Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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): November 3, 2021

 

ALSET EHOME INTERNATIONAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-39732		83-1079861
(State of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 210

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code [phone]

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value		AEI		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Appointment of New Member of the Board

 

On November 3, 2021, Mr. Wong Shui Yeung joined the Board of Directors of Alset EHome International Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Wong will serve on our Audit Committee, Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee.

 

Mr. Wong is a practicing member and fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He has over 20 years’ experience in accounting, auditing, corporate finance, corporate investment and development, and company secretarial practice. Mr. Wong has served an independent, non-executive director, and Chairman of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and the Remuneration Committee of our subsidiary Alset International Limited since June 2017.

 

Mr. Wong was an independent non-executive director of SMI Holdings Group Limited from April 2017 to December 2020 and SMI Culture & Travel Group Holdings Limited from December 2019 to November 2020, the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

 

There is no arrangement or understanding with Mr. Wong and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as a director of the Company. There is no family relationship between Mr. Wong and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he is not a party to a related party transaction within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

Resignation of Member of the Board

 

On November 3, 2021, Robert H. Trapp resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Trapp did not advise the Company of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices

 

 

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.

 

	ALSET EHOME INTERNATIONAL INC.
Date: November 5, 2021	By:	/s/ Rongguo Wei
	Name:	Rongguo Wei
	Title:	Co-Chief Financial Officer