| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/18/2026 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Yalla Group Ltd [ YALA ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Class A Ordinary Share | 35,640,000 | I | See Footnote(1) |
| Class A Ordinary Share | 445,505 | I | See Footnote(2) |
| Class B Ordinary Share | 24,734,013 | I | See Footnote(3) |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (Right to buy) | 06/30/2023(4) | 06/30/2029 | Class A Ordinary Share | 1,250,000 | $0.22 | D | |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to buy) | 06/28/2021(4) | 06/28/2030 | Class A Ordinary Share | 5,000,000 | $0.35 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. These shares are held by YooYoo Limited, which is ultimately controlled by a trust of which the Reporting Person is the settlor and the Reporting Person and his family members are beneficiaries. Under the terms of this trust, the Reporting Person has the power to direct the trustee with respect to the retention or disposal of, and the exercise of any voting and other rights attached to, the shares held by YooYoo Limited. |
| 2. These 445,505 Class A Ordinary Shares are held by Allies Partners Limited, which is ultimately owned by Ms. Lei Liu, the spouse of the Reporting Person. |
| 3. These Class B Ordinary Shares are held by YooYoo Limited, and each Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into the Issuer's Class A Ordinary Share on a 1-for-1 basis and has no expiration date. |
| 4. All of the shares subject to the option are fully vested and exercisable as of the date hereof. |
| /s/ Tao Yang | 03/18/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||