | 264,445 | | | | 3,500 |
Net (loss) income – diluted EPS | | $ | (3,166,197 | ) | | $ | 61,691 |
| | | | | | | |
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 |
Dilutive effect of convertible note* | | | — | | | | 1,648 |
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,001,648 |
| | | | | | | |
Basic (loss) earnings per share | | $ | (3.43 | ) | | $ | 0.06 |
Diluted (loss) earnings per share | | $ | (3.43 | ) | | $ | 0.06 |
Other than the Company’s outstanding convertible notes having a dilutive effect on its EPS, the Company did not have any other dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into common stock and then share in the earnings of the Company.
Note 22 — Subsequent events
The Company evaluated all events and transactions that occurred after June 30, 2024 up through the date the Company issued these consolidated financial statements.
Convertible Promissory Notes
In August and September 2024, the Company received the proceeds of $9,000,000 from the Convertible Notes 4 and the Convertible Notes 5.
Leases
On July 9, 2024, the Company entered a 5-year and a-half-month rental agreement to rent an office and space to storage its electronics products with a monthly base rental rate of $10,534 with a 5% incremental rate increase in each year. The commencement date of this lease is beginning on August 15, 2024 and ending on August 31, 2029.
On July 12, 2024, the Company entered a 7-year rental agreement to rent an office building with a monthly base rental rate of $65,745 with a 4% incremental rate increase in each year. The commencement date of this lease is beginning on February 1, 2025 and ending on January 31, 2032.
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Note 22 — Subsequent events (cont.)
Business Combination
At the special meeting of ACAC stockholders held on August 27, 2024 (the “Special Meeting”), ACAC stockholders considered and adopted, among other matters, the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination and the other proposals related thereto described in this annual report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”).
On September 26, 2024, ACAC consummated the previously announced Business Combination pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, by and among Purchaser, ACAC, Merger Sub and Foxx, pursuant to which (i) ACAC merged with and into Purchaser (i.e. the “Reincorporation Merger”), and (ii) Foxx merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser (i.e. the “Acquisition Merger”).
In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement:
• Immediately prior to the effective time of the Reincorporation Merger (the “Reincorporation Merger Effective Time”), which was on September 25, 2024, one business day prior to the Closing, (i) each issued and outstanding ACAC unit was automatically separated into one (1) share of ACAC Class A common stock and one-half (1/2) of one ACAC warrant, and (ii) each share of ACAC Class A common stock held by ACAC stockholders who validly redeemed their shares of ACAC Class A common stock (each “ACAC Redeeming Share”) was automatically cancelled and ceased to exist and thereafter represented only the right to be paid a pro-rata redemption price.
• At the Reincorporation Merger Effective Time (on September 25, 2024), (i) each share of ACAC Class A or Class B common stock issued and outstanding (other than ACAC Redeeming Shares) was converted automatically into one (1) share of the Purchaser’s Common Stock, and (ii) each issued and outstanding ACAC warrant was converted automatically into one (1) redeemable warrant of Purchaser, exercisable for one (1) share of Purchaser’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “Warrant”).
• At the Closing (on September 26, 2024), by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and the Business Combination Agreement, and without any action on the part of any party to the Business Combination Agreement or affiliate or security thereof, the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Foxx (“Foxx Common Stock”) held by exiting holders of Foxx common stock (the “Foxx Stockholders”) immediately prior to the Closing (including shares of Foxx Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the principal and accrued interest of promissory notes of Foxx issued) were cancelled and automatically converted into (i) the right to receive, without interest, the applicable portion of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock of New Foxx (the “Closing Payment Stock”, 500,000 of which are subject to the Escrow Arrangement), and (ii) the contingent right to receive the applicable portion of the Earnout Shares (as defined below), if, as and when payable in accordance with the earnout provisions of the Business Combination Agreement.
Additionally, the Foxx Stockholders may be entitled to receive “Earnout Shares”, which refer to 4,200,000 shares of New Foxx Common Stock, subject to the vesting schedule as follows:
• (i) in connection with the financial performance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024:
• (A) 700,000 Earnout Shares will be issued to Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the New Foxx’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (“2024 Audited Financial Statements”), prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and filed with the SEC on Form 10-K by New Foxxafter Closing, reflect revenue of New Foxx for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (the “2024 Revenue”) no less than $67,000,000 (including $67,000,000) and less than $84,000,000 (excluding $84,000,000);
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• (B) 1,400,000 Earnout Shares will be issued to Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2024 Revenue reflected in the 2024 Audited Financial Statements is no less than $84,000,000 (including $84,000,000) and less than $100,000,000 (excluding $100,000,000);
• (C) 2,100,000 Earnout Shares will be issued to Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2024 Revenue reflected in the 2024 Audited Financial Statements is no less than $100,000,000 (including $100,000,000);
provided, however, that the Earnout Shares will be issued and delivered pursuant to one paragraph from (i)(A)-(i)(C) above only once; and
• (ii) in connection with the financial performance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025:
• (A) 700,000 Earnout Shares will be issued to Foxx Shareholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the New Foxx’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (“2025 Audited Financial Statements”), prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and filed with the SEC on Form 10-K by New Foxxafter Closing, reflect revenue of New Foxxfor the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (the “2025 Revenue”) no less than $77,050,000 (including $77,050,000) and less than $96,600,000 (excluding $96,600,000);
• (B) 1,400,000 Earnout Shares will be issued to Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2025 Revenue reflected in the 2025 Audited Financial Statements is no less than $96,600,000 (including $96,600,000) and less than $115,000,000 (excluding $115,000,000);
• (C) 2,100,000 Earnout Shares will be issued to Foxx Stockholders on a pro rata basis if and only if the 2025 Revenue reflected in the 2025 Audited Financial Statements is no less than $115,000,000 (including $115,000,000);
provided, however, that the Earnout Shares will be issued and delivered pursuant to one paragraph from (ii)(A) to (ii)(C) above only once.
Following the Closing of the Business Combination, Purchaser changed its name from “Acri Capital Merger Sub I Inc.” to “Foxx Development Holdings Inc.” In addition, the Merger Sub changed its name to “Foxx Development Inc.”
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table sets forth all costs and expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by us in connection with the sale of the securities being registered. All amounts shown are estimates, except for the SEC registration fee and FINRA fee.
| | Amount |
SEC registration fee | | $ | 21,385 |
FINRA filing fee | | | — |
Accounting fees and expenses | | | 20,000 |
Legal fees and expenses | | | 85,000 |
Financial printing and miscellaneous expenses | | | 20,000 |
Miscellaneous costs | | | 20,000 |
Total | | | * |
We will pay all of the expenses related to the distribution of the securities being offered under this prospectus. Each of the above amounts (with the exception of the SEC registration fee and FINRA fee) are estimates.
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that all of our directors, officers, employees and agents shall be entitled to be indemnified by us to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL. Section 145 of the DGCL concerning indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents is set forth below.
Section 145. Indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents; insurance.
(a) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful.
(b) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
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(c) To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
(d) Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this section (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders.
(e) Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former officers and directors or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.
(f) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. A right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the certificate of incorporation or a bylaw shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to such provision after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought, unless the provision in effect at the time of such act or omission explicitly authorizes such elimination or impairment after such action or omission has occurred.
(g) A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under this section.
(h) For purposes of this section, references to “the corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
(i) For purposes of this section, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the corporation” as referred to in this section.
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(j) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
(k) The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all actions for advancement of expenses or indemnification brought under this section or under any by law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The Court of Chancery may summarily determine a corporation’s obligation to advance expenses (including attorneys’ fees).
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers, and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, 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 against such liabilities (other than the payment of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to the court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that no director shall be personally liable to us or any of our stockholders for monetary damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors, except to the extent such limitation on or exemption from liability is not permitted under the DGCL. The effect of this provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation is to eliminate our rights and those of our stockholders (through stockholders’ derivative suits on our behalf) to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director, including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior, except, as restricted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL. However, this provision does not limit or eliminate our rights or the rights of any stockholder to seek non-monetary relief, such as an injunction or rescission, in the event of a breach of a director’s duty of care.
If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the liability of directors, then, in accordance with our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the liability of our directors to us or our stockholders will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as so amended. Any repeal or amendment of provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation limiting or eliminating the liability of directors, whether by our stockholders or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provisions inconsistent therewith, will (unless otherwise required by law) be prospective only, except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits us to further limit or eliminate the liability of directors on a retroactive basis.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also provides that we will, to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by applicable law, indemnify our current and former officers and directors, as well as those persons who, while directors or officers of our corporation, are or were serving as directors, officers, employees or agents of another entity, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, against all expense, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by any such person in connection with any such proceeding.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person eligible for indemnification pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will be indemnified by us in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person only if such proceeding was authorized by our board of directors, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification.
The right to indemnification which is conferred by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation is a contract right that includes the right to be paid by us the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding referenced above in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by our officer or director (solely in the capacity as an officer or director of our corporation) will be made only upon delivery to us of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such officer or director, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or otherwise.
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The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses will not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which any person covered by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may have or hereafter acquire under law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
Any repeal or amendment of provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation affecting indemnification rights, whether by our stockholders or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provisions inconsistent therewith, will (unless otherwise required by law) be prospective only, except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits us to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis, and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will also permit us, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other that those specifically covered by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.
Our bylaws include the provisions relating to advancement of expenses and indemnification rights consistent with those which are set forth in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. In addition, our bylaws provide for a right of indemnity to bring a suit in the event a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses is not paid in full by us within a specified period of time. Our bylaws also permit us to purchase and maintain insurance, at our expense, to protect us and/or any director, officer, employee or agent of our corporation or another entity, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability, or loss under the DGCL.
Any repeal or amendment of provisions of our bylaws affecting indemnification rights, whether by our board of directors, stockholders or by changes in applicable law, or the adoption of any other provisions inconsistent therewith, will (unless otherwise required by law) be prospective only, except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits us to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis, and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing thereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
We also entered into indemnification agreements with each of our officers and directors. These agreements require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.
These limitations of liability do not alter director liability under the federal securities laws and do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as an injunction or rescission.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
On June 14, 2022, substantially concurrently with the closing of IPO of ACAC, ACAC completed the sale of 5,240,000 ACAC Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.00 per warrant, generating gross proceeds to us of $5,240,000. The ACAC Private Placement Warrants were identical to the IPO Warrants except that the Private Placement Warrants (including the ACAC Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of an initial business combination of ACAC except to permitted transferees.
On September 25, 2024, pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement” (File No. 333-263477) relating to the IPO of ACAC and certain Working Capital Notes, the Sponsor elected to convert a total of $2,603,923 in working capital loans provided by the Sponsor and its affiliates or designees into 2,603,923 Private Placement Warrants of ACAC, at a price of $1.00 per warrant. As a result, upon Closing of the Business Combination, 2,603,923 Warrants of the Company were issued to the Sponsor, in exchange for cancellation of the 2,603,923 Private Placement Warrants of ACAC.
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Item 16. Exhibits
The following is a list of exhibits filed as a part of this registration statement:
| | | | Incorporated by Reference |
Exhibit No. | | Description | | Form | | File No. | | Exhibit No. | | Filing Date |
2.1 | | Business Combination Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2024, by and among ACAC, the Registrant, Merger Sub and Foxx. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 2.1 | | February 20, 2024 |
2.2 | | Amendment to Business Combination Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2024, by and among ACAC, the Registrant, Merger Sub and Foxx. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 2.1 | | June 3, 2024 |
3.1 | | Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. | | S-4/A | | 333-280613 | | 3.3 | | July 19, 2024 |
3.2 | | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. | | 8-K | | 001-42285 | | 3.2 | | October 2, 2024 |
3.3 | | Bylaws of the Registrant. | | 8-K | | 001-42285 | | 3.3 | | October 2, 2024 |
4.1 | | Warrant Agreement, dated July 14, 2021, between ACAC and VStock Transfer, LLC, as warrant agent. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 4.1 | | October 2, 2022 |
4.2 | | Warrant Assumption Agreement, dated September 25, 2024, between the Registrant and VStock Transfer, LLC, as warrant agent. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 4.5 | | October 2, 2024 |
4.3* | | Specimen Warrant Certificate | | | | | | | | |
5.1* | | Opinion of Robinson & Cole LLP | | | | | | | | |
10.1 | | Promissory Note 1 from Foxx to New Bay Capital Limited, dated June 21, 2023, as converted by Conversion Notice, dated February 18, 2024 and Interest Conversion Notice, dated September 25, 2024. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.16 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.2 | | Securities Purchase Agreement, by and between Foxx and New Bay Capital Limited, dated June 21, 2023. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.17 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.3 | | Promissory Note 2 from Foxx to New Bay Capital Limited, dated December 21, 2023, as converted by Conversion Notice, dated February 18, 2024 and Interest Conversion Notice, dated September 25, 2024. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.18 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.4 | | Securities Purchase Agreement, by and between Foxx and New Bay Capital Limited, dated December 21, 2023. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.19 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.5 | | Amendment to Convertible Note Agreement, dated March 15, 2024, by and between Foxx and New Bay Capital Limited. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.20 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.6 | | Promissory Note 3 by Foxx to New Bay Capital Limited, dated March 15, 2024, as converted by Conversion Notice, dated 25, 2024. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.21 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.7 | | Securities Purchase Agreement, by and between Foxx and New Bay Capital Limited, dated March 15, 2024. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.22 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.8 | | Promissory Note by Foxx to BR Technologies Pte. Ltd., dated September 12, 2024, as converted by Conversion Notice, dated September 25, 2024. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.23 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.9 | | Promissory Note by Foxx to Grazyna Plawinski Limited, dated September 12, 2024, as converted by Conversion Notice, dated September 25, 2024. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.24 | | October 2, 2024 |
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| | | | Incorporated by Reference |
Exhibit No. | | Description | | Form | | File No. | | Exhibit No. | | Filing Date |
10.10 | | Securities Purchase Agreement, by and among Foxx, BR Technologies Pte. Ltd. and Grazyna Plawinski Limited, dated May 30, 2024. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.25 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.11 | | 2024 Foxx Equity Incentive Plan. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.26 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.12 | | Lock-Up Agreement, dated September 26, 2024, by and between the Registrant, and the Sponsor. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.27 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.13 | | Lock-Up Agreement, dated September 26, 2024, by and between the Registrant, and BRR Investment Holding Corp. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.28 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.14 | | Escrow Agreement, by and among Registrant, dated September 26, 2024, Vstock, and certain Foxx stockholders. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.29 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.15 | | Form of Indemnification Agreement. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.30 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.16 | | Form of Offer Letter from Registrant to Independent Directors of the Registrant. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.31 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.17 | | Employment Agreement, dated September 26, 2024, by and between Foxx and Greg Foley, CEO. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.32 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.18 | | Employment Agreement, dated September 26, 2024, by and between Foxx and “Joy” Yi Hua, Chairwoman and CFO. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.33 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.19 | | Employment Agreement, dated September 26, 2024, by and between Foxx and Haitao Cui, EVP. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.34 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.20 | | Employment Agreement, dated September 26, 2024, by and between Foxx and James Liao, Chief Technology Officer. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.35 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.21 | | Conversion Notice re Working Capital Warrants, dated September 25, 2024. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.36 | | October 2, 2024 |
10.22 | | Form of Employee Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 10.37 | | October 2, 2024 |
14.1 | | Code of Business Ethics and Conduct of Registrant. | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 14.1 | | October 2, 2024 |
21.1 | | List of Subsidiaries | | 8-K | | 001-41415 | | 21.1 | | October 2, 2024 |
23.1* | | Consent of Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm to Foxx Development Inc. | | | | | | | | |
101.INS* | | Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | | | | | | | | |
101.SCH* | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | | | | | | | | |
101.CAL* | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | | | | | | | | |
101.DEF* | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | | | | | | | | |
101.LAB* | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | | | | | | | | |
101.PRE* | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | | | | | | | | |
104* | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | | | | | | | | |
107* | | Filing Fee Table | | | | | | | | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Irvine, California, on the 8th date of January, 2025.
| | Foxx Development Holdings Inc. |
| | By: | | /s/ Greg Foley |
| | | | Name: | | Greg Foley |
| | | | Title: | | Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | | Title | | Date |
/s/ Greg Foley | | Chief Executive Officer | | January 8, 2025 |
Greg Foley | | (Principal Executive Officer) | | |
/s/ “Joy” Yi Hua | | Chief Financial Officer and Chairwoman of the Board | | January 8, 2025 |
“Joy” Yi Hua | | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | | |
/s/ Haitao Cui | | Director | | January 8, 2025 |
Haitao Cui | | | | |
/s/ “Eva” Yiqing Miao | | Independent Director | | January 8, 2025 |
“Eva” Yiqing Miao | | | | |
/s/ Edmund R. Miller | | Independent Director | | January 8, 2025 |
Edmund R. Miller | | | | |
/s/ John Chiang | | Independent Director | | January 8, 2025 |
John Chiang | | | | |
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