UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 8, 2025
HWH International Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-41254 | 87-3296100 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 210 Bethesda, MD | 20814 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 971-3955
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | HWH | The Nasdaq Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, 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. ☐
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On January 8, 2025, HWH International Inc. (the “Company”) amended the text of Section 7.3 of Article VII of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the State of Delaware to permit the stockholders of the Company to take action by majority written consent. This Amendment of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders on December 12, 2024.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
3.1 | Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation | |
104 | Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 10, 2025 | HWH INTERNATIONAL INC. | |
By: | /s/ Rongguo Wei | |
Name: | Rongguo Wei | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
HWH INTERNATIONAL INC.
Pursuant to Section 242 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”)
HWH International Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the DGCL, does hereby certify as follows:
FIRST: That the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation is hereby amended by replacing Section 7.3 of Article VII with the following:
“Section 7.3 Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation may be effected by written consent of the stockholders of the Corporation holding at least a majority of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation.”
SECOND: That the foregoing amendment was duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the DGCL.
Execution
The undersigned signs this document subject to the penalties imposed by law for the submission of a materially false or fraudulent instrument and certifies under penalty of perjury that the undersigned is authorized under the provisions of law governing the entity to execute the filing instrument.
Date: January 8, 2025 | ||
HWH INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Rongguo Wei | |
Name: | Rongguo Wei | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |