EpicQuest Education Group International Ltd
For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Jan 28, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Jan 28, 2026
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
(Mark one)
☐ 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 30,2025.
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 001-40280
EpicQuest Education Group International Limited
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
British Virgin Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
200 N. St. Clair St., Suite 100, Toledo OH,43604
Telephone: +1(513)649-8350
(Address of principal executive offices)
Jianbo Zhang, CEO
200 N. St. Clair St., Suite 100, Toledo OH,43604
Telephone:+1(513)649-8350
(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 class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Common Shares, $0.0016 par value per share | EEIQ | The 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.
On September 30, 2025, the issuer had 23,396,667 shares outstanding.
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.
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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 “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 |
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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:
| ☒ US GAAP | ☐ International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board | ☐ Other |
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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 Contents
| Page | ||
|---|---|---|
| PART I | 1 | |
| ITEM 1. | IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS | 1 |
| ITEM 2. | OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE | 1 |
| ITEM 3. | KEY INFORMATION | 1 |
| ITEM 4. | INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY | 19 |
| ITEM 4A. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 32 |
| ITEM 5. | OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS | 32 |
| ITEM 6. | DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES | 41 |
| ITEM 7. | MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 50 |
| ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 52 |
| ITEM 9. | THE OFFER AND LISTING | 53 |
| ITEM 10. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 53 |
| ITEM 11. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK | 61 |
| ITEM 12. | DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES | 61 |
| PART II | 62 | |
| ITEM 13. | DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES | 62 |
| ITEM 14. | MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 62 |
| ITEM 15. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 62 |
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| ITEM 16. | RESERVED | 63 |
|---|---|---|
| ITEM 16A. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT | 63 |
| ITEM 16B. | CODE OF ETHICS | 63 |
| ITEM 16C. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES | 63 |
| ITEM 16D. | EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES. | 63 |
| ITEM 16E. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS | 63 |
| ITEM 16F. | CHANGES IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT | 63 |
| ITEM 16G. | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 64 |
| ITEM 16H | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE | 64 |
| ITEM 16I | DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS. | 64 |
| PART III | 65 | |
| ITEM 17. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 65 |
| ITEM 18. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 65 |
| ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS | 65 |
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CERTAIN INFORMATION
In this Annual Report on Form 20-F (the “Annual Report”), unless otherwise indicated, “we,” “us,” “our,” “EpicQuest Education,” “EpicQuest,” and “Company” refers to EpicQuest Education Group International Limited, a British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) company, and its subsidiaries, including Quest Holdings International LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“QHI”); Quest International Education Center LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“QIE”); Ameri-Can Education Group Corp., an Ohio corporation (“Ameri-Can”); Davis College Inc. (d.b.a. Davis University), an Ohio limited liability company (“Davis University,” “Davis,” or “DU”); Study Up Center LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“SUPC”); Gilmore INV LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“Gilmore”); SouthGilmore LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“SouthGilmore”); DavisU Canada Inc., a Canadian company, d.b.a. EduGlobal College (“DC” or “EduGlobal College”); Highrim Holding International Limited, a Canadian company (“HHI”); and Skyward Holding International Limited, a Canadian company (“Skyward”).
Unless the context indicates otherwise, all references to “China” or “PRC” refer to the People’s Republic of China. All references to “provincial-level regions” or “regions” include provinces as well as autonomous regions and directly controlled municipalities in China, which have an administrative status equal to provinces, including Beijing.
All references to “Renminbi,” “RMB” or “yuan” are to the legal currency of the People’s Republic of China, and all references to “U.S. dollars,” “dollars,” “$” are to the legal currency of the United States. This Report contains translations of Renminbi amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. We make no representation that the Renminbi or U.S. dollar amounts referred to in this Report could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars or Renminbi, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all. On September 30, 2025, the buying rate announced by the Federal Reserve Statistical Release was RMB 7.119 to $1.00.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Report contains “forward-looking statements” that represent our beliefs, projections and predictions about future events. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” including any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items, any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new projects or other developments, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, any statements of management’s beliefs, goals, strategies, intentions and objectives, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Words such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “predicts”, “potential”, “continue”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “future”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “estimates” and similar expressions, as well as statements in the future tense, identify forward-looking statements.
These statements are necessarily subjective and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements described in or implied by such statements. Actual results may differ materially from expected results described in our forward-looking statements, including with respect to correct measurement and identification of factors affecting our business or the extent of their likely impact, the accuracy and completeness of the publicly available information with respect to the factors upon which our business strategy is based on the success of our business.
Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether, or the times by which, our performance or results may be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and management’s belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those factors discussed under the headings “Risk Factors”, “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects,” “Information on the Company” and elsewhere in this Annual Report.
This Annual Report should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto, which are included in Item 18 of this Annual Report.
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