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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 March 31,2026 **

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

Commission File Number:001-42523

GCL GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Not applicableCayman Islands
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

**Sebastian Toke **

29 Tai Seng Avenue #02-01

Natural Cool Lifestyle Hub

Singapore 534119

**65 80427330

**ir.gclglobalholdings.com

(Name, Telephone, Email 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, $0.0001 par value per shareGCLNasdaq Global Select Market
Warrants, each exercisable for one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per shareGCLWWNasdaq 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 issued and outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or ordinary shares as of March 31, 2026 was 130,135,432 and 128,008,703 ordinary shares, respectively.

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☒

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).☐

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 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. ☐

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 ☐

GCL GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Defined Termsii
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statementsiii
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 Company26
Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments55
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects55
Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees74
Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions81
Item 8. Financial Information83
Item 9. The Offer and Listing83
Item 10. Additional Information84
Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk92
Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities92
PART II93
Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies93
Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and use of Proceeds93
Item 15. Controls and Procedures93
Item 16. Reserved94
Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert94
Item 16B. Code of Ethics94
Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services94
Item 16D. Exemptions from The Listing Standards for Audit Committees95
Item 16E. Purchase of Securities by The Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers95
Item 16F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant95
Item 16G. Corporate Governance95
Item 16H. Mine Safety Disclosure96
Item 16I. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdiction that Prevent Inspections96
Item 16J. Insider Trading Policies96
Item 16K. Cybersecurity96
PART III97
Item 17. Financial Statements97
Item 18. Financial Statements97
Item 19. Exhibits97
SIGNATURES99

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