Dss Inc.

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Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Chan Heng Fai Ambrose
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DSS, INC. [DSS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
9 TEMASEK BOULEVARD, #16-04 SUNTEC TOWER TWO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/10/2024
(Street)
SINGAPORE, U0 038989
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/10/2024 P 820,597(1) A $0.9749(1) 3,961,211(2) I See footnote(2)
Common Stock 12/10/2024 P 205,149(1) A $0.9749(1) 1,184,475(2) D
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Chan Heng Fai Ambrose
9 TEMASEK BOULEVARD
#16-04 SUNTEC TOWER TWO
SINGAPORE, U0 038989
X X
Alset Inc.
4800 MONTGOMERY LANE,
SUITE 210
BETHESDA, MD 20814
X

Signatures

/s/ Heng Fai Ambrose Chan 12/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Alset Inc. /s/ Heng Fai Ambrose Chan, Chief Executive Officer 12/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1) On December 10, 2024, Alset Inc. entered into a stock purchase agreement with DSS, Inc. (the "Issuer"), pursuant to which Alset Inc. agreed to purchase 820,597 newly issued shares of the Issuer's common stock for a purchase price of $0.9749 per share. Alset Inc. and its various subsidiaries are collectively the largest shareholder of DSS. Further, on December 10, 2024, Mr. Chan directly entered into a stock purchase agreement with the Issuer, pursuant to which he agreed to purchase 205,149 newly issued shares of the Issuer's common stock for a purchase price of $0.9749 per share. Mr. Chan is the Executive Chairman of DSS.
(2) The beneficial ownership of Mr. Chan includes a total of 5,148,664 shares of common stock, consisting of (a) 2,978 shares of common stock held by Heng Fai Holdings Limited, an entity controlled by Heng Fai Chan; (b) 1,184,475 shares of common stock held by Mr. Chan directly; (c) 2,581,268 shares of common stock held by Alset Inc., an entity controlled by Mr. Chan; (d) 1,068,309 shares of common stock held by Alset International Limited, an entity controlled by Mr. Chan and a subsidiary of Alset Inc.; and (e) 311,634 shares of common stock held by Global Biomedical Pte. Ltd., an entity controlled by Mr. Chan and a subsidiary of Alset International Limited (which is a subsidiary of Alset Inc.).
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