NOCERA, INC.
For the period ended Dec 21, 2026. Filed Nov 3, 2026.
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Dec 21, 2026 · Filed Nov 3, 2026
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DEF 14A 1 nocera_def14a.htm DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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NOCERA, INC.
3F (Building B), No. 185, Sec. 1, Datong Rd., Xizhi Dist.
New Taipei City Taiwan 221
(886) 910-163-358
2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be Held on December 21, 2026
November 3, 2026
Dear Shareholder:
You are invited to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Nocera, Inc. (the “Company” or “Nocera”), which will be held on December 21, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time. This year’s Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting, conducted solely online. Hosting a virtual meeting will enable our shareholders to attend online and participate from any location around the world and support the health and well-being of our management, directors and shareholders. Shareholders will be able to attend the Annual Meeting by visitingwww.mountainsharetransfer.com/ncra.
At the Annual Meeting, shareholders will be asked to: (1) elect five directors; (2) approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), from 66,666,667 to 2,000,000,000; (3) ratify the appointment of SFAI Malaysia PLT as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; (4) approve the issuance of new Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D warrants (collectively, the “New Warrants”) to replace prior warrants that have expired and lapsed; (5) approve and adopt the 2026 Nocera, Inc. Equity Compensation Plan, authorizing 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance thereunder to replace the 2018 Stock Option and Award Incentive Plan; (6) approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorizing the Board of Directors to effect one or more reverse stock splits of the Company’s Common Stock during the one-year period following shareholder approval at ratios ranging from one-for-five (1:5) to one-for-one-hundred (1:100), provided that the cumulative ratio does not exceed one-for-one-hundred (1:100); (7) approve, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the potential issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Equity Purchase Facility Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2026, in excess of 19.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock at a price that may be less than the Nasdaq Minimum Price, as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d); and (8) transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. The Board believes that Proposals 1 through 7 are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and recommends a vote consistent with the Board’s recommendation for each proposal.
It is important that your shares be represented and that you vote at the Annual Meeting regardless of the size of your holdings. Whether or not you plan to participate in the Annual Meeting online, please take the time to vote online, by telephone or, if you receive a printed proxy card, by returning a marked, signed and dated proxy card. If you participate in the Annual Meeting online, you may also vote your shares online at that time if you wish, even if you have previously submitted your vote.
Further details regarding the Annual Meeting and the business to be conducted are more fully described in the accompanying Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Notice of Annual Meeting”) and 2026 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement (“Proxy Statement”).
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, we hope you will vote as soon as possible. Further information about voting methods is set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.
Sincerely,
/s/ Andy Ching-An Jin
Andy Ching-An Jin
Chief Executive Officer
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials is first being mailed to our shareholders on or about November 3, 2026, which indicates that the Notice of Annual Meeting, this Proxy Statement and our 2025 Annual Report, are available at www.mountainsharetransfer.com/ncra.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Notice is hereby given that the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Nocera, Inc. will be held virtually atwww.mountainsharetransfer.com/ncra on December 21, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time for the following purposes:
| 1. | To elect five directors, Andy Ching-An Jin, Sean Filson, Hui-Ying Zhuang, Yiwen Zhang and Song-Yuan Teng, each to hold office until our Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2027 or their respective successor is duly elected and qualified; |
| 2. | To approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 66,666,667 to 2,000,000,000; |
| 3. | To ratify the appointment of SFAI Malaysia PLT as the independent auditor of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; |
| 4. | To approve the issuance of new Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D warrants (collectively, the “New Warrants”) to replace prior warrants that expired and lapsed, on the terms described in this Proxy Statement; |
| 5. | To approve and adopt the 2026 Nocera, Inc. Equity Compensation Plan (the “2026 Plan”), authorizing 3,000,000 shares of our Common Stock for issuance thereunder, to replace the 2018 Stock Option and Award Incentive Plan; |
| 6. | To approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorizing the Board of Directors, during the one-year period following shareholder approval, to effect one or more reverse stock splits of our Common Stock at ratios ranging from one-for-five (1:5) to one-for-one-hundred (1:100), provided that the cumulative ratio of all reverse stock splits effected under this authorization does not exceed one-for-one-hundred (1:100); |
| 7. | To approve, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the potential issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to that certain Equity Purchase Facility Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2026, in excess of 19.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a price that may be less than the Nasdaq Minimum Price, as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d); and |
| 8. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. |
These proposals are more fully described in the Proxy Statement following this Notice of Annual Meeting.
The Board has fixed the close of business on October 16, 2026 as the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, only shareholders of record at the close of business on that date will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Only shareholders and persons holding proxies from shareholders may attend the Annual Meeting. To participate in the Annual Meeting online atwww.mountainsharetransfer.com/ncra, you will need the information included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, your proxy card or the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials.
Your vote matters. Whether or not you plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, we hope you will vote as soon as possible. Further information about voting methods is set forth in the accompanying Proxy Statement. We encourage you to read the Proxy Statement and submit your proxy or voting instructions as soon as possible. You can vote your shares electronically via the internet, by telephone or if applicable, by completing and returning the proxy card or voting instruction card.You can revoke a proxy at any time prior to its exercise at the Annual Meeting by following the instructions in the Proxy Statement.
By order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Andy Ching-An Jin
Andy Ching-An Jin
Chief Executive Officer
November 3, 2026
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PROXY STATEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS | ii |
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| PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS | 1 |
| MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING | 10 |
| PROPOSAL No. 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | 10 |
| PROPOSAL No. 2: APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK | 11 |
| DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 12 |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 14 |
| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 18 |
| SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 23 |
| SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE | 24 |
| PROPOSAL No. 3: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF SFAI MALAYSIA PLT AS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR OF THE COMPANY | 25 |
| PROPOSAL No. 4: APPROVAL OF NEW CLASS A-D WARRANTS | 27 |
| PROPOSAL No. 5: APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE 2026 NOCERA, INC. EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN | 29 |
| PROPOSAL No. 6: APPROVAL OF REVERSE STOCK SPLIT | 31 |
| PROPOSAL No. 7: APPROVAL OF POTENTIAL ISSUANCE OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE EQUITY PURCHASE FACILITY AGREEMENT UNDER NASDAQ LISTING RULE 5635(D) | 32 |
| PROPOSAL No. 8: OTHER BUSINESS | 33 |
| CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS, RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE | 34 |
| SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATION PROCEDURES | 35 |
| DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO SHAREHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS | 35 |
| OTHER MATTERS | 36 |
| VIRTUAL ACCESS TO THE ANNUAL MEETING | 36 |
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