UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 6, 2024

HWH International Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-41254

87-3296100

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 210 Bethesda, MD		20814
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 971-3955

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share		HWH		The Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Resignation of Chief Operating Officer

On February 6, 2024, Anthony S. Chan resigned as Chief Operating Officer of HWH International Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately, due to personal reasons. Mr. Chan’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company.

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

On February 8, 2024, Lim Sheng Hon Danny was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the Company by the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Lim has over 7 years of experience in business development, merger & acquisitions, corporate restructuring and strategic planning and execution. Mr. Lim has served as a director of Alset Inc. (NASDAQ: AEI) since October 2022, and has served as Senior Vice President, Business Development and as Executive Director of Alset Inc.’s subsidiary, Alset International Limited (SGX:40V), a publicly traded company on the Singapore Stock Exchange, since 2020. He has also served as a Director of DSS Inc. (NYSE: DSS) since October of 2023. Mr. Lim graduated from Singapore Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor’s Degree with Honors in Business, specializing in Banking and Finance.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 12, 2024	HWH INTERNATIONAL INC.

	By:	/s/ Rongguo Wei
	Name:	Rongguo Wei
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

SEC Form 8-K filed by Alset Capital Acquisition Corp.