# ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC X-17A-5 (2026-04-21) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2026-04-21 - Period: 2024-12-31 - Accession: 0001933866-26-000004 - CIK: 1933866 - File #: 8-70944 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: Brent Bolton - Auditor location: Coral Gables, FL - Contact: Francisco Da Silva - Phone: 305-209-3485 - Email: francisco.dasilva@zink-ds.com - Website: zink-ds.com - Signed by: Cristina Extremera Abril (FINOP) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1933866/000193386626000004/ZDSAnnual_Audit_12_31_2024.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ ## UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 # ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART III OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0123 Expires: Nov. 30, 2026 Estimated average burden hours per response: 12 SEC FILE NUMBER | Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | FACING PAGE | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------| | 02/07/2024
12/31/2024 | | | | | FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING | MM/DD/YY | AND ENDING | MM/DD/YY | | | A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | NAME OF FIRM: | ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC | | | | TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes):
Broker-dealer
□ Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer | ‍ | | | | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) | | | | | 2937 SW 27TH AVE STE 303 | | | | | | (No. and Street) | | | | MIAMI | i | | 33133 | | (City) | (State) | | (Zip Code) | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | | Francisco Da Silva | +1 305 209 3485 | | francisco.dasilva@zink-ds.com | | (Name) | (Area Code - Telephone Number) | (Email Address) | | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | NDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing*
CITTRIN COOPERMAN & COMPANY, LLP | | | | | | (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | | 355 ALHAMBRA CIR STE 900 | CORAL GABLES | i | 33134 | | (Address) | (City) | (State) | (Zip Code) | | (Date of Registration with PCAOB)(if applicable) | | | (PCAOB Registration Number, if applicable) | | | FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | | | | * Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports of an independent public
accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 | | | | 1 CFR 240.17a-5(e)(1)(ii), if applicable. displays a currently valid OMB control number. {1}------------------------------------------------ ## OATH OR AFFIRMATION I, FRANCISCO DA SILVA swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the financial report pertaining to the firm of ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC as of a castof June 18 2 025 , is true and correct. I further swear (or affirm) that neither the company nor any partner, officer, director, or equivalent person, as the case may be, has any proprietary interest in any account classified solely as that of a customer ![](_page_1_Figure_5.jpeg) | Signature: | |-------------| | Title:
- | Notary Public # This filing\*\* contains (check all applicable boxes): - (a) Statement of financial condition. - □ (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. - @ (c) Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of comprehensive income (as defined in § 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). - (d) Statement of cash flows. - = (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. - [] (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. - (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. - (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable. - [ (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. - @ (j) Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - | (k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - [ (I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to § 240.15c3-3. - (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - □ (n) Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-2, or 17 CFR 240.18a-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences exist. - □ {p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. - | (q) Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.17a-12, or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (r) Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. - (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial statements under 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - □ (v) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - {w} Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - a a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). - O (z) Other: - \*\*To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e)(3) or 17 CFR 240.18c-7(d)(2), as applicable. {2}------------------------------------------------ # **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC** ( A Limited Liability Company) Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules Pursuant to Rule 17a-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the period February 7, 2024 (date of registration) through December 31, 2024 (Confidential Treatment Requested) {3}------------------------------------------------ ### **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC** ### **(A Limited Liability Company)** ### **FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 7, 2024 (DATE OF REGISTRATION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024** ### **TABLE OF CONTENTS** | REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM | 1 -
2 | |------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | | Statement
of
Financial
Condition | 3 | | Statement of Operations | 4 | | Statement of Changes in Members' Equity | 5 | | Statement of Cash Flows | 6 | | Notes
to
Financial
Statements | 7
-
12 | ## **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** | 13 | |----| | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | ### **REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC** ### **ACCOUNTING FIRM** | Exemption Report | 15 | |------------------|----| | | | {4}------------------------------------------------ # **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC (A Limited Liability Company) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION DECEMBER 31, 2024** ### ASSETS | Cash | \$
200,920 | |---------------------------|---------------| | Certificate
of deposit | 516,346 | | TOTAL ASSETS | \$
717,266 | - - ### LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY | Liabilities | \$
- | |---------------------------------------------------|---------------| | Members'
Equity | 717,266 | | TOTAL
LIABILITIES
AND
MEMBERS'
EQUITY | \$
717,266 | These financial statements and schedules are deemed confidential pursuant to subparagraph (e)(3) of Rule 17a-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. {5}------------------------------------------------ | Interest
income | \$
16,346 | |----------------------------------------|----------------| | Expenses | | | Professional
fees | 40,524 | | Regulatory
fees | 3,329 | | Software
expenses | 6,210 | | Total
expenses | 50,063 | | Loss before provision for income taxes | (33,717) | | Provision for income taxes | - | | Net
loss | \$
(33,717) | | | | These financial statements and schedules are deemed confidential pursuant to subparagraph (e)(3) of Rule 17a-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. {6}------------------------------------------------ ## **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC (A Limited Liability Company) STATEMENT IN CHANGES OF MEMBER'S EQUITY FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 7, 2024 (DATE OF REGISTRATION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024** | Members'
equity
-
February
7,
2024 | \$
750,983 | |----------------------------------------------------|---------------| | Net
loss | (33,717) | | Members'
equity
-
December
31,
2024 | 717,266 | \$ These financial statements and schedules are deemed confidential pursuant to subparagraph (e)(3) of Rule 17a-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. {7}------------------------------------------------ # **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC (A Limited Liability Company) STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW**S **FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 7, 2024 (DATE OF REGISTRATION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024** | | Cash flows from operating activities: | | |------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------| | Net
loss | | \$
(33,717) | | Adjustments
to | reconcile
net
loss
to
net
cash
used
in
operating
activities: | | | | Accrued interest on certificate of deposit | (16,346) | | Changes in assets and | liabilities: | | | Accounts
payable | | (9,150) | | | | | | Net
cash
used | in
operating
activities | (59,213) | | Cash
used
in | investing
activities | | | Certificate of deposit | | (500,000) | | Net decrease in cash | | (559,213) | | Cash – beginning | | 760,133 | | | | | | Cash
-
ending | | \$
200,920 | These financial statements and schedules are deemed confidential pursuant to subparagraph (e)(3) of Rule 17a-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. {8}------------------------------------------------ ### **1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS** Zink Distribution Solutions LLC (the "Company") was formed as a Delaware limited liability Company on October 14, 2021. The Company is registered as a Capital Acquisitions Broker ("CAB") with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and was approved as a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA") in February 2024. As a CAB the Company is limited to raising capital from private placements of securities through sales to institutional investors and Mergers and Acquisitions advisory services. ### **2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES** # *Use of estimates* The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. # *Revenue recognition* In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 606, Revenue from contracts with customers, revenue is recognized when, or as, the Company satisfies its performance obligations by transferring the promised services to the customers. A service is transferred to a customer when, or as, the customer obtains control of that service. A performance obligation may be satisfied at a point in time or over time. Revenue from a performance obligation satisfied at a point in time is recognized at the point in time that the Company determines the customer obtains control over the promised service. Revenue from a performance obligation satisfied over time is recognized by measuring the Company's progress and satisfying the performance obligation in a manner that depicts the transfer of the services to the customer. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those promised services (i.e., the "transaction price"). In determining the transaction price, the Company considers multiple factors, including the effects of variable consideration, if any. {9}------------------------------------------------ ### *2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)* # *Revenue recognition (continued)* The Company provides investment and fund advisory services. Revenue for advisory arrangements is generally recognized at the point in time that performance under the arrangement is completed (the closing date of the transaction) or the contract is cancelled. However, for certain contracts, revenue is recognized over time for advisory arrangements in which the performance obligations are simultaneously provided by the Company and consumed by the customer. In some circumstances, significant judgment is needed to determine the timing and measure of progress appropriate for revenue recognition under a specific contract. Retainers and other fees received from customers prior to recognizing revenue or reflected as contract liabilities. As additional consideration for the investment and fund advisory services noted above, the Company receives fees that vary based on specified performance measures, for example, when a fund or separate account exceeds a specified benchmark or contractual hurdle over a contractual performance period or the life of a fund. These fees are earned once account returns have exceeded these specified performance measures and are calculated as a percentage of account returns. These performance fees are considered variable consideration as the uncertainty is dependent on the value of the assets at future points in time as well as meeting specified compound hurdle rate, both of which are highly susceptible to factors outside the Company's influence. Revenues are recognized evenly over the contract period once it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur. The Company believes that ratable recognition over the service period is the appropriate approach for recognizing revenue because the services are substantially the same each day and have the same pattern of transfer. No performance fee revenue was earned by the Company in 2024. ### *Cash* The Company maintains its cash balances with high credit quality financial institutions. Balances at times may exceed federally insured limits. #### *Income Taxes* The Company is a limited liability Company electing to be taxed as a C-Corporation. Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with the provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 740 ("ASC 740") "Accounting for Income Taxes". As required under ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and the respective tax basis amounts. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured under tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which these differences are expected to be realized. The effect of a change in tax rate on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the period of the tax change. #### *Adoption of new accounting standards* The FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280), which increased disclosure requirements regarding a public entity's reportable segments effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. ASU 2023-07 requires disclosures about each reportable segment's expenses as well as profit and losses. The Company has evaluated the guidance there under and has determined that the Company operates as one operating segment. For further discussion refer to Footnote 5, Reportable Segments. These financial statements and schedules are deemed confidential pursuant to subparagraph (e)(3) of Rule 17a-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. {10}------------------------------------------------ ## *2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)* #### *Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted* During the year, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The ASU expands annual income tax disclosures to address investor requests for more information about how the tax risks, tax planning and operational opportunities in an entity's worldwide operations affect the effective tax rate and future cash flows. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact to the financial statements. ### **3. INCOME TAXES** The Company is a limited liability company that has elected to be treated as a corporation for federal and state income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company is subject to income taxes and follows the liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 740, Income Taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. Income tax expense includes the Company's current tax liability and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is established, if necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. At December 31, 2024, management has determined that the Company had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition under ASC 740-10. The current and deferred components of the income tax expense included in the Statement of Operations, for the year ended December 31, 2024 are as follows: | | Current
Deferred | | Total | | |-----------------|---------------------|----|-------|--| | Federal | \$ | \$ | \$ | | | | - | - | - | | | State and local | - | - | - | | | Total | \$ | \$ | \$ | | | | - | - | - | | A reconciliation of the applicable statutory U.S. income tax rate and the Company's income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2024, is shown in the following table: | Statutory U.S. Income tax expense/(benefit) | \$
(82,734) | | |----------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--| | Increase/(decrease) due to: | | | | State and local taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit | - | | | Valuation allowance | 82,734 | | | Other | - | | | Income tax expense | \$
- | | | | | | These financial statements and schedules are deemed confidential pursuant to subparagraph (e)(3) of Rule 17a-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. {11}------------------------------------------------ ## *3. INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)* Deferred income tax expense/(benefit) results from differences between assets and liabilities as measured for financial reporting and income tax return purposes. At December 31, 2024, the Company had a net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance of \$82,734. The significant components of the deferred tax asset, as of the statement of financial condition date, relates primarily to net operating losses, which are offset by a valuation allowance. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred taxes will not be realized. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. In order to fully realize the deferred tax asset, the Company will need to generate future taxable income. The net operating loss carryforwards created in 2022 and going forward have an unlimited life, but are limited to 80% of the taxable income generated in any given year. As of December 31, 2024, management has determined that it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize its deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance of \$82,734 is recorded as of December 31, 2024. Since December 31, 2023, the valuation allowance increased by \$33,717. For the year ended December 31, 2024, on a pre-tax basis, the Company has federal net operating losses of \$82,734, which have an unlimited life. At December 31, 2024, the Company has no unrecognized tax benefits. ### **4. NET CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS** The Company is subject to the uniform net capital requirements of Rule 15c3-1 (The "Rule") of the Securities and Exchange Act, as amended, which requires the Company to maintain, at all times, sufficient liquid assets to cover indebtedness. In accordance with the Rule, the Company is required to maintain defined minimum net capital of the greater of \$5,000 or 12 1/2% of aggregate indebtedness. At December 31, 2024, the Company had net capital, as defined, of \$717,266, which exceeded the required minimum net capital of \$5,000 by \$712,266. Aggregate indebtedness at December 31, 2024, totaled \$0. The Company's percentage of aggregate indebtedness to net capital was 0% at December 31, 2024. ### **5. REPORTABLE SEGMENTS** The Company is engaged in a single line of business as a securities broker-dealer, which is comprised of providing private placements of securities through sales to institutional investors and mergers and acquisitions advisory services. The Company has identified its chief executive officer (CEO) as the chief operating decision maker (CODM), who uses net income (loss) to evaluate the results of the business, predominantly in the forecasting process, to manage the Company. Additionally, the CODM uses excess net capital (see Note 4), which is not a measure of profit and loss, to make operational decisions while maintaining capital adequacy, such as whether to reinvest profits or pay dividends. The Company's operations constitute a single operating segment and therefore, a single reportable segment, because the CODM manages the business activities using information of the Company as a whole. The accounting policies used {12}------------------------------------------------ ## *5. REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (CONTINUED)* to measure profit and loss of the segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The measure of segment assets is reported on the Statement of Financial Condition as total assets. The segment revenue and significant expenses are included in the Company's Statement of Operations. ### **6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS** U.S. GAAP defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market. Valuation techniques that are consistent with the market, income or cost approach are used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels: Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company hasthe ability to access. Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs. Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that rely on management's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The unobservable inputs are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances and may include the Company's own data. The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgement. Accordingly, the degree of judgement exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The following table presents the Company's fair value hierarchy for the investments measured at fair value as of December 31, 2024: | | Level 1 | Level
2 | Level 3 | Total | |---------------------------------------------------|---------|------------|---------|-----------| | Certificate of deposit -
maturity date 2/12/25 | \$ - | \$516,346 | \$ - | \$516,346 | | Total | \$ - | \$516,346 | \$ - | \$516,346 | These financial statements and schedules are deemed confidential pursuant to subparagraph (e)(3) of Rule 17a-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. {13}------------------------------------------------ ### **7. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT** On February 12, 2024, the Company purchased a \$500,000 certificate of deposit ("CD") with an interest rate of 4.88% and a maturity date of February 12, 2025. The CD amount of \$516,346 on the statement of financial condition includes accrued interest as of December 31, 2024, and is held at amortized cost. The amortized cost approximates fair value. #### **8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS** Management of the Company has evaluated events and transactions that have occurred since December 31, 2024, through June 18, 2025, the date the financial statements were issued, and determined that there are no material events that would require disclosures in the Company's financial statements. {14}------------------------------------------------ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION {15}------------------------------------------------ # **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC (A Limited Liability Company) SCHEDULE I - COMPUTATION OF NET CAPITAL UNDER RULE 15c3-1 OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DECEMBER 31, 2024** ### **NET CAPITAL** | Members'
Equity | \$
717,266 | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------| | Deductions and/or charges: | | | Non-Allowable assets: | - | | | | | Net
Capital | 717,266 | | Minimum
net
capital | 5,000 | | Excess
net
capital | \$
712,266 | | Net
capital
less
the
greater
of
10%
of
aggregate
indebtedness
or
120%
of
the | \$
711,266 | | statutory minimum net capital requirement | | | MINIMUM NET CAPITAL REQUIREMENT | | | Aggregate indebtedness: | | | Liabilities
disclosed
on
the
statement
of
financial
condition | \$
- | | Twelve
and
a
half
percent
of
aggregate
indebtedness | \$
- | | Statutory
minimum
net
capital
required | \$
5,000 | | Minimum
net
capital,
the
greater
of
twelve
and
a
half
percent
of
aggregate | \$
5,000 | | indebtedness
or
the statutory minimum | | | Percentage
of
aggregate
indebtedness
to
net
capital | 0.00% | There are no material differences between the amounts presented above and the amounts presented in the Company's amended Form X-17A-5 Part II FOCUS as of December 31, 2024, as filed on February 24, 2025. {16}------------------------------------------------ # **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC (A Limited Liability Company) SCHEDULE II - Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements and Information Relating to Possession or Control Requirements under Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission DECEMBER 31, 2024** The Company limits its business activities pursuant to Footnote 74 to SEC Release 34-70073. Accordingly, there are no items to report under the requirements of this Rule. {17}------------------------------------------------ # ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC (A Limited Liability Company) EXEMPTION REPORT Zink Distribution Solutions LLC (the "Company") is a registered broker-dealer subject to Rule 17a-5 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (17 C.F.R. §240. 17a-5, "Reports to be made by certain brokers and dealers"). This Exemption Report was prepared as required by 17 C.F.R. S 240.17a-5(d)(1) and (4). To the best of its knowledge and belief, the Company states the following: (1) The Company does not claim an exemption under paragraph (k) of 17 C.F.R. § 240. 15c3-3; and (2) The Company is filing this Exemption Report relying on Footnote 74 of the SEC No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.1 7a-5 because the Company limits its business activities to private placements of securities through sales to institutional investors and Mergers and Acquisitions advisory services and (1) did not directly receive, hold, or otherwise owe funds or securities for or to customers; (2) did not carry accounts of or for customers; and (3) did not carry PAB accounts (as defined in Rule 15c3-3) for the period February 7, 2024 through December 31, 2024 without exception. I, Francisco da Silva, swear (or affirm) that, to my best knowledge and belief, this Exemption Report is true and correct. By: Title: CEO June 18, 2025 These financial statements and schedules are deemed confidential pursuant to subparagraph (e)(3) of Rule 17a-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. {18}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_18_Picture_0.jpeg) # REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Members Zink Distribution Solutions LLC # Opinion on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Zink Distribution Solutions LLC as of December 31, 2024, and the related statements of operations, changes in members' equity, and cash flows for the period February 7, 2024 (date of registration) through December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Zink Distribution Solutions LLC as of December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period February 7, 2024 (date of registration) through December 31, 2024 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. # Basis for Opinion These financial statements are the responsibility of Zink Distribution Solutions LLC's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Zink Distribution Solutions LLC's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to Zink Distribution Solutions LLC in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. {19}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_19_Picture_0.jpeg) # Auditor's Report on Supplemental Information The supplemental information contained in Schedules I and II has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of Zink Distribution Solutions LLC's financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of Zink Distribution Solutions LLC's management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with 17 C.F.R. §240.17a–5. In our opinion, the supplemental information contained in Schedules I and II is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole. We have served as Zink Distribution Solutions LLC's auditor since 2025. New York, New York June 18, 2025 {20}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_20_Picture_0.jpeg) # REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Members Zink Distribution Solutions LLC We have reviewed management's statements, included in the accompanying Rule 15c3-3 Exemption Report pursuant to SEC Rule 17a-5, in which (1) Zink Distribution Solutions LLC did not claim an exemption under paragraph (k) of 17 C.F.R. §240.15c3-3, and (2) Zink Distribution Solutions LLC is filing this Exemption Report relying on Footnote 74 of the SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.17a-5 because Zink Distribution Solutions LLC limits its business activities exclusively to private placements of securities through sales to institutional investors and Mergers and Acquisitions advisory services. In addition, Zink Distribution Solutions LLC did not directly or indirectly receive, hold, or otherwise owe funds or securities for or to customers; did not carry accounts of or for customers; and did not carry PAB accounts (as defined in Rule 15c3-3) from February 7, 2024 (date of registration) through December 31, 2024 without exception. Zink Distribution Solutions LLC's management is responsible for compliance with the provisions contemplated by Footnote 74 of SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.17a-5 and related SEC Staff Frequently Asked Questions and its statements. Our review was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included inquiries and other required procedures to obtain evidence about Zink Distribution Solutions LLC's compliance with the exemption provisions. A review is substantially less in scope than an examination, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion on management's statements. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to management's statements referred to above for them to be fairly stated, in all material respects, based upon Zink Distribution Solutions LLC's business activities contemplated by Footnote 74 of the SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.17a-5, and related SEC Staff Frequently Asked Questions. New York, New York June 18, 2025 {21}------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0123 Expires: Nov. 30, 2026 E h # ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART III | stimated average burden | | |--------------------------|--| | ours per response:
12 | | | | | SEC FILE NUMBER FACING PAGE | information Required Pursuant to Rules 178-3, 178-12, and Toa-7 Than The Securities Exchange ACCO 1554 | | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------| | FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING | 02/07/204 | AND ENDING | 12/31/2024 | | | | MM/DD/YY | | | MM/DD/YY | | | A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | NAME OF FIRM: | ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC | | | | | TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes):
Broker-dealer
L Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer | L Security-based swap dealer | L Major security-based swap participant | | | | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) | | | | | | 2937 SW 27TH AVE STE 303 | | | | | | | (No. and Street) | | | | | MIAMI | i | | | 33133 | | (City) | (State) | | | (Zip Code) | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | | | Francisco Da Silva | +1 305 209 3485 | | | francisco.dasilva@zink-ds.com | | (Name) | (Area Code - Telephone Number) | | (Email Address) | | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing*
CITTRIN COOPERMAN & COMPANY, LLP | | | | | | | (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | | | 355 ALHAMBRA CIR STE 900 | CORAL GABLES | | i | 33134 | | (Address) | (City) | | (State) | (Zip Code) | | (Date of Registration with PCAOB)(if applicable) | | | | (PCAOB Registration Number, if applicable) | | | FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | | | | \* Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports of an independent public accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e)(1)(ii), if applicable. Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. {22}------------------------------------------------ ### OATH OR AFFIRMATION | l. | | FRANCISCO DA SILVA | | |----|--|--------------------|--| | | | | | swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the financial report pertaining to the firm of ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC , as of June 18 2 025 , is true and correct. I further swear (or affirm) that neither the company nor any partner, officer, director, or equivalent person, as the case may be, has any proprietary interest in any account classified solely as that of a customer. ![](_page_22_Figure_5.jpeg) Notary Public # This filing\*\* contains (check all applicable boxes): - (a) Statement of financial condition. - (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. - | (c) Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of comprehensive income (as defined in § 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). - 0 (d) Statement of cash flows. - [] (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. - 0 (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. - □ (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. - [ (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable. - [ (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. - | - | (k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - | (I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to § 240.15c3-3. - [ (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - | (n) Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - 0 (o) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capible net worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences exist. - □ (p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. - | | Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.17a-12, or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (r) Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - [] (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. - □ (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial statements under 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - □ (v) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (w) Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - □ (y) Report describing any material inadequacies found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). - □ (z) Other: - \*\*To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e/(3) or 17 CFR 240.180-7(d)(2), as applicable. {23}------------------------------------------------ # **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC** ( A Limited Liability Company) Statement of Financial Condition Pursuant to Rule 17a-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 December 31, 2024 {24}------------------------------------------------ ### **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC** ### **(A Limited Liability Company)** ### **TABLE OF CONTENTS** # **REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM** 1 #### **FINANCIAL STATEMENT** | Statement
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6 | {25}------------------------------------------------ # **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC (A Limited Liability Company) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION DECEMBER 31, 2024** ## ASSETS | Cash | \$
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717,266 | - - ## LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY | Liabilities | \$
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717,266 | {26}------------------------------------------------ # **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC (A Limited Liability Company) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT DECEMBER 31, 2024** ## **1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS** Zink Distribution Solutions LLC (the "Company") was formed as a Delaware limited liability Company on October 14, 2021. The Company is registered as a Capital Acquisitions Broker ("CAB") with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and was approved as a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA") in February 2024. As a CAB the Company is limited to raising capital from private placements of securities through sales to institutional investors and Mergers and Acquisitions advisory services. # **2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES** # *Use of estimates* The preparation of financial statement in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statement. Actual results could differ from those estimates. ## *Cash* The Company maintains its cash balances with high credit quality financial institutions. Balances at times may exceed federally insured limits. ### *Income Taxes* The Company is a limited liability Company electing to be taxed as a C-Corporation. Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with the provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 740 ("ASC 740") "Accounting for Income Taxes". As required under ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and the respective tax basis amounts. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured under tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which these differences are expected to be realized. The effect of a change in tax rate on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the period of the tax change. ### *Adoption of new accounting standards* The FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280), which increased disclosure requirements regarding a public entity's reportable segments effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. The Company has evaluated the guidance there under and has determined that the Company operates as one operating segment. For further discussion refer to Footnote 5, Reportable Segments. ### *Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted* During the year, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The ASU expands annual income tax disclosures to address investor requests for more information about how the tax risks, tax planning and operational opportunities in an entity's worldwide operations affect the effective tax rate and future cash flows. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact to the financial statement. {27}------------------------------------------------ # **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC (A Limited Liability Company) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT DECEMBER 31, 2024** #### **3. INCOME TAXES** The Company is a limited liability company that has elected to be treated as a corporation for federal and state income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company is subject to income taxes and follows the liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 740, Income Taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is established, if necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. At December 31, 2024, management has determined that the Company had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition under ASC 740-10. Deferred income tax expense/(benefit) results from differences between assets and liabilities as measured for financial reporting and income tax return purposes. At December 31, 2024, the Company had a net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance of \$82,734. The significant components of the deferred tax asset, as of the statement of financial condition date, relates primarily to net operating losses, which are offset by a valuation allowance. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred taxes will not be realized. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. In order to fully realize the deferred tax asset, the Company will need to generate future taxable income. The net operating loss carryforwards created in 2022 and going forward have an unlimited life, but are limited to 80% of the taxable income generated in any given year. As of December 31, 2024, management has determined that it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize its deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance of \$82,734 is recorded as of December 31, 2024. Since December 31, 2023, the valuation allowance increased by \$33,717. At December 31, 2024, the Company has no unrecognized tax benefits. ### **4. NET CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS** The Company is subject to the uniform net capital requirements of Rule 15c3-1 (The "Rule") of the Securities and Exchange Act, as amended, which requires the Company to maintain, at all times, sufficient liquid assets to cover indebtedness. In accordance with the Rule, the Company is required to maintain defined minimum net capital of the greater of \$5,000 or 12 1/2% of aggregate indebtedness. At December 31, 2024, the Company had net capital, as defined, of \$717,266, which exceeded the required minimum net capital of \$5,000 by \$712,266. Aggregate indebtedness at December 31, 2024, totaled \$0. The Company's percentage of aggregate indebtedness to net capital was 0% at December 31, 2024. {28}------------------------------------------------ # **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC (A Limited Liability Company) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT DECEMBER 31, 2024** ### **5. REPORTABLE SEGMENTS** The Company is engaged in a single line of business as a securities broker-dealer, which is comprised of providing private placements of securities through sales to institutional investors and mergers and acquisitions advisory services. The Company has identified its chief executive officer (CEO) as the chief operating decision maker (CODM), who uses net income (loss) to evaluate the results of the business, predominantly in the forecasting process, to manage the Company. Additionally, the CODM uses excess net capital (see Note 4), which is not a measure of profit and loss, to make operational decisions while maintaining capital adequacy, such as whether to reinvest profits or pay dividends. The Company's operations constitute a single operating segment and therefore, a single reportable segment, because the CODM manages the business activities using information of the Company as a whole. The measure of segment assets is reported on the Statement of Financial Condition as total assets. ### **6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS** U.S. GAAP defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market. Valuation techniques that are consistent with the market, income or cost approach are used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels: Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs. Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that rely on management's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The unobservable inputs are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances and may include the Company's own data. The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgement. Accordingly, the degree of judgement exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. {29}------------------------------------------------ # **ZINK DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LLC (A Limited Liability Company) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT DECEMBER 31, 2024** #### **6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (CONTINUED)** The following table presents the Company's fair value hierarchy for the investments measured at fair value as of December 31, 2024: | | Level 1 | Level
2 | Level 3 | Total | |---------------------------------------------------|---------|------------|---------|-----------| | Certificate of deposit -
maturity date 2/12/25 | \$ - | \$516,346 | \$ - | \$516,346 | | Total | \$ - | \$516,346 | \$ - | \$516,346 | #### **7. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT** On February 12, 2024, the Company purchased a \$500,000 certificate of deposit ("CD") with an interest rate of 4.88% and a maturity date of February 12, 2025. The CD amount of \$516,346 on the statement of financial condition includes accrued interest as of December 31, 2024, and is held at amortized cost. The amortized cost approximates fair value. #### **8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS** Management of the Company has evaluated events and transactions that have occurred since December 31, 2024, through June 18, 2025, the date the financial statement were issued, and determined that there are no material events that would require disclosures in the Company's financial statement. {30}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_30_Picture_0.jpeg) # REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Members Zink Distribution Solutions LLC # Opinion on the Financial Statement We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Zink Distribution Solutions LLC as of December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statement"). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Zink Distribution Solutions LLC as of December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. # Basis for Opinion This financial statement is the responsibility of Zink Distribution Solutions LLC's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Zink Distribution Solutions LLC's financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to Zink Distribution Solutions LLC in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. We have served as Zink Distribution Solutions LLC's auditor since 2025. New York, New York June 18, 2025 Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.