UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14C
Information Statement Pursuant to Section 14(c)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.)
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TD HOLDINGS, INC.
(Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
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TD HOLDINGS, INC
25th Floor,
Block C, Tairan Building
No. 31 Tairan 8th
Road, Futian District
Shenzhen, Guangdong, PRC
518000
(+86) 0755-88898711
May 23, 2022
NOTICE OF WRITTEN CONSENT
OF STOCKHOLDERS
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY
To the Stockholders of
TD Holdings, Inc.:
This
Notice and the accompanying Information Statement are being furnished to the stockholders of TD Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), in connection with the corporate actions described
below. The holders of a majority of the Company’s voting capital stock by written consent in lieu of a meeting, pursuant to Section
228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and Section 8 of Article II of our bylaws, approved the following corporate action (the “Authorizations”):
(i) the entry
into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of May 6, 2022 by and between the Company
and an institutional purchaser (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Company will issue an unsecured promissory note
(the “Note”) dated as of May 6, 2022 to the Investor; and
(ii) the issuance
of shares of Common Stock in excess of 19.99% of the currently issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company upon the conversion
of the Note.
This
Information Statement is being furnished to our stockholders of record as of May 6, 2022 in accordance with Rule 14c-2 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, solely for the purpose
of informing our stockholders of the actions taken by the written consent.
THIS IS NOT A NOTICE
OF A MEETING AND NO STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER THE MATTERS DESCRIBED HEREIN. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY
AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
By Order of the Board, |
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/s/ Renmei Ouyang |
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Renmei Ouyang |
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Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer |
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May 23, 2022 |
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TD HOLDINGS, INC
25th Floor,
Block C, Tairan Building
No. 31 Tairan 8th
Road, Futian District
Shenzhen, Guangdong, PRC
518000
(+86) 0755-88898711
May 23, 2022
INFORMATION STATEMENT
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU
FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY
General Information
Unless
otherwise noted, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean TD Holdings, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation. Our principal executive offices are located at 25th Floor, Block C, Tairan Building No. 31 Tairan 8th
Road, Futian District Shenzhen, Guangdong, PRC 518000, telephone (+86) 0755-88898711.
This
Information Statement is first being mailed on or about May 23, 2022 to the Company’s common stockholders of record as of May 6,
2022.
We
are furnishing this Information Statement in connection with actions taken by stockholders who have the authority to vote a majority of
the outstanding shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”).
By
written consent dated May 10, 2022, as permitted by Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”)
and Section 8 of Article II of our bylaws, the stockholders who have the authority to vote a majority of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock approved and ratified the following corporate actions (collectively, the “Authorizations”):
(i) the entry
into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of May 6, 2022 by and between the Company
and an institutional purchaser (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Company will issue an unsecured promissory note
(the “Note”) dated as of May 6, 2022 to the Investor; and
(ii) the issuance
of shares of Common Stock in excess of 19.99% of the currently issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company upon the conversion
of the Note (the corporate transaction set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Financing Transaction”).
Concurrently
with the Authorizations, all of the members of the Board, by written consent in lieu of a meeting, as provided under the DGCL, provided
similar authorizations.
Nasdaq Requirements
The
foregoing resolutions for the Financing Transaction are required because under the terms of the Note, the Company may have to issue more
than 19.99% of its issued and outstanding Common Stock pursuant to the conversion of the Note by the Investor.
Under
NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), the Company may not issue shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common
Stock) in other than public offerings without stockholder approval if the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued would be equal
to or greater than 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date of issuance, and the price
per share of Common Stock issued is less than the closing price immediately preceding the signing of the binding agreement or the average
closing price of the Common Stock for the five trading days immediately preceding the signing of the binding agreement (the “Minimum
Price”).
As
a result of the foregoing resolutions, on the date which is 20 calendar days after the date of mailing this Information Statement to its
shareholders, the Company will comply with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), as these resolutions constitute shareholder approval for the Company
to issue shares of Common Stock to the holder of the Note in an amount more than 19.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock upon
conversion of the Note, even if the price per share of Common Stock issued in connection with the Financing Transaction is less than the
Minimum Price.
Dissenters’
Right of Appraisal
No
dissenters’ or appraisal rights under the DGCL are afforded to the Company’s stockholders as a result of the approval of the
Authorizations.
Vote Required
The
vote, which was required to approve the above Authorizations, was the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s
voting stock. Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to one (1) vote for each share of Common Stock held.
The
date used for purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of the voting stock of the Company entitled to vote is May 6, 2022
(the “Voting Record Date”). The record date for determining those shareholders of the Company entitled to receive this
Information Statement is the close of business on May 6, 2022 (the “Mailing Record Date”). As of the Voting Record
Date, the Company had 213,001,894 shares of voting stock outstanding, with all 213,001,894 shares being Common Stock. All outstanding
shares are fully paid and nonassessable.
Vote Obtained
Section
228(a) of the DGCL and Section 8 of Article II of our bylaws provide that any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting
of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, via written consent of the holders of outstanding
stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which
all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
The
consenting shareholders voted to approve the corporate actions and their respective approximate ownership percentage of the voting stock
of the Company as of the Voting Record Date totaled in the aggregate 51.442% of the outstanding voting stock.
Notice Pursuant to
Section 228 of the DGCL
Pursuant
to Section 228 of the DGCL, no advance notice is required to be provided to the other shareholders, who have not consented in writing
to such action, of the taking of the stated corporate action without a meeting of stockholders. No additional action will be undertaken
pursuant to such written consents, and no dissenters’ rights under the DGCL are afforded to the Company’s stockholders as
a result of the action to be taken.
Pursuant
to Section 228 of the DGCL, we are required to provide prompt notice of the taking of corporate action by written consent to our stockholders
who have not consented in writing to such action. This Information Statement serves as the notice required by Section 228 of the DGCL.
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FINANCING TRANSACTION
On
May 6, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Streeterville
Capital, LLC, a Utah limited liability company (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Company issued an unsecured
convertible promissory note with a 12-month maturity (the “Note”). The Note has the original principal amount of $3,320,000
and the Investor gave consideration of $3,000,000, reflecting an original issue discount of $300,000 and the Investor’s transaction
costs of $20,000.
With
respect to the Note, (i) interest accrues on the outstanding balance of the Note at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum; (ii) upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default (as such term defined thereof), interest accrues at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 22%
per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law; and (iii) upon any Event of Default, the Investor may accelerate the outstanding
balance payable under the Note, which will increase automatically upon such acceleration by 15% or 5%, depending on the nature of the
Event of Default.
Pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement and the Note, the Company must obtain the applicable Investor’s prior written consent for certain fundamental
transactions such as consolidation, merger, disposition of substantial assets, change of control, reorganization, or recapitalization.
Any occurrence of a fundamental transaction without such Investor’s prior written consent will be deemed an Event of Default.
Pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement and the Note, the Investor may redeem all or any portion of the Note, at any time after six (6) months from
the issue date upon notice, subject to certain monthly redemption volume restriction, in cash or converting into shares of the Company’s
Common Stock at a price equal to 80% multiplied by the lowest volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock on the principal market
during the fifteen (15) trading days immediately preceding the applicable redemption notice is delivered, subject to certain adjustments
and ownership limitations specified in the Note. The Note provides for liquidated damages upon failure to comply with any of the terms
or provisions of the Note. The Company may prepay the outstanding balance of the Note in cash equal to 125% multiplied by the portion
of the outstanding balance the Company elects to prepay.
Potential Effect of
the Financing Transaction
Any
issuance of additional shares of Common Stock as a result of the conversion of the Note that was approved by the consenting stockholders
pursuant to the Authorizations will dilute the ownership and voting rights of stockholders and, depending upon the price at which the
shares are issued, could have a negative effect on the trading price of the Company’s Common Stock.
Financial and Other Information
The
Company hereby incorporates by reference (i) its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2022; and (ii) its Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022 filed on May 13, 2022.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP
OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth information known to the Company regarding the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of the Voting Record
Date by:
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each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock; |
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each of our executive officers and directors; and |
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all of our executive officers and directors as a group. |
Beneficial
ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of security
if he, she, or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security or has the right to acquire securities within
60 days, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.
Unless
otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares beneficially
owned by them. The calculation of the percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 213,001,894 shares of Common Stock that were outstanding
as of the Voting Record Date.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | |
Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned | | |
Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock | |
Directors and Executive Officers of the Company: | |
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Renmei Ouyang | |
| 17,871,924 | | |
| 8.391 | % |
Tianshi Yang | |
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Heung Ming (Henry) Wong | |
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Donghong Xiong | |
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Xiangjun Wang | |
| 50,000 | | |
| 0.023 | % |
All directors and executive officers as a group (five individuals) | |
| 17,921,924 | | |
| 8.414 | % |
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Five Percent or More Stockholders: | |
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Shuxiang Zhang | |
| 39,670,000 | | |
| 18.624 | % |
Huiwen Hu | |
| 21,098,333 | | |
| 9.905 | % |
Renmei Ouyang | |
| 17,871,924 | | |
| 8.391 | % |
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otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the persons and entities is 25th Floor, Block C, Tairan Building No.
31 Tairan 8th Road, Futian District Shenzhen, Guangdong, PRC 518000. |
INTERESTS OF CERTAIN
PERSONS IN THE AUTHORIZATIONS
No
officer, director, nominee for election as a director, associate of any director, executive officer or nominee, or beneficial owner of
more than 5% of our Common Stock has any substantial interest in the matters acted upon by our Board and shareholders, other than his
role as an officer, director or beneficial owner.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Householding of Materials
Some
banks, brokers, and other nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of “householding” proxy statements and
annual reports. This means that only one copy of our Information Statement may have been sent to multiple Company stockholders in each
household unless otherwise instructed by such Company stockholders. We will deliver promptly a separate copy of the Information Statement
to any Company stockholder upon written or oral request to us, at TD Holdings Inc., 25th Floor, Block C, Tairan Building No.
31 Tairan 8th Road, Futian District Shenzhen, Guangdong, PRC 518000, telephone (+86) 0755-88898711. Any Company stockholder
wishing to receive separate copies of our proxy statement or annual report to Company stockholders in the future, or any Company stockholder
who is receiving multiple copies and would like to receive only one copy per household, should contact the Company stockholder’s
bank, broker, or other nominee record holder, or the Company stockholder may contact us at the above address and phone number.
Costs
We
will make arrangements with brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries who are record holders of our Common Stock
for the forwarding of this Information Statement to the beneficial owners of our Common Stock. We will reimburse these brokers, custodians,
nominees, and fiduciaries for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses they incur in connection with the forwarding of the Information Statement.
Incorporation By Reference
The
SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this Information Statement, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to other documents that we have filed separately with the SEC and are delivering to you
with a copy of this Information Statement. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this Information Statement.
This Information Statement incorporates by reference the following documents:
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Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2022; and |
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022 filed on May 13, 2022. |
You
may read and copy any reports, statements, or other information we file at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC in Room
1590, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for additional information on the operation of
the SEC’s public reference facilities. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements, and other information,
including those filed by us, at http://www.sec.gov.
By Order of the Board, |
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/s/ Renmei Ouyang |
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Renmei Ouyang |
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Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer |
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May 23, 2022 |
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