As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July 16, 2025.
Registration No. 333-288292
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM F-1
Amendment No. 2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
| Cayman Islands |
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100 |
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Not Applicable |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
No. 48 Xianyu Road
Shuangcheng Town, Zherong County
Ningde City, Fujian Province
People’s Republic of China, 355399
+86 (0) 593 8386777
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
The Crone Law Group, P.C.
One East Liberty
Suite 600
Reno, Nevada 89501
Telephone: 646-861-7891
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
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Mark E. Crone, Esq.
Joe Laxague, Esq.
Zhiqi (Camilla) Zheng, Esq.
The Crone Law Group, P.C.
420 Lexington Avenue
Suite 2446
New York, NY 10170
(646) 861-7891 |
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Matthew Bernstein, Esq.
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(212) 370-1300 |
Approximate date of commencement
of proposed sale to the public: as soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
If any of the securities
being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933,
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(c) 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 an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company
that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, 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. ☐
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 such Section 8(a), may determine.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Oriental Rise Holdings
Limited is filing this Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-288292) as an exhibit-only filing. Accordingly,
this amendment consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note, Item 8 of Part II of the Registration Statement, the signature
page to the Registration Statement and the filed exhibits. The remainder of the Registration Statement is unchanged and has therefore
been omitted.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
Exhibit
Number |
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Description |
| 1.1 |
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Form of Placement Agency Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-288292) filed with the SEC on July 8, 2025) |
| 3.1 |
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Amended and Restated Articles of Association of Oriental Rise Holdings Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 3.2 |
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Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of Oriental Rise Holdings Limited incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 4.1 |
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Registrant’s Specimen Certificate for Ordinary Shares incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Amended Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on November 14, 2023) |
| 4.2 |
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Form of Ordinary Share Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-288292) filed with the SEC on July 8, 2025) |
| 4.3 |
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Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-288292) filed with the SEC on July 8, 2025) |
| 5.1 |
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Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman regarding the validity of the ordinary shares being registered (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-288292) filed with the SEC on July 8, 2025) |
| 10.1 |
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-288292) filed with the SEC on July 8, 2025) |
| 10.2 |
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Employment Agreement with Dezhi Liu (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.3 |
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Employment Agreement with Bangjie Hu (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.4 |
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Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Amended Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2024) |
| 10.5 |
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English Translation of Form of Agreement for the Transfer of Contractual Management Rights of Tea Garden with Zhaizhong Township (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.6 |
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English Translation of Form of Collective Forest Right Transfer Agreements with Zhaizhong Township (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.7 |
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English Translation of Form of Agreement for the Transfer of Contractual Management Rights of Tea Garden with Huangbai Township (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.8 |
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English Translation of Form of Collective Forest Right Transfer Agreements with Huangbai Township(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.9 |
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English Translation of Form of Tea Garden Management Agreements between the Company and the Individual Tea Garden Managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.10 |
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English Translation of Letter of Intent between the Company and Management Committee of the Zherong Tea Industrial Zone (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.11 |
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English Translation of Changguan Village Framework Agreement between the Company and Changguan Village Committee of Huangbai Township, Zherong County (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.12 |
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English Translation of Collective Forest Right Transfer Agreement between the Company and Changguan Village Committee, Zherong County (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| Exhibit |
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| Number |
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Description |
| 10.13 |
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English Translation of Letter of Intent between the Company and Changguan Village Committee of Huangbai Township, Zherong County (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.14 |
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English Translation of Shakengli Village Framework Agreement between the Company and Shakengli Village Committee, Huangbai Township, Zherong County (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.15 |
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English Translation of First Shakengli Village Contractual Management Rights Agreement between the Company and Shakengli Village Committee, Zherong County (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.16 |
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English Translation of Ruanling Village Collective Forest Right Transfer Agreement between the Company and Ruanling Village Committee, Zherong County (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.17 |
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English Translation of Xiaping Village Collective Forest Right Transfer Agreement between the Company and Xiaping Village Committee, Zherong County (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.18 |
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English Translation of Youjiabian Village Collective Forest Right Transfer Agreement between the Company and Youjiabian Village Committee, Zherong County (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.19 |
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English Translation of a Tripartite Land Use Agreement among the Company, the People’s Government of Zherong County and Houlong Village Committee of Zhaizhong Township (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.20 |
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English Translation of Land Lease Agreement between the Company and Houlong Village Committee of Zhaizhong Township, Zherong County and its amendment (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.21 |
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English Translation of Lease Agreement between the Company and Houlong Village Committee, Zherong County (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.22 |
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English Translation of Lease Agreement between the Company and an independent third party (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.23 |
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English Translation of Framework agreements (Product Sales Contract) between the Company and Fujian Pingfu Tea Co., Ltd., the Company’s largest tea business operator customer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 10.24 |
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Form of Underwriting Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 14.1 |
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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 21.1 |
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-274976), filed with the SEC on October 13, 2023) |
| 23.1 |
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Consent of PKF, an independent registered public accounting firm (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 23.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-288292) filed with the SEC on July 8, 2025) |
| 23.2 |
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Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
| 23.3 |
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Consent of Jingtian & Gongcheng* |
| 107 |
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Filing Fee Table (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 107 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-288292) filed with the SEC on June 24, 2025) |
Financial Statement Schedules
Schedules have been omitted
because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements or the
Notes thereto.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form F-1 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Ningde City, mainland China, on July 16, 2025.
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By: |
/s/ Dezhi Liu |
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Name: |
Dezhi Liu |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer) |
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By: |
/s/ Bangjie Hu |
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Name: |
Bangjie Hu |
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Title: |
Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
(principal financial officer) |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Dezhi Liu and Bangjie Hu as attorneys-in-fact with full power of substitution, for him or her in
any and all capacities, to do any and all acts and all things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may
deem necessary or desirable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the
registration under the Securities Act of ordinary shares of the registrant (the “Shares”), including, without limitation,
the power and authority to sign the name of each of the undersigned in the capacities indicated below to the Registration Statement on
Form F-1 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to such
Shares, to any and all amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, whether such amendments or supplements are filed before
or after the effective date of such Registration Statement, to any related Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under
the Securities Act, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such Registration Statement or
any and all amendments thereto, whether such amendments are filed before or after the effective date of such Registration Statement; and
each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that such attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
| Signature |
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| /s/ Dezhi
Liu |
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Principal Executive
Officer and Director |
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July 16, 2025 |
| Name: Dezhi Liu |
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| /s/ Bangjie
Hu |
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Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and Director |
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July 16, 2025 |
| Name: Bangjie Hu |
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| /s/ Swee
Leng Seng |
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Director |
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July 16, 2025 |
| Name: Swee Leng Seng |
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| /s/ Jingwei
Zhang |
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Director |
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July 16, 2025 |
| Name: Jingwei Zhang |
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| /s/ Kenneth
Kei Biu Cheng |
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Director |
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July 16, 2025 |
| Name: Kenneth Kei Biu
Cheng |
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE
UNITED STATES
Pursuant to the Securities
Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LIMITED,
has signed this registration statement or amendment thereto in New York, NY on July 16, 2025.
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The Crone Law Group, P.C. |
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By: |
/s/ Mark Crone |
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Name: |
Mark Crone |
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Title: |
Managing Partner |