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): November 7, 2023
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.) |
Americas Tower, 1177 Avenue of The Americas,
Suite 5100, New York, NY 10036
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
888-622-1218
(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 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On November 7, 2023, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited (“Buyer”), a company incorporated in Hong Kong and a wholly owned subsidiary of Future FinTech Group Inc. (the “Company”), completed its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Alpha International Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong ("Alpha HK") and Alpha Information Service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a company incorporated in China (“Alpha SZ”) from Alpha Financial Limited (“Seller”) for a total of HK$15,659,949 (approximately $2,007,686), pursuant to a Share Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated February 27, 2023. The Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2023, which is incorporated herein by reference. Ms. Ying Li, a director of the Board of Directors and vice president of the Company is a minority shareholder of the parent company of Alpha International Financial Holdings Limited (“Alpha International”), which is the sole shareholder of the Seller. Ms. Li has served as a director of Alpha International since February 5, 2020, and as a director of Alpha HK since September 9, 2020.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 13, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of acquisition described in Item 2.01 above, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | | Press Release |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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: November 13, 2023 | By: | /s/ Shanchun Huang |
| | Name: | Shanchun Huang |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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