UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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FINGERMOTION, INC.
111 Somerset Road, Level 3, Singapore 238164
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To be held on February 16, 2024
Dear Stockholder:
The annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual
Meeting”) of FingerMotion, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held at Suite 1500, 1055 West Georgia Street,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6E 4N7, on February 16, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time).
At the
Annual Meeting stockholders will be asked to:
| 1. | elect Martin Shen, Hsien Loong Wong, Yew Poh Leong, Michael Chan and Eng Ho Ng to act as directors of
the Company; |
| 2. | ratify the appointment of Centurion ZD CPA & Co., as the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm; |
| 3. | approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers; and |
| 4. | transact any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
On or about January 17, 2024,
the Company will mail to all stockholders of record as of January 8, 2024 (the “Record Date”), the Notice of Annual
Meeting, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card and our Annual Report to Security Holders for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023 (the “Annual
Report”). Our Annual Report, including financial statements for such period, does not constitute any part of the material for
the solicitation of proxies.
The foregoing items of business
are more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice. Only stockholders of record of the Company’s common
stock at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
It is important that your shares
be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. If you are the registered holder of the Company’s common stock, you can vote your
shares by completing and returning the enclosed proxy card, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. You may vote your shares of
common stock in person even if you previously returned a proxy card. Please note, however, that if your shares of common stock are held
of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your
name from such broker, bank or other nominee. Please carefully review the instructions on the proxy card or the information forwarded
by your broker, bank or other nominee regarding voting instructions.
If you are planning to attend the Annual Meeting
in person, you will be asked to register before entering the Annual Meeting. All attendees will be required to present government-issued
photo identification (e.g., driver’s license or passport) to enter the Annual Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, your
ownership of the Company’s common stock will be verified against the list of stockholders of record as of the Record Date, prior
to being admitted to the Annual Meeting. If you are not a stockholder of record and hold your shares of common stock in “street
name” (that is, your shares of common stock are held in a brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee), you must also provide
proof of beneficial ownership as of the Record Date, such as your most recent account statement prior to January 8, 2024, and a copy of
the voting instruction card provided by your broker, bank or nominee or similar evidence of ownership.
By Order of the Board of Directors
FINGERMOTION, INC. |
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/s/ Martin Shen |
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Martin Shen |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Dated: January 11, 2024.
Important
Notice Regarding The Availability Of Proxy Materials For
The
Annual Meeting of Stockholders To Be Held On February 16, 2024:
The Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement
and Form of Proxy, as well as
the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal
year ended February 28, 2023
are available at:
https://fingermotion.com/investor-relations/shareholder-meetings
FINGERMOTION, INC.
111 Somerset Road, Level 3, Singapore 238164
(tel: 347-349-5339)
PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
To be held on February 16, 2024
THE ANNUAL MEETING
General
This proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”)
is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FingerMotion,
Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”) for use in connection
with our annual meeting of our stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on February 16, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver
time), at Suite 1500, 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4N7, Canada, or at any adjournment thereof, for the purposes
set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting.
On or about January 17,
2024, the Company mailed to all stockholders of record, as of January 8, 2024 (the “Record Date”), the Notice of Annual
Meeting, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card and our Annual Report to Security Holders for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023 (the “Annual
Report”). However, our Annual Report does not constitute any part of the material for the solicitation of proxies.
The Proxy Card includes instructions as to how
you may submit your proxy on the Internet or over the telephone.
Our principal offices are located at 111 Somerset
Road, Level 3, Singapore 238164. Our telephone number is: (347) 349-5339 and our website address is: www.fingermotion.com.
Manner of Solicitation and Expenses
This proxy solicitation is made on behalf of our
Board. Solicitation of proxies may be made by our directors, officers and employees personally, by telephone, mail, facsimile, e-mail,
internet or otherwise, but they will not be specifically compensated for these services. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection
with the solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting. Upon request, we will also reimburse brokers, dealers, banks or similar entities
acting as nominees for their reasonable expenses incurred in forwarding copies of the proxy materials to the beneficial owners of the
shares of our common stock as of the Record Date.
Record Date and Voting Shares
The Board has fixed the close
of business on January 8, 2024, as the Record Date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual
Meeting. As of the Record Date there were 52,545,350 shares of common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Holders of shares of common stock are entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting for each share of common stock held of record as of the
Record Date. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors.
Quorum
A quorum is necessary to hold
a valid meeting of our stockholders. The required quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting is 33 and 1/3 percent (33.33%)
of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of the Record Date.
In order to be counted for purposes
of determining whether a quorum exists at the Annual Meeting, shares of common stock must be present at the Annual Meeting either in person
or represented by proxy. Shares that will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists will include:
| · | shares of common stock represented by properly executed proxies for which voting instructions have been
given, including proxies which are marked “Abstain” or “Withhold” for any matter; |
| · | shares of common stock represented by properly executed proxies for which no voting instruction has been
given; and |
Broker non-votes occur when
shares of common stock held by a broker for a beneficial owner are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because the broker
has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner and the broker does not have discretionary authority to vote such shares.
Entitlement to Vote
If you are a registered holder of shares of our
common stock as of January 8, 2024, the Record Date for the Annual Meeting, you may vote those shares of our common stock in person at
the Annual Meeting or by proxy in the manner described below under “Voting of Proxies”. If you hold shares of our common stock
in “street name” through a broker or other financial institution, you must follow the instructions provided by your broker
or other financial institution regarding how to instruct your broker or financial institution in respect of voting your shares.
Voting of Proxies
You can vote the shares of common
stock that you own of record on the Record Date by either attending the Annual Meeting in person or by filling out and sending in a proxy
in respect of the shares that you own. Your execution of a proxy will not affect your right to attend the Annual Meeting and to vote in
person. You may also submit your proxy on the Internet or over the telephone by following the instructions contained in the Proxy card.
You may revoke your proxy at
any time before it is voted by:
| (a) | filing a written notice of revocation of proxy with our Chief Executive Officer at any time before the
taking of the vote at the Annual Meeting; |
| (b) | executing a later-dated proxy and delivering it to our Chief Executive Officer at any time before the
taking of the vote at the Annual Meeting; or |
| (c) | attending at the Annual Meeting, giving affirmative notice that you intend to revoke your proxy and voting
in person. Please note that your attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, in and of itself, revoke your proxy. |
All shares of common stock represented by properly
executed proxies received at or prior to the Annual Meeting that have not been revoked will be voted in accordance with the instructions
of the stockholder who has executed the proxy. If no choice is specified in a proxy, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted
FOR all matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting as set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting. The shares represented by proxy
will also be voted for or against such other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting in the discretion of the persons named
in the proxy as proxyholders. We are currently not aware of any other matters to be presented for action at the Annual Meeting other than
those described herein.
Any written revocation of a proxy or subsequent later-dated proxy should
be delivered to the Company at c/o 1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 1500, Royal Centre, P.O. Box 11117, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
V6E 4N7, Attention: Martin J. Shen, CEO.
Votes Required
Proposal One – Election of Directors:
The affirmative vote of the holders of a plurality of our shares of common stock represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy
is required for the election of our directors. This means that the nominees who receive the greatest number of votes for each open seat
will be elected. Votes may be cast in favor of the election of directors or withheld. Votes that are withheld and broker non-votes will
be counted for the purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum, but will have no effect on the election of directors.
Proposal Two – Appointment of Independent
Registered Public Accountants: The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our shares of common stock represented at the
Annual Meeting in person or by proxy is required for the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accountants.
Stockholders may vote in favor of or against this Proposal or they may abstain. Abstentions are deemed to be “votes cast”
and will have the same effect as a vote against this Proposal.
Proposal Three – Say-on-Pay for Executive
Compensation – Advisory Resolution: The vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers (commonly known as
a “say-on-pay” vote) is advisory and, therefore, not binding on the Company or the Board. The affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of our common stock represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy is required to pass the non-binding advisory
vote on executive compensation. Stockholders may vote in favor of or against the Proposal or they may abstain. Abstentions are deemed
to be “votes cast” and will have the same effect as a vote against this Proposal. Broker non-votes are not deemed to be votes
cast and, therefore, will have no effect on the vote with respect to this Proposal.
Stockholder Proposals
No proposals have been received
from any stockholder for consideration at the Annual Meeting.
Other Matters
It is not expected that any
matters other than those referred to in this Proxy Statement will be brought before the Annual Meeting. If other matters are properly
presented, however, the persons named as proxyholders will vote in accordance with their best judgment on such matters. The grant of a
proxy also will confer discretionary authority on the persons named as proxyholders to vote in accordance with their best judgment on
matters incidental to the conduct of the Annual Meeting.
No Rights of Appraisal
There are no rights of
appraisal or similar rights of dissenters with respect to the matters that are the subject of this proxy solicitation under the laws of
the State of Delaware, our certificate of incorporation, our certificate of amendment, or our bylaws.
INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO
BE ACTED UPON
None of the following persons has any substantial
interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted on at the Annual Meeting,
other than elections to office and as named executive officers in respect of whose compensation the non-binding advisory vote on executive
compensation will be held:
| · | each person who has been one of our directors or executive officers at any time since the beginning of
our last fiscal year; |
| · | each nominee for election as one of our directors; or |
| · | any associate of any of the foregoing persons. |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth
information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of January 8, 2024, by:
| · | each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our shares of common stock; and |
| · | each executive officer, each director and all of our directors and executive officers as a group. |
The number of shares beneficially
owned and the related percentages are based on 52,545,350 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 8, 2024.
For the purposes of the information
provided below, shares of our common stock that may be issued upon the exercise or conversion of stock options, warrants and other rights
to acquire shares of our common stock that are exercisable or convertible within 60 days following January 8, 2024, when there were deemed
to be 52,545,350 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding and beneficially owned by the stockholders for the purpose of computing
the number of shares of common stock and percentage ownership of each holder are reported below, but are not deemed to be outstanding
for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1) | |
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (1) | | |
Percentage of Beneficial Ownership | |
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Directors and Officers: | |
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Martin J. Shen, Chief Executive Officer c/o FingerMotion, Inc., 111
Somerset Road, Level 3, Singapore 238164 | |
| 797,356 | (2) | |
| 1.5 | % |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1) | |
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (1) | | |
Percentage of Beneficial Ownership | |
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Yew Hon Lee, Chief Financial Officer c/o FingerMotion,
Inc., 111 Somerset Road, Level 3, Singapore 238164 | |
| 538,742 | (3) | |
| 1.0 | % |
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Hsien Loong Wong, Director c/o FingerMotion, Inc., 111 Somerset Road,
Level 3, Singapore 238164 | |
| 417,100 | (4) | |
| * | |
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Yew Poh Leong, Director c/o FingerMotion, Inc., 111 Somerset Road, Level
3, Singapore 238164 | |
| 247,100 | (5) | |
| * | |
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Michael Chan, Director c/o FingerMotion, Inc., 111 Somerset Road, Level
3, Singapore 238164 | |
| 297,100 | (6) | |
| * | |
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Eng Ho Ng, Director c/o FingerMotion, Inc., 111 Somerset Road,
Level 3, Singapore 238164 | |
| 37,800 | (7) | |
| * | |
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Li Li, Legal Representative and General Manager of JiuGe Technology
c/o FingerMotion, Inc., 111 Somerset Road, Level 3, Singapore 238164 | |
| 2,452,000 | (8) | |
| 4.6 | % |
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All directors and executive officers as a group (7 persons) | |
| 4,787,198 | (9) | |
| 9.0 | % |
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Major Stockholders: | |
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Choe Yang Yeat 6-11-1 V Square PJ City Centre Jalan Utara
PJ Selangor 46200 Malaysia | |
| 7,257,600 | (10) | |
| 13.8 | % |
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Terren S. Peizer Acuitas Group Holdings, LLC Acuitas Capital
LLC 2001 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 330 Santa Monica, California 90403 | |
| 4,000,000 | (11) | |
| 7.6 | % |
Notes:
| (1) | Under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, 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 such security; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct
the disposition of the security. Certain shares of common stock 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 of common stock 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 of common
stock outstanding is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of these
acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of common stock of any person as shown in this table does not necessarily
reflect the person’s actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number of shares of common stock actually outstanding
as of the date of this Proxy Statement. As of January 8, 2024, there were 52,545,350 shares of common stock of the Company issued and
outstanding. |
| (2) | This figure represents (i) 751,356 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Shen, and (ii) stock options
to purchase 46,000 shares of our common stock, which have vested or will vest within 60 days of the date hereof. |
| (3) | This figure represents (i) 494,542 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Lee, and (ii) stock options
to purchase 44,200 shares of our common stock, which have vested or will vest within 60 days of the date hereof. |
| (4) | This figure represents (i) 370,000 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Wong, and (ii) stock options
to purchase 47,100 shares of our common stock, which have vested or will vest within 60 days of the date hereof. |
| (5) | This figure represents (i) 200,000 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Leong, and (ii) stock options
to purchase 47,100 shares of our common stock, which have vested or will vest within 60 days of the date hereof. |
| (6) | This figure represents (i) 250,000 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Chan, and (ii) stock options
to purchase 47,100 shares of our common stock, which have vested or will vest within 60 days of the date hereof. |
| (7) | This figure represents stock options to purchase 37,800 shares of our common stock, which have vested
or will vest within 60 days of the date hereof. |
| (8) | This figure represents (i) 2,200,000 shares of common stock held directly by Ms. Li, and (ii) stock options
to purchase 252,000 shares of our common stock, which have vested or will vest within 60 days of the date hereof. |
| (9) | This figure represents (i) 4,265,898 shares of common stock, and (ii) stock options to purchase 521,300
shares of our common stock, which have vested or will vest within 60 days of the date hereof. |
| (10) | This figure represents (i) 7,200,000 shares of common stock held by Ever Sino International Limited over
which Mr. Choe Yang Yeat has sole voting and dispositive power over, and (ii) stock options held directly by Mr. Choe to purchase 57,600
shares of common stock, which have vested or will vest within 60 days of the date hereof. |
| (11) | This figure represents (i) 1,000,000 shares of common stock held directly by Acuitas Group Holdings, LLC,
a California limited liability company (“Acuitas”), and (ii) 3,000,000 shares of common stock held directly by Acuitas
Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Acuitas Capital”) wholly-owned by Acuitas. Acuitas is a private
investment vehicle beneficially owned and controlled by Terren S. Peizer. Mr. Peizer is the sole member and Chairman and managing member
of Acuitas and, in such capacity, exercises the sole voting and investment power over the shares of common stock held for the accounts
of Acuitas and Acuitas Capital. |
Changes in Control
We are unaware of any contract, or other arrangement
or provision, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of our Company.
PROPOSAL NUMBER ONE:
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Election of Directors
Each of our directors is elected at the annual
meeting of our stockholders and, upon the director’s election, will hold office until our next annual meeting or until his or her
successor is elected and qualified.
The persons named in the enclosed form of proxy
as proxyholders intend to vote for the election of the nominees listed below as directors unless instructed otherwise, or unless a nominee
is unable or unwilling to serve as a director of the Company. The Board has no reason to believe that any nominee is unable or unwilling
to serve, but if a nominee should determine not to serve, the persons named in the form of proxy as proxyholders will have the discretion
and intend to vote for another candidate that would be nominated by the Board.
The affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes
present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors is required for the election of
each nominee as a director. Our constating documents do not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.
Nominees for Election as Directors
Hsien Loong Wong, Yew Poh Leong,
Michael Chan and Eng Ho Ng, each of whom is a current director, and Martin Shen, who is our current Chief Executive Officer, have been
nominated for election at the Meeting as directors of the Company for the ensuing year. It is the intention of the persons named in the
accompanying form of proxy as proxyholders to vote proxies for the election of each of these individuals as a director and each of the
nominees has consented to being named in this Proxy Statement and to serve as a director, if elected.
Directors and Executive Officers
Our current directors and executive
officers and their respective ages as of January 8, 2024, are as follows:
Name |
Age |
Position with the Company |
Martin J. Shen |
53 |
Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) |
Yew Hon Lee |
54 |
Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) |
Hsien Loong Wong |
48 |
Director |
Yew Poh Leong |
68 |
Director |
Michael Chan |
60 |
Director |
Eng Ho Ng |
69 |
Director |
Li Li |
43 |
Legal Representative and General Manager of Shanghai JiuGe Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
The following describes the business experience of each of the five
nominees for election to the Board, including other directorships held in reporting companies:
Martin J. Shen - Mr.
Shen was appointed our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer on December 1, 2018. He has over 15 years of experience in
senior management roles in entrepreneurial startups as well as large multinational corporations. In those roles, he acquired wide-ranging
expertise in corporate management, financial oversight and operational administration. Most recently, Mr. Shen founded Imperial Distributors
(formerly AP Martin Pharmaceutical Supplies Ltd.) in 2014, establishing the company as the preferred choice for providing distributional
support to regional pharmacies throughout Western Canada. His leadership duties as founder and senior vice-president included overseeing
all aspects of operations, including managing legal and regulatory compliance issues. They covered ensuring compliance with Health Canada
requirements as well as all relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation. He also led the finance department, building a sound
foundation for the accounting function and leveraging his extensive experience in public accounting to guide the acquisition of two companies
in Alberta.
Prior to
Imperial, Mr. Shen served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Wales and Son Industrial (later re-named Weir Minerals)
from 2004 to 2014. The firm specializes in the global delivery of, and support for, mining slurry equipment solutions including pumps,
hydrocyclones, rubber and wear resistant linings. Sectors served include mining and mineral processing, energy and general industry. As
COO and CFO of Wales and Son Industrial, Mr. Shen directed all financial and internal operational activities. This included financial
statement preparation and tax filings, banking arrangements, executive compensation and share purchase agreements. He was also responsible
for the analysis of monthly results and financial statements and reconciliations to Group head office.
Mr. Shen
began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the tax department in Singapore and the audit and advisory group in Hong Kong. As a Tax
Manager, he consulted with tax departments of multinational corporations, including Raytheon and Exxon, to provide tax saving mechanisms
and future tax planning strategies. Mr. Shen also conducted tax conferences and seminars for current and potential clients to provide
overview of tax planning scenarios. He served at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1994 to 2004. Mr. Shen also spent several years in PwC Vancouver,
auditing major Canadian companies and in the process building his expertise in financial management, compliance and financial statement
reporting. A US Certified Public Accountant, he holds a BSc from the University of British Columbia.
Hsien Loong Wong - Mr. Wong was appointed
a Board member, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer on April 14, 2017. On December 1, 2018, Mr. Wong resigned as the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, but continued to serves as a Board member of the Company. He started his career
in investor relations in technology, biotechnology, mining and oil and gas. Since July 2015, Mr. Wong has served as Associate Director
of Propnex, Singapore’s largest listed real estate agency. From December 2012 until September 2017, Mr. Wong also served as Senior
Manager of Business Development as well as its director of property at Big Box Singapore Pte Ltd., a commercial property valued at $600
million. He also has extensive experience in running public companies. In particular, he was CEO of Nexgen Petroleum Corp., an oil and
gas drilling company in Tennessee, USA from July 2007 to September 2009. He also currently serves as director to Food Bank Singapore,
a registered charity, where he has served since January 2015. Mr. Wong’s previous experience and knowledge of the Company provides
good historical information regarding the Company, which helps management with decisions going forward. Mr. Wong received his BA (Hons)
in Communications from Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada and his MSc in Real Estate from the National University of Singapore.
Yew Poh Leong - Mr. Leong has
been a Board member since December 1, 2018. He has more than 30 years of management experience in growing companies in the technology
and hospitality sectors. In that time, Mr. Leong established an extensive network of business relationships in the software, banking and
telecommunications sectors throughout the Asia Pacific. In his current position as CEO of Vertical Connection Pte Ltd. (“Vertical
Connection”), a position he has held since 2002, Mr. Leong leads the company’s consulting and advisory services in helping
other companies expand their businesses regionally through partnerships or acquisitions and implementing core operational and information
initiatives. Vertical Connection focuses on fintech, telecommunications services, hospitality and software. Currently, Mr. Leong sits
on the boards of several private companies. Since 2017, he has served on the board of directors of Fintrux Pte Ltd., a P2P lending company,
as chair and on the boards of each of Vemotion APAC and VM Technology, both software and hardware companies that specialize in wireless
video transmission over low bitrate networks.
Mr. Leong served as Group CEO of Radiance
Hospitality Group (“Radiance”) from 2002 through 2016, where he led the expansion of the company’s hotel management
services in Malaysia, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Cambodia and Russia. Before joining Radiance, Mr. Leong served as Director of Strategic
Projects for Keppel T&T, a public company that provides transportation, telecommunications and IT services, from 1999 to 2002. There,
he was responsible for its e-businesses, which included establishing credit bureaus in Thailand and Malaysia, establishing and operating
data centers in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, operating call centers in Singapore and Malaysia, and providing application
solutions for local governments, IT infrastructure, and transportation and education organizations.
Prior to his service at Keppel T&T,
Mr. Leong was first a Regional Director and then Managing Director of Dun and Bradstreet Software (“Dun and Bradstreet”)
(later acquired by Geac Computers), from 1988 to 2001. In those roles, he led company growth from 15 to more than 250 employees in Singapore,
Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. The firm provided business solutions and managed
services for 350 customers in the region. Prior to serving at Dun and Bradstreet, Mr. Leong was a consultant with Computer Associates,
a consultant at Price Waterhouse, a management consultant at Reliance Travel and an auditor at Razak & Co. Mr. Leong’s extensive
corporate experience allows him to provide valuable guidance to the Company and management team as our Company progresses through its
development stage. Mr. Leong received a Master Degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Auckland.
Michael Chan - Mr. Chan has
been a Board member since April 6, 2018. Mr. Chan has served at The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation as Managing Director, Head of
Asia Pacific for Asset Servicing since 2013. He is responsible for managing the bank’s largest business line in the region. Mr.
Chan joined the bank in Singapore in 2007 as regional Chief Operating Officer and progressed to Head of Sales & Relationship Management
in 2010. He chaired the Asset Servicing Business Acceptance Committee and was a member of the KYC/AML regional committee. Mr. Chan was
a member of BNY Mellon’s Global Corporate Operating Committee, Asia Pacific Executive Committee and the Corporate Sovereign Institutions
Council. He represented the firm on the board of directors of Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association and BNY Mellon’s
Eagle Investment Systems’ Asia Singapore entity. Mr. Chan has also served on the OMGEO APAC Advisory Board and has been a member
of various industry and banking associations in Hong Kong and Korea. Mr. Chan has served as the president of Canadian Alumni Singapore,
a not-for-profit society. He is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Prior to BNY Mellon, Mr. Chan was with
State Street Bank & Trust Co., Canada beginning 1994. He was relocated to Hong Kong in 2000 for the bank’s launch of ETF products
in Asia Pacific. Until 2007, he held senior positions including head of operations (Asia), regional deal team for a key European acquisition,
general manager for the South Korea bank branch and head of global relationship management in the region. His career also includes service
at Ernst & Young (E&Y), Canada. Mr. Chan’s management and experience will provide additional financial oversight for the
Company and an advisory role over budgetary and projection analysis with management. Mr. Chan is a member of CPA, CMA, Canada. He holds
an EMBA from the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario and a B.Com from McGill University, Canada.
Eng Ho Ng - Mr. Ng was appointed as a Board
member on December 11, 2020. Mr. Ng is currently the non-executive Chairman of ZWEEC Analytics Pte Ltd. in Singapore and an independent
Board director of TNG Fintech Group in Hong Kong. He previously served in top management positions in several large business corporations
in Singapore, including ST Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd., a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, as Executive Vice President (Operations),
and ST Telemedia’s Indonesian subsidiary, PT Indosat Tbk, as the Deputy President Director. Mr. Ng was also Managing Director of
Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd. after serving in various positions at Keppel T&T and its subsidiaries. Prior to
joining Keppel T&T, Mr. Ng was a career officer in the Singapore Armed Forces. Mr. Ng has served as a Director of Alvarion Ltd. and
as an Independent Director of Mencast Holdings Ltd. Mr. Ng received his Bachelor of Science (Telecomm System Engineering) Degree (Honours)
from the Royal Military College of Science, UK in 1977.
Non-Director Officers
The following describes the business experience
of the non-director officers of the Company, other than Martin Shen who is a director nominee:
Yew Hon Lee - Mr.
Lee was appointed as the CFO of the Company on December 11, 2020. He was the CFO of Cubinet Interactive Group of Companies (“Cubinet”)
from 2006 to November 2020. He was one of the pioneers that started an online game publishing company. In his tenure, he was instrumental
in leading Cubinet and building teams across the South East Asia region setting up all the financial processes within a short span of
time. In 2011, Mr. Lee took on the additional role as the COO, Middle East and Russia, establishing new strategic partnerships. Prior
to joining Cubinet, in 2001, Mr. Lee was employed by Trisilco IT Sdn Bhd as the Finance Manager overseeing the entire spectrum of the
Finance and HR functions. In 2005, Mr. Lee took on the role of General Manager managing the entire operations of Trisilco from Finance,
HR, Sales & Operations. Trisilco is an IT company specializing in regulatory reporting and compliance for the financial sector. Previously,
Mr. Lee had a short tenure in Nadicorp Holdings (“Nadicorp”) as the internal auditor setting up the departments from
scratch. Nadicorp is one of the largest private Bumiputra conglomerates with 5 main business units in Transportation, Manufacturing, Property
& Plantation, Defence and Other support services. In his tenure as the Internal Auditors Manager, he set up the Audit Charter and
the key internal audit processes and procedures. Mr. Lee received his diploma from the Tunku Abdul Rahman College in 1996 and is a Chartered
Accountant, a Member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants and a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United
Kingdom.
Li Li - Ms. Li Li is the Legal Representative
and General Manager of Shanghai JiuGe Technology Co., Ltd. (“JiuGe Technology”). Ms. Li Li graduated from Nanjing Academy
of Engineering. In 2004, she founded Shanghai ChuangYe Network Technology Co., Ltd. as the Vice President. Through close cooperation with
local operators, the company launched SMS and MMS services, WAP and mobile JAVA games, Hunan Satellite TV “HTV” e-magazine
and other wireless Internet services to meet the rapid development of wireless Internet content and extensive application requirements.
In 2007, Ms. Li Li served as Vice President of
Hangzhou JiuYue Information Technology Co., Ltd. Through extensive and in-depth cooperation with operators, the company is committed to
the development of SP services such as IVR (Wireless Voice Value-Added Services), voice mail, electronic data exchange, online data processing
and transaction processing.
In 2009, Ms. Li Li served as Vice President of
Hangzhou LingXuan Information Technology Co., Ltd. With in-depth understanding of the mobile Internet business, combined with years of
experience in the operation of wireless value-added services, after an in-depth analysis of the market situation, she proposed the idea
of building a wireless value-added interactive services platform and creating an online and offline O2O service model.
Through close cooperation with operators, the
company provides an integrated operation platform that covers online services such as information, music, video, and colored ring tones,
as well as offline activities such as the Fans Club Meeting in campus, and thus realizes online services for products. Underneath each
other, the industry chain is seamlessly connected.
In 2014, Ms. Li Li served as Vice President of
Shanghai JiaPinMi Information Technology Co., Ltd. In 2014, WeChat opened the Wi-Fi interface, indicating the big leap and undercurrent
of commercial Wi-Fi. However, at the time, there was no domestic Wi-Fi platform that provided blue-collar people with free Internet access,
life style and added service to the community. At the beginning of her term of office, Li Li seized the opportunity and proposed to establish
a “Hi-WiFi” platform through cloud-based big data marketing with in-depth cooperation with operators, providing blue-collar
work force community with free access to the Internet, living, and services. It also provides enterprises with one-stop enterprise-level
services based on information-based services and multiple specialized platform services, thus making “Hi-WiFi” the first domestic
blue-collar work-force lifestyle platform to be developed. As a one-stop mobile marketing service provider that provides advertisers with
wireless marketing solutions to achieve accurate marketing goals. Currently, any service of the platform can reach 100 million direct
blue-collar user groups with nearly 300 million download speeds of up to 700 KB per second. Users no longer have to worry about data traffic
usage restrictions.
In 2017, Ms. Li Li served as an Advisor to Shenzhen
WuYiKa Technology Co., Ltd (“WuYiKa”). WuYiKa is a comprehensive service platform based on carrier traffic and dedicated
to digital online service distribution and payment. It has now become a fast and efficient provider of new media marketing solutions for
mobile Internet.
Term of Office
All of our directors, when elected, hold office
until the next annual meeting of our stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. Our officers are appointed by the
Board and hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified.
Significant Employees
There are no significant employees of the Company other than our executive
officers who provide their services on a consulting basis.
Family Relationships
There is no family relationship between any of our executive officers
or directors.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
Except as disclosed in this proxy statement, during
the past ten years none of the following events have occurred with respect to any of our directors and officers:
| 1. | A petition under any legislation relating to bankruptcy laws or insolvency laws was filed by or against,
or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer was appointed by a court for the business or property of such person, or any partnership
in which he was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of
which he was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing; |
| 2. | Such person was convicted in a criminal proceeding or is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); |
| 3. | Such person was the subject of any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or
vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities: |
| i. | Acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool
operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an associated
person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person,
director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing
any conduct or practice in connection with such activity; |
| ii. | Engaging in any type of business practice; or |
| iii. | Engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection
with any violation of applicable securities legislation, whether federal, state or provincial or any applicable commodities legislation; |
| 4. | Such person was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or
vacated, of any Federal or State authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to
engage in any activity described in paragraph (3)(i) above, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity; |
| 5. | Such person was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have
violated any Federal or State securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently
reversed, suspended, or vacated; |
| 6. | Such person was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated; |
| 7. | Such person was the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order,
judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of: |
| i. | Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or |
| ii. | Any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited
to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist
order, or removal or prohibition order; or |
| iii. | Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity;
or |
| 8. | Such person was the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended
or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act), any registered entity
(as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has
disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member. |
There are currently no legal proceedings to which
any of our directors or officers is a party adverse to us or in which any of our directors or officers has a material interest adverse
to us.
Meetings of Directors during the last Fiscal Year ended February
28, 2023
The Board held three (3) meetings
in person or by teleconference during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023 (“Fiscal 2023”). No director attended
fewer than 100% of the total number of meetings of the Board held during Fiscal 2023.
The Company does not have a
formal policy with respect to director attendance at annual stockholders’ meetings; however, all directors are encouraged to attend.
It is anticipated that three directors will attend the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders in person or by teleconference.
Board Independence
We evaluate the independence of our directors
in accordance with the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) and the regulations promulgated
by the SEC. Nasdaq’s rules require that a majority of the members of a company’s board of directors must qualify as “independent,”
as affirmatively determined by the board of directors. After review of all relevant transactions and relationships between each director,
or any of his family members, and us, our senior management and our independent registered public accounting firm, our board of directors
has determined that the following directors, which comprise all of the current four members of the Board, are independent directors within
the meaning of the Nasdaq listing standards: Hsien Loong Wong, Yew Poh Leong, Michael Chan and Eng Ho Ng.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The Board currently has three committees: (i)
the Audit Committee; (ii) the Compensation Committee; and (iii) the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is governed by and operates
under an Audit Committee Charter that was adopted by the Board on December 15, 2021, which complies with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing
Rule 5605(c)(1), and which Audit Committee was established on the same date. The Company's Audit Committee consists of Yew Poh Leong,
Michael Chan and Eng Ho Ng. Each member of the Audit Committee satisfies the "independence" requirements of Rule 5605(a)(2)
of the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market and meet the independence standards under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. Our Audit
Committee financial expert is Michael Chan who qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" within the meaning of the
SEC Rule 10A-3 and possesses financial sophistication within the meaning of the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Audit Committee
oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the financial statements of the Company. A copy of the Audit
Committee Charter is attached as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 21, 2021.
The Audit Committee is responsible for, among
other things:
| · | ensuring, through discussion with management and the external auditors, that the Company's annual and
quarterly financial statements (individually and collectively, the “Financial Statements”), as applicable, present
fairly in all material respects the financial conditions, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of and for the periods
presented; |
| · | reviewing and recommending for approval to the Board, the Company's financial statements, accounting policies
that affect the financial statements, annual MD&A and associated press release(s); |
| · | reviewing significant issues affecting financial reports; |
| · | monitoring the objectivity and credibility of the Company's financial reports; |
| · | considering the effectiveness of the Company's internal controls over financial reporting and related
information technology security and control; |
| · | reviewing with auditors any issues or concerns related to any internal control systems in the process
of the audit; |
| · | reviewing with management, external auditors and legal counsel any material litigation claims or other
contingencies, including tax assessments, and adequacy of financial provisions, that could materially affect financial reporting; |
| · | overseeing the work of the external auditor engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an auditor's
report or performing such other audit, review or attest services for the Company, including the resolution of disagreements between management
and the external auditor regarding financial reporting; and |
| · | taking such other actions within the general scope of its responsibilities as the Audit Committee shall
deem appropriate or as directed by the Board. |
A copy of the Audit Committee Charter is attached
as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 21, 2021.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
(the “N&CG Committee”) is governed by and operates under a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter
that was adopted by the Board on December 15, 2021, which complies with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(e)(2), and which
N&CG Committee was established on the same date. The N&CG Committee is currently comprised of Yew Poh Leong, Michael Chan and
Eng Ho Ng. The N&CG Committee is responsible for (i) identifying and recommending to the Board, individuals qualified to be nominated
for election to the Board; (ii) recommending to the Board, the members and chairperson for each Board committee; and (iii) periodically
reviewing and assessing the Company's corporate governance principles contained in the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter
and making recommendations for changes thereto to the Board. A copy of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter is attached
as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 21, 2021.
The N&CG Committee is responsible for, among
other things:
| · | leading the Company's search for individuals qualified to become members of the Board; |
| · | evaluating and recommending to the Board for nomination candidates for election or re-election as directors; |
| · | establishing and overseeing appropriate director orientation and continuing education programs; |
| · | making recommendations to the Board regarding an appropriate organization and structure for the Board; |
| · | evaluating the size, composition, membership qualifications, scope of authority, responsibilities, reporting
obligations and charters of each committee of the Board; |
| · | periodically reviewing and assessing the adequacy of the Company's corporate governance principles as
contained in the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter and, should it deem it appropriate, it may develop and recommend
to the Board for adoption of additional corporate governance principles; |
| · | periodically reviewing the Company's Articles in light of existing corporate governance trends, and shall
recommend any proposed changes for adoption by the Board or submission by the Board to the Company's shareholders; |
| · | making recommendations on the structure and logistics of Board meetings and may recommend matters for
consideration by the Board; |
| · | considering, adopting and overseeing all processes for evaluating the performance of the Board, each committee
and individual directors; and |
| · | annually reviewing and assessing its own performance. |
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee is governed by and
operates under a Compensation Committee Charter that was adopted by the Board on December 15, 2021, which complies with the requirements
of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(d)(1), and which Compensation Committee was established on the same date. The Compensation Committee is comprised
of Yew Poh Leong, Michael Chan and Eng Ho Ng. A copy of the Compensation Committee Charter is attached as an exhibit to our Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 21, 2021.
The Compensation Committee assists the Board in
fulfilling its oversight responsibilities relating to officer and director compensation, succession planning for senior management, development
and retention of senior management and such other duties as directed by the Board.
Each of the Compensation Committee members satisfies
the "independence" requirements of Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Listing Rules of Nasdaq. The Compensation Committee will be responsible
for, among other things:
| · | reviewing and approving the Company's compensation guidelines and structure; |
| · | reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives with respect to the CEO
of the Company; |
| · | reviewing and approving on an annual basis the evaluation process and compensation structure for the Company's
other officers, including salary, bonus, incentive and equity compensation; |
| · | reviewing the Company's incentive compensation and other equity-based plans and recommending changes in
such plans to the Board as needed; |
| · | periodically making recommendations to the Board regarding the compensation of non-management directors,
including Board and committee retainers, meeting fees, equity-based compensation and such other forms of compensation and benefits as
the Committee may consider appropriate; and |
| · | overseeing the appointment and removal of executive officers, and reviewing and approving for executive
officers, including the CEO, any employment, severance or change in control agreements. |
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
On December 15, 2021, the Board adopted a new
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) that applies to all directors, officers and employees of the Company
and its subsidiaries. The Code describes the legal, ethical and regulatory standards that must be followed by the directors and officers
of the Company and sets forth high standards of business conduct applicable to each director and officer. As adopted, the Code sets forth
written standards that are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote, among other things:
| · | honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest
between personal and professional relationships; |
| · | compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; |
| · | the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to the appropriate person or persons identified
in the Code; and |
| · | accountability for adherence to the Code. |
A copy of our Code and all material Company corporate
governance charters, policies and guidelines can be viewed on our website at www.fingermotion.com.
Securities Trading and Reporting Guidelines
On December 15, 2021, the Board adopted a Securities
Trading and Reporting Guidelines covering securities trades by the Company’s personnel (including directors) that are reasonably
designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company.
Recovery (Clawback) Policy
On November 17, 2023,
the Board adopted the FingerMotion, Inc. Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Incentive-Based Compensation (the “Clawback
Policy”), in order to comply with Section 10D of the Exchange Act, Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange Act (“Rule 10D-1”),
and the listing rules adopted by The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (collectively, the “Final Clawback Rules”). The Board
has designated the Compensation Committee of the Board as the administrator of the Clawback Policy.
The Clawback Policy provides
for the mandatory recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation from current and former executive officers as defined in
Rule 10D-1 (“Covered Officers”) of the Company in the event that the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement,
in accordance with the Final Clawback Rules. The recovery of such compensation applies regardless of whether a Covered Officer engaged
in misconduct or otherwise caused or contributed to the requirement of an accounting restatement. Under the Clawback Policy, the Company
may recoup from the Covered Officers erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation received within a lookback period of the three completed
fiscal years preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement.
Stockholder Communications
Stockholders may contact an individual director,
the Board as a group, or a specified committee or group thereof, including any non-employee directors as a group, either by: (i) mail
to FingerMotion, Inc., 111 Somerset Road, Level 3, Singapore 238164; or (ii) by telephone request to Martin Shen, CEO: 1 (347) 349-5339;
or (ii) by email to martin.shen@fingermotion.com.
Our CEO will conduct an initial review of all
such stockholder communications and will forward the communications to the persons to whom it is addressed, or if no addressee is specified,
the CEO, and the appropriate members of the Board, depending on the nature of the communication, will review and act upon such communication.
Such communications will be assessed as soon as reasonably practicable taking into consideration the nature of the communication and whether
an expedited review and/or response is appropriate.
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions
Except as described herein, none of the following
parties (each, a “Related Party”) has had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction with us or
in any presently proposed transaction that has or will materially affect us:
| ● | any of our directors or officers; |
| ● | any person proposed as a nominee for election as a director; |
| ● | any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares carrying more than 10% of the voting
rights attached to our outstanding shares of common stock; or |
| ● | any member of the immediate family (including spouse, parents, children, siblings and in- laws) of any
of the above persons. |
On May 1, 2022, we received US$730,000 from Dr.
Liew Yow Ming in exchange for issuing to Dr. Liew a convertible promissory note whereby we promised to pay Dr. Liew, or his successors
or assigns, the principal amount on or prior to the one year anniversary of the convertible note and to pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount at the rate of 20% per annum. The interest shall be paid at the end of every month and on a monthly basis thereafter. Any amount
of principal or interest on the convertible note which is not paid when due shall bear interest from the date due until such past due
amount is paid at a rate of interest equal to the applicable rate of 20% plus four percent (4%) per annum. At any time up to the maturity
date, the holder may convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest into shares of our
common stock at a price of $4.00 per share. On April 28, 2023, we repaid in full the US$730,000 convertible note that was issued in favor
of Dr. Liew Yow Ming.
Our Board reviews any proposed transaction involving
Related Parties and considers whether such transactions are fair and reasonable and in the Company’s best interest.
Conflicts of Interest
To our knowledge, and other
than as disclosed in this Proxy Statement, there are currently no known existing or potential conflicts of interest among us, our directors
and officers, or other members of management, or any proposed director, officer or other member of management as a result of their outside
business interests, except that certain of the directors and officers serve as directors and officers of other companies and, therefore,
it is possible that a conflict may arise between their duties to us and their duties as a director or officer of such other companies.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our
directors and officers, and the persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our common stock, to file reports of ownership and changes
in ownership with the SEC. Copies of all filed reports are required to be furnished to us pursuant to Rule 16a-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act. Based solely on the reports received by us and on the representations of the reporting persons, we believe that these persons
have complied with all applicable filing requirements during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023.
Other Information
During our last fiscal quarter, none of our directors
or executive officers adopted, modified or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of our securities
that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement”
as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
General
For the purposes of this section:
“CEO” means an individual who
acted as the Chief Executive Officer of FingerMotion, or acted in a similar capacity, for any part of the most recently completed financial
year;
“CFO” means an individual who
acted as the Chief Financial Officer of FingerMotion, or acted in a similar capacity, for any part of the most recently completed financial
year;
“incentive plan” means any
plan providing compensation that depends on achieving certain performance goals or similar conditions within a specified period;
“incentive plan award” means
compensation awarded, earned, paid or payable under an incentive plan;
“NEO” means each of the following
individuals:
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(c) |
each of FingerMotion’s three most highly compensated executive officers, or the three most highly compensated individuals acting in a similar capacity, other than the CEO and CFO, at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was, individually, more than $150,000 for that financial year; and |
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each individual who would be a NEO under paragraph (c) but for the fact that the individual was neither an executive officer of FingerMotion, nor acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year; |
“option-based award” means
an award under an equity incentive plan of options, including, for greater certainty, stock options, stock appreciation rights and similar
instruments that have option-like features; and
“share-based award” means an
award under an equity incentive plan of equity-based instruments that do not have option-like features, including, for greater certainty,
common shares, restricted shares, restricted share units, deferred share units, phantom shares, phantom share units, common share equivalent
units, and stock.
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Compensation Program Objectives
We have not established a strategy for setting
executive salary levels, creating standards we apply in setting compensation levels or what factors we intend to encourage by establishing
compensation levels. Since we raised equity capital and have been generating revenues from the sale of our products and services, we have
been compensating our NEOs at levels comparable to executive officers of companies within our industry at similar stages of growth.
Our Compensation Committee reviews and recommends
to our Board the salaries and benefits of all employees, consultants, directors and other individuals compensated by us. The Board assumes
responsibility for reviewing the recommendations of the Compensation Committee and monitoring the long-range compensation strategy for
our senior management. The Compensation Committee and the Board reviews the compensation of senior management on a semi-annual basis taking
into account compensation paid by other issuers of similar size and activity. The Compensation Committee and Board receives independent
competitive market information on compensation levels for executives. It uses salary data of comparable private and public companies as
a benchmark for setting executive compensation. This data is obtained from various sources including online research and market surveys.
Anti-Hedging and Anti-Pledging Policy
We adopted an Anti-Hedging and Anti-Pledging Policy
(the “Anti-Hedging and Anti-Pledging Policy”). The Anti-Hedging and Anti-Pledging Policy provides that, unless otherwise
previously approved by our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, no director, officer or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries
or, to the extent practicable, any other person (or their associates) in a special relationship (within the meaning of applicable securities
laws) with the Company, may, at any time: (i) purchase financial instruments, including prepaid variable forward contracts, instruments
for the short sale or purchase or sale of call or put options, equity swaps, collars, or units of exchangeable funds that are based on
fluctuations of the Company’s debt or equity instruments and that are designed to or that may reasonably be expected to have the
effect of hedging or offsetting a decrease in the market value of any securities of the Company; or (ii) purchase Company securities on
a margin or otherwise pledge Company securities as collateral for a loan. Any violation of our Anti-Hedging and Anti-Pledging Policy will
be regarded as a serious offence.
Elements of the Compensation Program
The total compensation plan for NEOs consists
of a base compensation structure and equity-based compensation program in the form of stock options and other awards as provided for under
our 2023 Stock Incentive Plan as adopted by the Board on December 12, 2022. The compensation program for our senior management is designed
with a view that the level and form of compensation achieves certain objectives, including:
| (a) | attracting, retaining and rewarding a knowledgeable and driven management team and to encourage them to
attain and exceed performance expectations; |
| (b) | motivating the short and long-term performance of these executives; and |
| (c) | better aligning their interests with those of the Company’s stockholders. |
In compensating our senior management, we have
the ability to arrange for equity participation through our 2023 Stock Incentive Plan.
Base Salary
The base salary component of NEO compensation
is intended to provide a fixed level of competitive pay that reflects each NEO’s primary duties and responsibilities. The policy
of FingerMotion is that salaries for its NEOs are competitive within its industry and are generally set at the median salary level among
entities its size.
Stock Options
Effective December 12, 2022, our Board adopted
the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2023 Stock Incentive Plan”). The purpose of the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan is to
enhance the long-term shareholder value by offering opportunities to our directors, executive officers, key employees and eligible consultants
to acquire our shares of common stock in order to give these persons the opportunity to participate in our growth and success, and to
encourage them to remain in the service of the Company.
Previous grants will be taken into account when
considering new grants and the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan currently provides for a maximum of 9,000,000 shares of common stock that may
be issued pursuant to awards, which includes stock options, that may be granted under the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan. There are currently
6,233,900 options outstanding and no other awards issued under the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan.
Compensation Governance
Our Compensation Committee is responsible for
recommending to our Board the compensation to be paid to our directors and executive officers. We do not have any formal compensation
policies and the practices adopted by the Compensation Committee and our Board to determine the compensation for our directors and executive
officers is described above.
Summary Compensation Table
Our NEOs for fiscal years ended February
28, 2023 (“Fiscal 2023”) and February 28, 2022 (“Fiscal 2022”) consist of (i) Martin J. Shen, our
current Chief Executive Officer, (ii) Yew Hon Lee, our current Chief Financial Officer, and (iii) Li Li, the Legal Representative and
General Manager of our contractual controlled company, JiuGe Technology. We have no other executive officers.
The following Summary Compensation Table
sets forth the compensation earned by or paid to our NEOs for Fiscal 2023 and Fiscal 2022 are as follows:
Name and Principal Position | |
Year | |
Salary ($) | | |
Bonus ($) | | |
Stock awards ($) | | |
Option awards ($)(3) | | |
Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($) | | |
Non-qualified deferred compensation earnings ($) | | |
All other compensation ($) | | |
Total ($) | |
Martin J. Shen (1) CEO | |
2023 2022 | |
| 180,000
180,000 | | |
| -
- | | |
| -
- | | |
| -
62,100 | | |
| -
- | | |
| -
- | | |
| -
- | | |
| 180,000 242,100 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Yew Hon Lee (2) CFO | |
2023 2022 | |
| 84,000 72,000 | | |
| -
- | | |
| -
- | | |
| -
59,670 | | |
| -
- | | |
| -
- | | |
| -
- | | |
| 84,000 131,670 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Li Li Legal Representative and General Manager of JiuGe Technology | |
2023 2022 | |
| 133,745 130,586 | | |
| -
- | | |
| -
- | | |
| -
113,400 | | |
| -
- | | |
| -
- | | |
| -
- | | |
| 133,745 243,986 | |
Notes:
| (1) | Mr. Shen was appointed as our CEO
and CFO on December 1, 2018. Mr Shen resigned as our CFO effective December 10, 2020. |
| (2) | Mr. Yew Hon Lee was appointed as
our CFO on December 11, 2020. |
| (3) | For Fiscal 2022, these amounts represent the aggregate grant date
fair value of stock options which was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following assumptions were used to
value the stock options granted on December 28, 2021: exercise price: $8.00; expected risk free interest rate: 1.06%; expected annual
volatility: 15.27%; expected life in years: 5.0; expected annual dividend yield: $Nil; and Black-Scholes value: $235,170. At our
annual meeting of stockholders held on February 17, 2023, the stockholders approved an amendment to the exercise price of the outstanding
stock options from $8.00 to $3.84. |
During our most recently completed financial years,
we did not pay any other executive compensation to our NEOs.
Executive Employment Agreements
As of February 28, 2023, we did not have any employment
agreements with any of our NEOs.
Outstanding Equity Awards Held by Named Executive
Officers at Fiscal Year End
The following table sets forth information as
at February 28, 2023, relating to equity awards that have been granted to the NEOs:
| |
Option awards | | |
Stock awards |
Name | |
Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) exercisable | | |
Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) unexercisable | | |
Equity incentive plan awards: Number of securities underlying unexercised unearned options (#) | |
Option exercise price ($) | | |
Option expiration date | |
Number of shares or units of stock that have not vested (#) | |
Market value of shares of units of stock that have not vested ($) | |
Equity incentive plan awards: Number of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested (#) | |
Equity incentive plan awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested ($) |
Martin J. Shen | |
| 92,000 | | |
| 138,000 | | |
N/A | |
$ | 3.84 | | |
Dec. 28, 2026 | |
N/A | |
N/A | |
N/A | |
N/A |
Yew Hon Lee | |
| 88,400 | | |
| 132,600 | | |
N/A | |
$ | 3.84 | | |
Dec. 28, 2026 | |
N/A | |
N/A | |
N/A | |
N/A |
Li Li | |
| 168,000 | | |
| 252,000 | | |
N/A | |
$ | 3.84 | | |
Dec. 28, 2026 | |
N/A | |
N/A | |
N/A | |
N/A |
Pension Plan Benefits
We have no pension plans that provide for payments
or benefits at, following or in connection with retirement.
Compensation Policies and Practices and Risk
Management
One of the responsibilities of our Compensation
Committee and our Board, in its role in setting executive compensation and overseeing our various compensation programs, is to ensure
that our compensation programs are structured so as to discourage inappropriate risk-taking. We believe that our existing compensation
practices and policies for all employees, including executive officers, mitigate against this risk by, among other things, providing a
meaningful portion of total compensation in the form of equity incentives. These equity incentives have historically been in the form
of stock grants to promote long-term rather than short-term financial performance and to encourage employees to focus on sustained stock
price appreciation. The Compensation Committee is responsible for monitoring our existing compensation practices and policies and investigating
applicable enhancements to align our existing practices and policies with avoidance or elimination of risk and the enhancement of long-term
stockholder value.
Director Compensation
Each of our directors receives regular cash compensation
of $2,000 per month, for serving on the Board.
The following table set forth information relating
to the compensation paid to our non-executive directors for Fiscal 2023:
Name | |
Fees earned or paid in cash ($) | | |
Stock awards ($) | | |
Option awards ($) | | |
Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($) | | |
Nonqualified deferred compensation earnings ($) | | |
All other compensation ($) | | |
Total ($) | |
Yew Poh Leong | |
| 24,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 24,000 | |
Michael Chan | |
| 24,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 24,000 | |
Hsien Loong Wong | |
| 24,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 24,000 | |
Eng Ho Ng | |
| 24,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 24,000 | |
As at February 28, 2023, our directors held stock
options to acquire an aggregate of 298,500 shares of our common stock as follows: Yew Poh Leong – 78,500 stock options; Michael
Chan – 78,500 stock options; Hsien Loong Wong – 78,500 stock options; and Eng Ho Ng – 63,000 stock options.
Pay Versus Performance
As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the
relationship between executive compensation actually paid and certain financial performance measures of the company. As a Smaller Reporting
Company, as the term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, we are only required to provide two years of Pay Versus
Performance information in our initial disclosure.
Year | | |
Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO(1) | | |
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO(2) | | |
Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs(3) | | |
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs(4) | | |
Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On Total Shareholder Return(5) | | |
Net Income (loss)(6) | |
(a) | | |
(b) | | |
(c) | | |
(d) | | |
(e) | | |
(f) | | |
(g) | |
2023 | | |
$ | 180,000 | | |
$ | 188,280 | | |
$ | 108,873 | | |
$ | 120,411 | | |
$ | 12.50 | | |
$ | (7,539,142 | ) |
2022 | | |
$ | 242,100 | | |
$ | 192,420 | | |
$ | 187,828 | | |
$ | 118,600 | | |
$ | 25 | | |
$ | (4,943,444 | ) |
Notes:
| (1) | The dollar amounts in column (b) represent total compensation paid to our principal executive officer
(“PEO”), Martin J. Shen, CEO, and are taken directly from the summary compensation table included in the Company’s
amended Form 10-K for the period ended February 28, 2023 that was filed with the SEC on August 31, 2023. |
| (2) | The compensation amount actually paid to the PEO was calculated as follows: |
Year (a) | | |
Reported Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO (b) | | |
Reported Value of Equity Awards (c) | | |
Equity Award Adjustments (d) | | |
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO (e) | |
2023 | | |
$ | 180,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 8,280 | | |
$ | 188,280 | |
2022 | | |
$ | 242,100 | | |
| (62,100 | ) | |
| 12,420 | | |
$ | 192,420 | |
The reported value of equity awards
in column (c) was taken directly from the summary compensation table included in the Company’s amended Form 10-K for the period
ended February 28, 2023 that was filed with the SEC on August 31, 2023. Further, the equity award adjustments in column (d) were calculated
as follows:
Year | | |
Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards (1) | | |
Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards (2) | | |
Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year (3) | | |
Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year (4) | | |
Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Year (5) | | |
Value of Dividends or other Earnings Paid on Stock or Option Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation (6) | | |
Total Equity Award Adjustments (for column d above) | |
2023 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 8,280 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
$ | 8,280 | |
2022 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 12,420 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
$ | 12,420 | |
| (3) | The dollar amounts in column (d) represent total compensation paid to Yew Hon Lee, CFO, and Li Li, Legal
Representative and General Manager of JiuGe Technology, and are taken directly from the summary compensation table included in the Company’s
amended Form 10-K for the period ended February 28, 2023, that was filed with the SEC on August 31, 2023. |
| (4) | The average compensation amount actually paid to the non-PEO NEOs was calculated as follows: |
Year (a) | | |
Reported Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO (b) | | |
Reported Value of Equity Awards (c) | | |
Equity Award Adjustments (d) | | |
Compensation Actually Paid to NEO (e) | |
2023 | | |
$ | 108,873 | | |
| - | | |
| 11,538 | | |
$ | 120,411 | |
2022 | | |
$ | 187,828 | | |
| (86,535 | ) | |
| 17,307 | | |
$ | 118,600 | |
The reported value of equity awards
in column (c) was taken directly from the summary compensation table included in the Company’s amended Form 10-K for the period
ended February 28, 2023, that was filed with the SEC on August 31, 2023. Further, the equity award adjustments in column (d) were calculated
as follows:
Year | | |
Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards (1) | | |
Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards (2) | | |
Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year (3) | | |
Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year (4) | | |
Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Year (5) | | |
Value of Dividends or other Earnings Paid on Stock or Option Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation (6) | | |
Total Equity Award Adjustments (for column d above) | |
2023 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 11,538 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
$ | 11,538 | |
2022 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 17,307 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
$ | 17,307 | |
| (5) | Cumulative total shareholder return is calculated by dividing the sum of the cumulative amount of dividends
for the measurement period, assuming dividend reinvestment, and the difference between the registrant’s share price at the end and
the beginning of the measurement period, by the share price at the beginning of the measurement period. |
| (6) | Net Income represents the amounts reported in the Company’s audited financial statements included
in its Form 10-K for the period ended February 28, 2023, that was filed with the SEC on May 30, 2023. |
Relationship Between Total Shareholder Return
and Compensation Actually Paid
Pursuant to the information provided in the pay
versus performance table, an investor making a $100 investment in the company on February 28, 2021 would have experienced cumulative negative
total shareholder return as of both February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2023. As a result of the negative total shareholder return, both
the PEO and non-PEO NEOs were provided limited compensation actually paid during the two-year period presented in the table. For example,
Mr. Shen’s compensation actually paid was only $188,280 and $192,420 for fiscal years 2023 and 2022, respectively, which is a very
moderate compensation package as compared to other PEOs currently serving in similar roles at smaller publicly traded companies. Further,
during 2023, Mr. Shen’s compensation actually paid decreased by approximately $4,000, or 2%, as compared to his compensation actually
paid during fiscal year 2022. Similarly, the average compensation actually paid to non-PEO NEOs for 2023 and 2022 was only $120,411 and
$118,600, respectively, which would also be considered a very moderate compensation package as compared to other non-PEO NEOs holding
similar positions with smaller publicly traded companies.
Relationship Between Net Income and Compensation
Actually Paid
Pursuant to the information provided in the pay
versus performance table, the Company recognized a net loss during each of the two years ended February 28, 2023. As a result of the recognized
net loss, both the PEO and non-PEO NEOs were provided limited compensation actually paid during the two-year period presented in the table.
For example, Mr. Shen’s compensation actually paid was only $188,280 and $192,420 for fiscal years 2023 and 2022, respectively,
which is a very moderate compensation package relative to other PEOs currently serving in similar roles at smaller publicly traded companies.
Further, during 2023, Mr. Shen’s compensation actually paid decreased by approximately $4,000, or 2%, as compared to his compensation
actually paid during fiscal year 2022. Similarly, the average compensation actually paid to non-PEO NEOs for 2023 and 2022 was only $120,411
and $118,600, respectively, which would also be considered a very moderate compensation package as compared to other non-PEO NEOs holding
similar positions with smaller publicly traded companies.
Disclosure of the Company’s Policies
and Practices Related to the Grant of Certain Equity Awards Close In Time to the Release of Material Nonpublic Information
It is the Compensation Committee’s and the
Board’s practice to not grant any awards under its 2023 Stock Incentive Plan when in possession of any material nonpublic information,
and to wait until such material nonpublic information has been fully disclosed, widely disseminated to the public and at least two full
business days has passed after such material nonpublic information has been disclosed.
The Compensation Committee and the Board have
not awarded any options to a NEO during the last completed fiscal year ended February 28, 2023.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE
“FOR”
THE ELECTION OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES SET FORTH
ABOVE
PROPOSAL NUMBER TWO:
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Centurion ZD CPA & Co. (“Centurion”)
have been selected as the independent registered public accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending February 29, 2024. Centurion
was appointed as our independent registered public accountants on November 3, 2017 and audited the Company’s financial statements
for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2023 and 2022. Representatives of Centurion will not be present at the Annual Meeting.
In the event ratification by
the stockholders of the appointment of Centurion as the Company’s independent registered public accountants is not obtained, the
Board will reconsider such appointment.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The following is an aggregate of fees billed for
each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by our current and prior principal accountants:
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Audit fees | |
$ | 78,000 | | |
$ | 68,000 | |
Audit-related fees | |
| 21,000 | | |
| 21,000 | |
Tax fees | |
| Nil | | |
| Nil | |
All other fees | |
| Nil | | |
| Nil | |
Total fees paid or accrued to our principal accountants | |
$ | 99,000 | | |
$ | 89,000 | |
Audit Fees
Audit fees are the aggregate fees billed for professional
services rendered by our independent auditors for the audit of our annual financial statements, the review of the financial statements
included in each of our quarterly reports and services provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
Audit Related Fees
Audit related fees are the aggregate fees billed
by our independent auditors for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of
our financial statements and are not described in the preceding category.
Tax Fees
Tax fees are billed by our independent auditors
for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
All Other Fees
All other fees include fees billed by our independent
auditors for products or services other than as described in the immediately preceding three categories.
Pre-Approval of Services by the Independent
Auditor
Our policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible
non-audit services performed by the independent accountants. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services
and other services. Under our audit committee’s policy, pre-approval is generally provided for particular services or categories
of services, including planned services, project based services and routine consultations. In addition, the audit committee may also pre-approve
particular services on a case-by-case basis. We approved all services that our independent accountants provided to us in the past two
fiscal years.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”
THIS PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF CENTURION ZD CPA & CO. AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS OF THE COMPANY
FOR THE COMPANY’S FISCAL YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 29, 2024.
PROPOSAL NUMBER THREE:
NON-BINDING VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
In accordance with the requirements of Section
14A of the Exchange Act (which was added by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) and the related rules of the
SEC, we are providing the Company’s stockholders with the opportunity to vote on a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the
compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as described in this Proxy Statement in accordance with the SEC’s compensation
disclosure rules. This Proposal, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal, gives our stockholders the opportunity to express
their views on our Named Executive Officers’ compensation as a whole. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of
compensation or any specific Named Executive Officer, but rather the overall compensation of all of our Named Executive Officers and the
philosophy, policies and practices described in this Proxy Statement.
The Board has determined to hold such votes on
an annual basis until the next vote on the frequency of say-on-pay votes. Accordingly, the next say-on-pay votes will be held at the Company’s
annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025.
The say-on-pay vote is advisory and, therefore,
not binding on the Company, the Compensation Committee or the Board. The say-on-pay vote will, however, provide information to us regarding
investor sentiment about our executive compensation philosophy, policies and practices, which the Compensation Committee will be able
to consider when determining executive compensation for the remainder of the current fiscal year and beyond. The Board and our Compensation
Committee value the opinions of our stockholders and to the extent there is any significant vote against the Named Executive Officer compensation
as disclosed in this Proxy Statement, we may communicate directly with stockholders to better understand the concerns that influenced
the vote, but in all events we will consider our stockholders’ concerns and will share them with the Compensation Committee which
will evaluate whether any actions are necessary to address those concerns.
The key points of our executive compensation program
are set forth in the “Executive Compensation” section of this Proxy Statement.
Stockholder Approval of Say-on-Pay Resolution
We believe that the information provided above
and within the Executive Compensation section of this Proxy Statement demonstrates that our executive compensation program was designed
appropriately and is working to ensure management’s interests are aligned with our stockholders’ interests to support long-term
value creation. Accordingly, the Company is asking our stockholders to indicate their support for our Named Executive Officer compensation
as described in this Proxy Statement by voting “FOR” the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:
“RESOLVED, that the Company’s
stockholders hereby approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s
Proxy Statement for this Annual Meeting of Stockholders.”
Adoption of this resolution will require the affirmative
vote of a majority of the shares present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter. Abstentions
will have the same effect as votes against this Proposal. Brokers and other nominee holders do not have discretion to vote uninstructed
shares with respect to this Proposal. Accordingly, if brokers or other nominee holders do not receive voting instructions from beneficial
owners of the shares, they will not be able to vote the shares and broker non-votes may occur with respect to this Proposal. However,
broker non-votes will not affect the outcome of the voting on this Proposal because it requires the affirmative vote of a majority of
the shares present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting (as opposed to a majority of the shares outstanding).
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
FUTURE STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Stockholders who intend to submit a proposal for
the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025 and desire that such proposal be included in the proxy materials for such meeting
must follow the procedures prescribed by Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. To be eligible for inclusion in the proxy materials, stockholder
proposals must be received at either of the Company’s principal offices by the Corporate Secretary of the Company no later than
September 6, 2024. Upon receipt of such a proposal, the Company will determine whether or not to include the proposal in such proxy statement
and form of proxy in accordance with applicable law.
A stockholder that wishes to present a proposal
at the next annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025 must submit such proposal to the Company on or before October 21, 2024,
or management will have discretionary authority to vote proxies received for such meeting with respect to any such proposal.
ANNUAL REPORT
A copy of the
Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (including the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended
February 28, 2023 and the related management’s discussion and analysis) is available without charge upon written request to the
Company’s Chief Financial Officer at 111 Somerset Road, Level 3, Singapore 238164, Attention: Chief Financial Officer.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the informational requirements
of the Exchange Act. We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy these reports, proxy
statements and other information at the SEC’s Public Reference Section, located at One Station Place, 100 F Street, NE, Washington,
DC, U.S.A., 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The
SEC also maintains an Internet website, located at www.sec.gov, that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding
the Company.
By Order of the Board of Directors of FingerMotion, Inc.
/s/ Martin J. Shen |
|
Martin J. Shen |
|
Chief Executive Officer |
|
Dated: January 11, 2024.
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