S-4/A 1 ea0224529-10.htm REGISTRATION STATEMENT

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2025

Registration No. 333-283933

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

____________________

AMENDMENT NO. 5

TO

FORM S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

____________________

IRON HORSE ACQUISITIONS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

____________________

Delaware

 

6770

 

87-4105289

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification
Number)

For co-registrants, see “Table of Co-Registrants” on the following page.

P.O. Box 2506
Toluca Lake, CA 91610
(310) 290-5383
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

____________________

Jose A. Bengochea, Chief Executive Officer
Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp.
Toluca Lake, CA 91610
(310) 290-5383
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

____________________

Copies to:

Mitchell S. Nussbaum
Tahra Wright

Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154

Telephone: (212) 407-4000

 

Joan S. Guilfoyle

Loeb & Loeb LLP

901 New York Avenue, NW

Suite 300 East

Washington, DC 20001

Telephone: (202) 618-5000

 

Laura Hemmann

iTKG Law LLC

100 Corporate Drive

Suite 302

Lebanon, NJ 08833

Telephone: (650) 799-2061

____________________

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement and the satisfaction or waiver of all other conditions under the Business Combination Agreement described herein.

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box:

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

 

Smaller reporting company

 

           

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

 

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)

 

   
   

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)

 

   

The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

TABLE OF CO-REGISTRANTS

Exact Name of Co-Registrant as Specified in its Charter(1)(2)

 

State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization

 

Primary
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Code Number

 

I.R.S. Employer
Identification
Number

Zhong Guo Liang Tou Group Limited

 

British Virgin Islands

 

2000

 

Not applicable

____________

(1)      The Co-Registrant has the following principal executive office:

Zhong Guo Liang Tou Group Limited

Room 2712, Zhuhai Center Building, No. 1663 Yinwan Road, Xiangzhou District

Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.

(2)      The agent for service for the Co-Registrant is:

COGENCY GLOBAL INC.

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor

New York, NY 10168

(212) 947-7200

 

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

Item 20. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (referred to as the “DGCL”) empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or who is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful.

Subsection (b) of Section 145 empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 145 further provides that to the extent a director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith; that indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and the indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such person’s heirs, executors and administrators. Section 145 also empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under Section 145.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a corporation’s certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Iron Horse’s Certificate of Incorporation provides for indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the DGCL, and Iron Horse’s bylaws provide for indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the DGCL.

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Item 21. Exhibits and Financial Statements Schedules

     

Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit

 

Description

 

Schedule/
Form

 

File Number

 

Exhibits

 

Filing Date

1.1***

 

Underwriting Agreement dated as of December 27, 2023 by and between Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp. and EF Hutton LLC

 

Form 8-K

 

01-41898

 

1.1

 

January 2, 2024

2.1#***

 

Business Combination Agreement dated as of September 27, 2024, by and between Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp. and Rosy Sea Holdings Limited

 

Form 8-K

 

01-41898

 

2.1

 

October 2, 2024

2.2***

 

Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement dated as of December 18, 2024, by and among Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp., Rosy Sea Holdings Limited and Zhong Guo Liang Tou Group Limited (included as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus)

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

2.2

 

December 19, 2024

3.1***

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Iron Horse

 

Form 8-K

 

333-283933

 

3.1

 

January 2, 2024

3.2***

 

Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Iron Horse (included as Annex B to this proxy statement/prospectus).

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

3.2

 

December 19, 2024

3.3***

 

Bylaws of Iron Horse

 

Form S-1

 

333-268092

 

3.3

 

December 22, 2023

4.1***

 

Specimen Unit Certificate of Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp.

 

Form S-1

 

333-268092

 

4.1

 

December 22, 2023

4.2***

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp.

 

Form S-1

 

333-268092

 

4.2

 

December 22, 2023

4.3***

 

Specimen Warrant Certificate of Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp.

 

Form S-1

 

333-268092

 

4.3

 

December 22, 2023

4.4***

 

Specimen Right Certificate of Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp.

 

Form S-1

 

333-268092

 

4.4

 

December 22, 2023

4.5***

 

Warrant Agreement, dated December 27, 2023, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp.

 

Form 8-K

 

01-41898

 

4.1

 

January 2, 2024

4.6***

 

Rights Agreement, dated December 27, 2023, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp.

 

Form 8-K

 

01-41898

 

4.2

 

January 2, 2024

5.1***

 

Opinion of Loeb & Loeb LLP regarding the validity of the securities

 

Form S-4

     

5.1

   

10.1***

 

Letter Agreement, dated December 27, 2023, by and among Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp. and its officers, directors and initial stockholders

 

Form 8-K

 

01-41898

 

10.4

 

January 2, 2024

10.2***

 

Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated December 27, 2023, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp.

 

Form 8-K

 

01-41898

 

10.1

 

January 2, 2024

10.3***

 

Stock Escrow Agreement, dated December 27, 2023, by and among Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp., Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the initial stockholders

 

Form 8-K

 

01-41898

 

10.2

 

January 2, 2024

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Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit

 

Description

 

Schedule/
Form

 

File Number

 

Exhibits

 

Filing Date

10.4***

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 27, 2023, among Iron Horse, Bengochea SPAC Sponsors I LLC, and each of Iron Horse’s directors and officers

 

Form 8-K

 

01-41898

 

10.6

 

January 2, 2024

10.5***

 

Administrative Support Agreement

 

Form S-1

 

333-268092

 

10.7

 

December 21, 2023

10.6***

 

Private Warrant Subscription Agreement, dated December 27, 2023, between Iron Horse and Bengochea SPAC Sponsors I LLC

 

Form 8-K

 

01-41898

 

10.3

 

January 2, 2024

10.7***

 

Indemnity Agreements, dated December 27, 2023, with each of Iron Horse’s directors and officers

 

Form 8-K

 

01-41898

 

10.5

 

January 2, 2024

10.8***

 

Form of Sponsor Support Agreement

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

10.8

 

January 28, 2025

10.9***

 

Form of Company Support Agreement

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

10.9

 

January 28, 2025

10.10***

 

Form of Lock-Up Agreement

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

10.10

 

January 28, 2025

10.11**

 

Form of Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

       

10.12***

 

Form Employment Agreement with PRC Employees of CFI

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

10.12

 

January 28, 2025

10.13***

 

Form Employment Agreement with New CFI Executives

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

10.13

 

January 28, 2025

10.14***

 

Form of Supply Agreement with CFI’s suppliers

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

10.14

 

January 28, 2025

10.15***

 

Form of Consulting Agreement

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

10.15

 

January 28, 2025

16.1***

 

Letter regarding change in accountants

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

16.1

 

April 7, 2024

23.1***

 

Consent of MaloneBailey, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm of Iron Horse.

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

23.1

 

April 14, 2025

23.2***

 

Consent of Kaida CPA & Co., independent registered public accounting firm of CFI

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

23.2

 

April 14, 2025

23.3***

 

Consent of Loeb & Loeb LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

23.3

 

April 14, 2025

23.4***

 

Consent of Guangdong Xinyu Law Firm (included in Exhibit 99.9).

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

23.4

 

March 18, 2025

24.1***

 

Power of Attorney (see signature page)

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

24.1

 

December 19, 2024

99.1***

 

Consent of Zhenjun Jiang to be named as a director.

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

99.1

 

December 19, 2024

99.2***

 

Consent of Lili Zhang to be named as a director.

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

99.2

 

December 19, 2024

99.3***

 

Consent of Pan Hu to be named as a director.

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

99.3

 

December 19, 2024

99.4***

 

Consent of John L. Suprock to be named as director

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

99.4

 

December 19, 2024

99.5***

 

Consent of Lydia Bergamasco to be named as director

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

99.5

 

December 19, 2024

99.6***

 

Consent of Donghai Li to be named as director

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

99.6

 

December 19, 2024

99.7***

 

Consent of Jinyu Huang to be named as director

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

99.7

 

December 19, 2024

99.8***

 

Preliminary Proxy Card.

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

99.8

 

April 14, 2025

99.9***

 

Opinion of Guangdong Xinyu Law Firm

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

 

99.9

 

March 18, 2025

101.INS***

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document.

 

Form S-4

           

101.CAL***

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

 

Form S-4

           

101.SCH***

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

 

Form S-4

           

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Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit

 

Description

 

Schedule/
Form

 

File Number

 

Exhibits

 

Filing Date

101.DEF***

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

 

Form S-4

           

101.LAB***

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document.

 

Form S-4

           

101.PRE***

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 

Form S-4

           

104***

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

Form S-4

           

107**

 

Filing Fee Table

 

Form S-4

 

333-283933

       

____________

*        Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

**      Filed herewith

***    Previously filed

#        Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601. The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.

Item 22. Undertakings

a.      The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

i.       To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(1)    To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(2)    To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(3)    To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

ii.      That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

iii.     To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

iv.      That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

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v.       That, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(1)    Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(2)    Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(3)    The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(4)    Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

vi.     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes as follows: that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered hereunder through use of a prospectus which is a part of this registration statement, by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c), the issuer undertakes that such reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form with respect to re-offerings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other Items of the applicable Form.

vii.    The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes as follows: that every prospectus (i) that is filed pursuant to the paragraph immediately preceding, or (ii) that purports to meet the requirements of section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act and is used in connection with an offering of securities subject to Rule 415, will be filed as a part of an amendment to the registration statement and will not be used until such amendment is effective, and that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

viii.   Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

b.      The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this Form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.

c.      The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Toluca Lake, State of California, on the 30th day of April, 2025.

 

Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp.

   

By:

 

/s/ Jose A. Bengochea

   

Name:

 

Jose A. Bengochea

   

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jose A. Bengochea

 

Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

April 30, 2025

Jose A. Bengochea

 

(Principal Executive, Financial and
Accounting Officer)

   

/s/ William Caragol

 

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Office

 

April 30, 2025

William Caragol

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

   

*

 

Chairman

 

April 30, 2025

Brian Turner

       

*

 

Director

 

April 30, 2025

Jane Waxman

       

*

 

Director

 

April 30, 2025

Ken Hertz

       

*

 

Director

 

April 30, 2025

Scott Morris

       

____________

*        Signed by Jose A. Bengochea and William Caragol pursuant to the power of attorney signed by each individual and previously filed with this Registration Statement on December 19, 2024.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Zhuhai, PRC, on the 30th day of April, 2025.

 

Zhong Guo Liang Tou Group Limited

   

By:

 

/s/ Zhenjun Jiang

   

Name:

 

Zhenjun Jiang

   

Title:

 

Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

/s/ Zhenjun Jiang

 

Sole Director, Principal Executive Officer,

 

April 30, 2025

Zhenjun Jiang

 

and Principal Financial Officer

   

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CO-REGISTRANT

Pursuant to the Securities Act, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of the co-registrant has signed this registration statement on the 30th day of April, 2025.

 

COGENCY GLOBAL INC.

   

Authorized U.S. Representative

   

By:

 

/s/ Colleen A. De Vries

   

Name:

 

Colleen A. De Vries

   

Title:

 

Sr. Vice President on behalf of Cogency Global Inc.

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