GLXG Galaxy Payroll Group Ltd

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2025

Registration No. 333-         

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

GALAXY PAYROLL GROUP LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

British Virgin Islands		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

25^th Floor, Ovest

77 Wing Lok Street

Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

(Address, including zip code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

GALAXY PAYROLL GROUP LIMITED

2025 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

 

Puglisi & Associates

850 Library Avenue, Suite 204
Newark, DE 19711

Tel: 302-738-6680

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐	Smaller reporting company ☐
	Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

 

 

PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

 

ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION*

 

ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION*

 

*

Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing information specified in this Part I will be separately provided to the participants in the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan covered by this Registration Statement, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.

 

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

 

The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(a)

The Registrant’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, originally filed with the Commission on November 8, 2024 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”);

 

	(b)	the description of the Registrant’s Ordinary shares incorporated by reference in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-42269) filed with the Commission on September 10, 2024, including any amendment and report subsequently filed for the purpose of updating that description; and
	(c)	the Registrant’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on September 13, 2024, October 15, 2024, December 10, 2024, and January 3, 2025.

 

All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

 

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

British Virgin Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the British Virgin Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences or committing a crime. The Registrant’s currently effective memorandum and articles of association provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors, secretary, officers and the personal representatives of the same (each an indemnified person) against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by such indemnified person, other than by reason of such indemnified person’s own dishonesty, willful default or fraud, in or about the conduct of the Registrant’s business or affairs (including as a result of any mistake of judgment) or in the execution or discharge of such indemnified person’s duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such indemnified person in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning the Registrant or its affairs in any court whether in the British Virgin Islands or elsewhere.

 

 

Pursuant to the indemnification agreements, the form of which was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form F-1, as amended (File No. 333-269043), the Registrant has agreed to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with claims made by reason of their being such a director or officer.

 

Pursuant to the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan, the Registrant has agreed to indemnify its plan administrative committee members and other directors against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with claims made by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

 

ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS

 

The Exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as a part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Registration Statement (See Exhibit Index below).

 

ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS

 

(a)

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

 

(i)

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

 

(ii)

to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and

 

(iii)

to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

 

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

 

(2)

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

 

(3)

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

 

(b)

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c)

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

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
4.1		The Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-269043), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on December 28, 2022)
4.2		Registrant’s Specimen Certificate for Ordinary Shares (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-269043), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on December 28, 2022)
5.1		Opinion of Ogier, British Virgin Islands counsel to the Registrant, regarding the validity of the ordinary shares being registered
10.1		The 2025 Stock Incentive Plan
23.1		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Marcum Asia CPAs LLP)
23.2		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Friedman LLP)
23.3		Consent of Ogier (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1		Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement)
107		Filing Fee Table (filed herewith)

  

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Hong Kong, on February 26, 2025.

 

	Galaxy Payroll Group Limited
	By:	/s/ Wai Hong Lao
	Name:	Wai Hong Lao
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Wai Hong Lao as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities set forth below on February 26, 2025.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Wai Hong Lao		Executive Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Wai Hong Lao
/s/ Yiu Kong Kenneth But		Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
Yiu Kong Kenneth But
/s/ Kam Kong Lau		Independent Director
Kam Kong Lau
/s/ Ho Fu Billy Wong		Independent Director
Ho Fu Billy Wong
/s/ Xiao Liang Li		Independent Director
Xiao Liang Li
/s/ Wai Cheung Yeung		Chief Financial Officer
Wai Cheung Yeung

 

 

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Galaxy Payroll Group Limited, has signed this registration statement or amendment thereto in Newark, Delaware on February 26, 2025.

 

	Puglisi & Associates
	Authorized U.S. Representative
	By:	/s/ Donald J. Puglisi
	Name:	Donald J. Puglisi
	Title:	Managing Director on behalf of, Puglisi & Associates

 

 

II-5

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

Galaxy Payroll Group Limited	D:	+852 3656 6054 /
Vistra Corporate Services Centre		+852 3656 6061
Wickhams Cay II, Road Town	E:	nathan.powell@ogier.com /
Tortola, VG1110		florence.chan@ogier.com
British Virgin Islands

 

Reference:

FYC/AGC/512104.00001

 

25 February 2025

 

Dear Sirs

 

Galaxy Payroll Group Limited (the Company)

 

We have acted as British Virgin Islands counsel to the Company in connection with the Company’s registration statement on Form S-8, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the Form S-8), as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act) on or about the date hereof. The Form S-8 relates to the Company’s adoption of 2025 Stock Incentive Plan as approved by the board of directors of the Company on 24 January 2025 (the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan).

 

Unless a contrary intention appears, all capitalised terms used in this opinion have the respective meanings set forth in the Documents (as defined below). A reference to a Schedule is a reference to a schedule to this opinion and the headings herein are for convenience only and do not affect the construction of this opinion.

 

1

Documents examined

 

For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined originals, copies, or drafts of the following documents: (the Documents):

 

(a)

the constitutional documents and public records of the Company obtained from the Registry of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands (the Registrar) on 23 January 2025 (the Company Registry Records), including:

 

(i)

the certificate of incorporation of the Company dated 26 August 2021; and

 

(ii)

the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company filed with the Registrar on 21 December 2022 (the Memorandum and Articles).

 

(b)

the public information revealed from a search of the electronic records of the Civil Division and the Commercial Division of the Registry of the High Court and of the Court of Appeal (Virgin Islands) Register, each from 1 January 2000, as maintained on the Judicial Enforcement Management System (the High Court Database) by the Registry of the High Court of the Virgin Islands on 23 January 2025 (the Court Records, and together the Company Registry Records, the Public Records);

 

The Company Registry Records and the Court Records each as updated by update searches on 21 February 2025 (the Company Registry Records and the Court Records together, and as updated, the Public Records).

 

 

Ogier Providing advice on British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Guernsey laws   Floor 11 Central Tower 28 Queen’s Road Central Central Hong Kong   T +852 3656 6000 F +852 3656 6001 ogier.com

Partners Nicholas Plowman Nathan Powell Anthony Oakes Oliver Payne Kate Hodson David Nelson Justin Davis Joanne Collett Dennis Li

Cecilia Li** Rachel Huang** Yuki Yan** Florence Chan*‡ Richard Bennett**‡ James Bergstrom‡ Marcus Leese‡

*  admitted in New Zealand ** admitted in England and Wales ‡  not ordinarily resident in Hong Kong

 

 

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(c)

a certificate of incumbency in respect of the Company dated 18 February 2025 (the Certificate of Incumbency) issued by the registered agent of the Company;

 

(d)

a certificate of good standing in respect of the Company issued by the Registrar on 14 February 2025 (the Certificate of Good Standing);

 

(e)

a copy of the register of directors of the Company as provided to us on 19 February 2025 (the ROD);

 

(f)

a copy of the listed shareholder list of the Company as at 14 February 2025 provided to us on 19 February 2025 (the ROM, together with the ROD, the Registers)

 

(g)

copies of the written resolutions of the directors of the Company dated 24 January 2025 approving, among other things, the adoption of the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan (the Board Resolutions);

 

(h)

a copy of the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan; and

 

(i)

the Form S-8.

 

2

Assumptions

 

In giving this opinion we have relied upon the assumptions set forth in this paragraph 2 without having carried out any independent investigation or verification in respect of those assumptions:

 

(a)

all original documents examined by us are authentic and complete;

 

(b)

all copy documents examined by us (whether in facsimile, electronic or other form) conform to the originals and those originals are authentic and complete;

 

(c)

all signatures, seals, dates, stamps and markings (whether on original or copy documents) are genuine;

 

(d)

each of the Certificate of Incumbency, the Certificate of Good Standing, the Registers and the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan is accurate and complete as at the date of this opinion;

 

(e)

all copies of the Form S-8 are true and correct copies and the Form S-8 conforms in every material respect to the latest drafts of the same produced to us and, where the Form S-8 has been provided to us in successive drafts marked-up to indicate changes from a previous draft, all such changes have been accurately marked;

 

(f)

the Board Resolutions have been duly passed in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles and remains in full force and effect and each of the directors of the Company has acted in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and has exercised the standard of care, diligence and skill that is required of him or her in approving the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan and no director has a financial interest in or other relationship to a party of the transactions contemplated in the Board Resolutions which has not been properly disclosed in the Board Resolutions;

 

 

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(g)

neither the directors and shareholders of the Company have taken any steps to wind up the Company or to appoint a liquidator of the Company and no receiver has been appointed over any of the Company’s property or assets;

 

(h)

the maximum number of shares which the Company is required to issue under the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan to fulfil its obligation is 3,602,500 shares of no par value each of the Company (the ESOP Shares);

 

(i)

if any of the ESOP Shares will be issued for non-cash consideration, the directors of the Company shall by a resolution of directors specify the amount to be credited for the issue of such Shares and that, in their opinion, the present cash value of the non-money consideration and money consideration, if any, is not less than the amount to be credited for the issue of such Shares; and

 

(j)

there is nothing under any law, other than the British Virgin Islands, that would or might affect the opinions expressed herein.

 

3

Opinions

 

On the basis of the examinations and assumptions referred to above and subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in paragraph 4 below, we are of the opinion that:

 

Corporate status

 

(a)

The Company is a company duly incorporated with limited liability under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (the BCA) on 26 August 2021 and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.

 

Share capital

 

(b)

Based solely on the Memorandum and Articles, the Company is authorised to issue an unlimited number of ordinary shares of US$0.000625 par value each.

 

Valid Issuance of ESOP Shares

 

(c)

The ESOP Shares to be issued under the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan have been duly authorised by all necessary corporate actions of the Company under the Memorandum and Articles and, upon the issuance and delivery of the ESOP Shares in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles, the Board Resolutions and the terms of the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan and once consideration is fully paid per share in accordance with the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan to the Company, the ESOP Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Once the register of members of the Company has been updated to reflect the issuance of the ESOP Shares, the shareholders recorded in the register of members of the Company will be deemed to have legal title to the shares of the Company set out against their respective name.

 

 

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4

Limitations and Qualifications

 

4.1

We offer no opinion:

 

(a)

as to any laws other than the laws of the British Virgin Islands, and we have not, for the purposes of this opinion, made any investigation of the laws of any other jurisdiction, and we express no opinion as to the meaning, validity, or effect of references in the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan to statutes, rules, regulations, codes or judicial authority of any jurisdiction other than the British Virgin Islands; or

 

(b)

except to the extent that this opinion expressly provides otherwise, as to the commercial terms of, or the validity, enforceability or effect of the Form S-8, the accuracy of representations, the fulfilment of warranties or conditions, the occurrence of events of default or terminating events or the existence of any conflicts or inconsistencies among the Form S-8 and any other agreements into which the Company may have entered or any other documents.

 

4.2

Under the BCA an annual fee must be paid in respect of the Company to the Registry of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands. Failure to pay the annual fees by the relevant due date will render the Company liable to a penalty fee in addition to the amount of the outstanding fees. If the license fee remains unpaid from the due date, the Company will be liable to be struck off the Register of Companies.

 

4.3

For the purposes of this opinion “in good standing” means only that as of the date of this opinion the Company is up-to-date with the payment of its annual fee to the Registry of Corporate Affairs under the BCA. We have made no enquiries into the Company’s good standing with respect to any filings or payment of fees, or both, that it may be required to make under the laws of the British Virgin Islands other than the BCA.

 

4.4

The Public Records and our searches thereof may not reveal the following:

 

(a)

in the case of the Company Registry Records, details of matters which have not been lodged for registration or have been lodged for registration but not actually registered at the time of our search;

 

(b)

in the case of the Court Records, details of proceedings which have been filed but not actually entered in the High Court Database at the time of our search;

 

(c)

whether an application for the appointment of a liquidator or a receiver has been presented to the High Court of the British Virgin Islands or whether a liquidator or a receiver has been appointed out of court, or whether any out of court dissolution, reconstruction or reorganisation of the Company has been commenced; or

 

(d)

any originating process (including an application to appoint a liquidator) in respect of the Company in circumstances where the High Court of the British Virgin Islands has prior to the issuance of such process ordered that such process upon issuance be anonymised (whether on a temporary basis or otherwise),

 

 

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and the following points should also be noted:

 

(e)

the Court Records reflect the information accessible remotely on the High Court Database, we have not conducted a separate search of the underlying Civil Cause Book (the Civil Cause Book) or the Commercial Cause Book (the Commercial Cause Book) at the Registry of the High Court of the British Virgin Islands. Although the High Court Database should reflect the content of the Civil Cause Book and the Commercial Cause Book, neither the High Court Database nor the Civil Cause Book or Commercial Cause Book is updated every day, and for that reason neither facility can be relied upon to reveal whether or not a particular entity is a party to litigation in the British Virgin Islands;

 

(f)

the High Court Database is not updated if third parties or noticed parties are added to or removed from the proceedings after their commencement; and

 

(g)

while it is a requirement under Section 118 of the Insolvency Act (Revised) that notice of the appointment of a receiver be registered with the Registry of Corporate Affairs, however, it should be noted that failure to file a notice of appointment of a receiver does not invalidate the receivership but gives rise to penalties on the part of the receiver.

 

5

Governing law of this opinion

 

5.1

This opinion is:

 

(a)

governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the British Virgin Islands;

 

(b)

limited to the matters expressly stated in it; and

 

(c)

confined to, and given on the basis of, the laws and practice in the British Virgin Islands at the date of this opinion.

 

5.2

Unless otherwise indicated, a reference to any specific British Virgin Islands legislation is a reference to that legislation as amended to, and as in force at, the date of this opinion.

 

6

Reliance

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Form S-8.

 

This opinion may be used only in connection with the Form S-8 while the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan is effective.

 

 

Yours faithfully

 

 

Ogier

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

Galaxy Payroll Group Limited

 

2025 Stock Incentive Plan

 

1.

Purposes of this Plan. The purposes of this Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel, to provide additional incentives to Employees, Directors and Consultants and to promote the success of the Company’s and the Related Entities’ business. For the avoidance of doubt, this Plan does not intend to provide incentive to and shall not be applicable to any other person.

 

2.

Definitions. The following definitions shall apply as used herein and in the individual Award Agreements except as defined otherwise in an individual Award Agreement. In the event a term is separately defined in an individual Award Agreement, such definition shall supersede the definition contained in this Section.

 

(a)

“Administrator” means the Board or one or more committees appointed by the Board or another committee (within its delegated authority) to administer all or certain aspects of this Plan. Any such committee shall be comprised solely of one or more directors or such number of directors as may be required under applicable law.

 

(b)

“Applicable Laws” means the legal requirements relating to this Plan and the Awards under applicable laws, regulations, rules, federal securities laws, state corporate and securities laws, the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system, and the laws, regulations, orders or rules of any jurisdiction applicable to the Awards granted to residents therein or the Grantees receiving such Awards.

 

(c)

“Assumed” means that pursuant to a Corporate Transaction either (i) the Award is expressly affirmed by the Company or (ii) the contractual obligations represented by the Award are expressly assumed (and not simply by operation of law) by the successor entity or its Parent in connection with the Corporate Transaction with appropriate adjustments to the number and type of securities of the successor entity or its Parent subject to the Award and the exercise or purchase price thereof which at least preserves the compensation element of the Award existing at the time of the Corporate Transaction as determined in accordance with the instruments evidencing the agreement to assume the Award.

 

(d)

“Award” means the grant of an Option, the direct issuance of Shares or any other right or benefit under this Plan.

 

(e)

“Award Agreement” means the written agreement evidencing the grant of an Award executed by the Company and the Grantee, including any amendments thereto.

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

“Termination Event” means, the Grantee’s: (i) negligence in performing, or refusal to perform, any major duties to the Company or any Related Entity (as stated in the agreement between the Grantee and the Company or any Related Entity, or reasonably assigned by the Company or such Related Entity based on the Grantee’s position), or material violation of any code of conduct, rules, regulations, or policies of the Company or any Related Entity, (ii) performance of any act or failure to perform any act in bad faith and to the detriment of the Company or a Related Entity (economical or reputational), (iii) dishonesty or commitment in an act of theft, embezzlement, fraud, or a breach of trust, (iv) any intentional misconduct or material breach of any labor contract (employment agreement), non-disclosure obligation, non-competition obligation, non-solicitation obligation, code of conducts, employee handbook or other agreement between the Grantee and the Company or any Related Entity, (v) leakage of the Company’s trade secrets (including without limitation operational and technical information), (vi) breach of a fiduciary duty, or commission of a crime (other than minor traffic violations or similar offenses), (vii) material violation of any Applicable Laws or securities laws, (viii) any intentional act in a manner detrimental to the reputation, business operation, assets, or market image of the Company or any Related Entity, (ix) where the Grantee establishes employment relationship with a second employer while Continuous Service is not yet terminated.

 

 

(h)

“Company” means Galaxy Payroll Group Limited, a company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the British Virgin Islands or any successor corporation that adopts this Plan in connection with a Corporate Transaction.

 

(i)

“Consultant” means any person (other than an Employee or a Director, solely with respect to rendering services in such person’s capacity as an Employee or Director) who is engaged by the Company or any Related Entity to render consulting or advisory services to the Company or such Related Entity.

 

(j)

“Continuous Service” means that the provision of services to the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of a full-time Employee, Director or Consultant is not interrupted or terminated. In jurisdictions requiring notice in advance of an effective termination as an Employee, Director or Consultant, Continuous Service shall be deemed terminated upon the actual cessation of providing services to the Company or a Related Entity notwithstanding any required notice period that must be fulfilled before a termination as an Employee, Director or Consultant can be effective under Applicable Laws. A Grantee’s Continuous Service shall be deemed to have terminated upon an actual termination of Continuous Service, if there has been a change in the entity for which the Grantee provides services, or upon the entity for which the Grantee provides services ceasing to be a Related Entity. Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers among the Company, any Subsidiary, or any successor, in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant, or (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains in the service of the Company or a Subsidiary in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant (except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement). An approved leave of absence shall include sick leave or any other authorized personal leave.

 

(k)

“Control” of a given Person means the power or authority, whether exercised or not, to direct the business, management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided, that such power or authority shall conclusively be presumed to exist upon possession of beneficial ownership or power to direct the vote of more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes entitled to be cast at a meeting of the members or shareholders of such Person or power to control the composition of a majority of the board of directors of such Person.

 

(l)

“Corporate Transaction” means (as determined by the Administrator acting reasonably) any of the following transactions:

 

(i)

a merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with or into any Person, in which the Company is not the surviving entity, or any other transaction or series of transactions, as a result of which the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions will cease to own a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity immediately after consummation of such transaction or series of transactions, except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the state in which the Company is incorporated;

 

(ii)

the sale, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

(iii)

the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

(iv)

any reverse merger or series of related transactions culminating in a reverse merger (including, but not limited to, a tender offer followed by a reverse merger) in which the Company is the surviving entity but (A) the Shares outstanding immediately prior to such merger are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise, or (B) in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities are transferred to a Person or Persons different from those who held such securities immediately prior to such merger or the initial transaction culminating in such merger, but excluding any such transaction or series of related transactions that the Administrator determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction; or

 

 

(v)

acquisition in a single or series of related transactions by any Person or related group of Persons (other than the Company or by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan) of beneficial ownership of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities, but excluding any such transaction or series of related transactions that the Administrator determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction.

 

(m)

“Director” means a member of the Board or the board of directors of any Related Entity.

 

(n)

“Employee” means any person, including a Director, who is in the employment of the Company or any Related Entity, subject to the control and direction of the Company or any Related Entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance. The payment of a Director’s fee by the Company or a Related Entity shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company or the Related Entity.

 

(o)

“Exercise Window” means such period of time Administrator shall determine in his sole discretion, with reasonable advance notice to Grantees.

 

(p)

“Grantee” means an Employee, Director or Consultant who receives an Award under this Plan.

 

(q)

“M&A” means the currently effective memorandum and articles of association of the Company, as amended from time to time.

 

(r)

“Option” means an option to purchase Shares pursuant to an Award Agreement granted under this Plan.

 

(s)

“Parent” means any company (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of companies ending with the Company, if each of the companies (other than the Company) owns or Controls stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other companies in such chain. A company that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of this Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.

 

(t)

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated organization, association, enterprise, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or governmental or regulatory authority or other entity of any kind or nature.

 

(u)

“Plan” means this 2025 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

(v)

“Registration Date” means, in the event of a Corporate Transaction, the date of the consummation of the Corporate Transaction if the same class of securities of the successor corporation (or its Parent) issuable in such Corporate Transaction shall have been sold to the general public pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on or prior to the date of consummation of such Corporate Transaction.

 

 

(w)

“Related Entity” means any Subsidiary of the Company.

 

(x)

“Replaced” means that pursuant to a Corporate Transaction the Award is replaced with a comparable share or stock award or a cash incentive program of the Company, the successor entity (if applicable) or Parent of either of them which preserves the compensation element of such Award existing at the time of the Corporate Transaction and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same (or a more favorable) vesting schedule applicable to such Award. The determination of Award comparability shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

(y)

“Share” means the Company’s ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.000625 each.

 

(z)

“Spin-off Transaction” means a distribution by the Company to its shareholders of all or any portion of the securities of any Subsidiary of the Company.

 

(aa)

“Subsidiary” means with respect to a specific entity, (i) any entity (x) more than fifty percent (50%) of whose shares or other interests entitled to vote in the election of directors or (y) more than a fifty percent (50%) interests in whose profits or capital, are owned or Controlled directly or indirectly by the subject entity or through one (1) or more Subsidiaries of the subject entity; (ii) any entity whose assets, or portions thereof, are consolidated with the net earnings of the subject entity and are recorded on the books of the subject entity for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP; or (iii) any entity with respect to which the subject entity has the power to otherwise direct the business and policies of that entity directly or indirectly through another Subsidiary.

 

3.

Shares Subject to this Plan.

 

(a)

The Shares to be issued pursuant to the Awards under this Plan shall be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Shares. Subject to the provisions of Section 9 below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to all Awards is 3,602,500 Shares (proportionally adjusted to reflect any share dividends, share splits, or similar transactions).

 

(b)

Any Shares covered by an Award (or portion of an Award) which is forfeited, canceled or expires (whether voluntarily or involuntarily) shall be deemed not to have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under this Plan. Shares that actually have been issued under this Plan pursuant to an Award shall not be returned to this Plan and shall not become available for future issuance under this Plan, except that if unvested Shares are forfeited, or repurchased by the Company, such Shares shall become available for future grant under this Plan. To the extent not prohibited by the Applicable Law and the listing requirements of the applicable stock exchange or national market system on which the Shares are traded, any Shares covered by an Award which are surrendered (i) in payment of the Award exercise or purchase price or (ii) in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations incident to the exercise of an Award shall be deemed not to have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to all Awards under this Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator.

 

4.

Administration of this Plan.

 

(a)

Plan Administrator.

 

(i)

Administration. This Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. The Administrator may authorize one or more officers or directors of the Company to grant such Awards and may limit such authority as the Administrator determines from time to time.

 

 

(ii)

Administration Errors. In the event an Award is granted in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection (a), such Award shall be presumptively valid as of its grant date to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws and approved by the Administration.

 

(b)

Powers of the Administrator. Subject to Applicable Laws and the provisions of this Plan (including any other powers given to the Administrator hereunder), the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

 

(i)

to select the Employees, Directors and Consultants to whom Awards may be granted from time to time hereunder;

  

(ii)

to determine whether and to what extent Awards are granted hereunder;

 

(iii)

to determine the type or the number of Awards to be granted, the number of Shares or the amount of consideration to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

 

(iv)

to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under this Plan, to amend terms of the Award Agreements;

 

(v)

to determine or alter the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder (including without limitation the vesting schedule and exercise price set forth in the relevant notice of award or Award Agreement);

 

(vi)

to amend the terms of any outstanding Award granted under this Plan, provided that any amendment that would adversely affect the Grantee’s rights under an outstanding Award in material aspects shall not be made without the Grantee’s written consent;

 

(vii)

to construe and interpret the terms of this Plan and Awards, including without limitation, any notice of award or Award Agreement, granted pursuant to this Plan;

 

(viii)

to require the Grantee to provide representation or evidence that any currency used to pay the exercise price of any Award was legally acquired and taken out of the jurisdiction in which the Grantee resides in accordance with the Applicable Laws;

 

(ix)

to determine whether and at what price to repurchase from the Grantee all or any portion of the Shares obtained by the Grantee upon exercise of any Awards; and

 

(x)

to take such other action, not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan and the Applicable Laws, as the Administrator deems appropriate.

  

(c)

Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or Employees of the Company or a Related Entity, members of the Board and any Employees of the Company or a Related Entity to whom authority to act for the Board, the Administrator or the Company is delegated shall be defended and indemnified by the Company to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and in the manner approved by the Administrator, on an after-tax basis, against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with this Plan, or any Award granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding that such Person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct; provided, however, that within thirty (30) days after the institution of such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, such Person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at the Company’s expense to defend the same.

 

 

5.

Eligibility. Awards may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants. An Employee, Director or Consultant who has been granted an Award may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Awards.

 

6.

Terms and Conditions of Awards.

 

(a)

Types of Awards. The Administrator is authorized under this Plan to award any type of arrangement to an Employee, Director or Consultant that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan and that by its terms involves or might involve (i) the issuance of an Option or any other similar right with a fixed or variable price of the Shares and with an exercise or conversion privilege related to the passage of time, the occurrence of one or more events, or the satisfaction of performance criteria or other conditions; or (ii) the issuance of Shares directly, either through immediate purchase of such Shares or as a bonus.

 

(b)

Designation of Award. Each Award shall be designated in the Award Agreement.

 

(c)

Conditions of Award. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Administrator shall determine the provisions, terms, and conditions of each Award including, but not limited to, the Award vesting schedule, forfeiture provisions, form of payment (cash, Shares, or other consideration) upon settlement of the Award, payment contingencies, and satisfaction of any performance criteria. Each Award shall be subject to the terms of an Award Agreement approved by the Administrator. The performance criteria may be applicable to the Company, Related Entities and/or any individual business units of the Company or any Related Entity.

 

(d)

Acquisitions and Other Transactions. The Administrator may issue Awards under this Plan in settlement, assumption or substitution for, outstanding awards or obligations to grant future awards in connection with the Company or a Related Entity acquiring another entity, an interest in another entity or an additional interest in a Related Entity whether by merger, share purchase, asset purchase or other form of transaction.

 

(e)

Separate Programs. The Administrator may establish one or more separate programs under this Plan for the purpose of issuing particular forms of Awards to one or more classes of Grantees on such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator from time to time.

 

(f)

Term of Award. The term of each Award shall be the term stated in the Award Agreement.

 

 

(g)

Non-transferability of Award. The Grantee shall not transfer, sell, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any shares, any Award, or any right or interest under this Plan without first obtaining the prior written consent of the Company and complying with the provisions of any applicable provisions of the Investor Rights Agreement and the M&A.

 

(h)

Time of Granting Awards. The date of grant of an Award shall for all purposes be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination to grant such Award, or such other date as is determined by the Administrator.

 

7.

Award Exercise or Purchase Price, Consideration and Taxes.

 

(a)

Exercise or Purchase Price. The exercise or purchase price, if any, for an Award shall be determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7(a), in the case of an Award issued pursuant to Section 6(d), above, the exercise or purchase price for the Award shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the relevant instrument evidencing the agreement to issue such Award.

 

 

(b)

Consideration. Subject to Applicable Laws, the consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued pursuant to an Award including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator. In addition to any other types of consideration the Administrator may determine, the Administrator is authorized to accept as consideration for Shares issued pursuant to an Award the following:

 

(i)

cash;

 

(ii)

check;

 

(iii)

if the exercise or purchase occurs on or after the Registration Date, or as otherwise permitted by the Administrator, surrender of Shares or delivery of a properly executed form of attestation of ownership of Shares as the Administrator may require which have a value on the date of surrender or attestation equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Award shall be exercised;

 

(iv)

with respect to Options, if the exercise occurs on or after the Registration Date, payment through a broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Grantee (A) shall provide written instructions to a Company designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of some or all of the purchased Shares and remit to the Company sufficient funds to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased Shares and (B) shall provide written directives to the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased Shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction; or

 

(v)

any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

 

The Administrator may at any time or from time to time, by adoption of or by amendment to the standard forms of Award Agreement described in Section 4(b)(iv), or by other means, grant Awards which do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment for the Shares or which otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration.

 

(c)

Taxes. No Shares shall be delivered under this Plan to any Grantee or other Person until such Grantee or other Person has made arrangements acceptable to the Administrator for the satisfaction of any income and employment tax withholding obligations under any Applicable Laws. The Grantee shall be responsible for all taxes associated with the receipt, vest, exercise, transfer and disposal of the Awards and the Shares. Upon exercise of an Award, the Company and/or the Related Entity which is an employer of the Grantee shall have the right to withhold or collect from Grantee an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations.

 

8.

Exercise of Award.

 

(a)

Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder.

 

(i)

Any Award granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator under the terms of this Plan and specified in the Award Agreement. Any Award granted hereunder that has been vested may be exercised only during an Exercise Window.

 

(ii)

An Award shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company, during an Exercise Window, in accordance with the terms of the Award by the Person entitled to exercise the Award and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Award is exercised, including, to the extent selected, use of the broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure to pay the purchase price as provided in Section 7(b)(iv).

 

 

(b)

No Exercise in Violation of Applicable Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, regardless of whether an Award has otherwise become exercisable, the Award shall not be exercised if the Administrator (in its sole discretion) determines that an exercise would violate any Applicable Laws.

 

(c)

Restrictions on Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, regardless of whether an Award has become vested and exercisable, no Award may be exercised until after the Registration Date (subject to any further blackout/silence period as required by law).

 

9.

Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

 

(a)

Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all Applicable Laws, the M&A and the relevant Award Agreement, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

 

(b)

As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the Person exercising such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any Applicable Laws.

 

(c)

As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the applicable Award Agreement may require the Grantee to grant a power of attorney to the Board or any Person designated by the Board to exercise the voting rights with respect to the Shares and the Company may require the Person exercising such Award to acknowledge and agree to be bound by the provisions of the currently effective M&A and other documents of the Company in relation to the Shares (if any, including any Investor Rights Agreement), as if the Grantee is a holder of Shares thereunder.

 

10.

Termination. Upon termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Service for any reason, or upon occurrence of any Termination Event (without regard to whether Grantee’s Continuous Service terminates), all Awards, whether vested or unvested, will be terminated immediately without further effect.

 

11.

Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award, the number of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under this Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to this Plan, the exercise or purchase price of each such outstanding Award, the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted to any Grantee in any fiscal year of the Company, as well as any other terms that the Administrator determines require adjustment shall be proportionately adjusted for (i) any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a share split, reverse share split, share dividend, combination or reclassification of the Shares, or similar transaction affecting the Shares, (ii) any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, or (iii) as the Administrator may determine in its discretion, any other transaction with respect to Shares including a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or equity, separation (including a spin-off or other distribution of shares or property), reorganization, liquidation (whether partial or complete) or any similar transaction; provided, however that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as the Administrator determines, no issuance by the Company of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason hereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award. In the event of a Spin-off Transaction, the Administrator may in its discretion make such adjustments and take such other action as it deems appropriate with respect to outstanding Awards under this Plan, including but not limited to: (i) adjustments to the number and kind of Shares, the exercise or purchase price per Share and the vesting periods of outstanding Awards, (ii) prohibit the exercise of Awards during certain periods of time prior to the consummation of the Spin-off Transaction, or (iii) the substitution, exchange or grant of Awards to purchase securities of the Subsidiary; provided that the Administrator shall not be obligated to make any such adjustments or take any such action hereunder.

 

 

12.

Corporate Transactions. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, each Award can be, as determined by the Administrator, Assumed or Replaced (or without taking any action) immediately prior to the specified effective date of such Corporate Transaction. All outstanding Awards under this Plan shall terminate upon the consummation of such Corporate Transaction, provided however that, all such Awards shall not terminate to the extent they are Assumed or Replaced in connection with the Corporate Transaction.

 

13.

Effective Date and Term of Plan. This Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board or the Company’s shareholders or as otherwise specified by the Board or the Company’s shareholders when adopting this Plan. This Plan shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years after the date of adoption, unless sooner terminated. Subject to Applicable Laws, Awards may be granted under this Plan upon its becoming effective.

 

14.

Amendment, Suspension or Termination of this Plan.

 

(a)

The Board may at any time amend (including extend the term of this Plan), suspend or terminate this Plan; provided, however, that no such amendment, suspension or termination shall be made without the approval of the Company’s shareholders to the extent such approval is required by the M&A, the Applicable Laws or as otherwise determined by the board at the time of adoption of this Plan.

 

(b)

No Award may be granted during any suspension of this Plan or after termination of this Plan.

 

(c)

Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in good faith, the suspension, amendment or termination of this Plan (including termination of this Plan under Section 12, above) shall not materially adversely affect any rights under Awards already granted to a Grantee.

 

15.

Reservation of Shares.

 

(a)

The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Plan.

 

(b)

The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

 

16.

No Effect on Terms of Employment/Consulting Relationship. This Plan shall not confer upon any Grantee any right with respect to the Grantee’s Continuous Service, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the right of the Company or any Related Entity to terminate the Grantee’s Continuous Service at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.

 

17.

No Effect on Retirement and Other Benefit Plans. Except as specifically provided in a retirement or other benefit plan of the Company or a Related Entity, Awards shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of computing benefits or contributions under any retirement plan of the Company or a Related Entity, and shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan of any kind or any benefit plan subsequently instituted under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to level of compensation. This Plan is not a “Retirement Plan” or “Welfare Plan” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

 

18.

Vesting Schedule. The Awards to be issued to any Grantee at such time prior to the Registration Date shall be subject to the vesting schedule as specified in the Award Agreement of such Grantee. The Administrator shall have the right to adjust the vesting schedule of the Awards granted to the Grantees.

 

19.

Section 409A. This Plan and all Awards granted hereunder are intended to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, the requirements of Section 409A of the Inland Revenue Code (the “Code”). The Plan and all Awards granted under this Plan shall be administered, interpreted, and construed in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, in no event shall the Administrator exercise its discretion to accelerate the payment or settlement of an Award where such payment or settlement constitutes deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code unless, and solely to the extent that, such accelerated payment or settlement is permissible under Section 1.409A-3(j)(4) of the Treasury Regulations.

 

20.

Holding Company, Trustee, etc. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, any Award Agreement, any notice of award or the terms on which any Award is granted or vested, any underlying Share of the Awards may, at the Administrator’s own discretion, be held by one or more holding companies or trustees or other nominees (collectively, the “Trustees”) as designated by the Administrator for the Grantees, and this Plan may be implemented and administrated by the Administrator through the Trustees.

 

21.

Unfunded Obligation. Any amounts payable to Grantees pursuant to this Plan shall be unfunded and unsecured obligations for all purposes. Neither the Company nor any Related Entity shall be required to segregate any monies from its general funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special accounts with respect to such obligations. The Company shall retain at all times beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust investments, which the Company may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder. Any investments or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Grantee account shall not create or constitute a trust or fiduciary relationship between the Administrator, the Company or any Related Entity and a Grantee, or otherwise create any vested or beneficial interest in any Grantee or the Grantee’s creditors in any assets of the Company or a Related Entity. The Grantees shall have no claim against the Company or any Related Entity for any changes in the value of any assets that may be invested or reinvested by the Company with respect to this Plan.

 

22.

Non-exclusivity of this Plan. Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor the submission of this Plan to the shareholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options or other equity-based awards otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

 

23.

Other Agreements. Notwithstanding the above, the Administrator may require, as a condition to the grant of and/or the receipt of Shares under an Award, that the Grantee execute lock-up, shareholder or other agreements, as it may determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

24.

Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Masculine pronouns and other words of masculine gender shall refer to both men and women.

 

25.

Severability. If any provision of this Plan or any Award or Award Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws in the manner that most closely reflects the original intent of the Award or this Plan, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of this Plan or the Award, such provision shall be construed or deemed stricken as to such jurisdiction and the remainder of this Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

 

26.

Governing Law. This Plan is to be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York to the rights and duties of the parties.

 

 

10

Exhibit 23.1

 

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Galaxy Payroll Group Limited on Form S-8 of our report dated November 8, 2024, with respect to our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Galaxy Payroll Group Limited as of June 30, 2024 and 2023 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2024 appearing in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Galaxy Payroll Group Limited for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

 

/s/ Marcum Asia CPAs LLP

 

Marcum Asia CPAs LLP

New York, New York

February 26, 2025

 

NEW YORK OFFICE ● 7 Penn Plaza ● Suite 830 ● New York, New York ● 10001

Phone 646.442.4845 ● Fax 646.349.5200 ● www.marcumasia.com

Exhibit 23.2

 

 

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Galaxy Payroll Group Limited on Form S-8 of our report dated November 9, 2022, except for Note 12 as to which the date is December 28, 2022, with respect to our audit of the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Galaxy Payroll Group Limited for the year ended June 30, 2022 appearing in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Galaxy Payroll Group Limited for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

 

We were dismissed as auditors on February 10, 2023 and, accordingly, we have not performed any audit or review procedures with respect to any financial statements appearing in such Prospectus for the periods after the date of our dismissal.

 

/s/ Friedman LLP

 

Friedman LLP

New York, New York

February 26, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 107

 

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

 

S-8

(Form Type)

 

Galaxy Payroll Group Limited

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

 

		Security Type		Security Class Title		Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule		Amount Registered				Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit(2)				Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)				Fee Rate				Amount of Registration Fee(3)
Fees to be Paid		Equity		Ordinary shares, par value $0.000625 per share		Other(2)			3,602,500	(1)		$	0.77			$	2,773,925			$	0.00015310			$	424.69
Fees Previously Paid
Carry Forward Securities
		Total Offering Amounts														$	2,773,925
		Total Fees Previously Paid																						$	0
		Total Fee Offsets																							0
		Net Fee Due																						$	424.69

 

(1)	Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Ordinary Shares (“Ordinary Shares”) of Galaxy Payroll Group Limited (the “Registrant”) that become issuable under the Registrant’s 2025 Stock Incentive Plan (“Plan”) by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares.
(2)	Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of $0.77 per share, which is the average of the high and low prices of the Ordinary Shares as reported on The Nasdaq Capital Market on February 21, 2025 (rounded up to the nearest cent).
(3)	No Fees were previously paid.

 

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