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): September 29, 2019
KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33997 | 90-0363723 | ||
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification) |
Jinhua City Industrial Zone
Jinhua, Zhejiang Province
People’s Republic of China
Post Code 321016
(Address of principal executive offices)
(86-579) 8223-9700
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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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 | KNDI | NASDAQ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐
Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
As previously disclosed under the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2019 by Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (the “Company”), on March 21, 2019, Zhejiang Kandi Vehicles Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Vehicles”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an equity transfer agreement (the “Transfer Agreement”) with Geely Technologies Group Co., Ltd. (“Geely”), pursuant to which Kandi Vehicles agreed to sell 21.47% of its equity interests in Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd. (the “JV Company”) to Geely for a total amount of RMB516 million (approximately $76.9 million).
As the business of the JV Company has been adjusted in the past six months, the parties to the Transfer Agreement have modified the payment arrangement accordingly. As of September 29, 2019, Kandi Vehicles has received payments in cash totaling RMB 220 million (approximately $30.9 million) and certain commercial acceptance notes of RMB 296 million (approximately $41.6 million), of which RMB 140 million (approximately $19.7 million) shall mature on January 20, 2020 and the remaining RMB 156 million (approximately $21.9 million) shall mature on March 29, 2020.
As a result of the completion of the equity transfer on September 29, 2019, Kandi Vehicles now owns 22% and Geely and its affiliates own 78% of the equity interests of the JV Company.
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SIGNATURE
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.
KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. | ||
Date: October 1, 2019 | By: | /s/ Hu Xiaoming |
Name: | Hu Xiaoming | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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