Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of: May 2022

 

Commission File Number: 001-38544

 

CENNTRO ELECTRIC GROUP LIMITED

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

501 Okerson Road, Freehold, New Jersey 07728

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

 

On May 13, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing that it acquired a new 474,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Changxing, China for approximately $19.5 million in cash. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information contained in this Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference in the Company’s registration statements on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-226192, 333-230757, 333-232229, 333-235801, 333-243751, 333-249490, 333-249547, 333-254245, 333-256258 and 333-262039) and the prospectuses included therein.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated May 13, 2022.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Dated: May 17, 2022

 

	CENNTRO ELECTRIC GROUP LIMITED
	By:	/s/ Peter Z. Wang
	Name:	Peter Z. Wang
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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