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Jiuzi Holdings, Inc.

For the period ended Oct 31, 2025. Filed Feb 24, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Feb 24, 2026

JZXN$1.060.0%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 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 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 October 31,2025

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

For the transition period from to

Commission file number:001-40405

Jiuzi Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

No.168 Qianjiang Nongchang Gengwen Road,15th Floor

Economic and Technological Development Zone

Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou City

Zhejiang Province 310000

People’s Republic of China

+86-0571-82651956

(Address of principal executive offices)

Tao Li,Chief Executive Officer

No.168 Qianjiang Nongchang Gengwen Road,15 th Floor

Economic and Technological Development Zone

Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou City

Zhejiang Province 310000

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
Ordinary shares, par value $0.078 per shareJZXNNasdaq Capital Market

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:1,255,785 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2025.

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 “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.☐

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.☐

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 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). ☐

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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

☐ Yes☒ No

Table of Contents

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PART I
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 COMPANY45
ITEM 4A.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS66
ITEM 5.OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS66
ITEM 6.DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES73
ITEM 7.MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS81
ITEM 8.FINANCIAL INFORMATION81
ITEM 9.THE OFFER AND LISTING82
ITEM 10.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION83
ITEM 11.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK103
ITEM 12.DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES103
PART II
ITEM 13.DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES104
ITEM 14.MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS104
ITEM 15.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES104
ITEM 16.[RESERVED]105
ITEM 16A.AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT105
ITEM 16B.CODE OF ETHICS105
ITEM 16C.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES105
ITEM 16D.EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES106
ITEM 16E.PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS106
ITEM 16F.CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT106
ITEM 16G.CORPORATE GOVERNANCE106
ITEM 16H.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE106
ITEM 16I.DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS106
PART III
ITEM 17.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS108
ITEM 18.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS108
ITEM 19.EXHIBITS108
SIGNATURES109

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Conventions Used in this Annual Report

Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, references in this annual report:

●“China” or the “PRC” refers to the People’s Republic of China, excluding Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau for the purposes of this annual report only;
●“Jiuzi HK” refers to Jiuzi (HK) Limited, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Hong Kong;
●“Jiuzi New Energy” refers to Zhejiang Jiuzi New Energy Network Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company wholly owned by Zhejiang Jiuzi;
●“Jiuzi WFOE” refers to Zhejiang Navalant New Energy Automobile Co. Ltd, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC, which is wholly-owned by Jiuzi HK;
●“Ordinary shares” refer to the ordinary shares of the Company, par value US$0.078 per share;
●“PRC Operating Subsidiaries” refer to the Zhejiang Jiuzi and its subsidiaries;
●“VIE Agreements” refers to a series of contractual arrangements, including the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, the Exclusive Option Agreement and the Share Pledge Agreement between Jiuzi WFOE and VIE. The VIE structure has been dissolved on January 20, 2023;
●“Zhejiang Jiuzi” refers to Zhejiang Jiuzi New Energy Vehicles Co., Ltd., our operating subsidiary in the PRC;
●“2021 Plan” refers to an equity incentive plan we adopted on July 6, 2021;
●“2022 Plan” refers to an equity incentive plan we adopted on July 28, 2022;
●“2023 Plan” refers to an equity incentive plan we adopted on January 17, 2023;
●“2024 Plan” refers to an equity incentive plan we adopted on January 12, 2024;

Our business is conducted by Shenzhen Jiuzi New Energy Holdings Group Co., Ltd., (“Shenzhen Jiuzi”), our PRC subsidiary using Renminbi, or RMB, the official currency of China. Our consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars. In this annual report, we refer to assets, obligations, commitments and liabilities in our consolidated financial statements in United States dollars. These dollar references are based on the exchange rate of RMB to United States dollars (“$” or “US$”), determined as of a specific date or for a specific period. Changes in the exchange rate will affect the amount of our obligations and the value of our assets in terms of United States dollars which may result in an increase or decrease in the amount of our obligations (expressed in dollars) and the value of our assets, including accounts receivable (expressed in dollars). This annual report on 20-F contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollar amounts at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. The relevant exchange rates are listed below:

For the Year EndedFor the Year Ended
October 31, 2025October 31, 2024
Period Ended USD:RMB exchange rate7.11697.1178
Period Average USD:RMB exchange rate7.21537.1855

We have relied on statistics provided by a variety of publicly-available sources regarding China’s expectations of growth. We did not, directly or indirectly, sponsor or participate in the publication of such materials, and these materials are not incorporated in this annual report other than to the extent specifically cited in this annual report. We have sought to provide current information in this annual report and believe that the statistics provided in this annual report remain up-to-date and reliable, and these materials are not incorporated in this annual report other than to the extent specifically cited in this annual report. Except where otherwise stated, all ordinary share accounts provided herein are on a pre-share-increase basis.

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SPECIAL CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The words “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation, those discussed under “Item 3—Key Information—Risk Factors,” “Item 4—Information on the Company,” “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects,” and elsewhere in this report, as well as factors which may be identified from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or in the documents where such forward-looking statements appear.

These forward-looking statements include statements relating to:

Execute on our business strategy;

●Attract, train and retain effective officers, key employees and directors;
●Identify, evaluate and consummate strategic opportunities in ways that maximize stockholder value;
●Anticipate and react to regulatory changes and uncertainty
●Anticipate the impact of, and respond to applicable new accounting standards;
●Respond to fluctuations in commodity prices and foreign currency exchange rates and political unrest and regulatory changes in international markets from various events;
●Execute our business plans;
●Maintain our listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange; and/or
●Continue as a going concern

All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this report reflect our views and assumptions only as of the date this report is signed. Except as required by law, we assume no responsibility for updating any forward-looking statements.

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