SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.1

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 31, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between Antelope Enterprise Holdings Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with its principal office at Xxxx 0000, Xxxxx X, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xx-Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, PRC (the “Company”), and the purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (the “Purchaser”). Each of the Purchaser and the Company is referred to herein each as a “Party”, and collectively as the “Parties”.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desire to purchase from the Company Class A ordinary shares, no par value each (the “Ordinary Shares”), in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Ordinary Shares issuable at Closing are referred to herein as the “Purchase Shares”. The Purchase Shares are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Securities”; and

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an effective registration statement (as defined below) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) as to the Purchase Shares, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Company and the Purchaser agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York are generally open for use by customers on such day.

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchaser’s obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the second (2^nd) Trading Day following the date hereof, which date may be extended by mutual consent of the parties.

“Closing Statement” means the Closing Statement in the form on Annex A attached hereto.

“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Ordinary Shares” means the Class A ordinary shares of the Company, no par value each, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

“Ordinary Shares Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Ordinary Shares, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, the Ordinary Shares.

“Per Share Purchase Price” equals $2.50, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Ordinary Shares that occur after the date of this Agreement.

“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

“Prospectus” means the final prospectus filed for the Registration Statement.

“Prospectus Supplement” means the supplement to the Prospectus complying with Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act that is filed with the Commission and delivered by the Company to each Purchaser at the Closing in connection with the Shares.

“Purchase Shares” means the Ordinary Shares issued to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.

“Registration Statement” means the effective registration statement with Commission file No. 333-260958 which registers the sale of the which registers the sale of the Purchase Shares to the Purchaser.

“Resale Registration Statement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.4.

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

“Securities” means the Purchase Shares.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Xxxxxx purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth in the SEC Reports, and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Ordinary Shares are listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the Pink Open Market, OTCQB or the OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

“Transfer Agent” means Transhare Corporation, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of Bayside Center 0, 00000 XX Xxxxxxx 00 X, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx XX 00000, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

Section 2.1 Issuance, Sale and Purchase of Securities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, the Company agrees to issue, sell and deliver to the Purchaser, free and clear of any pledge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, lien, charge, assessment, claim or restriction of any kind or nature other than those imposed by federal and/or state securities laws, memorandum and articles of association of the Company, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company, on the Closing Date (as defined below), such amount of Securities as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser.

Section 2.2 Purchase Price. Each Purchaser shall pay the purchase price as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser (the “Purchase Price”) for the Securities. The aggregate Purchase Price for the Securities by all the Purchaser shall not exceed $1,250,000.

Section 2.3 Closing.

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the closing (the “Closing”) of the purchase and sale of the Securities shall take place within one Business Days of the Effective Date unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser (the “Closing Date”).

(b) At or before the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver the Purchase Price by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the Company’s bank account designated by the Company.

At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Purchaser certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 1.4(b).

(i) a copy of the executed irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to promptly deliver the Purchase Shares set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, registered in the name of such Purchaser either via The Depository Trust Company Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) or book entry without any restrictive legend;

(ii) the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement (which may be delivered in accordance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act); and

(iii) this Agreement duly executed by the Company.

Section 2.4 Closing Conditions.

(a) The obligations of the Company to issue and sell the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement and the obligation of the Purchaser to purchase the Securities shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

(i) All corporate and other actions required to be taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Purchase Shares shall have been completed and all corporate and other actions required to be taken by the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Purchase Shares shall have been completed.

(ii) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company or the Board of Directors. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

(iii) The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 2.2 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct on the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing; and the Purchaser shall have performed and complied with in all material respects all, and not be in breach or default in any material respect under any, agreements, covenants, conditions and obligations contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with on or before the Closing.

(iv) No governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect and restrains, enjoins, prevents, prohibits or otherwise makes illegal the consummation of, or materially and adversely alter, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or imposes any damages or penalties that are substantial in relation to the company; and no action, suit, proceeding or investigation shall have been instituted by or before any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or threatened that seeks to restrain, enjoin, prevent, prohibit or otherwise makes illegal the consummation of, or materially and adversely alter, the transactions contemplated by this agreement or impose any damages or penalties that are substantial in relation to the company.

(b) The respective obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

(b) the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

(i) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

(ii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.3(c) of this Agreement;

(iii) there shall have been no material adverse effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

(iv) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Ordinary Shares shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports (as defined below) or set forth on the disclosure schedules attached hereto, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, as follows:

(a) Organization and Authority. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business in all material respects as is currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in material violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not adversely affect the ability of the Company to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement or adversely affect the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to conduct the business as is currently conducted.

(b) Due Issuance of the Securities; Registration. The Purchase Shares have been duly and validly authorized and, when the Purchase Shares are issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchase Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the Purchase Shares shall be free and clear of all encumbrances, except as required by applicable laws, and issued in compliance with all applicable federal, securities laws and the memorandum and articles of association of the Company of the Company. The Company has prepared and filed the Registration Statement in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, which became effective on July 15, 2022, including the Prospectus, and such amendments and supplements thereto as may have been required to the date of this Agreement. The Registration Statement is effective under the Securities Act and no stop order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or suspending or preventing the use of the Prospectus has been issued by the Commission and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, are threatened by the Commission. The Company, if required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, shall file the Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). At the time the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto became effective, at the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, at the time the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto was issued and at the Closing Date, conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company was at the time of the filing of the Registration Statement eligible to use Form F-3. The Company is eligible to use Form F-3 under the Securities Act and it meets the transaction requirements with respect to the aggregate market value of securities being sold pursuant to this offering and during the twelve (12) months prior to this offering, as set forth in General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3.

(c) Authority. The Company has full power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and each agreement, certificate, document and instrument to be executed and delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all requisite actions on its part.

(d) Noncontravention. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies. Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental entity or court to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject. Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument or other understanding to which the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected. To the Company’s best knowledge, neither the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, nor the consummation by the Company of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Company with any of the terms and conditions hereof will contravene any federal, state, county or local law, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree or order applicable to, or binding upon, it.

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser in Section 3.2, neither the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, nor the consummation by the Company of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the performance by the Company of this Agreement in accordance with its terms requires the filing, consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration with, or the giving notice to, any governmental or public body or authority, except such as have been obtained, made, given or will be made promptly hereafter and any required filing or notification with the Securities and Exchange Commission or Nasdaq.

(f) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, together with the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Additionally, any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, when such documents are filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading. No post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement reflecting any facts or events arising after the date thereof which represent, individually or in the aggregate, a fundamental change in the information set forth therein is required to be filed with the Commission. The Company has not been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, and the SEC Reports conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder to be described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the SEC Reports or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the SEC Reports, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business (each, a “Material Agreement”), has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought. No Material Agreement has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default thereunder and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect with respect to the Company. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the material provisions of the Material Agreements will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or businesses, including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations. The other financial and statistical information included in the SEC Reports present fairly, in all material respects, the information included therein and have been prepared on a basis consistent with that of the financial statements that are included in the SEC Reports and the books and records of the respective entities presented therein.

(g) Registration Rights. Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

(h) Intentionally Omitted.

(i) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchaser’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

(j) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary, it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchaser has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in Ordinary Shares, and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchaser may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing shareholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

(k) No General Solicitation. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Shares were not offered to such Purchaser by means of any form of general or public solicitation or general advertising, or publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, including (i) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media, or broadcast over television or radio, or (ii) any seminar or meeting to which such Purchaser was invited by any of the foregoing means of communications.

(l) Issuance of the Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.

(m) Capitalization.

(i) The total number of Ordinary Shars which the Company has authority to issue (A) 250,000,000 ordinary shares, consisting of (a) 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with no par value each, and (b) 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with no par value each, and (B) 50,000,000 preferred shares with no par value each; of which, as of the date hereof there is no preferred shares issued and outstanding. As of the date hereof, no Company’s Class A and Class B ordinary shares or the Company’s preferred shares are held as treasury shares. All the outstanding shares of the Company have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and were issued in accordance with the registration or qualification requirements of the Securities Act, and any relevant state securities Laws or pursuant to valid exemptions therefrom.

(ii) No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC Filings”). There are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any Ordinary Shares, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Shares Equivalents except the Securities contemplated herein and as set for in the Company’s SEC Filings. Except as set forth herein and the SEC Filings, the issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Ordinary Shares or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchaser) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any shareholder or the Board of Directors is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities.

Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. Each Purchaser, for itself and no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants to the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:

(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

(b) Valid Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.

(c) Consents. Neither the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement nor the consummation by it of any of the transactions contemplated hereby nor the performance by it of this Agreement in accordance with its terms requires the consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration with, or the giving of notice to, any governmental or public body or authority or any third party, except as have been obtained, made or given.

(d) No Conflict. Neither the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement, nor the consummation by it of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by it with any of the terms and conditions hereof will contravene any existing agreement, federal, state, county or local law, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree or order applicable to, or binding upon, it.

(e) No General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities because of any general solicitation or general advertisement, including, without limitation, (i) any advertisement, articles, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, and (ii) any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising.

(f) Purchaser Status and Investment Intent.

(i) Status of Purchaser. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.

(ii) Experience. It has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Securities. It is capable of bearing the economic risks of such investment, including a complete loss of its investment.

(iii) Purchase Entirely for Own Account. It is acquiring the Securities for its own account for investment purposes only and not with the view to, or with any intention of, resale, distribution or other disposition thereof. It does not have any direct or indirect arrangement, or understanding with any other Person to distribute, or regarding the distribution of the Securities in violation of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or other applicable laws.

(vi) The Purchase Shares shall be issued free of legends.

(h) Direct Contact; No Broker. The contact between the Company and the Purchaser was made directly through an existing relationship. No broker, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Purchaser.

(i) Not an Affiliate. The Purchaser is not an officer, director or Affiliate of the Company.

(j) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Filings and has been afforded, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment.

ARTICLE IV

Other AGreements

Section 4.1 Blue Sky Filings. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchaser at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.

Section 4.2 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (a) file a Current Report on Form 6-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market or FINRA regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchaser with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).

Section 4.3 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchaser.

Section 4.4 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.3, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 6-K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.1 Survival of the Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by any Party shall survive for two years and shall terminate and be without further force or effect on the second anniversary of the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any claims asserted in good faith with reasonable specificity (to the extent known at such time) and in writing by notice from the non-breaching Party prior to the expiration date of the applicable survival period shall not thereafter be barred by the expiration of the relevant representations or warranty and such claims shall survive until finally resolved.

Section 5.2 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to Closing, (i) by mutual agreement of the Parties, (ii) by the Purchaser in the event that the Closing has not occurred by the date that is 90 days from the date of this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 5.2 shall be deemed to release any Party from any liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to the effective date of such termination.

Section 5.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

Section 5.4 Dispute Resolution. Any dispute, controversy or claim (each, a “Dispute”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the interpretation, performance breach, termination, validity or invalidity thereof, shall be referred to arbitration upon the demand of any Party to the dispute with notice (the “Arbitration Notice”) to the other Party.

(a) The Dispute shall be settled in New York, State of New York in a proceeding conducted in English by one (1) arbitrator from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in accordance with the AAA rules in force when the Arbitration Notice is submitted in accordance with the AAA rules. Each party will bear its own costs, and this clause does not prevent seeking provisional remedies from a court. Claims must be filed within one year. This dispute resolution clause survives the termination of the Agreement.

(b) Each party to the arbitration shall cooperate with each other party to the arbitration in making full disclosure of and providing complete access to all information and documents reasonably requested by such other party in connection with such arbitral proceedings, subject only to any confidentiality obligations binding on such party.

(c) The award of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding upon the parties thereto, and the prevailing party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of such award.

(d) During the course of the arbitral tribunal’s adjudication of the Dispute, this Agreement shall continue to be performed except with respect to the part in dispute and under adjudication.

Section 5.5 Amendment. This Agreement shall not be amended, changed or modified, except by another agreement in writing executed by the Parties hereto.

Section 5.6 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, each of the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns.

Section 5.7 Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchaser.”

Section 5.8 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given on the date of actual delivery if delivered personally to the Parties to whom notice is to be given, on the date sent if sent by telecopier, tested telex or prepaid telegram, on the next Business Day following delivery if sent by courier or on the day of attempted delivery by postal service if mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage paid, and properly addressed as follows:

If to the Purchaser, at the address shown on the signature page below.

If to the Company, at:

Antelope Enterprise Holdings Ltd.,

Room 1802, Block D, Zhonghai

International Center, Hi-Tech Zone,

Chengdu, Sichuan Province, PRC

Attn: Xxxxxx Xxx Xxx

With a copy to

Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Li LLC

000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Xxxx Xx, Esq.

Any Party may change its address for purposes of this Section 5.8 by giving the other Party a written notice of the new address in the manner set forth above.

Section 5.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties hereto with respect to the matters covered hereby, and all prior agreements and understandings, oral or in writing, if any, between the Parties with respect to the matters covered hereby are merged and superseded by this Agreement.

Section 5.10 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the Parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

Section 5.11 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party will be responsible for all of its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement.

Section 5.12 Public Announcements. The Purchaser shall not make, or cause to be made, any press release or public announcement in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise communicate with any news media without the prior written consent of the Company unless otherwise required by securities laws or other applicable law.

Section 5.13 Specific Performance. The Parties agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof. Accordingly, each Party shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.

Section 5.14 Headings. The headings of the various articles and sections of this Agreement are inserted merely for the purpose of convenience and do not expressly or by implication limit, define or extend the specific terms of the section so designated.

Section 5.15 Execution in Counterparts. For the convenience of the Parties and to facilitate execution, this Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS

[COMPANY SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

	ANTELOPE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LTD.

	By:
	Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxx
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

Name of Purchaser: Xxxx Xxxx

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: _________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: __________________

Title of Authorized Signatory: __________________

Email Address of Authorized Signatory: __________________

Address for Notice to Purchaser:

_________________________________

EIN Number: _____________

Purchase Price: $1,250,000

Shares: 500,000

Wiring Instructions:

Account Name: _____________

Account No: _____________

Bank Name: _____________

Bank Routing No: _____________

EXHIBIT A

REGULATION S REPRESENTATION LETTER

1. Non-U.S. Investor. To the extent the Company deems it necessary to rely on Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) as the exemption for the sale and issuance of the securities (the “Securities”) of Aptorum Group Limited (the “Company”), the undersigned who is a Non-U.S. Person (as defined below), having been informed by the Company of its reliance on Regulation S, hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

(a) The undersigned (1) is domiciled and has its principal place of business outside the United States; and (2) certifies that it is not a U.S. person or is deemed not to be a U.S person under Rule 902(k)(2) of the Securities Act (a “Non-U.S. Person”), and is not acquiring the Securities for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person; and (3) at the time of the issuance of the Securities, the Non-U.S. Person, or persons acting on the Non-U.S. Person’s behalf in connection therewith, will be located outside the United States.

(b) The undersigned has been advised and acknowledges that:

(1) the Securities have not been, and when issued, will not be registered under the Securities Act, the securities laws of any state of the United States or the securities laws of any other country;

(2) in issuing and selling the Securities to such Non-U.S. Person pursuant hereto, the Company is relying upon the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S, Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation D under the Securities Act;

(3) it is a condition to the availability of the Regulation S safe harbor that the Securities not be offered or sold in the United States or to a U.S. Person until the expiration of a period of one year following the date of the issuance of the Securities;

(4) prior to the expiration of one year after the date of the issuance of the Securities (the “Distribution Compliance Period”), the Securities may be offered and sold by the holder thereof only if either: (A) the offer or sale is within the United States or to or for the account of a U.S. Person and pursuant to an effective registration statement, Rule 144 or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (B) the offer and sale is outside the United States and to other than a U.S. Person;

(5) the foregoing restrictions are binding upon subsequent transferees of the Securities except for transferees pursuant to an effective registration statement; and

(6) after the Distribution Compliance Period, the Securities may be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the account of a U.S. Person only pursuant to applicable securities laws.

(c) The undersigned covenants that, with respect to the Securities, until the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period: (i) such Non-U.S. Person, its agents or representatives have not and will not solicit offers to buy, offer for sale or sell the Securities or any beneficial interest therein in the United States or to or for the account of a U.S. Person; and (ii) notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Securities may be offered and sold by the holder thereof only if either: (A) the offer or sale is within the United States or to or for the account of a U.S. Person and pursuant to an effective registration statement, Rule 144 or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act; or (B) the offer and sale is outside the United States and to other than a U.S. Person. The foregoing restrictions are binding upon subsequent transferees of the Securities, except for transferees pursuant to an effective registration statement. Such Non-U.S. Person agrees that after the Distribution Compliance Period, the Securities may be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the account of a U.S. Person only pursuant to applicable securities laws.

(d) The undersigned has not engaged, nor is it aware that any party has engaged, and the undersigned covenants that it will not engage or cause any third party to engage in any directed selling efforts (as such term is defined in Regulation S) in the United States with respect to the Securities.

(e) At the time of offering to the undersigned and communication of the undersigned’s order to purchase the Securities and at the time of the undersigned’s execution of the Securities, the undersigned was located outside the United States.

(f) The undersigned is not a “distributor” (as defined in Regulation S) or a “dealer” (as defined in the Securities Act).

(g) The undersigned covenants that it will not engage in hedging transactions (within the meaning of Rule 903(b)(3)(iii)(B)(4) of Regulation S) with regard to the Securities unless in compliance with the Securities Act.

(h) The undersigned person acknowledges that the Company shall make a notation in its books regarding the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Letter and shall transfer such Securities on the books of the Company only to the extent consistent therewith.

(i) In particular, the undersigned acknowledges that the Company shall refuse to register any transfer of the Securities not made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from registration.

(j) The undersigned understands and agrees that each certificate held by such Non-U.S. Person representing the Securities, or any other securities issued in respect of the Securities upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar event, shall bear the following legend (in addition to any legend required under applicable state securities laws):

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT. THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE SURRENDERED TO THE COMPANY OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR ANY OTHER TRANSFER OF ANY INTEREST IN ANY OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.

2. Compliance with Foreign Law. The undersigned hereby represents that it has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Securities, including (a) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Securities; (b) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase; (c) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained; and (d) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale or transfer of the Securities. The undersigned’s subscription, payment for and continued beneficial ownership of the Securities will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of the undersigned’s jurisdiction.

3. Miscellaneous. Nothing in this Letter shall be deemed to modify or amend any provision of the Securities in any respect. This Letter shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflict of laws thereunder. This Letter (together with the Securities) is the complete and exclusive statement of agreement with respect to matters herein. The titles used in this Letter are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in interpreting this Letter.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Letter as of the date first written above.

	INVESTOR:


	Xxxx Xxxx

Annex A

CLOSING STATEMENT

Pursuant to the attached Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereto, the Purchaser shall purchase up to $[ ] of Ordinary Shares from Antelope Enterprise Holdings Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation (the “Company”). All funds will be wired into an account maintained by the Company. All funds will be disbursed in accordance with this Closing Statement.

Disbursement Date:	[________ ___, 2024]

I. PURCHASE PRICE

Gross Proceeds to be Received

II. DISBURSEMENTS

	$
	$
	$
	$
	$

Total Amount Disbursed:	$	[ ]

WIRE INSTRUCTIONS:

Please see attached.

Acknowledged and agreed to
this ___ day of _________, _____



By:
Name:	Xxxx Xxxx

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