Company: ZLAB
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-008409
Chunk: 136

Company: Zai Lab Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 136
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 two consecutive years from trading their securities on a national securities exchange or over-the-counter market in the United States. In the past, we have used auditors located in mainland China; however, in May 2022, the Company engaged KPMG LLP, an auditor located in the United States that is inspected by the PCAOB, as our independent registered public accounting firm, and KPMG LLP has been our auditor for all of the periods presented in this report. Although we are not currently at risk of delisting pursuant to the HFCAA, our ability to access the U.S. capital markets and the market price of our securities could be adversely affected as a result of new legislation, different interpretations of existing legislation, or the anticipated negative impacts of legislative or executive or regulatory actions upon, or negative investor sentiment toward, companies with significant operations in mainland China and Hong Kong that are listed in the United States.

We may be subject to additional approval, filing, and compliance obligations with Chinese authorities in connection with our engagement of KPMG LLP, a U.S. auditor that is subject to PCAOB inspection.

In the first quarter of 2023, the CSRC adopted the Archives Rules. According to the Archives Rules, we may be required to complete certain approval, filing, and regulatory procedures if it becomes necessary for us to disclose or provide to KPMG LLP, our U.S. auditor that is subject to inspection by the PCAOB, any documents or materials relevant to KPMG LLP’s audit that are deemed to have a sensitive impact (i.e., be detrimental to national security or the public interest if divulged) or contain state secrets or governmental authority work secrets. Under those circumstances, KPMG LLP would also be required to abide by corresponding approval, filing, and compliance procedures. Due to the lack of further interpretation, we are not certain about the scope of materials that would be deemed to have a sensitive impact or contain state or governmental authority work secrets.

We are subject to extensive data protection, privacy, and information security laws, regulations, and policies in China. Compliance with such laws, rules, and regulations, and any other future laws and regulations in these areas, may entail significant expenses and could materially affect our business and results of operations, including as a result of government enforcement actions and significant penalties.

We are subject to extensive data protection, privacy, and information security laws, rules, and regulations in China, such as the Data Security Law, Cyber Security Law, Cybersecurity Review Measures, Personal Information Protection Law, Regulation on the