TableofContents UNITEDSTATES SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION WASHINGTON,D.C.20549 FORM20-F (MarkOne) REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(b)OR(g)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 ForthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2023OR TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 Forthetransitionperiodfromto OR SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 Dateofeventrequiringthisshellcompanyreport................... Commissionfilenumber:001-33910 ATACreativityGlobal (ExactNameofRegistrantasSpecifiedinItsCharter) Notapplicable (TranslationofRegistrant’sNameIntoEnglish) CaymanIslands (JurisdictionofIncorporationorOrganization) c/oRm.507,Bldg.3,BinhuZhuoyueCheng,WenhuaKechuangYuan,HuayuanBlvd.365,Baohe,Hefei,Anhui230051,China (AddressofPrincipalExecutiveOffices) RuobaiSima ChiefFinancialOfficerATACreativityGlobal c/o1/FEastGate,BuildingNo.2,JianWaiSoho, No.39DongSanHuanZhongRoad,ChaoYangDistrict,Beijing100022,ChinaTelephone:+8610-6518-1133 Facsimile:+8610-5869-8106 (Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimileNumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson) SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct: Titleofeachclass TradingSymbol(s) Nameofeachexchangeonwhichregistered AmericanDepositaryShares,eachrepresentingtwocommonshares,parvalue$0.01pershare AACGNasdaqGlobalMarket SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct:None SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct:None TableofContents Indicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuer’sclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport: 64,000,260commonshares Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct. YesNo Ifthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934. YesNo Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days. YesNo IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyeveryInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitsuchfiles). YesNo Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,oranemerginggrowthcompany.Seethedefinitionsof“largeacceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler,”and“emerginggrowthcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct. LargeacceleratedfilerAcceleratedfilerNon-acceleratedfilerEmerginggrowthcompany IfanemerginggrowthcompanythatpreparesitsfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithU.S.GAAP,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistranthaselectednottousetheextendedtransitionperiodforcomplyingwithanyneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandards†providedpursuanttoSection13(a)oftheExchangeAct. †Theterm“neworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandard”referstoanyupdateissuedbytheFinancialAccountingStandardsBoardtoitsAccountingStandardsCodificationafterApril5,2012. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledareportonandattestationtoitsmanagement’sassessmentoftheeffectivenessofitsinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingunderSection404(b)oftheSarbanes-OxleyAct(15U.S.C.7262(b))bytheregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatpreparedorissueditsauditreport. IfsecuritiesareregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct,indicatebycheckmarkwhetherthefinancialstatementsoftheregistrantincludedinthefilingreflectthecorrectionofanerrortopreviouslyissuedfinancialstatements. Indicatebycheckmarkwhetheranyofthoseerrorcorrectionsarerestatementsthatrequiredarecoveryanalysisofincentive-basedcompensationreceivedbyanyoftheregistrant’sexecutiveofficersduringtherelevantrecoveryperiodpursuantto §240.10D-1(b). Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling: U.S.GAAPInternationalFinancialReportingStandardsasissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard Other If“Other”hasbeencheckedinresponsetothepreviousquestion,indicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow: Item17Item18 Ifthisisanannualreport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct). YesNo(APPLICABLEONLYTOISSUERSINVOLVEDINBANKRUPTCYPROCEEDINGSDURINGTHEPASTFIVEYEARS) IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledalldocumentsandreportsrequiredtobefiledbySections12,13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934subsequenttothedistributionofsecuritiesunderaplanconfirmedbyacourt. YesNo TableofContents TABLEOFCONTENTS Page Introduction1 Forward-lookingStatements2 PartI.3 Item1.IdentityofDirectors,SeniorManagementandAdvisers3 Item2.Off