Current Report Filing (8-k)
January 11 2018 - 4:18PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
January 5, 2018
Future FinTech
Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Florida
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000-34502
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98-0222013
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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23F, China Development Bank Tower,
No. 2, Gaoxin 1st Road, Xi'an, China 710075
(Address of principal executive offices,
including zip code)
(86-29) 8837-7216
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report.)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On January 5, 2018, Hongke Xue, the
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Future FinTech Group Inc. (the
“Company”), notified the Board his resignation from his position as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company
and Chairman of the Board of the Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective on January 31, 2018. Hongke
Xue will remain as a director of the Board. Hongke Xue’s decision to resign was not a result of any disagreement with
the Company, the Board or its management on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.
On January 5, 2018, the Board appointed Yongke Xue, a current board
member of the Company, to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Chairman of the Board, effective on January 31,
2018, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Hongke Xue.
Mr. Yongke Xue, age 49, is a brother
of Mr. Hongke Xue, and has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company from February 26, 2008 to February 18, 2013
and again from December 24, 2014 to September 2, 2016. On September 2, 2016, Mr. Yongke Xue, resigned from his position as
the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Yongke Xue remains as a director of the Board of the
Company. Mr. Yongke Xue has served as the director of SkyPeople Juice Group Co., Ltd., a 73.42% indirectly owned
operating subsidiary of the Company (“SkyPeople China”) since December 2005. Mr. Yongke Xue served as the
general manager of Hede from December 2005 to June 2007. Prior to that, he served as the business director of the investment
banking division of Hualong Securities Co., Ltd. from April 2001 to December 2005.
Mr. Yongke Xue graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University
with an MBA in 2000. Mr. Xue graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Metal Material & Heat Treatment from National
University of Defense Technology in July 1989.
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.
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Future FinTech Group Inc.
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Date: January 11, 2018
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By:
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/s/
Hanjun Zheng
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Name:
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Hanjun Zheng
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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