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HWH International Inc

For the period ended Nov 30, 2023. Filed Feb 28, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 28, 2024

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year endedNovember 30,2023

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________ to _________

Commission File Number:001-41254

HWH INTERNATIONAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware87-3296100
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 210 Bethesda, MD 20814301-971-3955
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per shareHWHThe Nasdaq Global Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. 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, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

☐ Large accelerated filer☐ Accelerated filer
☒ Non-accelerated filer☒ Smaller reporting company
☒ Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, 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.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statement 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 whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ☐ No☒

Aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of May 31, 2023 based upon the closing price of the common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on such date, was $89,700,000.

As of February 28, 2024, there were 16,223,301 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the Company issued and outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

None.

HWH International Inc.

Form 10-K

For the Year Ended November 30, 2023

Table of Contents

Page
PART I
Item 1.Business4
Item 1A.Risk Factors10
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments10
Item 2.Properties10
Item 3.Legal Proceedings10
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures10
PART II
Item 5.Market for Company’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities11
Item 6.[RESERVED]12
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations12
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk17
Item 8.Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data18
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures19
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures19
Item 9B.Other Information19
Item 9CDisclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections19
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance20
Item 11.Executive Compensation25
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters26
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence27
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services29
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibit and Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules30
Signatures32

Throughout this Report on Form 10-K, the terms the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to HWH International Inc., and “our board of directors” refers to the board of directors of HWH International Inc.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, our future operating results and financial position, our business strategy, and other objectives for our future operations. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “expect,” “may,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential” and similar expression are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments that we may make.

You should read this Report on Form 10-K and the documents that we have filed as exhibits to this Report on Form 10-K completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. The forward-looking statements contained in this Report on Form 10-K are made as of the date of this Report on Form 10-K, and we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

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