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): March 4, 2025
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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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 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 4, 2025, GD Culture Group Limited. (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain investor (the “Purchaser”) for the sale of 1,115,600 shares of common stock (the “Shares”) at $0.896379 per share (the “Offering”). The Offering closed on March 6, 2025. The Company received gross proceeds in the amount of $1,000,000, before deducting placement agent’s fees and accountable expenses and other estimated expenses. The Company plans to use the proceeds from the offering for working capital purposes. Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, the Company has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to, within sixty (60) calendar days after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, file a registration statement on the appropriate form providing for the resale by the Purchaser of the Shares.
In the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser represented to the Company, among other things, that it is an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)). The Shares were issued and sold by the Company to the Investor in reliance upon the exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
In connection with the Offering, on March 4, 2025, the Company entered into a placement agency agreement (the “Placement Agency Agreement”) with Univest Securities, LLC (the “Placement Agent”). The Company agreed to pay the Placement Agent a total cash fee equal to seven percent (7%) of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in this Offering. The Company has also agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent for all reasonable and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the Offering, including reasonable fees and expenses of the Placement Agent’s legal counsel and due diligence analysis up to $20,000.
The foregoing description of the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Placement Agency Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 and are incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in such agreements were made only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. A copy of the press release related to the Offering entitled “GD Culture Group Limited Announces Pricing of Private Placement” is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company, are hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-279141) and Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-252790).
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The information provided under Item 1.01 above with respect to the Offering and issuance of the is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The Shares were issued and sold by the Company to the Investor in reliance upon the exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Form of Securities Purchase Agreement | |
| 10.2 | Placement Agency Agreement, dated March 4, 2025, by and between GD Culture Group Limited. and Univest Securities, LLC | |
| 99.1 | Press Release - GD Culture Group Limited Announces Pricing of Private Placement, dated March 4, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document) |
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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.
| GD Culture Group Limited | ||
| Date: March 7, 2025 | By: | /s/ Xiao Jian Wang |
| Name: | Xiao Jian Wang | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors | |
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