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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): July 24, 2025
Future
FinTech Group Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida |
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001-34502 |
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98-0222013 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(IRS
Employer
Identification No.) |
02B-03A,
23/F, Sino Plaza, 255-257 Gloucester Road
Causeway
Bay, Hong Kong
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
852-21141970
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| ☐ | Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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 |
Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
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FTFT |
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Nasdaq
Stock Market |
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).
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. ☐
Item 1.01. Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.
Unregistered
Offshore Equity Financing
On
July 24, 2025, Future FinTech Group Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Equity
SPA”) with certain institutional and individual investors (each, a “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed
to issue and sell, and the Purchasers agreed to purchase, up to an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock,
par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a purchase price of $2.00 per share. No significant shareholder or officer
of the Company participated in the First Transaction. The initial closing
is capped at no more than 19.9% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of the closing date (the “19.9% Limit”)
and with the issuance of the remaining shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Equity SPA subject to shareholder approval as explained
below.
Nasdaq
Listing Rule 5635(d) requires shareholder approval before the Company issues Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable
for Common Stock) equal to 20% or more of the outstanding shares or voting power at a price below the greater of the book or market value
(the “20% Rule”). Issuing the full 15,000,000 Shares will exceed this 20% threshold; therefore, the Company must obtain shareholder
approval before issuing any Shares in excess of the 19.9% Limit.
Additionally,
Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(b) separately requires shareholder approval of any issuance resulting in a “change of control,”
which Nasdaq generally presumes to occur when a new investor or group obtains 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock
or voting power and becomes the single largest holder able to elect, or materially influence the election of, a majority of the Board
of Directors (the “Change-of-Control Rule”). The rules generally deem a change of control to occur when, as a result of the
issuance, an investor or a group of investors would own, or have the right to acquire, 20 percent or more of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock or of the voting power, and such ownership or voting power would be the largest position. An investor or a group of investors
could elect, or materially influence the election of, a majority of our directors. Because the transaction will effect a change of control,
Rule 5635(b) also makes shareholder approval mandatory.
The
foregoing description of the Equity SPA is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Equity SPA, which is filed
as Exhibit 10.01 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Unregistered
Pre-Paid Financing
On
July 28, 2025, the Company entered into a Pre-Paid Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Pre-Paid SPA”) and a Registration
Rights Agreement (the “RRA,” and together with the Pre-Paid SPA and all related schedules and exhibits, including the Pre-Paid
Instruments (as defined below), collectively, the “Pre-Paid Transaction Agreements”), each with Avondale Capital, LLC, a
Utah limited liability company (the “Investor”).
The
Pre-Paid Transaction Agreements provide for potential funding of up to $10,000,000 (the “Commitment Amount”) through the
issuance of pre-paid purchase instruments (each, a “Pre-Paid Instrument,” and collectively, the “Pre-Paid Instruments”).
The Pre-Paid Instruments are structured to be settled, in whole or in part, in shares of the Company’s common stock. The number
of shares issuable upon any such settlement is determined based on a variable pricing formula that references recent market trading activity.
Specifically, the per share price used to calculate the number of shares to be issued (the “Settlement Price”) is equal to
82% of the lowest daily volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of the Company’s common stock during the ten (10) trading days immediately
preceding the applicable purchase date, which may be settled in shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The
material terms of the Pre-Paid SPA and RRA are summarized below.
Initial
Closing
At
the initial closing under the Pre-Paid SPA, the Company received $800,000 in gross proceeds and issued a Pre-Paid Instrument with a principal
amount of $884,000. This principal amount reflects an original issue discount (OID) of 8% and includes a $20,000 reimbursement for transaction-related
expenses. As additional consideration, on the Closing Date (as defined in the Pre-Paid SPA), the Company will issue the number of Common
Stock to the Investor as “Commitment Shares”, which will equal 1.50% of the Commitment Amount based on the closing price
of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Closing Date, subject to a 9.99% ownership limitation.
The
initial Pre-Paid Instrument bears interest at 8% per annum and may be settled, at the Investor’s discretion, in shares of Common
Stock valued at 82% of the lowest daily volume-weighted average price (VWAP) during the ten (10) trading days prior to each purchase
date, representing an effective 18% discount. The Company may not issue shares that would cause the Investor to beneficially own more
than 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock at any time.
Subsequent
Fundings
Subject
to shareholder approval and satisfaction of other conditions, the Company may complete a second closing in the amount of $500,000 in
exchange for a Pre-Paid Instrument with a $540,000 principal amount. Following that, the Company may request additional fundings during
a two-year commitment period, in tranches of at least $250,000 and up to $1,500,000 each, with terms substantially similar to the initial
Pre-Paid Instrument.
Events
of Default
Events
of default under the Pre-Paid Instruments may accelerate repayment or suspend the Investor’s funding obligations. Upon an event
of default, outstanding obligations may become immediately due and payable at 120% of the balance due, and interest may accrue at 18%
per annum. In a change-of-control or other fundamental transaction, the Company may be required to redeem the instruments for cash.
Registration
Rights
Under
the RRA, the Company is required to file and maintain an effective registration statement covering the resale of the Common Stock issued
under the Pre-Paid SPA. Failure to timely register or maintain such registration may result in penalties of 1% of the then-outstanding
balance per 30-day period, up to a maximum of 4%.
Issuing
the shares required under the Pre-Paid SPA will exceed this 20% threshold; therefore, the Company must obtain shareholder approval before
issuing any Shares in excess of the 19.9% Limit in accordance with the 20% Rule and the Change-of-Control Rule.
The
foregoing description of each of the Pre-Paid Transaction Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
Pre-Paid Transaction Agreements, which is filed as Exhibits 10.02, 10.03 and 10.04 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Shareholder
Approval
For
the reasons described above, the Company intends to seek shareholder approval of the Equity SPA and the Pre-Paid Transaction Agreements,
respectively, and the transactions contemplated thereby at an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders. In connection therewith,
the Company filed a Preliminary Schedule 14A (as amended) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2025, which includes
proposals 3 and 4 relating to these transactions.
Item 3.02
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The
information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02 of this Current Report to the
extent applicable. The shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the Equity SPA or the Pre-Paid Transaction Agreements, respectively,
have been, or will be, offered and sold in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, including Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, as transactions
not involving a public offerings, or pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
No. |
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Exhibit
Title or Description |
10.1 |
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Form Securities Purchase Agreements dated July 24, 2025 |
10.2 |
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Form Pre-Paid Securities Purchase Agreements dated July 28, 2025 |
10.3 |
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Form Pre-Paid Purchase#1 Agreement dated July 28, 2025 |
10.4 |
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Form Registration Rights Agreement dated July 28, 2025 |
104 |
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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:
July 31, 2025 |
By: |
/s/
Hu Li |
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Name:
|
Hu
Li |
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Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |