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PicoCELA Inc

For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Feb 14, 2025.

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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.

FY2024 · Filed Feb 14, 2025

PCLA$6.10+1.7%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

☐ 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 30,2024

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:001-42470

PicoCELA Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Japan

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

2-34-5 Ningyocho, SANOS Building, Nihonbashi

Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0013 Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

Hideaki Horikiri, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Telephone:+81 03-6661-2780

Email: global@picocela.com

At the address of the Company set forth above

(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
American depositary shares, each representing one common sharePCLAThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common Shares*The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
*Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of the American depositary shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. Each American depositary share represents one common share.

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

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:22,933,860 common shares as of September 30, 2024

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.☐

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:

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☒

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION2
PART I6
ITEM 1.IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS6
ITEM 2.OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE6
ITEM 3.KEY INFORMATION6
ITEM 4.INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY29
ITEM 4A.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS61
ITEM 5.OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS61
ITEM 6.DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES70
ITEM 7.MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS75
ITEM 8.FINANCIAL INFORMATION76
ITEM 9.THE OFFER AND LISTING77
ITEM 10.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION78
ITEM 11.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK87
ITEM 12.DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES88
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.[RESERVED]94
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.PURCHASES OF EQUITY 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 JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS96
ITEM 16J.INSIDER TRADING POLICIES96
ITEM 16K.CYBERSECURITY96
PART III
ITEM 17.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS97
ITEM 18.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS97
ITEM 19.EXHIBITS98
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