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 2021

 

Commission File Number: 001-38857

 

CHINA XIANGTAI FOOD CO. LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

c/o Chongqing Penglin Food Co., Ltd.

Xinganxian Plaza

Building B, Suite 19-1

Lianglukou, Yuzhong District 400800

Chongqing, People’s Republic of China

+86- 023-86330158– telephone

(Address of principal executive office)

 

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

 

Form 20-F  x 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):  ¨

 

 

 

 

 

On May 4, 2021, China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into a debt settlement and mutual release agreement (the “Agreement”) with Mr. Xiaohui Wu, the President of the Company. As of the date of the Agreement, the Company was indebted to Mr. Wu accrued but unpaid salary in the amount of $240,000 (the “Debt”). In order to settle the Debt, the Company agreed to issue, and Mr. Wu agreed to accept 300,000 ordinary shares (the “Shares”) of the Company, valued at $0.80 per share (the “Settlement”). On May 18, 2021, pursuant to the Agreement, the Company issued the Shares to Mr. Wu.

 

The Shares were issued in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the provisions of Regulation S as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company made the determination based upon the factors that Mr. Wu is not a “U.S. Person” as that term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, that Mr. Wu was acquiring our securities for its own respective account and not as nominees or agents, and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and that Mr. Wu understood that the securities may not be sold or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption therefrom.

 

The Settlement was reviewed and approved by Company’s compensation committee and the Board of Directors. Prior to the approval of the Agreement, the Company also elected to follow Cayman Islands practices in lieu of the requirements of Listing Rule 5600 with the exception of these rules which are required to be followed pursuant to the provisions of Listing Rule 5615(a)(3). To the extent that the Company has adopted such practices similar to and in lieu of the requirements contained within Rule 5600, those practices are not prohibited by Cayman Islands law. As required by Listing Rule 5615(a)(3), the Company plans disclose in its Form 20-F each requirement of Listing Rule 5600 that it does not follow and describe the practice followed in the Cayman Islands in lieu of such requirement.

 

 The foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report, which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

  

Exhibit No.    Description
     
Exhibit 10.1   Debt Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement with Mr. Xiaohui Wu dated May 4, 2021

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 19, 2021 CHINA XIANGTAI FOOD CO. LTD. 
     
  By: /s/ Zeshu Dai
  Name:   Zeshu Dai
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairwoman of the Board

   

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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

DEBT SETTLEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE

 

Dated as of May 4, 2021

 

This Debt Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the date first set forth above (the “Effective Date”), by and between (i) China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (the “Company”) and (ii) Xiaohui Wu (the “Executive”). Each of the Company and the Executive may be referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

 

WHEREAS, the Executive is the President of the Company and currently owed $240,000 in salary pursuant to certain employment agreement dated January 23, 2018, attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Debt”). The Parties have agreed to settle the Debt in the form of ordinary shares;

 

WHEREAS, the Parties now wish to settle the Debt subject to the terms and conditions as set forth herein; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the terms and conditions herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Cancellation and Release of Debt. Effective as of the Effective Date, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the Debt is hereby cancelled in all respects and shall be of no further force or effect and, to the extent payable, shall be deemed paid in full. The Executive represents and warrants that the Debt represents the total amount due or possibly due to the Executive by the Company and there are no other loans or amounts due to the Executive by the Company.

 

2. Issuance of Shares. Subject to the approval by the compensation committee of the Company, the Company agrees to issue 300,000 ordinary shares, valued at $0.80 per share (the “Shares”) to the Executive or its assignee(s) or designee(s). The Shares shall be duly authorized, fully paid, non-assessable. The Shares shall be subject to restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

3. Mutual Release. Upon completion of the requirement contained in Section 2 hereof, the Parties, on behalf of themselves and their respective direct or indirect predecessors, successors, parent companies, divisions, subsidiaries, agents, affiliates, subrogees, insurers, trustees, trusts, administrators, representatives, personal representatives, legal representatives, transferees, assigns and successors in interest of assigns, and any firm, trust, corporation, partnership, and the respective consultants, employees, legal counsel, officers, directors, managers, shareholders, stockholders, owners of any of the foregoing (collectively, in such capacity, the “Releasors”), in consideration of completion of the items contained in Section 1 above, hereby remise, release, acquit and forever discharge the other Party and their agents, transferees, consultants, employees, legal counsel, successors, assigns, successors in interest of assigns, subrogees, insurers, trustees, trusts, administrators, fiduciaries and representatives, legal representatives, personal representatives and any firm, trust, corporation or partnership (collectively, in such capacity, the “Releasees”), of and from any and all federal, state, local, foreign and any other jurisdiction’s statutory or common law claims (including claims for contribution and indemnification), causes of action, complaints, actions, suits, defenses, debts, sums of money, accounts, covenants, controversies, agreements, promises, losses, damages, orders, judgments, professional liability actions, and demands of any nature whatsoever, in law or equity, known or unknown, of any kind, including, but not limited to, claims or other legal forms of action or from any other conduct, act, omission or failure to act, whether negligent, intentional, with or without malice, that the Parties ever had, now have, may have, may claim to have, or may hereafter have or claim to have, against the other Party, from the beginning of time up to and including the date hereof. The releases contained in this Agreement shall not operate to release obligations under this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

4. Full Satisfaction. Upon issuance of the Shares, any and all amounts owing by the Company to the Executive as of the date of such payment shall be deemed fully satisfied.

 

5. No Action. The Parties covenant and agree not to commence or prosecute any action or proceeding against the other Party based on any claims released by the Parties pursuant hereto.

 

6. Choice of Law. This Agreement and any documents to be executed in connection herewith shall be delivered and accepted in and shall be deemed to be contracts made under and governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the choice of law provisions.

 

7. Amendments; Modifications; Counterparts. This Agreement shall not be modified, amended, supplemented, or otherwise changed except by a writing signed by all Parties. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts. The execution of this Agreement and the transmission thereof by facsimile or e-mail shall be binding on the Party signing and transmitting same by facsimile or e-mail fully and to the same extent as if a counterpart of this Agreement bearing such Party’s original signature has been delivered.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto knowingly and voluntarily executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

  The Company:  
       
  China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd.  
       
       
  By: /s/ Zeshu Dai  
  Name: Zeshu Dai  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  
       
       
       
  The Executive:  
       
       
  By: /s/ Xiaohui Wu  
  Name: Xiaohui Wu  

 

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