Future FinTech Group Inc. 10-Q

Item 1. Legal Proceedings Legal case with FT Global Litigation In January 2021, FT Global Capital, Inc., a former placement agent of the Company, filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, and served the complaint that same month. The Company has previously reported developments related to this matter in its filings with the Securities EC, including without limitation, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended on March 31, 2025. On June 17, 2025, the Company entered into a Settlement and Forbearance Agreement with FT Global to resolve four federal court judgments totaling approximately $4.0 million in cash. In addition, the Company agreed to issue 340,000 shares of its common stock to FT Global and 60,000 shares to its legal counsel, and to issue rights entitling FT Global to receive up to 1.3 million additional shares of common stock, with 650,000 eligible no earlier than six months after signing (Series A Right) and 650,000 eligible no earlier than twelve months after signing (Series B Right). The Company has issued 400,000 shares of common stock in accordance with the foregoing. Under the agreement, FT Global agreed to suspend enforcement actions in exchange for a structured cash settlement and the issuance of shares. The Company’s obligations include instalment payments over 18 months and the issuance of shares pursuant to a court order under Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act. The agreement also includes mutual releases and requires the Company to remain current in its SEC filings and maintain its listing on a national securities exchange. Additional details are included in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 20, 2025. Shareholders Lawsuit (LaBelle and Janzen) The LaBelle case is a putative securities class action filed in January 2024 and is pending in the District of New Jersey. Denise LaBelle (“Plaintiff”) alleges that the Company and certain of its officers violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act by making materially false or misleading statements in the company’s public filings and disclosures relating to the former Chief Executive Officer of the Company Mr. Shanchun Huang and charges filed by the SEC against Mr. Shanchun Huang with manipulative trading in the stock of the Company using an offshore account shortly before he became the Company’s CEO in 2020 and failing to disclose his beneficial ownership. Mr. Huang has denied the allegations of trading before he became CEO. Plaintiff claims that these alleged misstatements caused the Company’s stock to trade at artificially inflated prices, harming investors when the truth was revealed. The lead plaintiff and lead counsel were appointed in September 2024. The Company was served in September 2024. On July 28, 2025, the Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, which the Company and other defendants intend to move to dismiss. The Janzen action is a consolidated shareholder derivative case filed by Jeff Janzen on May 31, 2024, also pending in the District of New Jersey, brought nominally on behalf of Future FinTech. Plaintiff alleges that certain current and former officers and directors breached fiduciary duties by allowing or failing to prevent the same alleged misconduct at issue in LaBelle, including mismanagement and misleading public disclosures. The derivative case has been stayed by stipulation, pending resolution of the anticipated motion to dismiss in LaBelle, but plaintiff has reserved the right to participate in mediation and settlement discussions relating to the class action. 36 Item 1A. Risk Factors Not applicable.