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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (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 September 30,2024

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

Date of event requiring this shell company report

For the transition period from to

Commission file number:001-39111

**XChange TEC.INC

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

**Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

**No.801, Building 1, 1136 Xinzha Road

JingAn District, Shanghai,200041

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

**Zhichen Sun, Chief Executive Officer

Phone:+86-21-6422-8532

**No.801, Building 1, 1136 Xinzha Road

JingAn District, Shanghai,200041

People’s Republic of China

(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
American depositary shares (one American depositary share representing twelve million (12,000,000) Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0000001 per share)XHGNASDAQ Capital Market
Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0000001 per share*
*As of the date of this annual report. Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of American depositary shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

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

**Not Applicable

(Title of Class)

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

**Not Applicable

(Title of Class)

As of September 30, 2024, there were 79,510,681,046,400 ordinary shares outstanding, consisting of 73,117,892,046,400 Class A ordinary shares and 6,392,789,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, all with a par value of US$0.0000001 per share.

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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “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

INTRODUCTIONii
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSiv
PART I1
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS1
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE1
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION1
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY41
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS65
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS66
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES72
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS82
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION83
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING84
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION84
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK93
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES94
PART II96
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES96
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS96
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES96
ITEM 16. [RESERVED]97
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT97
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS97
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES97
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES98
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS98
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT98
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE98
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE98
ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS98
ITEM 16J. INSIDER TRADING POLICIES99
ITEM 16K. CYBERSECURITY99
PART III101
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS101
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS101
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS101
SIGNATURES104

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