UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): March 4, 2020
Future FinTech Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida | 001-34502 | 98-0222013 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
23F, China Development Bank Tower,
No. 2, Gaoxin 1st Road, Xi’an, China 710075
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(86-29) 8187-8277
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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, par value $0.001 per share | FTFT | Nasdaq Stock Market |
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On March 4, 2020, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Future FinTech Group Inc. (the “Company”) received the resignation of Mr. Yongke Xue from his position as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Xue’s decision to resign is not because of any disagreement with the Company, its management or its other directors.
On March 4, 2020, the Board received the resignation of Mr. Zhi Yan from his position as a member of the Board. Mr. Yan’s decision to resign is not because of any disagreement with the Company, its management or its other directors.
On March 4, 2020, the Board appointed Mr. Shanchun Huang (also known as Shawn Shanchuan Huang) as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board to fill the vacancies created by the resignation of Mr. Xue and Mr. Yan.
Mr. Huang, age 54, has served as the president of Wealth Index (Beijing) Fund Management Co., Ltd., which provides private equity fund management service, from March 2011 to March 2020, and as the president of Wealth Index (Beijing) International Investment Consulting Co., Ltd., which provides investment management and consulting services for non-securities related business, from August 2004 to March 2020. From May 2001 to June 2004, Mr. Huang was the vice president of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Corporation, a global automobile company headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Mr. Huang graduated from Hefei Staff University of Science and Technology in July, 1986, majoring in news collection and editing. The Board believes that Mr. Huang’s significant business experience will be an asset to the Company and the Board.
On March 7, 2020, the Company entered into an employment agreement (the “Agreement”) with Mr. Huang which provides that Mr. Huang will receive compensation in the amount of $1 per year. The term of the employment agreement is for one (1) year.
Mr. Huang was not selected pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person. There are no family relationships between Mr. Huang and the directors, nor between Mr. Huang and any executive officer of the Company. Mr. Huang is not party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The foregoing description of the Agreement is only a summary of the terms of the Agreement and does not purport to be a complete description of such document, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is attached as an exhibit hereto and which is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1# | Employment Agreement between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Shanchun Huang dated March 7, 2020 |
# | Indicates management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement. |
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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.
Future FinTech Group Inc. | ||
Date: March 10, 2020 | By: | /s/ Shanchun Huang |
Name: | Shanchun Huang | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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