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SEALSQ Corp

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 20, 2025.

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The yearly report of a company based outside the US. It covers much of what a 10-K does, and may follow accounting rules other than US ones.

FY2024 · Filed Mar 20, 2025

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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** FORM 20-F **

(Mark One)

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

or

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

or

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

or

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

For the transition period from_____________________ to_____________________.

Commission file number:001-39115

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

British Virgin Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Avenue Louis-Casaï 58

CH-1216 Cointrin, Switzerland

(Address of principal executive offices)____________________________________________________________________________________________________

**John O’Hara

Chief Financial Officer

**Craigmuir Chambers, Road Town

Tortola, British Virgin Islands 1110

Tel: 011-41-22-594-3000

Fax: 011-41-22-594-3001

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

Copies to:

Herman H. Raspé, Esq. Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Tel: (212) 336-2000George Weston Harney Westwood & Riegels LP Craigmuir Chambers, PO Box 71, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands Tel: (284) 852 4333

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

Title of each classTrading SymbolsName of each exchange and on which registered
Ordinary Shares, par value USD 0.01 per shareLAESThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

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

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:100,039,519 Ordinary Shares and 1,499,700 Class F Shares.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐No ☒

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or (15)(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

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

Large Accelerated Filer ☐Accelerated Filer ☐Non-Accelerated Filer ☐
Emerging Growth Company ☒

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

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.

7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

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

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

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

U.S. GAAP ☒International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☐Other ☐

If "Other" has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐No ☒

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☐ No ☐

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION AND USE OF CERTAIN TERMS3
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS4
Item 1.Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers8
Item 2.Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable8
Item 3.Key Information8
A.RESERVED8
B.Capitalization and Indebtedness8
C.Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds8
D.Risk Factors8
Item 4.Information on the Company43
A.History and Development of the Company43
B.Business Overview44
C.Organizational Structure55
D.Property, Plant, and Equipment56
Item 4A.Unresolved Staff Comments57
Item 5.Operating and Financial Review and Prospects57
A.Operating Results57
B.Liquidity and Capital Resources70
C.Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, Etc.79
D.Trend Information79
E.Critical Accounting Estimates80
Item 6.Directors, Senior Management and Employees81
A.Directors and Senior Management81
B.Compensation87
C.Board Practices87
D.Employees90
E.Share Ownership91
F.Disclosure of a Registrant’s Action to Recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation93
Item 7.Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions93
A.Major Shareholders93
B.Related Party Transactions94
C.Interests of experts and counsel98
Item 8.Financial Information98
A.Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information98
B.Significant Changes98
Item 9.The Listing99
A.Listing Details99
B.Plan of Distribution99
C.Markets99
D.Selling Shareholders99
E.Dilution99
F.Expenses of the Issue99
Item 10.Additional Information99
A.Share Capital99
B.Memorandum and Articles of Association99
C.Material Contracts107
D.Exchange Controls116
E.Taxation116
F.Dividends and Paying Agents123
G.Statement by Experts123
H.Documents on Display123
I.Subsidiary Information124
Item 11.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk124
Item 12.Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities124
Item 13.Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies125
Item 14.Material Modifications to The Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds125
Item 15.Controls and Procedures125

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Item 16.[RESERVED]125
Item 16A.Audit Committee Financial Expert125
Item 16B.Code of Ethics126
Item 16C.Principal Accounting Fees and Services126
Item 16D.Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees126
Item 16E.Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers126
Item 16F.Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant126
Item 16G.Corporate Governance126
Item 16H.Mine Safety Disclosure127
Item 16I.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections127
Item 17.Financial Statements129
Item 18.Financial Statements129
Item 19.Exhibits129
Index to Exhibits129
Exhibit No.Description129
SIGNATURES134
Index to Financial Statements135

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