UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the month of May 2019
Commission
File Number 001-37593
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BORQS
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Translation of registrant’s
name into English)
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Building
B23-A,
Universal
Business Park
No.
10 Jiuxianqiao Road
Chaoyang
District, Beijing, China
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(Address of principal
executive offices)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐.
Note
:
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual
report to security holders.
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐.
Note
:
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document
that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant
is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country
exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not
required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already
been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Chongqing
Transaction
On
April 29, 2019, Borqs Technologies, Inc., a British Virgin Islands corporation (the “
Company
”), entered into
a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “
Purchase Agreement
”) with Chongqing City Youtong Equity Investment Fund,
Limited Liability Partnership, a limited liability partnership formed under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the
“
Purchaser
”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to and the Purchaser agreed to
purchase from the Company, an aggregate of 3,734,283 ordinary shares (the “
Shares
”) of the Company at $3.713
per share, for total gross proceeds of approximately $13,865,393, consisting of $10,399,045 cash consideration and rights to use
other assets valued at $3,466,348 to be determined within six months after closing of the cash portion. The initial closing of
the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement occurred on May 16, 2019, at which the Company received cash consideration
in the amount of $10,399,045 in exchange for 2,800,172 newly issued Shares.
The
issuance of the Shares is made in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended and/or Regulation S thereunder. The Shares are subject to a one-year lock-up starting from the date of the
applicable closing date.
Samsung
Settlement
As
previously reported on its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2018, the Company was in arbitration pending before
the International Chamber of Commerce with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“
Samsung
”) to resolve a dispute regarding
royalties payable to the Company under a software license agreement the Company had with Samsung. After arbitration hearings held
in May 2018, on November 27, 2018, the International Chamber of Commerce notified the Company of its decision and issuance of
an arbitration award (the “
Award
”), which the Company received on November 29, 2018. Pursuant to the Award,
the Company has the obligation to pay Samsung an aggregate of $2,546,401 plus an interest of 9% per annum starting May 16, 2018
until full payment is paid. Samsung was also awarded its attorney’s fees and expenses in the aggregate amount of approximately
$1.73 million.
On
April 26, 2019, the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company entered into a settlement agreement (the “
Settlement
Agreement
”) with Samsung, pursuant to which the Company and Samsung agreed to release and discharge the other party
and affiliates thereof from all actions and claims, including, but not limited to, claims and demands that were or could have
been raised in connection with the Award. In exchange for such mutual release, the Company agreed to pay Samsung $4,279,945 (the
“
Settlement Amount
”) and accrued interest from March 31, 2019 on the outstanding Settlement Amount at a rate
of 9% per annum (the “
Settlement Payment
”). The Settlement Payment will be made over a period of 24 months
beginning on March 31, 2019 (the “
Payment Term
”) with a monthly installment of $178,331.04 plus interest. The
first payment of $100,000 was due on April 30, 2019, the second payment of $309,091.51 was due on May 20, 2019 and each remaining
installment will be due on the last day of each month during the Payment Term. In addition, the Company and its subsidiaries granted
to Samsung a second priority security interest in their assets, accounts, inventory and other property, and a perfected security
interest in an escrow account containing ordinary shares of the Company with an aggregate fair market value of at least $5 million
(the “
Escrow Shares
”). The Company initially deposited 1,082,305 unregistered Escrow Shares into the designated
escrow account and has agreed to file a registration statement on an appropriate form to register the Escrow Shares by June 28,
2019.
Events
of default under the Settlement Agreement include the Company’s failure to perform its obligations thereunder, including,
but not limited to, a failure to make the payment on a due date set forth thereunder and a failure to pledge the Escrow Shares
pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement. Upon the occurrence of an event of default by the Company, Samsung may pursue
all its rights and remedies in law and in equity, including foreclosure on the above referenced collateral and Escrow Shares,
and enforce the Award.
The
summary descriptions of the Purchase Agreement and the Settlement Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in
their entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreements, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this
report and are incorporated herein by reference.
Nasdaq
Notice of Delisting
On
May 17, 2019, the Company received written notice (the “
Notice
”) from the Listing Qualifications Department
(the “
Staff
”) of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“
Nasdaq
”) indicating that, based upon the
Company’s non-compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) resulting from its failure to file the Annual Report on Form
20-F for fiscal year 2018 within the time period set forth under rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the Company would be required to submit a plan to regain compliance with Rule 5250(c)(1) for the Staff’s consideration by
no later than July 16, 2019.
The
Company intends to timely submit a compliance plan for the Staff’s review. If the Staff accepts the plan, the Staff may
grant the Company an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the date of the Notice to evidence compliance with Rule 5250(c)(1).
If the Staff does not accept the Company’s plan, the Company would be entitled to request a hearing, at which hearing it
would present its plan to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel and request the continued listing of its securities on Nasdaq pursuant to and
pending the completion of such plan. During the pendency of the hearing process, the Company’s securities would continue
to be listed on Nasdaq.
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.
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BORQS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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(registrant)
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Dated: May 22, 2019
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By:
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/s/
Anthony K. Chan
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Anthony K. Chan
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Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
The
following exhibits are filed as part of this Form 6-K:
Exhibit
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Description
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10.1
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Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 29, 2019, by and between the Company and Chongqing City Youtong Equity Investment Fund, Limited Liability Partnership
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10.2
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Settlement Agreement, dated April 26, 2019, by and among the Company, Borqs International Holdings Corp., Borqs Hong Kong Limited, Borqs Beijing Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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