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): April 13, 2020
SHARING ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
| Nevada | | 001-34591 | | 90-0648920 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File No.) | | (IRS Employee
Identification No.) |
No.85 Castle Peak Road
Castle Peak Bay
Tuen Mun, N.T., Hong Kong
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(852) 35832186
(Registrant’s Telephone number)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 6, 2022, Sharing Economy International Inc. (“SEII” or the “Company”) entered into a non-binding Investment Cooperation Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Hanking Fof Investment,L.P. (“Hanking”).
Pursuant to the Agreement, Hanking intends to make strategic investments in SEII with a total size of up to US$30 million for a two-year period, the proceed of which is to be applied primarily in the fields of (1) research and development of new technologies and products such as intelligent algorithms, application systems and intelligent interactive devices based on metaverse applications of SEII; (2) ultra-high definition naked-eye 3D integrated solution, software and hardware products as well the market expansion in Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia and Europe; (3) SEII’s cooperation with major customers that involved in 3D upgrade of display panel; and (4) expansion of SEII’s cooperation with more projects combining global leading metaverse technology and green economy.
Hanking is a private equity fund professionally operated and managed by a family office for wealthy families. It focuses on private equity, block transactions and secondary market investment, as well as financial services to high net worth individuals, institutional investors and wealthy families such as investment advisory and asset management services. In addition, Hanking has created an ecological management system by managing various funds in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and other cities as well as following closely on the global new economy industry. Hanking’s investment team successfully invested in many major PRC-based e-commerce and achieved high returns. Moreover, Hanking is also the partner of many mainstream funds, which have, strong influence and appeal within respective industries.
The signing of the formal investment agreement is subject to the conclusion of the due diligence being conducted by Hanking on SEII within 90 days upon the signing of this Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Investment Cooperation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as exhibit 10.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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.
| Date: April 6, 2022 | Sharing Economy International Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Chan Che Chung Anthony |
| | | Chan Che Chung Anthony |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
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