Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM
9A – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our
management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, as of December 31, 2021
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The
term “disclosure controls and procedures” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) means controls and other procedures
of the Company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in reports, such as this report, that
it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC
rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated
to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated,
can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the
cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Based
on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2021,
due to a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, we currently lack sufficient accounting personnel
with the appropriate level of knowledge, experience and training in U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
Management’s
Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over
financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our accounting policies and internal controls over financial reporting,
established and maintained by management, are under the general oversight of the Board’s audit committee.
Our
internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
●
pertain to the maintenance
of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
●
provide reasonable assurance
that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that
receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
●
provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect
on the financial statements.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of
any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or that the degree or compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management
assessed our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021.
The
standard measures adopted by management in making its evaluation are the measures in the Internal-Control Integrated Framework published
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Based
on management’s assessment using the COSO criteria, our CEO and CFO concluded that our internal control over financial reporting
as of December 31, 2021 was ineffective. We have taken, and are taking, certain actions to remediate the material weakness related
to our lack of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting experience. We engaged a consultant with U.S. GAAP knowledge and experience to supplement
our current internal accounting personnel and assist us in the preparation of our financial statements to ensure that our financial statements
are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
The
Company continues to make efforts to implementing our existing and newly adopted procedures to improve our disclosure controls and internal
controls over financing reporting.
Changes
to Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Other
than discussed above, there has been no change to our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered
by this annual report on Form 10-K that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
ITEM
9B – OTHER INFORMATION
None
ITEM
9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.
Not
applicable.
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PART
III
ITEM
10 – DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Directors
and Executive Officers
The
following table sets forth as of April 12, 2022, the names, positions and ages of our current executive officers and directors. Our directors
serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. Our officers are elected by
the Board and their terms of office are, except to the extent governed by an employment contract, at the discretion of the Board.
Name
of Current Director
and/or Executive Officer
Age
Position(s)
Yongke Xue (1)
54
President
Shanchun Huang (2)
56
Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and
Director
Ming Yi (3)
41
Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)
Yang Liu (4)
42
Chief Operating Officer (“COO”)
Fuyou Li (5)(6)
68
Independent Director and Chairman of the Board of
Directors
Johnson Lau (5)(7)
48
Independent Director
Mingjie Zhao (5)(8)
56
Independent Director
Ying Li (9)
33
Vice President and Director
(1)
On September 2, 2016,
Mr. Yongke Xue resigned from his position as the CEO of the Company and Chairman of the Board of the Directors of the Company. Mr.
Yongke Xue was appointed CEO on December 24, 2014, and resigned as CEO of the Company on September 2, 2016. On January 5, 2018, Mr.
Yongke Xue was reappointed as the Company’s CEO, effective on January 31, 2018. On March 4, 2020. Mr. Yongke Xue resigned from
his position as the CEO of the Company. On June 23, 2021, Yongke Xue resigned as a director and the Chairman of the Board. Yongke
Xue was appointed as President of the Company on June 23, 2021.
(2)
Shanchun Huang was appointed
as CEO on March 4, 2020 and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on March 4, 2020.
(3)
Ming Yi was appointed
as CFO on November 30, 2020.
(4)
Yang Liu was appointed as the COO of
the Company on November 16, 2020.
(5)
Member of the audit
committee and compensation committee.
(6)
Fuyou Li was appointed
a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on May 8, 2015 and as the Chairman of the Board on June 23, 2021.
(7)
Johnson Lau was appointed
a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on December 23, 2014.
(8)
Mingjie Zhao was appointed
a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on July 15, 2020.
(9)
Ms. Ying Li was appointed as a member
of the Board on June 23, 2021.
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Yongke
Xue, President
Mr.
Yongke Xue served as a member of the Board from February 26, 2008 to June 23, 2021 and as the Chairman of the Board from January 31,
2018 to June 23, 2021 and from February 26, 2008 to September 2, 2016. Mr. Xue served as our Chief Executive Officer from January 31,
2018 to March 4, 2020. Mr. Xue also served in that position from February 26, 2008 to February 18, 2013, and from December 24, 2014 to
September 2, 2016. Mr. Yongke Xue served as the director of SkyPeople Juice Group Co., Ltd. from
December 2005 to February 2020. Mr. Xue graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University with an MBA in 2000. Mr. Xue graduated with a
Bachelor’s degree in Metal Material& Heat Treatment from National University of Defense Technology in July 1989.
Shanchun
Huang, Chief Executive officer and Director of the Board
Mr.
Shanchun Huang has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board since March 4, 2020. He served as the
president of Wealth Index (Beijing) Fund Management Co., Ltd., which provides private equity fund management service, from March 2011
to March 2020, and as the president of Wealth Index (Beijing) International Investment Consulting Co., Ltd., which provides investment
management and consulting services for non-securities related business, from August 2004 to March 2020. From May 2001 to June 2004, Mr.
Huang was the vice president of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Corporation, a global automobile company headquartered in Hangzhou, China.
Mr. Huang graduated from Hefei Staff University of Science and Technology in July 1986, majoring in news collection and editing. The
Board believes that Mr. Huang’s significant experience in investment and management will be an asset to the Company and the Board.
Ming
Yi, Chief Financial Officer
On
November 30, 2020, the Board of the Directors appointed Mr. Ming Yi as the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company.
Mr.
Yi has served as an independent director of Hudson Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: HUSN) since March 31, 2020. Mr. Yi was the Chief Financial
Officer of SSLJ.com Limited from July 2018 to July 2019. From June 2011 to August 2018, Mr. Yi was the Chief Financial Officer and a
board member of Wave Sync Corp. (formerly known as China Bio-Energy Corp). From September 2009 to April 2011, he served as a senior manager
at Qi He Certified Public Accountants Co. Ltd. Form July 2007 to August 2010, Mr. Yi was a senior auditor at Ernst & Young. Mr. Yi
received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from School of Business Administrations of Liaoning University in 2004 and his
Master of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from Victory University, Australia in 2006. Mr. Yi is a Certified Public Accountant
in Australia.
Yang
Liu, Chief Operating Officer
On
November 16, 2020, the Company appointed Mr. Yang (Sean) Liu as the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of the Company.
Mr.
Liu served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Color Star Technology Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSCW) from March 2019 to July 2020. Mr.
Liu served as President of MagniFinTech from May 2017 to March 2019 and served as Chief Executive Officer of Wave Sync Corporation from
July 2017 to August 2018. Mr. Liu served as the Murex Regional Manager at UBS from November 2015 to May 2017. From June 2008 to November
2015, Mr. Liu served as a Senior Consultant, Client Coordinator and Single-point of Contact at Murex North America. Mr. Liu holds a Bachelor
of Science degree in Electric Engineering from Tsinghua University in China and two Master’s degrees in Financial Mathematics and
Electrical Engineering from New Mexico State University.
Fuyou
Li , Director and Chairman of the Board
Mr.
Fuyou Li has served as a member of the Board and a member of the audit and compensation committees of the Board since May 8, 2015. Mr.
Li was appointed as the Chairman of the Board on June 23, 2021. Mr. Li graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University with a doctor’s
degree in economics. He has taught international finance as a professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University since 2000. The Board believes
his qualifications, professional background and expertise in international finance are important to the Company and the Board.
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Johnson Lau , Director
On December 23, 2014, the Board appointed
Johnson Lau as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Lau is also the Chairman of Audit committee of the Board and a
member of the Compensation Committee of the Board.
Mr. Lau is the Chief Financial Officer of
Beauty Express Group Holdings Limited (“Beauty Express”), a private company in Hong Kong since April 2021. Mr. Lau is a Certified
Public Accountant of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and CPA Australia. Mr. Lau has over 20 years of experience
in the accounting profession. Mr. Lau started his career in Deloitte in Hong Kong and Beijing from 1997 to 2004. Prior to joining Beauty
Express in 2021, Mr. Lau worked in various public and private companies in the United States, England and Hong Kong as Director of Finance
and CFO for over fifteen years. Mr. Lau was the chief financial officer and was subsequently an executive director of Haike Chemical
Group Limited, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE code: HAIK), from December 2006 to March 2009. Mr. Lau subsequently
resigned as chief financial officer and was redesignated as a non-executive director of Haike Chemical Group Limited in March 2009 and
retired as a non-executive director in January 2010. From April 2009, Mr. Lau was employed by Auto China International Limited, a company
listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market and subsequently quoted on the OTC Markets (OTC: AUTCF) as chief financial officer. He was redesignated
as the director of finance in July 2009 and subsequently departed in June 2013. From June 2010 to January 2013, Mr. Lau was an independent
director of Lizhan Environmental Corporation. Mr. Lau was the chief financial officer of SGOCO Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SGOC) from July 2013
to June 2015. Mr. Lau was the chief financial officer of China Golden Classic Group Limited (HKEX: 8281.HK) from July 2015 to July 2018.
Mr. Lau was the chief financial officer of Dafy Holdings Limited (HKEX: 1826.HK) from August 2018 to October 2019. Mr. Lau was the chief
financial officer of a Hong Kong incorporated private company from November 2019 to February 2021. He was an independent non-executive
director of Winshine Science Company Limited (HKEX: 209.HK) from October 2017 to April 2019. Mr. Lau holds a bachelor degree in commerce
from Monash University, Australia. The Board believes that Mr. Lau’s extensive knowledge and experience in accounting and his public
company experience is important to the Company’s internal controls and financial reporting and its status as a US publicly traded
company.
Mingjie Zhao, Director
Mr. Mingjie Zhao was appointed as a member
of the Board and Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of Audit Committee of the Board on July 15, 2020. Mr. Zhao has served
as a director of New York Hua Yang, Inc. since April 2018. From July 2016 to March 2018, Mr. Zhao served as Chief Executive Officer of
TD Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as China Commercial Credit Inc. and Nasdaq: CLG). Mr. Zhao was the Chief Operating Officer and
a director of New York Hua Yang, Inc. from September 2011 to July 2016. Mr. Zhao obtained his Master of Business Administration degree
from University of Bridgeport in Connecticut in May 2003 and his Bachelor of Science degree from China Eastern Normal University in Shanghai,
China in July 1985. The Board believes that Mr. Zhao’s experience and extensive knowledge in management and public company is essential
to the Company.
Ying Li, Director and Vice President
Ms. Ying Li was appointed as a member of the
Board on June 23, 2021 and she has served as a director of Alpha International Securities (HONG KONG) Limited since September 9, 2020
and as a director of Alpha International Financial Holdings Limited since February 5, 2020. Ms. Li has served as the vice president of
the Company and a director of Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company since July 2016. From October
2011 to December 2019, Ms. Li served as the secretary of the Board of the Company. Ms. Li received her bachelor’s degree in English
from Xi’an International Studies University in July 2010. The Board believes that Ms. Li’s extensive business and operational
knowledge of the Company qualifies her as a member of the Board.
All of our directors and officers reside outside
of the United States, except for Mr. Yang Liu, Mingjie Zhao and Ying Li. Mr. Yongke Xu, Mr. Ming Yi and Fuyou Li reside in China, Mr.
Shanchuan Huang resides in the U.K. and Mr. Johnson Lau resides in Hong Kong.
Board Diversity
Matrix
Board Diversity Matrix (As of April 12, 2022)
Total Number of Directors
5
Female
Male
Non-Binary
Did Not
Disclose Gender
Part I: Gender Identity
Directors
1
4
0
0
Part II: Demographic Background
Asian (other than South Asian)
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires
that directors, certain officers of the Company and ten percent shareholders file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with
the Commission as to the Company’s securities beneficially owned by them. Such persons are also required by SEC rules to furnish
the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
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Based solely on its review of copies of such
forms received by the Company, or on written representations from certain reporting persons, the Company believes that, all Section 16(a)
filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and greater than ten percent shareholders were complied with during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2021, except for the following: Mr. Ming Yi, the CFO of the Company, did not file a Form 4 for the grant of stock
award for 20,000 shares on July 12, 2021; Mr. Shanchun Huang, the CEO of the Company, did not file a Form 4 for the grant of stock award
for 500,000 shares on July 12, 2021; and Mr. Yongke Xue, president of the Company, did not file Form 4 for the grant of stock award for
300,000 shares on July 12, 2021.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of business conduct
and ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including those officers responsible for financial reporting.
Our code of business conduct and ethics is available on our website at www.ftft.com and may be found by first clicking on “Investors,”
then “Corporate Governance” and then “Governance Documents.” We intend to disclose any amendments to the code,
or any waivers of its requirements, on our website.
Committees of the Company’s Board of Directors
The Board held 20 regularly scheduled and
special meetings during fiscal year 2021. All of the directors attended (in person or by telephone) all of the Board meetings and any
committees of the Board on which they served during the fiscal year. Directors are expected to use their best efforts to be present at
the shareholders annual meeting. All of our directors attended the December 18, 2021 shareholders annual meeting by tele-conference or
in person.
Audit Committee
On April 25, 2008, the Board formed an audit
committee. Messrs. Lau, Li and Zhao currently serve on the audit committee, which is chaired by Mr. Lau. Each member of the audit committee
is “independent” as that term is defined in the rules of the SEC and within the meaning of such term as defined under the
rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market. The Board has determined that each audit committee member has sufficient knowledge in financial and
auditing matters to serve on the audit committee. The audit committee held 4 meetings during fiscal year 2021, and all audit committee
members attended each of those meetings. Our Board has determined that Mr. Lau is an “audit committee financial expert,”
as defined under the applicable SEC rules. The audit committee has a written charter, which is available on the Company’s
website at http://www.ftft.com.
Management is responsible for the Company’s
internal controls and the financial reporting process. The independent accounting firm is responsible for performing an independent audit
of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and issuing reports thereon. The audit committee’s responsibility is to monitor these
processes. The audit committee meets with management, the leader of the internal audit function, and the independent accounting firm
to facilitate communication. In addition, the audit committee appoints the Company’s independent accounting firm and pre-approves
all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the independent accounting firm.
Compensation Committee
On April 25, 2008, the Board formed a compensation
committee. Messrs. Lau, Li and Zhao currently serve on the compensation committee, which is chaired by Mr. Zhao. Each member of the compensation
committee is “independent” as that term is defined in the SEC rules and within the meaning of such term as defined under
the rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market, a “nonemployee director” for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. No interlocking
relationship exists between the Board or the compensation committee and the Board or compensation committee of any other company, nor
has any interlocking relationship existed during the last fiscal year. The compensation committee held 2 meetings during fiscal year
2021. The compensation committee has a written charter, which is available on the Company’s website at http://www.ftft.com/.
Our Board has delegated to the compensation
committee the responsibility, among other things, to determine any and all compensation payable to our executive officers, including
annual salaries, incentive compensation, long-term incentive compensation and any other compensation, and to administer our equity and
incentive compensation plans applicable to our executive officers. Decisions regarding executive compensation made by the compensation
committee are considered final and are not generally subject to Board review or ratification. Under the terms of its written charter,
the compensation committee has the power and authority to delegate any of its duties and responsibilities to subcommittees as the compensation
committee may deem appropriate in its sole discretion. Historically, the compensation committee has not generally delegated any of its
duties and responsibilities to subcommittees, but rather has taken such actions as a committee, as a whole. Deliberations and decisions
by the compensation committee concerning executive officers are made by the compensation committee, without the presence of the any executive
officer of the Company.
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Other Committees
The Board may on occasion establish other
committees, as it deems necessary or required. We do not currently have a standing nominating committee, or a committee performing similar
functions. The full Board currently serves this function. Our directors believe that it is not necessary to have such committees, at
this time, because the functions of such committees can be adequately performed by the Board. The Board will assess all candidates, whether
submitted by management or shareholders, and make recommendations for election or appointment. There have been no material changes to
the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to the Board.
Board Leadership Structure
Our Board of Directors is currently comprised
of five members, including three independent directors who serve as members of our audit committee and compensation committee. Our Board
leadership structure consists of a Chairman of the Board. Currently, Mr. Fuyou Li, an independent director, serves as Chairman of
the Board. The Board of Directors believes that this leadership structure, with Mr. Li serving as the Chairman and Mr. Shanchun
Huang serving as Chief Executive Officer, is appropriate at this time because it enables the Board, as a whole, to engage in oversight
of management, promote communication and collaboration between management and the Board, and oversee governance matters, while allowing
our Chief Executive Officer to focus on his primary responsibility, the operational leadership and strategic direction of the Company.
In addition to chairing the Board, Mr. Li is a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees.
Board independence and oversight of the senior
management of the Company are enabled by the presence of independent directors who have a wide range of expertise and skills and have
oversight over critical functions of the Company, such as the review of business development, evaluation and compensation of executive
management, the nomination of directors. Our independent directors collectively provide additional strength and balance to our Board
leadership structure.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of the Company’s executive officers
has served as a member of a compensation committee, or other committee serving an equivalent function, of any other entity whose executive
officers serve as a director of the Company or member of the Company’s compensation committee.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between
any current executive officer or director of the Company.
ITEM 11 – EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Compensation Objectives
We operate in a highly competitive and rapidly
changing industry. The key objectives of our executive compensation programs are to:
●
attract, motivate and retain executives who drive our success and
industry leadership; and provide executive officers, with a salary and/or stock award on the market value of that role, and
●
the individual’s demonstrated ability to perform that role.
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Stock Incentive Plans
On October 9, 2019, the Board of Directors
of the Company approved and adopted the Future FinTech Group Inc. 2019 Omnibus Equity Plan (the “2019 Equity Plan”), which
was approved by the shareholders of the Company on February 26, 2020. The 2019 Equity Plan permits the grant of incentive stock options
(“ISOs”), nonqualified stock options (“NQSOs”), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock,
unrestricted stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to its employees of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The 2019
Equity Plan has a total of 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The Company grant the 3,000,000 shares under 2019 Equity Plan to nine officers,
employees and director of the Company on December 28, 2020. As of December 31, 2021, no shares of stock available for award under the
2019 Equity Plan.
The Board of Directors of the Company approved
and adopted the Future FinTech Group Inc. 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan (the “2020 Equity Plan”) on October 27, 2020, which was
approved by the shareholders at the shareholders annual meeting on December 18, 2020. The 2020 Equity Plan has a total of 5,000,000 shares
of Common Stock. The Company grant the 1,953,000 shares under 2020 Equity Plan to sixteen officers and employees of the Company on July
12, 2021, including 500,000 shares to Shanchun Huang, Chief Executive Officer of the Company; 300,000 shares to Yongke Xue, President
of the Company; 20,000 shares to Ming Yi, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and 40,000 shares to Yang Liu, Chief Operating Officer
of the Company.
We believe that the future success of the
Company depends, in large part, upon the ability of the Company to maintain a competitive position in attracting, retaining and motivating
key personnel.
What Our Executive Compensation Program
is Designed to Reward
Our executive compensation program is designed
to reward each individually named executive officer’s contribution to the advancement of our overall performance and execution
of our goals, ideas and objectives. It is designed to reward and encourage exceptional performance at the individual level in the areas
of organization, creativity and responsibility while supporting our core values and ambitions. This in turn aligns the interest of our
executive officers with the interests of our shareholders, and thus with our interests.
Determining Executive Compensation
The Board’s compensation committee reviews
and approves the compensation for executive officers annually. The compensation committee considers the overall performance of the past
year and the financial and operating plans for the upcoming year in determining the compensation for the executive officers.
A named executive officer’s base salary
is determined by an assessment of his/her sustained performance against individual job responsibilities, including, where appropriate,
the impact of his/her performance on our business results, current salary in relation to the salary range designated for the job, experience
and mastery, and potential for advancement. The compensation committee also annually reviews market compensation levels with comparable
jobs in the industry to determine whether the total compensation for our officers remains in the targeted median pay range.
Role of Executive Officers in Determining Executive Compensation
The compensation committee determines the
compensation for the CEO, which is based on various factors, such as level of responsibility and contributions to our performance. The
CEO recommends the compensation for our executive officers (other than the compensation of the CEO) to the compensation committee. The
compensation committee reviews the recommendations made by the CEO and determines the compensation of the CFO and the other executive
officers.
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Employment Agreements
We did not have an employment agreement with
our Mr. Yongke Xue when he served as our CEO. On June 24, 2021, we entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Xue upon his appointment
as the president of the Company. The Employment Agreement has a term of one year and Mr. Xue receives compensation in the amount of $1
per year.
We entered into an Employment Agreement with
our CEO, Mr. Shanchun Huang, on March 7, 2020 with a term of one year, which was renewed until March 7, 2023. Mr. Huang receives compensation
in the amount of $1 per year.
On November 16, 2020, the Company entered
into an employment agreement with Mr. Yang Liu as COO of the Company and the term of the agreement is for one (1) year, which has been
renewed until November 16, 2022. The agreement provides that Mr. Liu receives compensation in the amount of $1 per year.
On May 21, 2019, the Company entered into
an Employment agreement with Ms. Jing Chen as the CFO for a period of one year. The Employment agreement with the CFO was renewed on
May 21, 2020 for a period of one year. Ms. Chen would receive a salary of RMB 624,000 (approximately $90,620) per year after tax. On
November 26, 2020, Ms. Chen resigned the position of CFO, effective on November 30, 2020. Ms. Chen was appointed as the Vice President
of the Company on November 30, 2020.
On December 1, 2020, the Company entered into
an employment agreement with Mr. Ming Yi as CFO of the Company and the term of the agreement is for one (1) year, which has been renewed
until December 1, 2022. The agreement provides that Mr. Yi receives compensation in the amount of $4,000 per month before tax.
Summary Compensation of Named Executive Officers
Our executive officers do not receive any
compensation from the Company for also serving as directors of the Company. The following table sets forth information concerning cash
and non-cash compensation paid by the Company to our named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Name
and Principal
Position
Year
Ended
Salary
($)
Bonus
($)
Stock
Awards
($)
Option
Awards
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation ($)
Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)
All
Other
Compensation ($)
Total ($)
Yongke
Xue (1)
12/31/2021
$ 1
-
843,000
-
-
-
-
$ 843,001
12/31/2020
$ -
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ -
Shanchun
Huang (2)
12/31/2021
$ 1
-
1,405,000
-
-
-
-
$ 1,405,001
12/31/2020
$ 1
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 1
Jing
Chen (3)
12/31/2020
$ 24,312
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 24,312
Ming Yi(4)
12/31/2021
$ 48,000
-
56,200
$ 104,200
12/31/2020
$ 4,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 4,000
Kai
Xu (5)
12/31/2020
$ 13,642
-
792,000
-
-
-
-
$ 805,642
Zhi Yan(6)
12/31/2020
$ 2,378
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 2,378
Yang Liu(7)
12/31/2021
$ 1
-
112,400
-
-
-
-
$ 112,401
12/31/2020
$ 1
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 1
(1)
On March 4, 2020, Mr. Yongke Xue resigned as the CEO
of the Company and on June 23, 2021, Mr. Xue was appointed as the president of the Company. The compensation committee of the Board
granted him a stock award for 300,000 shares of common stock of the Company under 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan on July 12, 2021.
(2)
On March 4, 2020, Mr. Shanchun Huang was appointed as the CEO of
the Company. The compensation committee of the Board granted him a stock award for 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company
under 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan on July 12, 2021.
(3)
On May 21, 2019, the Board of the Directors appointed Ms. Jing Chen
as the CFO of the Company. On November 26, 2020, Ms. Chen resigned as the CFO of the Company, effective on November 30, 2020. Ms.
Chen was appointed as the Vice President of the Company on November 30, 2020.
(4)
On November 30, 2020, the Board of the Directors appointed Mr. Ming
Yi as the CFO of the Company. The compensation committee of the Board granted him a stock award for 20,000 shares of common stock
of the Company under 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan on July 12, 2021.
(5)
On February 28, 2019, the board of directors appointed
Mr. Kai Xu as the COO of the Company. Since February 2020, Mr. Xu has no longer served as the COO of the Company and he continues
to serve as deputy general manager in a subsidiary of the Company and the vice president of blockchain division of the Company.
The Compensation Committee of the Board granted Mr. Kai Xu a stock award for 400,000 shares of common stock of the Company, vested
immediately upon the grant, under 2019 Omnibus Equity Plan on December 28, 2020.
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(6)
On February 9, 2018, the board of directors appointed
Mr. Zhi Yan as the Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”) of the Company. Since February 2020, Mr. Yan has no longer served
as the CTO of the Company and he continues to serve as the general manager of a subsidiary of the Company.
(7)
On November 16, 2020, the Board of the Directors appointed Mr. Yang
Liu as the COO of the Company. The compensation committee of the Board granted him a stock award for 40,000 shares of common stock
of the Company under 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan on July 12, 2021.
Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2021
No outstanding equity awards held by named
executive officers as of December 31, 2021.
Compensation of Directors
The following table sets forth information
concerning cash and non-cash compensation paid by us to our directors during 2021.
Name
Fees Paid
in Cash
($)
Stock
Awards
Option
Awards
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
All Other
Compensation
($)
Total
($)
Yongke Xue(1)
$ —
—
—
—
—
—
$ —
Shanchun Huang
$ —
—
—
—
—
—
$ —
Ying Li (2)
$ —
—
—
—
—
—
$ —
Fuyou Li (3)
$ 13,425
—
—
—
—
—
$ 13,425
Johnson Lau (4)
$ 25,000
—
—
—
—
—
$ 25,000
Mingjie Zhao(5)
$ 25,000
—
—
—
—
—
$ 25,000
(1)
Yongke Xue resigned
as a member and Chairman of the Board on June 23, 2021.
(2)
Ying Li was appointed
as a director of the Board on June 23, 2021.
(3)
On May 8, 2015, the Board appointed Mr.
Fuyou Li as a member of the Board of Directors and a member of both the audit committee and compensation committee. Before June 30,
2021, Mr. Li was entitled for $8,850 per annum as compensation for his service as director of the Company and a member of the audit
committee and compensation committee. On June 23, 2021, the Board appointed Mr. Fuyou Li as the Chairman of the Board and his annual
compensation increased to $18,000 after June 30, 2021.
(4)
On December 23, 2014,
the Board appointed Johnson Lau as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and he currently serves as the Chairman of Audit
Committee and a member of Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Lau is entitled for $25,000 per annum as compensation for his
current services as a director of the Company and chair of the audit committee and a member of compensation committee.
(5)
On July 15, 2020, the
Board appointed Mr. Mingjie Zhao as a member of the Board and Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of Audit Committee
of the Board. Mr. Zhao is entitled for $25,000 per annum as compensation for his current services as a director of the Company and
chair of the compensation committee and a member of audit committee.
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ITEM 12 – SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table provides information concerning
beneficial ownership of our capital stock as of April 12, 2022, by:
●
each shareholder or group of affiliated shareholders
who owns more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock;
●
each of our named executive officers;
●
each of our directors; and all of our directors and
●
executive officers as a group.
The following table lists the number of shares
and percentage of shares beneficially owned based on 70,067,147 shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of April 12, 2022.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance
with the SEC rules, and generally includes voting power and/or investment power with respect to the securities held. Shares of Common
Stock subject to options and warrants currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of April 12, 2022 or issuable upon conversion
of convertible securities which are currently convertible or convertible within 60 days of April 12, 2022 are deemed outstanding and
beneficially owned by the person holding those options, warrants or convertible securities for purposes of computing the number of shares
and percentage of shares beneficially owned by that person, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage beneficially
owned by any other person. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table, and subject to applicable community property laws, the
persons or entities named have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our Common Stock shown as beneficially
owned by them.
Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes,
the principal address of each of the shareholders, named executive officers, and directors below is c/o Future FinTech Group, Inc., Americas
Tower, 1177 Avenue of The Americas, Suite 5100, New York, NY 10036.
Shares Beneficially Owned
Name
of Beneficial Owner
Number
Percent
Directors and Named
Executive Officers
Yongke Xue
(1)
2,450,464
3.5
%
Shanchun Huang
500,000
*
Ming Yi
20,000
*
Ying Li
-
-
Mingjie Zhao
-
-
Yang Liu
40,000
*
Fuyou Li
-
-
Johnson Lau
-
-
All current directors
and name executive officers as a group (8 persons)
3,010,464
4.3
%
5% or Greater Shareholders
Zeyao Xue (2)
13,012,623
18.6
%
All 5% or Greater
Shareholders
13,012,623
18.6
%
*
Less than 1%
(1)
Consists of (i) 1,467,079
shares owned directly by Golden Dawn International Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, (ii) 183,385 shares owned directly
by China Tianren Organic Food Holding. Each of Golden Dawn International Limited and China Tianren Organic Good Holding are indirect
subsidiaries of V.X. Fortune Capital Limited, a British Virgin Islands company and Yongke Xue is the sole director of V.X. Fortune
Capital Limited and (iii) 800,000 shares owned directly by Yongke Xue.
(2)
Mr. Zeyao Xue, the son
of Yongke Xue, holds all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Fancylight Limited, which is the indirect owner of those
shares held by Golden Dawn International Limited and China Tianren Organic Food Holding. As such, Mr. Zeyao Xue shares beneficial
ownership of 1,650,464 of his shares with Mr. Yongke Xue. The address of Zeyao Xue is No.3, Xijuyuan Xiang, Lianhu District, Xi’an
City, Shaanxi Province, China.
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ITEM 13 – CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
For details of related party transactions,
see Note 19 “Related Party Transaction” to our consolidated financial statements.
Director Independence
We currently have five directors. Three of
our current directors, Messrs. Johnson Lau, Fuyou Li and Mingjie Zhao, have been determined by our Board to be “independent directors”
as defined under the rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market, constituting a majority of independent directors of the Board as required by
the rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market.
ITEM 14 – PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The following table shows the fees that we
paid or accrued for audit and other services for fiscal years 2021 and 2020. All of the services described in the following fee table
were approved in conformity with the audit committee’s pre-approval process.
Audit Fees
2021
2020
Audit Fees
$ 250,000
$ 211,000
Tax Fees
—
—
All Other Fees
—
—
Total
$ 250,000
$ 211,000
Audit Fees
The amounts set forth opposite “Audit
Fees” above reflect the aggregate fees billed or billable by auditors Onestop Assurance PAC (“Onestop Assurance”) and BF
Borgers CPA PC (“BF Borgers”) for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements, review of quarterly financial
information and audit services that are normally provided by the principal accountant in connection with regulatory filings or engagements.
BF Borgers provided professional services
for the audit of our fiscal year 2020 financial statements and $211,000 was paid to BF Borgers for audit of our fiscal year 2020 financial
statements.
Onestop Assurance provided professional services
for the audit of our fiscal year 2021 financial statements and $250,000 was paid to Onestop Assurance for audit of our fiscal year 2021
financial statements.
Tax Fees
The Board audit committee’s policy is
to pre-approve all audit services and all non-audit services that our independent accountants are permitted to perform for us under applicable
federal securities regulations. The audit committee’s policy utilizes an annual review and general pre-approval of certain categories
of specified services that may be provided by the independent accountant, up to pre-determined fee levels. Any proposed services not
qualifying as a pre-approved specified service, and pre-approved services exceeding the pre-determined fee levels, require further specific
pre-approval by the audit committee. The audit committee has delegated to the Chairman of the audit committee the authority to pre-approve
audit and non-audit services proposed to be performed by the independent accountants. Our audit committee was established in April 2008.
All the services provided by our auditors in fiscal years 2021 were pre-approved by the audit committee.
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Changes in Registrant’s Certified
Accountant
On April 25, 2021, the Audit Committee of
the Board of Directors of Future FinTech Group, Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed BF Borgers CPA PC (“BF Borgers”)
as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately.
BF Borgers’ audit reports on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 did not contain an adverse
opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except
that the audit reports on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and December
31, 2019 contained an uncertainty about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
During the Company’s two fiscal years
ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and in the subsequent interim period through April 24, 2021, there were (i) no disagreements
between the Company and BF Borgers on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope
or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BF Borgers, would have caused BF Borgers to make reference
to the subject matter of the disagreement in their reports on the financial statements for such years, and (ii) no “reportable
events” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
On April 25, 2021, the Audit Committee of
the Board of Directors of the Company approved the engagement of Onestop Assurance PAC (“Onestop Assurance”) as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately. The Audit Committee also approved Onestop Assurance to act as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
During the Company’s two fiscal years
ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and through April 24, 2021, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted Onestop
Assurance regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type
of audit opinion that might be rendered on the consolidated financial statements of the Company; or (ii) any matter that was either the
subject of a disagreement or a reportable event as described above; and there was neither a written report nor was oral advice provided
to the Company by Onestop Assurance that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to an accounting,
auditing or financial reporting issue.
On April 3, 2020, the Audit Committee of the
Company dismissed and Wang Certified Public Accountant, P.C. (“Wang CPA”), as the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm, effective immediately.
On April 3, 2020, the Audit Committee approved
the engagement of BF Borgers as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately. The Audit Committee
also approved BF Borgers to act as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2019. BF Borgers also acted as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2020.
In deciding to engage BF Borgers, the Audit
Committee of Board of Directors reviewed auditor independence and existing commercial relationships with BF Borgers, and concluded that
BF Borgers has no commercial relationship with the Company that would impair its independence. During the fiscal years ended December
31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively, and in the subsequent period through April 2, 2020, neither the Company nor anyone acting
on its behalf has consulted with BF Borgers regarding: (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either
completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered with respect to the Company’s financial statements,
and neither a written report nor oral advice provided to the Company by BF Borgers that was an important factor considered by the Company
in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a “disagreement”
or “reportable event” as those terms are defined in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K.
The Company reported its changes in auditors
in Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed on April 9, 2020 and April 29, 2021.
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PART
IV
ITEM 15 – EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT
SCHEDULES
(a) (1) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
The following documents are filed as part of or are included in
this Annual Report:
1. Financial
statements listed in the Index to Financial Statements, filed as part of this Annual Report
beginning on page F-1; and
2. Exhibits
(b) EXHIBITS:
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
Description
2.1
Share
Exchange Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2008 by and among Pacific Industry Holding Group Co., Ltd., “Pacific,” Terrence
Leong, SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc., the “Registrant,” and the shareholders of Pacific. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
2.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 28, 2008.
3.1
Second
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated June 6, 2017. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 9, 2017.
3.2
Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Registrant’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 28, 2008.
3.3
Certificate
of Designations, Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Registrant’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 28, 2008.
3.4
Amended
and Restated Bylaws, dated June 6, 2017. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on June 9, 2017.
3.5
Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant filed with the Department of State of Florida on March 10, 2016.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 15, 2016.
3.6
Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant filed with the Department of State of Florida on March 14, 2018.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 16, 2018.
3.7
Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant filed with the Department of State of Florida on March 18, 2021.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 23, 2021.
4.1
Form
of Warrant. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 13, 2017.
4.2
Form
of Investors Warrant. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December
28, 2020.
4.3
Form
of Placement Agent Warrant. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on December 28, 2020.
4.4
Description of Securities of the Registrant registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.**
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Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1
Indemnification
Agreement. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 14, 2011.
10.2
Indemnification
Agreement Between SkyPeople Juice, Inc. and Yongke Xue. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q filed with the Commission on August 15, 2011
10.3
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 12, 2017. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on April 13, 2017.
10.4
Exclusive
Operation and Use Rights Authorization Letter by Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., dated July 31, 2019.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 6, 2019.
10.5
Exclusive
Technology Consulting and Service Agreement by and between Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and Chain
Cloud Mall E-commerce (Tianjin) Co., Ltd, dated July 31, 2019. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 6, 2019.
10.6
Exclusive
Purchase Option Agreement by and among Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Chain Cloud Mall E-commerce (Tianjin)
Co., Ltd. Zeyao Xue and Kai Xu, dated July 31, 2019. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on August 6, 2019.
10.7
Equity
Pledge Agreement by and among by and among Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Chain Cloud Mall E-commerce
(Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and Zeyao Xue, dated July 31, 2019. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on August 6, 2019.
10.8
Equity
Pledge Agreement by and among by and among Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Chain Cloud Mall E-commerce
(Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and Kai Xu, dated July 31, 2019. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on August 6, 2019.
10.9
Power
of Attorney issued by Zeyao Xue, dated July 31, 2019. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on August 6, 2019.
10.10
Power
of Attorney issued by Kai Xu, dated July 31, 2019. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Commission on August 6, 2019.
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Exhibit
Number
Description
10.11
Share
Transfer Agreement by and between SkyPeople Foods Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Future FinTech Group Inc. and New
Continent International Co., Ltd. dated September 18, 2019. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the Commission on September 23, 2019.
10.12
Three
Party Cooperation Agreement by GlobalKey SharedMall Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Future FinTech Group Inc., Fan Zhang and
Caixia Wang, dated November 8, 2019. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on November 14, 2019.
10.13
Exchange
Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Iliad Research and Trading, L.P., dated January 6, 2020. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 10, 2020.
10.14
Exchange
Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Iliad Research and Trading, L.P., dated January 15, 2020. Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 21, 2020.
10.15
Consulting
Service Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Dragon Investment Holding Limited (Malta) dated January 25, 202.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 29, 2020
10.16
Employment
Agreement between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Shanchun Huang dated March 7, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2020.
10.17
Exchange
Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Iliad Research and Trading, L.P. dated March 11, 2020. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 13, 2020.
10.18
Exchange
Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Iliad Research and Trading, L.P. dated April 17, 2020. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 21, 2020.
10.19
Employment
Agreement, by between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Jing Chen dated May 21, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 22, 2020.
10.20
Exchange
Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Iliad Research and Trading, L.P. dated June 10, 2020. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 15, 2020.
10.21
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Qun Xie dated June 16, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 18, 2020.
10.22
Share
Exchange Agreement by and among Future FinTech Group Inc., Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited, Nice Talent Asset Management Limited
and Joy Rich Enterprises Limited dated July 13, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on July 16, 2020.
10.23
Director
Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Mingjie Zhao dated July 15, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 17, 2020.
10.24
Standstill
Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Iliad Research and Trading, L.P. dated July 28, 2020. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 29, 2020.
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Exhibit
Number
Description
10.25
Debt
Repayment Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Creditors, dated August 4, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 7, 2020.
10.26
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Houwu Huang dated September 16, 2020. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 21, 2020.
10.27
Form
of Debt Repayment Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Creditors, dated October 27, 2020. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 30, 2020.
10.28
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and certain Purchasers, dated November 2, 2020. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 5, 2020.
10.29
Employment
Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Yang Liu dated November 16, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 18, 2020.
10.30
Employment
Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Ming Yi dated December 1, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 2, 2020.
10.31
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and certain Purchasers, dated December 2, 2020. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 4, 2020.
10.32
Share
Exchange Agreement by and among Future FinTech Group Inc., Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited, Asiasens Investment Holding Pte. Ltd.,
and Asen Maneuvre Group Limited, dated December 18, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the Commission on December 18, 2020.
10.33
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 24, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the Commission on December 28, 2020
10.34
Form
of Placement Agent Agreement dated December 24, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on December 28, 2020.
10.35
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 11, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the Commission on January 12, 2021.
10.36
Form
of Placement Agent Agreement dated January 11, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on January 12, 2021.
10.37
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 9, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the Commission on February 10, 2021.
10.38
Form
of Placement Agent Agreement dated February 9, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on February 10, 2021.
10.39
Share
Exchange Agreement by and Among Future FinTech Group Inc., Future Supply Chain Co., Ltd., Sichuan Longma Electronic Technology Co.
Ltd. and Sichuan Ticode Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. dated on February 26, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 1, 2021.
10.40
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 1, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on April 2, 2021.
10.41
Form
of Placement Agent Agreement dated April 1, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Commission on April 2, 2021.
10.42
First
Amendment to Share Exchange Agreement by and among Future FinTech Group Inc., Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited, Nice Talent Asset
Management Limited and Joy Rich Enterprises Limited dated April 9, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 12, 2021
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Exhibit
Number
Description
10.43
Termination
Agreement by and Among Future FinTech Group Inc., Future Supply Chain Co., Ltd., Sichuan Longma Electronic Technology Co. Ltd.
and Sichuan Ticode Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. dated on May 31, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 2, 2021.
10.44
Employment
Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and Mr. Yongke Xue dated on June 24, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 28, 2021
10.45
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and certain Purchasers, dated July 26, 2021. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 28, 2021.
10.46
Share
Purchase Agreement by and between FTFT UK Limited and Rahim Shah dated September 1, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 7, 2021.
10.47
Collateral
Deed by and between FTFT UK Limited and Rahim Shah dated September 1, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 7, 2021.
10.48
FTFT
North American Ohio Cryptocurrency Mining Farm Cooperation Agreement by and between Future FinTech Group Inc. and APC Service Ltd.
dated December 13, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
December 17, 2021.
16.1
Letter
from Wang Certified Public Accountant, P.C., dated April 8, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 to our Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 9, 2020.
16.2
Letter
from B F Borgers CPA PC, dated April 29, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Commission on April 29, 2021.
21.1
Description of Subsidiaries of the Registrant**
23.1
Consent of B F Borgers CPA PC*
23.2
Consent of Onestop Assurance PAC*
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Registrant*
31.2
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Registrant*
32.1
Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Registrant.†
32.2
Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Registrant.†
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
* Filed
herewith
** Previously filed with the Original
Form 10-K
† Furnished
herewith
(c) Other
Financial Statement Schedules - None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13
or 15(d) 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.
Future FinTech Group Inc.
March 22, 2023
By:
/s/ Shanchun Huang
Shanchun Huang
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each
person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Shanchun Huang and Ming Yi, and each of them, their attorneys-in-fact and
agents, each with the power of substitution, for them in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Report on Form
10-K/A, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacity and
on the dates indicated.
Signature
Name and Title
Date
/s/ Shanchun Huang
Shanchun Huang
March 22, 2023
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer and Director)
/s/ Ming Yi
Ming Yi
March 22, 2023
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Fuyou Li
Fuyou Li
March 22, 2023
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director
/s/ Mingjie Zhao
Mingjie Zhao, Director
March 22, 2023
/s/ Johnson Lau
Johnson Lau, Director
March 22, 2023
/s/ Ying Li
Ying Li, Director
March 22, 2023
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INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Audited
Consolidated Financial Statements of Future FinTech Group Inc.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 6732 PCAOB ID: 5041 ) F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets F-6
Consolidated Statements of Operations F-7
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) F-7
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity F-8
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-9
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-10
F- 1
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the board of directors of Future Fintech
Group, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets of Future FinTech Group, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2021, the related consolidated statements
of operations and comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows, for the year ended December 31, 2021, and
the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021, and the results of its operations and
its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America.
Going Concern Uncertainty
The accompanying financial statements have
been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company
has suffered recurring losses from operations and has negative operating cash flow that raise substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements
do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our
audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”)
and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with
the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were
we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an
understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures
to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that
respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below
are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to
the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our
especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our
opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a
separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Legal Proceedings Contingencies
As described in Note 27 to the financial statements,
management disclosed legal proceedings that involved the Company’s current subsidiaries, disposed subsidiaries, or the Company’s senior
management where liability is not probable or the amount of the liability is not estimable, or both. If management believes there is
at least a reasonable probability that a liability has been incurred as of the date of the financial statements, and the amount of loss
is reasonably estimable, then an accrual for such amount to resolve or settle these claims will be recorded in the financial statements.
F- 2
We determined that the legal proceedings contingencies
are a critical audit matter as there was significant judgment made by management when assessing the likelihood of a loss being incurred
and when estimating the loss or range of loss for each claim, which in turn led to significant auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort
in performing procedures and evaluating management’s assessment of the liabilities and disclosures related to legal proceedings
contingencies.
Our audit of legal proceeding contingencies
included, among others:
●
reviewing management’s control for assessing
legal proceedings;
●
obtaining and evaluating the letters of audit inquiry
with external legal counsel;
●
reviewing public information regarding the Company’s
litigation cases;
●
evaluating the reasonableness of management’s
assessment regarding whether an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible or probable and reasonably estimable;
●
evaluating the sufficiency of the Company’s
disclosures related to legal proceedings.
Valuation of Goodwill
As described in Note 9 to the financial statements,
goodwill mainly represented an amount of $15.58 million that arose from acquisition of Nice Talent Asset Management Limited.
The Company’s evaluation of goodwill
for impairment involves the comparison of the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value. The Company uses the discounted
cash flow model to estimate fair value, which requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions related to forecasts
of future revenue and operating margin. In addition, the discounted cash flow model requires the Company to select an appropriate weighted
average cost of capital based on current market conditions as of December 31, 2021. A high degree of auditor judgment and an increased
extent of effort were required when performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s estimates and assumptions
related to the forecasts.
Our audit procedures related to the forecasts
of future revenue and operating margin and the selection of the weighted average cost of capital used by management to estimate the fair
value contributed by the reporting unit included the following, among others:
●
Reviewing procedures of management’s impairment
assessment;
●
evaluating
the reasonableness of the valuation model, methodology, and significant assumptions used by the Company, specifically the weighted
average cost of capital including testing the mathematical accuracy of the Company’s calculation of the weighted average
cost of capital;
●
examining
original transaction related documents;
●
evaluating the sufficiency of the Company’s
disclosures to goodwill.
/s/ Onestop Assurance
PAC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.
Singapore
April 15, 2022
F- 3
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the board of directors of Future Fintech
Group, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets of Future FinTech Group, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements
of operations and comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows, for each of the two years in the period ended
December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the
results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern Uncertainty
The accompanying financial statements have
been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company
has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue
as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not
include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our
audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”)
and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with
the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were
we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an
understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures
to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that
respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Emphasis of a Matter
As disclosed in Note 25 to the financial statements,
the Company completed the disposition of its certain subsidiaries during the year ended December 31, 2020. The disposal gain was reported
in the financial statements.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below
are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to
the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our
especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our
opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a
separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
F- 4
Valuation of Loan Receivable
As described in Note 4 to the financial statements,
the Company assessed the impairment loss of loan receivables based on the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit
losses in the existing receivable balances. As disclosed in Note 6 to the financial statements, the Company made a loan of $5.36 million
during the year and the balance was outstanding as of December 31, 2020.
The principal considerations for our determination
that auditing management’s assessment of impairment of loan receivable is a critical audit matter are there was significant judgment
made by management when considering factors in management’s assessment on collectability of the loan receivables as described above,
as well as the likelihood of the occurrence of these factors impacting the collectability. In turn, such management’s assessment
led to challenging and subjective auditor judgment in performing our audit procedures.
Our audit of valuation of loan receivables
includes, but not limits to, the following procedures:
● understanding
of controls relating to management assessment of accounts receivable allowance;
● reviewing
management’s impairment assessment, including its supporting evidence;
● examining
original transaction related documents;
● confirming
balance with the borrower;
● searching
public information for the operating and financial conditions of the borrower;
● evaluating
the sufficiency of the Company’s disclosures to loan receivable.
Legal Proceedings Contingencies
As described in Note 27 to the financial statements,
management disclosed legal proceedings that involved the Company’s current subsidiaries, disposed subsidiaries, or the Company’s
senior management where liability is not probable or the amount of the liability is not estimable, or both, if management believes there
is at least a reasonable possibility that the Company has assessed the obligations, or a loss may be incurred when obligations were not
discharged.
Our principal considerations to determine
that the legal proceedings contingencies is a critical audit matter as there was significant judgment made by management when assessing
the likelihood of a loss being incurred and when estimating the loss or range of loss for each claim, which in turn led to significant
auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures and evaluating management’s assessment of the liabilities and
disclosures related to legal proceedings contingencies.
Our audit of legal proceeding contingencies
included, among others:
● reviewing
management’s control for assessing legal proceedings;
● obtaining
and evaluating the letters of audit inquiry with external legal counsel;
● reviewing
public information regarding the Company’s litigation cases;
● evaluating
the reasonableness of management’s assessment regarding whether an unfavorable outcome
is reasonably possible or probable and reasonably estimable;
● evaluating
the sufficiency of the Company’s disclosures related to legal proceedings.
/s/ B F Borgers CPA PC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.
Lakewood, Colorado
April 15, 2021
F- 5
FUTURE
FINTECH GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 50,273,517
$ 9,425,312
Short term Investment
2,191,294
-
Accounts receivable, net
9,101,816
-
Advances to suppliers and other current assets
2,927,699
15,244
Loan receivables
6,000,000
-
Other receivables, net
1,965,159
81,972
Amount due from related party
261,413
32,067
Assets related to discontinued
operations
157
6,041,845
Total current assets
$ 72,721,055
$ 15,596,440
Property, plant and equipment, net
$ 3,163,052
$ 2,679
Right of use assets
113,163
291,379
Intangible assets
76,140
41,214
Goodwill
15,583,675
-
Total non-current assets
$ 18,936,030
$ 335,272
Total assets
$ 91,657,085
$ 15,931,712
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 79
$ 76
Accrued expenses and other payables
1,298,598
1,754,451
Advances from customers
2,893
28,962
Dividend payables
63,477
-
Convertible note payables
-
1,163,146
Lease liability-current
113,163
180,803
Amounts due to related parties
992,702
1,523,552
Deferred liabilities
3,740,260
-
Short term loans
1,019,496
-
Liabilities related to discontinued
operations
-
2,255,095
Total current liabilities
$ 7,230,668
$ 6,906,085
Non-current liabilities
Lease liability-non-current
-
110,575
Long term debt
188,215
183,911
Deferred liabilities
3,384,044
-
Total non-current liabilities
3,572,259
294,486
Total liabilities
$ 10,802,927
$ 7,200,571
Commitments and contingencies (Note 27)
STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
Future FinTech Group, Inc, Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $ 0.001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 70,067,147 shares and 50,053,606 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 respectively
$ 70,067
$ 50,053
Additional paid-in capital
220,523,246
133,510,862
Statutory reserve
61,382
-
Accumulated deficits
( 138,611,914 )
( 124,384,301 )
Accumulated other comprehensive
loss
( 597,862 )
( 398,014 )
Total Future FinTech Group, Inc. stockholders’
equity
81,444,919
8,778,600
Non-controlling interests
( 590,761 )
( 47,459 )
Total stockholders’ equity
80,854,158
8,731,141
Total liabilities and stockholders’
equity
$ 91,657,085
$ 15,931,712
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
F- 6
FUTURE
FINTECH GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the Years Ended,
2021
2020
Revenue
$ 25,050,801
$ 368,726
Cost of goods sold
23,248,936
35,021
Gross profit
1,801,865
333,705
Operating Expenses
General and administrative expenses
7,678,422
4,075,221
Research and development expenses
698,116
-
Stock compensation expense
5,487,930
5,940,000
Selling expenses
366,071
36,029
Bad debt provision
( 1,823 )
3,569,952
Impairment Loss
781,733
1,759,059
Total operating expenses
15,010,449
15,380,261
Loss from operations
( 13,208,584 )
( 15,046,556 )
Other (expenses) income
Interest income
277,270
464
Interest expenses
( 14,821 )
( 372,168 )
Loss on debt settlement and conversion
-
( 2,599,303 )
Impairment loss on equity investment
-
( 12,250,000 )
Other income(expenses), net
1,202,510
( 8,249 )
Total other income (expenses), net
1,464,959
( 15,229,256 )
Loss from Continuing Operations before Income Tax
( 11,743,625 )
( 30,275,812 )
Income tax provision
( 73,400 )
-
Loss from Continuing Operations
( 11,817,025 )
( 30,275,812 )
Discontinued Operations (Note 25)
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations
( 2,388,900 )
119,428,164
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
-
( 222,041 )
Net Income (Loss)
$ ( 14,205,925 )
$ 88,930,311
Less: Net Loss attributable to non-controlling interests
( 610,990 )
-
Net income(loss) from discontinued operations attributable
to Future Fintech Group Inc.
$ ( 13,594,935 )
$ 88,930,311
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Income (loss) from continued operations
$ ( 11,817,025 )
$ ( 30,275,812 )
Foreign currency translation – continued operations
( 124,441 )
( 7,343,052 )
Comprehensive income (loss) - continued operation
( 11,941,466 )
( 37,618,864 )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
$ ( 2,388,900 )
$ 119,206,123
Foreign currency translation - discontinued operation
( 75,407 )
( 6,044,370 )
Comprehensive (loss) income - discontinued operation
( 2,464,307 )
113,161,753
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
$ ( 14,405,773 )
$ 75,542,889
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests
( 610,990 )
-
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
ATTRIBUTABLE TO FUTURE FINTECH GROUP INC. STOCKHOLDERS
$ ( 13,794,783 )
75,542,889
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continued operation
$ ( 0.17 )
$ ( 0.80 )
Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operation
( 0.04 )
3.13
$ ( 0.21 )
$ 2.33
Diluted Earnings (loss) per share:
Diluted loss per share
$ ( 0.17 )
$ ( 0.70 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operation
( 0.04 )
2.76
$ ( 0.21 )
$ 2.06
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic
65,326,325
38,057,065
Diluted
65,884,116
43,147,644
* Reclassification - certain reclassifications have been made to the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 to conform to the presentation for the year ended December 31, 2021, with no effect on previously reported net income (loss).
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 7
FUTURE FINTECH GROUP
INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Accumulative
Additional
Other
Common Stock
paid-in
Statutory
Accumulated
comprehensive
Non-controlling
Shares
Amount
capital
reserve
Deficits
income
interests
Total
Balance at December 31,
2019
33,810,416
$ 33,810
$ 107,852,827
-
$ ( 213,314,612 )
$ 12,989,408
$ 4,361,361
$ ( 88,077,206 )
Issuance of common stocks-conversion of debt
3,834,530
3,834
8,576,706
-
-
-
-
8,580,540
Issuance of common stocks-cash
5,658,660
5,659
10,250,651
-
-
-
-
10,256,310
Net income from continuing operations
-
-
-
-
( 30,019,941 )
-
-
( 30,019,941 )
Net income from discontinued operations
-
-
-
-
( 477,912 )
-
-
( 477,912 )
Share-based payments-service
3,750,000
3,750
1,187,250
-
-
-
-
1,191,000
Share-based payments-omnibus equity plan
3,000,000
3,000
5,937,000
-
-
-
-
5,940,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
( 7,343,052 )
-
( 7,343,052 )
Disposition of Discontinued operation
-
-
( 293,572 )
-
119,428,164
( 6,044,370 )
( 4,408,820 )
108,681,402
Balance at December 31, 2020
50,053,606
$ 50,053
$ 133,510,862
-
$ ( 124,384,301 )
$ ( 398,014 )
$ ( 47,459 )
$ 8,731,141
Issuance of common stocks-cash
15,815,155
15,816
69,414,623
-
-
-
-
69,430,439
Issuance of common stocks-non cash
2,245,386
2,245
11,218,534
-
-
-
11,220,779
Share-based payments-omnibus equity plan
1,953,000
1,953
5,485,977
-
-
-
5,487,930
Net loss from continued operation
-
-
-
-
( 11,206,035 )
-
( 610,990 )
( 11,817,025 )
Dividend to shareholders
-
-
-
-
( 571,296 )
-
( 63,477 )
( 634,773 )
Share-based payments-service
-
-
893,250
-
-
-
-
893,250
Statutory reserve
61,382
( 61,382 )
-
-
-
Non-controlling interests on acquisition of subsidiary
-
-
-
-
-
-
131,165
131,165
Disposition of Discontinued operation
-
-
( 2,388,900 )
( 75,407 )
-
( 2,464,307 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
( 124,441 )
-
( 124,441 )
Balance at December 31, 2021
70,067,147
$ 70,067
$ 220,523,246
61,382
$ ( 138,611,914 )
$ ( 597,862 )
$ ( 590,761 )
$ 80,854,158
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 8
FUTURE
FINTECH GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
For the Year Ended
2021
2020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)
$ ( 14,205,925 )
$ 88,930,311
Net income from discontinued operation
( 2,388,900 )
119,206,123
Net loss from continuing operations
( 11,817,025 )
( 30,275,812 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities
Depreciation
57,563
1,461
Amortization
5,340
80,733
Provision for doubtful debts
( 1,823 )
3,569,952
Impairment of intangible assets
-
1,759,059
Impairment of intangible goodwill
781,733
-
Impairment of long term investment
-
12,250,000
Share-based payments
6,381,180
7,131,000
Loss on debt settlement and conversion
-
2,599,304
Interest expenses related to convertible note
-
99,858
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable
( 7,693,914 )
-
Inventory
-
3,594
Other receivables
( 1,815,109 )
( 249,073 )
Advances to suppliers and other current assets
( 2,905,416 )
( 24,583 )
Accounts payable
3
( 1,215 )
Accrued expenses
( 954,368 )
835,986
Advances from customers
( 26,069 )
( 319,359 )
Proceeds from amounts due from related parties, net
438,240
599,012
Repayment of amounts due to related parties, net
( 1,187,875 )
( 35,868 )
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities – Continued Operations
( 18,737,540 )
( 1,975,951 )
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities – Discontinued
Operations
1,363,946
( 5,249,329 )
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property, plant and equipment
( 3,167,126 )
( 2,944 )
Additions to loan receivables
( 6,000,000 )
-
Payment for available-for-sale securities
( 2,191,294 )
-
Acquisition of a subsidiary, net of cash
275,623
-
Disposal of a subsidiary, net of cash
( 59,255 )
-
Purchase of intangible assets
( 38,935 )
-
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities from Continued Operations
( 11,180,987 )
( 2,944 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock, net of issuance
costs
69,430,439
10,256,309
Proceeds from loan payable
1,007,517
-
Repayment of loans
-
74,481
Proceeds from secured convertible promissory note
-
6,086,535
Repayment of convertible note payables
( 1,163,146 )
-
Net cash provided by financing activities
69,274,810
16,417,325
Effect of change in exchange rate
127,976
75,081
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
40,848,205
9,264,182
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
9,425,312
526,844
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
50,273,517
9,791,026
Less: Cash and cash equivalents from
the discontinued operations, end of period
-
( 365,714 )
Cash and cash equivalents, from the continuing operations
end of period
$ 50,273,517
$ 9,425,312
SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE OF SIGNIFICANT
NON-CASH TRANSACTION
Issuance of common stocks (Note 25)
$ 11,220,779
$ -
Deferred liabilities (Note 17)
7,124,304
-
Debt settlement by issuance of common stock
4,961,000
Issuance of common stocks for conversion
of debts
-
700,236
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 9
FUTURE
FINTECH GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR YEARS ENDED DECEMBER
31, 2021 AND 2020
1. CORPORATE INFORMATION
Future FinTech Group Inc. (the “Company”)
is a holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida. The main business of the Company includes an online shopping
platform, Chain Cloud Mall (“CCM”), which is based on blockchain technology; supply chain financing services and trading,
financial technology service business and the application and development of blockchain-based technology in financial technology services.
The Company has also expanded into financial services and cryptocurrency market data and information service businesses. Prior to 2019,
the Company engaged in the production and sales of fruit juice concentrates, fruit juice beverages and other fruit-related products in
the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”, or “China”), and overseas markets. Due to the drastically increased
production cost and tightened environmental law in China, the Company has transformed its business from fruit juice manufacturing and
distribution to a real-name blockchain e-commerce platform that integrates blockchain and internet technology, supply chain financing
services and trading and financial services.
On July 22, 2020, the Company established
Future Commercial Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Its business includes management and consulting services.
On May 11, 2021, the Company established Future
Supply (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. Its business is coal and aluminum ingots supply chain financing services and trading.
On May 12, 2021, the Company established Future
Big Data (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. in Chengdu, China. Its business includes big data technology and industrial internet data services.
On June 8, 2021, the Company established Tianjin
Future Private Equity Fund Management Partnership (Limited Partnership) in Tianjin, China. Its main business is external equity investment.
June 14, 2021, the Company established Future
FinTech Labs Inc. in New York to serve as its global R&D and technical support center.
On June 24, 2021, the Company established
FTFT Capital Investments L.L.C. in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its business is to provide financial technology and services, including
a cryptocurrency market data platform that provides investors with real-time cryptocurrency market data and trading information.
On July 2, 2021, the Company established Future
Fintech Digital Number One US, LP. which is an investment fund.
On July 6, 2021, the Company established Future
Fintech Digital Capital Management, LLC, in the State of Connecticut, which provides investment advisory services and investment fund
management.
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On July 6, 2021, the Company established Future
Fintech Digital Number One GP, LLC., which is an off-shore investment fund.
On August 2, 2021, the Company incorporated FTFT
UK Limited in United Kingdom which serve as its operating base to develop fintech business in Europe.
On August 6, 2021, the Company acquired 90 %
equity interest of Nice Talent Asset Management Limited which mainly provides assets and wealth management services.
On August 11, 2021, the Company established
Future Private Equity Fund Management (Hainan) Co., Ltd. Its business is investment fund management.
On November 22, 2021, the Company established
FTFT Digital Number One, Ltd., an investment fund.
On November 22, 2021, the Company established
Future Fintech Digital Number One Offshore, LLC., an investment.
On December 15, 2021, the Company established
FTFT Super Computing Inc. Its business is bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining and related services.
The Company’s business and operations
are principally conducted by its subsidiaries and its blockchain based e-commerce platform business is conducted through its Variable
Interest Entity (“VIE”) - Cloud Chain E-Commerce (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., formerly known as Chain Cloud Mall E-Commerce (Tianjin)
Co., Ltd. (“E-Commerce Tianjin”) in the PRC.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparation and principle of consolidation
These consolidated financial statements (“financial
statements”) have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or
US GAAP.
The Company’s
functional currency of subsidiaries and VIE in China is the Chinese Renminbi (RMB). Other subsidiaries outside of China use U.S. Dollar
(USD), Hong Kong Dollar (HKD), Great Britain Pound (“GBP”) and AED (United Arab Emirates Dirham) as the functional currency;
however, the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated and presented in USD.
According to USGAAP Accounting Standard Codification
(“ASC”) 810-10-15-8, for legal entities other than limited partnerships, the usual condition for a controlling financial
interest is ownership of a majority voting interest, and, therefore, as a general rule ownership by one reporting entity, directly or
indirectly, of more than 50 percent of the outstanding voting shares of another entity is a condition pointing toward consolidation.
The power to control may also exist with a lesser percentage of ownership, for example, by contract, lease, agreement with other stockholders,
or by court decree.
The consolidated financial statements include
the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries and the VIE. Our contractual arrangements with the VIE and their respective shareholders
allow us to (i) exercise effective control over the VIE, (ii) become the primary beneficiary of the VIE for accounting purposes, and
(iii) have an exclusive option to purchase all or part of the equity interests in the VIE when and to the extent permitted by PRC law.
As a result of our direct ownership in our
wholly foreign-owned enterprise (“WFOE”) and the contractual arrangements with the VIE, we are regarded as the primary beneficiary
of the VIE for accounting purposes, and we treat it and its subsidiaries as the consolidated affiliated entities under U.S. GAAP.
Certain amounts of prior years were reclassified
to conform with current year presentation.
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Discontinued Operations
On February 27, 2020, SkyPeople Foods Holdings
Limited (the “Seller”) completed the transfer of its ownership of HeDeTang Holdings (HK) Ltd. (“HeDeTang HK”)
to New Continent International Co., Ltd. (the “Buyer”), an unrelated third party and a company incorporated in the British
Virgin Islands for a total price of RMB 0.6 million (approximately $ 85,714 ), pursuant to a Share Transfer Agreement entered into by the
Seller and the Buyer on September 18, 2019 and approved at the special shareholders meeting of the Company on February 26, 2020. As the
Company believed that no continued cash flow would be generated by the sold component, in accordance with ASC 205-20, the Company presented
the operating results from Hedetang HK as discontinued operations within the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
On March 11, 2020, the Company’s Board
of Directors passed a resolution to sell the operation of Globalkey Supply Chain Limited and Zhonglian Hengxin Assets Management Co.,
Ltd (“Zhonglian Hengxin”) and close the operation of Digital Online Marketing Limited, SkyPeople Foods Holdings Limited and
Chain Future Digital Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd. On March 18, 2021, Chain Future Digital Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd. was dissolved and deregistered
with local government.
On May 7, 2020, Future Business Management
Co., Ltd. completed the transfer of its ownership of Zhonglian Hengxin Assets Management Co., Ltd to individual third party. On July
24, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors passed a resolution to sell the operation of Hedetang Farm Products Trading Markets
(Mei County) Co., Ltd. and close the operation of Chain Cloud Mall Logistics Center (Shaanxi) Co., Ltd. Skypeople Foods Holding Limited
was dissolved on July 27, 2020; Digital Online Marketing Limited Company was deregistered on July 28, 2020; On November 12, 2020, Chain
Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Limited and Chain Cloud Mall Logistics Center (Shanxi) Co., Ltd. entered into agreements
to transfer their ownership of Hedetang Farm Products Trading Markets (Mei country) Co., Ltd. to third parties.
On April 9, 2021, FT Commercial Management
(Beijing) Co., Ltd. was dissolved and deregistered.
On August 2, 2021, the Company sold Guangchengji
(Guangdong) Industrial Co., Ltd. to an unrelated third party.
On September 2, 2021, Future Supply Chain
Co., Ltd. discontinued its operations, and on November 4, 2021, it completed the transfer of its ownership to Shaanxi Fu Chen Venture
Capital Management Co. Ltd.
Based on the disposal plan and in accordance
with ASC 205-20, the Company presented the operating results from these operations as a discontinued operation.
Segment Information Reclassification
Historically, the Company operated in five
segments: concentrated apple juice and apple aroma, concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree, concentrated pear juice, fruit
juice beverages, and others.
As the Company classified the juice related
operation into discontinued operation in the beginning of year 2019, and in accordance with the Company’s new business strategy,
the Company classified business segment into CCM Shopping Mall Membership, sales of goods, asset management service , coal and
aluminum ingots supply chain financing service and trading and others.
Uses of Estimates in the Preparation of
Financial Statements
The Company’s consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP and this requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial
statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The significant areas requiring the use of management
estimates include, but not limited to, the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, estimated useful life and residual value of property,
plant and equipment, impairment of long-lived assets, provision for staff benefit, recognition and measurement of deferred income taxes
and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Although these estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events
and actions management may undertake in the future, actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates and such differences may
be material to our consolidated financial statements.
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Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements are
prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.
The
Company incurred operating loss of $ 11.82 million and generated negative operating cash flows of $ 18.74 million for year ended December
31, 2021 and may continue to incur operating losses and generate negative operating cash flows as the Company implements its future business
plan. These factors raise substantial doubts about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. The Company has raised funds through issuance of common stock.
The ability of the Company to continue as
a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully execute its new business strategy and eventually attain profitable operations.
The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that may be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a
going concern.
Research and development
Research and development expenses include
salaries, contracted services, as well as the related expenses for our research and product development team, and expenditures relating
to our efforts to develop, design, and enhance our service to our clients. All the expenses are related to the planning and implementation
phases of development, and costs that are associated with maintenance of the existing websites or software for internal use, apps for
users.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with the ASC 360-10, Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets , long-lived assets, such as property, plant and equipment and purchased intangibles
subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an
asset may not be recoverable, or it is reasonably possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of technological or other
industrial changes. The determination of recoverability of assets to be held and used is made by comparing the carrying amount of an
asset to future undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the assets.
If such assets are considered to be impaired,
the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.
Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company has adopted FASB ASC Topic on
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy of valuation
techniques based on observable and unobservable input, which may be used to measure fair value and include the following:
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
or liabilities.
Level 2 – Input other than Level 1 that
is observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that
are not active; or other input that is observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of
the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – Unobservable input that is
supported by little or no market activity and that is significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Our cash and cash equivalents and restricted
cash are classified within level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are value using quoted market price.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Under ASC 260-10, Earnings Per Share ,
basic EPS excludes dilution for Common Stock equivalents and is calculated by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders
by the weighted-average number of Common Stock outstanding for the period.
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Diluted EPS is calculated by using the treasury
stock method, assuming conversion of all potentially dilutive securities, such as stock options and warrants. Under this method, (i)
exercise of options and warrants is assumed at the beginning of the period and shares of Common Stock are assumed to be issued, (ii)
the proceeds from exercise are assumed to be used to purchase Common Stock at the average market price during the period, and (iii) the
incremental shares (the difference between the number of shares assumed issued and the number of shares assumed purchased) are included
in the denominator of the diluted EPS computation. The numerators and denominators used in the computations of basic and diluted EPS
are presented in the following table.
For the year ended December 31, 2021:
Income
Share
Pre-share
amount
Loss from continuing operations
$ ( 11,206,035 )
65,326,325
$ ( 0.17 )
Loss from discontinuing operations
$ ( 2,388,900 )
65,326,325
$ ( 0.04 )
Basic EPS:
Loss to common stockholders from continuing
operations
$ ( 11,206,035 )
65,326,325
$ ( 0.17 )
Loss available to common stockholders
from discontinuing operations
$ ( 2,388,900 )
65,326,325
$ ( 0.04 )
Dilutive EPS:
Warrants
-
557,791
-
Diluted loss per share is calculated
by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share equals basic net
loss per share because the effect of securities convertible into common shares is anti-dilutive from continuing operations
$ ( 11,206,035 )
65,884,116
$ ( 0.17 )
Diluted loss per share is calculated
by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding from discontinuing operations
$ ( 2,388,900 )
65,884,116
$ ( 0.04 )
For the year ended December 31, 2020:
Income
Share
Pre-share
amount
Loss from continuing operations
$ ( 30,275,812 )
38,057,065
$ ( 0.80 )
Income from discontinuing operations
$ 119,206,123
38,057,065
$ 3.13
Basic EPS:
Loss available to common stockholders
from continuing operations
$ ( 30,275,812 )
38,057,065
$ ( 0.80 )
Income available to common stockholders
from discontinuing operations
$ 119,206,123
38,057,065
$ 3.13
Dilutive EPS:
Warrants
-
5,090,579
-
Diluted loss per share is calculated
by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share equals basic net
loss per share because the effect of securities convertible into common shares is anti-dilutive from continuing operations
$ ( 30,275,812 )
43,147,644
$ ( 0.70 )
Diluted Earnings per share is calculated
by taking net income, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding from discontinuing operations.
$ 119,206,123
43,147,644
$ 2.76
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents included cash on
hand and demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use and with
an original maturity of three months or less.
Deposits in banks in the PRC are only insured
by the government up to RMB 500,000 , and are consequently exposed to risk of loss. The Company believes the probability of a bank failure,
causing loss to the Company, is remote.
Receivable and Allowances
Accounts receivable are recognized and carried
at the original invoice amounts less an allowance for any uncollectible amount. We have a policy of reserving for uncollectible accounts
based on our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receivable. We perform ongoing credit evaluations
of our customers and maintain an allowance for potential bad debts if required.
Other receivables, and loan receivables are
recognized and carried at the initial amount when occurred less an allowance for any uncollectible amount. We have a policy of reserving
for uncollectible accounts based on our best estimate of the amount of probable impairment losses in our existing receivable.
We determine whether an allowance for doubtful
accounts is required by evaluating specific accounts where information indicates the customers may have an inability to meet financial
obligations. In these cases, we use assumptions and judgment, based on the best available facts and circumstances, to record a specific
allowance for those customers against amounts due to reduce the receivable to the amount expected to be collected. These specific allowances
are re-evaluated and adjusted as additional information is received. The amounts calculated are analyzed to determine the total amount
of the allowance. We may also record a general allowance as necessary.
Direct write-offs are taken in the period
when we have exhausted our efforts to collect overdue and unpaid receivable or otherwise evaluate other circumstances that indicate that
we should abandon such efforts.
The Company has assessed its receivable including
credit term and corresponding all its receivables in December 2021. Upon such credit terms, bad debt expense was $ 1,823 and $ 3.57 million
during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. There is no accounts receivable balance overdue for over 90 days as
of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 .
Revenue Recognition
We apply the five steps defined under ASC
606: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction
price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the
entity satisfies a performance obligation. We assess its revenue arrangements against specific criteria in order to determine if it is
acting as principal or agent. Revenue arrangements with multiple performance obligations are divided into separate distinct goods or
services. We allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling price of the goods
or services provided. Revenue is recognized upon the transfer of control of promised goods or services to a customer. Control is generally
transferred when the Company has a present right to payment and title and the significant risks and rewards of ownership of products
or services are transferred to its customers.
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We do not make any significant judgment in
evaluating when control is transferred. Revenue is recorded net of value-added tax.
Revenue recognitions are as follows:
Online sales and membership fee:
The Company recognizes the sale of goods 15
days after the products are shipped (after the 15 days return policy). The revenue from the membership fee is amortized over the lifetime
of the membership, which is one year. For the merchandise gift package, revenue is recognized when the receipt of the gift package is
confirmed by the members. Other revenues include revenues earned on net basis from sales of certain products on our platform and agent
authorization fee. During the second quarter of 2021, the Company has transformed its member based business model to a sale agent based
eCAAS platform for its online shopping mall.
Sales of coals and aluminum ingots
The Company recognize revenue when the receipt
of merchandise is confirmed by the customers, which is the point that the title of the goods is transferred to the customer.
Asset Management Service
The
Company recognizes service revenue when a service is rendered, the Company issues bills to its customers and recognizes revenue according
to the bills.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at
cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the useful
lives of the assets. Major renewals and betterments are capitalized and depreciated; maintenance and repairs that do not extend the life
of the respective assets are expensed as incurred. Upon disposal of assets, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed
from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
Depreciation related to property, plant and
equipment used in production is reported in cost of sales, and includes amortized amounts related to capital leases. We estimated that
the residual value of the Company’s property and equipment ranges from 3 % to 5 %. Property, plant and equipment are depreciated
over their estimated useful lives as follows:
Building
20 years
Machinery and equipment
5 - 10 years
Furniture and office equipment
3 - 5 years
Motor vehicles
5 years
Leasehold Improvement
3 years
Intangible Assets
Acquired intangible assets are recognized
based on their cost to the Company, which generally includes the transaction costs of the asset acquisition, and no gain or loss is recognized
unless the fair value of noncash assets given as consideration differs from the assets’ carrying amounts on the Company’s
book. These assets are amortized over their useful lives if the assets are deemed to have a finite life and they are reviewed for impairment
by testing for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. The
fair value of an intangible asset is the amount that would be determined if the entity used the assumptions that Market participants
would use if they were pricing the intangible asset. The useful life of the Company’s intangible assets is ten years , which is
determined by using the time period that an intangible is estimated to contribute directly or indirectly to a Company’s future
cash flows.
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Foreign Currency and Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
The financial statements of the Company’s
foreign subsidiaries are measured using the local currency as the functional currency; however, the reporting currency of the Company
is the USD. Assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries have been translated into USD using the exchange rate
at the balance sheet dates, while equity accounts are translated using historical exchange rate. The exchange rate we used to convert
RMB to USD was 6.38 and 6.52 at the balance sheet dates of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The average exchange
rate for the period has been used to translate revenues and expenses. The average exchange rates we used to convert RMB to USD were 6.45
and 6.90 for fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2020, respectively.
The exchange rate we used to convert HKD to
USD was 7.80 at the balance sheet dates of December 31, 2021. The average exchange rate for the period has been used to translate revenues
and expenses. The average exchange rates we used to convert HKD to USD were 7.77 for fiscal year 2021.
The exchange rate we used to convert GBP to
USD was 0.74 at the balance sheet dates of December 31, 2021. The average exchange rate for the period has been used to translate revenues
and expenses. The average exchange rates we used to convert GBP to USD were 0.73 for fiscal year 2021.
The exchange rate we used to convert AED to
USD was 3.67 at the balance sheet dates of December 31, 2021. The average exchange rate for the period has been used to translate revenues
and expenses. The average exchange rates we used to convert AED to USD were 3.67 for fiscal year 2021.
Translation adjustments are reported separately
and accumulated in a separate component of equity (cumulative translation adjustment).
Income Taxes
We use the asset and liability method of accounting
for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for
the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting
from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected
to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of
operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported
if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred
tax assets will not be realized.
ASC Topic 740-10-30 clarifies the accounting
for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement
attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC
Topic 740-10-25 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure,
and transition. We have no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.
Goodwill
The Company tests goodwill for impairment for
its reporting units on an annual basis, or when events occur or circumstances indicate the fair value of a reporting unit is below its
carrying value. If the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that
implied fair value of the goodwill within the reporting unit is less than its carrying value.
The Company’s evaluation of goodwill for impairment involves
the comparison of the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value. The Company uses the discounted cash flow model to estimate
fair value, which requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions related to forecasts of future revenue and operating
margin. In addition, the discounted cash flow model requires the Company to select an appropriate weighted average cost of capital based
on current market conditions as of December 31, 2021. A high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort were required
when performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s estimates and assumptions related to the forecasts.
Based upon the assessment, the Company has concluded that goodwill is $ 15 .6million as of December 31, 2021.
Lease
After adoption of ASC 842 and related standards,
which introduced a lessee model that requires entities to recognize assets and liabilities for most leases, but recognize expenses on
their income statements in a manner similar to current accounting, thus operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized
at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. For short-term leases with an initial lease term
of 12 months or less and with purchase options we are reasonably certain will not be exercised. As a lessee, the Company leases equipment,
land and office building. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Convertible notes
The Company accounts for its convertible notes
at issuance by allocating the proceeds received from a convertible note among freestanding instruments according to ASC 470, Debt, based
upon their relative fair values. The fair value of debt and common stock is determined based on the closing price of the common stock
on the date of the transaction. Convertible notes are subsequently carried at amortized cost. Each convertible note is analyzed for the
existence of a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”), defined as the fair value of the common stock at the commitment date
for the convertible note, less the effective conversion price. No BCF was recognized for the convertible notes issued during 2021 and
2020.
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Share-based compensation
The Company awards share options and other
equity-based instruments to its employees, directors and consultants (collectively “share-based payments”). Compensation
cost related to such awards is measured based on the fair value of the instrument on the grant date. The Company recognizes the compensation
cost over the period the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, which generally is the vesting period. The
amount of cost recognized is adjusted to reflect the expected forfeiture prior to vesting. When no future services are required to be
performed by the employee in exchange for an award of equity instruments, and if such award does not contain a performance or market
condition, the cost of the award is expensed on the grant date. The Company recognizes compensation cost for an award with only service
conditions that has a graded vesting schedule on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award, provided
that the cumulative amount of compensation cost recognized at any date at least equals the portion of the grant-date value of such award
that is vested at that date.
Statutory reserves
Pursuant to the laws applicable to the PRC,
PRC entities must make appropriations from after-tax profit to the non-distributable “statutory surplus reserve fund”. Subject
to certain cumulative limits, the “statutory surplus reserve fund” requires annual appropriations of 10 % of after-tax profit
until the aggregated appropriations reach 50 % of the registered capital (as determined under accounting principles generally accepted
in the PRC (“PRC GAAP”) at each year-end). For foreign invested enterprises and joint ventures in the PRC, annual appropriations
should be made to the “reserve fund”. For foreign invested enterprises, the annual appropriation for the “reserve fund”
cannot be less than 10 % of after-tax profits until the aggregated appropriations reach 50 % of the registered capital (as determined under
PRC GAAP at each year-end).
Variable interest entities
On July 31, 2019, CCM Tianjin, E-commerce
Tianjin, and Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu, citizens of China and shareholders of E-commerce Tianjin, entered into the following agreements,
or collectively, the “Variable Interest Entity Agreements” or “VIE Agreements,” pursuant to which CCM Tianjin
has contractual rights to control and operate the business of E-commerce Tianjin (the “VIE”). Therefore, pursuant to ASC
810, E-Commerce Tianjin is included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since then.
Pursuant to Chinese law and regulations, a
foreign owned enterprise cannot apply for and hold a license for operation of certain e-commerce businesses, the category of business
which the Company is conducting in China. CCM Tianjin is an indirectly wholly foreign owned enterprise of the Company. In order to comply
with Chinese law and regulations, CCM Tianjin agreed to provide E-commerce Tianjin an Exclusive Operation and Use Rights Authorization
to operate and use the Chain Cloud Mall System owned by CCM Tianjin.
E-commerce Tianjin was incorporated by Mr.
Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu solely for the purpose of holding the operation license of the Chain Cloud Mall System. Mr. Zeyao Xue is a major
shareholder of the Company and the son of Mr. Yongke Xue, the President of the Company. Mr. Kai Xu was the Chief Operating Officer of
the Company and currently is the Deputy General Manager of FT Commercial Group Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the
vice president of blockchain division of the Company.
The VIE Agreements are as follows:
1) Exclusive Technology Consulting and Service Agreement by and between CCM Tianjin and E-commerce Tianjin. Pursuant to the Exclusive Technology Consulting and Service Agreement, CCM Tianjin agreed to act as the exclusive consultant of E-commerce Tianjin and provide technology consulting and services to E-commerce Tianjin. In exchange, E-commerce Tianjin agreed to pay CCM Tianjin a technology consulting and service fee, the amount of which is to be equivalent to the amount of net profit before tax of E-commerce Tianjin, payable on a quarterly basis after making up losses of previous years (if necessary) and deducting necessary costs, expenses and taxes related to the business operations of E-commerce Tianjin. Without the prior written consent of CCM Tianjin, E-commerce Tianjin may not accept the same or similar technology consulting and services provided by any third party during the term of the agreement. All the benefits and interests generated from the agreement, including but not limited to intellectual property rights, know-how and trade secrets, will be CCM Tianjin’s sole and exclusive property. This agreement has a term of 10 years and may be extended unilaterally by CCM Tianjin with CCM Tianjin’s written confirmation prior to the expiration date. E-commerce Tianjin cannot terminate the agreement early unless CCM Tianjin commits fraud, gross negligence or illegal acts, or becomes bankrupt or winds up.
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2)
Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement by and
among CCM Tianjin, E-commerce Tianjin, Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu. Pursuant to the Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement, Mr. Zeyao
Xue and Mr. Kai Xu granted to CCM Tianjin and any party designated by CCM Tianjin the exclusive right to purchase, at any time during
the term of this agreement, all or part of the equity interests in E-commerce Tianjin, or the “Equity Interests,” at
a purchase price equal to the registered capital paid by Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu for the Equity Interests, or, in the event
that applicable law requires an appraisal of the Equity Interests, the lowest price permitted under applicable law. Pursuant to powers
of attorney executed by Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu, they irrevocably authorized any person appointed by CCM Tianjin to exercise
all shareholder rights, including but not limited to voting on their behalf on all matters requiring approval of E-commerce Tianjin’s
shareholder, disposing of all or part of the shareholder’s equity interest in E-commerce Tianjin, and electing, appointing
or removing directors and executive officers. The person designated by CCM Tianjin is entitled to dispose of dividends and profits
on the equity interest without reliance on any oral or written instructions of Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu. The powers of attorney
will remain in force for so long as Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu remain the shareholders of E-commerce Tianjin. Mr. Zeyao Xue and
Mr. Kai Xu have waived all the rights which have been authorized to CCM Tianjin’s designated person under the powers of attorney.
3)
Equity Pledge Agreements by and among CCM
Tianjin, E-commerce Tianjin, Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu. Pursuant to the Equity Pledge Agreements, Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu
pledged all of the Equity Interests to CCM Tianjin to secure the full and complete performance of the obligations and liabilities
on the part of E-commerce Tianjin and them under this and the above contractual arrangements. If E-commerce Tianjin, Mr. Zeyao Xue,
or Mr. Kai Xu breaches their contractual obligations under these agreements, then CCM Tianjin, as pledgee, will have the right to
dispose of the pledged equity interests. Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu agree that, during the term of the Equity Pledge Agreements,
they will not dispose of the pledged equity interests or create or allow any encumbrance on the pledged equity interests, and they
also agree that CCM Tianjin’s rights relating to the equity pledge should not be interfered with or impaired by the legal actions
of the shareholders of E-commerce Tianjin, their successors or designees. During the term of the equity pledge, CCM Tianjin has the
right to receive all of the dividends and profits distributed on the pledged equity. The Equity Pledge Agreements will terminate
on the second anniversary of the date when E-commerce Tianjin, Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu have completed all their obligations
under the contractual agreements described above.
4)
Exclusive Operation and Use Rights Authorization
letter which authorizes Chain Cloud Mall E-commerce (Tianjin) Co., Ltd, to exclusively operate and use the Chain Cloud Mall System
and the authorization period is the same as the term of the Exclusive Technology Consulting and Service Agreement entered into by
and between Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and Cloud Chain Mall E-commerce (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. dated
July 31, 2019.
5)
GlobalKey Shared Mall Shopping Platform Software
and System Transfer Agreement by and between Future Supply Chain Co., Ltd. and CCM Tianjin, pursuant to which the GlobalKey Shared
Mall Shopping Platform Software and System was transferred from Future Supply China Co., Ltd. to CCM Tianjin and that both parties
were wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company and transfer price is $0.
(6)
Spousal Consent Letters. The spouse of Mr. Kai Xu (Mr. Zeyao
Xue is not married), the shareholder of E-Commerce Tianjin has signed a spousal consent letter agreeing that the equity interests
in E-Commerce Tianjin held by and registered under the name of such shareholder will be disposed pursuant to the contractual agreements
with CCM Tianjin. The spouse of such shareholder agreed not to assert any rights over the equity interest in E-Commerce Tianjin held
by such shareholder.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13
(“ASU 2016-13”) “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses” (“ASC 326”): Measurement of Credit
Losses on Financial Instruments” which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets
held at amortized cost. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss model which requires the
use of forward-looking information to calculate credit loss estimates. It also eliminates the concept of other-than-temporary impairment
and requires credit losses related to available-for-sale debt securities to be recorded through an allowance for credit losses rather
than as a reduction in the amortized cost basis of the securities. These changes will result in earlier recognition of credit losses.
In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging
(Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASC 2019-10”), which defers the effective date of ASU 2016-13 to fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years, for public entities which meet the definition
of a smaller reporting company. The Company will adopt ASU 2016-13 effective January 1, 2023. Management is currently evaluating the
effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-13 on the consolidated financial statements. The effect will largely depend on the composition and
credit quality of our investment portfolio and the economic conditions at the time of adoption.
In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU No.
2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance. The amendments in this update
require disclosures about transactions with a government that have been accounted for by analogizing to a grant or contribution accounting
model to increase transparency about (1) the types of transactions, (2) the accounting for the transactions, and (3) the effect of the
transactions on an entity’s financial statements. The amendments are effective for all entities within their scope, which excludes
not-for-profit entities and employee benefit plans, for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021.
Early application of the amendment is permitted. The Company will adopt ASU No. 2021-10 effective January 1, 2022.
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In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting
Standards Update No. 2020-06 (ASU 2020-06) “Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity”,
which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible
instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. For public business entities that are not smaller reporting companies, ASU
2020-6 effective fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within those fiscal years.
Management does not believe that any other
recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material impact on the accompanying consolidated
financial statements.
3. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
The carrying amount of the VIE’s consolidated
assets and liabilities are as follows:
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
Current assets
$ 46,721
$ 66,833
Property and equipment, net
36,700
1,296
Total assets
83,421
68,129
Total liabilities
( 270,413 )
( 199,113 )
Net assets
$ ( 186,992 )
$ ( 130,984 )
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 79
$ 77
Accrued expenses and other payables
1,112
81,809
Advances from customers
2,893
2,908
Amount Due to Related Party
266,329
114,319
Total current liabilities
270,413
199,113
Total liabilities
$ 270,413
$ 199,113
The summarized operating results of the VIE’s
are as follows:
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
Revenue
$ 6,659
$ 181,526
Gross profit
$ 603
$ 146,505
Net income
$ ( 88,001 )
$ ( 177,802 )
4. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts receivable, net consist of the following:
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
Coal and Aluminum Ingots Supply Chain Financing/Trading
$ 7,938,152
$ -
Asset management service
1,163,664
-
Total accounts receivable, net
$ 9,101,816
$ -
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The following table sets forth our concentration
of accounts receivable, net of specific allowances for doubtful accounts.
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
Debtor A
$ 87.22 %
$ -
Debtor B
10.60 %
-
Debtor C
1.14 %
-
Total accounts receivable, net
$ 98.96 %
$ -
5. OTHER RECEIVABLES
As of December 31, 2021, the balance of other
receivables was $ 1.96 million. On September 1, 2021, FTFT UK Limited, a company organized under the laws of United Kingdom and a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Rahim Shah, a resident of
United Kingdom (“Seller”). Under this agreement, FTFT UK Limited (the “Buyer”) agreed to acquire 100 % of the
issued and outstanding shares (the “Sale Shares”) of Khyber Money Exchange Ltd. (“Khyber”), a company incorporated
in England and Wales from the Seller for a total of Euros € 685,000 (“Purchase Price”). Buyer deposited Euros € 685,000
($ 0.79 million) for the Purchase Price and £ 400,000 ($ 0.54 million) for cash balance expected to be left in the bank account of
Khyber upon the closing (subject to refund to the Buyer upon the actual amount in Khyber’s account at closing) to Buyer’s
solicitors to be held by Buyer’s solicitors in their client account upon the final closing of the acquisition.
In addition, other receivables included total
$ 0.63 million deposit paid and prepayments.
6. LOAN RECEIVABLES
As of December 31, 2021, the balance of loan
receivables was $ 6 million, which was from a third party.
On July 30, 2021, Future FinTech (Hong Kong)
Limited (“FTFT HK”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a “Loan Agreement” with a third party.
Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, FTFT HK loaned up to the amount of US$6 million to the third party at the annual interest rate of 10 %
from July 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022. As of March 31, 2022, FTFT HK has received repayment of US$ 6 million from the third party.
7. SHORT TERM INVESTMENT
As of December 31, 2021, the balance of short
term investment was $ 2.19 million. On September 6, 2021, Future Private Equity Fund Management (Hainan) Co., Ltd. invests $ 2.19 million
(RMB 13,000,000 ) to entrust Shanghai Yuli Enterprise Management Consulting Firm to invest in various types of investment portfolios. The
term is 12 months. It will be settled according to the investment returns of 8 %.
8. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
The amount of other current assets consisted
of the followings:
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
Prepayments for Coal and Aluminum Ingots Supply Chain Financing/Trading
$ 2,243,295
$ -
Prepaid expenses
439,404
4,517
Others
245,000
10,727
Total
$ 2,927,699
$ 15,244
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9. GOODWILL
As of December 31, 2021, the balance of goodwill
mainly represented an amount of $ 15.58 million that arose from acquisition of Nice Talent Asset Management Limited (“Nice Talent”)
in 2021. On August 6, 2021, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited., completed its acquisition
of 90 % of the issued and outstanding shares of Nice Talent from Joy Rich Enterprises Limited for HK$ 144,000,000 (the “Purchase
Price”) which shall be paid in the shares of common stock of the Company (the “Company Shares”). 60 % of the Purchase
Price ($ 11.22 million) paid in 2,244,156 shares of common stock of the Company on August 4, 2021. 20 % of the Purchase Price ($ 7.12 million)
shall be paid in shares of common stock of the Company upon the completion of the audited reports for Nice Talent for each of the years
ended on December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
10. ACQUISITION
On August 6, 2021 (“Acquisition Date”),
the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited., completed its acquisition of 90 % of the issued and
outstanding shares of Nice Talent from Joy Rich Enterprises Limited for HK$ 144,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”) which shall
be paid in the shares of common stock of the Company (the “Company Shares”). 60 % of the Purchase Price ($ 11.22 million) was
paid in 2,244,156 shares of common stock of the Company on August 4, 2021. 40 % of the Purchase Price ($ 7.12 million) shall be paid in
shares of common stock of the Company upon the completion of the audited reports for Nice Talent for each of the years ended on December
31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
The transaction was accounted for in accordance
with the provisions of ASC 805-10, Business Combinations. The Company retained an independent appraisal firm to advise management in
the determination of the fair value of the various assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The values assigned in these financial statements
represent management’s best estimate of fair values as of the Acquisition Date.
As required by ASC 805-20, Business Combinations—Identifiable
Assets and Liabilities, and Any Noncontrolling Interest, management conducted a review to reassess whether they identified all the assets
acquired and all the liabilities assumed, and followed ASC 805-20’s measurement procedures for recognition of the fair value of
net assets acquired.
The following table summarizes the allocation
of estimated fair values of net assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Accounts receivable
$ 1,407,902
Other receivables
27,701
Other current assets
7,039
Property, plant and equipment, net
53,577
Amount Due from Related Party
38,323
Accrued expenses and other payables
( 498,515 )
Net identifiable assets acquired
$ 1,036,027
Less: non-controlling interests
131,165
Add: goodwill
17,164,598
Total purchase price for acquisition net of $ 275,624 of cash
$ 18,069,460
The Company has included the operating results
of Nice Talent in its consolidated financial statements since the Acquisition Date. US$ 1,291,391 in net sales and US$ 114,623 in net gain
of Nice Talent were included in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021.
11. LEASES
The Company’s noncancelable operating
leases consist of leases for office spaces. The Company is the lessee under the terms of the operating leases. For the year ended December
31, 2021, the operating lease cost was $ 0.11 million.
The Company’s operating leases have
remaining lease terms of approximately one year or less. As of December 31, 2021, the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted
average discount rate were 0.58 years and 6 %, respectively.
Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
Operating
As of December 31, 2021
Lease
From January 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022
$ 115,438
Total
$ 115,438
Less: amounts representing interest
$ 2,275
Present Value of future minimum lease payments
113,163
Less: Current obligations
113,163
Long term obligations
$ -
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12. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following:
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
Office equipment, fixtures and furniture
$ 173,551
$ 12,371
Vehicle
595,569
-
Leasehold Improvement
37,779
-
Subtotal
806,899
12,371
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
( 99,323 )
( 3,620 )
Construction in progress
2,461,690
-
Impairment
( 6,214 )
( 6,072 )
Total
$ 3,163,052
$ 2,679
Depreciation expense included in general and
administration expenses for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $ 57,563 and $ 1,461 respectively. Depreciation expense included
in cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $ 0 and $ 0 respectively.
13. SHORT TERM LOANS
As of December 31, 2021, loan payables were
$ 1.02 million, which consisted of the loan payable of $ 1.02 million to Datang Commercial Factoring Co., Ltd.
Fuce Future Supply Chain (Xi’an) Co.,
Ltd signed a factoring business contract with Datang Commercial Factoring Co., Ltd. and obtained a factoring financing of $ 1.02 million
(RMB 6.5 million) was interest free, with an expiration date of April 28, 2022.
14. LONG TERM DEBT
As of December 31, 2021, loan payables were
$ 0.19 million, which consisted of the loan payable of $ 0.19 million to Shaanxi Entai Bio-Technology Co., Ltd.
The loan from Shaanxi Entai Bio-Technology
Co., Ltd of $ 0.19 million was interest free and has no assets pledged for this loan.
15. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES
The amount of accrued expenses and other payables
were consisted of the followings:
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
Legal fee and other professionals
$ 280,647
$ 457,276
Wages and employee reimbursement
272,093
52,290
Suppliers
155,043
1,126,968
Accruals
590,815
117,917
Total
$ 1,298,598
$ 1,754,451
16. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, convertible
debt consisted of the following:
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
Beginning
$
1,163,146
$
957,990
Addition
-
905,392
Payment
( 1,163,146
)
-
Conversion
-
( 700,236
)
Balance
$
-
$
1,163,146
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17.
DEFERRED LIABILITIES
As
of December 31, 2021, the balance of deferred liabilities mainly represented an amount of $ 7.12 million that arose from the payment for
the remaining 40 % of the Purchase Price of the acquisition of Nice Talent Asset Management Limited (“Nice Talent”). 20 % of
the Purchase Price (current $ 3.74 million, non-current $ 3.38 million) shall be paid in shares of common stock of the Company upon the
completion of the audited reports for Nice Talent for each of the years ended on December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
18. DIVIDEND PAYABLES
As of December 31, 2021, the balance of dividend
payables was $ 0.06 million. Nice Talent Asset Management Limited declared dividend for HKD 27,500 per ordinary share, in a sum of HKD 4,950,000
($ 634,773 ) to its shareholders. 90 % ($ 571,296 ) of the dividend were to Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary
of the Company, and 5% ($31,738.5) of the dividend was to ASPENWOOD CAPITAL PARTNER LIMITED and 5% ($31,738.5) of the dividend was to
CHEUNG HIU TUNG, respectively. Dividend were paid on February 7, 2022.
19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
As of December 31, 2021, the amounts due to
the related parties were consisted of the followings:
Name
Amount
(US$)
Relationship
Note
Zhi
Yan
$
286,045
General Manager of a subsidiary of the Company
Accrued expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
Jing
Chen
37,604
Vice president of the Company
Accrued expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
Shaanxi
Fu Chen Venture Capital Management Co. Ltd. (“Shaanxi Fu Chen”)
72,046
Two outside shareholders of the Company are shareholders of Shaanxi Fu Chen
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Future
Supply Chain Co., Ltd.
280,571
Shaanxi Fu Chen holds 100% interest of this company
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Reits
(Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd
15,881
Zhi Yan is the legal representative of this company
Acquisition of intangibles upon the full completion of the online platform pursuant to an agreement originally entered between parties before Zhi Yan became a related party.
The amount is interest free and payment on demand.
Shaanxi
Chunlv Ecological Agriculture Co. Ltd.
257,876
Shaanxi Fu Chen holds 80% interest of this company
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Ming
Yi
8,942
Chief Financial Officer of the Company
Accrued expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
OLA
4,933
Chief Executive Officer of a subsidiary of the Company and Chief Strategy Officer of the Company
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Kai
Xu
25,509
Deputy General Manager of a subsidiary of the Company
Accrued expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
Shaanxi
Fuju Mining Co., Ltd
3,295
Shaanxi Fu Chen holds 80% interest of this company
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Total
$
992,702
As of December 31, 2021, the amounts due from
the related parties were consisted of the followings:
Name
Amount
(US$)
Relationship
Note
Shaanxi Fu Chen
Venture Capital Management Co. Ltd. (“Shaanxi Fu Chen”)
235,268
Two outside shareholders of the Company are shareholders of Shaanxi Fu Chen
Loan receivables*, interest free and payment on demand.
Bin
Wu
26,145
A shareholder of a Company’s subsidiary
Advance to pay for the incorporation costs of the establishment of the subsidiary in Dubai*
Amount is interest free and payment on demand.
Total
$
261,413
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As of December 31, 2020, the amount due to
the related parties was consisted of the followings:
Name
Amount
(US$)
Relationship
Note
Yongke Xue
$
418,118
Then Chairman of the Company
Loan payable, interest free and payment on demand.
Reits (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd
334,266
Zhi Yan is the legal representative of this company
Acquisition of intangibles upon the full completion of the online platform pursuant to an agreement originally entered between parties before Zhi Yan was the general manager of our subsidiary.
Ming Yi
878
Chief Financial Officer of the Company
Accrued expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
Zhi Yan
72,390
General Manager of a subsidiary of the Company
Accrued expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
Jing chen
392
Vice president of the Company
Accrued expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
Johnson Lau
12,500
Director of the Company
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Fuyou Li
4,425
Director of the Company
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Mingjie Zhao
11,458
Director of the Company
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
InUnion Chain Ltd. (“INU”)
138,720
The Company is a 10% shareholder of INU
Service fee
Shanchun Huang
275,207
Chief Executive Officer of the Company
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Shaanxi Fuju Mining Co., Ltd
3,218
Shaanxi Fu Chen holds 80% interest of this company
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Shaanxi Chunlv Ecological Agriculture Co. Ltd.
251,980
Shaanxi Fu Chen holds 80% interest of this company
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Total
$
1,523,552
As of December 31, 2020, the amount due from
the related parties was consisted of the followings:
Name
Amount
(US$)
Relationship
Note
Kai Xu
1,104
Deputy General Manager of a subsidiary of the Company
Loan receivables*, interest free and payment on demand.
Zeyao Xue
30,767
Son of Yongke Xue and a major shareholder of the Company
Loan receivables*, interest free and payment on demand.
Shaanxi Chunlv Ecological Agriculture Co. Ltd.
196
Shaanxi Fu Chen holds 80% interest of this company
Loan receivables*, interest free and payment on demand.
Total
$
32,067
During 2020, the Company had the following
transactions with related parties:
Name
Amount
(US$)
Relationship
Note
Shaanxi Fu Chen Venture Capital
Management Co. Ltd.
$
296,015
Two outside shareholders of the Company are shareholders of Shaanxi Fu Chen
Service fee
Total
$
296,015
* The related party transactions have been approved by the Company’s Audit Committee.
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20. INCOME TAX
The Company is incorporated in the United
States of America and is subject to United States federal taxation. No provisions for income taxes have been made, as the Company had
no U.S. taxable income for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had
current income tax expenses of $ 73,400 and nil , respectively,
The Company evaluates the level of authority
for each uncertain tax position (including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measures
the unrecognized benefits associated with the tax positions. For the years ended December31, 2021, the Company had no unrecognized tax
benefits. Due to uncertainties surrounding future utilization, the Company estimates there will not be sufficient future income to realize
the deferred tax assets for certain subsidiaries and a VIE.
The Company has not provided deferred tax
assets from foreign subsidiaries operating losses because currently no business operation and no future income is anticipating.
The amount of unrecognized deferred tax liabilities
for temporary differences related to the dividend from foreign subsidiaries is not determined because such determination is not practical.
The Company has not provided deferred taxes
on undistributed earnings attributable to its PRC and Hong Kong subsidiaries as they are to be permanently reinvested.
The Company had no material adjustments to
its liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits according to the provisions of ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes . Since the Company
intends to reinvest its earnings to further expand its businesses in mainland China, its PRC subsidiaries do not intend to declare dividends
to their immediate foreign holding companies in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded any deferred taxes
in relation to US tax on the cumulative amount of undistributed retained earnings since January 1, 2008.
Effective on January 1, 2008, the PRC Enterprise
Income Tax Law, EIT Law, and Implementing Rules imposed a unified enterprise income tax rate of 25% on all domestic-invested enterprises
and foreign-invested enterprises in the PRC, unless they qualify under certain limited exceptions. The tax rate for pre-tax profits below
RMB 1 million is 2.5%; the tax rate for pre-tax profits between RMB1 million to RMB 3 million is 10%. Cloud Chain E-Commerce (Tianjin)
Co., Ltd, Future Supply (Chengdu) Co., Ltd and Future Big Data (Chengdu) Co., Ltd were all subject to both enterprise income tax rates
of 2.5% and 10%. Other subsidiaries and the VIE were subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 25%. Unrecognized tax benefit could
be carried forward 5 years.
Nice Talent Asset Management Limited is incorporated
in Hong Kong and is subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax on the taxable income as reported in its statutory financial statements adjusted
in accordance with relevant Hong Kong tax laws. The applicable tax rate is 16.5 % in Hong Kong.
Reconciliation of the differences between the
statutory EIT rate applicable to profits of the consolidated entities and the income tax expenses of the Company:
2021
2020
Profit before taxation
$ ( 11,743,625 )
$ ( 30,275,812 )
Notional tax on profit before CIT and Hong Kong
Profits Tax calculated at applicable
income tax rate of the relevant Group entities concerned
( 413,908 )
( 1,855,076 )
Effect of tax losses not recognized
499,543
1,855,076
Utilization of tax loss previously
not recognized
( 12,235 )
-
Total
$ 73,400
$ -
21. IMPAIRMENT LOSS
The Company recorded $ 0.78 million of impairment
loss in fiscal year 2021 related with goodwill mainly arose from acquisition of Nice Talent Asset Management Limited. The Company’s
evaluation of goodwill for impairment involves the comparison of the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value. The Company
uses the discounted cash flow model to estimate fair value, which requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions related
to forecasts of future revenue and operating margin. In addition, the discounted cash flow model requires the Company to select an appropriate
weighted average cost of capital based on current market conditions as of December 31, 2021. Based upon the assessment, the Company has
concluded that goodwill is $ 15.6 million as of December 31, 2021.
22. OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES), NET
The amount of other income (expenses) were
consisted of the followings:
2021
2020
Gain on waiver of long term payables
$ 462,673
$ -
Government subsidies
775,013
-
Other expenses
( 35,176 )
( 8,249 )
Total other income (expenses), net
$ 1,202,510
$ ( 8,249 )
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23. SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
On July 12, 2021 (the “Grant Date”),
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company granted 1,953,000 shares of common stock
of the Company, par value $ 0.001 (the “Shares”), pursuant to the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan, to certain officers
and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Grantees”), including: 500,000 shares to Shanchun Huang, Chief Executive
Officer of the Company; 300,000 shares to Yongke Xue, President of the Company; 20,000 shares to Ming Yi, Chief Financial Officer of
the Company, and 40,000 shares to Yang Liu, Chief Operating Officer of the Company (collectively, the “Grants”). The Grants
vested immediately on the Grant Date and each of the Grantees also entered into an Unrestricted Stock Award Agreement with the Company
on July 12, 2021. As the closing price of the company stock was $ 2.81 on July 12, 2021, the Company recorded an expense of $ 5.49 million
in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021. As of the date of this report, the Shares have been issued to the Grantees.
Consulting Service Agreement
On January 25, 2020, the Company entered into
a Consulting Service Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Dragon Investment Holding Limited (Malta) (the “Consultant”),
a company incorporated in Malta, pursuant to which Consultant will: (i) help the Company to locate new merger projects globally, develop
new merger strategy and provide the Company with at least five (5) merger and acquisition targets that have synergy with the Company’s
business and development plans and could clearly contribute to the Company’s strategic goals each year; (ii) help the Company to
map out new growth strategies in addition to its current business; (iii) work with the Company to explore new lines of business and associated
growth strategies; and (iv) conduct market research and evaluating variable projects and providing feasibility studies per Company’s
request from time to time. The term of the Agreement is three years. In consideration of the services to be provided by the Consultant
to the Company, the Company agrees to pay the Consultant a three-year consulting fee totaling $ 3.0 million. The Company shall issue a
total of 3,750,000 restricted shares of the Company Common Stock (the “Consultant Shares”) at a price of $ 0.794 per share
(the closing price of the Agreement date), as the payment for the above mentioned consultant fee to the Consultant. On February 23, 2020,
the Company issued the Consultant Shares pursuant to the Agreement, of which 1,500,000 shares were released to the Consultant immediately,
1,125,000 and 1,125,000 shares, respectively, will be held by the Company and released to the Consultant on January 25, 2021 and January
25, 2022 if this Agreement has not been terminated and there has been no breach of the Agreement by the Consultant at such time. If the
second and/or third release of the shares mentioned above does not occur, such shares shall be returned to the Company as treasury shares.
The shares contemplated in the Agreement were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded stock related compensation of
$ 1.19 million, based on the stock closing price of $ 0.794 on the Agreement date, for the 1,500,000 shares which were released to the
Consultant immediately upon issuance. On January 25, 2021, the Company recorded stock related compensation of $ 0.89 million, based on
the stock closing price of $ 0.794 on the date of the Agreement, for the 1,125,000 shares which were released to the Consultant on January
25, 2021. On January 25, 2022, the Company released the final 1,125,000 shares to the Consultant and the Company will recognize stock
related compensation of $ 0.89 million for the 1,125,000 shares.
Statutory reserve
During the years ended December 31, 2021 and
2020, the Company collectively attributed $ 61,382 and nil of retained earnings for their statutory reserves, respectively.
Restricted net assets
PRC laws and regulations permit payments of
dividends by the Company’s subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC only out of their retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance
with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, the Company’s subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC are required to
annually appropriate 10 % of their net income to the statutory reserve prior to payment of any dividends, unless the reserve has reached
50 % of their respective registered capital. Furthermore, registered share capital and capital reserve accounts are also restricted from
distribution. As a result of the restrictions described above and elsewhere under PRC laws and regulations, the Company’s subsidiaries
incorporated in the PRC are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company in the form of dividends.
The restriction amounted to $ 25,877,090 (RMB 164,989,218 ) as of December 31, 2021. Except for the above or disclosed elsewhere, there
is no other restriction on the use of proceeds generated by the Company’s subsidiaries to satisfy any obligations of the Company.
24. COMMON STOCK
Securities Purchase Agreement
On December 24, 2020, the Company entered
into a securities purchase agreement with certain purchasers, pursuant to which the Company sold to the purchasers in a registered direct
offering, an aggregate of 4,210,530 units, each consisting of one share of our common stock and a warrant to purchase 1 share of our
Common Stock, at a purchase price of $ 1.90 per unit, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $ 8,000,007 , before deducting fees
to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. On December 29, 2020, the Company issued Units consisting
of an aggregate of 4,210,530 shares of our Common Stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 4,210,530 shares of our Common
Stock at an exercise price of $ 2.15 per share (the “Investors’ Warrants”). The Investors’ Warrants have a term
of five years and are exercisable by the holder at any time after the date of issuance. In connection with the offering, the Company
also issued placement agent a warrant to purchase 210,526 shares of our Common Stock (the “Placement Agent Warrant”) on substantially
the same terms as the Investors’ Warrants, except that the Placement Agent Warrant has an exercise price of $ 2.375 per share
and are not exercisable until June 24, 2021.
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The net proceeds from offering were $ 7,338,500 ,
after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses, and were received on December 29, 2020.
The Company issued 4,210,530 shares of its Common Stock to the purchaser on December 29, 2020. During the three months ended March 31,
2021, the Investors Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,210,530 shares of common stock were fully exercised by the investors.
On January 11, 2021, the Company entered into
a securities purchase agreement with certain purchasers identified on the signature page thereto, pursuant to which the Company
sold to the purchasers in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 3,000,000 share of its common stock, par value $ 0.001 per share
at a purchase price of $ 5.00 per share, for aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $ 13,797,732 , after deducting fees to the placement
agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. On January 13, 2021, the Company issued 3,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant
to this Agreement.
On February 9, 2021, the Company entered into
a securities purchase agreement with certain purchasers identified on the signature page thereto, pursuant to which the Company
sold to the purchasers in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $ 0.001 per share
at a purchase price of $ 5.95 per share, for aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $ 10,992,250 , after deducting fees to the placement
agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock to the purchasers on February
11, 2021.
On April 1, 2021, the Company entered into
a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain purchasers identified on the signature page thereto (the “Purchasers”), pursuant
to which the Company sold to the Purchasers in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 5,737,706 shares of its common stock, par
value $ 0.001 per share at a purchase price of $ 6.10 per share, for aggregate net proceeds to the Company of approximately $ 32,380,492 ,
after deducting fees to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company issued 5,737,706 shares of
common stock to the purchasers on April 5, 2021.
On April 12, 2017, the Company entered into
a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain purchasers (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company offered and sold
to the Purchasers, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 862,097 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. In
a concurrent private placement, the Company also issued to the each of the Purchasers a warrant to purchase one (1) share of the Company’s
Common Stock for each share purchased under the Purchase Agreement, pursuant to that certain Common Stock Purchase Warrant, by and between
the Company and each Purchaser (each, a “Warrant”, and collectively, the “Warrants”). The Warrants will be exercisable
beginning on the six-months anniversary of the date of issuance at an initial exercise price of $5.20 per share and will expire on the
five and a half year anniversary of the date of issuance. During the year ended December 30, 2021, the holders of the Warrants purchased
an aggregate of 319,350 shares of common stock of the Company for $ 1,654,224 , of which 1,230 shares of common stock were issued based
upon cashless exercises.
On July 26, 2021, the Company entered into
a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with certain investors identified on the signature pages thereto (the “Purchasers”),
pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Purchasers in a private placement 548,799 shares (the “Shares”) of the
Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a purchase price of $2.83 per share for
an aggregate offering price of $1,553,101 (the “Private Placement”). The Private Placement was completed pursuant to the
exemption from registration provided by Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
On August 6, 2021, the Company, through its
wholly owned subsidiary Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited., completed its acquisition of 90% of the issued and outstanding shares of
Nice Talent Asset Management Limited from Joy Rich Enterprises Limited (the “Nice Shares”) for HK$144,000,000 (the “Purchase
Price”) which shall be paid in the shares of common stock of the Company (the “Company Shares”). 60% of the purchase
price ($11.22 million) was paid in 2,244,156 shares of common stock of the Company on August 4, 2021, at a price of $5 per share.
25. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
HeDeTang HK
On September 18, 2019, SkyPeople Foods Holdings
Limited (“SkyPeople Foods”) entered into a Share Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”) with New Continent International
Co., Ltd., (the “Buyer”) a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the
Buyer purchased 100% ownership of HeDeTang Holdings (HK) Ltd. (“HeDeTang HK”) from SkyPeople Foods, which value is primarily
derived from HeDeTang HK’s wholly-owned subsidiary HeDeJiaChuan Holdings Co., Ltd. and 73.41% owned subsidiary SkyPeople Juice
Group Co., Ltd., for a total price of RMB 600,000 (approximately $85,714) (the “Sale Transaction”). The Sale Transaction
was closed on February 27, 2020. In accordance with ASC Topic 205, Presentation of Financial Statement Discontinued Operations
(“ASC Topic 205”), the Company presented the operation results of HeDeTang HK and its subsidiaries as a discontinued operation,
as the Company believed that no continued cash flow would be generated by the discontinued component and that the Company would have
no significant continuing involvement in the operations of the discontinued component. The total assets of HeDeTang HK were $106.85 million
as of February 27, 2020 and the total liabilities of HeDeTang HK were $212.80 million as of February 27, 2020, resulting in a gain on
disposal of $101.05 million. There was no income or loss from HeDeTang HK from January 1, 2020 to the close of the Sale Transaction.
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On March 11, 2020, the Company’s Board
of Directors passed a resolution to sell the operation of Globalkey Supply Chain Limited and Zhonglian Hengxin Assets Management Co.,
Ltd (“Zhonglian Hengxin”) and close the operation of Digital Online Marketing Limited, SkyPeople Foods Holdings Limited.
and Chain Future Digital Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd. On March 18, 2021, Chain Future Digital Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd. was deregistered,
resulting in a gain on disposal of $ 0.18 million. Based on the disposal plan and in accordance with ASC 205-20, the Company presented
the operating results from these operations as a discontinued operation. On May 7, 2020, Future Business Management Co., Ltd. completed
the transfer of its ownership of Zhonglian Hengxin Assets Management Co., Ltd to an individual third party, resulting in a gain on disposal
of $ 0 .18million.
On July 24, 2020, the Company’s Board
of Directors passed a resolution to sell the operation of Hedetang Farm Products Trading Markets (Mei County) Co., Ltd. resulting in
a gain on disposal of $ 18.20 million and close the operation of Chain Cloud Mall Logistics Center (Shaanxi) Co., Ltd. On July 27,2020,
Skypeople Foods Holdings Limited was dissolved; On July 28, 2020 Digital Online Marketing Limited was dissolved; On November 12, 2020,
Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Limited and Chain Cloud Mall Logistics Center (Shanxi) Co., Ltd. entered into
agreements to transfer their ownership of Hedetang Farm Products Trading Markets (Mei country) Co., Ltd. to third parties.
On April 9, 2021, FT Commercial Management
(Beijing) Co., Ltd was deregistered, resulting in a loss on disposal of $ 22,623 .
On August 2, 2021, Guangchengji (Guangdong)
Industrial Co., Ltd was sold to a third party, resulting in a loss on disposal of $ 3.68 million.
On November 4, 2021, Future Supply Chain Co.,
Ltd was transferred to a third party, resulting in a gain on disposal of $ 1.14 million.
Loss from discontinued operations for fiscal
years 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
REVENUES
$ -
$ 1,931
COST OF SALES
-
265
GROSS PROFIT
-
1,666
OPERATING EXPENSES:
General and administrative
-
456,682
Selling expenses
-
3,656
Bad debt expenses
-
( 10,548 )
Total
-
449,790
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest income
-
217,752
Interest expense
-
-
other income (expenses)
-
8,186
Total
-
225,938
Loss from discontinued operations before income tax
-
( 222,186 )
Income tax provision
-
Loss from discontinued operation before noncontrolling interest
$ -
( 222,186 )
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations
-
145
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests
-
-
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATION
$ -
$ ( 222,041 )
The major components of assets and liabilities
related to discontinued operations are summarized below:
December
31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Cash
$ -
$ 365,714
Other current assets
-
243,586
Loan receivables
-
5,355,944
Property, plant and equipment, net
-
14,049
Amount due from related parties
157
62,552
Total assets related to discontinued operations
$ 157
$ 6,041,845
Accounts payable
$ -
$ 250,288
Accrued expenses
-
556,407
Loan payables
-
379,522
Amount due to related parties
-
1,068,878
Total liabilities related to discontinued operations
$ -
$ 2,255,095
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26. SEGMENT REPORTING
In its operation of the business, management,
including our chief operating decision maker, who is our Chief Executive Officer, reviews certain financial information, including segmented
internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis consistent with GAAP. The Company operates in four segments starting in fiscal
2020: shared shopping mall membership fee, fruit related products, sales of goods and others. The operation of fruit related products
is classified as discontinued operation as disclosed in Note 25. In 2021, the Company principally generates its revenues from coal
and aluminum ingots supply chain financing service and trading business and asset management service.
In compliance with the Company’s business
transformation strategy, membership fees from the shared shopping mall and sales of goods through the shared shopping mall platform started
to generate the main revenues for the Company and became more and more important business sections of the Company from fiscal year 2019,
while its traditional business section of seasonal fruit related products continued to shrink in fiscal year 2019. However, due the COVID-19
pandemic and restriction on large gatherings in China, which have made the promotion strategy for its online e-commerce platforms difficult
to implement and the Company has experienced difficulties to subscribe new members for its online e-commerce platforms. Due to lack of
new members, difficulties in retaining old customers and significant decrease of revenue in e-commerce business, the Company began to
provide supply chain financing services during the second quarter of 2021.
Some of our operation might not individually
meet the quantitative thresholds for determining reportable segments and we determine the reportable segments based on the discrete financial
information provided to the chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the results of each segment
in assessing performance and allocating resources among the segments. Since there is an overlap of services and products between different
subsidiaries of the Company, the Company does not allocate operating expenses and assets based on the product segments. Therefore, operating
expenses and asset information by segment are not presented. Segment profit represents the gross profit of each reportable segment.
For fiscal year 2021:
CCM
Shopping
Mall
Membership
Coals and
aluminum ingots
supply chain
financing/trading
Asset
management
service
Others
Total
Reportable segment revenue
$ 85
$ 34,034,662
$ 5,315,708
6,573
$ 39,357,028
Inter-segment loss
-
14,306,227
-
-
14,306,227
Revenue from external customers
$ 85
19,728,435
5,315,708
6,573
25,050,801
Segment gross profit
$ 85
$ 509,873
$ 1,291,390
517
$ 1,801,865
For fiscal year 2020:
CCM
Shopping
Mall
Membership
Sales of
Goods
Others
Total
Reportable segment revenue
$
338,288
$
1,675
$
28,763
$
368,726
Inter-segment loss
-
-
-
-
Revenue from external customers
$
338,288
1,675
28,763
368,726
Segment gross profit
$
333,971
$
277
$
( 543 )
$
333,705
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27. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal case with FT Global Litigation
In January 2021, FT Global Capital, Inc. (“FT
Global”), a former placement agent of the Company filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.
FT Global served the complaint upon the Company in January 2021. In the complaint, FT Global alleges claims, most of which
attempt to hold the Company liable under legal theories that relate back to an alleged breach of an exclusive placement agent agreement
between FT Global and the Company in July 2020 which had a term of three months. FT Global claims that the Company failed to compensate
FT Global for securities purchase transactions between December 2020 and April 2021, pursuant to the terms of the expired exclusive placement
agent agreement. Allegedly, the exclusive placement agent agreement required the Company to pay FT Global for capital received
during the term of the agreement and for the 12-month period following the termination of the agreement involving any investors that
FT Global introduced and/or wall-crossed to the Company. However, the Company believes the securities purchase transactions at
issue did not involve the one investor which FT Global introduced or wall-crossed to the Company during the term of the agreement. FT
Global claims approximately $ 7,000,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees.
The Company timely removed the case to the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (the (“Court”) on February 9, 2021 based on diversity of
jurisdiction. On March 9, 2021, the Company filed a motion to dismiss based on FT Global’s failure to state a claim which
is pending before the Court. On March 23, 2021, FT Global filed its response to the Company’s motion to dismiss. FT Global
argues that the Court should deny the Company’s motion to dismiss. However, if the Court is inclined to grant the Company’s
motion to dismiss, FT Global requested that the Court permit it to file an amended complaint. On April 8, 2021, the parties filed
a Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan. On April 12, 2021, the Court approved the Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery
Plan and issued a Scheduling Order placing this case on a six-month discovery tract. On April 30, 2021, the Company served FT Global
with its Initial Disclosures. On May 6, 2021, FT Global served the Company with its Initial Disclosures. On May 17, 2021,
FT Global served the Company with its First Amended Initial Disclosures. On November 10, 2021, the Court entered an Order granting
the Company’s motion to dismiss FT Global’s fraud claim and breach of contract claim as to the disclosure of its confidential
and proprietary information. The Court denied the Company’s motion to dismiss FT Global’s i) breach of contract claim
for failure to pay FT Global pursuant to the terms of the exclusive placement agent agreement; ii) claim for breach of the covenant of
good faith and fair dealing; and iii) claim for attorney’s fees, and the court concluded that additional information can be
obtained through discovery. The Company timely filed an answer and defenses to FT Global’s complaint on November 24, 2021.
On January 3, 2022, the Company propounded discovery requests upon FT Global, including interrogatories and requests for production of
documents. On March 23, 2022, the Company propounded requests for admission upon FT Global. On March 24, 2022, FT Global
propounded discovery requests upon the Company, including requests for production of documents and requests for admission. The Company
will continue to vigorously defend the action against FT Global.
28. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Impact of COVID 19
In December 2019,
a novel strain of coronavirus was reported and has spread throughout China and other parts of the world. On March 11, 2020, the World
Health Organization characterized the outbreak as a “pandemic”. In early 2020, Chinese government took emergency measures
to combat the spread of the virus, including quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure of office buildings and facilities
in China. In response to the evolving dynamics related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Company is following the guidelines of local
authorities as it prioritizes the health and safety of its employees, contractors, suppliers and business partners. Our offices in China
were closed and the employees worked from home at the end of January until late March 2020 and was closed again in January 2022 due to
the COVID-19 outbreak. The quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure of office buildings have materially negatively
impacted our business. Our suppliers were negatively affected, and could continue to be negatively affected in their ability to supply
and ship products to our customers in case of any resurgence of COVID-19. Our customers that have been negatively impacted by the outbreak
of COVID-19 may reduce their budgets to purchase products and services from us, which may materially adversely impact our revenue. The
business operations of the third parties’ stores on our e-commerce platform have been and continue to be negatively impacted by
the outbreak, which in turn adversely affects the business of our platform as a whole as well as our financial condition and operating
results. The outbreak has had and continues to have disruption to our supply chain, logistics providers, customers or our marketing activities
with the new variants of COVID-19, which could materially adversely impact our business and results of operations. Although China has
already begun to recover from the outbreak of COVID-19, there are still outbreak in various cities and provinces due to new variants,
including the recent outbreak of Omicron variant in Xi’an city, Hong Kong and Shanghai city in 2022 which have resulted quarantines,
travel restrictions, and temporary closure of office buildings and facilities in these cities. The Company’s promotion strategy
of CCM Shopping Mall previously mainly relied on the training of members and distributors through meetings and conferences. Chinese government
still puts a restriction on large gatherings. These restrictions made the promotion strategy for our online e-commerce platforms difficult
to implement and the Company has experienced difficulties to subscribe new members for its online e-commerce platforms. Due to the
lack of new subscribers, in June 2021, the Company suspended its cross-border e-commerce platform NONOGIRL. Also, since the second quarter
of 2021, the Company has transformed its member-based Chain Cloud Mall to a sale agent based eCAAS platform and began to provide supply
chain financing services.
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The global economy
has also been materially negatively affected by the COVID-19 and there is continued severe uncertainty about the duration and intensity
of its impacts. The Chinese and global growth forecast is extremely uncertain, which would seriously affect our business.
While the potential
economic impact brought by, and the duration of COVID-19 and its new variants may be difficult to assess or predict, a widespread pandemic
could result in significant disruption of global financial markets, reducing our ability to access capital, which could negatively affect
our liquidity. In addition, a recession or market correction resulting from the spread of COVID-19 and its new variants could materially
negatively affect our business and the value of our common stock.
Further, as we do
not have access to a revolving credit facility, there can be no assurance that we would be able to secure commercial debt financing in
the future in the event that we require additional capital. We currently believe that our financial resources will be adequate to see
us through the outbreak. However, in the event that we do need to raise capital in the future, outbreak-related instability in the securities
markets could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital.
Consequently, our results of operations have
been materially and adversely affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Any potential further impact to our results will depend on, to a large extent,
future developments and new information that may emerge regarding the duration and severity of the COVID-19, new variants of COVID-19,
the efficacy and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and the actions taken by government authorities and other entities to contain the
COVID-19 or treat its impact, almost all of which are beyond our control.
PRC Regulations
There are substantial uncertainties regarding
the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations governing our
business and the enforcement and performance of our arrangements with customers in certain circumstances. We are considered foreign persons
or foreign funded enterprises under PRC laws and, as a result, we are required to comply with PRC laws and regulations related to foreign
persons and foreign funded enterprises. These laws and regulations are sometimes vague and may be subject to future changes, and their
official interpretation and enforcement may involve substantial uncertainty. The effectiveness of newly enacted laws, regulations or
amendments may be delayed, resulting in detrimental reliance. New laws and regulations that affect existing and proposed future businesses
may also be applied retroactively. We cannot predict what effect the interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations may have
on our business.
29. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On March 9, 2022, in order to make full use
of the company’s idle funds and improve the income of company funds, it lent US$ 5 million to Wintus (China) Ltd. for a period of
6 months with an annual interest rate of 10 %.
On March 9, 2022, in order to incentivize
the management team of the supply chain business, stock option incentive plan was set up by Fuce Future Supply Chain (Xi’an) Co.,
Ltd. Upon meeting the condition for the grant of the first option which is the annual profit before tax of Fuce Future Supply Chain (Xi’an)
Co., Ltd. (“Fuce Future”, formerly known as Future Digital Tech (Xi’an) Co., Ltd.) reaching RMB 15 million (approximately
$ 2.3 million) during any year before the 5th anniversary of March 9, 2022, Fuce Future will grant its management team an option to purchase
up to 6.25 million shares of Fuce Future at an exercise price per share discussed below. Fuce Future currently has a total registered
capital of RMB 50 million and is wholly owned by Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited (“FTFT HK”), which is a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company. Upon meeting the condition for the grant of the second option which is the annual profit before tax of Fuce
Future reaching RMB 30 million (approximately $4.6 million) during any year before the 5th anniversary of March 9, 2022, Fuce Future
will grant to its management team an option to purchase up to 8.04 million shares of Fuce Future at an exercise price per share discussed
below. The exercise period of these two options is 5 years from the date of grant. And the exercise price of these options is the Fuce
Future’s original registered capital price per share for RMB 1 per share plus interest which is original registered capital price
per share multiplied by the annualized 8 % interest according to the exercise time.
On March 9, 2022, Fuce Future rewarded its
management team with cash bonus of RMB 223,400 which is approximately 10% of its profit before tax from 2021 and FTFT HK granted an option
to management team of Fuce Future to purchase 5 million shares of Fuce Future from FTFT HK for RMB 5 million and the option can be exercised
in three years.
On March 9,2022 Future Supply (Chengdu) Co.,
Ltd and Future Big Data (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. rewarded to their respective management teams with cash bonus which is approximately 3 % of
their respective profits before taxes from 2021.
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