UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 20-F/A

 


 

(Amendment No. 1)

 

(Mark One)

 

o

REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

OR

 

 

x

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019

 

 

OR

 

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                       to                        

 

 

OR

 

 

o

SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of event requiring this shell company report:

 

Commission file number: 001-34862

 

Fang Holdings Limited

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

Tower A, No. 20 Guogongzhuang Middle Street

Fengtai District, Beijing 100070

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Vincent Tianquan Mo, Executive Chairman

Tel: +86-10-5631 8000

Fax: +86-10-5631 8010

Tower A, No. 20 Guogongzhuang Middle Street

Fengtai District, Beijing 100070

The People’s Republic of China

(Name, Telephone, Email and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

American depositary shares (each American depositary share representing one Class A ordinary share, par value HK$1.00 each)

 

SFUN

 

The New York Stock Exchange

Class A ordinary shares, with a par value of HK$1.00 each*

 

 

 

The New York Stock Exchange

 


* Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on the New York Stock Exchange of American depositary shares

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

None

(Title of Class)

 


 

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

 

None

(Title of Class)

 

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:

Class A ordinary shares, par value HK$1.00 each

65,403,527

Class B ordinary shares, par value HK$1.00 each

24,336,650

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

o Yes   x No

 

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

o Yes   x No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

x Yes   o No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

x Yes   o No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer x

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. x

 

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 

U.S. GAAP x

 

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued
by the International Accounting Standards Board
o

 

Other o

 

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

o Item 17   o Item 18

 

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

o Yes   x No

 

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

 

o Yes   o No

 


 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 20-F/A (the “Amendment”) is being filed by Fang Holdings Limited (the “Company”) to amend the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 27, 2020 (the “Original Filing”). The Company is filing this Amendment solely to state that the Original Filing was delayed on reliance of the SEC’s Order under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Modifying Exemptions from the Reporting and Proxy Delivery Requirements for Public Companies dated March 25, 2020 (Release No. 34-88465) extending the deadlines by up to 45 days for filing certain reports made under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

As previously disclosed on a Form 6-K filed by the Company on April 28, 2020, the Company required additional time to finalize the Original Filing due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting from early 2020, in connection with the intensifying efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Chinese government took a number of cautionary measures, which included, among others, extending the Chinese New Year holiday, quarantining individuals infected with or suspected of having COVID-19, restricting residents from travel, encouraging people to work remotely from home and cancelling public activities. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the responsive government and business continuity measures, the Company’s employees were required to either work remotely or work at office premises in shifts for reduced working hours from January to March 2020. The restrictions on the access to the Company’s facilities and the quarantine measures have significantly impeded the Company’s internal financial staff from completing the financial statements and related materials necessary for audit in time. These, in turn, have hampered the ability of the Company to complete its financial statements and prepare the Annual Report in time to be filed by the original due date of April 30, 2020.

 

As required by Rule 12b-15 under the Exchange Act, certifications by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed as exhibits to the Amendment under Item 19 of Part III hereof. Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of these certifications have been omitted in accordance with the SEC’s rules and guidance. Additionally, the Amendment does not include the certifications under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as no financial statements are being filed with the Amendment.

 

Except as described above, the Amendment does not amend any information set forth in the Original Filing or reflect any events that occurred subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing on May 27, 2020. Accordingly, the Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and with the current reports furnished by the Company to the SEC subsequent to the Original Filing.

 

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PART III

 

Item 19. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

 

 

No.

 

Description of Exhibit

12.1*

 

Certification by principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

12.2*

 

Certification by principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 


*                 Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing its annual report on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment No. 1 to its annual report on Form 20-F on its behalf.

 

 

FANG HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Vincent Tianquan Mo

 

 

Name: Vincent Tianquan Mo

 

 

Title: Executive Chairman

 

 

 

Date: June 10, 2020

 

 

 

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