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CODE CHAIN NEW CONTINENT LIMITED
No 119 South Zhaojuesi1678 Jinshajiang Road
2nd Floor,
Building No. 6, Room 1901
Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan,Shanghai, China 610047200062

NOTICE OF SPECIALANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS


TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 18,DECEMBER 20, 2022

Dear Stockholder:

Notice is hereby given that a special2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Special“Annual Meeting”) of Code Chain New Continent Limited (formerly known as “TMSR Holding Company Limited”), a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), will be held on October 18,December 20, 2022, at 10:0010 a.m., local time, (October 17,(December 19, 2022 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time)9 pm EST) at the principal office of the Company located at No 119 South Zhaojuesi1678 Jinshajiang Road, 2nd Floor,Building No.6, Room 1, Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan,901, Shanghai, China 610047,200062, for the following purposes:

1.to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, at a split ratio of between 1-for-10 and 1-for-30 as determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, prior to the one-year anniversary of this Special Meeting (“Proposal One”);1.     To elect five directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified; and

2.to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting for any purpose, including to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the proposals described above (“Proposal Two).

2.     To ratify the selection by our Audit Committee of Enrome LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022.

Holders of record of our common stockCommon Stock at the close of business on September 13,November 10, 2022 (the “Record Date”), are entitled to this notice and to attend and vote at the Special Meeting. Asmeeting. The Board urges Stockholders to vote “FOR ALL” of the Record Date, there were [46,109,617] sharesItem 1 and “FOR” of common stock issued and outstanding.Item 2.

A proxy statementProxy Statement describing the matters to be considered at the Special Meeting is attached to this notice. Notice. Our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Report”) accompanies this Notice, but it is not deemed to be part of the Proxy Statement.

This notice, proxy statement,Notice, Proxy Statement, and form of proxy card will beare being distributed and made available on or about September 20,November21, 2022.

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) unanimously approves and recommends that you vote “FOR” each proposal.

Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting,meeting, I hope that you will vote as soon as possible in order to assure that your shares are represented at the Special Meeting.possible. You may vote your shares by either completing, signing and returning the accompanying proxy card or casting your vote over the Internet. If you attend the Special Meeting, you may vote in person, if you wish to do so, even if you have returned a proxy. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on September 13, 2022 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting and at any adjournments or postponements thereof. A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will be available for inspection at our offices. The enclosed proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors. If you have any further questions concerning the Special Meeting or any of the items of business to be presented, please contact corporate secretary at +86-028-84112941.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

 Sincerely,

 

/s/ Wei XuSincerely,

 Wei Xu

/s/ Hongxiang Yu

 

Chief Executive Officer, President and
Chairman of the Board

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 18, 2022.DECEMBER 20, 2022

 

Code Chain New Continent Limited
No 119 South Zhaojuesi
1678 Jinshajiang Road
2nd Floor,Building No. 6, Room 1901
Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan,Shanghai, China 610047200062

PROXY STATEMENT

The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Code Chain New Continent Limited (formerly known as “TMSR Holding Company Limited”), a Nevada corporation (the “Company,” “CCNC,” “we,” “us,”“CCNC” or “our”“we”), is furnishing this Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy to you to solicit your proxy for use at the upcoming special2022 annual meeting of stockholders including any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Special Meeting”“Meeting”) to. The Meeting will be held on October 18,December 20, 2022, at 10:0010 a.m., local time, (October 17,(December 19, 2022 at 10:009 p.m. Eastern Time), and at any adjournment or postponement thereof,EST) at the principal office of the Company located at No 119 South Zhaojuesi1678 Jinshajiang Road, 2nd Floor,Building No. 6, Room 1, Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan,901, Shanghai, China 610047.200062.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING

What is this proxy statement?

You have received this proxy statement and our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Report”) because our Board is soliciting your proxy to vote your shares at the Meeting. This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are first being mailed on or about September 20, 2022 to stockholders entitled to vote as of the close of business on September 13, 2022 (the “Record Date”). As of the Record Date, there were [46,109,617] shares of common stock issued and outstanding. These proxy materials containincludes information that we are required to provide to you under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and that is designed to assist you in voting your shares.

What is the purpose of the Meeting?

Voting

The specific proposals to be considered and actedAt the Meeting, our stockholders will act upon at the Special Meeting are eachmatters described in this proxy statement. Only holders

These matters include 1) the election of sharesdirectors and 2) the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm to audit our common stockfinancial statements as of December 31, 2022 and for the fiscal year then ending.

What are the Board’s recommendations?

Our Board recommends that you vote:

•        FOR election of the nominated directors; and

•        FOR approve and ratify the appointment of Enrome LLP as our independent auditors to audit the financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and for the fiscal year then ending.

Will there be any other business on the agenda?

The Board knows of no other matters that are likely to be brought before the Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Meeting, however, the persons named in the enclosed proxy, or their duly appointed substitute acting at the Meeting, will be authorized to vote or otherwise act on those matters in accordance with their judgment.

Who is entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting?

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on November 10, 2022, which we refer to as the Record Date, are entitled to receivereceived notice of, and to attend and vote at, the Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 1,837,136 shares of our Common Stock outstanding (“Common Stock”). Holders of Common Stock as of the record date are entitled to one vote for each share held for each of the proposals.

A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Each shareMeeting will be available at the Meeting, and for 10 days prior to the Meeting at the principal office of commonthe Company located at 1678 Jinshajiang Road, Building No. 6, Room 901, Shanghai, China 200062.

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What is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record and as a beneficial owner?

Stockholder of Record.    If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co., you are considered, with respect to those shares, the “stockholder of record.” This proxy and our 2021Annual Report have been sent directly to you by us.

Beneficial Owner.    If your shares are held in a stock entitlesbrokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the “beneficial owner” of shares held in street name. This proxy and the 2021 Annual Report have been forwarded to you by your broker, bank or nominee who is considered, with respect to those shares, the stockholder of record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or nominee how to vote your shares by using the voting instructions included with your proxy materials.

How do I vote my shares?

Stockholders can vote in person at the Meeting or by proxy. There are two ways to vote by proxy:

•        By Internet — You can vote over the Internet by going to www.cstproxyvote.com and following the instructions to vote your shares; or

•        By Mail — You can vote by mail by signing, dating and mailing the enclosed proxy card.

Internet voting facilities for stockholders of record will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 8:59 p.m. (EST) on December 19, 2022. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions to vote your shares.

If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other holder of record, you will receive instructions from the holder of onerecord. You must follow the instructions of the holder of record in order for your shares to be voted. Internet voting also will be offered to stockholders owning shares through certain banks and brokers. If your shares are not registered in your own name and you plan to vote your shares in person at the Meeting, you should contact your broker or agent to obtain a legal proxy or broker’s proxy card and bring it to the Meeting in order to vote.

If you vote by proxy, the individuals named on the proxy card (your “proxies”) will vote your shares in the manner you indicate. You may specify how your shares should be voted for each of the proposals. If you grant a proxy without indicating your instructions, your shares will be voted as follows:

Preliminary•        FOR election of the nominated directors; and

•        FOR approve and ratify the appointment of Enrome LLP as our independent auditors to audit the financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and for the fiscal year then ending.

What constitutes a quorum?

According to the Company’s Bylaws, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of one-third (1/3rd) of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by law. Under Nevada law, an abstaining vote and a broker “non-vote” are counted as present and are, therefore, included for purposes of determining whether a quorum of shares is present at the Meeting.

What is a broker “non-vote” and what is its effect on voting?

If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name and do not provide the organization that holds your shares with specific voting instructions, under the rules of various national and regional securities exchanges, the organization that holds your shares may generally vote on routine matters but cannot vote on non-routine matters. If the organization that holds your shares does not receive instructions from you on how to vote your shares on a non-routine matter, the organization that holds your shares does not have the authority to vote on the matter with respect to those shares. This is generally referred to as a “broker non-vote.”

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What is required to approve each item?

•        For Proposal No. 1 (election of directors), each director must be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted for purposes of the election of directors.

•        For Proposal No. 2 (the ratification of independent auditor), the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stockholders’ shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote, is required.

For the purpose of determining whether the stockholders have approved matters other than the election of directors, abstentions are treated as shares present or represented and voting, so abstaining has the same effect as a negative vote. If stockholders hold their shares through a broker, bank or other nominee and do not instruct them how to vote, the broker may have authority to vote the shares for routine matters.

Stockholders may not cumulate votes in the election of directors, which means that each stockholder may vote no more than the number of shares he or she owns for a single director candidate.

Our Bylaws require that, in uncontested elections, each director be elected by the majority of votes cast with respect to such director. This means that the number of shares voted “for” a director nominee must exceed the number of votes “withheld” from that nominee in order for that nominee to be elected. Only votes “for” or “withheld” are counted as votes cast with respect to a director. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect.

How will shares of Common Stock represented by properly executed proxies be voted?

All shares of Common Stock represented by proper proxies will, unless such proxies have previously been revoked, be voted in accordance with the instructions indicated in such proxies. If you do not provide voting instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the Board’s recommendations as set forth herein. In addition, if any other matters properly come before the Meeting, the persons named in the enclosed proxy, or their duly appointed substitute acting at the Meeting, will be authorized to vote or otherwise act on those matters in accordance with their judgment.

Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?

Any stockholder executing a proxy has the power to revoke such proxy at any time prior to its exercise. You may revoke your proxy prior to exercise by:

•        filing with us a written notice of revocation of your proxy,

•        submitting a properly signed proxy card bearing a later date,

•        voting over the Internet, or

•        voting in person at the Meeting.

What does it mean if I receive more than one Proxy?

If your shares are registered under different names or are in more than one account, you may receive more than one set of proxy materials. To ensure that all your shares are voted, please vote through the Internet using each personal identification number you are provided, or complete, sign and date the multiple proxy cards relating to your multiple accounts. We encourage you whenever possible to have all accounts registered in the same name and address. You can accomplish this by contacting our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co., at (212) 845-3294.

Who paid for this proxy solicitation?

The cost of preparing, printing, assembling and mailing this proxy statement and other material furnished to stockholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies is borne by us.

How do I learn the results of the voting at the annual meeting?

Preliminary results will be announced at the Special Meeting. Final results will be published in a Current Report on Form 8-K8-K filed with the SEC within four business days of the Special Meeting.

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Quorum

How are proxies solicited?

In orderaddition to the mail solicitation of proxies, our officers, directors, employees and agents may solicit proxies by written communication, telephone or personal call. These persons will receive no special compensation for any businesssolicitation activities. We will reimburse banks, brokers and other persons holding Common Stock for their expenses in forwarding proxy solicitation materials to be conducted at the Special Meeting, the holders of one-third (1/3rd) in voting power of the sharesbeneficial owners of our capital stock issuedCommon Stock.

What is “householding?”

“Householding” means that we deliver a single set of proxy materials when requested to households with multiple stockholders, provided certain conditions are met. Householding reduces our printing and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person, present by means of remote communication in a manner, if any, authorized by the Board in its sole discretion,mailing costs.

If you or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is not present at the scheduled time of the Special Meeting, the stockholders present or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon, although less than a quorum, may adjourn the Special Meeting until a quorum is present. The time and place of the adjourned Special Meeting will be announced at the time the adjournment is taken, and no other notice will be given unless the adjournment is for more than 30 days, in which case a notice of the adjourned meeting will be given to eachanother stockholder of record entitledsharing your address would like to vote atreceive an additional copy of the Special Meeting. An adjournmentproxy materials, we will have no effect on the business that may be conducted at the Special Meeting.

Required Vote for Approval

At the Special Meeting, our stockholders will vote onpromptly deliver it to you upon your request in one of the following proposals:manners:

1.to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, at a split ratio of between 1-for-10 and 1-for-30 as determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, prior to the one-year anniversary of this Special Meeting (“Proposal One”). This proposal requires the affirmative (“FOR”) vote of a majority of votes cast by shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.

2.to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting for any purpose, including to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the proposals described above (“Proposal Two”). This proposal requires the affirmative (“FOR”) vote of a majority of votes cast by the shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.

•        by sending a written request by mail to:

The Board unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the approval of each of the proposals.


Abstentions and Broker Non-VotesCode Chain New Continent Limited

1678 Jinshajiang Road
Building No. 6, Room 901
Shanghai, China 200062
Attention: Corporate Secretary

All votes will be tabulated •        by the inspector of election appointed for the Special Meeting, who will separately tabulate affirmative and negative votes, abstentions and broker non-votes. An abstention is the voluntary act of not voting by a stockholder who is presentcalling our Corporate Secretary, at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote. A broker “non-vote” occurs when a broker nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary power for that particular item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. +86-021-32583578.

If you hold your shareswould like to opt out of householding in “street name”future mailings, or if you are currently receiving multiple mailings at one address and would like to request householded mailings, you may do so by contacting our Corporate Secretary as indicated above.

Can I receive future stockholder communications electronically through a broker or other nominee, your broker or nomineethe Internet?

Yes. You may not be permittedelect to exercise voting discretion with respectreceive future notices of meetings, proxy materials and annual reports electronically through the Internet. To consent to some of the matters to be acted upon at the Special Meeting. If you do not give your broker or nominee specific instructions regarding such matters, your proxy will be deemed a “broker non-vote.”

The question of whether your broker or nominee may be permitted to exercise voting discretion with respect to a particular matter depends on whether the particular proposal is deemed to be a “routine” matter and how your broker or nominee exercises any discretion they may have in the voting of the shares that you beneficially own. Brokers and nominees can use their discretion to vote “uninstructed” shares with respect to matters that are considered to be “routine,” but not with respect to “non-routine” matters. Under the rules and interpretations of the New York Stock Exchange, “non-routine” matters are matters that may substantially affect the rights or privileges of stockholder, such as mergers, stockholder proposals, elections of directors (even if not contested), executive compensation (including any advisory stockholder votes on executive compensation and on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation), and certain corporate governance proposals, even if management-supported.

For any proposal that is considered a “routine” matter, your broker or nominee mayelectronic delivery, vote your shares in its discretion either for or againstusing the proposal even inInternet. At the absenceend of your instruction. For any proposal that is considered a “non-routine” matter for whichthe Internet voting procedure, the on-screen Internet voting instructions will tell you do not give your broker instructions, the shares will be treated as broker non-votes. “Broker non-votes” occur when a beneficial owner of shares held in street name does not give instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares as to how to vote on matters deemed “non-routine.” Broker non-votes will notrequest future stockholder communications be considered to be shares “entitled to vote” on any “non-routine” matter and therefore will not be counted as having been voted on the applicable proposal. Therefore, if you are a beneficial owner and want to ensure that shares you beneficially own are voted in favor or against any or all of the proposals in this proxy statement, the only way you can do so is to give your broker or nominee specific instructions as to how the shares are to be voted.

Under Nevada law and our Amended and Restated Bylaws, abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted as votes cast on an item and therefore will not affect the outcome of any proposal presented in this proxy statement. Abstention and broker non-votes, if any, will be counted for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum present at the Special Meeting.

Note that if you are a beneficial holder and do not provide specific voting instructions to your broker, the broker that holds your shares will not be authorized to vote on the approval the Proposal One because it is considered a non-routine matter.

Approval of Proposal Two is considered to be a routine matter and, accordingly, if you do not instruct your broker, bank or other nominee on how to vote the shares in your account for Proposal Two, brokers will be permitted to exercise their discretionary authority to vote for the approval of such proposal.

Accordingly, we encourage you to provide voting instructions to your broker, whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting.


Voting, Revocation and Solicitation of Proxies

The enclosed proxy is solicited by and on behalf of the Board, with the cost of solicitation borne by us. Solicitation may also be made by our directors and officers without additional compensation for such services. In addition to mailing proxy materials, the directors, officers and employees may solicit proxies in person, by e-mail, telephone or mail.

If you are a stockholder of record, there are three ways to vote:

By Internet — You can vote over the Internet by going to www.cstproxyvote.com, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will need the control number included on the enclosed proxy card. Votes submitted through the Internet must be received by 9:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on October 17, 2022.

By Mail — You can vote by mail by signing, dating and mailing the enclosed proxy card.

During the Special Meeting — You can vote in person at the Special Meeting.

If you are a beneficial owner and on the Record Date your shares were held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and the Notice of the Special Meeting is being forwardedsent to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Special Meeting. As a beneficial owner,electronically.

Once you have the rightconsent to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Special Meeting. However, sinceelectronic delivery, you are not the stockholder of record, you may notmust vote your shares atusing the Special Meeting unless you requestInternet and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.

If you vote via the internet, your electronic vote authorizes the named proxiesconsent will remain in the same manner as if you signed, dated, and returned your proxy card. If you vote via the internet, do not return your proxy card.

If your proxy is properly returned to us, the shares represented thereby will be voted at the Special Meeting in accordance with the instructions specified thereon. If you return your proxy without specifying how the shares represented thereby are to be voted, the proxy will be voted (i) FOR Proposal One and (iii) FOR Proposal Two.

If you have given a proxy, youeffect until withdrawn. You may revoke itwithdraw this consent at any time before it is exercised atduring the Special Meeting by:voting process and resume receiving stockholder communications in print form.

delivering a written notice to No 119 South Zhaojuesi Road, 2nd Floor, Room 1, Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 610047, Attention: Corporate Secretary, stating that the proxy is revoked;

signing and delivering a proxy bearing a later date;

voting again over the internet; or

attending the Special Meeting (although attendance at the meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy).

Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to revoke a proxy, you mustWhom may I contact that firm to revoke any prior voting instructions.

No Appraisal Rights

Our stockholders have no dissenter’s or appraisal rights in connection with any of the proposals described herein.

Contact

for further assistance?

If you have any questions about giving your proxy or require any assistance, please contact our Corporate Secretary:

•        by mail, to:

Code Chain New Continent Limited

1678 Jinshajiang Road
Building No. 6, Room 901
Shanghai, China 200062
Attention: Corporate Secretary

No 119 South Zhaojuesi Road
2nd Floor, Room 1
Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 610047•        by telephone, at +86-021-32583578.

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SMALLER REPORTING COMPANY

We are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, and have elected to take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosure available for smaller reporting companies.

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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Information about Directors Nominees and Executive Officers

The following table and biographical description set forth information with respect to our director nominees and executive officers.

Name

by telephone, at +86-028-84112941.

Age

Position

Hongxiang Yu

44

Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman of the Board, and Director

Yi Li

46

Chief Financial Officer

Shuang Zhang

53

Vice President and Director

Mingyue Cai(1)(2)(3)

45

Director and Chair of Compensation Committee

Junhong He(1)(2)(3)

49

Director and Chair of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Jing Zhang(1)(2)(3)

44

Director and Chair of Audit Committee


____________

(1)      Member of our Audit Committee

(2)      Member of our Compensation Committee

(3)      Member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Business Experience and Directorships

The following describes the backgrounds of the director nominees and executive officers. Our board of directors has determined that (a) other than Hongxiang Yu and Shuang Zhang, all of our directors are independent directors as defined under the NASDAQ Stock Market’s listing standards governing members of boards of directors, and (b) the members of our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are independent under applicable SEC rules.

Mr. Hongxiang Yu

Mr. Hongxiang Yu, co-founded Shanghai Highlight Media Co., Ltd. (“Highlight Media”), a consolidated variable interest entity of the Company, in 2016 and has been its Chairman of the Board since then. Mr. Yu is also the Chairman of the Board of Shanghai Highlight Asset Management Co., Ltd., responsible for asset management and private equity investment. Mr. Yu is also the Vice Chairman of the Board of Tianjing Dragon Film Co., Ltd., engaged in the investment in the film industry in China. From 2006 to 2015, Mr. Yu served as the general manager of Hongrun Foundation Engineering Co., Ltd. and the head of the internal audit department of Hongrun Construction Group Co., Ltd. Mr. Yu received his bachelor’s degree in international trade from University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom in 2004 master’s degree in international human resource management from University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom in 2006.

Ms. Yi Li

Ms. Yi Li was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer on April 25, 2019. From 2005 to 2007, Ms. Li served as Financial Accounting of Shanghai Supersharp International Co., Ltd. From 2007 to 2009, Ms. Li served as Finance Officer of the HongKong OneByOne Trading & Accessories Co., Ltd. Ms. Li worked as the Financial Manager at Shanghai Yitex Garment Co., Ltd. from 2010 to 2015. Ms. Li served as the Chief Financial Officer of Shanghai Difeng Group since 2015 till now. Ms. Li received her bachelor’s degree of International Business and MBA from Auckland Institute of Studies.

Ms. Shuang Zhang

Ms. Shuang Zhang, co-founded Highlight Media in 2016 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since 2017. During her tenure as the Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Zhang managed the planning, creation and publication of books about the company history of industry leaders in China, published in top financial publications in China. From 2015 to 2016, Ms. Zhang was the director of public relations at Ctrip, an online travel company in China. From 2004 to 2015, Ms. Zhang was the editor-in-chief of China Business News, responsible for editing, performance, and quality control. Ms. Zhang received her bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Heilongjiang University in China in 1991 and her Master of Business Administration degree from the Antai College of Management and Economics of Shanghai Jiaotong University.

PROPOSAL ONE – TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF THE COMPANY’S COMMON STOCK, AT A SPLIT RATIO OF BETWEEN 1-FOR-10 AND 1-FOR-30 AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, PRIOR TO THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THIS SPECIAL MEETING6

Mr. Mingyue Cai

Mr. Wang was appointed as an independent director of our Board on February 25, 2020. Mr. Cai has been the Vice President at Yitu Safety Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a PRC company engages in artificial intelligence development and application. From November 2009 to August 2017, he was an administrative director at Rugao Port Group Co., Ltd., a PRC company that focuses on port logistics, industrial park construction and timber, coal and ore trade. From June 2004 to October 2009, Mr. Cai worked as a manager at Shanghai Rishan Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company that distribute and retail environmentally friendly cleaning products. Mr. Cai has a bachelor’s degree in administrative management.

GeneralMs. Junhong He

Ms. Junhong He, has almost 30 years of working experience in the field of financial and legal services. Since December 2012, Ms. He has been the Senior Manager of the Legal Department of Ping An Bank Shanghai Branch. From November 1999 to November 2012, Ms. He served as the head of Shanghai Luwan Branch of Ping An Bank. From July 1993 to October 1999, Ms. She served as a clerk, a department chief and eventually the President of Bank of China Anhui Chizhou Branch. Ms. He received her bachelor’s degree in law from Nanjing University in 2005.

Ms. Jing Zhang

Ms. Jing Zhang, has more than 25 years of working experience in financial management. Since July 2013, Ms. Zhang has been the Chief Financial Officer of Shanghai Xun Yang Network Technology Co., Ltd. From March 2009 to July 2013, Ms. Zhang served as the financial manager of Shanghai Branch of Jiangsu Zi Guang Intelligence Co., Ltd. From March 1999 to February 2009, Ms. Zhang served as the accountant and financial director of the Finance Department of the Eight Five Hospital. Ms. Zhang received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Zaozhuang University in 1997.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Our current corporate governance practices and policies are designed to promote stockholder value and we are committed to the highest standards of corporate ethics and diligent compliance with financial accounting and reporting rules. Our Board is recommendingprovides independent leadership in the exercise of its responsibilities. Our management oversees a system of internal controls and compliance with corporate policies and applicable laws and regulations, and our employees operate in a climate of responsibility, candor and integrity.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

We and our Board are committed to high standards of corporate governance as an important component in building and maintaining stockholder value. To this end, we regularly review our corporate governance policies and practices to ensure that our stockholders approve athey are consistent with the high standards of other companies. We also closely monitor guidance issued or proposed amendment to our Amendedby the SEC and Restated Articlesthe provisions of Incorporation in substantially the form attached heretoSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as Annex A, to effect a reverse stock splitwell as the emerging best practices of other companies. The current corporate governance guidelines are available on the Company’s website www.ccnctech.com. Printed copies of our outstanding sharescorporate governance guidelines may be obtained, without charge, by contacting the Corporate Secretary, Code Chain New Continent Limited, 1678 Jinshajiang Road, Building No. 6, Room 901, Shanghai, China 200062.

The Board and Committees of common stock atthe Board

The Company is governed by the Board that currently consists of five members as identified above. Currently, the Board has three committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

Each of these committees is comprised entirely of independent directors. From time to time, the Board may establish other committees. The Board has adopted a reverse stock split ratiowritten charter for the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee.

Prior to establishing the committees of between 1-for-10 and 1-for-30, as determined by the Board of Directors, our entire Board of Directors handled the functions that would otherwise be handled by each of the committees.

The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

The Board oversees that the assets of the Company are properly safeguarded, that the appropriate financial and other controls are maintained, and that the Company’s business is conducted wisely and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and proper governance. Included in these responsibilities is the Board’s oversight of the various risks facing the Company. In this regard, the Board seeks to understand and oversee critical business risks. The Board does not view risk in isolation. Risks are considered in virtually every business decision and as part of the Company’s business strategy. The Board recognizes that it is neither possible nor prudent to eliminate all risk. Indeed, purposeful and appropriate risk-taking is essential for the Company to be competitive on a global basis and to achieve its sole discretion,objectives.

While the Board oversees risk management, the management are charged with managing risk. The Company has internal processes and a strong internal control environment to identify and manage risks and to communicate with the Board. The Board and the Audit Committee monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the internal controls and the risk management program at any time priorleast annually. The Board implements its risk oversight function both as a whole and through Committees. Much of the work is delegated to various Committees, which meet regularly and report back to the one-year anniversaryfull Board. All Committees play significant roles in carrying out the risk oversight function which is described in more details below.

Diversity

The Board does not have a formal policy with respect to Board nominee diversity. In recommending proposed nominees to the Board, the Nominating Committee is charged with building and maintaining a board that has an ideal mix of this Special Meeting. Iftalent and experience to achieve our business objectives in the stockholders approvecurrent environment. In particular, the Nominating Committee is focused on relevant subject matter expertise, depth of knowledge in key areas that are important to us, and adoptdiversity of thought, background, perspective and experience so as to facilitate robust debate and broad thinking on strategies and tactics pursued by us.

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Board Diversity Matrix

This table below provides certain information regarding the proposed amendment to effect the reverse stock split, anddiversity of our Board decides to implement it, the reverse stock split will become effective onas of the date of the filing of the proposed amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.this proxy statement.

Board Diversity Matrix for Code Chain New Continent
As of 11/18/2022

Total Number of Directors

 

5

   
  

Female

 

Male

   

Non-
Binary

 

Did Not
Disclose
Gender

Part I: Gender Identity

          

Directors

 

3

 

2

   

0

 

0

           

Part II: Demographic Background

          

African American or Black

 

0

 

0

   

0

 

0

Alaskan Native or American Indian

 

0

 

0

   

0

 

0

Asian

 

0

 

5

   

0

 

0

Hispanic or Latinx

 

0

 

0

   

0

 

0

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

 

0

 

0

   

0

 

0

White

 

0

 

0

   

0

 

0

Two or More Races or Ethnicities

 

0

 

0

   

0

 

0

LGBTQ+

     

0

    

Did Not Disclose Demographic Background

     

0

    

If implemented, the reverse stock split will be realized simultaneously for all outstanding common stock and the ratio determined by our Board will be the same for all outstanding shares of common stock. The reverse stock split will affect all holders of shares of our common stock uniformly and each stockholder will hold the same percentage of our common stock outstanding immediately following the reverse stock split as that stockholder held immediately prior to the reverse stock split, except for adjustments that may result from the treatment of fractional shares as described below. The proposed amendment will not reduce the number of authorized shares of common stock (which will remain at 200,000,000) or preferred stock (which will remain at 20,000,000) or change the par values of our common stock (which will remain at $0.0001 per share) or preferred stock (which will remain at $0.0001 per share).

Background

Independence

Our common stock is currently listedtrading on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”), andMarket; we are therefore subjectrequired to its continued listingcomply with the director independence requirements of the Nasdaq rules. The Board of Directors also consults with counsel to ensure that the Boards of Directors’ determinations are consistent with those rules and all relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the independence of directors, including requirementsthose adopted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with respect to the market valueindependence of publicly-held shares, market valueAudit Committee members. The Nasdaq listing standards define an “independent director” generally as a person, other than an officer of listed shares, minimum bid price per share,a company, who does not have a relationship with the company that would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment. Three of our directors, Mr. Mingyue Cai, Ms. Junhong He, and minimum stockholder’s equity, among others,Ms. Jing Zhang are “independent” as that term is defined by Nasdaq Rule 4200(a)(15); accordingly, we satisfy the “independent director” requirements, which requires that a majority of a company’s directors be independent.

Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee currently consists of Mr. Mingyue Cai, Ms. Junhong He, and requirements relating to board and committee independence. If we fail to satisfy one or moreMs. Jing Zhang, with Ms. Jing Zhang serving as the chairman of the requirements, we may be delisted from Nasdaq.

The minimum closing bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) is $1.00. On May 5, 2022, we received a noticeAudit Committee. We believe that we were not in compliance with the $1.00 minimum closing bid price requirement.

In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) (the “Compliance Period Rule”), we have been provided an initial periodeach of 180 calendar days, or until November 1, 2022, to regain compliance with the bid price rule. If, at any time before November 1, 2022, the bid price for our common stock closes at $1.00 or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business daysthese individuals qualify as required under the Compliance Period Rule, the Nasdaq staff will provide written notification to us that we comply with the bid price rule, unless the staff exercises its discretion to extend this 10 day period pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(H).

If we are not in compliance with the bid price rule by November 1, 2022, we may be afforded a second 180 calendar day period to regain compliance. To qualify, we would be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, except for the minimum bid price requirement. In addition, we would be required to notify Nasdaq of its intent to cure the minimum bid price deficiency, which may include, if necessary, implementing a reverse stock split.

If we do not regain compliance with the bid price rule by November 1, 2022 and we are not eligible for an additional compliance period at that time, the Nasdaq staff will provide written notification to us that our stock may be delisted. We would then be entitled to appeal the staff’s determination to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel and request a hearing. There can be no assurance that, if we do appeal the delisting determination by the staffindependent directors according to the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel, that such appeal would be successful.

The closing price of our common stock on September 13, 2022 was $[ ].


Purposerules and regulations of the Proposed Reverse Stock Split

Our Board’s primary objective in proposing the reverse stock split isSEC with respect to raise the per share trading price of our common stock. In particular, this will help us to maintain the listing of our common stock on Nasdaq.

Delisting from Nasdaq may adversely affect our ability to raise additional financing through the public or private sale of equity securities, may significantly affect the ability of investors to trade our securities and may negatively affect the value and liquidity of our common stock. Delisting also could have other negative results, including the potential loss of employee confidence, the loss of institutional investors or interest in business development opportunities.

If we are delisted from Nasdaq and we are not able to list our common stock on another exchange, our common stock could be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or in the “pink sheets.” As a result, we could face significant adverse consequences including, among others:

a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;

a determination that our common stock is a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our common stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities;

a limited amount of news and little or no analyst coverage for us;

we would no longer qualify for exemptions from state securities registration requirements, which may require us to comply with applicable state securities laws; and

a decreased ability to issue additional securities (including pursuant to short-form registration statements on Form S-3) or obtain additional financing in the future.

As of the Record Date, we were not in compliance with the Nasdaq bid price requirement. Our Board believes that the proposed reverse stock split  is a potentially effective means for us to regain or maintain compliance with the listing rules of Nasdaq and to avoid, or at least mitigate, the likely adverse consequences of our common stock being delisted from the Nasdaq by producing the immediate effect of increasing the bid price of our common stock.

Increase the Market Price of our Common Stock to a Level More Appealing for Investors

audit committee membership. We also believe that Ms. Jing Zhang qualifies as our “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K. Our board of directors has adopted a written charter for the reverse stock split could enhanceAudit Committee, which is attached as an exhibit to this Report.

The audit committee’s duties, which are specified in our Audit Committee Charter, include, but are not limited to:

•        reviewing and discussing with management and the appeal ofindependent auditor our common stockannual audited financial statements, and recommending to the board whether the audited financial community, including institutional investors,statements should be included in our Form 10-K;

•        discussing with management and the general investing public. We believe that a number of institutional investorsindependent auditor significant financial reporting issues and investment funds are reluctant to invest in lower-priced securities and that brokerage firms may be reluctant to recommend lower-priced securities to their clients, which may be due in part to a perception that lower-priced securities are less promising as investments, are less liquid in the event that an investor wishes to sell its shares, or are less likely to be followed by institutional securities research firms and therefore more likely to have less third-party analysis of the Company available to investors. We believe that the reduction in the number of issued and outstanding shares of our common stock caused by the reverse stock split, together with the anticipated increased stock price immediately following and resulting from the reverse stock split, may encourage interest and trading in our common stock and thus possibly promote greater liquidity for our stockholders, thereby resulting in a broader market for the common stock than that which currently exists.

We cannot assure you that all or any of the anticipated beneficial effects on the trading market for our common stock will occur. Our Board cannot predict with certainty what effect the reverse stock split will have on the market price of our common stock, particularly over the longer term. Some investors may view a reverse stock split negatively, which could result in a decrease in our market capitalization. Additionally, any improvement in liquidity due to increased institutional or brokerage interest or lower trading commissions may be offset by the lower number of outstanding shares. We cannot provide you with any assurance that our shares will continue to qualify for listing on Nasdaq. As a result, the trading liquidity of our common stock may not improve. In addition, investors might consider the increased proportion of unissued authorized shares to issued shares to have an anti-takeover effect under certain circumstances, since the proportion allows for dilutive issuances.


Determination of Ratio

The ratio of the reverse stock split, if approved and implemented, will be a ratio of between 1-for-10 and 1-for-30 as determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, prior to the one-year anniversary of this Special Meeting. Even if approved, the Board will have discretion to delay or not to implement the reverse stock split.

In determining the reverse stock split ratio, our Board will consider numerous factors, including:

the historical and projected performance of our common stock;

general economic and other related conditions prevailing in our industry and in the marketplace;

the projected impact of the selected reverse stock split ratio on trading liquidity in our common stock;

our capitalization (including the number of shares of our common stock issued and outstanding);

the prevailing trading price for our common stock and the volume level thereof; and

potential devaluation of our market capitalization as a result of a reverse stock split.

The purpose of asking for authorization to amend the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to implement the reverse stock split at a ratio to be determined by the Board, as opposed to a ratio fixed in advance, is to give our Board the flexibility to take into account then-current market conditions and changes in price of our common stock and to respond to other developments that may be deemed relevant when considering the appropriate ratio.

Principal Effects of the Reverse Stock Split

A reverse stock split refers to a reduction in the number of outstanding shares of a class of a corporation’s capital stock, which may be accomplished, as in this case, by reclassifying and combining all of our outstanding shares of common stock into a proportionately smaller number of shares. For example, if our Board decides to implement a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of our common stock, then a stockholder holding 10,000 shares of our common stock before the reverse stock split would instead hold 500 shares of our common stock immediately after the reverse stock split. The reverse stock split will affect all of our stockholders uniformly and will not affect any stockholder’s percentage ownership interests in our company or proportionate voting power, except for minor adjustments due to the additional net share fraction that will need to be issued as a result of the treatment of fractional shares. No fractional shares will be issuedjudgments made in connection with the reverse stock split. Instead, we will issue one full sharepreparation of our financial statements;

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•        discussing with management major risk assessment and risk management policies;

•        monitoring the independence of the post-reverse stock split common stockindependent auditor;

•        verifying the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law;

•        reviewing and approving all related-party transactions;

•        inquiring and discussing with management our compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

•        pre-approving all audit services and permitted non-audit services to any stockholder who would have been entitledbe performed by our independent auditor, including the fees and terms of the services to receivebe performed;

•        appointing or replacing the independent auditor;

•        determining the compensation and oversight of the work of the independent auditor (including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work;

•        establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or reports which raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies; and

Compensation Committee

Our Compensation Committee currently consists of Mr. Mingyue Cai, Ms. Junhong He, and Ms. Jing Zhang, with Mr. Mingyue Cai serving as the chairman of the Compensation Committee. We anticipate that each of the members of our Compensation Committee will be independent under the applicable NASDAQ listing standards. Our board of directors has adopted a fractional sharewritten charter for the Compensation Committee, which is attached as an exhibit to this Report.

The compensation committee’s duties, which are specified in our Compensation Committee Charter, include, but not limited to:

•        reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer’s based on such evaluation;

•        reviewing and approving the compensation of all of our other executive officers;

•        reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;

•        implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;

•        assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;

•        approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our executive officers and employees;

•        producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and

•        reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.

Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will be responsible for, among other matters: (1) identifying individuals qualified to become members of our board of directors, consistent with criteria approved by our board of directors; (2) overseeing the organization of our board of directors to discharge the board’s duties and responsibilities properly and efficiently; (3) identifying best practices and recommending corporate governance principles; and (4) developing and recommending to our board of directors a set of corporate governance guidelines and principles applicable to us.

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Our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee currently consists of Mr. Mingyue Cai, Ms. Junhong He, and Ms. Jing Zhang, with Ms. Junhong He serving as the chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. We anticipate that each of the members of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will be independent under the applicable NASDAQ listing standards. Our board of directors has adopted a written charter for the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, which is available on our corporate website at www.ccnctech.com.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of our executive officers currently serves, and in the past year has not served, as a resultmember of the process.

The principal effectboard of the reverse stock split will bedirectors or compensation committee of any entity that (i) the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding will be reduced from [46,109,617] shares as of September 13, 2022 to a number of shares between and including one-tenth to one-thirtieth that amount, as the case may be based on the ratio for the reverse stock split as determined by our Board, and (ii) all outstanding options and warrants entitling the holders thereof to purchase shares of common stock will enable such holders to purchase, upon exercise of their optionshas one or warrants, as applicable, between and including one-tenth to one- thirtieth of the number of shares of common stock which such holders would have been able to purchase upon exercise of their options or warrants, as applicable, immediately preceding the reverse stock split at an exercise price equal to between and including ten to thirty times the exercise price specified before the reverse stock split, resulting in essentially the same aggregate price being required to be paid therefor upon exercise thereof immediately preceding the reverse stock split, as the case may be based on the ratio for the reverse stock split as determined by our Board.

The following table, which is for illustrative purposes only, illustrates the effects of the reverse stock split at certain exchange ratios within the foregoing range, without giving effect to any adjustments for fractional shares of common stock,more executive officers serving on our outstanding sharesboard of common stock and authorized sharesdirectors.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of capital stock as of September 13, 2022.

  Before reverse  After Reverse Split 
  stock split  1-for-10  1-for-20  1-for-30 
Common Stock Authorized  200,000,000   200,000,000   200,000,000   200,000,000 
Preferred Stock Authorized  20,000,000   20,000,000   20,000,000   20,000,000 
Common Stock Issued and Outstanding  [46,109,617]  [4,610,962]  [2,305,481]  [1,536,987]
Common Stock Underlying Options and Warrants  9,738,673   973,867   486,934   324,622 
Common Stock Available for Grant under existing stock equity plans  6,000,000   600,000   300,000   200,000 
Common Stock authorized and unreserved  138,151,710   193,815,171   196,907,586   197,938,390 


The amendment will not change the terms of our common stock. The shares of new common stock will have the same voting rights and rights to dividends and distributions and will be identical in all other respects to the common stock now authorized. The common stock issued pursuant to the reverse stock split will remain fully paid and non-assessable. The reverse stock split is not intended as, and will not have the effect of, a “going private transaction” covered by Rule 13e-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”). We will continue to be subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

Accounting Matters

The reverse stock split will not affect the par valuerequires our officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of our common stock. As a result, on the effective dateCommon Stock to file reports of the reverse stock split, the stated capital on our balance sheet attributable to the common stock will be reduced to betweenownership and including one-tenth to one- thirtieth of its present amount, as the case may be based on the ratio for the reverse stock split as determined by our Board, and the additional paid-in capital account shall be creditedchanges in ownership with the amount by whichSEC. These reporting persons are also required to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely upon a review of such Forms, we believe that during the stated capital is reduced. The per share net loss and net book value of our common stock will be retroactively increased for each period becauseyear ended December 31, 2021 there will be fewer shares of our common stock outstanding.were no delinquent filers.

Effect of Authorized but Unissued Shares

The reverse stock split will have the effect of significantly increasing the number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock. The number of authorized shares of common stock will not be decreased and will remain at 200,000,000. Because the number of outstanding shares will be reduced as a result of the reverse stock split, the number of shares available for issuance will be increased. See the table above under the caption “Principal Effects of the Reverse Stock Split” that shows the number of unreserved shares of common stock that would be available for issuance at various reverse stock split ratios.

Our Board believes that we will need to raise additional capital in the ordinary course of business. In addition, we may issue shares to acquire other companies or assets or engage in business combination transactions. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, we have no specific plans, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, with respect to the increase in shares available for issuance as a result of the reverse stock split.

Potential Anti-Takeover and Dilutive Effects

The purpose of the reverse stock split is not to establish any barriers to a change of control or acquisition of the Company. However, because the number of authorized shares of common stock will remain at 200,000,000, this proposal, if adopted and implemented, will result in a relative increase in the number of authorized but unissued shares of our common stock as compared to the outstanding shares of our common stock and could, under certain circumstances, have an anti-takeover effect. Shares of common stock that are authorized but unissued provide our Board with flexibility to effect, among other transactions, public or private financings, mergers, acquisitions, stock dividends, stock splits and the granting of equity incentive awards. However, these authorized but unissued shares may also be used by our Board, consistent with and subject to its fiduciary duties, to deter future attempts to gain control of us or make such actions more expensive and less desirable. After implementation of the proposed amendment, our Board will continue to have authority to issue additional shares from time to time without delay or further action by the stockholders except as may be required by applicable law or the Nasdaq listing standards, assuming we remain listed on Nasdaq. Our Board is not aware of any attempt to take control of our business and has not considered the reverse stock split to be a tool to be utilized as a type of anti-takeover device. We currently have no plans, proposals or arrangements to issue any shares of common stock that would become newly available for issuance as a result of the reverse stock split.

In addition, if we do issue additional shares of our common stock, the issuance could have a dilutive effect on earnings per share and the book or market value of the outstanding common stock, depending on the circumstances, and would likely dilute a stockholder’s percentage voting power. Holders of common stock are not entitled to preemptive rights or other protections against dilution. Our Board intends to take these factors into account before authorizing any new issuance of shares.


Certain Risks Associated with the Reverse Stock Split

Before voting on this proposal, you should consider the following risks associated with the implementation of the reverse stock split:

Although we expect that the reverse stock split will result in an increase in the market price of our common stock, we cannot assure you that the reverse stock split, if implemented, will increase the market price of our common stock in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of common stock outstanding or result in a permanent increase in the market price. The effect the reverse stock split may have upon the market price of our common stock cannot be predicted with any certainty, and the history of similar reverse stock splits for companies in similar circumstances to ours is varied. The market price of our common stock is dependent on many factors, including our business and financial performance, general market conditions, prospects for future success and other factors detailed from time to time in the reports we file with the SEC. Accordingly, the total market capitalization of our common stock after the proposed reverse stock split may be lower than the total market capitalization before the proposed reverse stock split and, in the future, the market price of our common stock following the reverse stock split may not exceed or remain higher than the market price prior to the proposed reverse stock split.

The reverse stock split may result in some stockholders owning “odd lots” of less than 100 shares of our common stock on a post-split basis. These odd lots may be more difficult to sell, or require greater transaction costs per share to sell, than shares in “round lots” of even multiples of 100 shares.

While our Board believes that a higher stock price may help generate investor interest, there can be no assurance that the reverse stock split will result in a per share price that will attract institutional investors or investment funds or that such share price will satisfy the investing guidelines of institutional investors or investment funds. As a result, the trading liquidity of our common stock may not necessarily improve.

Procedure for Effecting Reverse Stock Split and Exchange of Stock Certificates

If the reverse stock split is approved by our stockholders, the reverse stock split would become effective at such time prior to the one-year anniversary of this Special Meeting as it is deemed by our Board to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and we file the amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada. Even if the reverse stock split is approved by our stockholders, our Board has discretion not to carry out or to delay in carrying out the reverse stock split. Upon the filing of the amendment, all the old common stock will be converted into new common stock as set forth in the amendment.

As soon as practicable after the effective time of the reverse stock split, stockholders will be notified that the reverse stock split has been effected. If you hold shares of common stock in a book-entry or Direct Registration (DRS), your post-split shares of our common stock will be automatically credited electronically in book-entry or Direct Registration (DRS) form.

Some stockholders hold their shares of common stock in certificate form or a combination of certificate and book-entry form. Our transfer agent will act as exchange agent for purposes of implementing the exchange of stock certificates, if applicable. If you are a stockholder holding pre-split shares in certificate form, you will receive a transmittal letter from our transfer agent as soon as practicable after the effective time of the reverse stock split. The transmittal letter will be accompanied by instructions specifying how you can exchange your certificate representing the pre-split shares of our common stock for a statement of holding. When you submit your certificate representing the pre-split shares of our common stock, your post-split shares of our common stock will be held electronically in book-entry form or in the Direct Registration System, as applicable. This means that, instead of receiving a new stock certificate, you will receive a statement of holding that indicates the number of post-split shares you own in book-entry form. We will no longer issue physical stock certificates unless you make a specific request for a share certificate representing your post-split ownership interest.


Stockholders should not destroy any stock certificate(s) and should not submit any certificate(s) until requested to do so.

Beginning on the effective time of the reverse stock split, each certificate representing pre-split shares will be deemed for all corporate purposes to evidence ownership of post-split shares.

Fractional Shares

No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Instead, we will issue one full share of the post-reverse stock split common stock to any stockholder who would have been entitled to receive a fractional share as a result of the process. Each common stockholder will hold the same percentage of the outstanding common stock immediately following the reverse stock split as that stockholder did immediately prior to the reverse stock split, except for minor adjustment due to the additional net share fraction that will need to be issued as a result of the treatment of fractional shares.

No Dissenter’s Rights

Under Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, our stockholders are not entitled to dissenter’s rights with respect to the reverse stock split or the corresponding amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to effect the reverse stock split and we will not independently provide our stockholders with any such right.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reverse Stock Split

The following is a summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the reverse stock split to the holders of our common stock. It addresses only stockholders who hold our common stock as capital assets. It does not purport to be complete, does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to holders in light of their particular circumstances, does not address U.S. federal estate or gift taxes, the alternative minimum tax or the Medicare tax on investment income and does not address stockholders subject to special rules, including without limitation financial institutions, tax-exempt organizations, insurance companies, dealers in securities, foreign stockholders, stockholders who hold their pre-reverse stock split shares as part of a straddle, hedge or conversion transaction, and stockholders who acquired their pre-reverse stock split shares pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation. In addition, this summary does not consider or discuss the tax treatment of partnerships or other pass-through entities or persons that hold our shares through such entities.

This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), regulations, rulings, and decisions in effect on the date hereof, all of which are subject to change (possibly with retroactive effect) and to differing interpretations. It does not address tax considerations under state, local, foreign and other laws. This summary is for general information purposes only, and the tax treatment of a stockholder may vary depending upon the particular facts and circumstances of such stockholder. Each stockholder is urged to consult with such stockholder’s own tax advisor with respect to the tax consequences of the reverse stock split.

The reverse stock split is intended to constitute a “recapitalization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Assuming that such treatment is correct, the reverse stock split generally will not result in the recognition of gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except potentially with respect to any additional fractions of a share of our common stock received as a result of the rounding up of any fractional shares that otherwise would be issued, as discussed below. Subject to the following discussion regarding a stockholder’s receipt of a whole share of our common stock in lieu of a fractional share, the adjusted basis of the new shares of common stock will be the same as the adjusted basis of the common stock exchanged for such new shares. The holding period of the new, post-reverse stock split shares of the common stock resulting from implementation of the reverse stock split will include the stockholder’s respective holding periods for the pre-reverse stock split shares. Stockholders who acquired their shares of our common stock on different dates or at different prices should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of the tax basis of such shares. Additional information about the effects of the reverse stock split on the basis of holders of our common stock will be included in Internal Revenue Service Form 8937, Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Securities, which we will post to our website on or before the 45th day following the effective date of the reverse stock split, if effected.


As described above in “Fractional Shares,” no fractional shares of our common stock will be issued as a result of the reverse stock split. Instead, we will issue one (1) full share of the post-reverse stock split common stock to any stockholder who would have been entitled to receive a fractional share as a result of the process. The U.S. federal income tax consequences of the receipt of such additional fraction of a share of our common stock are not clear. A stockholder who receives one (1) whole share of our common stock in lieu of a fractional share may recognize income or gain in an amount not to exceed the excess of the fair market value of such share over the fair market value of the fractional share to which such stockholder was otherwise entitled. We are not making any representation as to whether the receipt of one (1) whole share in lieu of a fractional share will result in income or gain to any stockholder, and stockholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors as to the possible tax consequences of receiving a whole share in lieu of a fractional share in the reverse stock split.

Ethics

We have not sought, and will not seek, any ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an opinionadopted a Code of tax counsel with respect to the matters discussed herein. The foregoing views are not binding on the Internal Revenue Service or the courts, and there can be no assuranceEthics that the Internal Revenue Service or the courts will accept the positions expressed above. The state and local tax consequences of a reverse stock split may vary significantly as to each holder of our common stock, depending upon the state in which such holder resides or does business. Accordingly, each stockholder should consult with his or her own tax advisor with respectapplies to all of the potential tax consequences to himour employees, including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer and principal accounting officer. Our Code of Ethics is available on our corporate website at www.ccnctech.com. If we amend or hergrant a waiver of the reverse stock split.

Vote Required

This Proposal One requires the affirmative (“FOR”) vote of a majority of votes cast by shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting and voting affirmatively or negative on such matter. Unless otherwise instructed on the proxy or unless authority to vote is withheld, shares represented by executed proxies will be voted “FOR” this proposal. Abstentions or broker non-votes, if any, will not be counted as votes cast and will not affect the outcome of this proposal, although they will be counted for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum present.

Recommendation of the Board

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL ONE.


PROPOSAL TWO: ADJOURNMENT

In the event that the number of shares of common stock present or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and voting “FOR” the adoption of any one or more of the foregoing proposals are insufficientprovisions of our Code of Ethics, we intend to approve any such proposal, we may movesatisfy the requirements under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding the disclosure of amendments to adjournor waivers from provisions of our Code of Ethics that apply to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer by posting the Special Meetingrequired information on our website at the above address.

Board meetings in order to enable us to solicit additional proxies2021

Our Board acted 18 times by unanimous written consent in favorlieu of a meeting during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Audit Committee acted 1 times by unanimous written consent during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Compensation Committee acted 8 times by unanimous written consent during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Nomination Committee acted 6 times by unanimous written consent during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Each incumbent director attended all of the adoption of any such proposal. In that event, we will ask stockholders to vote only upon the adjournment proposal and not on any other proposal discussed in this proxy statement. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a noticemeetings of the adjournedBoard of Directors and of the standing committees of which he or she was a member during 2021. The Board invites, but does not require, directors to attend the annual meeting shall be givenof shareholders.

Stockholder Communication with the Board of Directors.

Stockholders may communicate with the Board, including non-management directors, by sending a letter to eachour board of directors, c/o Corporate Secretary, Code Chain New Continent Limited, 1678 Jinshajiang Road, Building No. 6, Room 901, Shanghai, China 200062 for submission to the board or committee or to any specific director to whom the correspondence is directed. Stockholders communicating through this means should include with the correspondence evidence, such as documentation from a brokerage firm, that the sender is a current record or beneficial stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

For the avoidance of doubt, any proxy authorizing the adjournment of the Special Meeting shall also authorize successive adjournments thereof, at any meeting so adjourned, to the extent necessary for us to solicit additional proxies in favor of the adoption of any such proposal.

Vote Required

This Proposal Two requires the affirmative (“FOR”) vote of a majority of votes cast by shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting and voting affirmatively or negative on such matter. Unless otherwise instructed on the proxy or unless authority to vote is withheld, shares represented by executed proxiesCompany. All communications received as set forth above will be voted “FOR” this proposal. Abstentionsopened by the Corporate Secretary or broker non-votes, if any, will not be counted as votes cast and will not affecthis designee for the outcome of this proposal, although they will be counted for purposessole purpose of determining whether there isthe contents contain a quorum present.

Recommendationmessage to one or more of our directors. Any contents that are not advertising materials, promotions of a product or service, patently offensive materials or matters deemed, using reasonable judgment, inappropriate for the Board will be forwarded promptly to the chairman of the Board, the appropriate committee or the specific director, as applicable.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The following table provides disclosure concerning all compensation paid for services to CCNC in all capacities for our fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 provided by (i) each person serving as our principal executive officer (“PEO”), (ii) each person serving as our principal financial officer (“PFO”) and (iii) our two most highly compensated executive officers other than our PEO and PFO whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 (collectively with the PEO, referred to as the “named executive officers” in this Executive Compensation section).

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL TWO.Summary Compensation Table

Name and Principal Position

 

Fiscal
Year

 

Salary
($)

 

Bonus
($)

 

Stock
Awards
($)

 

Option
Awards
($)

 

Other
Compensation
($)

 

Total
($)

Wei Xu(1)

 

2021

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

(Former CEO, President and Chairman of the Board)

 

2020

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

Yimin Jin(2)

 

2021

 

66,667

 

 

 

 

 

66,667

(Former CEO)

 

2020

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

Weidong (David) Feng(3)

 

2021

 

33,333

 

 

 

 

 

33,333

(Former CEO)

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tingjun Yang(4)

 

2021

 

18,750

 

 

 

 

 

18,750

(Former CEO)

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yi Li(5)

 

2021

 

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

30,000

(CFO)

 

2020

 

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

30,000

Jianan Liang(6)

 

2021

 

23,750

 

 

 

 

 

23,750

(Former COO and director)

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bibo Lin(7)

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Former Vice President and director)

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hongxiang Yu(7)

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CEO, President and Chairman of the Board)

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shuang Zhang(7)

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Vice President and director)

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tianxiang Zhu(7)

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Former COO and director)

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

____________

(1)      Mr. Wei Xu was appointed as a director of the Company on January 3, 2020, as the Co-Chairman of the Board on February 25, 2020, as the President on October 29, 2020, and the Chief Executive Officer on January 21, 2022. On October 4, 2022, Mr. Wei Xu tendered his resignation as the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman of the Board and a director.

(2)      Ms. Yimin Jin was appointed as the Co- Chief Executive Officer of the Company on April 15, 2019. Mr. Jin was also a director of the Company. On April 7, 2021, Mr. Jin tendered his resignation as a director and Co-Chairman of the Board of Director of the Company. On September 7, 2021, Mr. Jin tendered his resignation as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

(3)      Ms. Weidong (David) Feng was appointed as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company on February 1, 2021. On October 1, 2021, Mr. Feng tendered his resignation as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

(4)      Ms. Tingjun Yang was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company on September 7, 2021. On January 21, 2022, Mr. Yang tendered his resignation as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

(5)      Ms. Yi Li was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company on April 25, 2019.

(6)      Mr. Jianan Liang was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company on March 17, 2021. On April 5, 2022, Mr. Jianan Liang tendered his resignation as the Chief Operating Officer.

(7)      Mr. Bibo Lin was appointed as the Vice President of the Company on February 25, 2020 and as the director on March 30, 2021. On October 4, 2022, Mr. Bibo Lin tendered his resignation as the Vice President and a director.

(7)      Mr. Hongxiang Yu was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman of the Board and a director of the Company on October 4, 2022.

(7)      Ms. Shuang Zhang was appointed as the Vice President and a director of the Company on October 4, 2022.

(7)      Mr. Tianxiang Zhu was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Company on April 5, 2022. On November 10, 2022, Mr. Tianxiang Zhu tendered his resignation as the Chief Operating Officer and a director.

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Grants of Plan Based Awards in the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2021

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, no shares of common stock were granted to our officers and directors under any plan.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

None.

Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment, Change-in-Control Arrangements

We have entered into employment agreements with each of our executive officers, respectively, (each an “Employment Agreement,” collectively, the “Employment Agreements”). Under these agreements, each of our executive officers is employed for a specified time period. We may terminate employment for cause, at any time, without advance notice or remuneration, for certain acts of the executive officer, such as conviction or plea of guilty to a crime, or misconduct or a failure to perform agreed duties. The executive officer may resign at any time with a three-month advance written notice.

The officers also agreed to enter into additional confidential information and invention assignment agreements and are subject to certain non-compete and non-solicitation restrictions for a period one year following termination.

Director Compensation

The following table represents compensation earned by our non-executive directors in 2021.

Name

 

Fees
earned
in cash
($)

 

Stock
awards
($)

 

Option
awards
($)

 

All other
compensation
($)

 

Total
($)

Qihai Wang(1)

 

$

2,500

 

 

 

 

$

2,500

Manli Long(2)

 

$

1,250

 

 

 

 

$

1,250

Min Zhu(3)

 

$

1,250

 

 

 

 

$

1,250

Yajing Li(4)

 

$

2,500

 

 

 

 

$

2,500

Mingyue Cai(5)

 

$

10,000

 

 

 

 

$

10,000

Chengwei Mo(6)

 

$

7,500

 

 

 

 

$

7,500

Siyang Hu(7)

 

$

3,333

 

 

 

 

$

3,333

Fei Gan(8)

 

$

8,750

 

 

 

 

$

8,750

Jin Wang(9)

 

$

5,833

 

 

 

 

$

5,833

Junhong He(10)

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

Jing Zhang(11)

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

____________

(1)      Mr. Qihai Wang was appointed as a director of the Company on April 24, 2019. Mr. Wang resigned from her position on March 30, 2021.

(2)      Ms. Manli Long was appointed as a director of the Company on April 08, 2019. Ms. Long resigned from her position on February 11, 2021.

(3)      Ms. Min Zhu was appointed as a director of the Company on March 22, 2019. Mr. Zhu resigned from her position on February 11, 2021.

(4)      Ms. Yajing Li was appointed as a director of the Company on November 16, 2020. Mr. Li resigned from her position on March 29, 2021.

(5)      Mr. Mingyue Cai was appointed as a director of the Company on February 25, 2020.

(6)      Mr. Chengwei Mo was appointed as a director of the Company on March 30, 2021. Mr. Mo resigned his position on November 10, 2022.

(7)      Mr. Siyang Hu was appointed as a director of the Company on September 2, 2021. Mr. Hu resigned his position on September 15, 2022.

(8)      Mr. Fei Gan was appointed as a director of the Company on February 11, 2021. Mr. Gan resigned his position on September 15, 2022.

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(9)      Mr. Jin Wang was appointed as a director of the Company on February 11, 2021. Mr. Wang resigned from her position on September 2, 2021.

(10)    Ms. Junhong He was appointed as a director of the Company on September 15, 2022.

(11)    Mr. Jing Zhang was appointed as a director of the Company on September 15, 2022.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

Under Rule 13d-3, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights.

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of the Record DateNovember 10, 2022 based on information obtained from the persons named below, with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of our common stock, by:

•        each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock;

each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock;

•        each of our executive officers and directors that beneficially owns shares of our Common Stock; and

each of our executive officers and directors that beneficially owns shares of our common stock; and

•        all our executive officers and directors as a group.

all our executive officers and directors as a group.

Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them.

The percentage ownership information shown in the table below is based on that there were [46,109,617]1,837,136 shares of common stock outstanding as of November 10, 2022.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

 

Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership

 

Percent of
Class
(1)

Directors and Named Executive Officers

    

 

Hongxiang Yu, 
Chief Executive Officer President, Chairman of the Board and Director

 

210,000

 

11.43

%

Yi Li, 
Chief Financial Officer

 

0

 

 

Shuang Zhang, 
Vice President and Director

 

90,000

 

4.90

%

Mingyue Cai, 
Director and Chair of Compensation Committee

 

0

 

 

Junhong He, 
Director and Chair of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

0

 

 

Jing Zhang,
Director and Chair of Audit Committee

 

0

 

 

     

 

All officers and directors as a group (6 persons):

 

300,000

 

16.33

%

     

 

5% or more Beneficial Owner

    

 

Wei Xu

 

387,340

 

21.09

%

Yimin Jin

 

144,491

 

9.41

%

____________

(1)      Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is 1678 Jinshajiang Road, Building No. 6, Room 901, Shanghai, China 200062.

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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS

Transactions with Related Persons

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, the Company had the following transactions with related parties:

Related party balances

a.      Other receivable — related party:

Name of related party

 

Relationship

 

December 31, 2021

 

December 31, 2020

Chengdu Yuan Code Chain Technology Co. Ltd

 

A company controlled by former shareholder of the Company

 

$

513,387

 

$

230,134

Marchain (Shanghai) Network Technology Co., LTD

 

A company controlled by shareholder of the Company

 

 

78,423

 

 

Chenghua District Code To Code To Commerce And Trade Department

 

A company controlled by employee of the Company

 

 

19,138

 

 

Total

 

 

610,948

 

 

230,134

The Company advanced funds to the related party for technical services.

b.      Other payables — related parties:

Name of related party

 

Relationship

 

December 31, 2021

 

December 31, 2020

Chuanliu Ni

 

Chief Executive Officer and director of a former subsidiary

 

$

325,907

 

$

325,907

Zhong Hui Holding Limited

 

Shareholder of the Company

 

 

140,500

 

 

140,500

Qihai Wang

 

Shareholder of the Company

 

 

 

 

24,729

Total

 

$

466,407

 

$

491,136

The above payables represent interest free loans and advances. These loans and advances are unsecured and due on demand.

Policies and Procedures for Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Parties

The Company qualifies as a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, and is not required to provide the policies and procedures for review, approval or ratification of transactions with related parties.

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PROPOSAL 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is responsible for establishing broad corporate policies and monitoring the overall performance of the Company. It selects the Company’s executive officers, delegates authority for the conduct of the Company’s day-to-day operations to those officers, and monitors their performance. Members of the Board keep themselves informed of the Company’s business by participating in Board and Committee meetings, by reviewing analyses and reports, and through discussions with the Chairman and other officers.

See “Governance and Nominating Committee” above for a discussion of the process for selecting directors.

There are currently five directors serving on the Board. At the Meeting, five directors will be elected. The individuals who have been nominated for election to the Board at the Meeting are listed in the table below. Each of the nominees is a current director of the Company.

If, as a result of circumstances not now known or foreseen, any of the nominees is unavailable to serve as a nominee for director at the time of the Meeting, the holders of the proxies solicited by this Proxy Statement may vote those proxies either (i) for the election of a substitute nominee who will be designated by the proxy holders or by the present Board or (ii) for the balance of the nominees, leaving a vacancy. Alternatively, the size of the Board may be reduced accordingly. The Board has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unwilling or unable to serve, if elected as a Director. The five nominees for election as directors are uncontested. In uncontested elections, directors are elected by plurality of the votes cast at the meeting. Proxies submitted on the accompanying proxy card will be voted for the election of the nominees listed below, unless the proxy card is marked otherwise.

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NOMINEES

The names, the positions with the Company and the ages as of the Record Date.

Date of the individuals who are our nominees for election as directors are:

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)

 Amount
and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership

Age

 Percent of
Class

Position

Directors and Named Executive Officers

Hongxiang Yu

 

44

 
Wei Xu, 

Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board, and Director

Shuang Zhang

 11,620,184

53

 

Vice President and Director

Mingyue Cai

 [25.20]%
Tianxiang Zhu, Chief Operating Officer

45

 

Director and Chair of Compensation Committee

0

Junhong He

 

49

 

Director and Chair of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Yi Li, Chief Financial Officer

Jing Zhang

 0

44

 
Bibo Lin, Vice President1,200,000[2.60]%
Mingyue Cai, 

Director

0
Chengwei Mo, Director0
Siyang Hu, Director0
Fei Gan, Director0
All officers and directors as a group (8 persons):12,820,184[27.80]%
5% Beneficial Owner
Yimin Jin4,334,705[0.94]%Chair of Audit Committee

Director Qualifications — General

Directors are responsible for overseeing the Company’s business consistent with their fiduciary duty to shareowners. This significant responsibility requires highly-skilled individuals with various qualities, attributes and professional experience. The Board believes that there are general requirements for service on the Company’s Board of Directors that are applicable to all directors and that there are other skills and experience that should be represented on the Board as a whole but not necessarily by each director. The Board and the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board consider the qualifications of directors and director candidates individually and in the broader context of the Board’s overall composition and the Company’s current and future needs.

Summary of Qualifications of Nominees for Director

Set forth below is a summary of some of the specific qualifications, attributes, skills and experiences of our directors which we believe qualify them to serve on our Board. For more detailed information, please refer to the biographical information for each director set forth in Directors and Executive Officers starting on page 6.

Hongxiang Yu.    Mr. Yu has over 9 years of experience in audit, asset management, and private equity investment. He is the co-founder of Shanghai Highlight Media Co., Ltd. (“Highlight Media”), a consolidated variable interest entity of the Company, in 2016 and has been its Chairman of the Board since then. Mr. Yu is also the Chairman of the Board of Shanghai Highlight Asset Management Co., Ltd., responsible for asset management and private equity investment. Mr. Yu is also the Vice Chairman of the Board of Tianjing Dragon Film Co., Ltd., engaged in the investment in the film industry in China. From 2006 to 2015, Mr. Yu served as the general manager of Hongrun Foundation Engineering Co., Ltd. and the head of the internal audit department of Hongrun Construction Group Co., Ltd. We believe Mr. Yang is well-qualified to serve as a member of our board due to his in-depth knowledge and experience in asset management and private equity investment, and his experience in management.

Yi Li.    Mr. Li has over 15 years of experience in Finance. He has served as financial officer or manager in several companies before joining our Company. Mr. Li has an extensive managerial experience and has a proven track record of success as a team leader. We believe Mr. Li is well-qualified to serve as a member of our board due to his extensive finance and management experience and familiarity of our business.

Mingyue Cai.    Mr. Cai brings to the Board extensive experience in artificial intelligence development and application. We believe Mr. Cai is well-qualified to serve as a member of our board due to his experience in the technology industry.

Junhong He.    Ms. Junhong He has almost 30 years of experience in the field of financial and legal services. We believe Ms. He is well-qualified to serve as a member of our board due to his experience in finance and law.

Jing Zhang.    Ms. Zhang has more than 25 years of working experience in financial management. We believe Ms. Zhang is well-qualified to serve as a member of our board because of his extensive knowledge and experience in financial management.

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General Information

For information as to the shares of the Common Stock held by each nominee, see “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management,” above.

See “Directors and Executive Officers” above for biographical summaries for each of our director nominees.

All directors will hold office for the terms indicated, or until their earlier death, resignation, removal or disqualification, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. There are no arrangements or understandings between any of the nominees, directors or executive officers and any other person pursuant to which any of our nominees, directors or executive officers have been selected for their respective positions. No nominee, member of the Board of Directors or executive officer is related to any other nominee, member of the Board of Directors or executive officer.

Vote Required and Board of Directors’ Recommendation

Proposal No. 1 will be approved if a plurality of the total votes properly cast in person or by proxy at the Meeting by the holders of Common Stock vote “FOR” the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the result of the vote.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE ALL OF YOUR SHARES “FOR” THE ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF ALL OF THE NOMINEES DESCRIBED IN THIS PROPOSAL NO. 1.

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(1)Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is No 119 South Zhaojuesi Road,

PROPOSAL 2nd Floor, Room 1, Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 610047.


FUTURE STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Audit Committee has selected Enrome LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company to audit our financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and for the fiscal year then ending.

We are asking our stockholders to approve and ratify the appointment of Enrome LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. Although ratification is not required by our bylaws or otherwise, the Board is submitting the appointment of Enrome LLP to our stockholders for approval and ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. In orderthe event our stockholders fail to approve and ratify the appointment, the Audit Committee may reconsider this appointment. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may direct the appointment of a different independent audit firm at any time during the year if it is determined that such change would be in best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

Representatives of Enrome LLP is not expected to be included in proxy materialpresent at the Meeting and therefore will not (i) have the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire or (ii) be available to respond to questions from shareholders.

Recent Change of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On October 11, 2022, Code Chain New Continent Limited (the “Company”) notified its independent registered public accounting firm, WWC, P.C. its decision to dismiss WWC, P.C. as the Company’s auditor.

The reports of WWC, P.C. on the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the related statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

The decision to change the independent registered public accounting firm was recommended and approved by the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company.

During the Company’s most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and through October 11, 2022, Annual Meetingthe date of Stockholders, stockholder proposals submitteddismissal, (a) there were no disagreements with WWC, P.C. on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of WWC, P.C., would have caused it to make reference thereto in its reports on the financial statements for such years and (b) there were no “reportable events” as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

On October 11, 2022, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Enrome LLP as its new independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements. During the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and any subsequent interim periods through the date hereof prior to the engagement of Enrome LLP, neither the Company, nor someone on its behalf, has consulted Enrome LLP regarding:

(i)     either: the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and either a written report was provided to the Company or oral advice was provided that the new independent registered public accounting firm concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in compliance with SEC Rule 14a-8 (which concerns stockholder proposalsreaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or

(ii)    any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement as defined in paragraph 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K or a reportable event as described in paragraph 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Fees

The following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to Enrome LLP for services rendered.

Audit Fees.    Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and services that are requestednormally provided by Enrome LLP in connection with regulatory filings. The aggregate fees billed or to be billed by Enrome LLP for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the financial information included in our Forms 10-Q for the respective periods and other required filings with the SEC. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we did not pay Enrome LLP for any audit services.

Audit-Related Fees.    Audit-related services consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we did not pay Enrome LLP for consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.

Tax Fees.    We did not pay Enrome LLP for preparation of any US Income Tax Returns in 2021.

All Other Fees.    We did not pay Enrome LLP for other services for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, all audit and non-audit services performed by our auditors must be approved in advance by our Board to assure that such services do not impair the auditors’ independence from us.

Vote Required and Board of Directors’ Recommendation

Proposal No. 2 will be approved if a company’smajority of the total votes properly cast in person or by proxy statement),at the Meeting by the holders of Common Stock vote “FOR” the proposal. Abstentions and director nominees,broker non-votes will have no effect on the result of the vote. Unless marked to the contrary, the shares represented by the enclosed proxy card will be voted “FOR” on this Proposal No. 2.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF
SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS DESCRIBED IN PROPOSAL NO. 2.

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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE MEETING

If you wish to have a proposal included in our proxy statement for next year’s annual meeting in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, your proposal must have beenbe received by us atthe Corporate Secretary of Code Chain New Continent Limited, 1678 Jinshajiang Road, Building No. 6, Room 901, Shanghai, China 200062:

•        Not later than January 31, 2023; or

•        If the date of next year’s annual meeting is moved more than 30 days before or after the anniversary date of this year’s annual meeting, the deadline for inclusion of proposals in our offices a reasonable timeproxy statement is instead 120 days before we begin to print and sendmail our proxy materials for next year’s meeting.

A proposal which is received after that date or which otherwise fails to meet the requirements for stockholder proposals established by the SEC will not be included. The submission of a stockholder proposal does not guarantee that it will be included in the proxy materials in connection with the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.statement.

2021 ANNUAL REPORT

With respect to stockholder proposals to be submitted outside the Rule 14a-8 process for consideration at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, if the Company does not receive notice of any such proposal to be presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders a reasonable time before we send the proxy materials in connection with the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the proxies designated by the BoardWe will have discretionary authority to vote on any such proposal.

Such stockholder’s notice shall include, with respect to each matter that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the reasons for conducting such business at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and with respectprovide without charge to each person whomsolicited by this Proxy Statement, on the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director, all information relating towritten request of such person, a copy of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Report”), including such person’sthe financial statements and financial statement schedules, as filed with the SEC for our most recent fiscal year. Such written consentrequests should be directed to being named incontacting the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director, thatCorporate Secretary, Code Chain New Continent Limited, 1678 Jinshajiang Road, Building No. 6, Room 901, Shanghai, China 200062. A copy of our 2021 Annual Report is required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)also made available on our website www.ccnctech.com.

OTHER MATTERS

As of the date of this proxy statement,Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors has no knowledge of any business which will be presented for consideration at the Special Meeting other than the matters set forth in this proxy statement.election of directors and the ratification of the appointment of the accountants of the Company. Should any other matters be properly presented, it is intended that the enclosed proxy card will be voted in accordance with the best judgment of the persons voting the proxies.

EXPENSES AND SOLICITATION

We will bear the costs of printing and mailing proxies. In addition to soliciting stockholders by mail or through our regular employees, we may request banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to solicit their customers who have shares of our common stock registered in the name of a nominee and, if so, will reimburse such banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their reasonable out-of-pocket costs. Solicitation by our officers and employees may also be made of some stockholders following the original solicitation.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We are subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and in accordance therewith, we file periodic reports, documents and other information with the SEC relating to our business, financial statements and other matters. Such reports and other information may be accessed at www.sec.gov. You are encouraged to review our Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with any subsequent information we filed or will file with the SEC and other publicly available information. A copy of any public filing is also available, at no charge, by contacting the Corporate Secretary, Code Chain New Continent Limited, No 119 South Zhaojuesi Road, 2nd Floor, Room 1, Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 610047.

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING, PLEASE READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND THEN VOTE BY INTERNET, OR MAIL AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT YOUR SHARES ARE REPRESENTED AT THE SPECIAL MEETING.


ANNEX A

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

TO THE

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

CODE CHAIN NEW CONTINENT LIMITED

Code Chain New Continent Limited, a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify that:

FIRST: This Certificate of Amendment amends the provisions of the Corporation’s Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”).

SECOND: The terms and provisions of this Certificate of Amendment have been duly adopted in accordance with Section 78.390 of the Nevada Revised Statutes and shall become effective on [●] (the “Effective Time”).

THIRD: Article 3 of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and 20,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share. All Common Stock of the Corporation shall be of the same class and shall have the same rights and preferences. The Corporation shall be of the same class and shall have the same rights and preferences. The Corporation shall have authority to issue the shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series with such rights, preferences and designations as determined by the Board of Directors from time to time to issue Preferred Stock in one or more series, and in connection with the creation of any such series, by resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of the shares thereof, to determine and fix such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including, without limitation thereof, dividend rights, special voting rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, as shall be stated and expressed in such resolutions, all to the full extent now or hereafter permitted by the Nevada Revised Statutes..

At the Effective Time every [*] (the “Reverse Split Factor”) outstanding shares of Common Stock shall without further action by the corporation or the holder thereof be combined into and automatically become one share of Common Stock (the “Reverse Split”); provided, however, no fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued in connection with the Reverse Split, and instead, the Corporation shall issue one full share of post-Reverse Split Common Stock to any stockholder who would have been entitled to receive a fractional share of Common Stock as a result of the Reverse Split.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by its officers thereunto duly authorized this [●] day of [●], 20[●].

By:

Date: November 18, 2022

 
Name: 
Title:

*The Board

By Order of Directors will have the discretion to implement the Reverse Split at any ratio between 1-for-10 and 1-for-30.

SPECIAL MEETING PROXY CARD

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITATED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CODE CHAIN NEW CONTINENT LIMITED

SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 18, 2022 LOCAL TIME (OCTOBER 17, 2022 EASTERN TIME)

The undersigned stockholder of Code Chain New Continent Limited, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, dated [--], 2022, and hereby constitutes and appoints Wei Xu, with full power of substitution in him, the proxy of the undersigned to vote with the same force and effect as the undersigned all shares of the Company’s common stock which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on October 18, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., local time, (October 17, 2022 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time), and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, hereby revoking any proxy or proxies heretofore given and ratifying and confirming all that said proxies may do or cause to be done by virtue thereof with respect to the following matters:

The undersigned hereby instructs said proxies or their substitutes:

1.to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, at a split ratio of between 1-for-10 and 1-for-30 as determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, prior to the one-year anniversary of this Special Meeting (“Proposal One”); and

 FOR 

AGAINST /s/ Hongxiang Yu

ABSTAIN 

 2.to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting for any purpose, including to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the proposal described above.

Hongxiang Yu

 FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 

Chief Executive Officer

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In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting, and any adjournment

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE TODAY. Vote by Internet - QUICK EASY IMMEDIATE - 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week or adjournments thereof.

by Mail Your Internet vote authorizes the named proxies CODE CHAIN NEW CONTINENT LIMITED to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card. Votes submitted electronically over the Internet must be received by 9:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on October 17,December 19, 2022.

THIS INTERNET – www.cstproxyvote.com Use the Internet to vote your proxy. Have your proxy card available when you access the above website. Follow the prompts to vote your shares. MAIL – Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THE PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTEDCARD IF YOU ARE VOTING ELECTRONICALLY FOLD HERE DO NOT SEPARATE INSERT IN THE MANNER DIRECTED; IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THISENVELOPE PROVIDED SPECIAL MEETING PROXY WILL BE VOTEDCARD The undersigned hereby instructs said proxies or their substitutes: Please mark your votes like this 1. To elect five directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified; and FOR EACH PROPOSAL. IN THEIR DIRECTION, THE PROXIES ARE ALSO AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.

AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. Hongxiang Yu 2. Shuang Zhang 3. Mingyue Cai 4. Junhong He 5. Jing Zhang I (we) acknowledge receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders and the Proxy Statement dated [--],November 18, 2022 and ratify all that the proxies, or either of them, or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof and revoke all former proxies.

Signature
Signature, if held jointly
Date  __________, 2022

2. To ratify the selection by our Audit Committee of Enrome LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN CONTROL NUMBER Signature Signature, if held jointly Date 2022. Please sign your name exactly as it appears hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full title as it appears hereon. When signing as joint tenants, all parties in the joint tenancy must sign. When a proxy is given by a corporation, it should be signed by an authorized officer and the corporate seal affixed. No postage is required if returned in the enclosed envelope.envelope

 

FOLD HERE DO NOT SEPARATE INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED SPECIAL MEETING PROXY CARD THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CODE CHAIN NEW CONTINENT LIMITED SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 20, 2022 AT 10 A.M. LOCAL TIME (9 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON DECEMBER 19, 2022) The undersigned stockholder of Code Chain New Continent Limited, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, dated November 18, 2022, and hereby constitutes and appoints Hongxiang Yu, with full power of substitution in him, the proxy of the undersigned to vote with the same force and effect as the undersigned all shares of the Company’s common stock which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on December 20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., local time, (9 p.m. Eastern Time on December 19, 2022), at 1678 Jinshajiang Road, Building No. 6, Room 901, Shanghai, China 200062 and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, hereby revoking any proxy or proxies heretofore given and ratifying and confirming all that said proxies may do or cause to be done by virtue thereof with respect to the following matters: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting, and any adjournment or adjournments thereof. THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED; IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR EACH PROPOSAL. IN THEIR DIRECTION, THE PROXIES ARE ALSO AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. (Continued and to be marked, dated and signed on the other side)