Current Report Filing (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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 2023

TAKUNG ART CO., LTD

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-38036

26-4731758

(State or other jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Office Q 11^th Floor, Kings Wing Plaza 2

No. 1 Kwan Street, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number: +8613020144962

Room 709 Tower 2, Admiralty Centre,

18 Harcourt Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 $0.001 per share		TKAT		NYSE American

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

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Effective April 14, 2023, the board of directors of Takung Art Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) approved the termination of Mr. Kwok Leung Paul Li position as the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officer (“Co-CEO”) for cause, as defined in the executive employment agreement by and between the Company and the Co-CEO, dated July 20, 2021 (the “Employment Agreement”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, the Company may terminate the Co-CEO’s employment for cause at any time, without any advance notice or payment in lieu of notice. The Company shall pay to the Co-CEO all compensation prescribed under the Employment Agreement to which the Co-CEO is entitled up through the date of termination, subject to any other rights or remedies of the Company under law, and thereafter all obligations of the Company under the Employment Agreement shall cease.

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.

Date: April 18, 2023