Company: LICN
Filing Date: 2025-01-29
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001213900-25-007741
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Company: Lichen International Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-01-29
Form: 424B5
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 our shareholders or the ultimate shareholders of our corporate
shareholders who are PRC residents. Approval from, or registration with, appropriate government authorities is, however, required where
the RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated
in foreign currencies. The PRC government may also at its discretion restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current account
transactions. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to the Company only out of their accumulated profits,
if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, there
are no restrictions or limitations imposed by the Hong Kong government on the transfer of capital within, into and out of Hong Kong
(including funds from Hong Kong to the PRC), except for transfer of funds involving money laundering and criminal activities. Cayman
Islands law prescribes that a company may only pay dividends out of its profits or share premium, and that a company may only pay dividends
if, immediately following the date on which the dividend is paid, the company remains able to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary
course of business. Other than that, there is no restrictions on Lichen China Limited’s ability to pay dividends to its shareholders.
See “Prospectus Summary — Transfers of Cash to and from Our Subsidiaries,” and “Risk Factors — Risks
Related to Doing Business in China — To the extent cash or assets in the business is in the PRC or Hong Kong or a
PRC or Hong Kong entity, the funds or assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC or Hong Kong
due to interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and limitations on the ability of us or our subsidiaries by the PRC government
to transfer cash or assets,” “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — We
are a holding company and we rely on our subsidiaries for funding dividend payments, which are subject to restrictions under PRC laws,”
and “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — Our PRC subsidiaries are subject
to restrictions on paying dividends or making other payments to us, which may have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct
our business.”

As a holding company, we may rely on dividends
and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries, including those based in the PRC, for our cash