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): September 16, 2021
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Wyoming | 001-38255-NY | 90-0114535 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 2323 Main Street, Irvine, CA | 92614 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 714-793-9227
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 | PHIL | OTC Markets |
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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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On September 16, 2021, PHI Group, Inc. entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Five Grain Treasure Spirits Co., Ltd. (“FGTS”), a company organized and existing by virtue of the laws of People’s Republic of China, with principal business address at Jigu Road Economic Zone, Shulan City, Jilin Province, China, to acquire seventy percent (70%) of ownership in FGTS and provide the additional required capital for FGTS to implement its business plan. The total budget for the purchase price and the additional required capital is one hundred million U.S. dollars (USD 100,000,000), whose terms and conditions for payment will be stipulated in a Definitive Agreement to be signed by both parties after satisfactory due diligence of FGTS by the Registrant.
FGTS specializes in the production and sales of spirits, together with the development of proprietary spirit production processes and the possession of patented technology for growing raw materials for beverage manufacturing.
Completion of this transaction will be conditioned, among other matters, upon:
| (a) | Upon signing of this MOU, FGTS will cooperate with and accommodate PHIL and/or its representative(s) for further due diligence review of FGTS’s business, including but not limited to its assets, liabilities, property, plant and equipment, technologies, operations, books and records, and business plan. | |
| (b) | The signing of the Definitive Agreement by the parties within forty-five days following the signing of this MOU and the closing of this transaction by December 31, 2021, unless extended by the consent of both parties in writing. | |
| (c) | The establishment of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) as the holding company for the seventy percent (70%) ownership in FGTS. |
SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following is a complete list of exhibit(s) filed as part of this Report.
Exhibit number(s) correspond to the number(s) in the exhibit table of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1
| Memorandum of Understanding dated September 16, 2021 between the Registrant and Five Grain Treasure Spirits, Co., Ltd. | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 17, 2021 |
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: September 17, 2021
| PHI GROUP, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Henry D. Fahman | |
| Henry D. Fahman | ||
| Chairman and CEO | ||