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 27, 2018
NOCERA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 000-55993 | 16-1626611 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2030 POWERS FERRY ROAD SE, SUITE #212
ATLANTA, GA 30339
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
404-816-8240
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On December 27, 2018 (the“Closing Date”), NOCERA, Inc., (the “Registrant”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement and Plan”) with Grand Smooth Inc. Limited, a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong, China (“GSI”) and GSI Acquisition Corp., a newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary of NOCERA, domiciled in Colorado (“Acquisition Sub”). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan, the Company and GSI intend to effect a merger, pursuant to which Acquisition Sub will merge with and into GSI and GSI will survive, as a result of which the entire issued share capital of GSI (the “GSI Shares”)will be deemed for all purposes to represent shares of common stock of the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement.
GSI agreed to transfer to the Company all of the GSI Shares in exchange for the issuance of 10,000,000 shares of our common stock. As a result of the Agreement and Plan, our public company will own a subsidiary in the People’s Republic of China (GSI) engaged in aquaculture consulting and management business.
The description of the transactions contemplated by Agreement and Plan as referenced herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Exhibits filed herewith and incorporated by this reference.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
| Exhibit | Description |
| 10.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger |
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.
Nocera, Inc.
By:
/s/ Erik S. Nelson
____________________
Erik S. Nelson
Title: CEO
Date: December 31, 2018
