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20-F 1 ea0224840-20f_coincheck.htm ANNUAL REPORT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

(Mark One)

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

OR

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

For the fiscal year ended

OR

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

For the transition period from to

OR

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

Date of event requiring this shell company report: December 10, 2024

Commission file number: 001-42438

COINCHECK GROUP N.V.

**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

**For Co-Registrant, see “Table of Co-Registrant”

Not applicableThe Netherlands
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Coincheck Group N.V.

Hoogoorddreef 15, 1101 BA

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Jason Sandberg, Chief Financial Officer

coincheckIR@icrinc.com

+31 20-522-2555

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

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

Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary sharesCNCKThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per shareCNCKWThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

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 shell company report: On December 10, 2024, the issuer had 129,703,076 ordinary shares and 4,860,148 warrants to purchase ordinary shares.

Below checkboxes pertain to registrant and co-registrant:

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 and post 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 “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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 over 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 issuedOther ☐
by the International Accounting Standards Board☒

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 ☐

TABLE OF CO-REGISTRANT

Exact Name of Co-Registrant as Specified in its CharterJurisdiction of Incorporation or OrganizationCommission File NumberI.R.S. Employer Identification NumberPrimary Standard Industrial Classification Code NumberAddress of principal executive office
Coincheck, Inc.(1)​ Japan333-279165(1)Not Applicable6199Coincheck, Inc. SHIBUYA SAKURA STAGE SHIBUYA SIDE 27F 1-4 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-6227 Japan Telephone: +81-3-6416-5370
(1)Coincheck, Inc. is filing this Shell Company Report on Form 20-F as co-registrant solely in connection with its co-registrant status in the Registration Statement on Form F-4, related to the Business Combination (as defined and described herein).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXPLANATORY NOTEii
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSiii
PART I1
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS1
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE2
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION2
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS4
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS4
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES4
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS7
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION8
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING9
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION9
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK11
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES11
PART II12
PART III12
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS12
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS12
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS13
EXHIBIT INDEX13
SIGNATURE15

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