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): May 11, 2020

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware   001-33997   90-0363723
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification)

Jinhua City Industrial Zone
Jinhua, Zhejiang Province
People’s Republic of China
Post Code 321016

(Address of principal executive offices)

(86-579) 8223-9700
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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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   KNDI   NASDAQ Global Select 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).

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) makes the following disclosure pursuant to the Order (the “Order”) issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 25, 2020 (Release No. 34-88465) providing conditional relief to public companies that are unable to timely comply with their filing obligations as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

The Company's operations and business have experienced disruption due to the unprecedented conditions surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19 and the lock-down policy in China in the first quarter, and thus the Company is unable to timely prepare and file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 (the “Quarterly Report”) that is due May 11, 2020 (the “Original Due Date”), and therefore the Company elected to rely on the conditional filing relief provided under the Order.

In light of the circumstances and uncertainty surrounding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business, employees, consultants and service providers of the Company, and considering the lack of time for the compilation, dissemination and review of the information required to be presented and the importance of markets and investors receiving materially accurate information in the Quarterly Report, the Company has determined that it will delay the filing of the Quarterly Report by up to 45 days after the Original Due Date, or June 25, 2020.

The current outbreak of COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the global economy and many industries, including the automobile and parts industry. Affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 and the lock-down policy in China in the first quarter, we expect the first quarter of 2020 will see large revenue decrease on EV parts sales comparing to the corresponding quarter in 2019. We are actively monitoring the recent COVID-19 outbreak and its potential impact on our supply chain and operations. Due to current and potential future port closures and other restrictions resulting from the outbreak, global supply may become constrained, which may cause the negative impact on our sale of off-road vehicles to the U.S. While we do not expect that the COVID-19 outbreak will have a material adverse effect on our business or financial results at this time, we are unable to accurately predict the impact that COVID-19 will have due to the COVID-19 uncertainties, including the ultimate geographic spread of COVID-19, the severity of the disease, the duration of the outbreak, and effectiveness of the actions that may be taken by governmental authorities. The management has been closely monitoring the impact caused by COVID-19 and we will continue to operate our business as steadily and safely as we can.

 

Certain of the statements contained in this report should be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “will,” "believes," "expects," “endeavor” or similar expressions, involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including the risk factors discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the SEC and available on the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these risk factors. Other than as required under the applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

 

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.

 

  KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. 
   
Date: May 11, 2020 By:  /s/ Hu Xiaoming
  Name: Hu Xiaoming
  Title: Chief Executive Officer