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):August 22, 2012
SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Commission File No.000-54191
Nevada (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | 33-1219070 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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Room 3711, China Shine Plaza No. 9 Lin He Xi Road Tianhe County Guangzhou City P.R.C. | 510610 |
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Issuer’s Telephone Number:(860) 20 22057860
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 22, 2012, Sino Agro Food, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release therein announcing that, after proper notice made to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), the Company declared an additional dividend on its common stock pursuant to the Company’s Annual Dividend Policy consistent and in accordance with certain statements made by the Company over the past several months.
The Company’s Board of Directors has fixed September 28, 2012 as the record date (the “Record Date”) in determining which Company stockholders are entitled to receive a dividend consisting of one (1) share of restricted Series F Non-Convertible Preferred Stock for every 100 shares of common stock owned by the stockholders as of the Record Date, with lesser or greater amounts being rounded up to the nearest 100 shares of common stock for purposes of the computing the dividend.
A copy of Press Release is attached to the Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Current Report furnished pursuant to Items 7.01 and 9.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. This information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in this Current Report in not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information this Current Report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
| Exhibit No: | | Description: |
| 99.1 | | Press Release, dated August 22, 2012 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| | SINO AGRO FOOD, INC. |
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| Date: August 22, 2012 | BY: | /s/ LEEYIP KUN SOLOMON |
| | LeeYip Kun Solomon |
| | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
