BeLive Holdings
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed May 15, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed May 15, 2025
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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 December 31,2024
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
Commission File Number:333-280739
BELIVE HOLDINGS
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
26A Ann Siang Road
#03-00
Singapore 069706
(Address of principal executive offices)
Kenneth Teck Chuan Tan Chief Executive Officer
Telephone:+65 9090 5788
Email: kenneth.tan@belive.sg
At the address of the Company set forth above
(Name, Telephone, email and/or fax number and address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.0005 | BLIV | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Securities 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.
10,864,802 Ordinary Shares, $0.0005 par value at April 15, 2025
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Yes ☐No ☒
If the 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 15D 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.
| 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
| Page | ||
|---|---|---|
| PART I | ||
| Item 1. | Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisors | 4 |
| Item 2. | Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable | 4 |
| Item 3. | Key Information | 4 |
| Item 4. | Information on the Company | 28 |
| Item 4A. | Unresolved Staff Comments | 53 |
| Item 5. | Operating and Financial Review and Prospects | 53 |
| Item 6. | Directors, Senior Management and Employees | 73 |
| Item 7. | Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions | 83 |
| Item 8. | Financial Information | 86 |
| Item 9. | The Offer and Listing | 86 |
| Item 10. | Additional Information | 87 |
| Item 11. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 100 |
| Item 12. | Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities | 102 |
| PART II | ||
| Item 13. | Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies | 102 |
| Item 14. | Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds | 102 |
| Item 15. | Controls and Procedures | 102 |
| Item 16. | Reserved | 103 |
| Item 16A. | Audit Committee Financial Expert | 103 |
| Item 16B. | Code of Ethics | 103 |
| Item 16C. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 104 |
| Item 16D. | Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees | 104 |
| Item 16E. | Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliates Purchasers | 104 |
| Item 16F. | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountants | 104 |
| Item 16G. | Corporate Governance | 104 |
| Item 16H. | Mine Safety Disclosure | 105 |
| Item 16I. | Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | 105 |
| ITEM 16J. | Insider Trading Policies | 105 |
| ITEM 16K | Cybersecurity | 105 |
| PART III | ||
| Item 17. | Financial Statements | F-1 |
| Item 18. | Financial Statements | F-1 |
| Item 19. | Exhibits | 107 |
| SIGNATURES | 108 | |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 20-F contains forward-looking statements. A forward-looking statement is a projection about a future event or result, and whether the statement comes true is subject to many risks and uncertainties. These statements often can be identified by the use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “approximate” or “continue,” or the negative thereof. The actual results or activities of the Company will likely differ from projected results or activities of the Company as described in this Annual Report, and such differences could be material.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results and performance of the Company to be different from any future results, performance and achievements expressed or implied by these statements. In other words, our performance might be quite different from what the forward-looking statements imply. You should review carefully all information included in this Annual Report.
You should rely only on the forward-looking statements that reflect management’s view as of the date of this Annual Report. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. You should also carefully review the risk factors described in other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 contains a safe harbor for forward-looking statements on which the Company relies in making such disclosures. In connection with the “safe harbor,” we are hereby identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” under Item 3. - “Key Information.”
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CURRENCY PRESENTATION
Basis of Presentation
The financial information in this Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB, which differ in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or “U.S. GAAP.” This Annual Report does not include a reconciliation from IFRS to U.S. GAAP. You should consult your own professional advisors for an understanding of the differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP, and how those differences might affect the financial information included in this Annual Report.
Certain amounts, percentages and other figures included in this Annual Report have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, amounts, percentages and other figures shown as totals in certain tables or charts may not be the arithmetic aggregation of those that precede them and amounts, and figures expressed as percentages in the text may not total 100% or, when aggregated, may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the percentages
REFERENCES
In this Annual Report, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “Group” and the “Company” refer to BeLive Holdings and, where the context so requires or suggests, its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Its direct and indirect subsidiaries are: (i) BeLive Technology Group Ltd (“BeLive BVI”), a British Virgin Islands business company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on March 7, 2023, and our direct wholly owned subsidiary; (ii) BeLive Technology (Vietnam) Company Limited (“BeLive Vietnam”), a company incorporated under the laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on June 16, 2021, and one of our indirect wholly owned subsidiaries; and (iii) BeLive Technology Pte. Ltd (:”BeLive Singapore”), a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Singapore on June 18, 2014, and one of our indirect wholly owned subsidiaries.
“Initial Public Offering” or “IPO” refers to the closing on April 7, 2025 of our initial public offering of 2,450,000 Ordinary Shares at a public offering price of $4.00 for total gross proceeds of $9,800,000 or $11,270,000 in the event a further 2,817,500 Ordinary Shares are sold if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full..
We also simultaneously registered 2,139,227 Ordinary Shares on behalf of reselling shareholders pursuant to a resale prospectus (the “Resale Prospectus”). The resale offering was not part of, and was not conducted with the firm commitment public offering. It did not take place until our Ordinary Shares were listed on Nasdaq, which was April 7, 2024. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of Ordinary Shares by the selling shareholders.
References to “dollars,” “U.S. Dollars” or “US$” are to United States Dollars. Our reporting currency is the Singapore dollar. This Annual Report also contains translations of certain foreign currency amounts into U.S. dollars for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations of Singapore dollars into U.S. dollars were made at S$0.732 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate as certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for customs purposes as of December 31, 2024, the last business day in 2024. We make no representation that the Singapore dollar or U.S. dollar amounts referred to in this Annual Report could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars or Singapore dollars, as the case may be, at any particular rate, or at all.
Effective February 18, 2024, we effected a 5:1 reverse stock split resulting in 7,985,241 Ordinary Shares outstanding, which have been retroactively restated to the beginning of the first period presented herein. The economic rights of our Ordinary Shares held by each shareholder prior to and after the Reverse Stock Split shall remain unchanged, which rights include, but are not limited to, dividend, liquidation and conversion rights.
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