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Everbright Digital Holding Ltd.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed May 4, 2026.

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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.

FY2025 · Filed May 4, 2026

EDHL$6.09+0.2%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 December 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:001-42602

Everbright Digital Holding Limited

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Unit 1A, 10/F,

C-Bons International Centre,

108 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong,

Hong Kong

(Address of principal executive offices)

Chun Yip, LEUNG

+(852) 8493 8618

Unit 1A, 10/F,

C-Bons International Centre,

108 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong,

Hong Kong

(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 $0.00064 per shareEDHLThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq 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:26,660,000 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025.

(Does not reflect the Company’s 1 for 16 reverse share split effected on February 9, 2026)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

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.

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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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.☐

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).

(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

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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 Company41
Item 4A.Unresolved Staff Comments58
Item 5.Operating and Financial Review and Prospects58
Item 6.Directors, Senior Management and Employees65
Item 7.Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions74
Item 8.Financial Information76
Item 9.The Offer and Listing77
Item 10.Additional Information77
Item 11.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk85
Item 12.Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities85
PART II
Item 13.Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies86
Item 14.Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds86
Item 15.Controls and Procedures86
Item 16A.Audit Committee Financial Expert87
Item 16B.Code of Ethics87
Item 16C.Principal Accountant Fees and Services87
Item 16D.Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees87
Item 16E.Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers87
Item 16F.Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant87
Item 16G.Corporate Governance88
Item 16H.Mine Safety Disclosure88
Item 16I.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.88
Item 16J.Insider Trading Policies88
Item 16K.Cybersecurity88
PART III
Item 17.Financial Statements89
Item 18.Financial Statements89
Item 19.Exhibits89

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INTRODUCTION

Throughout this annual report, unless the context indicates otherwise, any references to “Everbright Cayman,” “the Company,” or “our Company” are to Everbright Digital Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands holding company. Except where the context otherwise requires and for purposes of this annual report only the term:

“Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association” means the third amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company, as adopted by a special resolution passed on September 30, 2025 and effective on February 9, 2026, as amended from time to time.

“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in the U.S.) on which licensed banks in the U.S. are generally open for normal business to the public.

“CAGR” means compound annual growth rate.

“Chinese Yuan” or “RMB” means the lawful currency of the People’s Republic of China.

“Company,” “our Company,” or “Everbright Holding” means Everbright Digital Holding Limited, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability on May 18, 2023.

“Companies Act” means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.

“Controlling Shareholder” means Dr. Leung Chun Yip.

“COVID-19” means the Coronavirus Disease 2019.

“Digital Global” means Everbright Digital Global Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability.

“Directors” means the directors of our Company as of the date of this annual report, unless otherwise stated.

“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Executive Directors” means the executive Directors of our Company as of the date of this annual report, unless otherwise stated.

“Executive Officers” means the executive officers of our Company as of the date of this annual report, unless otherwise stated.

“Group,” “our Group,” “we,” “us,” or “our” means our Company and its subsidiaries or any of them, or where the context so requires, in respect of the period before our Company becoming the holding company of its present subsidiaries, such subsidiaries as if they were subsidiaries of our Company at the relevant time or the businesses which have since been acquired or carried on by them or as the case may be their predecessors.

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“HKUML”, or “Operating Subsidiary” means Hong Kong United Metaverse Limited, a private company limited by shares incorporated in Hong Kong on March 31, 2021, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of our Company. On May 13, 2022, HKUML changed its name from Hong Kong Zhuhai Technology Company Limited to Hong Kong United Metaverse Limited.

“Hong Kong dollar(s)”, or “HK$” refer to the legal currency of Hong Kong.

“Hong Kong” refers to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

“Independent Directors” means the independent non-executive directors of our Company as of the date of this annual report, unless otherwise stated.

“Independent Third Party” means a person or company who or which is independent of and is not a 5% owner of, does not control and is not controlled by or under common control with any 5% owner and is not the spouse or descendant (by birth or adoption) of any 5% owner of the Company.

“Mainland China” refers to the mainland of the People’s Republic of China; excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Macau Special Administrative Regions of the People’s Republic of China for the purposes of this annual report only.

“Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.00064 per share.

“PRC” means the People’s Republic of China.

“SEC” or “Securities and Exchange Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association” means the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of our Company as adopted by special resolution passed on 10 April 2025 and effective on 10 April 2025, as amended from time to time.

“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“US$,” or “USD” or “United States Dollars” means United States dollar(s), the lawful currency of the United States of America.

Everbright Digital Holding Limited is a holding company with operations conducted in Hong Kong through its Operating Subsidiary in Hong Kong, using Hong Kong dollars. The reporting currency is U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at year-end exchange rates, income statement accounts are translated at average rates of exchange for the year and equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Any translation gains or losses are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). Gains or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in net income. The conversion of Hong Kong dollars into U.S. dollars are based on the exchange rates set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Hong Kong dollars to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to Hong Kong dollars in this annual report were made at a year-end spot rate of HK$ 7.78 to US$1.00 or an average rate of HK$ 7.80 to US$1.00 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the year-end spot rate of HK$ 7.82 to US$1.00 or an average rate of HK$ 7.82 to US$1.00. On December 31, 2023, the year-end spot rate and average rate for Hong Kong dollars were, respectively, HK$7.82 to US$1.00 and HK$7.82 to US$1.00.

We obtained the industry and market data used in this annual report or any document incorporated by reference from industry publications, research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties and our own internal estimates based on our management’s knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate. 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.

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DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current expectations and views of future events, all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or other similar expressions in this annual report. These statements are likely to address our growth strategy, financial results and product and development programs. You must carefully consider any such statements and should understand that many factors could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements. These factors may include inaccurate assumptions and a broad variety of other risks and uncertainties, including some that are known and some that are not. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

●our goals and strategies;
●our future business development, financial condition and results of operations;
●prices and availability of raw materials for our products;
●expected changes in our revenues, costs or expenditures;
●our expectations regarding the demand for and market acceptance of our products;
●changes in our relationships with significant customers, suppliers, and other business relationships;
●competition in our industry;
●uncertainties associated with our ability to implement our business strategy and to innovate successfully;
●any event that could have a material adverse effect on our brands or reputation, such as product contamination or quality control difficulties;
●government policies and regulations relating to our industry;
●our ability to obtain, maintain or procure all necessary certifications, approvals, and/or licenses to conduct our business, and in the relevant jurisdictions in which we operate;
●any recurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic and scope of related government orders and restrictions and the extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy;
●other factors that may affect our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations; and
●other risk factors discussed under “Item 3. Key Information - 3.D. Risk Factors.”

We base our forward-looking statements on our management’s beliefs and assumptions based on information available to our management at the time the statements are made. We caution you that actual outcomes and results may, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecast by our forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should be careful about relying on any forward-looking statements. Except as required under the federal securities laws, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements after the distribution of this annual report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.

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