Current Report Filing (8-k)
August 05 2020 - 12:49PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
August 5, 2020 (July 29, 2020)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
British Virgin Islands
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001-38715
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N/A
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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Room 1001, 10/F, Capital Center
151 Gloucester Road
Wanchai, Hong Kong
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N/A
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: +852 2117 1621
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
Alberton as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, 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. ☐
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Units, each consisting of one ordinary share,
one redeemable warrant, and one right
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ALACU
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Ordinary shares, no par value
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ALAC
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable
for one-half (1/2) of one ordinary share
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ALACW
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Rights, each to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one ordinary share
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ALACR
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously disclosed
in the Current Report on Form 8-K Alberton Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 17, 2019, in order to satisfy Nasdaq listing standards that the
majority of the Board of the Company be independent, Mr. Keqing (Kevin) Liu tendered his resignation from his position as a director
of the Company effective on October 11, 2019. The Board accepted Mr. Liu’s resignation, effective immediately. Mr. Liu’s
decision did not result from a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies
or practices.
On July 29, 2020, the Board
of Directors (the “Board”) re-elected Mr. Liu as a member to the Board of the Company, effective immediately.
As a result, the Board currently have two executive directors and three independent directors.
Keqing
(Kevin) Liu, 61, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Liu is a partner of ACL Equity, a financial services company in Beijing, China, where
he focuses on deal origination and cross-border mergers and acquisitions since June 2018. He began his career in 1983 at Agricultural
Bank of China Jiangxi Provincial Branch as a project manager in a portfolio co-funded by the World Bank, until 1993; from 1993
to 2001, a Senior Manager and Senior Economist at China Merchants Bank head office, Shenzhen, he led a project finance team to
manage a portfolio exceeding US$1 billion; a member of the bank’s Mid-Term Development Strategies Working Group from 1997
to 2000, he represented the bank at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington D.C.; from 2002
to 2004, he co-headed the International Department, Shenzhen Commercial Bank (now Ping An Bank) head office, to fund cross-border
transactions and collaborate with more than 600 prime financial institutions worldwide; from 2005 to 2007, he was Consultant, CITIC
Capital, Hong Kong, an investment banking arm of CITIC Group, one of China’s largest finance holding conglomerates, active
in investment due diligence; in 2007, he founded Nanchang GlobeVision Investment, a company investing in carbon-dioxide emission
reduction projects that generate saleable certified emission reduction credits, and served as Chief Executive Officer of such company
from 2007 to 2010; from 2010 to June 2018, he was Partner, Wealth Assets and Capital (formerly Wealth Business Consultancy), Hong
Kong, engaged in deal sourcing and due diligence. He has served as Adjunct Researcher, European Studies Center, Zhejiang University,
one of China’s top institutions of higher learning. He holds a Bachelor of Economics in Statistics from Jiangxi University
of Finance and Economics, China, in 1983. Kevin’s qualifications to serve as a director include his 35-year international
finance management and due diligence experience and deal-sourcing capability due to his high-level and extensive relationships
with banks. His deal sourcing capability and extensive due diligence experience will greatly benefit the Company.
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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Dated: August 5, 2020
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Guan Wang
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Name: Guan Wang
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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