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 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of July 2022

 

Commission File Number 001-35715

 

JX Luxventure Limited

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Bin Hai Da Dao No. 270

Lang Qin Wan Guo Ji Du Jia Cun Zong He Lou

Xiu Ying District

Haikou City, Hainan Province 570100

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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On July 12, 2022, JX Luxventure Limited (the “Company”) entered into an Employment Agreement with Sun Lei, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a director (the “Employment Agreement”). The Employment Agreement has a term of one (1) year. Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, Sun Lei shall receive cash compensation of USD1.00 and stock compensation, the amount of which will be based upon the Company’s achievements, as to be reported on the Company’s 2022 annual report:

 

Company Revenue   Number of Common Stock
US$59,000,0000 - US$99,999,999   25,000 Shares
US$100,000,000 or more   50,000 Shares
     
Profit (Loss) Margin from Operation    
A 5% - 9% improvement compared to 2021   50,000 Shares
A 10% - 19% improvement compared to 2021   75,000 Shares
A 20% or more improvement compared to 2021   100,000 Shares
     
Profit from Non-Menswear operation    
Achieve profitability on an adjusted basis   50,000 Shares

 

The Employment Agreement has been approved by unanimous written consent of the board of directors and the Company and by written consent of holders of a majority of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company. An English translation of the Employment Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.

 

On July 13, 2022, the Company issued a press release with respect to entering into the Employment Agreement, furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

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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: July 13, 2022 JX Luxventure Limited
     
  By: /s/ Sun Lei
    Sun Lei
    Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number   Description
10.1   Employment Agreement
99.1   Press Release

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made on July 12, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) by and between JX Luxventure Limited, a corporation organized under the Republic of Marshall Island (“Company” or “Employer”) and Sun Lei, a citizen of People’s Republic of China (“Employee”), (each, a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”). The Parties agree and covenant to be bound by the terms set forth in this Agreement as follows:

 

1.Employment.  On the Effective Date, the Company will employ Employee as the Chief Executive Officer. The Employee shall be responsible for all operations of the Company during the term of this employment.

 

2.Term. The term of this Agreement is for one (1) year.

 

3.Compensation.  

 

Base Salary: US$1.00

 

Based upon the Company achieving certain financial results in 2022 as to be reported on the Company’s 2022 annual report, the Employee shall be entitled to receive the shares of the Company’s common stock as follows:

 

Revenue   Number of Shares
US$59,000,0000 - US$99,999,999   25,000
US$100,000,000 and above   50,000
     
Profit (Loss) Margin from Operation    
5% - 9% improvement from 2021   50,000
10% - 19% improvement from 2021   75,000
20% and over improvement from 2021   100,000
     
Profit from Non-Menswear operation    
Achieve profitability on an adjusted basis   50,000

 

The Employee will be entitled to a special bonus as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company from time to time.

 

4.Signing Bonus

 

[Not Applicable]

 

5. Confidentiality.

 

A. Confidential and Proprietary Information. In the course of employment, Employee will be exposed to confidential and proprietary information of Employer. Confidential and proprietary information shall mean any data or information that is competitively sensitive material and not generally known to the public, including, but not limited to, information relating to development and plans, marketing strategies, finance, operations, systems, proprietary concepts, documentation, reports, data, specifications, computer software, source code, object code, flow charts, data, databases, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, customer lists, customer relationships, customer profiles, supplier lists, supplier relationships, supplier profiles, pricing, sales estimates, business plans and internal performance results relating to the past, present or future business activities, technical information, design, process, procedure, formula, or improvement, which Employer considers confidential and proprietary. Employee acknowledges and agrees that the confidential and proprietary information is the valuable property of Employer, developed over a long period of time at substantial expense and that it is worthy of protection.  

 

 

 

 

B. Confidentiality Obligations.  Except as otherwise expressly permitted in this Agreement, Employee shall not disclose or use in any manner, directly or indirectly, any confidential and proprietary information either during the term of this Agreement or at any time thereafter, except as required to perform their duties and responsibilities or with Employer’s prior written consent. 

 

C. Rights in Confidential and Proprietary Information.  All ideas, concepts, work product, information, written material or other confidential and proprietary information disclosed to Employee by Employer (i) are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Employer, and (ii) are disclosed or permitted to be acquired by Employee solely in reliance on Employee’s agreement to maintain them in confidence and not to use or disclose them to any other person except in furtherance of Employer’s business. Except as expressly provided herein, this Agreement does not confer any right, license, ownership or other interest or title in, to or under the confidential and proprietary information to Employee. 

 

D. Irreparable Harm.  Employee acknowledges that use or disclosure of any confidential and proprietary information in a manner inconsistent with this Agreement will give rise to irreparable injury for which damages would not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, in addition to any other legal remedies which may be available at law or in equity, Employer shall be entitled to equitable or injunctive relief against the unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential and proprietary information. Employer shall be entitled to pursue any other legally permissible remedy available as a result of such breach, including but not limited to damages, both direct and consequential. In any action brought by Employer under this Section, Employer shall be entitled to recover its attorney’s fees and costs from Employee.

 

6. Ownership of Work Product.  The Parties agree that all work product, information or other materials created and developed by Employee in connection with the performance of duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and any resulting intellectual property rights are the sole and exclusive property of Employer. 

 

7. Termination.

 

Each Party may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason by giving 5 days’ notice in writing to the other Party. During the notice period, Employee and Employer agree to continue diligently fulfilling their duties and obligations in good faith with best efforts.

 

In addition, Employee may terminate this Agreement immediately in the event Employee violates any provision of this Agreement.

 

Upon termination of this Agreement and the employment with the Company, Employee agrees to return all Employer property, including but not limited to computers, cell phones, and any other electronic devices. Employee shall reimburse Employer for any Employer property lost or damaged in an amount equal to the market price of such property.

 

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9. Miscellaneous. 

 

A. Authority to Contract.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee does not have authority to enter into any binding contracts or commitments for or on behalf of Employer without first obtaining the prior written consent of Employer. 

 

B. Governing Law.  The terms of this Agreement shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Republic of Marshall Island (not including its conflicts of law provisions). Any dispute arising from this Agreement shall be resolved through binding arbitration conducted in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association.

 

C. Entire Agreement and Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes all prior understandings of the Parties. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement will be binding unless executed in writing by both of the Parties.

 

D. Notices.  Any notice or other communication given or made to either Party under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered by hand, sent by overnight courier service or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the address stated above or to another address as that Party may subsequently designate by notice and shall be deemed given on the date of delivery.

 

E. Waiver.  Neither Party shall be deemed to have waived any provision of this Agreement or the exercise of any rights held under this Agreement unless such waiver is made expressly and in writing. A waiver by either Party of a breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any subsequent or other breach or violation.

 

F. Further Assurances.  At the request of one Party, the other Party shall execute and deliver such other documents and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to give effect the terms of this Agreement.

 

G. Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is found or declared to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall not be affected and shall continue to be valid, legal and enforceable as though the invalid, illegal or unenforceable parts had not been included in this Agreement.

 

H. No Assignment.  The Employee’s responsibilities to Employer are personal in nature and cannot be delegated. 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

Employee:  
   
/s/ Sun Lei  
Sun Lei  

 

Employer:

 

JX Luxventure Limited

 

By: /s/ Keyan Yan  

Keyan Yan  
Chief Financial Officer  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

LLL Announces Performance-Based Employment Agreement with
CEO Sun “Ice” Lei

 

Haikou, CHINA, July 13, 2022— JX Luxventure Limited (Nasdaq: LLL) (the “Company”), a company delivering comprehensive products solutions to global high-net-worth families with business segments covering menswear, cross-border merchandise and tourism, announced today that on July 12, 2022, the Company has entered into an Employment Agreement with Sun Lei, our Chief Executive Officer with a term of one (1) year.

 

Under this Employment Agreement, Sun Lei shall receive cash compensation of US$1.00 and stock-based compensation correlated with the Company’s achievements in 2022 as follows:

 

Revenue to be Reported in Our 2022 Annual Report

 

-25,000 shares of common stock if the Company reports revenue in a range of US$59,000,000 – US$99,999,999.

 

-50,000 shares of common stock if the Company reports revenue of US$100,000,000 or more.

 

Profit (Loss) Margin from Operation to be Reported in Our 2022 Annual Report

 

-50,000 shares of common stock if the Company reports a 5% -9% improvement from its operation in 2022 compared to 2021

 

-75,000 shares of common stock if the Company reports a 10% - 19% improvement from its operation in 2022 compared to 2021

 

-100,000 shares of common stock if the Company reports a 20% or more improvement from its operation compared to 2021.

 

Profit from Non-Menswear Business to be Reported in Our 2022 Annual Report

 

-50,000 shares of common stock if the non-menswear business achieves profitability on an adjusted basis.

 

Ruifeng Mu, an independent director who is the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, said “Through her strong leadership and tireless dedication,  Ms. Sun has been instrumental in transforming  JX Luxventure into a high-performance company. We structured the performance-based employment agreement to align with our shareholder value and our goal of a second-year turnaround strategy, which is continuing robust revenue growth and improving our operation profit margin. Over the last one and half year, the Company has made good progress and Ms. Sun has led the Company to deliver on many of its expectations. The Board is confident in her ability to continue as a strategic visionary and leader to lead JX Luxventure to a successful future ahead. We look forward to building a great company with Ms. Sun for many years to come “

 

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor may there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

 

 

 

About JX Luxventure Limited

 

Headquartered in Haikou, China, JX Luxventure Limited is a company delivering comprehensive products solutions to global global high net worth families serviced by our business customers with business segments covering menswear, cross-border merchandise and tourism. To learn more about the Company, please visit its corporate website at en.jxluxventure.com.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This press release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” relating to the business of JX Luxventure Limited, and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, are “forward-looking statements” in nature within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects” or similar expressions, involve 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. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. 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 those discussed in the Company’s periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its 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 factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

 

SOURCE JX Luxventure Limited