8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

November 5, 2019

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

iFresh Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-38013	82-066764
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2-39 54th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (718) 628-6200

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001	IFMK	Nasdaq Capital Market

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

Share Exchange Agreement date June 7, 2019

On June 7, 2019, iFresh Inc. (“iFresh” or the “Company”) entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Xiaotai International Investment Inc. (“Xiaotai International”) and the equity holders of Xiaotai International (the “Xiaotai Shareholders”), pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, iFresh would acquire all of the outstanding issued shares and other equity interests in Xiaotai International from the Xiaotai Shareholders (the “Acquisition”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Xiaotai International, iFresh agreed to issue 254,813,383 shares of its common stock to the Xiaotai Shareholders. Xiaotai International operates through its variable interest entity, Zhejiang Xiaotai Technology Co. Ltd. (“Zhejiang Xiaotai”), in China.

As disclosed in a current report on Form 8-K filed on November 5, 2019, we received news regarding an ongoing investigation of Zhejiang Xiaotai by the Hangzhou Police Department, Binjiang Branch (“Hangzhou Police”) through a public notice released by the Hangzhou Police on November 3, 2019 (the “Police Report”). Zhejiang Xiaotai is alleged to have conducted illegal fundraising from the public. The report also stated that several executives of Zhejiang Xiaotai have been detained and are being held in custody.

On November 5, 2019 (the “Termination Date”), iFresh issued written notice to Xiaotai International and Xiaotai Shareholders to terminate the Exchange Agreement pursuant to section 9.1(c), (e) and (f) of the Exchange Agreement, effective immediately.

From and after the Termination Date, the Exchange Agreement will be of no further force or effect, and the rights and obligations of each party thereunder shall terminate, except for (a) any rights and obligations of the parties that are expressly designated thereunder to survive the termination of the Exchange Agreement and (b) any other rights and obligations of the parties that come into being or effect upon the termination of the Exchange Agreement.

Share Purchase Agreement dated June 7, 2019

In conjunction with the Acquisition, on June 7, 2019, iFresh and NYM Holding, Inc. (“NYM”) entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Go Fresh 365 Inc. (“Go Fresh”), a corporation solely owned by Mr. Long Deng, iFresh’s Chief Executive Officer. The Purchase Agreement provides for the sale of 100% of the equity interest in NYM to Go Fresh for cash consideration of $9.1 million (the “Spin-off”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, one of the closing conditions of the Spin-off is that all the conditions to the obligations of each party to consummate the Acquisition described in the Exchange Agreement shall have been satisfied.

As a result of the termination of the Exchange Agreement, on November 5, 2019, iFresh, NYM and Go Fresh mutually agreed to terminate the Purchase Agreement, effective immediately.

The board of directors of the Company approved the termination of both the Exchange Agreement and the Purchase Agreement on November 5, 2019.

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Reference is made to the Definitive Proxy Statements on Schedule 14A (“Schedule 14A”), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 13, 2019 and the Company’s Current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 10, 2019. On September 5, 2019, the Company held a Special Meeting of Stockholders. Pursuant to the vote of stockholders, the Company adopted certain proposals in connection with the Acquisition and the Spin-off, among which are the proposal to change the name of the Company (the “Name Change Proposal”) and the proposal to elect certain directors (the “Election of Directors Proposal”). As a result of the termination of the Exchange Agreement, the company has decided that those proposals are no longer in the best interest of the company and has decided not to adopt the Name Change Proposal and the Election of Directors Proposal contained in the Schedule 14A.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated November 6, 2019

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: November 6, 2019

iFresh Inc.
By:	/s/ Long Deng
Name:	Long Deng
Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

iFresh Announces Termination of Share Exchange Agreement 

NEW YORK, November 6, 2019 -- iFresh, Inc. ("iFresh" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: IFMK), a leading Asian American grocery supermarket chain and online grocer, announced today that its board of directors approved the termination of a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Xiaotai International Investment Inc. (“Xiaotai”) due to an ongoing investigation of Xiaotai on alleged illegal fundraising from the public by the Hangzhou Police Department, Binjiang Branch (“Hangzhou Police”). iFresh entered into the Exchange Agreement with Xiaotai on June 7, 2019.

On November 5, 2019, after the iFresh’s board of directors voted to terminate the Exchange Agreement, iFresh issued a written notice to Xiaotai International and Xiaotai Shareholders to notify them the Exchange Agreement had been terminated, effective immediately.

As a result of the termination of the Exchange Agreement, iFresh management will begin exploring other strategic alternatives.

About iFresh, Inc.

iFresh Inc. (NASDAQ:IFMK), headquartered in Long Island City, New York, is a leading Asian American grocery supermarket chain and online grocer on the east coast of U.S. With nine retail supermarkets along the US eastern seaboard (with additional stores in Glen Cove, Miami and Connecticut opening soon), and two in-house wholesale businesses strategically located in cities with a highly concentrated Asian population, iFresh aims to satisfy the increasing demands of Asian Americans (whose purchasing power has been growing rapidly) for fresh and culturally unique produce, seafood and other groceries that are not found in mainstream supermarkets. With an in-house proprietary delivery network, online sales channel and strong relations with farms that produce Chinese specialty vegetables and fruits, iFresh is able to offer fresh, high-quality specialty produce at competitive prices to a growing base of customers. For more information, please visit: http://www.ifreshmarket.com/.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made herein are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "estimate", "plan", "outlook", and "project" and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Such forward-looking statements include timing of the proposed transactions; the business plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of the parties once the transactions are complete, and the Company’s estimated and future results of operations, business strategies, competitive position, industry environment and potential growth opportunities. These forward-looking statements reflect the current analysis of existing information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. As a result, caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements. Due to known and unknown risks, our actual results may differ materially from our expectations or projections. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact our expectations and projections can be found in our periodic filings with the SEC. IFMK's SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. IFMK disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For more information, please contact:

At the Company:

iFresh, Inc.

Email: herinyin@newyorkmart.com

 

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