UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): February 7, 2021
CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Nevada | 001-34546 | 04-3836208 | |||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||
No. 9 Dalian North Road, Haping Road Centralized Industrial Park, Harbin Development Zone, Heilongjiang Province, PRC | 150060 | ||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||
(86) 451-8434-6600
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
(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 | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock | CXDC | NASDAQ Global Market |
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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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 7, 2021, China XD Plastics Company Limited (the “Company”) entered into an amendment No.2 (the “Second Amendment”) to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 15, 2020, as amended on December 13, 2020 (as so amended, the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, Faith Dawn Limited (“Parent”), and Faith Horizon Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a Nevada corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The Second Amendment extends the Termination Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to May 10, 2021.
The special committee of the board of directors of the Company and the board of directors of the Company both approved the Second Amendment to permit additional time for the parties to the Merger Agreement to complete the merger. The parties to the Merger Agreement are currently working on the logistics to complete the Merger. Other than as described herein, the Second Amendment does not amend any other provision of the Merger Agreement.
The foregoing summary of the Second Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Second Amendment, which is attached to this report as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
2.1 |
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, including (but not limited to): (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, (2) the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the proposed transaction, (3) risks related to the disruption of management’s attention from the Company’s ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction and (4) the effect of the announcement of the proposed transaction on the Company’s relationships with its customers, suppliers and business generally.
The forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date hereof. Additional discussions of factors affecting the Company’s business and prospects are reflected under the caption “Risk Factors” and in other sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, and other filings made with the SEC. The Company expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries, whether as a result of new information, changed circumstances or future events, or for any other reason.
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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.
Dated: February 8, 2021
CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED
By: /s/ Taylor Zhang
Name: Taylor Zhang
Title: Chief Financial Officer