Current Report Filing (8-k)

 

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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 30, 2020 (March 30, 2020)

 

 

 SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

Nevada		000-54191		33-1219070
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

Room 3801, Block A, China Shine Plaza, No. 9 Lin He Xi Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, P.R.C. 510610

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number: +011 86 6012 2004963

 

(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):

 

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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
None	None	None

 

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  x

 

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 8.01

Other Events

 

Sino Agro Food, Inc. (the “Company”) will be relying on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Order under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Modifying Exemptions From the Reporting and Proxy Delivery Requirements for Public Companies dated March 25, 2020 (Release No. 34-88465) (the “Order”) to delay the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “Report”) due to the circumstances related to COVID-19. In particular, COVID-19 has caused severe disruptions in transportation and limited access to the Company’s facilities resulting in limited support from its staff and professional advisors. This has, in turn, delayed the Company’s ability to complete its audit and prepare the Report. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company expects to file the Report no later than May 14, 2020  (which is 45 days from the Report’s original filing deadline of March 30, 2020).

 

In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Company will be including the following Risk Factor into its Report:

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected our operations and is likely to continue to do so at least through the third quarter of 2020.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected our operations and is likely to continue to do so at least through the third quarter of 2020. In particular, we were forced to cease operations for a period of two months due to quarantine restrictions and safety concerns and as of the present date we are utilizing only 50% of our employees compared to the period prior to the pandemic. The pandemic resulted in social distancing, travel bans and quarantine, and this has limited access to our facilities, customers, management, support staff and professional advisors. These, in turn, has not only impacted our operations, financial condition and demand for our goods and services but our overall ability to react timely to mitigate the impact of this event. Also, the pandemic has substantially hampered our efforts to provide our investors with timely information and comply with our filing obligations with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

	SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.
Date:  March 30, 2020
	/s/ Lee Yip Kun Solomon
	Name: Lee Yip Kun Solomon
	Title: Chief Executive Officer