UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
SEC File Number: 001-34502
CUSIP Number: 36117V204
(Check one):
☐ Form 10-K ☐ Form 20-F ☐ Form 11-K ☒ Form 10-Q ☐ Form 10-D ☐ Form N-CEN ☐ Form N-CSR
For Period Ended: June 30, 2024
| ☐ | Transition Report on Form 10-K | |
| ☐ | Transition Report on Form 20-F | |
| ☐ | Transition Report on Form 11-K | |
| ☐ | Transition Report on Form 10-Q |
For the Transition Period Ended:
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Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein.
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If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Future FinTech Group Inc.
Full Name of Registrant
N/A
Former Name if Applicable
Americas Tower, 1177 Avenue of The Americas, Suite 5100
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
New York, NY 10036
City, State and Zip Code
PART II — RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)
| (a) | The reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense | |
| ☒ | (b) | The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-CEN or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and |
| (c) | The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. |
PART III — NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-CEN, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.
Future FinTech Group Inc. (the “Company”) is unable to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 (the “Quarterly Report”) within the prescribed time period without unreasonable effort or expense because additional time is required to complete the preparation of the Company’s financial statements in time for filing. The Company anticipates filing its Form 10-Q on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date.
PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION
| (1) | Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification |
| Hu Li | 888 | 622-1218 | ||
| (Name) | (Area Code) | (Telephone Number) |
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Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s).
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| ☒ Yes ☐ No | |
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Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof?
☒ Yes ☐ No
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made. |
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Future FinTech Group Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Hu Li |
| Hu Li | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Part IV. (3) Anticipated Significant Changes in Results of Operations
We anticipate reporting the following significant changes in the results of operations from the same period of the last fiscal year:
Revenue Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024 increased to approximately $4.20 million from approximately $3.72 million for the same period of the last year. The increase in revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was primarily due to more revenue from asset management service and other revenues. The Company hired more seasoned account managers to boost the assets under management (“AUM”) and thus improved the revenue to approximately $3.79 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 from approximately $3.26 million for the same period last year. Other revenues increased from approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 to approximately $0.35 million for the same period of 2024, mainly due to the increased debt recovery consulting service fee as well as U.S. dollar bond service income of approximately $0.20 million, as we did not have such income in the second quarter 2023.
Supply chain financing/trading decreased $0.31 million from $0.37 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 to $0.06 million for the same period of 2024. It was due to coal price has decreased and market demand has also decreased in the second quarter 2024.
Operating Expenses Operating Expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 increased to approximately $3.31 million from approximately $1.48 million for the same period of the last year. The increase in operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was primarily due to increase of General and Administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased to $3.39 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, from $2.42 million for the same period of last fiscal year. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to increased professional service fees for lawyers of litigation with FT Global and internal control training fee.
Selling expenses increased by $0.03 million during the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same period of last fiscal year.
Bad debt provision decreased by $0.95 million during the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same period of last fiscal year. The decrease was due to bad debt recovery recognized in previous years used a different bad debt provision accounting treatment method in 2024.
The Company recorded $0.002 million of research and development expenses. Research and development expenses include salaries, contracted services, as well as the related expenses of our research and product development team, and expenditures relating to our efforts to develop, design new products and services, and enhance our existing products and services to our clients. Research and development expenses decreased by $0.11 million during the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same period of last fiscal year. The decrease in research and development expenses was mainly due to decreased salaries.
Other Income (Expense), Net Other expenses, net decreased by $1.18 million to $0.09 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 from $1.27 million in the same period of the last fiscal year, primarily due to the escrow payment of a civil penalty for the amount of $1,650,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2023 for the settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and impact of exchange gains and losses.
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