UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2021
Commission File Number 001-35722
TAOPING INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
21st Floor, Everbright Bank Building
Zhuzilin, Futian District
Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518040
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
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On June 9, 2021, Taoping Inc. (the “Company”) acquired all of the equity interests in Taoping New Media Co., Ltd. (“TNM”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of People’s Republic of China. In exchange, the Company issued 1,213,630 ordinary shares to the shareholders of TNM, among which 614,369 ordinary shares were issued to Mr. Jianghuai Lin, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, who owned approximately 50.6% of TNM (the “Acquisition”). A detailed description of the Acquisition appears in the Company’s Report on Form 6-K furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2021.
This Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-211363 and No. 333-256600) and Form F-3 (No. 333-229323).
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.
| Date: June 15, 2021 | TAOPING INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Jianghuai Lin |
| | | Jianghuai Lin |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
