Item 8.01 Other
Events.
Future FinTech Group, Inc. (the “Company”)
will be relying on the Securities and Exchange Commission’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) (the “Order”) to delay the filing of its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020
(the “Quarterly Report”) due to circumstances related to COVID-19.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus
was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China, which has spread throughout China and other parts of the world, including the United
States. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a “Public
Health Emergency of International Concern,” and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak
as a “pandemic.” Xi’an City and Beijing City, where our headquarters are located, are the most affected areas
in China. The Company has been following the orders of local government and health authorities to minimize exposure risk for its
employees, including the closures of its offices and having employees work remotely. Our offices were closed for the Lunar New
Year Holiday Break in late January 2020 and remained closed as a result of the outbreak until late March 2020. As a result, the
Company’s books and records were not easily accessible, resulting in a delay in the preparation, audit and completion of
the Company’s financial statements for its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “Form
10-K”). The Company is still working on the Form 10-K and expects to file the Form 10-K on or before May 29, 2020 with the
extension periods afforded by the Order and Rule 12b-25. Accordingly, the preparation, review and completion of the Company’s
financial statements for its Quarterly Report have been delayed and the Company expects to file the Quarterly Report no later than
June 29, 2020 (which is 45 days from the Quarterly Report’s original filing deadline of May 15, 2020).
In light of the current
COVID-19 pandemic, the Company is providing the following risk factor:
An occurrence of an uncontrollable event
such as the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively affect our operations and financial results.
In recent years, there have been outbreaks
of epidemics in various countries, including China. Recently, there was an outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19)
in China, which has spread rapidly to many parts of the world, including the U.S. In March 2020, the World Health Organization
declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The pandemic has resulted in quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure of office
buildings and facilities in China and in the U.S.
Substantially all of our revenues are generated
in China. Consequently, our results of operations will likely be adversely, and may be materially, affected, to the extent that
COVID-19 or any other epidemic harms the Chinese and global economy. Any potential impact to our results will depend on, to a large
extent, future developments and new information that may emerge regarding the duration and severity of COVID-19 and the actions
taken by government authorities and other entities to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, almost all of which are beyond our
control. Potential impacts include, but are not limited to, the following:
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temporary closure of offices, travel restrictions
or suspension of shipment of our products to our customers. Our suppliers have been negatively affected, and could continue to
be negatively affected in their ability to supply and ship products to us;
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our customers that are negatively impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19 may reduce their budgets to purchase our products, which may materially adversely impact our revenue;
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the business operations of the third parties’ stores on our platform have been and could continue to be negatively impacted by the outbreak, which may negatively impact their operations and business, which may in turn adversely affect the business of our platform as a whole as well as our financial condition and operating results;
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any disruption of our supply chain, logistics providers, customers or our marketing activities could materially adversely impact our business and results of operations, including causing our suppliers to cease manufacturing products for a period of time or materially delay delivery to us and customers, which may also lead to loss of customers, as well as reputational, competitive and business harm to us;
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many of our customers, distributors, suppliers and other business partners are individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which may not have strong cash flows or be well capitalized, and may be vulnerable to an epidemic outbreak and slowing macroeconomic conditions. If the SMEs that we work with cannot weather the COVID-19 and the resulting economic impact, or cannot resume business as usual after a prolonged outbreak, our revenues and business operations may be materially and adversely impacted; and
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the global stock markets have experienced, and may continue to experience significant decline from the COVID-19 outbreak, which could materially adversely affect our stock price.
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Because of the uncertainty
surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, the financial impact related to the outbreak of and response to the coronavirus cannot be reasonably
estimated at this time, but our consolidated results for the first and second quarters of and full year 2020 may be adversely affected.
Further, as we do not
have access to a revolving credit facility, there can be no assurance that we would be able to secure commercial debt financing
in the future in the event that we require additional capital. We currently believe that our financial resources will be adequate
to see us through the outbreak. However, in the event that we do need to raise capital in the future, the outbreak-related instability
in the securities markets could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital.
In general, our business
could be adversely affected by the effects of epidemics, including, but not limited to, COVID-19, avian influenza, severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS), the influenza A virus, the Ebola virus, or other outbreaks. In response to an epidemic or other outbreaks,
government and other organizations may adopt regulations and policies that could lead to severe disruption to our daily operations,
including temporary closure of our offices and other facilities. These severe conditions may cause us and/or our partners to make
internal adjustments, including but not limited to, temporarily closing down business, limiting business hours, and setting restrictions
on travel and/or visits with clients and partners for a prolonged period of time. Various impacts arising from severe conditions
may cause business disruption, resulting in material, adverse effects to our financial condition and results of operations.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on
Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” related to the Company that involve substantial risks, uncertainties
and assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties and are
often identified by the use of words such as “will”, “could”, “expect”, or “may”
and similar expressions or variations. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: the
Company’s ability to rely on the Order to delay the filing of its Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, the Company’s timeline for
its annual and quarterly financial statements and expected filing dates of its Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, and the impact of COVID-19
on the Company’s operations and financial performance, including supply chain impacts. These statements are based on the
beliefs and assumptions of the Company’s management based on information currently available to management. These statements
are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ
materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to
update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.