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): January 11, 2024
GD Culture Group Limited
(Exact name of Company as specified in charter)
| Nevada | | 001-37513 | | 47-3709051 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
22F - 810 Seventh Avenue,
New York, NY 10019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)
+1-347-2590292
(Company’s Telephone number, including area code)
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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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 | | GDC | | Nasdaq Capital Market |
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
As previously reported on the current report on Form 8-K by GD Culture Group Limited (the “Company”), on November 10, 2023, the Company entered into an amended and restated equity purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with Shanghai Highlight Entertainment Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Highlight”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company, and Beijing Hehe Property Management Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Hehe”). Prior to the Agreement, Shanghai Highlight owns 60% of the total equity interest in the Xianzhui Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Joint Venture”) and Beijing Hehe owns 20% of the total equity interest in the Joint Venture. Pursuant to the Agreement, Shanghai Highlight agreed to purchase the 13.3333% equity interest in the Joint Venture from Beijing Hehe and the Company agreed to issue 400,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”), valued at $2.7820 per share, to Beijing Hehe or its assigns.
On January 11, 2024, the Company issued the Shares and the transaction is completed.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
To the extent required by this Item 3.02, the information contained in Item 2.01 is incorporated herein by reference. The issuance of the Shares was made in reliance on the exemption provided by Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company made the determination based upon the factors that none of Beijing Hehe or its affiliates that received the Shares is a “U.S. Person” as that term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, that each of Beijing Hehe and its affiliates was acquiring the securities for its own respective account and not as nominees or agents, and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and that each of Beijing Hehe and its affiliates understood that the securities may not be sold or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption therefrom.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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: January 19, 2024 | GD Culture Group Limited |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Xiao Jian Wang |
| | Name: | Xiao Jian Wang |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer,
President and Chairman of the Board |
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