# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001892322
**File Stem:** 0001493152-23-001646
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 5389
**Document Hash:** a8531361057cbe2f3788241b06564694
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001493152-23-001646.hdr.sgml**: 20230117

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001493152-23-001646

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230110

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230117

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230117

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HeartCore Enterprises, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001892322
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 870913420
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-41272
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23532141

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1-2-33, HIGASHIGOTANDA,
- **STREET 2:** SHINAGAWA-KU
- **CITY:** TOKYO
- **STATE:** M0
- **ZIP:** 1410022
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 650-695-2583

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 848 JORDAN AVE. APT G
- **CITY:** LOS ALTOS
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94022

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**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): January 10, 2023**

**<u>HEARTCORE ENTERPRISES, INC.</u>**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-41272** | **87-0913420** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (Commission<br> File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification Number) |

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**<u>1-2-33, Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan</u>**

(Address of principal executive offices)

**<u>+81-3-6409-6966</u>**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**<u>N/A</u>**

(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions.

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock | HTCR | Nasdaq Capital Market |

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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 (§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.**

As previously disclosed, HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Executive Employment Agreement (each, an "Employment Agreement" and collectively, the "Employment Agreements"), dated as of February 9, 2022, by and between the Company and each of Qizhi Gao, the Company's Chief Financial Officer; Kimio Hosaka, the Company's Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Company's Board of Directors; Keisuke Kuno, the Company's CX Division Vice President; and Hidekazu Miyata, the Company's Chief Technical Officer. On January 10, 2023, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to each of the Employment Agreements (each, an "Amendment" and collectively, the "Amendments"). Pursuant to the terms of each of the Amendments, the executives' annual base salaries were increased as follows, effective January 1, 2023:

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| **Executive** | **Prior Base Salary** | **New Base Salary** |
| Qizhi Gao | $54012 | $120222 |
| Kimio Hosaka | $95459 | $164770 |
| Keisuke Kuno | $109100 | $152308 |
| Hidekazu Miyata | $75600 | $112616 |

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Except as set forth in each Amendment, each of the Employment Agreements remains in full force and effect.

The foregoing description of each of the Amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to each of the Amendments, copies of which will be filed with the Company's next periodic report.

**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.

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|  | **HEARTCORE ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **HEARTCORE ENTERPRISES, INC.** |
| Dated: January 17, 2023 | By: | */s/ Sumitaka Yamamoto* |
|  | Name: | Sumitaka Yamamoto |
|  | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |

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