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Primech Holdings Ltd. – IPO: ‘424B3’ on 10/11/23

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10/11/23  Primech Holdings Ltd.             424B3                  1:1.7M                                   MDM Corp Elec Fi… Inc/FA

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Registration No. 333-264036

PRIMECH HOLDINGS LTD.

712,500 Ordinary Shares

This Resale Prospectus relates to the resale of 712,500 Ordinary Shares by the selling shareholder named in this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of Ordinary Shares by the selling shareholder named in this prospectus.

Any shares sold by the selling shareholder covered by this prospectus will only occur after the trading of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, begins at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated prices. No sales of the shares covered by this prospectus shall occur until the Ordinary Shares sold in our IPO begin trading on the Nasdaq. The distribution of securities offered hereby may be effected in one or more transactions that may take place in ordinary brokers’ transactions, privately negotiated transactions or through sales to one or more dealers for resale of such securities as principals. The selling shareholder will sell its shares at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated prices. Usual and customary or specifically negotiated brokerage fees or commissions may be paid by the Selling Shareholder. The date of effectiveness of this registration statement is September 29, 2023.

We have received approval from Nasdaq to list our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “PMEC.”

We are an “emerging growth company” under applicable U.S. federal securities laws and are eligible for reduced public company reporting requirements.

Primech Holdings Pte. Ltd. was incorporated in Singapore on December 29, 2020 as a holding company of our businesses. On May 11, 2023, our Company changed its corporate name to Primech Holdings Ltd., so as to remove the designation “Pte.” which is used only for privately held companies under Singapore law, and adopted a constitution for a public company under Singapore law. Upon the completion of the IPO, we will be a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq Market Rules because our Major Shareholder, Sapphire Universe, will hold more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors. Sapphire Universe is expected to own 88.01% of our issued and outstanding shares of the Company (or 86.89% of our outstanding Shares if the underwriter’s option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full) after the IPO and the Resale Offering.

As of the date of this prospectus, our outstanding share capital consists of Ordinary Shares. Holders of Ordinary Shares have the same rights.

Investing in our Ordinary Shares involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13.

We are both an “emerging growth company” and a “foreign private issuer” as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for this and future filings. See “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Foreign Private Issuer” for additional information. Investors are cautioned that you are buying shares of a shell company issuer incorporated in the Cayman Islands with an operating subsidiary in Singapore.

Investing in our Ordinary Shares is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Before buying any shares, you should carefully read the discussion of material risks of investing in our Ordinary Shares in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this Resale Prospectus is October 11, 2023

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For investors outside the United States: neither we, the Selling Shareholder nor the underwriter have done anything that would permit the IPO and Resale Offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction, other than the United States, where action for that purpose is required. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the IPO and Resale Offering of the shares and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.

Neither we nor the underwriter have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus, any amendment or supplement to this prospectus, or in any free writing prospectus we have prepared, and neither we nor the underwriter take responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information others may give you. Neither we nor the underwriter are making an offer to sell, or seeking offers to buy, these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the cover page of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or the sale of shares. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since the date on the cover page of this prospectus.

RISK FACTORS

Prospective investors should carefully consider and evaluate each of the following considerations and all other information set forth in this prospectus before deciding to invest in our Shares. The following section describes some of the significant risks known to us now that could directly or indirectly affect us and the value or trading price of our Shares and should not be construed as a comprehensive listing of all risk factors. The following section does not state risks unknown to us now but which could occur in the future and risks which we currently believe to be not material but may subsequently turn out to be so. Should these risks occur and/or turn out to be material, they could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. To the best of our Directors’ knowledge and belief, the risk factors that are material to investors in making an informed judgment have been set out below. If any of the following considerations and uncertainties develops into actual events, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. In such cases, the trading price of our Shares could decline and investors may lose all or part of their investment in our Shares. Prospective investors are advised to apprise themselves of all factors involving the risks of investing in our Shares from their professional advisers before making any decision to invest in our Shares.

This prospectus also contains forward-looking statements having direct and/or indirect implications on our future performance. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks and uncertainties faced by us described below and elsewhere in this prospectus.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS

We incurred a net loss in FY 2022 and FY 2023 and we may incur losses in the future.

For the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded net loss of ($2,546,933) and ($1,263,161), respectively. We anticipate that our operating expenses, together with the increased general administrative expenses of a public company, will increase in the foreseeable future as we seek to maintain and continue to grow our business, attract potential customers and further enhance our service offering. These efforts may prove more expensive than we currently anticipate, and we may not succeed in increasing our revenue sufficiently to offset these higher expenses. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, we may incur net losses in the future and may be unable to achieve or maintain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis for the foreseeable future.

We are subject to risks associated with debt financing.

Due to our working capital requirements in support of our day-to-day operations and business expansion, we may finance all or a substantial portion of our costs through bank loans and credit facilities, in addition to Shareholders’ equity and internally generated funds. Details on our total indebtedness is set forth in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this prospectus.

While we believe that we have sufficient capital from our available cash resources, our cash generated from our business operations and our credit facilities to meet our current working capital and capital expenditure requirements, we may require additional debt financing to operate our business, implement our future business strategies and/or acquire complementary businesses or develop new technologies.

Our ability to obtain debt financing depends on a number of factors including our financial strength, creditworthiness and prospects, as well as other factors beyond our control, including general economic, liquidity and political conditions. There is no assurance that we will be able to secure adequate debt financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all. In the event that we are unable to secure adequate debt financing on terms acceptable to us, we may not be able to implement our business strategies and our business and prospects could be materially and adversely affected as a result.

Any disruptions, volatility or uncertainty of the credit markets could limit our ability to borrow funds or cause our borrowings to become more expensive. As such, we may be forced to pay unattractive interest rates, thereby increasing our interest expense, decreasing our profitability and reducing our financial flexibility if we take on additional debt financing. Any material increase in interest rates would also increase our cost of borrowing and debt financing costs, which may weaken our ability to obtain further future debt financing.

Further, debt financing may restrict our freedom to operate our business as it may require conditions and/or covenants that:

We are not in compliance with certain covenants in our bank financing agreements.

Primech A&P, one of our subsidiaries, has been in technical breach of financial covenants prescribed in the financing agreements to which it is a party, namely, a temporary bridging loan, an overdraft, guarantee and corporate credit card facility, a recourse receivables purchase facility, two term loan banking facilities and a business property financing facility. Primech A&P is required to maintain, during the term of the financing agreements relating to each of these facilities, a minimum adjusted tangible net worth of $7.0 million (SGD 10.0 million), and a gearing ratio, defined as to the ratio of total bank debt to tangible net worth (or adjusted tangible net worth, as the case may be), of not more than 1.5.

As of March 31, 2023, Primech A&P was not in compliance with both of these bank covenants. As such, the Lender under the abovementioned financing agreements could exercise its rights to, among others, cancel or withdraw any or all of the aforementioned facilities, or declare that all or any part of thereof (together with accrued interest and other amounts accrued or outstanding) be immediately due and payable or require Primech A&P to repurchase debts which it has assigned to the Lender. In the event that Primech A&P is unable to make repayment, the Lender also has the right to enforce its rights on collateral security, including but not limited to Primech A&P’s leasehold interest on real property. Specifically, the Lender could demand immediate repayment of the aggregate outstanding loan amount of $18,776,000 as of March 31, 2023 and interest of approximately $152,000 accrued from April 1, 2023 to August 18, 2023, plus certain costs of collection as provided in the relevant bank financing agreements.

On July 28, 2023 and August 11, 2023, the Lender issued letters to Primech A&P in respect of each of the aforementioned financing agreements, respectively, advising an exceptional one-off waiver for the breach of the two abovementioned bank covenants. Pursuant to these letters, the issuance of a waiver by the Lender shall not impair any rights or privileges of the Lender under each of the aforementioned financing agreements, and the Lender may still at any time withdraw or cancel the whole or any part of the facilities, and/or demand repayment of all sums owing in respect of any non-compliances with the terms of such facilities (other than the breaches that have been waived).

As of the date of this prospectus, the Lender has not notified us that it will take any of the aforementioned actions in connection with these covenant defaults.

Notwithstanding the above, the Lender may exercise its rights under the relevant financing agreements at any time during which we are in default of our covenants. In such an event, we may be required to repay the aforementioned amounts and could need to seek to replace our existing credit facilities. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain refinancing under similar commercial terms, if at all, or that the Lender will not exercise its rights, declare an event of default, accelerate the repayment obligation of our Primech A&P subsidiary or enforce other remedies against it which may result in cross defaults under other facilities that our other subsidiaries have entered, or may enter, into. An acceleration or cancellation, of Primech A&P’s loans could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, financial position, and prospects.

Any adverse material changes to the Singapore market (whether localized or resulting from global economic or other conditions) such as the occurrence of an economic recession, pandemic or widespread outbreak of an infectious disease (such as COVID-19), could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

During FY 2023 and FY 2022, substantially all of our revenue was derived from our operations in Singapore. Any adverse circumstances affecting the Singapore market, such as an economic recession, epidemic outbreak or natural disaster or other adverse incidents may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Any downturn in the industry which we operate in resulting in the postponement, delay or cancellation of contracts and delay in recovery of receivables is likely to have an adverse impact on our business and profitability.

Uncertain global economic conditions have had and may continue to have an adverse impact on our business in the form of lower net sales due to weakened demand, unfavorable changes in product price/mix, or lower profit margins. For example, global economic downturns have adversely impacted some of our customers, such as Singapore Changi Airport, hotels, restaurants, retail establishments, and other entities that are particularly sensitive to business and consumer spending.

During economic downturns or recessions, there can be a heightened competition for sales and increased pressure to reduce selling prices as our customers may reduce their demand for our services. If we lose significant sales volume or reduce selling prices significantly, then there could be a negative impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations, profitability and cash flows.

Reduced availability of credit may also adversely affect the ability of some of our customers and suppliers to obtain funds for operations and capital expenditures. This could negatively impact our ability to obtain necessary supplies as well as our sales of materials and equipment to affected customers. This could additionally result in reduced or delayed collections of outstanding accounts receivable.

An epidemic or outbreak of communicable diseases may also adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. As of the date of this prospectus, there is an ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, which has resulted in a global health crisis, causing disruptions to social and economic activities, business operations and supply chains worldwide, including in Singapore. Measures taken by the Singapore government to tackle the spread of COVID-19 have included, among others, border closures, quarantine measures and lockdown measures. The COVID-19 outbreak and related government measures have adversely affected our business in a number of ways, including:

If a substantial number of our employees are infected with and/or are suspected of having COVID-19, and our employees are required to be quarantined and/or hospitalized, this may disrupt our ability to render services which may have a material adverse effect on our business operations and reputation of our Group.

The outbreak of COVID-19 contributed to a decrease in revenue from our stewarding services, from $7.3 million in FY 2020 to $4.8 million in FY 2021 and $5.1 million in FY 2022. Revenue from stewarding services has recovered in FY 2023 to $7.6 million as the national and local authorities in Singapore, where we operate, has removed most of restrictions on travel and other activities since April 2022. Our revenue also decreased temporarily during the scale-back of certain cleaning services rendered at Singapore Changi Airport, including other tenants/companies located in Terminal 2. Our Singapore Changi Airport revenue in total was approximately US$5.2 million for FY 2020. Due to reduced passenger traffic amid the COVID-19 pandemic, operations at Terminal 2 of Singapore Changi Airport were suspended to accelerate the expansion work for Terminal 2, of which we were one of the cleaning services providers, and our revenues have been reduced significantly to US$1.7 million in FY 2021 and US$1.8 million in FY 2022. Revenue from Changi Airport has recovered in FY 2023 to $3.2 million.

Operations at Terminal 2 were temporarily suspended as of May 1, 2020 due to reduced traffic caused by COVID-19. Prior to the suspension of operations of Terminal 2, there were already plans in place to renovate the terminal, and as a partial response to the reduction in activity due to COVID-19, and also to enable the acceleration of the planned expansion works at Terminal 2, Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (“Changi Airport Group”) had decided to consolidate terminal operations in Terminals 1 and 3.

Singapore removed most remaining COVID-19 travel restrictions as of April 26, 2022, and eased its entry requirements for travelers, in response to a decline in new daily infections. Previously, Singapore Changi Airport closed the northern section of departure and arrival areas at Terminal 2. As of the date of this prospectus, Singapore Changi Airport has reopened the northern section of departure and arrival areas at Terminal 2 and the southern section of its Terminal 2 arrival hall and southern section of its Terminal 2 departure hall. Our contract with Changi Airport Group in respect of the relevant reopened areas of Singapore Changi Airport, was renewed effective on November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. Our other contract with Changi Airport Group for the airside is effective on March 1, 2023 through October 31, 2023. There can be no assurances as to whether Singapore Changi Airport will have any future closure in any parts of its airport terminals with respect to COVID-19; therefore, as long as COVID-19 continues to affect the aviation sector and the travel industry, we believe our airport services may be affected and it may have a material impact on the financial performance of the Group.

COVID-19 has impacted Singapore’s economy resulting in significant economic contraction and high unemployment rates during FY 2020. The general economic downturn may affect the ability of our counterparties to perform their obligations in a timely manner or at all. Singapore government measures to alleviate the economic impact of COVID-19 such as the imposition of relief from actions for inability to perform scheduled contracts, or relief for financially distressed individuals, firms and other businesses could adversely affect our ability to enforce and require our counterparties to perform their obligations under our contracts.

Our revenue and profitability may be materially impacted if COVID-19 (or any health epidemic or virus outbreak) affects or continues to affect the overall economic and market conditions in Singapore for a prolonged period of time. Such an economic slowdown and/or negative business sentiment could potentially have an adverse impact on our business and operations. We are uncertain as to when the outbreak of COVID-19 will be contained, and we also cannot predict if the impact of an outbreak will be short-lived or long-lasting or when the Singapore market will be able to fully recover to pre-COVID-19 levels. If these disruptions are for a prolonged period of time, or if there are further outbreaks of infectious diseases, these may have a material adverse effect on our Group’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.

The Clean Mark Gold Award currently awarded to Primech A&P may be revoked and/or may not be renewed in May 2024.

Primech A&P and Maint-Kleen are 2022 recipients of the Clean Mark Gold Award, with Primech A&P also being a 2023 recipient of the Clean Mark Gold Award. The Clean Mark Gold Award is the highest level of accreditation under the Enhanced Clean Mark Accreditation Scheme granted to cleaning businesses. See “General Information on Our Group — Our Business Overview — Awards and Accreditation.”

As further set forth in “Legal Proceedings,” a 2019 workplace accident may result in a court conviction by A&P Maintenance. In 2020, A&P Maintenance and Primech Services & Engrg Pte. Ltd. amalgamated to form Primech A&P. Thus, a conviction (for offences under legislation administered by MOM) would have to be disclosed to NEA in connection with Primech A&P’s Clean Mark Gold Award and subsequent application for a renewal of its Clean Mark Gold Award in May of 2024. We have been advised by the solicitors to A&P Maintenance in connection with the 2019 workplace accident that this technicality will not in and of itself result in Primech A&P’s Clean Mark Gold Award being revoked prior to expiry, or disqualify Primech A&P from obtaining its 2024 renewal of the Clean Mark Gold Award, but we cannot assure you that this unfortunate accident will not cause Primech A&P’s Clean Mark Gold Award to be revoked prior to its expiry, or will not cause Primech A&P to lose its Clean Mark Gold Award when it expires in May 2024. Loss of this award could result in a breach of existing cleaning contracts, and/or disqualify Primech A&P from entering into or tendering for certain future cleaning contracts, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations in the future.

Our Group does not have a long operating history as an integrated group.

Our Company was incorporated as a holding company on December 29, 2020; and starting in 2018 our Major Shareholder, Sapphire Universe acquired Primech Services & Engrg, A&P Maintenance, Acteef Cleaning, Maint-Kleen, and we acquired CSG and Princeston International in 2021. While our subsidiaries have been in operation between approximately two and thirty years, we do not have a long history of running an integrated group with standardized policies and procedures and on which our past performance may be judged.

There is no assurance that our future expansion and other growth plans will be successful.

As part of our future plans, we intend to expand our current facilities services into specialized services, or provide additional services such as landscaping and security services. We may expand our range of services organically, or inorganically through franchising, joint ventures, acquisitions and/or strategic alliances.

As such, we may be subject to risks related to the expansion of our Group such as, among others:

We may also enter into new geographic markets, depending on the demand for our services as well as opportunities for growth. See section titled “General Information on our Group — Our Business Overview — Our Business Strategies and Future Plans” for further details. Overseas expansion involves numerous risks, including but not limited to legal and regulatory risks and financial costs. We cannot assure you that our operations in new geographic markets will be profitable. In addition to the above, geographic expansion will require substantial management dedication and efforts which may require significant additional expenditures. The successful implementation of our growth strategies depends on a variety of factors including our ability to hire and retain key management personnel, negotiate attractive terms for such acquisitions or expansions that may command high valuations, and obtain sufficient financing for our capital expenditures. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain the required financing or that we will continue to have sufficient cash flow to fund our Group’s expansion. The abovementioned challenges associated with our growth plans may place increased demands on our management and on our operational systems and other resources, and could also increase our exposure to unanticipated risks and liabilities.

As such, there is no assurance that our Group will be successful in implementing our future plans or that we will be able to realize the profits, growth, or synergies expected from our Group’s expansion. In the event that we are unable to effectively or successfully execute our expansion strategies, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

There is no assurance that our existing service contracts for facilities services will be renewed upon expiry or that we will be successful in securing new service contracts.

We derive the majority of our revenue from the provision of facilities services, which accounted for 80.8% of our revenue in FY 2023 and 84.6% of our revenue in FY 2022.

To the extent that the demand for our facilities services, particularly in Singapore, is adversely affected for any reasons, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

For facilities services, our service contracts with our customers are typically for a term of two to four years and may provide for an option to renew or extend for an additional term (typically two years). There is no assurance that our existing service contracts will be renewed or extended by our customers on the exact same terms, or at all. In order to secure facilities services contracts, we typically have to participate in a tender process, or provide quotes for our services. This is a competitive process for which our customers take into account, among other things, the prior performance, financial capability, reputation, accreditations and certifications of each potential contractor before deciding which contractor to appoint. Competition for such tenders is typically high. Accordingly, there is no assurance that we will be successful in securing new facilities services contracts. To the extent we are unable to secure new facilities contracts as our existing service contracts expire, our profitability and prospects could be materially and adversely affected.

Depending on customers’ demand for our services, if less of our service is required, our customers may re-negotiate to lower the fees payable to us under their service contracts with us. Further, our facilities services contracts typically permit our customers to terminate our service without cause by providing an agreed upon prior notice. If a substantial number of our service contracts are terminated early for any reason, and we are unable to secure new service contracts in a timely manner, this could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. For example, due to the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a slowdown in the hospitality and aviation industries, most of our service contracts for stewarding services and with Singapore Changi Airport were modified to reduce the scope of our services, which led to a decrease in our revenue by $2.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, from FY 2020 to FY 2021 and had a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our current strategy to expand into the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure is limited to participation in a pilot program and potential minority investment(s).

One of our business strategies is to expand our portfolio of services to include, among others, eco-solutions. To this end, we joined a consortium with third parties who have extensive experience in the EV charging and energy solutions sectors to submit a tender with the Singapore government to install EV charging infrastructure at various public cark parks in Singapore. The consortium was awarded the pilot tender by the government of Singapore to install EV charging infrastructure in approximately 150 public car parks in the North and North-East regions in Singapore. While we are familiar with submitting tenders to government authorities and executing government projects, we are reliant on our consortium collaborators such as Charge+ Pte. Ltd. (“Charge+”) (an EV charging solution provider in Singapore and Southeast Asia) for their experience in the EV industry. We and the other consortium members entered into agreements with the Singapore government relating to the EV project; these agreements provide that each consortium member, as a service provider, is jointly and severally responsible to the authorities for the due performance of the agreements. We subsequently entered into a Deed of Confirmation and Acknowledgement dated May 24, 2022 (the “Deed of Confirmation”) with our consortium collaborators which provides that (i) Charge+ shall at its own cost and expense, carry out and complete all works in connection with this project, (ii) Charge+ shall pay all concession and other fees payable and due to the Singapore authorities in connection with this project, (iii) we have no financial obligations to Charge+ or the other members of the consortium and (iv) Charge+ shall be entitled to all revenues received in connection with this project. Notwithstanding the Deed of Confirmation, each consortium member (including us) remains jointly and severally responsible to the authorities for the due performance of the agreements. The Singapore government is not a party to the Deed of Confirmation and the Deed of Confirmation does not extinguish the Company’s financial or operational obligations to the Singapore government. Therefore, if Charge+ was to default on its obligations under the agreements with the Singapore government relating to the EV project and Deed of Confirmation with respect to these costs, we estimate that the financial obligations to be borne by the other three consortium collaborators (including us) would not exceed US$3.3 million (SGD 4.4 million) over the next twelve years, comprised of no more than US$1.5 million (SGD 2 million) for the installation of the remaining charging stations and operating costs of no more than US$150,000 (SGD 200,000) per year for the next twelve years. See “Our Business Strategies and Future Plans” for more information.

In addition, we expect to apply a portion of the proceeds from this offering to one or more minority investments in the EV conversion and charging business, but we do not intend to acquire a controlling interest in any target company. We also expect to apply a portion of the proceeds from this offering to upgrade our motor vehicles and our fleet of ride-on and autonomous cleaning machines compatible with EV charging. We do not own or operate an EV charging function.

As we are not in the business of manufacturing or operating EV technology, our participation is limited to efforts of the types described above.

Our service contracts typically contain liquidated damages clauses, and our customers have in the past and may in the future request for liquidated damages if we fail to comply or observe certain contractual requirements.

Our service contracts with our customers typically contain liquidated damages clauses. If we fail to meet the requirements prescribed in the service contracts such as the inability to fulfil the required standard of cleanliness desired by our customers whether from shortage of personnel and/or other operational mishaps such as delays in cleaning schedules or deviations from customer instructions, our customers may require us to pay ascertained monetary damages, and/or they may deduct any such damages from our security deposit with them or any monies due or payable to us. In FY 2023 and FY 2022, we incurred an aggregate cost of approximately $1.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, in liquidated damages. In the event that substantial liquidated damages are imposed on us, this may have material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

The loss of or reduction of Singapore government grants and/or subsidies, particularly those relating to COVID-19 relief, could reduce our profits.

We from time to time receive certain Singapore government grants and/or subsidies in connection with, among others, the wages of our employees (such as the Special Employment Credit and the Wage Credit Scheme) as well as the purchase of technological equipment. For FY 2023 and FY 2022, our Singapore government grants amounted to $4.6 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

The provision of such grants and/or subsidies is at the sole discretion of the government depending on, among other things, public interest and political factors, and is not guaranteed. For example, in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Singapore government in 2020 introduced the Jobs Support Scheme (“JSS”) and the Jobs Growth Incentive (“JGI”), under which the government gave payouts to qualifying employers to offset local employees’ wages (and help protect their jobs) and to encourage employers to expand local hiring. We received JSS and JGI payouts from the Singapore government in FY 2021; these payouts amounted to $7.5 million and were all recognized in our income statement for FY 2021. See section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for further details.

There is no assurance that the Singapore government will provide such grants and/or benefits in future periods of economic uncertainty.

We have tendered bids and quoted for service contracts based on factors such as the prevailing market conditions and the availability of Singapore government grants and/or subsidies. We expect COVID-19 relief related grants to be reduced if and as the pandemic subsides. Any further reduction in the amount of government grants and/or subsidies received may render certain of our ongoing projects unprofitable and this would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Our increased use of technological equipment such as cleaning robots is also supported by specific Singapore government grants. We cannot predict whether we or our subsidiaries will continue to benefit from such grants and/or subsidies, and there is no guarantee that we can continue to receive Singapore government grants in the future. In the event that these Singapore government grants and/or subsidies fall away and we are unable to find alternative funding on same or similar favorable terms, our plans to expand our service capacity through capital expenditure on cleaning robots may not be successful and our financial condition and operating results may suffer. Further, it is uncertain whether we will be able to benefit from Singapore government grants, or any other grants or subsidies, in respect of any expansion of our business or any jobs performed by us outside Singapore.

We may suffer from cost overruns as our fees are typically agreed upon submission of tender or quotation.

We typically enter into service contracts whereby the contract value is fixed upon submission of a tender or quotation. A tender is proffered by us in a competitive bidding process, and a quotation is given directly by us to a potential client. We would take into consideration, among other things, the needs and expectations of the customers, the need for procurement of additional resources (such as manpower, equipment or supplies) and other logistical arrangements, the need for engaging sub-contractors, as well as prevailing Singapore government grants and/or subsidies.

The accuracy of our contract proposals is subject to our Group’s experience and expertise in assessing the tender or quotation requirements. However, the tender or quotation process may be carried out approximately one (1) to three (3) months prior to entry into the final service contract and the rendering of our services. During this period, we may face unforeseen circumstances such as changes in the cost of labor, equipment or supplies, regulatory changes, and other unforeseen circumstances which may result in cost overruns. Any increase in costs of labor, equipment or supplies, or the incurrence of additional sub-contractor fees during the term of the service contract, would be borne by us. If we are unable to control costs or manage our costs within our estimates, this may materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

We are exposed to the credit risks of our customers and we may experience delays or defaults in collecting our receivables, and thus we face liquidity risks.

We extend our credit terms of between 30 and 90 days depending on the creditworthiness of our customers. As at March 31, 2023 and 2022, accounts receivable were approximately $15.4 million and $11.9 million, respectively, and our average accounts receivable turnover days were 72 days and 73 days, respectively. Our total amount of reserve for uncollectible amounts of trade and other receivables were approximately $454,000 and $472,000 in FY 2023 and FY 2022, respectively.

We face uncertainties over the timeliness of our customers’ payments and their ability to pay. Our customers’ ability to pay may be affected by events or circumstances that are difficult to foresee or anticipate, such as a decline in their business or an economic downturn. Hence, there can be no assurance that we will be able to collect our trade debts fully or within a reasonable period of time.

As such, our financial condition and results of operations are dependent, to a certain extent, on the creditworthiness of our customers. If there are any unforeseen circumstances affecting our customers’ ability or willingness to pay us, we may experience payment delays or non-payment. In such events, our Group’s liquidity, cash flows and working capital may be adversely affected.

Our business involves inherent industrial risks and occupational hazards, the materialization of which may adversely affect our business operations and financial results.

Our business involves inherent industrial risks and occupational hazards, which may not be wholly eliminated or preventable through the implementation of safety measures. Our industry is labor-intensive by nature and our workers are required to perform certain tasks that present risks and dangers, such as working at a considerable height above ground, cleaning slippery floors, working in environments which may be dusty or dirty and may contain viruses or bacteria, carrying heavy objects, coming into contact with cleaning chemicals such as bleach and detergents, and operating motor vehicles and cleaning machinery.

In addition, we are liable under the WICA and under Singapore common law to compensate employees (including sub-contractors’ employees) who suffer bodily injuries or death as a result of accidents or who contract occupational diseases arising out of and in the course of their employment with us. We may also face claims from third parties from time to time including those who suffer personal injuries at premises where we provide services. Thus, we may from time to time be involved in material disputes with various parties in the ordinary course of our business. Such complaints, allegations and legal actions, regardless of their merit, may result in public scrutiny and negative publicity, thereby harming the standing and market reputation of our Group. In the event that claims are brought against us, whether with or without merit, the resulting litigation, arbitration, administrative or other legal proceedings could be time consuming and costly.

While we have implemented QEHS procedures, there is no assurance of compliance therewith by our employees at all times or that they will not be exposed to risks or dangers related to their work activities, such as illnesses from diseases or viruses, or physical injuries arising from equipment failure or industrial accidents. In the event that such risks or dangers materialize, we may be subject to inquiries and investigations by the relevant authorities, thus disrupting our business and damaging our reputation, which may also affect the validity of our relevant licenses, permits and/or approvals, business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Please refer to the section titled “General Information on our Group — Our Business Overview — Legal Proceedings” of this prospectus for further details.

Our operations are also exposed to the risk of equipment failure, failure by our employees to follow procedures and protocols, as well as risks inherent in operating equipment and machinery, resulting in damage to or loss of any relevant machines, equipment or facilities or to personal injury. A major operational failure could result in substantial loss of life and/or serious injury, damage to or loss of machines, equipment or facilities, protracted legal disputes and damage to our reputation. Further, our contracts provide that our customers can suspend or refuse services in the event that their operations are affected by events of force majeure. In the event of operational or equipment failure, we may be forced to cease part of our operations and we may be subject to any penalty or incur extra costs or expenses in any dispute as a result of such operational or equipment failure. As a result, the business, financial condition and results of operations of our Group may be materially and adversely affected.

We depend on certain equipment to perform our facilities services and are subject to associated risks of maintenance and obsolescence.

We utilize cleaning robots in the provision of our facilities services. We purchase these robots from third parties, and they typically come with a manufacturer’s warranty of one year. In the event that any necessary repairs are not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty or such warranty has expired, we would be required to pay for the costs of repair, which could be a significant amount.

Further, our cleaning robots may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments and the emergence of alternative innovations. To the extent that our equipment faces obsolescence before the end of their expected useful lives, we may be subject to impairment losses. Changes and advancements in technology may require us to replace and upgrade our equipment at an earlier stage than expected. As a result, we may incur significant additional capital expenditure.

We are exposed to legal or other proceedings or to other disputes or claims.

In the event that our customers do not make payment in a timely manner, we may seek to enforce our contractual rights and seek recourse via litigation or arbitration. These legal procedures are time-consuming and the settlement of a contract dispute may require additional financial and other resources. Failure to secure adequate payments in time or to manage past due receivables effectively could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Further, disputes and claims may arise, from time to time, between our Group and our customers, suppliers or sub-contractors for various reasons such as delays, unsatisfactory service delivery and alleged breaches of service contracts. Due to the nature of our services, we have, from time to time, been the subject of workplace safety and/or negligence claims from employees and/or members of the public. These disputes, if remain unresolved or worsen, may eventually result in legal or other proceedings and therefore cause disruptions and delays to our operations, in addition to the extra costs that may be incurred in their settlement or other resolution. Our resources may also be diverted to defend the claims, thereby adversely affecting our Group’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

In the event that we are unable to resolve the aforementioned disputes or claims satisfactorily in a timely manner or at all, our Group’s business, financial condition and results of operation may be materially and adversely affected. Please refer to the section titled “General Information on our Group — Our Business Overview — Legal Proceedings” of this prospectus for further details.

Our insurance coverage may not cover all our damages and losses.

We maintain insurance policies to provide insurance coverage of our business operations. We expect to renew our insurance policies, such as our insurance policy for work injury compensation on an annual basis and there is no assurance that we will be able to renew all of our policies or obtain new policies on similar terms.

The nature of our business operations entails inherent risks such as risk of fire, theft and property loss at the worksites during the course of our service contracts or during the delivery of our services. Also, we do not have key man insurance to cover the loss of key personnel. While our Directors believe that we have sufficient insurance coverage for our business operations in line with industry standards and business practices in Singapore and although we may be able to increase our insurance coverage when required, there is no assurance that our existing or future insurance coverage will be sufficient to indemnify us against all potential losses.

As a public company, we expect the laws, rules and regulations governing U.S. public companies will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage.

In the event that our existing insurance coverage is insufficient to indemnify us against all or any losses, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

We are dependent on our ability to retain existing senior management personnel and to attract new qualified management personnel.

Our continued success is highly dependent on our ability to retain our senior management personnel, who are responsible for key aspects of our business, including but not limited to maintaining customer relationships, developing new business opportunities, finance and project management. Our Executive Officers have an average of 17 years’ experience in the facilities services industry, and their knowledge, skills and extensive experience in our industry, business relationships with our customers, and ability to manage existing and develop new customer relationships have been important to the growth of our Group. If any of our key management personnel cease to be involved with our Group in the future and we are unable to find suitable replacements in a timely manner, this may cause disruptions to our business operations and our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be adversely affected.

The success and growth of our Group also depends on our ability to identify, hire, train and retain suitable, skilled and qualified key management personnel. If we are unable to hire and retain employees from different sectors apart from the facilities services industry, such as hires with technology, finance, human resources and business development capabilities, our ability to build up our key management personnel team may be limited to a certain extent.

The appeal of our services is reliant, to some extent, on maintaining and protecting the brand names and trademarks in our business.

Our business is sensitive to customer perception of the quality and safety of our services and products. In the event of any misuse of our brand and/or trademarks (which may include misuse by our sub-contractors, our employees or unrelated third parties), or in the event we fail to detect, deter and prevent trademark, related misconduct, or otherwise fail to effectively protect our brand and/or trademarks, our reputation could be damaged, resulting in our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects being materially and adversely affected.

We are exposed to risks of infringement of our intellectual property rights and the unauthorized use of our trademarks by third parties and we may face litigation suits for intellectual property infringement.

We believe our trademarks are well recognized by our customers and in the industries we are operating in, which reflects our reliable and quality services that have contributed to our success. It is possible that our competitors or other third parties may adopt trademarks similar to ours, which may lead to brand confusion. If we fail to effectively protect our trademarks and other intellectual property, generally or against specific third party infringement, our intellectual property rights could be negatively affected and our customers may have a negative impression of our service quality which in turn may have an adverse impact on our Group’s reputation, prospects, business and financial results.

There is also no assurance that we will not be sued for any potential infringement of any intellectual property rights of third parties in the future. In the event of any claims or litigation involving infringement of the intellectual property rights of third parties, whether with or without merit, we may be required to divert a significant amount of our time and resources to defend or attend to any possible litigation or legal proceedings. As a result, our reputation, business and financial results may be adversely affected.

We could incur substantial costs as a result of data protection concerns or IT systems disruption or failure.

While we have not been the subject of any cyber-attacks or IT system failures that have had a material impact on our Group, our business may be impacted by such attacks or system failures in the future. Cybersecurity attacks, in particular, are evolving and include, but are not limited to, malicious software, attempts to gain unauthorized access to data and other electronic security breaches that could lead to disruptions in systems, unauthorized release of confidential or otherwise protected information and corruption of data. A cyberattack or system failure may result in operational downtimes and/or delays, which may have a detrimental impact on our ability to provide services to our customers. In addition, we utilize cleaning robots in the provision of our facilities services and we have established online booking platforms (web based and mobile applications) for our HomeHelpy business, and any failure of these systems could disrupt our daily operations and lead to delays of our provision of services or loss in our revenues.

We handle the personal data of customers in the ordinary course of providing cleaning services to individual customers. The collection and use of such personal data is governed by personal data protection laws in Singapore, in particular the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012). While we have implemented measures to protect sensitive information and confidential and personal data and comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, our facilities and systems may be vulnerable to security breaches and other data loss, including cyber-attacks. In addition, it is not possible to predict the impact on our business of any future loss, alteration or misappropriation of information in our possession related to us, our employees, former employees, customers, suppliers or others. This could lead to negative publicity, legal claims, theft, modification or destruction of proprietary or other key information, damage to or inaccessibility of critical systems, operational downtimes and/or delays and other significant costs, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

The value of our intangible assets and costs of investment may become impaired.

As a result of our past acquisitions carried out pursuant to the Restructuring Exercise in 2021, goodwill and other intangible assets represented a significant portion of our assets. Goodwill and other intangible assets (comprising customer contracts and customer relationships) were approximately $0.8 million and $1.2 million as at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, representing approximately 1.8% and 3.6% of our total assets. During FY 2023, we determined there was an impairment charge of approximately $138,000 related to the recorded goodwill relating to the acquisition of Maint-Kleen. If we make additional acquisitions, it is likely that we will record additional intangible assets such as goodwill on our consolidated statement of financial position.

Other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. In accordance with applicable accounting standards, we periodically evaluate our goodwill and other intangible assets to determine whether all or a portion of their carrying values may no longer be recoverable, in which case a charge to the profit or loss statement may be necessary. Such impairment testing is complex and requires us to make assumptions and judgments regarding the estimated recoverable amount of our cash-generating units to which the goodwill is allocated. If estimated recoverable amounts are less than the carrying values for goodwill in future annual impairment tests, we may be required to record impairment losses in future periods. Any future evaluations requiring an impairment of our goodwill could materially affect our results of operations and shareholders’ equity in the period in which the impairment occurs. A material decrease in shareholders’ equity could, in turn, potentially impact our ability to pay dividends.

Our historical financial and operating results are not a guarantee of our future performance.

Our annual and periodic financial results vary from year-to-year and from period-to-period, in response to a number of factors that we cannot predict, such as general business outlook and sentiment, economic market conditions, employment rates, inflation and interest rates and consumer confidence. As such, we believe that our annual and periodic financial results are not a guarantee of our future economic performance and undue reliance should not be placed on such results for future speculative purposes.

We may be exposed to liabilities under applicable anti-corruption laws and any determination that we violated these laws could have a materially adverse effect on our business.

We are subject to various anti-corruption laws that prohibit companies and their agents from making improper payments or offers of payments for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We may conduct business in countries and regions that are generally recognized as potentially more corrupt business environments. Activities in these countries create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by one of our employees or agents that could be in violation of various anti-corruption laws, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”). We have implemented safeguards and policies to discourage these practices by our employees and agents but we cannot provide assurance that our internal controls and compliance systems will always protect us from acts committed by our employees or agents. If our employees or agents violate our policies or we fail to maintain adequate record keeping and internal accounting practices to accurately record our transactions, we may be subject to regulatory sanctions. Violations of the FCPA or other anti-corruption laws, or allegations of any such acts, could damage our reputation and subject us to civil or criminal investigations in the United States and in other jurisdictions. Those and any related shareholder lawsuits could lead to substantial civil and criminal, monetary and non-monetary penalties and cause us to incur significant legal and investigatory fees which could adversely affect our business, consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

Any inability by us to consummate and effectively integrate acquisitions into our business operations may adversely affect our results of operations.

We invest time and resources into carefully assessing opportunities for acquisitions, and we continue to evaluate potential acquisition opportunities to support, strengthen and grow our business, including potentially in the near term. For example, since 2020 we have acquired Maint-Kleen, CSG and Princeston International. Despite diligence and integration planning, acquisitions still present certain risks, including the time and economic costs of integrating an acquisition’s technology, control and financial systems, unforeseen liabilities, and difficulties in bringing together different work cultures and personnel. Although we have previously completed several acquisitions, there can be no assurance that we will be able to locate suitable acquisition candidates, acquire possible acquisition candidates, acquire such candidates on commercially reasonable terms, or integrate acquired businesses successfully in the future. Future acquisitions, including those we may consummate in the near term, may require us to incur additional debt and contingent liabilities, which may adversely affect our business, results of operations and consolidated financial condition. The process of integrating acquired businesses into our existing operations may result in operating, contractual and supply chain difficulties, such as the failure to retain customers or management personnel. Such difficulties may divert significant financial, operational and managerial resources from our existing operations, and make it more difficult to achieve our operating and strategic objectives.

We may be subject to claims against us relating to any acquisition or business combination.

There may be liabilities assumed in any acquisition or business combination that we did not discover or that we underestimated in the course of performing our due diligence. Although a seller generally will have indemnification obligations in favor of us under an acquisition or merger agreement, these obligations will usually be subject to financial limitations, such as general deductibles and maximum recovery amounts, as well as time limitations. We cannot ensure that our right to indemnification from any sellers will be enforceable, collectible or sufficient in amount, scope or duration to fully offset the amount of any undiscovered or underestimated liabilities that we may incur. Any such liabilities, individually or collectively, could have a material and adverse effect on our prospects, business and financial results.

We will incur significant expenses and devote other significant resources and management time as a result of being a public company, which may negatively impact our financial performance and could cause our results of operations and financial condition to suffer.

We will incur significant legal, accounting, insurance and other expenses as a result of being a public company. Laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure for public companies, including the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, regulations related thereto and the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq, will significantly increase our costs as well as the time that must be devoted to compliance matters. We expect that compliance with these laws, rules, regulations and standards will substantially increase our expenses, including our legal and accounting costs, and make some of our operating activities more time-consuming and costly. These new public company obligations also will require attention from our senior management and could divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of our business. We also expect these laws, rules, regulations and standards to make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our Board of Directors or as officers. As a result of the foregoing, we expect a substantial increase in legal, accounting, insurance and certain other expenses in the future, which will negatively impact our financial performance and could cause our results of operations and financial condition to suffer. Furthermore, if we are unable to satisfy our obligations as a public company, we could be subject to delisting of our Shares, fines, sanctions and other regulatory actions and potential civil litigation.

If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting, our ability to timely produce accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective internal disclosure controls and procedures over our financial reporting. We are continuing to develop and refine our disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we will file with the SEC will be recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods and as otherwise specified in SEC rules, and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our principal Executive Officers and financial officers. We are also continuing to improve our internal controls over financial reporting.

Ensuring that we have effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting in place so that we can produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis is a costly and time-consuming effort that will need to be re-evaluated frequently. Our internal controls over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Beginning with our second annual report on Form 20-F after we become a company whose securities are publicly listed in the United States, we will be required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, and once we cease to be an emerging growth company, we will be required to include an attestation report on internal controls over financial reporting issued by our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. During our evaluation of our internal controls, if we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, we will be unable to assert that our internal controls over financial reporting are effective. We cannot assure you that there will not be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting in the future. Any failure to maintain internal controls over financial reporting could severely inhibit our ability to accurately report our financial condition, or results of operations.

We do not expect to be subject to certain Nasdaq corporate governance rules applicable to U.S. listed companies.

As a foreign private issuer, we are entitled to rely on a provision in Nasdaq’s corporate governance rules that allows us to follow Singapore corporate law with regards to certain aspects of corporate governance. This allows us to follow certain corporate governance practices that differ in significant respects from the corporate governance requirements applicable to U.S. companies listed on Nasdaq.

In addition, our Audit Committee is not subject to additional Nasdaq requirements applicable to listed U.S. companies, including an affirmative determination that all members of the audit committee are “independent,” using more stringent criteria than those applicable to the Company under relevant SEC rules. Nasdaq’s corporate governance rules require listed U.S. companies to, among other things, seek shareholder approval for the implementation of certain equity compensation plans and issuances of shares, which the Company is not required to follow as a foreign private issuer. However, following the IPO, we will voluntarily have a majority of independent directors and our audit committee will consist of three independent directors.

Negative publicity relating to our Group or our Directors, Executive Officers or Major Shareholders may materially and adversely affect our reputation and Share price.

Negative publicity or announcements relating to our Group or any of our Directors, Executive Officers or Major Shareholders, whether with or without merit, may materially and adversely affect the reputation and goodwill of our Group in our industry, consequently affecting our relationships with our customers, suppliers and sub-contractors. In addition, such negative publicity may affect market perception of our Group and the performance of our Share price.

Negative publicity or announcements may include, among others, newspaper reports of accidents at our work sites, unsuccessful attempts in joint ventures, acquisitions or take-overs, any involvement we may have in litigation or insolvency proceedings, and unfavorable or negative articles on any of our Directors, Executive Officers or Major Shareholders. Any claims and legal actions brought forward by our customers may also have a negative impact on our brand image. If our customers, suppliers and sub-contractors subsequently lose confidence in us, this could result in the termination of business relationships or fewer referrals or invitations to tender or quote for facilities services or other contracts. To this end, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be adversely impacted.

RISKS RELATING TO THE INDUSTRY IN WHICH WE OPERATE

We operate in a highly regulated industry.

We are required to obtain licenses, permits, approvals and/or certifications for our business operations and there is no guarantee that such licenses, permits, approvals and or certifications can be obtained, renewed or will not be revoked in the future.

The facilities services industry in Singapore is highly regulated. In order to conduct our business operations, we are required to hold various valid licenses, permits, approvals and/or certifications. These licenses, permits, approvals and/or certifications are subject to various terms and conditions, and are renewable on a periodic basis. While we are not aware of any circumstances which might prevent us from renewing our licenses, permits, approvals and/or certifications, there is no guarantee that these will be renewed in a timely basis, or at all.

If we fail to adhere to the stipulated regulatory requirements and/or conditions of our licenses, we may be subject to fines and penalties or be required to take remedial measures; our licenses, permits, approvals and/or certificates may be revoked; and/or additional terms and conditions may be imposed on us. In particular, the Director-General of NEA has discretion to revoke, suspend or impose any other directions or restrictions on the licensee’s cleaning business license if the licensee has gone or is likely to go into compulsory or voluntary liquidation other than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction, or the Director-General becomes aware of a circumstance that would have required or permitted the Director-General to refuse to grant or renew the licensee’s cleaning business license. See section titled “General Information on our Group — Government Regulations” for further details on material Singapore government regulations applicable to us. The loss of licenses, permits, approvals and/or certifications could disrupt our business operations thereby adversely affecting our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

In Singapore, there are seven major registration categories, and various “workheads,” administered by the Building & Construction Authority of Singapore, or BCA. The Facilities Management Workheads, also known as “FM,” are the relevant “workheads” applicable to our services. There are several FM sub-categories that affect our Company.

In order to bid for the provision of cleaning services in a public sector project of an unlimited contract size, we would have to continue to maintain a L6 grade registration in respect of the FM02 workhead for “Housekeeping, Cleansing, Desilting and Conservancy” currently held by Primech A&P and Maint-Kleen, and there is no assurance that we will be able to continue to do so. The Singapore government may also introduce new workheads from time to time. For instance, with effect from April 1, 2020, BCA introduced a new FM01 workhead for “Facilities Management” whereby a provider has to provide at least two distinct maintenance services. Such maintenance services include security services, cleaning services, landscaping services and pest control. BCA may also from time to time change the requirements for obtaining the requisite workhead. Any inability to renew or maintain our current workhead grading, or obtain any relevant new workhead grading, may reduce our business opportunities for our Group and have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

The cleaning business in Singapore was only subject to license beginning in 2014, when the EPHA was amended to require the licensing of cleaning businesses. Any changes to the existing rules and regulations which govern our business operations may require us to obtain additional licenses and registrations from the relevant Singapore government authorities. To this end, our financial performance may be adversely affected if additional expenses are incurred as part of complying with license and registration requirements. We also cannot guarantee that such additional licenses and registrations will be granted to us in a timely manner, or at all. In the event that there is a delay in obtaining the relevant licenses, we are unable to obtain or renew the necessary licenses or if the necessary licenses are revoked, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be adversely affected.

We may face employee retention and labor shortage issues due to the labor-intensive nature of the facilities services industry and limited local labor force in Singapore.

At present, the facilities services industry is highly labor-intensive. Labor costs contributed approximately 84.2% and 83.1% of our direct costs for FY 2023 and FY 2022, respectively. In particular, we are heavily reliant on foreign workers. In FY 2023, approximately 69% of our employees were Singapore citizens and permanent residents, while the remaining 31% employees were foreign workers.

The MOM prescribes a dependency ratio ceiling which sets out the maximum permitted ratio of foreign workers to the total workforce that a company is allowed to hire. Since January 1, 2020, MOM reduced the dependency ratio ceiling for the services sector from 40% to 35%. In addition, we also have to pay levies and performance bonds in respect of our non-traditional source (“NTS”) employees, resulting in increased expenses for our Group.

Further, a portion of our total costs is attributable to leases taken up in favor of our foreign workers. As a result of travel restrictions imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, our total costs attributable to leases increased by approximately 33.1% from FY 2020 to FY 2021 and further increased by approximately 9.2% from FY 2021 to FY 2022 as we had to bear additional accommodation costs for Malaysian workers who previously commuted into Singapore on a daily basis. In the event that we are required to take up additional leases for our foreign workers on an extended basis or if there is an increase in rental rates, this would result in increased expenses for our Group.

While the employment of Singapore citizens and permanent residents is not subject to the same restrictions, the employment of such workers in the cleaning, security and landscape sectors must comply with the Progressive Wage Model (“PWM”). The PWM requirements for the cleaning sector took effect from September 1, 2014 and were revised with effect from July 1, 2018, and compliance with these PWM requirements is a licensing condition for cleaning companies. The PWM stipulates monthly minimum basic wages for cleaners performing different types of cleaning jobs (the minimum wage varies depending on the job scope of the cleaner) and provides for yearly wage increases from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2029. In addition, there is a mandatory PWM bonus payable to cleaners who meet certain criteria. See section titled “General Information on our Group — Government Regulations — Progressive Wage Model” for further details. There is no assurance that we will be able to pass on any increase in labor costs onto our customers when determining our tender pricing, failing which, our business, financial condition, results and operations and profitability may be materially and adversely affected.

Further, we may also face retention issues as the facilities services industry in Singapore is fragmented with many industry players, who may be able to offer more competitive wages or benefits than us, and our employees are generally not subject to non-compete restrictions and are able to easily move between different employers in the industry. Various factors including labor laws, travel restrictions and competition from other employers may affect our ability to retain existing employees or hire new employees, or to procure additional manpower from sub-contractors when needed. In the event that we are not able to maintain or increase our workforce as needed, we may face a shortage of labor and our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

Our supply of foreign labor may be affected by the laws, regulations and policies in the countries from which the foreign labor originates.

We are dependent on the supply of foreign labor for our business operations, which is predominantly subject to the supply conditions in foreign labor markets. Our foreign workers are mainly from Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar and China. The supply of foreign labor is affected by the laws, regulations and policies of the countries from which the foreign labor originates. Such laws, regulations and policies or changes thereof or the introduction of additional requirements and/or restrictions by the authorities or governments of these countries may affect the supply of foreign labor and may cause disruptions or delays to our operations and/or increase our labor costs.

For example, we source our foreign labor from foreign labor provision agencies and the laws, regulations and policies of the countries from which the foreign labor originates may require the foreign labor provision agencies to be licensed or meet other requirements before they may arrange for the foreign labor to work abroad. Hence, if these foreign labor provision agencies breach the relevant laws, regulations and policies and have their licenses revoked, we will not be able to source foreign labor from them, and we may not be able to find an alternative foreign labor provision agency. In the event that we are not able to find a suitable supply of foreign labor to meet the requirements of our customers as a result of any of the foregoing factors, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be adversely affected.

A shortage of reliable sub-contractors may disrupt our business operations and increase our costs and we may be liable for the breaches of our sub-contractors.

In order to manage our service capacity and to complement our service offerings, we may sub-contract portions of our facilities services contracts to external service providers from time to time. For example, we outsource external façade cleaning to specialist cleaners and may from time to time outsource residential space cleaning services to sub-contractors with expertise in condominium cleaning. We also outsource pest control services, landscaping and waste management to sub-contractors with the relevant expertise. While we have oversight of our sub-contractors, we are not be able to control the day-to-day management and operations of our sub-contractors. Pursuant to the terms of the service contracts entered into with our customers, we may be liable for the negligence, omission, or default arising from our sub-contractors as well.

Notably, our engagements with sub-contractors are not exclusive and our sub-contractors are free to take up work with other companies. Where our sub-contractors decide not to work with us or where we are unable to retain them at costs favorable to us, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

Although we are selective in engaging sub-contractors, there is a risk that our sub-contractors may fail to meet the standards required by our customers. In the event that we are required to replace a sub-contractor, we may incur higher costs and there may be disruptions or delays to the services rendered to our customers. Consequently, there may be an adverse impact on our reputation and on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

The facilities services industry in Singapore is highly competitive.

Our success in the facilities services industry will depend on our ability to compete effectively against our competitors on factors such as pricing, quality of services, reliability, reputation and size of operations. We may face more intensive competition in the future from existing competitors and new market entrants, which may be in a better position to expand their market share due to their longer operating histories, larger customer base, ready access to sub-contractors, wider range of services offered, greater financial resources or other factors. See section titled “General Information on our Group — Our Business Overview — Competition” for further details. There is no assurance that the facilities services industry in Singapore will not see an increase in the number of contractors who possess the requisite accreditation to tender for higher-value facilities services contract, or obtain a cleaning business license, or an increase in the number of contractors who have a similar expertise and track record to us.

The facilities services industry in Singapore may be affected by new initiatives introduced by the relevant regulatory agencies. For example, the NEA introduced the Clean Mark Accreditation Scheme in 2010 as an initiative to recognize businesses that deliver high cleaning standards through the training of workers, use of equipment to improve work processes and fair employment practices, and our subsidiaries, Primech A&P and Maint-Kleen subsequently obtained Clean Mark awards. See section titled “General Information on our Group — Government Regulations — Enhanced Clean Mark Accreditation Scheme” for further details. If we are unable to capitalize on Singapore government-backed initiatives and adapt or compete against our competitors in the face of such changes, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

In order to expand service capacity, certain of our competitors in the facilities services industry have been exploring the use of new cleaning technology that will improve their business, including novel cleaning technology and product developers with specialized technical skills. If we are unable to adapt to and acquire such advances in technology (such as the use of effective green chemicals), we cannot remain competitive, and this may result in lower profit margins and a loss of market share for our Group. There is no assurance that we will be able to compete against our competitors effectively in the future and this could have a material and adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of our Group.

Industry consolidation may give our competitors advantage over us, which could result in a loss of customers and/or a reduction of our revenue.

Some of our competitors have made or may make acquisitions or enter into partnerships or other strategic relationships in order to offer more comprehensive services or achieve greater economies of scale. In addition, new entrants not currently considered competitors may enter our market through acquisitions, partnerships or strategic relationships. Many potential entrants may have competitive advantages over us, such as greater name recognition, longer operating histories, more varied services and larger marketing budgets, as well as greater financial, technical and other resources. Industry consolidation may result in practices that make it more difficult for us to compete effectively, including on the basis of price, sales and marketing programs, technology or services functionality. These pressures could result in a reduction in our revenue.

We are subject to risks in connection with the use and storage of cleaning chemicals. In addition, any perceived use of cleaning supplies and/or chemicals that are not environmentally friendly or safe may adversely affect our brand name and the contracts we can successfully bid for.

Certain of the cleaning solutions and chemicals we use in our cleaning and pest control operations are considered “hazardous substances” under the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 of Singapore (“EPMA”) and are subject to regulatory control. In particular, we are required under the EPMA and the regulations thereunder to hold a permit to store and use such hazardous substances and comply with certain conditions of storage and disposal. Non-compliance with the relevant laws and regulations may result in fines or imprisonment, and could also reduce our chances of successfully tendering for public contracts, in view of the Singapore government’s preference for environmentally friendly cleaning chemicals. Our inability to successfully tender for public contracts could adversely affect our business, financial position, and results of operations and future prospects.

In the event that the public deems our cleaning solutions and chemicals to be not environmentally friendly or safe, or to be harmful to humans or animals, the demand for our services may reduce. This might happen regardless of whether such claims are justified or not. This in turn can damage our branding and have an adverse impact upon our business, financial position, results of operations and prospects.

New and stricter legislation and regulations may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business requires compliance with many laws and regulations. Increased legislative and regulatory activity and burden, particularly in the areas of licensing requirements and immigration and employment regulation, and a more stringent manner in which any of them are applied could significantly impact our business. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could subject us to lawsuits and other proceedings, and could also lead to damage awards, fines and penalties. We may become involved in a number of legal proceedings and audits, including Singapore government and agency investigations, and consumer, employment, tort and other litigation. The outcome of some of these legal proceedings, audits, and other contingencies could require us to take, or refrain from taking, actions that could harm our operations or require us to pay substantial amounts of money, harming our financial condition. Additionally, defending against these lawsuits and proceedings may be necessary, which could result in substantial costs and diversion of our senior management’s attention and resources, harming our financial condition. There can be no assurance that any pending or future legal or regulatory proceedings and audits will not harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Furthermore, the regulatory environment in which we operate is still developing, and the potential exists for future legislation and regulations to be adopted. These developments may adversely affect the customers to whom, and the markets into which, we sell our products, increase our costs, require additional expenditures to ensure continued regulatory compliance and otherwise negatively affect our business, consolidated financial condition or results of operations, including in ways that cannot yet be foreseen.

RISKS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS IN SINGAPORE COMPANIES

We are incorporated in Singapore, and our Shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests than they would as shareholders of a corporation incorporated in the United States.

Our corporate affairs are governed by our Constitution and by the laws governing companies incorporated in Singapore. The rights of our Shareholders and the responsibilities of the members of our board of directors under Singapore law may be different from those applicable to a corporation incorporated in the United States. Therefore, our public Shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in connection with actions taken by us, our management, members of our board of directors or our Major Shareholders than they would as shareholders of a corporation incorporated in the United States. For example, controlling shareholders in corporations incorporated in Delaware are subject to fiduciary duties while controlling shareholders in Singapore companies are not subject to such duties.

In addition, only persons who are registered as Shareholders in our register of members are recognized under Singapore law as our Shareholders. Only registered Shareholders have legal standing to institute Shareholder actions against us or otherwise seek to enforce their rights as Shareholders. Investors in our Shares who are not specifically registered as Shareholders in our register of members (for example, where such Shareholders hold Shares indirectly through the Depository Trust Company “DTC”) are required to be registered as Shareholders in our register of members in order to institute or enforce any legal proceedings or claims against us, our directors or our executive officers relating to shareholder rights. The administrative process of becoming a registered Shareholder could result in delays prejudicial to any such legal proceeding or enforcement action. See section titled “Description of Share Capital and Constitution — Comparison of Shareholder Rights” for a discussion of certain differences between Singapore and Delaware corporation law.

It may be difficult for you to enforce any judgment obtained in the United States against us, our Directors, Executive Officers or our affiliates.

All of our Directors and Executive Officers reside outside the United States. In addition, all of our assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult to enforce in the United States any judgment obtained in the United States against us or any of these persons, including judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. securities laws. In addition, in original actions brought in courts in jurisdictions located outside the United States, it may be difficult for investors to enforce liabilities based upon U.S. securities laws.

There is no treaty between the United States and Singapore providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters and a final judgment for the payment of money rendered by any federal or state court in the United States based on civil liability, whether or not predicated solely upon the federal securities laws, would, therefore, not be automatically enforceable in Singapore. It is not clear whether a Singapore court may impose civil liability on us or our directors and officers who reside in Singapore in an action brought in the Singapore courts against us or such persons with respect to a violation solely of the federal securities laws of the United States.

In addition, holders of book-entry interests in the Shares (for example, where such Shareholders hold Shares indirectly through the DTC) will be required to be registered Shareholders as reflected in our register of members in order to have standing to bring a Shareholder action and, if successful, to enforce a foreign judgment against us, our Directors or our Executive Officers in the Singapore courts. Any such enforcement action would be subject to applicable Singapore laws. The administrative process of becoming a registered Shareholder could result in delays that could be prejudicial to any legal proceeding or enforcement action. In making a determination as to enforceability of a judgment of a state court or a federal court of the United States, the Singapore courts would have regard to, among other factors, whether the judgment was final and conclusive, given by a court of law of competent jurisdiction, expressed to be for a fixed sum of money, whether it was procured by fraud, or in breach of principles of natural justice, or whether the enforcement thereof would be contrary to public policy.

Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Singapore courts would enforce against us, our Directors or our Executive Officers, judgments obtained in the United States which are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States.

Subject to the general authority to allot and issue new Shares provided by our Shareholders, the Companies Act and our Constitution, our directors may allot and issue new Shares on terms and conditions and for such purposes as may be determined by our Board of Directors in its sole discretion. Any issuance of new Shares would dilute the percentage ownership of existing Shareholders and could adversely impact the market price of our Shares.

Under Singapore law, we may only allot and issue new Shares with the prior approval of our Shareholders at a general meeting. Subject to the general authority to allot and issue new Shares provided by our Shareholders, the provisions of the Companies Act, and our Constitution, we may allot and issue new Shares on such terms and conditions as our Directors may think fit to impose. Such terms and conditions may be adverse to the rights of holders of our Shares.

Because new issuances of Shares are subject to Shareholder approval, if a sufficient number of Shares have not been approved for issuance in any given year, we may be delayed in raising capital through equity offerings or delayed or prevented from consummating an acquisition using our Shares. Assuming Shareholders have approved the issuance of Shares, we may seek to raise capital in the future, including to fund acquisitions, future investments and other growth opportunities. We may, for these and other purposes, issue additional Shares or securities convertible into Shares. Any additional issuances of new Shares could dilute the percentage ownership of our existing Shareholders and may also adversely impact the market price of our Shares.

We are subject to the laws of Singapore, which differ in certain material respects from the laws of the United States.

As a Singapore-incorporated company, we are required to comply with the laws of Singapore, certain of which are capable of extra-territorial application, as well as our Constitution. In particular, we are required to comply with certain provisions of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore (the “SFA”), which prohibit certain forms of market conduct and information disclosures, and impose criminal and civil penalties on corporations, directors and officers in respect of any breach of such provisions. In addition, the Singapore Code on Take-Overs and Mergers, or “Singapore Take-over Code”, which specifies, among other things, certain circumstances in which a general offer is to be made upon a change in control of a Singapore-incorporated public company, and further specifies the manner and price at which voluntary and mandatory general offers are to be made.

The laws of Singapore and of the United States differ in certain significant respects. The rights of our Shareholders and the obligations of our Directors and Executive Officers under Singapore law may be different from those applicable to U.S. corporations, including those incorporated in Delaware, in material respects, and our Shareholders may have more difficulty and less clarity in protecting their interests in connection with actions taken by our management, members of our Board of Directors or our Major Shareholders than would otherwise apply to U.S. corporations, including those incorporated in Delaware. See section titled “Description of Share Capital and Constitution” for a discussion of certain differences between Singapore and Delaware corporation law.

In addition, the application of Singapore law, in particular, the Companies Act may, in certain circumstances, impose more restrictions on us, our Shareholders, Directors and officers than would otherwise be applicable to U.S. corporations, including those incorporated in Delaware. For example, the Companies Act requires a director to act with reasonable degree of diligence in the discharge of the duties of his or her office and, in certain circumstances, imposes criminal liability for specified contraventions of particular statutory requirements or prohibitions. In addition, pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, shareholders holding 10% or more of the total number of paid-up shares as at the date of the deposit carrying the right of voting at general meetings (disregarding paid-up shares held as treasury shares) may by depositing a requisition, require our Directors to convene an extraordinary general meeting. If our directors do not within 21 days after the date of deposit of the requisition proceed to convene a meeting, the requisitioning shareholders, or any of them representing more than 50% of the total voting rights represented of all of them, may themselves, proceed to convene such meeting, and we will be liable for the reasonable expenses incurred by such requisitioning shareholders. We are also required by the Companies Act to deduct corresponding amounts from fees or other remuneration payable by us to such of the directors as are in default.

Singapore take-over laws contain provisions that may vary from those in other jurisdictions.

The Singapore Take-over Code applies to, among others, corporations with a primary listing of their equity securities in Singapore. While the Singapore Take-over Code is drafted with, among others, listed public companies in mind, unlisted public companies with more than 50 (fifty) shareholders and net tangible assets of approximately $3.75 million (S$5.0 million) or more, must also observe the letter and spirit of the general principles and rules of the Singapore Take-Over Code, wherever this is possible and appropriate. Public companies with a primary listing overseas may apply to Securities Industry Council (“SIC”) to waive the application of the Singapore Take-over Code. As at the date of this prospectus, no application has been made to SIC to waive the application of the Singapore Take-over Code in relation to us.

In this regard, the Singapore Take-Over Code contains certain provisions that may possibly delay, deter or prevent a future take-over or change in control of us. Under the Singapore Take-Over Code, except with the consent of SIC, any person acquiring an interest, whether by a series of transactions over a period of time or not, either on his own or together with parties acting in concert with him, in 30% or more of our voting shares is required to extend a take-over offer for all remaining voting shares in accordance with the procedural and other requirements under the Singapore Take-Over Code.

Except with the consent of SIC, such a take-over offer is also required to be made if a person holding between 30% and 50% (both inclusive) of our voting shares, either on his own or together with parties acting in concert with him, acquires additional voting shares representing more than 1% of our voting shares in any six-month period. While the Singapore Take-Over Code seeks to ensure an equality of treatment among shareholders in take-over or merger situations, its provisions could substantially impede the ability of the shareholders to benefit from a change of control and, as a result, may adversely affect the market price of the Shares and the ability to realize any benefit from a potential change of control.

RISKS RELATING TO AN INVESTMENT IN OUR SHARES

An active trading market for our Shares may not develop and could affect the trading price of our Shares.

Prior to the IPO, there has been no public market for our Shares. Although our Shares have been approved for listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, there can be no assurance that there will be an active, liquid public market for our Shares after the IPO. The lack of an active market may impair your ability to sell your Shares at the time you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable. The lack of an active market may also reduce the fair market value of your shares. An inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital to continue to fund operations by selling shares and may impair our ability to acquire other companies or technologies by using our shares as consideration. The IPO price was determined by negotiations between us and the underwriter and may not be indicative of the future prices of our Shares.

Our Share price may fluctuate significantly in the future and you may lose all or part of your investment, and litigation may be brought against us.

There is no assurance that the market price for our Shares will not decline below the Offer Price. The Offer Price was determined after consultation between our Company and the underwriter, after taking into consideration, among others, market conditions and estimated market demand for our Shares. The Offer Price may not necessarily be indicative of the market price for our Shares after the completion of the IPO. Investors may not be able to sell their Shares at or above the Offer Price. The prices at which our Shares will trade after the IPO may fluctuate significantly and rapidly as a result of, among others, the following factors, some of which are beyond our control:

There is no guarantee that our Shares will appreciate in value after the IPO or even maintain the price at which you purchased the Shares. You may not realize a return on your investment in our Shares and you may even lose your entire investment in our Shares.

In addition, the stock markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market prices of securities. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of publicly-traded companies. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a particular company’s securities, an investor may lose all or part of his or her investment, and litigation has sometimes been brought against that company. If similar litigation is instituted against us, it could result in substantial costs and divert our senior management’s attention and resources from our core business.

Certain recent initial public offerings of companies with public floats comparable to our anticipated public float have experienced extreme volatility that was seemingly unrelated to the underlying performance of the respective company. We may experience similar volatility, which may make it difficult for prospective investors to assess the value of our Ordinary Shares.

In addition to the risks addressed above in “— Our Share price may fluctuate significantly in the future and you may lose all or part of your investment, and litigation may be brought against us,” our Ordinary Shares may be subject to extreme volatility that is seemingly unrelated to the underlying performance of our business. Recently, companies with comparable public floats and initial public offering sizes have experienced instances of extreme stock price run-ups followed by rapid price declines, and such stock price volatility was seemingly unrelated to the respective company’s underlying performance. Although the specific cause of such volatility is unclear, our anticipated public float may amplify the impact the actions taken by a few shareholders have on the price of our Ordinary Shares, which may cause our share price to deviate, potentially significantly, from a price that better reflects the underlying performance of our business. Should our Ordinary Shares experience run-ups and declines that are seemingly unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, prospective investors may have difficulty assessing the rapidly changing value of our Ordinary Shares. In addition, investors of our Ordinary Shares may experience losses, which may be material, if the price of our Ordinary Shares declines after this offering or if such investors purchase shares of our Ordinary Shares prior to any price decline.

Holders of our Ordinary Shares may also not be able to readily liquidate their investment or may be forced to sell at depressed prices due to low volume trading. Broad market fluctuations and general economic and political conditions may also adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares. As a result of this volatility, investors may experience losses on their investment in our Ordinary Shares. Furthermore, the potential extreme volatility may confuse the public investors of the value of our stock, distort the market perception of our stock price and our Company’s financial performance and public image and negatively affect the long-term liquidity of our Ordinary Shares, regardless of our actual or expected operating performance. If we encounter such volatility, including any rapid stock price increases and declines seemingly unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, it will likely make it difficult and confusing for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Ordinary Shares and understand the value thereof.

We will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq Listing Rules and, as a result, may rely on exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that provide protection to shareholders of other companies.

Upon the completion of the IPO, we will be a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq Listing Rules because Sapphire Universe will own more than 50% of our total voting power. For so long as we remain a controlled company under that definition, we are permitted to elect to rely, and may rely, on certain exemptions from corporate governance rules, including an exemption from the rule that a majority of our Board of Directors must be independent directors or that we have to establish a nominating committee and a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors. As a result, you will not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements. However, following the IPO, we will voluntarily have a majority of independent directors and our audit committee will consist of three independent directors.

Our Shares may trade under $5.00 per share and thus would be known as “penny stock”. Trading in penny stocks has certain restrictions and these restrictions could negatively affect the price and liquidity of our Shares.

Our Shares may trade below $5.00 per share. As a result, our Shares would be known as “penny stock”, which is subject to various regulations involving disclosures to be given to you prior to the purchase of any penny stock. The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define a “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Depending on market fluctuations, our Shares could be considered to be “penny stock”. A penny stock is subject to rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers who sell these securities to persons other than accredited investors. For transactions covered by these rules, the broker/dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of these securities. In addition, a broker/dealer must receive the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the purchase and must also provide certain written disclosures to the purchaser. Consequently, the “penny stock” rules may restrict the ability of broker/dealers to sell our Shares, and may negatively affect the ability of holders of our Shares to resell them. These disclosures require you to acknowledge that you understand the risks associated with buying penny stocks and that you can absorb the loss of your entire investment. Penny stocks generally do not have a very high trading volume. Consequently, the price of the shares is often volatile and you may not be able to buy or sell your shares when you want to.

The trading price of our Shares following this offering may be subject to rapid and substantial price volatility that may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our ordinary shares.

The trading price of our Ordinary Shares following this offering may be subject to rapid and substantial price volatility that may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Ordinary Shares. Our Ordinary Shares may trade at prices higher or lower than the offering price. There have been recent instances of extreme share price run-ups followed by rapid price declines following initial public offerings, with share price volatility seemingly unrelated to company performance, particularly among companies with relatively smaller public floats, and we expect that such instances may continue and/or increase in the future. Contributing to this risk of volatility are a number of factors. We anticipate our Ordinary Shares will initially be held by a relatively limited number of shareholders and thus, are likely to be more sporadically and thinly traded than those of larger, more established companies. As a consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of Shares by our shareholders may disproportionately influence the price of those Shares in either direction. The price of our Ordinary Shares could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of our Shares are sold on the market without commensurate demand as compared to a seasoned issuer that could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its share price. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their Shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the shares of a larger, more established company that has a relatively large public float.

Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our Ordinary Shares. Such volatility, including any stock run-ups, may be unrelated or disproportionate to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, you could lose all or part of your investment.

There may be circumstances in which the interests of our Major Shareholder(s) could be in conflict with your interests as a Shareholder.

Sapphire Universe currently owns 96.27% of our Shares and, upon completion of the IPO, will beneficially own 88.01% of our Shares and voting power, or 86.89% of our Shares and voting power, if the underwriter exercise in full its option to purchase additional Shares from us. Mr. Kin Wai Ho, our Chairman, currently beneficially owns 46.69% of our Shares through his equity ownership in Sapphire Universe. Messrs. Jin Ngee Vernon Kwek and Cyrus Jun Ming Wen currently beneficially own 14.92% and 34.66%, of our Shares, respectively, through their equity ownership in Sapphire Universe. As a result of this ownership, Messrs. Ho, Kwek and Wen will have significant control and influence over our affairs and their voting power will constitute a quorum of our Shareholders voting on any matter requiring the approval of our Shareholders. Messrs. Ho, Kwek and Wen will continue to have significant influence over our affairs for the foreseeable future, including with respect to the nomination and election of Directors, the issuance of additional Shares or payment of dividends, the consummation of significant corporate transactions, such as the adoption of amendments to our Constitution and organizational regulations and approval of mergers or sales of substantially all of our assets.

In certain circumstances, the interests of Sapphire Universe as a Major Shareholder, and of each of Messrs. Ho, Kwek and Wen as significant indirect Shareholders, may conflict with the interests of our other Shareholders. Accordingly, this concentration of ownership may harm the market price of our Shares by, among other things:

Any of Sapphire Universe, Mr. Ho, Mr. Kwek and Mr. Wen may also cause corporate actions to be taken that conflict with the interests of our other Shareholders.

Future issuance of Shares by us and sale of Shares by our existing Shareholders may adversely affect the price of our Shares.

Except as otherwise described in the section titled “Moratorium” of this prospectus, there will be no restriction on the ability of our Shareholders to sell their Shares. In the event we issue, or our Shareholders sell, substantial amounts of our Shares in the public market following the IPO, the price of our Shares may be adversely affected. Any resulting downward pressure on the price of our Shares may also make it difficult for us to issue new Shares and raise the necessary funds in the future at a time and price we deem appropriate. In addition, the price of our Shares may be adversely affected if our Shareholders subject to moratorium sell their Shares upon the expiry of the relevant moratorium periods.

We may require additional funding in the form of equity or debt for our future growth which will cause dilution in Shareholders’ equity interest.

We may pursue opportunities to grow our business through joint ventures, strategic alliance, acquisitions or investment opportunities, following the Offering. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional funding on terms that are acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to do so, our future plans and growth may be adversely affected.

An issue of Shares or other securities to raise funds will dilute Shareholders’ equity interests and may, in the case of a rights issue, require additional investments by Shareholders. Further, an issue of Shares below the then prevailing market price will also affect the value of Shares then held by investors.

Dilution in Shareholders’ equity interests may occur even if the issue of shares is at a premium to the market price. In addition, any additional debt funding may restrict our freedom to operate our business as it may have conditions that:

The current disruptions, volatility or uncertainty of the credit markets could limit our ability to borrow funds or cause our borrowings to be more expensive in the future. As such, we may be forced to pay unattractive interest rates, thereby increasing our interest expense, decreasing our profitability and reducing our financial flexibility if we take on additional debt financing.

Investors may not be able to participate in future issues or certain other equity issues of our Shares.

In the event that we issue new Shares, we will be under no obligation to offer those Shares to our existing Shareholders at the time of issue, except where we elect to conduct a rights issue. However, in electing to conduct a rights issue or certain other equity issues, we will have the discretion and may also be subject to certain regulations as to the procedures to be followed in making such rights available to Shareholders or in disposing of such rights for the benefit of such Shareholders and making the net proceeds available to them. In addition, we may not offer such rights to our existing Shareholders having an address in jurisdictions outside of Singapore.

Accordingly, certain Shareholders may be unable to participate in future equity offerings by us and may experience dilution in their shareholdings as a result.

We may not be able to pay dividends in the future.

Subject to the Companies Act and our Constitution, our Board of Directors has complete discretion as to whether to declare and distribute dividends. Our ability to declare dividends to our Shareholders in the future will be contingent on multiple factors, including our future financial performance, distributable reserves of our Company, current and anticipated cash needs, capital requirements, our ability to implement our future plans, contractual, legal and tax restrictions, regulatory, competitive, technical and other factors such as general economic conditions, demand for and selling prices of our products and services, the ability of our subsidiaries to distribute funds to us, and other factors exclusive to the facilities services industry. Our existing and future loan arrangements with any financial institutions may also limit when and how much dividends we can declare and pay out. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations, and hence there is no assurance that we will be able to pay dividends to our Shareholders after the completion of the Offering.

The IPO price and Resale Offering price could differ.

The offering price of our Ordinary Shares in the IPO has been determined by negotiations between the Company and the Underwriter. The offering price in the IPO bears no relationship to our assets, earnings or book value, or any other objective standard of value. The Selling Shareholder may sell the Shares under the Resale Prospectus in one or more transactions that may take place in ordinary brokers’ transactions, privately negotiated transactions or through sales to one or more dealers for resale of such securities as principals as further described in the “Selling Shareholder Plan of Distribution” in the resale prospectus after close of the IPO and listing of the Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq. Therefore, the offering prices of the IPO and the sale under the Resale Prospectus could differ. As a result, the purchasers in the resale offering could pay more or less than the offering price in the IPO.

The Resale by the Selling Shareholder may cause the market price of our Ordinary Shares to decline.

The resale of Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholder, as well as the issuance of Ordinary Shares in the IPO, could result in resales of our Ordinary Shares by our current shareholders concerned about the potential dilution of their holdings. In addition, the resale by the Selling Shareholder could have the effect of depressing the market price for our Ordinary Shares.

If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may delist our Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market price of our Shares could decline.

Assuming our Shares are listed on Nasdaq, we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet the continued listing standards of Nasdaq in the future. If we fail to comply with the applicable listing standards and Nasdaq delists our Shares, we and our Shareholders could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or pre-empts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Because we expect that our Shares will be listed on Nasdaq, such securities will be covered securities. Although the states are pre-empted from regulating the sale of our securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. Further, if we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our securities would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulations in each state in which we offer our securities.

We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act and may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, most significantly, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for so long as we remain an emerging growth company. As a result, if we elect not to comply with such auditor attestation requirements, our investors may not have access to certain information they may deem important.

The JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company does not need to comply with any new or revised financial accounting standards until such date that a private company is otherwise required to comply with such new or revised accounting standards. We do not plan to “opt out” of such exemptions afforded to an emerging growth company. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to those of companies that comply with public company effective dates.

We qualify as a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we will not be subject to U.S. proxy rules and will be subject to Exchange Act reporting obligations that permit less detailed and less frequent reporting than that of a U.S. domestic public company.

Upon the closing of the IPO, we will report under the Exchange Act as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. Because we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including (i) the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act; (ii) the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and (iii) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, or current reports on Form 8-K upon the occurrence of specified significant events. In addition, our officers, Directors and principal Shareholders are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. Therefore, our Shareholders may not know on a timely basis when our officers, directors and principal Shareholders purchase or sell our Shares. In addition, foreign private issuers are not required to file their annual report on Form 20-F until one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, while U.S. domestic issuers that are accelerated filers are required to file their annual report on Form 10-K within seventy-five (75) days after the end of each fiscal year. Foreign private issuers also are exempt from Regulation Fair Disclosure, aimed at preventing issuers from making selective disclosures of material information. As a result of the above, you may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are not foreign private issuers.

If we lose our status as a foreign private issuer, we would be required to comply with the Exchange Act reporting and other requirements applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, which are more detailed and extensive than the requirements for foreign private issuers. We may also be required to make changes in our corporate governance practices in accordance with various SEC and Nasdaq rules. The regulatory and compliance costs to us under U.S. securities laws if we are required to comply with the reporting requirements applicable to a U.S. domestic issuer may be significantly higher than the cost we would incur as a foreign private issuer. As a result, we expect that a loss of foreign private issuer status would increase our legal and financial compliance costs and would make some activities highly time consuming and costly. We also expect that if we were required to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, it would make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain and maintain directors and officers liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These rules and regulations could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our Board of Directors.

We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.

As discussed above, we are a foreign private issuer, and therefore, we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. We would lose our foreign private issuer status if, for example, more than 50% of our Shares are directly or indirectly held by residents of the United States and we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to maintain our foreign private issuer status. If we lose our foreign private issuer status on this date, we will be required to file with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms, which are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. We will also have to mandatorily comply with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and our officers, Directors and Major Shareholders will become subject to the short-swing profit disclosure and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements under the Nasdaq rules. As a U.S. listed public company that is not a foreign private issuer, we will incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we will not incur as a foreign private issuer, and accounting, reporting and other expenses in order to maintain a listing on a U.S. securities exchange.

There can be no assurance that we will not be a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders of our Shares.

A non-U.S. corporation will be a PFIC for any taxable year if either (i) at least 75% of its gross income for such year consists of certain types of “passive” income; or (ii) at least 50% of the value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets) during such year is attributable to assets that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income, or the asset test. Based on our current and expected income and assets (taking into account the expected cash proceeds and our anticipated market capitalization following the IPO), we do not presently expect to be a PFIC for the current taxable year or the foreseeable future. However, no assurance can be given in this regard because the determination of whether we are or will become a PFIC is a fact-intensive inquiry made on an annual basis that depends, in part, upon the composition of our income and assets. In addition, there can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, will agree with our conclusion or that the IRS would not successfully challenge our position. Fluctuations in the market price of our Shares may cause us to become a PFIC for the current or subsequent taxable years because the value of our assets for the purpose of the asset test may be determined by reference to the market price of our Shares. The composition of our income and assets may also be affected by how, and how quickly, we use our liquid assets and the cash raised in the IPO. If we were to be or become a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our Shares, certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences could apply to such U.S. Holder. See section titled “Taxation — Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” of this prospectus.

We will have broad discretion in the use of proceeds of the IPO.

We currently intend to use the net proceeds from the IPO for expanding our range of services and our operations both locally and regionally, for upgrading and digital transformation of our business, for marketing and promotional activities, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Our management will have broad discretion over the use and investment of the net proceeds of the IPO within and also potentially among those categories. Accordingly, investors in the IPO have only limited information concerning management’s specific intentions and will need to rely upon the judgment of our management with respect to the use of proceeds.

We have not determined a specific use for a portion of the net proceeds of the IPO now earmarked for working capital and other general corporate purposes, and our management will have considerable discretion in deciding how to apply these proceeds, including for any of the purposes described in the section entitled “Use of Proceeds”. Because of the number and variability of factors that will determine our full use of our net proceeds from the IPO, their ultimate use may vary substantially from their currently intended use. This creates uncertainty for our Shareholders and could adversely affect our Company’s business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. You will not have the opportunity to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately before you make your investment decision. You must rely on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the net proceeds of the IPO. We cannot assure you that the net proceeds will be used in a manner that would improve our results of operations or increase the share price, nor that these net proceeds will be placed only in investments that generate income or appreciate in value.

Securities analysts may not publish favorable research or reports about our business or may publish no information at all, which could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.

If a trading market for our securities develops, the trading market will be influenced to some extent by the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us and our business. We do not control these analysts. As a newly public company, we may be slow to attract research coverage and the analysts who publish information about our securities will have had relatively little experience with us or our industry, which could affect their ability to accurately forecast our results and could make it more likely that we fail to meet their estimates. In the event we obtain securities or industry analyst coverage, if any of the analysts who cover us provide inaccurate or unfavorable research or issue an adverse opinion regarding our stock price, our stock price could decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports covering us regularly, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline and result in the loss of all or a part of your investment in us.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of current or historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those listed under “Risk Factors,” that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “likely to” or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking statements include statements about:

You should read this prospectus and the documents that we refer to in this prospectus with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and worse than what we expect. Other sections of this prospectus include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should read this prospectus and the documents that we refer to in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

This prospectus also contains statistical data and estimates that we obtained from industry publications and reports generated by government or third-party providers of market intelligence. Although we have not independently verified the data, we believe that the publications and reports are reliable.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholder.

DIVIDEND POLICY

We have no formal dividend policy. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and growth of our business and to repay indebtedness and, therefore, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Additionally, our ability to pay dividends on our Shares is limited by various factors such as our future financial performance and bank covenants. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors, subject to compliance with covenants in current and future agreements governing our and our subsidiaries’ indebtedness, and will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant.

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA

The following selected consolidated balance sheet data as of March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 and selected consolidated statements of operations data for the year ended March, 2023 and 2022 have been derived from our financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. You should read this “Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data” section together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section included elsewhere in this prospectus.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the section of this prospectus titled “Summary Financial Information” and the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis here and throughout this prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.

History and Overview

Our Company was incorporated on December 29, 2020 as a private company limited by shares under the name “Primech Holdings Pte. Ltd.” On May 11, 2023, our Company changed its corporate name to “Primech Holdings Ltd.”, so as to remove the designation “Pte.” which is used only for privately held companies under Singapore law, and adopted a constitution for a public company under Singapore law.

Our Company is a holding company that owns 100% of Primech A&P, Acteef Cleaning, Maint-Kleen, HomeHelpy and Princeston International. Primech A&P owns 100% of our Malaysian subsidiary My All Services. Our Company also owns 80% of CSG.

We are an established facilities and stewarding services provider in the public and private sectors. We operate primarily in Singapore which operations contributed approximately $68.3 million or 98.9% and approximately $53.7 million or 98.6% of our total revenue for FY 2023 and FY 2022, respectively, with the remainder from our operations in Malaysia and sales of products.

Summary of Service Offerings

Facilities Services

Our facilities services include general cleaning and maintenance of public and private facilities, such as airports, conservancy areas (i.e., the public areas, refuse disposal, parks and carparks of public housing units), common areas of hotels, educational institutions, public roads, residential spaces, commercial buildings, office facilities, industrial areas, retail stores and healthcare facilities; housekeeping services; specialized cleaning services, such as marble polishing services, building façade cleaning services and clean room sanitation services; and waste management services and pest control services.

Stewarding Services

Our stewarding services include the cleaning of kitchen facilities of healthcare facilities, hotels and restaurants and the supply of ad hoc customer service officers and F&B service crew to healthcare facilities, hotels and restaurants.

Cleaning Services to Offices and Homes and Manufacturing of Cleaning Supplies

In addition to our core facilities services, we provide cleaning services to offices. We also provide cleaning services to homes of individual customers which engage our services through our “HomeHelpy” application. In addition, through CSG and Princeston International, we manufacture certain cleaning supplies, both for our own use and for sale to third parties.

Fiscal Years Ended 31 March, 2023 and 2022

Facilities Services

We derive the majority of our revenue from the provision of facilities services, which accounted for approximately $46.1 million or 84.6% of our revenue in FY 2022 and approximately $55.8 million or 80.8% of our revenue in FY 2023.

Stewarding Services

Stewarding services accounted for approximately $5.1 million or 9.4% of our revenue in FY 2022 and approximately $7.6 million or 11.0% of our revenue in FY 2023.

Cleaning Services to Offices

The provision of office cleaning services accounted for approximately $2.5 million or 4.6% of our revenue in FY 2022 and $4.9 million or 7.1% of our revenue in FY 2023.

Cleaning Services to Homes

We did not generate significant revenue from our HomeHelpy homes cleaning services to homes during FY 2022 and FY 2023.

Impact of COVID-19 and government subsidies

Our revenue for the year ended March 31, 2023 has been recovered from the adverse impact of the global outbreak of novel strains of coronavirus, or COVID-19 as compared to the year ended March 31, 2022. The national and local authorities in Singapore, where we operate, has removed most of restrictions on travel and other activities since April 2022 leading to an increase in demand for our stewarding services and Cleaning Services to Offices as employees are returning to work at office.

During the pandemic period, governmental authorities in Singapore, like many governments and central banks worldwide, have reacted with significant monetary and fiscal interventions designed to stabilize economic conditions. Subsidies were received from government authorities in Singapore during the pandemic period, and were primarily used to offset wage costs, and are recorded as a reduction to associated wage costs in cost of revenue and general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Such COVID-19 subsidies are no long available but we received other subsidies such as Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI), Senior Employment Credit (SEC) and Wage Credit Scheme (WCS) from government authorities in Singapore.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. For the period ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded net loss of approximately $2.5 million and cash used in operating activities of approximately $3.2 million.

Concentration of Risk

Substantially all of our revenue was derived from our operations in Singapore (approximately $53.7 million or 98.6% during FY 2022 and approximately $68.3 million or 98.9% during FY 2023), and a substantial portion of our revenue was derived from our facilities services operations (approximately $46.1 million or 84.6% during FY 2022 and approximately $55.8 million or 80.8% during FY 2023). Any adverse circumstances affecting the Singapore market, such as an economic recession, epidemic outbreak or natural disaster or other adverse incidents may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Any downturn in our industry that results in any postponement, delay or cancellation of our contracts or in any delay in recovery of our receivables is likely to have an adverse effect on our business and profitability.

For the year ended March 31, 2023, one customer accounted for 10.4% of our total revenue and one customer accounted for 12.1% of our accounts receivable.

Critical Accounting Policies

Management’s discussion and analysis of our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources is based upon our financial statements. We prepare our financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Certain of our accounting policies require that we apply significant judgment in determining estimates and assumptions for calculating estimates. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. We use, in part, our historical experience, terms of existing contracts, observance of trends in the industry and information obtained from independent valuation experts or other outside sources to make our judgments. We cannot assure you that our actual results will conform to our estimates. We regularly evaluate these estimates and assumptions, particularly in areas we consider to be critical accounting estimates, where changes in estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position and, generally to a lesser extent, cash flows.

The following critical accounting policies affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates and, if deemed appropriate, those estimates are adjusted. Significant estimates include those related to assumptions used in valuing reserves of uncollectible accounts receivable, assumptions used in valuing assets acquired in business acquisitions, impairment testing of goodwill and other long-term assets, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, accruals for potential liabilities, and assumptions used in the determination of the Company’s liquidity.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The underlying principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at the amount expected to be collected. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contract(s), which include (1) identifying the contract or agreement with a customer, (2) identifying our performance obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.

For any service contracts where the performance obligation is not completed, deferred revenue is recorded for any payments received in advance of the performance obligation.

Government subsidies

Government subsidies are not recognized until there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions of the subsidy and the Company will receive the subsidy. Generally, government subsidies fall into two categories: subsidies related to income and subsidies related to assets. Subsidies related to income are recognized in the period that the recognition criteria are met, and are presented as a reduction of the related expense that they are intended to subsidize within operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Subsidies related to assets are for the purchase, construction or other acquisition of long-lived assets and are recognized as reductions to the capitalized costs of the related assets.

Business combinations

The Company accounts for its business combinations with non-related third parties using the acquisition method of accounting where the purchase consideration is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, based on their respective fair values as of the acquisition date. Contingent purchase consideration is recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition. The excess of the fair value of the purchase consideration over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. When determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, management makes significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Critical estimates in valuing intangible assets include, but are not limited to, expected future cash flows, which includes consideration of future growth and margins, future changes in technology, and discount rates. Fair value estimates are based on the assumptions that management believes a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability. Assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations with related parties are recorded at historical cost with any excess purchase price over net assets acquired treated as a distribution.

Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets primarily include property and equipment and intangible assets. In accordance with the provision of ASC 360, the Company usually conducts its annual impairment evaluation to its long-lived assets in the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist, such as a significant sustained change in the business climate. The recoverability of long-lived assets is measured at the reporting unit level. If the total of the expected undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the asset. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company determined there was an impairment charge of approximately $138,000 related to the recorded goodwill relating to its acquisition of Maint-Kleen. The Company determined there was no further impairment of its long-lived assets as of March 31, 2023.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach which allows for the recognition and measurement of deferred tax assets based upon the likelihood of realization of tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided in connection with the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits, or that future deductibility is uncertain.

The Company conducts its businesses in Singapore and Malaysia and is subject to tax in these jurisdictions. As a result of its business activities, the Company will file separate tax returns in those countries that are subject to examination by the foreign tax authorities.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Credit Losses — Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 requires entities to use a forward-looking approach based on current expected credit losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables. This may result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for the Company beginning April 1, 2023, and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not believe the potential impact of the new guidance and related codification improvements will be material to its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

The Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the consolidated financial position, statements of operations and cash flows.

Plan of Operation

Currently our Company is primarily a facility services provider, with a focus on general cleaning services. Moving forward, we intend to provide a full suite of services in the facility services sector through constant innovation focusing on automation and digitization.

Results of Operations

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

The following discussion summarizes our operating results for FY 2023 compared to FY 2022.

Discussion For the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

Revenue

The Company’s revenues for FY 2023 and FY 2022 were approximately $69.0 million and $54.4 million, respectively, representing an increase of approximately 26.8%. The increase was mainly driven by new customers affiliated with the Singaporean government during the reporting period in our facilities services segment and increase in demand of our stewarding services and cleaning services to offices as Singapore removed most remaining COVID-19 travel restrictions in April 2022. Facilities cleaning services contributed $9.7 million increase in revenue while stewarding services and cleaning services to offices contributed a $2.5 million and $2.4 million increase in revenue, respectively.

Revenue from facilities services increased from approximately $46.1 million for FY 2022 to approximately $55.8 million for FY 2023. The increase was mainly driven by increase in revenue from the institutional sector as our contract with the Ministry of Education of Singapore commenced on April 1, 2022.

Revenue from stewarding services increased from approximately $5.1 million for FY 2022 to approximately $7.6 million for FY 2023 and revenue from cleaning services to offices increased from approximately $2.5 million for FY 2022 to approximately $4.9 million for FY 2023. The increase was mainly due to the removal of most of COVID-19 travel restrictions by the Singapore government since April 2022, leading to recovery in the hospitality sector as well as employees returning to offices, which resulted in an increase in demand of our stewarding services and cleaning services to offices.

Direct costs and expenses

Direct costs and expenses for FY 2023 and FY 2022 were approximately $58.4 million and $44.6 million, respectively, representing an approximate increase of 31.0%. Labor costs contributed approximately 84.2% and 83.1% of our direct costs for FY 2023 and FY 2022, respectively, amounting to approximately $49.2 million and $37.1 million, respectively, where employee benefit expense — salaries was the largest component of labor costs for both years. Approximately $4.2 million and $3.3 million in Singapore government grants were netted against our direct costs and expenses in FY 2023 and FY 2022, respectively. The increase of direct costs and expenses was driven by the following items.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization charges relating to direct costs for FY 2023 and FY 2022 were approximately $945,000 and $722,000, respectively, representing an approximate increase of 30.9% year over year. Such increase was driven by additional depreciation on properties, plant and equipment as a result of more machineries used when providing services to customers.

Employee benefit expense — Salaries

Employee benefit expenses were approximately 84.2% and 83.1% of our direct costs for FY 2023 and FY 2022, respectively. Employee benefit expense mainly represents salaries, contributions to provident fund and allowances paid to employees, of which salaries accounted for the largest portion of employee benefit expenses. Salaries relating to direct costs and expenses for FY 2023 and FY 2022 were approximately $40.1 million and $30.6 million, respectively, representing an approximate increase of 31.4%. Such increase was driven by increase in labor costs as we provided services to more customers and increase in worker’s wages under the Progressive Wage Model (“PWM”). Government grants of approximately $3.4 million and 1.7 million, were netted against our Employee benefit expense — Salaries under direct costs and expenses in FY 2023 and FY 2022 respectively.

Subcontractor charges

Subcontractor charges for FY 2023 and FY 2022 were approximately $3.0 million and $2.4 million, respectively, representing an approximate increase of 23%. Such increase was caused by the increase in revenue projects serviced by the Group, which lead to an increase in need of service from third party service providers.

General and Administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses for FY 2023 and FY 2022 were approximately $12.3 million and $10.7 million, respectively, representing an approximate increase of 15.3%. Approximately $0.2 million and $0.1 million of government grants were set-off against our general and administrative expenses in FY 2023 and FY 2022, respectively. The increase in our general and administrative expenses was explained by the following items.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization charges relating to general and administrative expenses for FY 2023 and FY 2022 were approximately $2.7 million and $2.3 million, respectively, representing an approximate increase of 18.7%. Such decrease was driven by additional depreciation on right-of use assets.

Employee benefit expense — Salaries

Employee benefit expense mainly represents salaries, contribution to provident fund and allowances paid to employee, which salaries accounted for the majority portion of employee benefit expenses. Salaries relating to general and administrative expenses for FY 2023 and FY 2022 were approximately $4.5 million and $3.9 million, respectively, representing an approximate increase of 15.5%. Such increase was driven by a general increase in salaries for general and administrative staff in FY 2023.

Other professional fees

Other professional fees for FY 2023 and FY 2022 were approximately $1.2 million and $825,000, respectively, representing an approximate increase of 41.4%. Such increase was mainly caused by an increased in professional expense for IPO.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses mainly represent advertising expenses; such charges for FY 2023 and FY 2022 were approximately $278,000 and $394,000, respectively, representing an approximate decrease of 29.4%. Such decrease was mainly resulted from decrease in advertising expenses incurred by HomeHelpy.

Other operating income, net

Other operating income, net mainly represent rental income and interest income, they are partly off-set by other operating expenses such as trademark and license fees and fees to other information technology services providers. Other operating income, net for FY 2023 and FY 2021 were approximately $271,000 and $493,000, respectively, representing an approximate decrease of 45.0%. Such decrease was mainly resulted from increase in expenses on license fees and fees to other information technology services providers for FY 2023.

Interest expense

Interest expense mainly represent interest on bank borrowings and lease liabilities; such charges for FY 2023 and FY 2022 were approximately $723,000 and $369,000, respectively, representing an approximate increase of 95.9%. Such increase was driven by the increase in utilization of overdraft facilities and increase in interest rate during FY 2023.

Income tax (benefit) expense

Income tax (benefit) expense mainly represents tax expenses payable to the government of Singapore; such refund for FY 2023 were approximately $10,000 and expense for FY 2022 were approximately $164,000, representing an approximate decrease of 106.2%. Such decrease was caused by the Group having suffered a loss as a whole for FY 2023.

Discussion For the Fiscal Years Ended 31 March, 2023 and 2022

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Group and a registered financial institution under the Monetary Authority of Singapore (the “Lender”) are parties to a temporary bridge loan dated October 21, 2020 (supplemented May 5, 2021, August 3, 2021, July 26, 2022 and July 28, 2023). The aggregate amount of this loan outstanding at March 31, 2023 is approximately $2.8 million (S$3.8 million).

The Group and the Lender are parties to four overdraft facilities dated August 6, 2019; July 14, 2022, July 20, 2022 and July 26, 2022 (supplemented February 10, 2023 and July 28, 2023), respectively. The aggregate amount of the overdraft facilities is approximately $8.9 million (S$11.9 million), of which $7.7 million was outstanding at March 31, 2023.

These loans bear interest at a rate that ranges from 2.0% to 5.5% per annum. These loans and are secured by debentures over assets and several guarantees from Sapphire Universe, certain Executive Officers and one or more Major Shareholders for an unlimited amount. See section titled “Related Party Transactions”.

We are a party to a “with recourse” receivable purchase facility dated July 20, 2018 (supplemented September 28, 2021 and August 15, 2022) and July 23, 2020 (supplemented August 18, 2022) with the Lender pursuant to which Primech A & P and Maint-Kleen agreed to sell to the Lender, and the Lender agreed to purchase from the subsidiary, certain receivables owing from customers. All amounts due under the terms of the Facility, totaling up to approximately $7.4 million (S$9.8 million), are guaranteed by security over receivables; debentures over assets and several personal guarantees for an unlimited amount. The outstanding balance under this loan at March 31, 2023 was approximately $2.9 million (S$3.8 million). See section titled “Related Party Transactions”. We pay a discount charge calculated based on 3% p.a. over three months bank’s Costs of Fund on the outstanding gross amount of accounts receivable factored.

The Group and the Lender are parties to a business property financing facility dated March 30, 2021 (supplemented February 10, 2023 and August 11, 2023) in relation to our acquisition of the properties located at 23 Ubi Crescent and 25 Ubi Crescent, Singapore. The purchase price is approximately $6.7 million consisted of cash consideration of approximately $1.7 million and a loan obtained from the Lender of approximately $5.0 million (S$6,775,000) and the outstanding balance of this loan at March 31, 2023 was approximately $4.7 million (S$ 6.2 million). This facility is secured by several personal guarantees. See section titled “Related Party Transactions”.

Primech A&P is required to maintain, during the term of the financing agreements relating to each of these facilities, a minimum adjusted tangible net worth of $7.0 million (SGD 10.0 million), and a gearing ratio, defined as to the ratio of total bank debt to tangible net worth (or adjusted tangible net worth, as the case may be), of not more than 1.5.

As of March 31, 2023, Primech A&P was not in compliance with both of these bank covenants. As such, the Lender under the abovementioned financing agreements could exercise its rights to, among others, cancel or withdraw any or all of the aforementioned facilities, or declare that all or any part of thereof (together with accrued interest and other amounts accrued or outstanding) be immediately due and payable or require the Group to repurchase debts which it has assigned to the Lender. In the event that the Group is unable to make repayment, the Lender also has the right to enforce its rights on collateral security, including but not limited to the Group’s leasehold interest on real property. Specifically, the Lender could demand immediate repayment of the aggregate outstanding loan amount of $18,776,000 as of March 31, 2023 and interest of approximately $152,000 accrued from April 1, 2023 to August 18, 2023, plus certain costs of collection as provided in the relevant bank financing agreements.

On July 28, 2023 and August 11, 2023, the Lender issued letters to Primech A&P in respect of each of the aforementioned financing agreements, respectively, advising an exceptional one-off waiver for the breach of the two abovementioned bank covenants. Pursuant to these letters, the issuance of a waiver by the Lender shall not impair any rights or privileges of the Lender under each of the aforementioned financing agreements, and the Lender may still at any time withdraw or cancel the whole or any part of the facilities, and/or demand repayment of all sums owing in respect of any non-compliances with the terms of such facilities (other than the breaches that have been waived).

For the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded net loss of $2,546,933 and cash used by operating activities of $3,183,553. We received approximately $4.4 million and $3.5 million in Singapore government grants which were netted against our direct costs and expenses and general and administrative expenses in FY 2023 and FY 2022, respectively.

We intend to fund our future operations and meet our financial obligations through revenue growth. We cannot, however, provide assurance that revenue, income and cash flows generated from our businesses will be sufficient to sustain our operations in the twelve months following the date of this prospectus. As a result, we are actively evaluating strategic alternatives including debt and equity financings and potential sales of investment assets.

Conditions in the debt and equity markets, as well as the volatility of investor sentiment regarding macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions, will play primary roles in determining whether we can successfully obtain additional capital. We cannot be certain that we will be successful at raising additional capital.

Cash Flows — Operating Activities

We generated approximately $8.2 million less cash from operating activities during the year ended March 31, 2023 than we did during the year ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in cash provided in continuing operating activities resulted from the increase in account receivables and prepaid expenses and other current assets. Such increase of account receivables was due to increase in unbilled revenue as we were in process of confirming with our customers on the service provided during the period, which resulted in delay in issue of our billing to such customers.

Cash Flows — Investing Activities

We used approximately $1.4 million less cash from investing activities during the year ended March 31, 2023 than we did during the year ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in cash used in investing activities resulting from less acquisition of property and equipment as compared to FY 2022.

Cash Flows — Financing Activities

We generated approximately $8.0 million in financing activities during the year ended March 31, 2023 compared to $3.6 million used in financing activities during the year ended March 31, 2022. The increase in cash from financing activities resulted from an increase in utilization of bank loans.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares and classified as Shareholders’ equity or that are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements. Moreover, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or product development services with us.

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Overview of the Cleaning and Landscaping Industry in Singapore

Cleaning and landscaping service providers in Singapore offer a wide spectrum of cleaning and landscaping services. The Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2020 (“Industrial Classification”) published by the Singapore Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, categorizes cleaning services into general cleaning and other cleaning. Cleaning services include the provision of various cleaning services to public areas, offices, factories, households, among others. Moreover, according to the Industrial Classification, landscaping services in Singapore include landscape planting, care and maintenance service activities in and for parks and gardens, public and private housing, buildings, roads and expressways, among others.

Cleaning and landscaping services in Singapore are generally categorized as follows:

Sources: the Ministry of Trade & Industry; the Singapore Department of Statistics

Singapore’s demand for cleaning and landscaping services experienced strong growth from 2014 to 2020, driven by economic sophistication, urbanization, and population growth. The industry market size increased from $1,377.0 million (S$1,836.0 million) in 2014 to $2,102.9 million (S$2,846.1 million) in 2020, a CAGR of 7.6%. Moreover, we believe the productivity of the industry will be enhanced progressively given the technology-driven programs launched by the government. The increasing collaboration between technology programs and cleaning and landscaping companies is proven to be conducive to the growth of the industry, which we believe will benefit from automation and robotic technology in the future.

Growth Drivers and Trends of the Cleaning and Landscaping Industry in Singapore

Growing demand derived from office buildings, retail facilities, and residential buildings

Despite the uncertainties exerted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of commercial and residential buildings in Singapore witnessed a moderately increasing trend in Singapore over the past five years. According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore, the office space available climbed from 7,575 thousand square meters in the first quarter of 2015 to 8,166 thousand square meters in the fourth quarter of 2021, a compound quarterly growth rate of 0.3%. The retail space available increased from 5,948 thousand square meters in the first quarter of 2015 to 6,200 thousand square meters in the fourth quarter of 2021, a compound quarterly growth rate of 0.2%. On the residential housing front, the public residential housing units under the management of the Housing & Development Board (“HDB”) of Singapore experienced moderate growth from 984,908 units in 2015 to 1,092,898 units in 2021, a CAGR of 1.75%. The private residential property units increased moderately from 311,635 in the first quarter of 2015 to 382,195 in the fourth quarter of 2021, a compound quarterly growth rate of 0.8%. The growth in respect of office space, retail facilities and residential buildings has spurred demand for cleaning and landscaping services in Singapore.

Adoption of automated technologies to enhance productivity

The future of the cleaning and landscaping industry will be shaped by automated cleaning technology, which is likely to enhance the productivity of the industry. The National Environmental Agency (“NEA”) rolled out the INCUBATE (INnovating and CUrating Better Automation and Technologies for Environmental Services) Programme in December 2017 to identify and tackle challenges faced by the industry with technology. The program is a partnership between the NEA and progressive premises owners to support the transformation of the cleaning and landscaping industry. According to the NEA, the program currently has 21 partners and has carried out 46 trials in transport and community hubs, commercial properties and integrated attractions. In an example of robotic cleaning, a multi-purpose robot is developed by an INCUBATE partner, which cleans, scrubs, broadcasts safe-distancing messages, and reports unattended bags. Cleaners are freed up to focus on wiping down high-contact touchpoints such as door handles. Given the introduction of the INCUBATE Programme, it is expected that the cleaning and landscaping industry will witness the introduction of new automation technology in the future, contributing to improved productivity improved in the long run.

Government support in talent development

In an effort to enhance the productivity of various industries in Singapore, the Singapore government has committed various sector-specific initiatives. According to the National Parks Board of Singapore, the Landscape Sector Transformation Plan (the “LSTP”) is a tripartite effort led by the National Parks Board, together with companies and associations from the landscape industry, Institutes of Higher Learning (the “IHLs”) and government agencies. The LSTP, launched in 2019, is a transformation plan that aims to grow Singapore’s landscape industry up to 30% over the next 10 years by enhancing productivity and digital transformation. As an integral part of the LSTP, the LSTP emphasizes talent development by upskilling the existing landscape industry labor force to manage the green spaces of Singapore. The labor force will be trained to understand ecosystems, integrate ecological processes and incorporate the use of technology to enhance their professionalism and competence in the cleaning and landscaping industry.

The Environmental Robotics Program

As part of the National Environmental Agency’s strategy to leverage robotics technology to transform Singapore’s environmental service-related sectors, the Environmental Robotics Program was developed in 2017. The Environmental Robotics Program seeks to catalyze the local robotics industry by providing opportunities for small and medium enterprises, institutes of higher learning, and research institutes to co-create solutions with the public sector that not only build up local expertise and experience in delivering environmental robotic solutions, but also enhance the competitiveness and resilience of the cleaning service-related sectors. Specifically, the Program aims to develop robotic solutions for the National Environmental Agency’s work areas including, public spaces, waste management, and pest and pollution control. By working collaboratively with robotics technology, the cleaning service industry will witness the improvement of productivity and reduce reliance on manpower.

Major Customer Segments of the Cleaning and Landscaping Industry in Singapore

Office Space

Source: Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore

Thanks to the economic development over the past few years, the office space available in Singapore increased from 7,575 thousand square meters in the first quarter of 2015 to 8,087 thousand square meters in the second quarter of 2023 a compound quarterly growth rate of 0.2%. The positive economic outlook of Singapore has drawn companies from the finance and technology sectors to set up offices in Singapore from 2015 to 2021, fueling the growth of office development. Although the office demand dropped moderately due to social distancing measures and flexible working arrangements during the pandemic of COVID-19, the long-term demand for office will remain resilient as the physical office is relevant for firms to curate a social identity associated with the workspaces, according to Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis Group (“CBRE”), which is one of the largest commercial real estate services companies in the world. The office demand will recover in line with the expected economic growth after the pandemic.

Furthermore, office development is also underpinned by the Central Business District (CBD) Incentive Scheme put forward by the Singapore government in 2019. The scheme is to encourage the conversion of existing, older, office developments into mixed-use developments that will help to rejuvenate the CBD. With this scheme, according to CBRE, the office market is anticipated to see redevelopment with agile space solutions and digitally-enabled specifications in the CBD in the future.

Retail Spaces

Source: Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore

The retail space available increased from 5,948 thousand square meters in the first quarter of 2015 to 6,279 thousand square meters in the second quarter of 2023, at a compound quarterly growth rate of 0.2%. The growth was supported by the vibrant retail sector and tourism of Singapore before the pandemic. However, the retail property market took a hit during the pandemic, recording rising vacancies and falling rents, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, which is a global commercial real estate services company. The retail space available experienced a dip in 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19. Nonetheless, as Singapore reopens its borders progressively along with the vaccination program, it is anticipated that the retail consumption of the city will pick up gradually, supporting the recovery of the retail property market, which in turn generates needs for cleaning and landscaping services.

Public Residential Housing Units 

Source: The Housing & Development Board of Singapore

The public residential housing units under the management of the HDB of Singapore experienced moderate growth from 984,908 units in 2015 to 1,096,380 units in 2022, a CAGR of 1.35%. The development of public residential housing is a result of the increasing population of Singapore. According to the Singapore Department of Statistics, the total population of Singapore increased from 5,535,002 in 2015 to 5,637,022 in 2022, a CAGR of 0.4%. As part of the HDB’s mission and objectives, HDB is committed to providing quality public housing units to Singaporeans with affordable rent or price. Given the rising population of Singapore, it is envisaged that the number of public housing units will continue to grow in the future.

Private Residential Housing Units

Source: The Singapore Department of Statistics

The private residential property market experienced moderate growth from 2015 to 2023. It increased from 311,635 units in the first quarter of 2015 to 398,289 units in the second quarter of 2023, at a compound quarterly growth rate of 0.6%. The development of the private residential property market was primarily driven by the economic growth of Singapore and the increasing population. According to the Singapore Department of Statistics, the Singapore GDP increased from $317,583.1 million (S$423,444.1 million) in 2015 to $386,304.4 million (S$522,032.9 million) (measured in the chained dollar) in 2022. Also, the total population of Singapore increased from 5,535,002 in 2015 to 5,637,022 in 2022, a CAGR of 0.4%. In light of the stable and growing private residential property market, the cleaning and landscaping industry sees potential increasing demand from this sector.

Market Size of the Cleaning and Landscaping Industry in Singapore

Note: Operating receipts refers to income earned from business operations, i.e. income from services rendered, sale of goods, commission fees and rental of premises, machinery and equipment.

Source: The Singapore Department of Statistics

The growing economy of Singapore that propels the thriving real estate property market has spurred increasing demand for cleaning and landscaping services. The industry market size increased from $1,357.2 million (S$1,836.8 million) in 2014 to $2,141.3 million (S$2,893.6 million) in 2022, a CAGR of 5.8%. The real estate property market is a major contributor to our industry. For instance, according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore, the office space available climbed from 7,575 thousand square meters in the first quarter of 2015 to 8,087 thousand square meters in the second quarter of 2022. The public residential housing units under the management of the HDB experienced moderate growth from 984,908 units in 2015 to 1,096,380 units in 2022, a CAGR of 1.35%. The private residential property units also increased moderately from 311,635 in the first quarter of 2015 to 398,289 in the second quarter of 2022. The growing number of retail facilities, office buildings, and residential units have generated rising demand for cleaning and landscaping services.

However, the industry witnessed a slight market drop in 2019 to $2,111.2 million (S$2,857.3 million) from $2,144.6 million (S$2,902.5 million) in 2018. The minor market pull back was due to the softening growth of the Singapore economy in 2019, which experienced the slowest growth in a decade. Additionally, the industry suffered a setback in 2020 due to the economic contraction caused by COVID-19 pandemic. According to Singapore Department of Statistics, the GDP of Singapore decreased from $355,389.8 million (S$480,984.6 million) in 2019 to $386,304.4 million (S$522,032.9 million) in 2022 (measured by chained dollar). The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruption of business among various sectors in Singapore, and hence the demand for cleaning and landscaping services was negatively affected. Nonetheless, it is expected that the cleaning and landscaping industry will progressively recover in line with the recovery of the economy in Singapore. Moreover, technology will play a vital role in shaping the future of the cleaning and landscaping industry. The Singapore government has rolled out several technology-driven programs in an effort to enhance the long-term productivity of the cleaning and landscaping industry, which are discussed in the section “Growth Drivers and Trends of the Cleaning and Landscaping Industry in Singapore”. In light of the introduction of robotic and automation technology, cleaning and landscaping companies likely will witness improving productivity and operational efficiency in the future.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Inflation Risk

Inflationary factors, such as increases in personnel and overhead costs, could impair our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and operating expenses as a percentage of sales revenue if the revenues do not increase with such increased costs.

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to cash flow interest rate risk in relation to bank loans, bank overdrafts and a recourse receivables purchase facility with variable interest rates which is partially offset by bank balances held at variable rates. It is the Group’s policy to keep its borrowings at variable rates at a minimum so as to minimize the fair value interest rate risk.

The Group cash flow interest rate risk is mainly concentrated on the fluctuation of Singapore Overnight Rate Average (“SORA”) and the prime lending rate of our lenders arising from the Group’s Singapore dollar denominated borrowings. Interest rates are subject to change upon renewal.

Credit Risk

Credit risk is controlled by the application of credit approvals, limits and monitoring procedures. We manage credit risk through regularly evaluating the collectability of financial assets, based on a combination of factors such as credit worthiness, past transaction history, current economic industry trends and changes in payment patterns. We identify credit risk collectively based on industry and customer type. In measuring the credit risk of our sales to our customers, we mainly reflect the “probability of default” by the customer on its contractual obligations and consider the current financial position of the customer and the current and likely future exposures to the customer.

Liquidity Risk

We are also exposed to liquidity risk, which is risk that we will be unable to provide sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meet our commitments and business needs. Liquidity risk is controlled by the application of financial position analysis and monitoring procedures. To manage liquidity risk, the Group monitors and maintains a level of cash and cash equivalents deemed adequate by the management to finance the Group’s operations and mitigate the effects of fluctuations in cash flows.

The Group relies on bank borrowings as a significant source of liquidity. As at March 31, 2023, the Group has available unutilized facilities of approximately $2.0 million, including $1.7 million unutilized bank overdraft facilities. Management monitors the utilization of bank borrowings regularly.

Foreign Exchange Risk

While our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, almost all of our consolidated revenues and consolidated costs and expenses are denominated in Singapore dollars. All of our assets are denominated in Singapore dollars. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk as our revenues and results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Singapore dollar. If the Singapore dollar depreciates against the U.S. dollar, the value of our Singapore dollar revenues, earnings and assets as expressed in our U.S. dollar financial statements will decline. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign exchange risk.

OUR GROUP STRUCTURE

The structure of our Group as at the date of this prospectus is as follows:

GENERAL INFORMATION ON OUR GROUP

OUR HISTORY

Our Company was incorporated on December 29, 2020 as a private company limited by shares under the name “Primech Holdings Pte. Ltd.”. On May 11, 2023, we changed our corporate name from “Primech Holdings Pte. Ltd.” to “Primech Holdings Ltd.”, so as to remove the designation “Pte.” which is used only for privately held companies under Singapore law, and adopted a constitution for a public company under Singapore law.

In 2018, Sapphire Universe, one of our Major Shareholders, acquired Primech Services & Engrg Pte Ltd, A&P Maintenance and Acteef Cleaning, in three separate transactions. Each of these companies had, prior to their acquisition, already been operating for approximately 30 years or more. Historically, Primech Services & Engrg was focused on providing cleaning services to Singapore Changi Airport and educational institutions, while A&P Maintenance and Acteef Cleaning were focused on providing cleaning services to offices. In 2020, Sapphire Universe also acquired Maint-Kleen which was focused on providing conservancy services. The acquisitions by Sapphire Universe of Primech Services & Engrg, A&P Maintenance, Acteef Cleaning and Maint-Kleen have enabled our Group to provide a wide spectrum of cleaning services.

In the last three years, we have expanded our range of cleaning services to include cleaning of healthcare facilities, and we have also expanded into the provision of stewarding services. Through our customer service business, we provide customer service officers and F&B service crew to venues such as healthcare facilities, hotels and restaurants. We also launched our “HomeHelpy” application, an online portal which allows individual customers to book our cleaning services in homes and offices.

In 2020, A&P Maintenance and Primech Services & Engrg amalgamated to form Primech A&P, thereby consolidating financial resources and service capacity, and enabling us to tender and quote for larger projects.

On December 29, 2020, Sapphire Universe incorporated our Company to serve as the holding company for our Group.

In April 2021, our Company acquired a 80% stake in CSG, which is in the business of manufacturing chemical supplies, and a 100% stake in Princeston International, which is in the business of wholesale trading of cleaning supplies, ad hoc cleaning services and disinfection products. This further expanded our business to include the manufacture of certain cleaning supplies, both for our own use and for sale to third parties.

On November 22, 2021, our Company completed the acquisitions of our subsidiaries from Sapphire Universe as part of the Restructuring Exercise, pursuant to a restructuring agreement entered by and among the Company, our subsidiaries, and Sapphire Universe on November 11, 2021.

On November 22, 2021, Sapphire Universe, which previously held 100% of our Company’s capital stock, entered into an agreement to sell 1,212,500 shares, or 3.73% equity stake in the Company, to two unrelated investors.

Some key milestones of our Group are set out below:

OUR BUSINESS OVERVIEW

We are an established technology-driven facilities services provider in the public and private sectors operating mainly in Singapore. Our mission is to support businesses by improving lives and strengthening communities through our business practices and ethics. We operate primarily in Singapore which operations contributed approximately $68.3 million or 98.9% of our total revenue in FY 2023 and approximately $53.7 million or 98.6% of our total revenue in FY 2022, with the remainder from our operations in Malaysia and sales of products.

We provide the following services:

As a testament to the quality of our service, in 2022 our subsidiaries Primech A&P and Maint-Kleen were awarded the Clean Mark Gold Award by the National Environment Agency of Singapore under its Clean Mark Accreditation Scheme. Primech A&P was awarded the Clean Mark Gold Award in 2023 as well. This scheme recognizes businesses that deliver high cleaning standards through the training of workers, the use of equipment to improve work processes, and fair employment practices.

Further details of our awards and accreditations are set out in the section titled “General Information on Our Group — Our Business Overview — Awards and Accreditation” below. Our notable projects include the provision of services to Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2, a Singapore multinational bank, Temasek Polytechnic, and Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.

As of June 30, 2023, our Group employed 3,133 employees. We believe it is crucial to maintain sufficient manpower to reduce the amount of services which are sub-contracted thus enabling us to standardize our service delivery and better manage operational risks. While we sub-contract certain services such as external façade cleaning, the majority of our services provided to customers are performed by our Group’s employees. Our sub-contractor costs amounted to approximately $2.4 million or 5.5% and approximately $3.0 million or 5.1% of our total direct costs and expenses for FY 2022 and FY 2023, respectively.

Our name, “Primech”, was formed through a contraction of “Prime” and “Mechanization”. We believe that we are at the forefront of using technology to supplement and bolster our services. We intend to use approximately $0.9 million of our proceeds from the IPO to invest in one or more companies that are in the EV conversion and/or EV charging business, as a minority investment. We do not intend, however, to enter the EV conversion or EV charging businesses as a new service offering. See “Our Business Strategies and Future Plans” for further details.

OUR COMPETITIVE STRENGTHS

We believe our main competitive strengths are as follows:

We have a long and established track record and have achieved a high level of accreditation in the facilities services sector.

The environmental services industry in Singapore is highly fragmented. According to NEA’s List of Licensed Cleaning Businesses, there are over 1,400 cleaning companies licensed by the NEA as of August 7, 2023. We believe that we have been able to distinguish ourselves through, among other things, the long and established track record of our subsidiaries and the accreditations we have received.

Primech A&P was amalgamated from A&P Maintenance and Primech Services & Engrg, which have been operating for approximately 30 years or more. Primech A&P and Maint-Kleen thus have been able to secure long-term business relationships with their customers. See sections titled “General Information on Our Group — Our Business Overview — Our Contracts and Portfolio” and “General Information on Our Group — Our Business Overview — Awards and Accreditations” of this prospectus for further details.

In relation to the FM02 workhead in respect of “Housekeeping, Cleansing, Desilting and Conservancy Services”, Primech A&P and Maint-Kleen holds an L6 grade registration (which is the highest possible grade), which qualifies it to tender for public projects of an unlimited value, and which we believe has placed us in a good position to undertake sizable contracts in the public sector. Our private sector customers may also take our workhead grading into consideration when evaluating our quotations. As a testament to the quality of our services, Primech A&P and Maint-Kleen have been awarded the Clean Mark Gold Award, which is the highest level of accreditation under the Enhanced Clean Mark Accreditation Scheme granted to cleaning businesses. The scheme recognizes businesses that deliver high cleaning standards through the training of workers, use of equipment to improve work processes, and fair employment practices. As of August 7, 2023, only 54 of the 1,455 NEA-licensed cleaning businesses in Singapore, including Primech A&P and Maint-Kleen, have a Clean Mark Gold Award status. See the section titled “General Information on our Group — Government Regulations” of this prospectus for further details.

With our strong track record and high levels of accreditation, we believe that we are one of the top facilities services providers in Singapore. We believe that we are strongly positioned to maintain our market position through our adoption of technology and wide network of industry contacts, including sub-contractors.

We are able to provide a bundle of services to a wide spectrum of customers

We provide a broad spectrum of cleaning services both in the public and private sectors to a variety of customers including, Singapore Changi Airport, conservancy areas, hotels, common areas, educational institutions, integrated public areas, residential spaces, office facilities, industrial areas, retail stores and healthcare facilities. Our diversified customer mix ensures that we do not rely on any single customer for our revenue and enables us to better manage our business risks. For instance, when the spread of COVID-19 in 2020 led to a decrease in demand for our services at Singapore Changi Airport and in the hospitality industry, we pivoted to provide our services to healthcare facilities as well as increased disinfection services.

In addition to the provision of cleaning services, we have diversified into waste management and pest control services as well as customer services. Providing a bundle of services provides an additional convenience to our customers as they would liaise with a centralized service provider rather than multiple contractors. Further, the new FM01 workhead for “Facilities Management” requires contractors to provide at least two distinct maintenance services (for which we are able to provide cleaning and pest control services in-house), thus ensuring that we are able to continue tendering for public projects. Selected CRS registrations held by Primech A&P include the following:

We believe that our emphasis on having a trained workforce makes us more competitive in our industry

We believe that the training and development of our employees enables us to maintain and enhance our quality of solutions and services for the growth of our businesses and operations. In particular, we have been hiring a variety of employees from different sectors apart from the environment services industry such as the hires from the technological, finance, human resources and business development sectors in order to build up our key management personnel team.

Further, through our emphasis on the self-delivery of service, we seek to minimize outsourcing our services to sub-contractors, thus better controlling the level of our service, and complying with laws and regulations. As of June 30, 2023, our Group employed 3,133 employees. We provide various training and development programs for our employees according to their job requirements and functions to equip them with the relevant skills and knowledge. For example, 75% of our cleaners, team leaders and supervisors are trained in any two modules under the Environmental Cleaning Workforce Skills Qualification training framework. We also provide certain cleaners with in-house training through the HomeHelpy Training Center. See the section titled “General Information on our Group — Our Business Overview — Staff Training” for further details.

We have an experienced and stable management team

We have an experienced management team, led by Mr. Kin Wai Ho, our Chairman. A majority of our senior management team have been employed our subsidiaries for more than 17 years. We view their collective industry knowledge and extensive project management experience as valuable in establishing stable relationships with our customers as well as facilitating the submission of competitive tenders and believe that this has assisted us in securing numerous tenders over the years. We also believe that the experience of our management team has assisted us in our cost estimation for contracts during the tendering process which enables us to reduce situations of cost overruns.

OUR BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND FUTURE PLANS

Our business strategies and future plans are as follows:

Improve efficiency, expand service capacity, establish smart IoT service, and reduce environmental footprint through the use of technology

We actively explore opportunities to use technology to improve our day-to-day operating efficiency and expand our service capacity in the long run. This runs in line with the Singapore government’s vision for the environmental services industry as outlined in its Environmental Services Industry Transformation Map launched in December 2017, which has allowed us to benefit from various governmental grants and subsidies aimed at raising the operational efficiency and productivity of the environmental services industry in Singapore through technology adoption.

Our technology initiatives to date include the use of autonomous floor scrubbing robots equipped with real-time monitoring and self-docking capabilities to perform cleaning services. We are also in the exploratory stage of a collaboration with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and we have engaged them as a consultant to develop drones designed to perform façade and roof cleaning services, which would allow hazardous cleaning jobs to be performed remotely by a pilot instead of by a team of workers. Such initiatives have allowed us to expand our service capacity by leveraging technology instead of increasing our reliance on manpower in a traditionally labor-intensive industry. In addition, we introduced our “HomeHelpy” website and mobile application to allow individual customers to book our cleaning services, which has enabled us to expand into the B2C segment (from our primary B2B business), and we believe that there is opportunity to convert such ad hoc services into long-term service contracts in the future. Our “HomeHelpy” platform has more than 1,500 registered members as of June 2023, and has served more than 640 users since its inception.

In 2021, we collaborated with three companies to form a consortium to submit a tender bid to install EV charging infrastructure at various car parks in Singapore. The consortium was awarded the pilot tender by the government of Singapore to install EV charging stations in approximately 150 public car parks in the North and North-East regions in Singapore. In consideration, the consortium has to pay concession fees for the right to install and operate the EV charging points (at S$0.15/kwh) to the relevant government authorities. Approximately 30% of these 150 EV charging stations have been installed as of May 23, 2022, and the others are expected to be installed by August 31, 2022.

The consortium agreement documents provide that the Company and Charge+ are responsible for, among other things, the payment of all fees to the authorities, obtaining necessary government approvals, engaging local stakeholders, carrying out and completing the project, and providing the use of the charging infrastructure to the public. The Company shall also provide lead demand from our fleet of electric vehicles. Although we and our consortium collaborators are jointly and severally responsible to the relevant authorities for the due performance of the project, the consortium collaborators have executed the Deed of Confirmation pursuant to which Charge+ has agreed, at its own cost and expense, to carry out and complete all works in connection with this project, and pay all concession and other fees payable and due to the Singapore government in connection with this project. In exchange, Charge+ shall be entitled to all revenues received in connection with this project, and will have general day-to-day authority over the project’s operations. The Singapore government is not a party to the Deed of Confirmation and the Deed of Confirmation does not extinguish the Company’s obligations to the Singapore government. Therefore, if Charge+ was to default on its obligations with respect to these costs, we estimate that the financial obligations to be borne by the other three consortium collaborators (including us) would not exceed US$3.3 million (SGD 4.4 million) over the next twelve years, comprised of no more than US$1.5 million (SGD 2 million) for the installation of the remaining charging stations and operating costs of no more than US$150,000 (SGD 200,000) per year for the next twelve years.

In addition, in 2021, we converted three of our internal combustion vans to EV, and we hope to convert some or all of our fleet of cleaning machines to EV over time. We also have started to offer, on a limited basis, an EV charging function to our customers as a package in our services, which will be provided by a sub-contracted third party. We do not own or operate an EV charging function. We believe that eco-solutions will become increasingly important in the future in the face of climate change, and integrating eco-solutions into our portfolio will not only expand our service capabilities, but also will transition our business towards a more innovative model, and will ultimately help our business to keep pace with future technological advances.

Going forward, we intend to continue to seek out opportunities for collaboration with technology companies to develop innovations in the areas of cleaning services and facilities management. For example, we plan to explore the use of removable batteries in our cleaning robots to reduce downtime. We do not intend, however, to enter the EV conversion or EV charging businesses as a new service offering.

Over the next three years, we plan to replace and convert a portion of our existing fleet of cleaning machines with and to EVs and develop “green” chemicals that are more eco-friendly for use in our cleaning services. We believe that by integrating environmental sustainability into our business practices, we will be able to attract more customers and employees, and ultimately reap the benefits of more sustainable growth.

We also target to build our own IoT system, software, and robots to improve the efficiency and capacity of our services. Specifically, we are currently at the planning stage to assemble a team with members of academia with whom we will collaborate to start the development of an integrated IoT platform and workforce automation software system for our facility services. The system will integrate commercial off-the-shelf IoT devices such as cameras and sensors to be deployed in a facility and/or on robots, which will evaluate and respond to various events to perform data driven functions or actions to assist our facility services with lower cost and more efficiency. We also intend to develop our proprietary floor scrubbing and autonomous mobile disinfection robots based on the Robot Operating System, an open source robotic platform, which will feature the flexibility to customize our robots to meet unique applications for facility services such as cleaning and disinfection services. However, as the IoT service is a new area for us, our plan to build our own IoT system may not be successful or, even successful, may not be able to generate revenues for a period of time.

Expand our range of facilities services both organically and through suitable acquisitions

Historically, we have been able to quickly gain a foothold in certain customer markets (for example, conservancy areas and offices) through the acquisition of companies with an established track record in those markets. We intend to continue to pursue suitable opportunities for acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances to expand our range of facilities services. Such opportunities could include areas that complement our business, such as waste management, gardening and landscaping, and pest management. We believe that building up a comprehensive suite of facilities services will enable us to maintain our competitive edge.

We also intend to grow our facilities services business organically by expanding our coverage to include segments of the market where we currently do not have a presence or only have a small presence, such as hospitals, industrial centers, data centers and cleanrooms.

We are also looking to expand our facilities services into the landscaping sector in order to meet the Singapore government’s demand to supply more parks and other spaces in Singapore in the future. The landscaping services we intend to carry out will cover horticultural maintenance, which comprises services such as weeding, fertilizing, mowing and irrigation works. This would also enable us to provide an additional maintenance service under the FM01 workhead prescribed by BCA.

In connection with the expansion of customer services, we may also provide security services to condominiums.

Explore business opportunities in the Southeast Asian region

We intend to establish ourselves as a regional player in the environmental services industry. While our operations are currently almost exclusively based in Singapore, we may expand our business to other countries in Southeast Asia. We believe that our corporate image, which could be enhanced upon attainment of the Listing, would attract other service providers in the regional environmental services industry to consider a collaboration with us, through which we can leverage on our corporate image and their local knowledge to establish a greater foothold in Southeast Asia.

OUR SERVICES

Facilities Services

Facilities services is our primary business segment, accounting for approximately $46.1 million or 84.6% and approximately $55.8 million or 80.8% of our total revenue in FY 2022 and FY 2023, respectively. Our main customers in this segment include conservancy areas, educational institutions and Singapore Changi Airport. The range of facilities services we offer includes the following:

While COVID-19 has resulted in a significant decrease in revenue from providing cleaning services to the airport and hotels, we have seen an increase in demand for our services from town councils and condominiums (as a result of more people working from home). In order to upkeep environmental cleaning and disinfection of areas exposed to confirmed cases of COVID-19 in non-healthcare premises, NEA publishes a list of cleaning companies that can carry out disinfection works, which includes Primech A&P and Maint-Kleen. Such disinfection services include dry mist disinfection which uses chemicals approved by the HSA suitable for indoor and outdoor surfaces as well as in the air and which are designed to reach most surfaces while leaving little residue or noxious fumes, provision of advanced disinfection coating, as well as the provision of autonomous mobile disinfection robots that can be remotely controlled and spray disinfectant dry mist coupled with UV lamp sterilization. We also rendered cleaning services to community care centers, which housed COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms. We have also seen an increase in demand for self-disinfecting coating of high-touch areas such as lift buttons in venues such as town councils, and the airport.

Stewarding Services

Stewarding services accounted for approximately $5.1 million or 9.4% and approximately $7.6 million or 11.0% of our total revenue in FY 2022 and FY 2023, respectively. Stewarding services comprise the provision of kitchen cleaning services and the supply of customer service officers and F&B service crew. Our main customers in this segment are healthcare facilities, hotels and other hospitality venues, and restaurants. The tasks we perform include:

Cleaning Services to Offices

In addition to our core facilities services, we provide cleaning services to offices. The provision of office cleaning services accounted for approximately $2.5 million or 4.6% of our revenue in FY 2022 and approximately $4.9 million or 7.1% of our revenue in FY 2023.

Technology

“HomeHelpy” website and mobile application for home and office cleaning services

In order to facilitate outreach to more customers, we have created a mobile application for our customers through “HomeHelpy” as well as a website at https://www.homehelpy.com which is a home, office and specialized cleaning services portal that allows customers to create bookings for cleaning services on-demand. Our “HomeHelpy” mobile application and website accounted for less than 1.0% of our total revenue in each of FY 2022 and FY 2023. Our “HomeHelpy” platform has more than 1,500 registered members as of June 2023, and has served more than 640 users since its inception.

Upon downloading our “HomeHelpy” mobile application or visiting our HomeHelpy website, customers are able to select their preferred service from a variety of home cleaning, office cleaning and specialized cleaning services (such as marble polishing, upholstery cleaning, carpet cleaning, and disinfection). We also offer customizable add-on services such as clothes ironing, refrigerator cleaning, bedsheet changing, microwave cleaning, cooker hood cleaning, oven cleaning, and air purification.

Under our home cleaning services, we offer two types of packages: classic (where customers are to prepare the cleaning tools and consumable materials to be used during the cleaning session) and premium (a more expensive package, where customers only have to prepare the cleaning tools).

Advance payment is required to confirm a booking, and we charge a cancellation fee of 50% of the booking price if the customer cancels the booking 12 to 24 hours before the service commences. There is no refund for bookings cancelled less than 12 hours before the service. Customers are able to reschedule their booking through our mobile application or website provided that it is at least 24 hours before the service commences.

Our HomeHelpy services can be engaged on a one-time basis, or on a recurring basis, such as weekly or fortnightly. Upcoming and past appointments can be monitored both by our customer as well as us through the relevant online portal. This provides our customers with the flexibility to manage their appointments, and enables us to better understand the demands of our customers.

Our employees, or HomeHelpers, undergo a training program, which they must pass before they may be deployed to provide cleaning services for our customers. Through our training program, we are able to ensure that our HomeHelpers possess the required hard and soft skills for the job and that cleaning procedures are standardized, thus enabling us to maintain high service and quality standards.

In the near future, we intend to upgrade our mobile application to include additional functions such as the option to purchase cleaning products from us through the application. In addition, we intend to expand our services offered through HomeHelpy to include services such as disinfection and air conditioner servicing.

Cleaning robots

In order to supplement and bolster our provision of facilities services, we utilize a fleet of cleaning robots, which we purchase from third parties. The following summarizes the types of our cleaning robots as of December 31, 2022:

Description		Illustration
Robotic scrubber cleaners robots (large)
Robotic scrubber cleaners (small)

Robotic scrubber cleaners can be remotely controlled to schedule cleaning at specific times, and can also be programmed to self-dock at designated recharge locations. These robots are also equipped with real-time monitoring and also collect reporting data on the state of the cleaning sites, which allows us to monitor and make adjustments to cleaning schedules so as to optimize our resources.

Other Technology Initiatives

Our cleaners also input their daily cleaning records through mobile applications which alert them as to their required daily jobs, as well as urgent ad-hoc tasks. These mobile applications also provide management with daily updates as to our operations.

We also implement technological aids at certain of our key customers. For instance, at Temasek Polytechnic, we have installed in-toilets motion sensors which detect traffic flow. An alert is sent out to the relevant cleaner if more than 20 individuals have entered the premises in a given period of time. There are also ammonia sensors which trigger the air fresheners and hand soap, as well as toilet paper sensors which alert our cleaners as and when such supplies have to be refilled.

Through the use of such technology, we are able to more effectively utilize our cleaning staff and provide a higher and more consistent level of cleanliness to our customers.

Sale of Cleaning Supplies

We acquired CSG, a manufacturer of cleaning supplies, and Princeston International, a company engaged in the wholesale trading of cleaning supplies, in 2021. The sale of cleaning supplies accounted for less than 1.0% of our total revenue in FY 2022 and FY 2023.

Through CSG, we manufacture a variety of cleaning supplies such as hand soaps, hand soap dispensers, and cleaning fluids used for general, floor, carpet, restroom or kitchen purposes, as well as treatment products used in the marine industry. We sell our cleaning supplies, primarily marketed under the brand “D’Bond”, to business customers in Singapore, such as other facilities services providers.

Through Princeston International, we sell floor mats and cleaning supplies such as hand soap and garbage bags.

Our cleaning supplies production facility is located on leasehold land at 50 Tuas Avenue 11, Singapore 639170. The use of the property is industrial.

OUR CONTRACTS AND PORTFOLIO

We typically enter into service contracts for a term of two to four years. Certain service contracts contain a provision giving the customer an option to renew for an additional term of typically two years. Our service contracts may be in respect of solely cleaning services or a mixture of cleaning, waste management and pest control services. Depending on the customer’s requirements, we may charge our customers based on input (i.e. an agreed number of employees to the delivery of the given service at a set cost price plus a margin) or based on output (i.e. achieving the level of performance required by the customer).

We believe our strong track record and high levels of accreditation have allowed us to secure notable projects. Our customers include but not limited to the following: Singapore Changi Airport, Nanyang Technological University and, Temasek Polytechnic.

OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS

The workflow of our business operations generally involves four stages, as summarized below:

In order to participate in public sector projects, we have to bid in open tenders through platforms such as GeBIZ (the Singapore government’s online procurement portal) and SESAMi (an electronic transaction hub in Asia). We may also receive requests for quotation in respect of private sector projects. These may be new projects, or calls for tenders and/or quotations upon the expiry of existing service contracts.

Upon receiving an invitation to tender or a request for quotation, we would first make a preliminary assessment of the requirements of the tender or quotation, taking into account (among other things) our available resources and whether there is a need to engage sub-contractors. We may conduct a site visit in order to gather more information on the details of the invitation to tender or request for quote. Based on this assessment, we would prepare a project dossier, and consider whether to submit a tender bid or provide a quotation.

Depending on the materiality of the tender and/or quote, a submission could be reviewed and endorsed by our Executive Officers before being submitted to the customer for consideration.

Once we have received the letter of award or an equivalent confirmation indicating that our tender or quotation has been accepted, a joint taskforce project start-up team will be formed comprising, among others, a project manager who has experience in managing projects of a similar risk profile as the tender/quotation in question, a representative from each of the administrative and human resources departments (who will arrange for contract insurance and performance bonds (if any) to be prepared prior to the commencement of the service contract, and for recruitment and/or training), a business development professional (who will check the service contract documentation and set up a new file with customer details), and an operations department professional (who will plan budgeting and procurement requirements and meet with the customer in order to clarify outstanding queries or issues relating to the site or venue).

Depending on the materiality of the tender and/or quote, the project manager may also submit a startup form to our executive officers for review.

Upon finalization of the foregoing, we will submit a master cleaning schedule to our customer for its reference.

We may allocate fixed cleaners at each project, depending on the size and complexity of the cleaning site. Typically 10 to 15 employees report to a supervisor, and 40 to 50 employees report to a manager based on our current master cleaning schedule.

Throughout the project lifecycle, our operations department will provide high-level supervision of the ongoing performance of our employees, our customers, the cleaning services rendered, and the disposal of waste.

Within the first three months of an executed project, the project may be subjected to an internal assessment to ensure that the implementation of operations has conformed to the project plan.

Apart from the internal assessment, the project will also be subjected to routine QEHS inspections and audits. In order to ensure compliance and that the project budget is kept to, the project manager and accounts manager for the project will closely monitor the performance of the project. Invoices are also submitted to the customer on a regular basis.

The performance of the project will be periodically reviewed by the project manager and the senior management team. Critical intervention in the project may take place as and when needed to ensure that the project is operating within the acceptable and previously set out parameters. As part of making continual improvements to the project, the audit findings will also be discussed by the project manager and other relevant stakeholders.

As the project approaches the end of its life-cycle, the project manager and the senior management team will also conduct a comprehensive project review. This project review will form the basis for any decisions to take up any offer to re-tender or requote for the same project, if our Company is provided the opportunity.

MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Our Group is primarily engaged in business-to-business (B2B) customer dealings. Our marketing and corporate development activities are led by Mr. Khazid bin Omar, our Senior Vice President, Corporate Services, and Mr. Yew Jin Sng, our Senior Vice President of Business Development. The business development team supports our Group’s sales and marketing efforts by approaching new customers, fostering long-term and strong relationships with existing customers, and generating and concluding new sales and service contracts.

We market our services actively through both traditional media (for example, print and radio advertisements) and new media (for example, search engine optimization and targeted advertising). We also participate in tradeshows and networking events, and we organize public relations activities with the media.

In terms of business development, we target large-scale projects (for example, involving conservancy areas or educational institutions) to boost our portfolio and our profile in the industry. We are registered on various tender platforms (in respect of public projects) such as GeBIZ and SESAMi. We monitor these portals for suitable tenders put up by the respective Singapore government agencies, and we also monitor newspaper advertisements for both public and private tenders.

Our “HomeHelpy” website and mobile application also enables us to market our cleaning services to individual customers. Through this business-to-customer (B2C) platform, we are able to expand our scope of coverage to include individual homes and offices.

OUR MAJOR CUSTOMERS

Our major customers which accounted for 5.0% or more of our Group’s total revenue for FY 2023 and/or FY 2022 are as follows:

The Ministry of Education of Singapore has become our customer since April 2022. Our current contract with the Ministry of Education of Singapore commenced on April 1, 2022.

Except as disclosed above, our Directors are of the view that, as of July 31, 2023, our business and profitability are not materially dependent on any of our customers. To the best of our Directors’ knowledge, we are not aware of any information or arrangement which would lead to a cessation or termination of our current relationship with any of our major customers.

As at the date of this prospectus, none of the Directors or Major Shareholders of our Company or their respective associates has any interest, direct or indirect, in any of our customers.

OUR MAJOR SUPPLIERS

Direct cost of revenue for FY 2023 and FY 2022 amounted to approximately $58.4 million and $44.6 million, respectively. Approximately $5.6 million and $6.7 million of supplies purchases and sub-contractor costs were included in direct cost of revenue in FY 2023 and FY 2022, respectively. Our major suppliers (including sub-contractors) which accounted for 5.0% or more of our Group’s total supplies purchases and sub-contractor costs for FY 2023 and/or FY 2022 are as follows:

The increase in percentage of total purchase from Rental Hygiene Services Pte Ltd resulted from an increase in purchase of toiletries from this supplier for our new customer in FY 2023.

Except as disclosed above, our Directors are of the view that, as of December 31, 2022, our business and profitability are not materially dependent on any of our suppliers. To the best of our Directors’ knowledge, we are not aware of any information or arrangement which would lead to a cessation or termination of our current relationship with any of our major suppliers.

As of the date of this prospectus, none of our Directors or Major Shareholders or their respective associates has any interest, direct or indirect, in any of our major suppliers.

INSURANCE

As at the date of this prospectus, certain of our subsidiaries have taken out group hospital and surgical policies, foreign worker medical policies, and performance bond insurances, in respect of our employees, as well as insurance in accordance with WICA. We may be required to take up additional insurance policies in compliance with specific customer requirements as well. Such additional insurance include public liability insurance.

The above insurance policies are reviewed annually to ensure that our Group has sufficient insurance coverage. Our Directors believe that we have adequate insurance coverage for the purposes of our business operations and we will procure the necessary additional insurance coverage for our business operations, properties and assets as and when the need arises.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Our Group’s intellectual property rights are important to our business and as of the date of this prospectus, the Group has registered the following trademarks:

Trademark		Jurisdiction		Class		Trade Mark Number		Expiry Date
		Singapore		03(1)		40202103768S		February 17, 2031
		Hong Kong		03(2)		305537043		February 17, 2031
		Thailand		37(3)		200102313		May 11, 2031

Trademark		Jurisdiction		Class		Trade Mark Number		Expiry Date
		Singapore		37(4)		40202000868W		January 13, 2030
		European Union		37(5)		018179388		January 10, 2030

Save as disclosed above, our Group does not own or use any trademark, patent or other license which is material to our business or profitability.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Except as disclosed below, to our knowledge, we are not a party to any legal or governmental proceedings (including any pending or known to be contemplated) which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

MOM Investigation in Relation to a Fatal Accident at Our Work Site

In 2019, A&P Maintenance was under contract to provide, among others, external façade cleaning services for an office tower. We appointed a sub-contractor, which in turn appointed its own sub-contractor, to carry out the façade cleaning works. The façade cleaning works were performed using a gondola. When not in use, the gondola was stored in a pit underneath floor slabs. When required for use, the floor slabs would be removed and the gondola would be elevated from the pit.

The façade cleaning works began in May 2019 and were expected to be completed by June 2019. In late May 2019, the works were halted due to an obstruction of the gondola tracks. During this time, the gondola was kept in the pit, however, part of the floor opening, around the gondola switch, was not covered.

The gondola pit was located in a rooftop area, where an independently owned bar was also located. In the early hours of June 9, 2019, a security officer working at the bar fell into the uncovered area of the gondola pit. The security officer died from the fall. The circumstances surrounding the fall were as follows: the security officer had been assigned to ensure that patrons of the bar did not enter a barricaded area (which included the area with the gondola pit). Two guests had pushed aside the barricades and entered the restricted area. Upon seeing the guests enter the restricted area, the security officer ran towards them. During this, the security officer accidentally fell into the uncovered area of the gondola pit.

Following the accident, the MOM commenced an investigation, which included interviews with certain of our management and employees. As a result of the said incident, two charges were brought against A&P Maintenance under Sections 20 read with Sections 14(3) and 14A(1)(b) of the WSHA, and one charge was brought against an employee of A&P Maintenance under Section 15(3A) of the WSHA. As of March 2, 2023, MOM has formally withdrawn its charge against the employee of A&P Maintenance. On 5 July 2023, A&P Maintenance pleaded guilty to the two charges. On August 18, 2023, a fine of $184,000 (S$245,000) was imposed on A&P Maintenance for the contraventions of the WSHA. Provision of approximately $173,000 (S$230,000) was recorded in our financial statements for FY 2023.

On March 14, 2022, the next-of-kin of the deceased security officer brought a claim against the registered owner of the office tower and the owner of the bar in connection with this accident, and also pleaded a sum of approximately $6,500 (S$8,644.00) for special damages against A&P Maintenance but have yet to quantify their claim in full. The office tower owner also has commenced third party proceedings against A&P Maintenance to seek contribution and/or an indemnity from A&P Maintenance against the next-of-kin’s claim.

Other Legal Matters

In 2019 there was a claim against Primech Services & Engrg from an employee (Sukhpreet Singh) for damages arising out of injuries and loss suffered as a result of a work accident at Orchard Hotel. This claim, in the approximate amount of approximately $157,000 (S$209,000), is being handled by the Company’s insurer, who intends to defend the claim.

In September 2019, a claim was filed by Mohamed Zohdy Ahmed Atef Rateb, as plaintiff, against City Hotels Pte. Ltd. (as occupier of Orchard Hotel) and A & P Maintenance Services Pte Ltd (which was the cleaning contractor engaged by City Hotels Pte. Ltd.). The plaintiff had slipped in the toilet within Orchard Hotel and sustained injuries as a result. The plaintiff had claimed, among others, negligence and/or breach against A & P Maintenance Services Pte Ltd, amounting to approximately $188,000 (S$250,000) in damages. This claim is being handled by the Company’s insurer, who intends to defend the claim.

In April 2021, Mr. Tay Cheng Siong brought a claim against Maint-Kleen in connection with negligence arising from a motor accident, claiming damages in an unspecified amount. Maint-Kleen Pte. Ltd. is unrepresented and interlocutory judgement has been entered against the company, with assessment of damages pending as of May 11, 2021. This claim is covered by the Company’s insurer.

LICENSES

We are required under the relevant laws and regulations of Singapore and Malaysia to hold certain licenses in order to conduct our business operations.

As of the date of this prospectus, our Group holds the following licenses:

Save as disclosed herein, we do not require any other material licenses, registrations, permits or approvals in respect of our operations apart from those pertaining to general business registration requirements. See section titled “Government Regulations” for further details on the licensing requirements applicable to us under relevant laws and regulations. We regularly apply on a timely basis for extensions on all our licenses listed below. See section titled “Government Regulations.”

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

We are subject to all relevant laws and regulations of Singapore and Malaysia and may be affected by policies which may be introduced by their respective governments from time to time. We have identified the main laws and regulations (apart from those pertaining to general business requirements) that materially affect our operations, including the licenses, permits and approvals typically required for the conduct of our business, and the relevant regulatory bodies, below.

As of the date of this prospectus, our Directors believe that we are not in breach of any laws or regulations applicable to our business operations that would materially affect our business operations, and our Group is in compliance with all the applicable laws and regulations that are material to our business operations. The Group may be subject to certain fines/penalties arising from its ordinary course of business from time to time.

Singapore

Environmental Public Health Act 1987 of Singapore (the “EPHA”) and the Environmental Public Health (General Cleaning Industry) Regulations 2014 (the “EPH Regulations”)

In order to regulate and upgrade the cleaning standards and productivity in the cleaning industry in Singapore, the EPHA was amended to require the licensing of cleaning businesses, in particular, requiring the training of cleaners and the payment of progressive wages to cleaners to ensure a more engaged cleaning workforce and the retention of a core of resident cleaners.

Pursuant to Section 80D of the EPHA, no person shall carry on a cleaning business in Singapore, except under and in accordance with a cleaning business license that is in force. A “cleaning business” means a business, whether or not the business is carried on for profit, (a) in which a person carries out cleaning work for other persons through the services of cleaners engaged or employed by that person; or (b) of supplying cleaners to other persons. “Cleaning work” means work carried out in Singapore that has, as its main or only component, the bringing of premises or any public place into, or keeping of premises or any public place in, a clean condition, and includes supervising the carrying out of such work but excludes any work that the Minister declares, by notification in the Gazette, not to be cleaning work.

Any person who contravenes Section 80D(1) of the EPHA shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding S$10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding S$1,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.

Pursuant to Section 80G of the EPHA read with the EPH Regulations, the applicant shall be eligible for a cleaning business license if:

Such other requirements that have been prescribed under the EPH Regulations include that as at the date of the application for a cleaning business licence, the applicant must have at least one (1) officer or employee who:

Every progressive wage model in respect of a cleaning business of a licensee or an applicant for a cleaning business license (“Progressive Wage Model”) must:

See section titled “General Information on our Group — Government Regulations — Progressive Wage Model” for further details.

A cleaning business license is valid for one year and renewable on a yearly basis. As of June 30, 2023, the details of the cleaning business licenses held by our Group were as follows:

Pursuant to Section 80H of the EPHA, read with the EPH Regulations, every cleaning business licence is subject to prescribed conditions which are, among others:

specified by order by the Commissioner for Labour under Section 80H(2) for the class of cleaners that the resident cleaner belongs to;

If the conditions of the cleaning business license are not met, the Director-General may revoke any such cleaning business license, suspend the cleaning business license for such period of time (not exceeding six months) as the Director-General thinks fit; or impose such other directions or restrictions as the Director-General considers appropriate on the licensee’s cleaning business in Singapore.

Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 of Singapore and the Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) Regulations

The Environmental Protection and Management Act, or the EPMA, and the regulations thereunder govern environmental pollution control and the protection and management of the environment and resource conservation in Singapore.

Certain of the cleaning solutions and chemicals we use in our cleaning and pest control operations are considered “hazardous substances” under the EPMA and are subject to regulatory control. In particular, pursuant to Regulation 17 of the Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) Regulations, a person shall not use, keep or have in his possession or under his control any of the specified hazardous substances under the regulations, unless he is authorized to store and use such hazardous substances. In addition, the storage and use of the hazardous substance must be effected in accordance with the provisions of the permit and any condition specified therein.

Non-compliance with the relevant requirements under the Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) Regulations constitutes an offence and may result in fines or imprisonment.

As of May 12, 2023, our Group holds a permit to store and use hazardous substances under Regulation 17 of the Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) Regulations, as follows:

Further, CSG also holds a Factory Notification Confirmation issued by MOM enabling it to carry out production, packaging and storage of detergents and cleaners, and a license for explosive precursors issued by the Singapore Police Force for the period between August 30, 2021 to August 29, 2023.

CSG also has the right to use the Singapore Green label for the D’Bond brand in respect of multi-purpose cleaners for the period between February 28, 2020 to February 27, 2022.

Enhanced Clean Mark Accreditation Scheme

The cleaning business license sets the entry-level standards for cleaning businesses, while accreditation under the Enhanced Clean Mark Accreditation Scheme aims to differentiate the quality of services provided by cleaning businesses.

There are two levels of award under the scheme; namely the Clean Mark Silver Award and the Clean Mark Gold Award. The award is currently valid for one (1) year and is renewable upon re-assessment.

As of May 12, 2023, the details of the Clean Mark awards held by our Group were as follows:

The accreditation criteria for the Clean Mark Gold Award includes, among others:

Progressive Wage Model (“PWM”)

Cleaning companies must satisfy the PWM wages and training requirements for cleaners who are Singapore citizen and permanent resident cleaners. These were minimum basic wages imposed by Ministry of Manpower which will increase from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2029. A mandatory PWM bonus is payable to certain cleaners as well. The cleaning business must pay the PWM bonus at least once but no more than twice in a calendar year.

The remuneration of our Singapore citizen and permanent resident cleaners are in compliance with the Progressive Wage Model.

Environmental Public Health (General Waste Collection) Regulations

Pursuant to the Environmental Public Health (General Waste Collection) Regulations, any person who wishes to carry on the business of (a) collecting or transporting general waste for payment or other remuneration (whether monetary or otherwise) or (b) collecting or transporting from any food establishment used cooking oil, may apply for a general waste collector’s license.

There are various classes of licenses. In particular, Class A general waste collection licenses relate to the collection of inorganic waste (e.g. construction and renovation debris, tree trunks and branches, furniture disposal, electrical appliances, wooden crates, pallets and other bulky items for disposal) and recyclable waste (excluding food waste).

A general waste collection license is valid for one year and renewable on a yearly basis. As of May 12, 2023, the details of the general waste collection licenses held by our Group were as follows:

Pursuant to Regulation 7AA of the Environmental Public Health (General Waste Collection) Regulations read with Section 99(15) of the EPHA, where a licensee (a) is in breach of any restriction or condition subject to which the licence was granted or (b) has contravened any provision of the EPHA, the Director-General may suspend or cancel the licence; and in the case of (a), the Director-General may in lieu of or in addition to suspending or cancelling the licence, impose a financial penalty of any amount, not exceeding $5,000, unless the breach in (a) is an offence under the EPHA.

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Environmental Public Health (General Waste Collection) Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding S$10,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding S$500 for every day during which the offence continues after conviction.

Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act 1998 of Singapore (the “CVPA”)

Under Section 2 of the CVPA, a vector control operator refers to a person who, in the course of any trade or business, undertakes or engages any work carried out for the purpose of the destruction, or prevention of the propagation or harboring, of any insect, including its egg, larva and pupa, and any rodent, including its young, carrying or causing, or capable of carrying or causing any disease to human beings. Under Section 24 of the CVPA, no person shall in the course of any trade or business, undertake or engage in vector control work or advertise or otherwise hold himself out as a vector control operator unless he is registered as a vector control operator under the CVPA.

Under Section 30(1) of the CVPA, the registration of a vector control operator, vector control technician’s license and vector control worker’s certificate are each valid for three years from its date of grant. As of May 12, 2023, the details of the cleaning business licenses held by our Group were as follows:

Any person who undertakes any trade or business, or engages in vector control work without registration shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding S$20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three (3) months or to both and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding S$50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months or to both.

Contractors Registration System

The BCA administers the “CRS” which serves the procurement needs of Singapore government departments, statutory bodies and other public sector organizations including first level sub-contractors involved in Singapore government projects. Registration of a contractor with the BCA and the grade assigned to it is dependent on the contractor fulfilling the requisite grade requirements relating to, among others, track record, financial capacity, management certifications, and personnel qualifications.

In particular, a contractor may be registered under the following facilities management workheads with BCA:

The following table sets out the current registrations of our subsidiaries in the CRS as of December 31, 2022.

The tendering limit for projects in the public sector is determined by one’s qualified grade under the CRS.

The tendering limits under the FM01 are as follows:

The tendering limits under the FM02 to FM04 Workheads are as follows: