Company: NTCL
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000153
Chunk: 72

Company: NetClass Technology Inc
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 5
Chunk 72
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Blockchain technology is a capability of our company. The Chinese government encourages the application of blockchain technology and supports the Company’s education blockchain platform. However, there is a risk of changes in this policy in the future. On January 10, 2019, the CAC, PRC’s cyberspace information regulator, issued the Administrative Provisions on Blockchain Information Services (“ Provisions”), a set of rules governing blockchain-based information services. The Provisions took effect on February 15, 2019. The Provisions regulate blockchain-based information services provided in the PRC. The Provisions prohibit blockchain information service providers and users from using the services to engage in activities prohibited by laws or administrative regulations that endanger national security, disturb social order, or infringe the legitimate rights and interests of others. They must not generate, copy, publish, or disseminate information content prohibited by laws and administrative regulations. Currently, NetClass has neither generated, copied, published, or disseminated information content prohibited by laws and administrative regulations nor violated other Provisions. However, because of environmental-impact concerns related to the potential high demand for electricity to support of applying blockchain and online learning activity, political concerns, and for other reasons, we may be required to cease operations in the PRC without much or any prior notice by a national or local government’s formal or informal requirement or because of the anticipation of an impending requirement.

We may evaluate and potentially consummate strategic investments or acquisitions from time to time, which could require significant management attention, disrupt our business, and adversely affect our financial results.

We may evaluate and consider strategic investments, combinations, acquisitions, or alliances to further increase the value of our products and better serve our clients. These transactions could be material to our financial condition and results of operations if consummated. Even if we can identify an appropriate business opportunity, there is no guarantee that we may be able to consummate the transaction successfully. Even if we do consummate such a transaction, we may be unable to obtain the benefits or avoid the difficulties and risks of such a transaction.

Strategic investments or acquisitions will involve risks commonly encountered in business relationships, including:

  difficulties in assimilating and integrating the operations, personnel, systems, data, technologies, products, and services of the acquired business;  

  the inability of the acquired technologies, products, or businesses to achieve expected levels of revenue, profitability, productivity, or other benefits;  

  difficulties in retaining, training, motivating, and integrating key personnel;  

  diversion of management’s time and resources