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): December 14, 2016
PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-35192 | n/a | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer ID Number) |
18/F, Zhongshan Building A No. 154 Hudong Road Fuzhou, PRC | 350001 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 86-10-6569-3988
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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| Item7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 14, 2016, Pingtan Marine Enterrpise Ltd. (the “Company”) held an online investor conference on xueqiu.com, also known as Snowball Company. The transcript of the investor conference recently became available. Attached as Exhibit 99.l to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Report”) and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference is an English translated transcript of the investor conference. A copy of the transcript is also being made available on the Company’s website under Investor Relations.
The information furnished under this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The furnishing of the transcript is not intended to constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the transcript includes material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Report and the attached transcript contain forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “project,” “plan,” “seek,” “intend,” or “anticipate” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology and include statements about financial results and sales expectations. We caution investors that any forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs and assumptions, as well as information currently available to us. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. The actual outcome will be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control or ability to predict. Although we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, they are not guarantees of future performance and some may inevitably prove to be incorrect. As a result, our actual future results can be expected to differ from our expectations, and those differences may be material. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on past forward-looking statements, which are based on known results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Risks include our ability to anticipate growth and growth strategies, including the entry into consumer goods; our ability to successfully manage relationships with customers, distributors, foreign governments and other important relationships; regulation of the fishing industry causing an adverse impact on our business; technological changes; competition; demand for our products and services; the deterioration of general economic conditions, whether internationally, nationally or in the local markets in which we operate; legislative or regulatory changes that may adversely affect our business; inability of our fishing vessels to operate and produce product as expected and the ability to sell product as anticipated due to adverse weather or oceanic conditions or mechanical or other operational failure of the vessels; operational, mechanical, climatic or other unanticipated issues that adversely affect the production capacity of the Company’s fishing vessels and their ability to generate expected annual revenue and net income, as well as payment of dividends; ability to expand to other regions; fluctuations in raw material prices and selling prices of products; the Indonesian government’s moratorium on fishing licenses renewals and the effect of new policies; and other risk factors contained in Pingtan’s SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including Pingtan’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Pingtan undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Transcript of Investor Conference held on December 14, 2016 (English translation). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.
Dated: December 28, 2016
| Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xinrong Zhuo | |
| Name: | Xinrong Zhuo | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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