UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 5, 2014
SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Nevada | | 001-54191 | | 33-1219070 |
| (State of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
Room 3801, Block A, China Shine Plaza
No. 9 Lin He Xi Road
Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, P.R.C. | | 510610 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 20 22057860
Copies to:
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61 Broadway, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10006
Attn. Marc Ross, Esq.
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to (i) securing capital for general working purposes, (ii) changes in governmental policies and regulations, economic conditions, the impact of competition and pricing, and (iii) other risks and in statements filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). All such forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, and whether made by or on behalf of the Sino Agro Food, Inc. (the “Company”), are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements which may accompany the forward-looking statements. In addition, the Company disclaims any obligation to, and will not, update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On November 27, 2013, Capital Award, Inc., a company incorporated in Belize (the “Licensor”) and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company entered into a license agreement (the “Agreement”) with Glory Ocean Development Ltd., a company incorporated in Hong Kong (the “Licensee”) that provides that the Licensor shall license up to an aggregate of 10,000 of its A Power Modules (the “APM’s”) for a price per APM of $25,000. The Agreement describes an APM as being an engineered, self-contained water treatment system for the growing of aquatic animals on a commercial scale. The term of the Agreement began on its date of execution and will, unless earlier terminated pursuant to its terms, continue in force until its parties mutually determine that the project that the Agreement is designed to accomplish has been completed. The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the document, which is filed asExhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On March 4, 2014, the Company issued a press release regarding the Agreement and certain related matters. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto asExhibit 99.1.
The Securities and Exchange Commission encourages registrants to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand the future prospects of a registrant and make informed investment decisions. This Current Report on Form 8-K and exhibits may contain these types of statements, which are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and which involve risks, uncertainties and reflect the Registrant’s judgment as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements may relate to, among other things, operating results and are indicated by words or phrases such as “expects,” “should,” “will,” and similar words or phrases. These statements are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to rely unduly on forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented within.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Items 7.01 and the press release included as exhibit 99.1 of Item 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 on Form 8-K is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K constitutes material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
| 10.1 | License Agreement dated November 27, 2013 between Capital Award, Inc. and Glory Ocean Development Ltd. |
| 99.1 | Text of press release issued by Sino Agro Food, Inc. on March 4, 2014. |
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.
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| Date: March 5, 2014 | By: | /s/ LEE YIP KUN SOLOMON |
| | | Lee Yip Kun Solomon |
| | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
