EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 1422892
Filing Year: 2023
Filename: 1422892_10-K_2023_0001213900-23-080673.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Item 1. Business.
Overview
We are a global logistics integrated solution provider that was founded in the United States in 2001. On September 18, 2007, the Company merged into a new corporation, Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. in Virginia. On January 3, 2022, the Company changed its corporate name to Singularity Future Technology Ltd. to reflect its expanded operations into the digital assets business. Currently, we primarily focus on providing freight logistics services, which mainly include shipping, warehouse services and other logistical support to steel companies ..
In 2017, we began exploring new opportunities to expand our business and generate more revenue. These opportunities ranged from complementary businesses to other new service and product initiatives. In the fiscal year 2022, while we continued to provide our traditional freight logistics business, we expanded our services to include warehousing services provided by our U.S. subsidiary Brilliant Warehouse Service Inc.
We are currently engaged in providing freight logistics services including warehouse services, which are operated by our subsidiaries Trans Pacific Shipping Limited and Ningbo Saimeinuo Web Technology Ltd. in China and Gorgeous Trading Ltd. and Brilliant Warehouse Service Inc in the United States. Our range of services include transportation, warehouse, collection, last-mile delivery, drop shipping, customs clearance, and overseas transit delivery.
As a holding company with no material operations, conduct substantially all of our operations through subsidiaries established in the United States, the People’s Republic of China, or the PRC or China and Hong Kong. However, neither the holding company nor any of the Company’s Chinese subsidiaries conduct any operations through contractual arrangements with a variable interest entity based in China. Investors in our common stock should be aware that they may never directly hold equity interests in the PRC operating entities, but rather equity interests solely in Singularity, our Virginia holding company. Furthermore, shareholders may face difficulties enforcing their legal rights under United States securities laws against our directors and officers who are located outside of the United States.
The diagram below shows our corporate structure as of the date of this report.
* Unless otherwise indicated in the diagram, all the subsidiaries of the Company are wholly owned.
As of June 30, 2023, the Company’s subsidiaries were as follows:
Name
Background
Ownership
Sino-Global Shipping New York Inc. (“SGS NY”)
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● A New York Corporation
Incorporated on May 03, 2013
Primarily engaged in freight logistics services
100% owned by the Company
Sino-Global Shipping HK Ltd. (“SGS HK”)
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● A Hong Kong Corporation
Incorporated on September 22, 2008
No material operations
100% owned by the Company
Thor Miner Inc. (“Thor Miner”)
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● A Delaware Corporation
Incorporated on October 13, 2021
Primarily engaged in sales of crypto mining machines
51% owned by the Company
Trans Pacific Shipping Ltd. (“Trans Pacific Beijing”)
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● A PRC limited liability company
Incorporated on November 13, 2007.
Primarily engaged in freight logistics services
100% owned the Company
Trans Pacific Logistic Shanghai Ltd. (“Trans Pacific Shanghai”)
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● A PRC limited liability company
Incorporated on May 31, 2009
Primarily engaged in freight logistics services
90% owned by Trans Pacific Beijing
Ningbo Saimeinuo Web Technology Ltd. (“SGS Ningbo”)
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● A PRC limited liability company
Incorporated on September 11,2017
Primarily engaged in freight logistics services
100% owned by SGS NY
Blumargo IT Solution Ltd. (“Blumargo”)
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● A New York Corporation
Incorporated on December 14, 2020
No material operations
100% owned by SGS NY
Gorgeous Trading Ltd (“Gorgeous Trading”)
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● A Texas Corporation
Incorporated on July 01, 2021
Primarily engaged in warehouse related services
100% owned by SGS NY
Brilliant Warehouse Service Inc. (“Brilliant Warehouse”)
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● A Texas Corporation
Incorporated on April 19,2021
Primarily engaged in warehouse house related services
51% owned by SGS NY
Phi Electric Motor In. (“Phi”)
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● A New York Corporation
Incorporated on August 30, 2021
No operations
51% owned by SGS NY
SG Shipping &Risk Solution Inc(“SGSR”)
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● A New York Corporation
Incorporated on September 29, 2021
No material operations
100% owned by the Company
SG Link LLC (“SG Link”)
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● A New York Corporation
Incorporated on December 23, 2021
No operations
100% owned by SG Shipping & Risk Solution Inc on January 25, 2022
Our equity structure is a direct holding structure. Within our direct holding structure, the cross-border transfer of funds within our corporate entities is legal and compliant with the laws and regulations of the PRC. After the foreign investors’ funds enter Singularity, the funds can be directly transferred to the PRC operating companies through its subsidiaries. Specifically, Singularity is permitted under the Virginia laws to provide funding to our subsidiaries in the PRC and Hong Kong through loans or capital contributions without restrictions on the amount of the funds, subject to satisfaction of applicable government registration, approval and filing requirements. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to the Company only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. As of the date hereof, there have not been any transfers, dividends or distributions made between the holding company, its subsidiaries, and to investors. Furthermore, as of the date hereof, no cash generated from one subsidiary is used to fund another subsidiary’s operations and we do not anticipate any difficulties or limitations on our ability to transfer cash between subsidiaries. We have also not installed any cash management policies that dictate the amount of such funds and how such funds are transferred. For the foreseeable future, we intend to use the earnings for our business operations and as a result, we do not intend to distribute earnings or pay any cash dividends.
To address persistent capital outflows and the RMB’s depreciation against the U.S. dollar in the fourth quarter of 2016, the People’s Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, have implemented a series of capital control measures in the subsequent months, including stricter vetting procedures for China-based companies to remit foreign currency for overseas acquisitions, dividend payments and shareholder loan repayments. The PRC government may continue to strengthen its capital controls and our PRC subsidiaries’ dividends and other distributions may be subject to tightened scrutiny in the future. The PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore, we may experience difficulties in completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency for the payment of dividends from our profits, if any. Furthermore, if our subsidiaries in the PRC incur debt on their own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments.
In addition, the Enterprise Income Tax Law and its implementation rules provide that a withholding tax at a rate of 10% will be applicable to dividends payable by Chinese companies to non-PRC-resident enterprises unless reduced under treaties or arrangements between the PRC central government and the governments of other countries or regions where the non-PRC resident enterprises are tax resident. Pursuant to the tax agreement between Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the withholding tax rate in respect to the payment of dividends by a PRC enterprise to a Hong Kong enterprise may be reduced to 5% from a standard rate of 10%. However, if the relevant tax authorities determine that our transactions or arrangements are for the primary purpose of enjoying a favorable tax treatment, the relevant tax authorities may adjust the favorable withholding tax in the future. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the reduced 5% withholding rate will apply to dividends received by our Hong Kong subsidiary from our PRC subsidiaries. This withholding tax will reduce the amount of dividends we may receive from our PRC subsidiaries.
Because a significant part of our operations are located in the PRC through our subsidiaries, we are subject to certain legal and operational risks associated with our operations in China, including changes in the legal, political and economic policies of the Chinese government, the relations between China and the U.S, or Chinese or U.S regulations may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain, and therefore, these risks may result in a material change in our operations and the value of our common stock, or could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. Recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using a variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement.
We believe that we will not be subject to cybersecurity review with the Cyberspace Administration of China, or the “CAC,”, since we currently do not have over one million users’ personal information and do not anticipate that we will be collecting over one million users’ personal information in the foreseeable future, which we understand might otherwise subject us to the Cybersecurity Review Measures. We do not believe that our subsidiaries are directly subject to these regulatory actions or statements, as we have not implemented any monopolistic behavior and our business does not involve the collection of user data or implicate cybersecurity. As of the date hereof, no relevant laws or regulations in the PRC explicitly require us to seek approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, or any other PRC governmental authorities for future offerings, nor has our Virginia holding company or any of our subsidiaries received any inquiry, notice, warning or sanctions regarding previous offerings from the CSRC or any other PRC governmental authorities. However, on February 17, 2023, the CSRC promulgated Trial Administrative Measures of the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Overseas Listing Trial Measures”) and five relevant guidelines, which became effective on March 31, 2023. According to the Overseas Listing Trial Measures, PRC domestic companies that seek to offer and list securities in overseas markets, either in direct or indirect means, are required to fulfill the filing procedure with the CSRC and report relevant information. The Overseas Listing Trial Measures provides that an overseas listing or offering is explicitly prohibited, if any of the following: (1) such securities offering and listing is explicitly prohibited by provisions in laws, administrative regulations and relevant state rules; (2) the intended securities offering and listing may endanger national security as reviewed and determined by competent authorities under the State Council in accordance with law; (3) the domestic company intending to make the securities offering and listing, or its controlling shareholder(s) and the actual controller, have committed relevant crimes such as corruption, bribery, embezzlement, misappropriation of property or undermining the order of the socialist market economy during the latest three years; (4) the domestic company intending to make the securities offering and listing is currently under investigations for suspicion of criminal offenses or major violations of laws and regulations, and no conclusion has yet been made thereof; or (5) there are material ownership disputes over equity held by the domestic company’s controlling shareholder(s) or by other shareholder(s) that are controlled by the controlling shareholder(s) and/or actual controller.
The Overseas Listing Trial Measures also provide that if the issuer meets both the following criteria, the overseas securities offering and listing conducted by such issuer will be deemed as indirect overseas offering by PRC domestic companies: (1) 50% or more of any of the issuer’s operating revenue, total profit, total assets or net assets as documented in its audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent fiscal year is accounted for by domestic companies; and (2) the issuer’s main business activities are conducted in China, or its main place(s) of business are located in China, or the majority of senior management staff in charge of its business operations and management are PRC citizens or have their usual place(s) of residence located in China. Where an issuer submits an application for initial public offering to competent overseas regulators, such issuer must file with the CSRC within three business days after such application is submitted. In addition, the Overseas Listing Trial Measures provide that the direct or indirect overseas listings of the assets of domestic companies through one or more acquisitions, share swaps, transfers or other transaction arrangements shall be subject to filing procedures in accordance with the Overseas Listing Trial Measures. The Overseas Listing Trial Measures also requires subsequent reports to be filed with the CSRC on material events, such as change of control or voluntary or forced delisting of the issuer(s) who have completed overseas offerings and listings.
At a press conference held for these new regulations (“Press Conference”), officials from the CSRC clarified that the domestic companies that have already been listed overseas on or before March 31, 2023 shall be deemed as existing issuers (the “Existing Issuers”). Existing Issuers are not required to complete the filling procedures immediately, and they shall be required to file with the CSRC upon occurrences of certain subsequent matters such as follow-on offerings of securities. According to the Overseas Listing Trial Measures and the Press Conference, the existing domestic companies that have completed overseas offering and listing before March 31, 2023, such as us, will not be required to perform filing procedures for the completed overseas securities issuance and listing. However, from the effective date of the regulation, any of our subsequent securities offering in the same overseas market or subsequent securities offering and listing in other overseas markets shall be subject to the filing requirement with the CSRC within three working days after the offering is completed or after the relevant application is submitted to the relevant overseas authorities, respectively. If it is determined that any approval, filing or other administrative procedures from other PRC governmental authorities is required for any future offering or listing, we cannot assure you that we can obtain the required approval or accomplish the required filings or other regulatory procedures in a timely manner, or at all. If we fail to fulfill filing procedure as stipulated by the Trial Measures or offer and list securities in an overseas market in violation of the Trial Measures, the CSRC may order rectification, issue warnings to us, and impose a fine of between RMB1,000,000 and RMB10,000,000. Persons-in-charge and other persons that are directly liable for such failure shall be warned and each imposed a fine from RMB500,000 to RMB5,000,000. Controlling shareholders and actual controlling persons of us that organize or instruct such violations shall be imposed a fine from RMB1,000,000 and RMB10,000,000.
On February 24, 2023, the CSRC published the Provisions on Strengthening the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Related to the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises (the “Provisions on Confidentiality and Archives Administration”), which came into effect on March 31, 2023. The Provisions on Confidentiality and Archives Administration requires that, in the process of overseas issuance and listing of securities by domestic entities, the domestic entities, and securities companies and securities service institutions that provide relevant securities service shall strictly implement the provisions of relevant laws and regulations and the requirements of these provisions, establish and improve rules on confidentiality and archives administration. Where the domestic entities provide or publicly disclose documents, materials or other items related to the state secrets and government work secrets to the relevant securities companies, securities service institutions, overseas regulatory authorities, or other entities or individuals, the companies shall apply for approval of competent departments with the authority of examination and approval in accordance with law and report the matter to the secrecy administrative departments at the same level for record filing. Where there is unclear or controversial whether or not the concerned materials are related to state secrets, the materials shall be reported to the relevant secrecy administrative departments for determination. However, there remain uncertainties regarding the further interpretation and implementation of the Provisions on Confidentiality and Archives Administration.
As of the date of this report, our PRC subsidiaries have obtained the requisite licenses and permits from the PRC government authorities that are material for the business operations of our PRC subsidiaries. In addition, as of the date of this annual report, we and our PRC subsidiaries are not required to obtain approval or permission from the CSRC or the CAC or any other entity that is required to approve our PRC subsidiaries’ operations or required for us to offer securities to foreign investors under any currently effective PRC laws, regulations, and regulatory rules. If it is determined that we are subject to filing requirements imposed by the CSRC under the Overseas Listing Regulations or approvals from other PRC regulatory authorities or other procedures, including the cybersecurity review under the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures, for our future offshore offerings, it would be uncertain whether we can or how long it will take us to complete such procedures or obtain such approval and any such approval could be rescinded. Any failure to obtain or delay in completing such procedures or obtaining such approval for our offshore offerings, or a rescission of any such approval if obtained by us, would subject us to sanctions by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory authorities for failure to file with the CSRC or failure to seek approval from other government authorization for our offshore offerings. These regulatory authorities may impose fines and penalties on our operations in China, limit our ability to pay dividends outside of China, limit our operating privileges in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from our offshore offerings into China or take other actions that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects, as well as the trading price of our common stock. The CSRC or other PRC regulatory authorities also may take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt our offshore offerings before settlement and delivery of the securities offered. Consequently, if investors engage in market trading or other activities in anticipation of and prior to settlement and delivery, they do so at the risk that settlement and delivery may not occur. In addition, if the CSRC or other regulatory authorities later promulgate new rules or explanations requiring that we obtain their approvals or accomplish the required filing or other regulatory procedures for our prior offshore offerings, we may be unable to obtain a waiver of such approval requirements, if and when procedures are established to obtain such a waiver. Any uncertainties or negative publicity regarding such approval requirement could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, reputation, and the trading price of our common stock.
Since these statements and regulatory actions by the PRC government are newly published and official guidance and related implementation rules have not been issued, it is uncertain how soon legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any, and the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our daily business operation, the ability to accept foreign investments and list on an U.S. or other foreign exchange. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, or the SCNPC, or other PRC regulatory authorities may in the future promulgate laws, regulations or implementing rules that requires our company or any of our subsidiaries to obtain regulatory approval from Chinese authorities before future offerings in the U.S. In other words, although the Company is currently not required to obtain permission from any of the PRC federal or local government to obtain such permission and has not received any denial to list on the U.S. exchange, our operations could be adversely affected, directly or indirectly; our ability to offer, or continue to offer, securities to investors would be potentially hindered and the value of our securities might significantly decline or be worthless, by existing or future laws and regulations relating to its business or industry or by intervene or interruption by PRC governmental authorities, if we or our subsidiaries (i) do not receive or maintain such permissions or approvals, (ii) inadvertently conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required, (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, or (iv) any intervention or interruption by PRC governmental with little advance notice.
Please see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 19 of this annual report for additional information.
Holding Foreign Company Accountable Act
Our common stock may be delisted from the Nasdaq under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“HFCAA”), if the PCAOB is unable to adequately inspect audit documentation located in China, or investigate our auditor. Furthermore, on June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which was signed into law, and amends the HFCAA and requires the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) inspections for two consecutive years instead of three. Our auditor, Audit Alliance LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere in this annual report, is headquartered in Singapore and is registered with the PCAOB, and was not included in the list of PCAOB Identified Firms in the PCAOB Determination Report issued in December 2021. On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed the Protocol with the CSRC and the MOF of the People’s Republic of China, governing inspections and investigations of audit firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong. The Protocol remains unpublished and is subject to further explanation and implementation. Pursuant to the fact sheet with respect to the Protocol disclosed by the SEC, the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in China mainland and Hong Kong completely in 2022. The PCAOB Board vacated its previous 2021 determinations that the PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in China mainland and Hong Kong. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to be able to satisfactorily conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in China mainland and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainty and depends on a number of factors out of our, and our auditor’s control. The PCAOB is continuing to demand complete access in China mainland and Hong Kong moving forward and is already making plans to resume regular inspections in early 2023 and beyond, as well as to continue pursuing ongoing investigations and initiate new investigations as needed. The PCAOB has indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCAA if needed. Therefore, the PCAOB in the future may determine that it is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong. Our auditor’s working papers related to us and our subsidiaries are located in China. If our auditor is not permitted to provide requested audit work papers located in China to the PCAOB, investors would be deprived of the benefits of PCAOB’s oversight of our auditor through such inspections which could result in limitation or restriction to our access to the U.S. capital markets and trading of our securities may be prohibited under the HFCAA, which would result in the delisting of our securities from the Nasdaq. See “Risk Factors - Our common stock may be delisted from the Nasdaq under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act if the PCAOB is unable to adequately inspect audit documentation located in China. The delisting of our common stock, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment.”
Recent Developments
Since the publication of the Hindenburg Report (as defined below), we have devoted substantial resources and efforts in connection with the investigations by a special committee of our Board of Directors and by U.S. governmental authorities and with respect to the defense of lawsuits and the settlement of lawsuits and claims, which are fully described below. As a result, our business operations have been materially and adversely impacted, including suspension of our business development in North America. We are currently exploring new business opportunities while continuing to provide freight logistics services, which include shipping and warehouse services.
Special Committee Investigation
On May 5, 2022, an entity named Hindenburg Research issued a report (the “Hindenburg Report”) regarding the Company alleging, among other things, that the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Yang Jie, was a fugitive on the run from Chinese authorities for running an alleged $300 million Ponzi scheme that lured in over 20,000 victims. The report also raised questions regarding the Company’s joint venture to produce crypto mining equipment announced in October 2021, as well as a $200 million order purportedly received by the joint venture in January 2022. Further, the report was critical of the Company’s April 2022 announcement of a $250 million partnership with an entity named Golden Mainland Inc. On May 6, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) formed a special committee of the Board (the “Special Committee”) to investigate claims of alleged fraud, misrepresentation, and inadequate disclosure related to the Company and certain of its management personnel raised in the Hindenburg Report and other related matters. The Special Committee then retained Blank Rome LLP to serve as independent legal counsel and advise the Committee on the investigation. The Special Committee completed the fact-finding portion of its investigation prior to December 31, 2022. The Special Committee’s preliminary findings corroborated certain of the allegations made in the Hindenburg Report and the investigation resulted in the termination and resignation of certain executive officers and directors of the Company, including but not limited to, the following:
On August 9, 2022, Mr. Yang Jie tendered his resignation from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company to the Board, following the Board’s decision on August 8, 2022, which adopted the Special Committee’s recommendation that Mr. Jie be suspended immediately, pending the Special Committee’s further investigation into allegations raised in the Hindenburg Report and other related matters.
On August 16, 2022, attorneys from Blank Rome LLP, counsel for the Special Committee, held a conference call with staff members of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the“SEC”), during which counsel represented that Yang Jie had provided documentation to the SEC that indicated that the charges against him in China had been dropped, but the Special Committee’s investigation raised questions regarding the authenticity of such documents. The Special Committee concluded at that time that Mr. Jie was in fact issued a “Red Notice” in China. In terms of remediating this issue, after being suspended by the Special Committee on August 8, 2022, Mr. Yang Jie resigned from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company on August 9, 2022.
In December 2022, the Company entered into cancellation agreement and a letter confirming the rescission of the grant of the shares with each of Yang Jie and Ms. Jing Shan, our former Chief Operating Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Jie and Ms. Shan agreed to return 300,000 shares and 100,000 shares of our Common Stock, respectively, to the Company for cancellation at no cost. Such shares were previously issued to each of them for their services as officers of the Company. The shares were cancelled as of March 31, 2023.
On February 10, 2023, in response to two, now-settled, lawsuits filed by private investors, Mr. Jie filed a motion to dismiss the private investors’ suits and provided a copy of a formal legal opinion issued by the Zhonglun W&D Law Firm, PRC. The Zhonglun W&D legal opinion concluded that Mr. Jie was not charged with a crime in China, the investigation and underlying case had indeed been closed, and Mr. Jie was not formally treated as a criminal suspect in the PRC. In order to provide more clarity to the issues raised, the Company engaged Hebei Mei Dong Law Firm, of Shijiazhuang City, PRC to further investigate the authenticity of the documentation provided by Mr. Jie to the SEC and whether a “Red Notice” had been issued. On June 12, 2023, the Hebei Mei Dong Law Firm issued a report to the Company with respect to these issues. In their report, the Company’s Chinese counsel concluded after conferring with local officials, that the investigation of Mr. Jie conducted by the Baohe District Police Bureau of Hefei City, PRC was completed, that Mr. Jie was never prosecuted and there was no criminal judgment against Mr. Jie as of the date of such report. The Chinese counsel also confirmed that no “Red Notice” was issued for Mr. Jie in the PRC.
On February 23, 2023, the Board approved the dissolution of the Special Committee upon conclusion of the committee’s investigation.
On July 3, 2023, the Company entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement with Mr. Jie which fully resolved his claims against the Company.
Executive Changes
On June 16, 2022, Ms. Tuo Pan, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, without proper authorization by the Board, directed that funds be wired to satisfy an invoice for legal services that were rendered or to be rendered on her behalf. Ms. Pan was suspended by the Board for cause and without pay effective June 20, 2022. On August 31, 2022, Ms. Tuo Pan was terminated for cause as an employee of the Company and its subsidiaries and ceased to receive any salary or benefits from the Company since that date.
On January 9, 2023, the Company entered into an Executive Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Separation Agreement”), with Lei Cao, an employee of the Company and a member of the Board, setting forth the terms and conditions related to the termination of Mr. Cao’s employment with the Company and the termination of the employment agreement dated as of November 1, 2021 as well as cancellation and/or termination of certain other agreements relating to Mr. Cao’s employment with the Company. The Separation Agreement also provided for Mr. Cao’s resignation from the Board, effective as of January 9, 2023.
Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Cao submitted a letter of resignation from the Board on January 9, 2023. In addition, he agreed to forfeit and return to the Company the 600,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company granted to him in August 2021 under the terms of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company (the “2021 Shares”). Mr. Cao also agreed to cooperate with the Company regarding certain investigations and proceedings and other matters arising out of or related to his relationship with or service to the Company. In consideration, the Company agreed to provide the following benefits to which Mr. Cao was not otherwise entitled: (1) payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by Mr. Cao through January 9, 2023 associated with Mr. Cao’s personal legal representation in matters relating to Mr. Cao’s tenure with the Company, the investigations and proceedings and the negotiation and drafting of the Separation Agreement; (2) the release of claims in Mr. Cao’s favor contained in the Separation Agreement; and (3) payment of Mr. Cao’s reasonable and necessary legal fees to the extent incurred by Mr. Cao as a result of his cooperation as required by the Company under the terms of the Separation Agreement. Additionally, the Separation Agreement contains mutual general releases and waiver of claims from Mr. Cao and the Company.
On January 17, 2023, Messrs. John Levy and Heng Wang were appointed as non-executive chairman and vice chairman of the Board, respectively.
On February 23, 2023, Mr. Levy resigned as a director and member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee of the Board, effective immediately. On March 30, 2023, Mr. Wang was appointed as non-executive Chairman of the Board to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Levy’s resignation.
On April 18, 2023, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Ziyuan Liu and appointed him as the chief executive officer of the Company, effective immediately, with a term of one year.
On May 1, 2023, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Dianjiang Wang and appointed him as the chief financial officer of the Company, effective immediately, with a term of one year.
On May 1, 2023, pursuant to the bylaws of the Company, our Board elected (i) Mr. Ziyuan Liu as a Class I director to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year 2022, to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Mr. Jie, (ii) Mr. Haotian Song as a Class II director to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year 2023, to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Mr. Cao, and (iii) Ms. Ling Jiang as a Class III independent director, Chairwoman of the Compensation Committee, a member of the Audit Committee, and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year 2024, to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Mr. Levy.
On May 2, 2023, the Board elected Mr. Ziyuan Liu as the new chairman of the Board.
On July 3, 2023, Mr. Tieliang Liu resigned as a director the Company and a member of the Compensation Committee, the Audit Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
On July 10, 2023, Company terminated the employment of its Chief Operating Officer, Jing Shan, with cause. The termination was effective immediately.
On July 31, 2023, the Company elected Mr. Zhongliang Xie as a Class II independent director to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year 2023, to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Mr. Tieliang Liu. The Board appointed Mr. Xie to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee, a member of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
On September 21, 2023, Mr. Heng Wang resigned as a director of the Company and a member of the Compensation Committee, the Audit Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
On September 25, 2023, the Company elected Mr. Xu Zhao as a Class I independent director to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year 2022, to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Mr. Heng Wang. The Board appointed Mr. Zhao to serve as a member of the Audit Committee, a member of the Compensation Committee and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
On September 28, 2023, Ms. Ling Jiang resigned as a director of the Company and a member of the Compensation Committee, the Audit Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Litigation
On October 3, 2021, the Company entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement with HighSharp (Shenzhen Gaorui) Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (“HighSharp”) to establish a joint venture for collaborative engineering, technical development and commercialization of a bitcoin mining machine under the name Thor Miner Inc. (“Thor Minor”) , granting Thor Miner exclusive rights covering design production, intellectual property, branding, marketing and sales. On October 11, 2021, Thor Miner was formed in Delaware and is 51% owned by the Company and 49% owned by HighSharp.
SOS Information Technology New York, Inc. (“SOSNY”), a company incorporated under the laws of state of New York and a wholly owned subsidiary of SOS Ltd. (a NYSE listed holding company, which provides marketing data, technology and solutions to the emergency rescue services in China, filed a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court on December 9, 2022 against Thor Miner ( together with the Company, referred to as the “Corporate Defendants”), Lei Cao, Yang Jie, John F. Levy, Tieliang Liu, Tuo Pan, Shi Qiu, Jing Shan, and Heng Wang (jointly referred to as the “Individual Defendants”) (collectively, the Individual Defendants and the Corporate Defendants are the “Defendants”). SOSNY and Thor Miner entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated January 10, 2022 (the “PSA”) for the purchase of $200,000,000 in crypto mining rigs, which SOSNY claims was breached by the Defendants.
SOSNY and Defendants entered into a certain settlement agreement and general mutual release with an Effective Date of December 28, 2022 (the “Settlement Agreement”). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Thor Miner agreed to pay $13,000,000 (the “Settlement Payment”) to SOSNY in exchange for SOSNY dismissing the lawsuit with prejudice as to the settling Defendants and without prejudice as to all others. The full Settlement Payment was made in December 2022 and SOSNY dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice against us and the other Defendants on December 28, 2022.
The Company and Thor Miner further covenanted and agreed that if they receive additional funds from HighSharp related to the PSA, they will promptly transfer such funds to SOSNY in an amount not to exceed $40,560,569 (which is the total amount paid by SOSNY pursuant to the PSA less the price of the machines actually received by SOSNY pursuant to the PSA). The Settlement Payment and any payments subsequently received by SOSNY from HighSharp will be deducted from the total amount of $40,560,569 previously paid by, and now due and owing to SOSNY. In further consideration of the Settlement Agreement, Thor Miner provided SOSNY an assignment of all claims it may have against HighSharp or otherwise to the proceeds of the PSA.
On September 23, 2022, Hexin Global Limited and Viner Total Investments Fund filed a lawsuit against the Company and other defendants in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Hexin lawsuit”). On December 5, 2022, St. Hudson Group LLC, Imperii Strategies LLC, Isyled Technology Limited, and Hsqynm Family Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Company and other defendants in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “St. Hudson lawsuit,” and together with the Hexin lawsuit, the “Investor Actions”). The plaintiffs in the Investor Actions are investors that entered into a securities purchase agreement with the Company in December 2021 as more fully described below. Each of these plaintiffs asserted causes of action for, among other things, violations of the federal securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent inducement, breach of contract, conversion, and unjust enrichment, and seeks monetary damages and specific performance to remove legends from certain securities sold pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Hexin lawsuit claimed monetary damages of “at least $6 million,” plus interest, costs, fees, and attorneys’ fees. The St. Hudson lawsuit claimed monetary damages of “at least $4.4 million,” plus interest, costs, fees, and attorneys’ fees.
On October 6, 2022, Jinhe Capital Limited (“Jinhe”) filed a lawsuit against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, asserting causes of actions for, among other things, breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, conversion, quantum meruit, and unjust enrichment, in connection with a financial advisory agreement entered into by and between Jinhe and the Company on November 10, 2021. Jinhe claimed monetary damages of “at least $575,000” and “potentially exceeding $1.8 million,” plus interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees.
On January 10, 2023, the St. Hudson lawsuit was consolidated with the Jinhe lawsuit and Hexin lawsuit and on February 24, 2023, all three consolidated actions were dismissed without prejudice by the court, in furtherance of the parties having reached an agreement in principle to settle their disputes. The Company, Yang Jie, Jing Shan, and the plaintiffs in the three actions entered into a certain settlement agreement and general mutual release with an effective date of March 10, 2023, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay the plaintiffs $10,525,910.82. The plaintiffs agreed to discharge and forever release the defendants from all claims that were or could have been raised in those actions, as well as dismissal of each of the actions with prejudice. The Company has no role or knowledge as to how the settlement payment will be allocated between and among the plaintiffs. The Company made the settlement payment on March 14, 2023. The plaintiffs agreed to irrevocably forfeit 3,728,807 shares of Common Stock they hold. The cancellation of these shares has been completed. The fair value of the shares was $2,125,420 on March 10, 2023, the settlement amount over the fair value of the cancelled shares was recorded as other expenses in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.
On December 9, 2022, Piero Crivellaro, purportedly on behalf of the persons or entities who purchased or acquired publicly traded securities of the Company between February 2021 and November 2022, filed a putative class action against the Company and other defendants in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, alleging violations of federal securities laws related to alleged false or misleading disclosures made by the Company in its public filings. The plaintiff seeks unspecified damages, plus interest, costs, fees, and attorneys’ fees. On February 7, 2023, two additional plaintiffs moved to be appointed as the lead class plaintiff in this action; those motions remain under the Court’s consideration. As this action is still in the early stage, the Company cannot predict the outcome.
In addition to the above litigations, the Company is also subject to additional contractual litigations as to which it is unable to estimate the outcome.
Government Investigations
Following a publication of the Hindenburg Report, the Company received subpoenas from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is cooperating with these governmental authorities regarding these matters. The Company is not able to estimate the outcome or duration of the government investigations.
Nasdaq Listing Deficiencies
On May 24, 2022, the Company received a delinquency notice from Nasdaq indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) due to its delay in filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The Company was provided 60 days to submit a plan to regain compliance. On July 25, 2022 and September 14, 2022, the Company submitted its plan to regain compliance and supplementary information related to the plan, respectively (collectively, the “Compliance Plan”). Based on the review of the Compliance Plan as well as telephone conversations with outside counsel to the Company and counsel to the Company’s Special Committee, the Staff has determined that the Company did not provide a definitive plan evidencing its ability to file the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 (collectively, the “Reports”) within the 180 calendar day period available to the Staff under the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
On November 16, 2022, the Company received an additional staff determination notice from Nasdaq, advising that it had not received the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022, which served as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities and that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) will consider the additional deficiency in rendering a determination regarding the Company’s continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company submitted to the Panel a plan to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements, including the filing of the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022.
On January 5, 2023, the Company received a deficiency notice from Nasdaq informing the Company that its common stock, no par value, fails to comply with the $1 minimum bid price required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) based upon the closing bid price of the common stock for the 30 consecutive business days prior to the date of the notice from Nasdaq. The Company has been provided an initial compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until July 5, 2023, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.
On February 21, 2023, the Company received an additional staff determination notice from Nasdaq, advising that it had not received the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2022, which served as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities. The notice stated that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel will consider the additional deficiency in rendering a determination regarding the Company’s continued listing on Nasdaq. The Company submitted to the Panel a plan to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements and was granted a grace period to file all the delinquent reports, including the filing of the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2022, on or before February 28, 2023.
On March 8, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq’s audit committee requirement under Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5605 following the resignation of John Levy from the Company’s board of directors and audit committee effective February 23, 2023. Nasdaq advised the Company that in accordance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5605(c)(4), the Company has a cure period to regain compliance (i) until the earlier of the Company’s next annual shareholders’ meeting or February 23, 2024; or (ii) if the next annual shareholders’ meeting is held before August 22, 2023, then the Company must evidence compliance no later than August 22, 2023. The Company has set the record date of September 28, 2023, for an annual meeting of shareholders scheduled to take place on October 13, 2023.
On March 16, 2023, the Company received a formal notification from Nasdaq confirming that the Company had regained compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires the Company to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the SEC, and that the matter is now closed.
On July 7, 2023, the Company received an Notice of Noncompliance Letter (the “Letter”) from Nasdaq stating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules due to its failure to timely hold an annual meeting of shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, which is required to be held within twelve months of the Company’s fiscal year end under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) and 5810(c)(2)(G). The Letter also states that the Company has 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance and if Nasdaq accepts the Plan, it can grant the Company an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the fiscal year end, or until December 27, 2023, to regain compliance. The Company complied with the Nasdaq requirement that the Plan be submitted no later than August 21, 2023.
On July 13, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq’s independent director and audit committee requirements under Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5605 following the resignation of Mr. Liu from the Company’s board of directors and audit committee effective July 3, 2023. Nasdaq advised the Company that in accordance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5605(c)(4), the Company has a cure period to regain compliance (1) until the earlier of the Company’s next annual shareholders’ meeting or July 3, 2024; or (2) if the next annual shareholders’ meeting is held before January 2, 2024, then the Company must evidence compliance no later than January 2, 2024. In response to this notice, on July 31, 2023, the Company elected Mr. Zhongliang Xie as a Class II independent director to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year 2023, to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Mr. Liu. The Board appointed Mr. Xie to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee, a member of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
On July 13, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company failed to regain compliance with respect to the minimum $1 bid price per share requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rules during the 180 calendar days given by Nasdaq for the Company to regain compliance, which ended on July 5, 2023. However, Nasdaq has determined that the Company is eligible for an additional 180 calendar day period, or until January 2, 2024, to regain compliance. Such determination is based on the Company meeting the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other applicable requirements for initial listing on the Capital Market with the exception of the bid price requirement, and the Company’s written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. The Company intends to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s bid price requirement prior to the end of the second bid price extension.
Corporate History and Our Business Segments
From inception in 2001 to our fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, our sole business was providing shipping agency services. In general, we provided two types of shipping agency services: loading/discharging services and protective agency services, in which we acted as a general agent to provide value added solutions to our customers. For loading/discharging agency services, we received the total payment from our customers in U.S. dollars and paid the port charges on behalf of our customers in RMB. For protective agency services, we charged a fixed amount as agent fee while customers were responsible for the payment of port costs and expenses.
In January 2016, we expanded our business to include freight logistics services to provide import security filing services with the U.S. Customs and Department of Homeland Security, on behalf of importers who ship goods into the U.S. and also provided inland transportation services to these importers in the U.S.
In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, we also expanded into container trucking services as new business sectors to provide related transportation logistics services to customers in the U.S. and in China.
In an effort to further diversify our business, in the second quarter of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, we developed our bulk cargo container services segment. Bulk cargo container shipment refers to using containers to ship commodities that are traditionally shipped by freight cargo. Freight cargo rates are usually lower than container freight rates; however, the transit time is much longer and has high minimum quantity requirements. We suspended this service in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 due to market environment factors, and discontinued this service in light of the worldwide impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, we established a wholly owned subsidiary, Ningbo Saimeinuo Web Technology Ltd. (“Ningbo”), which is 100% owned by Sino-Global Shipping New York Inc. (“SG Shipping NY”), a New York corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, which primarily engages in transportation management and freight logistics services, including overseas shipping.
Since the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, trade dynamics have made it more expensive for shipping carrier clients to cost-effectively move cargo into U.S. ports, and as a result, we realized lower shipping volumes, which has caused us to shift our focus back to the shipping agency business.
On January 10, 2020, we entered into a cooperation agreement with Mr. Shanming Liang, a stockholder of the Company, to establish a joint venture named LSM Trading Ltd., in which the Company holds a 40% equity interest. For the year ended June 30, 2023, the Company invested $210,000 in the joint venture. The joint venture has not commenced operations as of the date of this report.
On December 14, 2020, we incorporated a new entity named Blumargo IT Solution Ltd. (“Blumargo”) in the U.S. SG Shipping NY held an 80% ownership interest in Blumargo, which was established in partnership with Tianjin Anboweiye Technology Co. (“Tianjin”), to build up hi-tech and information-based logistics services to meet customer demand. On June 30, 2022, SG Shipping NY acquired the 20% interest held from Tianjin and increased its ownership to 100%.
From March to June 2021, the Company engaged in cryptocurrency mining in China. On March 2, 2021, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with Hebei Yanghuai Technology Co., Ltd. (“Yanghuai”) for the purchase of 2,783 digital currency mining machines for a total purchase price of RMB 30 million (approximately $4.6 million). Yanghuai agreed to manage and operate the servers after the purchase at its site with no further charge from March 10, 2021 to March 9, 2022, after which time the Company could engage Yanghuai to continue providing services for a fee. The first cash payment of approximately $0.9 million was paid within 15 days after the date of signing the Agreement.
Over the last two months of the Company’s 2021 fiscal year, national and local governments in China started to restrict and ban cryptocurrency mining operations, causing owners of mining machines to cease mining operations. Based on the amended agreement signed by the Company and Yanghuai on September 17, 2021, the Company is not liable to perform under the remainder of the contract and obtained title to half of the servers. The Company recorded an impairment for the mining equipment in the last quarter of 2021 in the amount of approximately $0.9 million. The two parties have restructured the Purchase Agreement to reduce the purchase price from RMB 30 million to RMB 6 million and to allocate the purchased servers between the Company and the Seller. The Seller transported servers representing half of the agreed 50,440 terahashes (one trillion) per second (th/s) in computing power (or a total of 25,220 th/s in computing power) to our Ningbo subsidiary in China and then shipped them to us in the U.S.
On April 21, 2021, the Company set up a joint venture in Texas, U.S. under the name of “Brilliant Warehouse Service Inc.” to support its freight logistics services in the U.S., pursuant to a cooperation agreement with Mr. Bangpin Yu. SG Shipping NY has a 51% equity interest in the joint venture.
In July 2021, the Company registered a new company, Gorgeous Trading Ltd. (“Gorgeous Trading”), which is 100% owned by SG Shipping NY. Gorgeous Trading is mainly engaged in smart warehouse and related business in Texas.
On August 31, 2021, the Company formed a joint venture, Phi Electric Motor, Inc. in New York, which is 51% owned by SG Shipping NY. Phi Electric Motor, Inc.has had no operations as of the date of this report.
On September 29, 2021, the Company formed a 100% owned subsidiary, SG Shipping & Risk Solution Inc., in New York. On December 23, 2021, SG Shipping & Risk Solution Inc. formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, SG Link LLC, in New York. As of the date of this report, the two companies have had no operations.
On October 3, 2021, the Company entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement with HighSharp to establish a Delaware joint venture for collaborative engineering, technical development and commercialization of a bitcoin mining machine under the name Thor Miner Inc. which is 51% owned by the Company and 49% owned by HighSharp. Thor Miner was given exclusive rights covering design production, intellectual property, branding, marketing and sales. On October 11, 2021,
On December 31, 2021, the Company entered into a series of agreements to terminate its variable interest entity (“VIE”) structure and deconsolidated its formerly controlled entity Sino-Global Shipping Agency Ltd. (“Sino-China”). The Company controlled Sino-China through its wholly owned subsidiary Trans Pacific Shipping Limited. The Company made the decision to dissolve the VIE structure and Sino-China because Sino-China has no active operations and the Company wanted to remove any potential risks associated with any VIE structures. In addition, the Company dissolved its subsidiary Sino-Global Shipping LA, Inc.
On April 10, 2022, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Golden Mainland Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Golden Mainland”) to establish a joint venture to build Bitcoin mining sites in Texas, Ohio, and other states. The Company does not plan to pursue this business with Golden Mainland.
Our Strategy
Our strategy is to:
● Provide better solutions for issues and challenges faced by the entire shipping and freight logistics chain to better serve our customers and explore additional growth avenues.
● Diversify our current service offerings organically or through acquisitions and/or strategic alliance; continue to grow our business in the U.S. market;
● Continue to streamline our business practice, optimize our cost structure and improve our operating efficiency through effective planning, budgeting, execution and cost control and strengthening our IT infrastructure;
● Continue to reduce our dependency on our legacy business and few key customers; and
● Continue to monetize our relationships with our strategic partners and leverage their support and our innovation to expand our business.
With the establishment of our subsidiary in Los Angeles, we added cargo forwarding services to our service platform in the second quarter of fiscal 2017, which is included in our inland transportation business line for the year ended June 30, 2016. As we are developing our cargo forwarding services, the Company provides freight logistics services and container trucking services as two new business segments in fiscal 2017. During fiscal year 2018, the Company began to provide bulk cargo container services to the customers. On November 13, 2019, the Company entered into a cooperation agreement with Shanming Liang, a director of Guangxi Jinqiao Industrial Group Co., Ltd., to cooperate and expand the bulk cargo container services business.
Our Goals and Strategic Plan
By leveraging our extensive business relationships, technical ability and in-depth knowledge of the shipping industry, our goal is to further strengthen our position as a leading global logistics solution provider who offers innovative resolutions to better address complex issues in different aspects in the entire shipping and freight logistics chain.
We historically focused our business on providing our customers with customized shipping agency services. In the past, our business came predominately from our strong business relationships with our key strategic partners in China. To reduce our dependency on a single business line, we have leveraged, and will continue to leverage, our business relationships with strategic partners to introduce new service offerings to the market and to diversify our business. Our strategic plan for the next five years is to continue to diversify our service mix and actively seek new growth opportunities to expand our business footprint in the U.S. market to reduce our dependency on the revenue generated from China. For decades, the shipping industry has been operated under traditional business models without many meaningful changes. Today, technological innovation has already played a big role in changing every conventional industry. We believe the internet will be a big part of the future logistics chain services and a transformative era in shipping and freight logistics business is coming. As an innovative solution provider, we plan to apply our technical ability, industry expertise and cutting-edge information technology in the conventional shipping business to better connect supply and demand and to develop seamless linkages in logistics chains.
As a result of our plan to diversify, we continued to provide on inland transportation management services and logistics between the U.S. and China, such as providing freight logistics services, container trucking services and bulk cargo container services. During this process, we will continue to adjust and develop our strategic plans based on the change of business environment.
However, with our decades of experience in shipping agency business and solid business relationships with Baosteel Group and Shougang Group, who are among the biggest importers of iron ore in China, we believe it is to the Company’s best interest to redirect our focus on this segment in 2019 based on our assessment of current global trading environments. To our understanding, we are one of few shipping agents specialized in providing a full range of general shipping agency services in China and the only shipping agency company listed on a public exchange in the U.S. while other shipping agencies are much smaller and more fragmented. With the setup of the Ningbo joint venture, we are able to use our resources such as our customer base, our currently developing IT infrastructure and our business insight to build a global network of shipping agencies. In addition, our current business segments like freight logistics and container trucking can also be integrated and enable us to provide more comprehensive logistics services for our customers.
Our plan is to develop a shipping agency network in China and South East Asia for the next three years and expand our shipping agency network worldwide. We plan to build the network through acquisitions or strategic partnership with other shipping agencies. Our shipping agency business will be mostly conducted through our China, Hong Kong and Australia subsidiaries.
In fiscal year 2020, we entered into a general shipping agency service agreement with Mandarine Bulk Ltd. as the sole general shipping agency and a shipping management services agreement with Qingdao Lizhou Ship Management Co., Ltd. We have expanded our business to increase sales revenue in the United States and get more customers who can settle in U.S. dollars.
In fiscal 2024, while we continue to provide our current traditional logistics business, we will integrate the traditional business with modern technology to develop a brand-new business model. On September 27, 2020, we signed a MOU with EMB Technology Co., LTD (“EMB”). Our company and EMB will combine the advantages of traditional logistics business/new technology and match the marketing economic requirements of the post-covid-19 world, gathering our many years of industry experience and customer group, with big data analysis, artificial intelligence, machine learning technologies, research and development platforms for the new business model, joint business partner’s data interface, to change the traditional business model from delivery to businesses into delivery directly to customers. At the same time, we plan to strengthen the research and development force to complete the transformation of the company’s business model and profit model step by step. After deep market research and demand analysis, with the actual situation in North America, iterative developing a certain popular App of high customer coupling, easy to form the functional industrial chain and derivative products and related services. We also expect to make achievements in the remote service industry include the service industry of enterprise portal, and the service industry of ERP customization/implementation/maintenance for small and medium-sized businesses, try to create a new milestone in the company’s business.
Our Customers
Our main customers for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 is Chongqing Iron & Steel Ltd. and SOSNY. For the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, Chongqing Iron & Steel Ltd. accounted for 52.7% and 45.6% of the Company’s revenues, respectively. For the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, SOSNY accounted for 16.1% and 27.9% of the Company’s gross revenue.
Our Suppliers
Our operations consist of working directly with our customers to understand in detail their needs and expectations and then managing local suppliers to ensure that our customers’ needs are met. For the year ended June 30, 2023, two suppliers accounted for approximately 19.6% and 19.5% of our total purchases, respectively. For the year ended June 30, 2022, two suppliers accounted for approximately 26.3% and 24.1% of our total purchases, respectively.
Our Strengths
We believe that the following strengths differentiate us from our competitors:
● Proven industry experience and problem-solving reputation. We are a non-asset based global shipping and freight logistics solution provider. We provide tailored solutions and value-added services to our customers to drive effectiveness and control in related aspects throughout the entire shipping and freight logistic chain. We believe that our years of successful track record of applying integrated solutions to complex issues in the global shipping logistics business gives us a competitive advantage in attracting large clients and helps us maintain strong long terms business relationship with them.
● Strong leadership and a competent professional team. Our CEO is an industry veteran with more than thirty years of extensive industry experience including ten years working for COSCO, one of the largest shipping companies in the world. Most of our employees have marine business experience, and many of our managers/chief operators served in other large Chinese shipping companies prior to joining us. With these professionals and experienced staff, we believe that we provide the best services to our customers at competitive prices.
● Extensive network and positive industry recognition. Doing business in China often requires a strong business network and support of key strategic partners. The Company served as one of the executive directors of China Association of Shipping Agencies & Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (CASA), the authoritative industry association in China. We are the only non-state-owned enterprise represented on the CASA board guiding the development of the industry. Our good reputation and industry recognition enables us to maintain strong relationships with our business partners and have an extensive network of contacts throughout the industry, which helps us gain necessary support to execute our business plans.
● Lean organization and a flexible business model. Although we are a small business with limited resources, we have a cohesive and effective organizational structure with the goal of maximizing customer value while minimizing waste. Our unique flexible business model allows us to quickly respond to changing market demand and offer our customers innovative problem-solving solutions, quality customer service, and competitive prices to achieve greater market acceptance and gain additional market share.
● U.S.-registered and NASDAQ-listed public company. We believe our status as a U.S. corporation gives us more credibility among existing and potential customers, suppliers, and other business partners than a privately owned company would have in our industry. Our ability to raise capital through the capital market or use our common stock as “currency” to facility potential merger and acquisition transactions can also help us carry out or accelerate our growth strategies.
Our Opportunities
For more than thirty years, the shipping and freight logistics industry has been operated under traditional business models without meaningful change. Many of these business practices are inefficient and problematic; therefore, maintaining an innovative mindset is critical to achieving continuous business success and growth. We are a value-added logistics solution provider with successful past performance and individuals that have been in the industry for a long time. Instead of playing the traditional logistics broker role, we focus on providing technology solutions and innovative leading-edge services to bridge the asset-based world with the digital world. We shape our industry practice and profit model by analyzing wider developments both in the global markets and the technology industry so we can address unique problems that are currently pervasive across the shipping and freight logistics industry.
We believe we can capture the business opportunity and grow our business organically or through acquisitions or strategic alliance by:
● Continuing to streamline our business operations and improve our operating efficiency through innovative technology, effective planning, budgeting, execution and cost control;
● Diversifying our business to focus on providing innovative technology based solution to our customers to promote our sustainable business growth;
● The current market of China’s shipping agency industry is mature comparing to what it was ten years ago when the shipping agency industry was fueled by the massive construction of China’s infrastructure, yet the over-supply of shipping agencies has also shrunk the profits of the industry. Many shipping agencies were constrained by the small size and the limited services. We have the professionalism and are the pioneers and leaders in the shipping agency industry in China. SINO is a NASDAQ-listed company that already has more flexibility in capital raise comparing to companies that are not on a U.S. major stock exchange or private companies. We already have a network that covers the US East coast, West coast, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Ningbo. We maintain strong relationships with customers and market resources. The current shipping agency market is more competitive yet enable companies like us who has better resources in this market niche to expand.
Our Challenges
We face significant challenges when executing our strategy, including:
● Given the complexity and length of restructuring our business, we face the challenge of generating sufficient cash from our current business activities to support our daily operations during the transition;
● We may not be able to establish a separate department to solve critical issues in today’s shipping logistics industry;
● We may not be able to manage our growth when we form more joint ventures for our shipping agency business as we need to better our standard operating and control procedures which may pose more challenges to our management.
● We may not have or not be able to get the necessary funds to continue to expand our service and market our services successfully;
● Our ability to respond to increasing competitive pressure on our growth and margins;
● Our ability to gain further expertise and to serve new customers in new service areas;
● From time to time, we may have difficulty carrying out services effectively and in a profitable way due to the cyclical nature of the shipping industry, which could lead to a prolonged period of sluggish demand for our services;
● Our ability to respond promptly to a changing regulatory environment, macroeconomic conditions, industry trends, and competitive landscape; and
● Developing a winning business model takes time and a new business model may not be recognized by the market immediately. As a publicly traded company, management may be forced to fulfill near-term performance goals that may not be consistent with the Company’s long-term vision.
Our Competition
The market segment that we now operate in, which is freight logistics services including warehouse services, does not have high entry barriers. In terms of our competition in China, there are many companies ranging from small to large that provide freight logistics services, and the state-owned companies in China generate a significant portion of the revenues in the industry. Our primary competitors in China are the China branches of international shipping companies or their exclusive agents in China. These companies include Evergreen Marine Corp., Orient Overseas Container Line, Ocean Network Express which includes Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. The competition is intense due to the significant excess capacity. These companies have greater service capabilities, a larger customer base and more financial, marketing, network and human resources than we do. Most of them engage in a wide range of businesses and involve many aspects of the industry chain. However, we focus on providing tailored solutions and value-added services to customers in freight logistic services. As a boutique company with limited resources and history, we face intense competition. Our ability to grow in our industry depends on (1) our deep understanding of the complexity of industry issues and challenges and (2) our ability to develop optimal solutions to respond to the identified issues and provide effective problem-solving strategies to our targeted customers.
In terms of our competition in the United States, the freight logistics services industry is well developed, highly fragmented, and competition is fierce nationwide. Our primary competitors in the U.S. are local warehouse services providers and freight forwarding companies in Houston, for example, Bizto LLC, Golden Eagle Guns LLC, and Smart Supply Chain. Competition in the freight logistics services industry is driven by factors such as price, service quality, technology, and geographic reach. Companies that can offer a combination of these factors are often more competitive in the market. Additionally, companies that can adapt to changing customer demands and market trends, such as the shift towards e-commerce, are likely to be more successful in the long term. We aim at providing tailored and valued-added services for our international clients with needs for U.S. domestic logistics services.
Employees
As of the date of this Report, we have 28 full-time employees, 12 of whom are based in China and 16 are based in the United States. Of the total full-time employees, 9 are in management, 10 are in operations, 6 are in finance and accounting related and 3 are in administration and technical support. We believe that our relationship with our employees is good. We have never had a work stoppage, and our employees are not subject to a collective bargaining agreement.
Intellectual Property
As of the date of this Report, we do not have any registered patents, copyrights, or trademarks other than two pending trademark applications for “Thor” and “Thor Miner.” We have seven registered domain names, including our corporate website https://www.singularity.us/.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to include risk factors in this Report. However, below are a number of material risks, uncertainties and other factors that could have a material effect on the Company and its operations as a result of recent developments. You should carefully consider the risks described below before purchasing our common stock. The risks highlighted here are not the only ones that we may face. For example, additional risks presently unknown to us or that we currently consider immaterial or unlikely to occur could also impair our operations. If any of the risks or uncertainties described below or any such additional risks and uncertainties actually occur, our business, prospects, financial condition, or results of operations could be negatively affected, and you might lose all or part of your investment.
We are, and may continue to be, subject to litigation including individual and class action lawsuits, as well as investigations and enforcement actions by regulators and governmental authorities. These matters are often expensive and time consuming, and, if resolved adversely, could harm our business, financial condition, and operating results.
As discussed in “Item 1. Business - Recent Developments,” we are, and from time to time may become, subject to litigation and various legal proceedings, including litigation and proceedings related to stockholder derivative suits, class action lawsuits and other matters, that involve claims for substantial amounts of money or for other relief or that might necessitate changes to our business or operations. In addition to this, we have been, currently are, and may from time to time become subject to, government and regulatory investigations, inquiries, actions or requests, other proceedings and enforcement actions alleging violations of laws, rules, and regulations, both foreign and domestic. The defense of these actions may be both time consuming and expensive. We evaluate these litigation claims and legal proceedings to assess the likelihood of unfavorable outcomes and to estimate, if possible, the monetary amount of potential losses. Based on these assessments and estimates, we may establish reserves and/or disclose the relevant litigation claims or legal proceedings, as and when required or appropriate. These assessments and estimates are based on information available to management at the time of such assessment or estimation and involve a significant amount of judgment. As a result, actual outcomes or losses could differ materially from those envisioned by our current assessments and estimates. Our failure to successfully defend or settle any of these litigations or legal proceedings could result in liability that, to the extent not covered by our insurance, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The scope, determination, and impact of claims, lawsuits, government and regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, disputes, and proceedings to which we are subject cannot be predicted with certainty, and may result in:
● substantial payments to satisfy judgments, fines, or penalties;
● substantial outside counsel, advisor, and consultant fees and costs;
● substantial administrative costs, including arbitration fees;
● loss of productivity and high demands on employee time;
● criminal sanctions or consent decrees;
● termination of certain employees, including members of our executive team;
● barring of certain employees from participating in our business in whole or in part;
● orders that restrict our business or prevent us from offering certain products or services;
● changes to our business model and practices
● delays to planned transactions, service launches or improvements; and
● damage to our brand and reputation.
We are, and may continue to be, subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention, cause harm to our reputation and result in significant damages for which we could be responsible.
We are subject to securities class action litigation, which is expensive, could divert our management’s attention, harm our reputation, and leave us liable for substantial damages. For example, as discussed in “Item 1. Business - Recent Developments,” on December 9, 2022, Piero Crivellaro, purportedly on behalf of the persons or entities who purchased or acquired publicly traded securities of the Company between February 2021 and November 2022, filed a putative class action against the Company, certain of our officers and directors, and other defendants in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, alleging violations of federal securities laws related to alleged false or misleading disclosures made by the Company in its public filings. The plaintiff seeks unspecified damages, plus interest, costs, fees, and attorneys’ fees. As this action is still in the early stage, the Company cannot predict the outcome, and certain of our officers in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Litigation of this type could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could adversely impact our business. Any adverse determination in litigation could also subject us to significant liabilities.
We are responsible for the indemnification of our officers and directors.
Should our officers and/or directors require us to contribute to their defense, we may be required to spend significant amounts of our capital. Our Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws also provide for the indemnification of our directors, officers, employees, and agents, under certain circumstances, against attorney’s fees and other expenses incurred by them in any litigation to which they become a party arising from their association with or activities on behalf of our company. This indemnification policy could result in substantial expenditures, which we may be unable to recoup. If these expenditures are significant or involve issues which result in significant liability for our key personnel, we may be unable to continue operating as a going concern.
We depend on a limited number of major customers who are able to exert a high degree of influence over us and the loss of a major customer could adversely impact our business.
For the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, one customer, Chongqing Iron & Steel Ltd., accounted for 52.7%and 60.8% of our revenues, respectively. There can be no assurance that our major customer will continue to purchase our services in the same amount that it has in the past. The loss of our major customer or a material reduction in sales to a major customer could have a material adverse effect on our sales and results of operations. Additionally, given the high concentration of our customer base, a default by or a significant reduction in future transactions with our major customer could materially reduce our revenues, profitability, liquidity and growth prospects.
We depend on a limited number of suppliers who are able to exert a high degree of influence over us and the loss of our major suppliers could adversely impact our business.
For the year ended June 30, 2023, two suppliers accounted for approximately 19.6% and 19.5% of our total purchases, respectively. For the year ended June 30, 2022, two suppliers accounted for approximately 26.3% and 24.1% of our total purchases, respectively. There can be no assurance that our major suppliers will continue to supply us with the materials or services required to operate our business in the same amount that they have in the past. The loss of our major suppliers or a material reduction in the materials or services they provide to us could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Additionally, due to the unpredictable nature of COVID-19 regulations in China, our suppliers based in China may be affected by COVID-19 related issues such as shutdowns and delays. This may cause us to become unable to fulfill our customer orders on a timely basis, which may cause us to cancel orders and provide refunds, as demonstrated in our settlement with SOSNY.
The restatement of our prior financial statements may affect investor confidence and raise reputational issues and may subject us to additional risks and uncertainties, including increased professional costs and the increased possibility of legal proceedings and regulatory inquiries.
As discussed in our Current Form on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2023, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on March 6, 2023, we determined to restate our financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2021, three and six months ended September 30, 2021 and three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 after we identified errors related to, incorrect accounting treatment of related party loan receivable, incorrect recognition of revenue from freight shipping services and incorrect accounting treatment of recovery (provision) for doubtful accounts. As a result of these errors and the resulting restatements of our financial statements for the impacted periods, we have incurred, and may continue to incur, unanticipated costs for accounting and legal fees in connection with or related to the restatements, and have become subject to a number of additional risks and uncertainties, including the increased possibility of litigation and regulatory inquiries. Any of the foregoing may affect investor confidence in the accuracy of our financial disclosures and may raise reputational risks for our business, both of which could harm our business and financial results.
We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and have determined to restate our previously issued financial statements. If our remediation of these material weaknesses is not effective, or if we fail to develop and maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable laws and regulations could be impaired. In addition, the presence of material weaknesses increases the risk of a material misstatement of our consolidated financial statements.
As a public company, we are required, pursuant to Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for reliable financial reports and, together with adequate disclosure controls and procedures, such internal controls are designed to prevent fraud. Any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could cause our Company to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Ineffective internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock.
Our management’s assessment must include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by management in our internal control over financial reporting. Our management’s assessment could detect problems with internal controls. Undetected material weaknesses in internal controls could lead to financial statement restatements and require our Company to incur the expense of remediation.
A material weakness is a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in a company’s internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of its consolidated financial statements would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. This deficiency could result in additional misstatements to its consolidated financial statements that would be material and would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
As discussed in “Item 9.A Controls and Procedures - Disclosure Controls and Procedures,” under the supervision and with the participation of our management, we conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2023. Based on the foregoing evaluation, our Chief Operating Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to ineffective internal controls over financial reporting that stemmed from the following material weaknesses for the year ended and as of June 30, 2023:
● Lack of segregation of duties for accounting personnel who prepared and reviewed the journal entries in some of the subsidiaries within the consolidation, lack of supervision, coordination and communication of financial information between different entities within the Group;
● Lack of a full time U.S. GAAP personnel in the accounting department to monitor the recording of the transactions which led to error in revenue recognition in previously issued financial statements;
● Lack of resources with technical competency to address, review and record non-routine or complex transactions under U.S. GAAP;
● Lack of management control reviews of the budget against actual with analysis of the variance with a precision that can be explained through the analysis of the accounts;
● Lack of proper procedures in identifying and recording related party transactions which led to restatement of previously issued financial statements (See Note 1 of the accompanying consolidated financial statement footnotes);
● Lack of proper procedures to maintain supporting documents for accounting record; and
● Lack of proper oversight for the Company’s cash disbursement process that led to misuse of the Company funds by its former executive.
In order to remediate the material weaknesses stated above, we intend to implement the following policies and procedures:
● Hiring additional accounting staff to report the internal financial timely;
● Reporting other material and non-routine transactions to the Board and obtain proper approval;
● Recruiting additional qualified professionals with appropriate levels of U.S. GAAP knowledge and experience to assist in resolving accounting issues in non-routine or complex transactions;
● Developing and conducting U.S. GAAP knowledge, SEC reporting and internal control training to senior executives, management personnel, accounting departments and the IT staff, so that management and key personnel understand the requirements and elements of internal control over financial reporting mandated by the U.S. securities laws;
● Setting up budgets and developing expectations based on understanding of the business operations, compare the actual results with the expectations periodically and document the reasons for the fluctuations with further analysis. This should be done by CFO and reviewed by CEO upon their communications with the Board;
● Strengthening our corporate governance;
● Setting up policies and procedures for the Company’s related party identification to properly identify, record and disclose related party transactions; and
● Setting up proper procedures for the Company’s fund disbursement process to ensure that cash is disbursed only upon proper authorization, for valid business purposes, and that all disbursements are properly recorded.
We cannot provide assurance that these or other measures will fully remediate our material weaknesses in a timely manner. If our remediation of these material weaknesses is not effective, it may cause our Company to become subject to investigation or sanctions by the SEC. It may also adversely affect investor confidence in our Company and, as a result, the value of our common stock. There can be no assurance that all existing material weaknesses have been identified, or that additional material weaknesses will not be identified in the future. In addition, if we are unable to continue to meet our financial reporting obligations, we may not be able to remain listed on Nasdaq.
Our ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq continued listing requirements, including whether we are able to maintain the closing bid price of our common stock, could result in the delisting of our common stock.
Our common stock is currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”). To maintain this listing, we must satisfy minimum financial and other requirements.
On May 24, 2022, the Company received a delinquency notice from Nasdaq indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) due to its delay in filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The Company was provided 60 days to submit a plan to regain compliance. On July 25, 2022 and September 14, 2022, the Company submitted its Compliance Plan. Based on the review of the Compliance Plan as well as telephone conversations with outside counsel to the Company and counsel to the Company’s Special Committee, the Staff has determined that the Company did not provide a definitive plan evidencing its ability to file the Reports within the 180 calendar day period available to the Staff under the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
On November 16, 2022, the Company received an additional staff determination notice from Nasdaq, advising that it had not received the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022, which served as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities and that the Panel will consider the additional deficiency in rendering a determination regarding the Company’s continued listing on Nasdaq. The Company has submitted to the Panel a plan to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements, including the filing of the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022.
On January 5, 2023, the Company received a deficiency notice from Nasdaq informing the Company that its common stock, no par value, fails to comply with the $1 minimum bid price required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) based upon the closing bid price of the common stock for the 30 consecutive business days prior to the date of the notice from Nasdaq. The Company has been provided an initial compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until July 5, 2023, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.
On February 21, 2023, the Company received an additional staff determination notice from Nasdaq, advising that it had not received the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2022, which served as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities. The notice stated that the Panel will consider the additional deficiency in rendering a determination regarding the Company’s continued listing on Nasdaq. The Company has submitted to the Panel a plan to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements and has been granted a grace period to file all the delinquent reports, including the filing of the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2022, on or before February 28, 2023.
On March 8, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq Listing Qualifications department of Nasdaq stating that the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq’s audit committee requirement under Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5605 following the resignation of John Levy from the Company’s board of directors and audit committee effective February 23, 2023. Nasdaq advised the Company that in accordance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5605(c)(4), the Company has a cure period to regain compliance (i) until the earlier of the Company’s next annual shareholders’ meeting or February 23, 2024; or (ii) if the next annual shareholders’ meeting is held before August 22, 2023, then the Company must evidence compliance no later than August 22, 2023.
On March 16, 2023, the Company received a formal notification from Nasdaq confirming that the Company had regained compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires the Company to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that the matter is now closed.
On July 7, 2023, the Company received an Notice of Noncompliance Letter (the “Letter”) from Nasdaq stating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules due to its failure to timely hold an annual meeting of shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, which is required to be held within twelve months of the Company’s fiscal year end under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) and 5810(c)(2)(G). The Letter also states that the Company has 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance (the “Plan”) and if Nasdaq accepts the Plan, it can grant the Company an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the fiscal year end, or until December 27, 2023, to regain compliance. Nasdaq requires the Plan to be submitted no later than August 21, 2023.
On July 13, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq’s independent director and audit committee requirements under Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5605 following the resignation of Tieliang Liu from the Company’s board of directors and audit committee effective July 3, 2023. Nasdaq advised the Company that in accordance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5605(c)(4), the Company has a cure period to regain compliance (1) until the earlier of the Company’s next annual shareholders’ meeting or July 3, 2024; or (2) if the next annual shareholders’ meeting is held before January 2, 2024, then the Company must evidence compliance no later than January 2, 2024. In response to this notice, on July 31, 2023, the Company elected Mr. Zhongliang Xie as a Class II independent director to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year 2023, to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Mr. Tieliang Liu. The Board appointed Mr. Xie to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee, a member of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
On July 13, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company failed to regain compliance with respect to the minimum $1 bid price per share requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rules during the 180 calendar days given by Nasdaq for the Company to regain compliance, which ended on July 5, 2023. However, Nasdaq has determined that the Company is eligible for an additional 180 calendar day period, or until January 2, 2024, to regain compliance. Such determination is based on the Company meeting the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other applicable requirements for initial listing on the Capital Market with the exception of the bid price requirement, and the Company’s written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. The Company intends to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s bid price requirement prior to the end of the second bid price extension.
There can be also no assurance that our stock price will meet the minimum bid price requirement or we will meet other requirements for continued listing on Nasdaq. If our common stock is delisted from Nasdaq and we are unable to list our common stock on another national securities exchange, we expect our common stock would be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we and our stockholders could face significant material adverse consequences, including the limited availability of market quotations for our common stock; substantially decreased trading in our common stock; decreased market liquidity of our common stock as a result of the loss of market efficiencies associated with Nasdaq and the loss of federal preemption of state securities laws; an adverse effect on our ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future on acceptable terms, if at all; potential loss of confidence by investors, suppliers, partners, and employees and fewer business development opportunities; and limited news and analyst coverage. Additionally, the market price of our common stock may decline further, and stockholders may lose some or all of their investment.
For additional risks relating to our operations, see the section titled “Risk Factors” contained in our Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on March 3, 2021 and other filings we file with the SEC from time to time.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
The Company does not have any unresolved or outstanding staff comments.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Item 2. Properties.
We currently rent five facilities in the PRC and the United States. Our PRC headquarters is in Shanghai and our U.S. headquarters is in New York.
Office
Address
Rental Term
Space
New York, USA
98 Cutter Mill Rd
Suite 322
Great Neck, New York 11021
Expires 07/31/2026
3,033 ft2
Texas, USA
6161 Savoy Dr,
Suite 1040
Houston, Texas 77036
Expires 06/30/2024
954 ft2
Texas, USA
12733 Stafford Road,
Suite 400
Stafford, Texas 77477
Expires 07/31/2024
46,463 ft2
Shanghai, PRC
Rm 12D & 12E, No.359
Dongdaming Road,
Hongkou District,
Shanghai, PRC 200080
Expires 12/31/2023
3,078 ft2

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
See “Item 1. Business - Recent Developments” for a description of legal proceedings the Company is currently involved in, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
This item is not applicable to the Company.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market for Our Common Stock
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol SGLY.
Holders of Our Common Stock
As of September 25, 2023, there were 8 holders of record of our common stock. This number does not include stockholders who hold their shares of common stock in street name.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We anticipate that we will retain any earnings to support operations and to finance the growth and development of our business. Therefore, we do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination relating to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our Board and will depend on a number of factors, including future earnings, capital requirements, financial conditions and future prospects and other factors the Board may deem relevant. Payments of dividends by our PRC subsidiaries to our company are subject to restrictions including primarily the restriction that foreign invested enterprises may only buy, sell and/or remit foreign currencies at those banks authorized to conduct foreign exchange business after providing valid commercial documents.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
None.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 6. [Reserved]

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in the Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.
Overview
We previously focused on providing customized freight logistics services, but starting in 2017, we began exploring new opportunities to expand our business and generate more revenue. These opportunities ranged from complementary businesses to other new service and product initiatives. In the fiscal years 2022 and 2023, while we continued to provide our freight logistics business, we expanded our services to include warehousing services provided by our US subsidiary Brilliant Warehouse Service Inc. On January 3, 2022, we changed our corporate name to Singularity Future Technology Ltd. to align with our entry into the digital assets business through our U.S. subsidiaries. During 2022, we engaged in purchases and sales of cryptocurrency mining machines through our U.S. subsidiaries.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we operated in two operating segments: (1) freight logistics services, through our subsidiaries in the U.S and PRC; and (2) the purchase and sales of crypto mining machines, through our subsidiary Thor Miner. The Company no longer operates in the shipping agency segment because it did not receive any new orders for its services due to the uncertainty of the shipping management market which was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recent Developments
The following events had a material impact on our financial statements. For other recent developments, see “Item 1. Business - Recent Developments.”
On January 10, 2022, Thor Miner entered into a purchase agreement with HighSharp. Pursuant to the agreement, Thor Miner agreed to purchase certain cryptocurrency mining equipment from HighSharp. In January and April 2022, Thor Miner prepaid $35,406,649 for the order. Thor Miner also entered into a PSA with SOSNY for the purchase of $200,000,000 in crypto mining rigs and received a deposit form SOSNY in the amount of $48,930,000.
Due to HighSharp’s production issue, Thor Miner was unable to timely deliver the products to SOSNY according to the delivery terms of the PSA and was sued by SOSNY for breach of contract on December 9, 2022. . As of December 22, 2022, the balance of the advance made to HighSharp and deposit from SOSNY amounted to $27,927,583 and $40,560,569, respectively. On December 23, 2022, the Company entered into the Settlement Agreement with SOSNY pursuant to which the Company paid $13.0 million to SOSNY in exchange for SOSNY dismissing the lawsuit and agreed to transfer any additional funds it receives from HighSharp to SOSNY in an amount not to exceed $40,560,569. Thor Miner wrote off the balance of the deposit it received from SOSNY and the balance of its payment to HighSharp.
Impact of COVID-19
The outbreak of the COVID-19 starting from late January 2020 in the PRC spread rapidly to many parts of the world. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic.
In early December 2022, Chinese government eased the strict control measures for COVID-19, which led to a surge in increased infections and disruption to our business operations. In 2023, our China operation continued to suffer from the impact of COVID-19, although to a lesser extent. The impact of any future spread of COVID-19 on the Company’s China operation will depend, to a large extent, on the duration and resurgence of COVID-19 variants and the actions taken by government authorities to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, almost all of which is beyond our control.
The impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition, and results of operations include, but are not limited to, the following:
● Our customers have been negatively impacted by the pandemic, which reduced their demand for freight logistics services. As a result, our revenue for the year ended June 30, 2022 was down by approximately $1.2 million, or 22.6% and our freight revenue declined slightly in the year ended June 30, 2023.
● Due to travel restrictions between US and China, our new business development for existing segments or new ventures has been slowed down.
● Our sales of crypto mining machines were materially adversely affected by COVID-19. Specifically, Crypto mining machine manufacturers were impacted by the constrained supply of the semiconductors used in the production of the highly specialized crypto mining machines. COVID-related issues exacerbated port congestion and intermittent supplier shutdowns and delays, resulted in delayed shipments and additional expenses to expedite delivery. As a result, we were unable to fulfil our customer orders on a timely basis, resulting in the cancellation of orders and the partial refund of purchases, as evident from the SOSNY settlement.
Although the impact of COVID-19 on our operations decreased in 2023, such impact still exists and may continue to exist for an unforeseeable period of time. The impact of any future spread of COVID-19 on the Company’s China operation will depend, to a large extent, on the duration and resurgence of COVID-19 variants and the actions taken by government authorities to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, almost all of which is beyond our control.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
The following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods indicated:
For the Years Ended June 30,
Change
US $ % US $ % US $ %
Revenues 4,538,723 100 % 3,988,415 100.0 % 550,308 13.8 %
Cost of revenues 3,990,654 87.9 % 4,136,474 103.7 % (145,820 ) (3.5 )%
Gross margin 12.1 % N/A (3.7 )% N/A 15.8 % N/A
Selling expenses 232,569 5.1 % 385,890 9.7 % (153,321 ) (39.7 )%
General and administrative expenses 11,572,888 255.0 % 9,301,784 233.2 % 2,271,104 24.4 %
Impairment loss of investment 128,369 2.8 % - - 128,369 100 %
Impairment loss of Cryptocurrencies 18,279 0.4 % 170,880 4.3 % (152,601 ) (89.3 )%
Impairment loss of fixed assets and right of use asset 33,469 0.7 % 1,006,305 25.2 % (972,836 ) (96.7 )%
Provision for doubtful accounts, net of recovery 2,827,511 62.3 % 1,613,504 40.5 % 1,214,007 75.2 %
Stock-based compensation 329,778 7.3 % 10,064,622 252.3 % (9,734,844 ) (96.7 )%
Total costs and expenses 19,133,517 421.6 % 26,679,459 668.9 % (7,545,942 ) (28.3 )%
Revenues
Revenues increased by $550,308, or approximately 13.8%, to $4,538,723 for the year ended June 30, 2023 from $3,988,415 for the year ended June 30, 2022. The increase was primarily due to increased revenue from our sale of crypto mining equipment. The Company ceased to sell crypto-mining equipment since January 1, 2023.
The following tables present summary information by segments for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
For the Year Ended June 30, 2023
Freight
Logistics
Services Sales of
Crypto
Mining
Machines Total
Net revenues* $ 3,806,158 $ 732,565 $ 4,538,723
Cost of revenues $ 3,990,654 $ - $ 3,990,654
Gross profit $ (184,496 ) $ 732,565 $ 548,069
Depreciation and amortization $ 163,635 $ 713 $ 164,348
Total capital expenditures $ (38,440 ) $ 2,852 $ (35,588 )
Gross margin (4.8 )% 100 % 12.1 %
* Including related party revenue of $222,963 from Zhejiang Jinbang Fuel Energy Co., Ltd for the year ended June 30, 2022.
For the Year Ended June 30, 2022
Freight
Logistics
Services Sales of
Crypto
Mining
Machines Total
Net revenues $ 3,830,615 $ 157,800 $ 3,988,415
Cost of revenues $ 4,136,474 $ - $ 4,136,474
Gross profit $ (305,859 ) $ 157,800 $ (148,059 )
Depreciation and amortization $ 512,586 $ 21,052 $ 533,638
Total capital expenditures $ 840,319 $ 34,199 $ 874,518
Gross margin (8.0 )% 100.0 % (3.7 )%
% Changes For the Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
Freight
Logistics
Services Sales of
Crypto
Mining
Machines Total
Net revenues (0.6 )% 364.2 % 13.8 %
Cost of revenues (3.5 )% 100 % (3.5 )%
Gross profit (39.7 )% 364.2 % (470.2 )%
Depreciation and amortization (68.1 )% (96.6 )% (69.2 )%
Total capital expenditures (104.6 )% (91.7 )% (104.1 )%
Gross margin 3.2 % 0 % 15.8 %
Disaggregated information of revenues by geographic locations are as follows:
For the Years Ended
June 30, June 30,
PRC 2,529,449 2,982,691
U.S. 2,009,274 1,005,724
Total revenues $ 4,538,723 $ 3,988,415
Revenues
Freight Logistics Services
Freight logistics services primarily consist of cargo forwarding, brokerage, warehouse and other freight services. Revenues from freight logistics services were $3,806,158 for the year ended June 30, 2023, a decrease of $24,457, or approximately 0.6%, as compared to $3,830,615 for the year ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in shipping revenue of approximately $0.45 million from our PRC operation was due to a decrease in demand from a major customer, offset in part to an increase of revenue from our U.S. subsidiary, Brilliant Warehouse, of approximately $0.43 million.
Sales of Crypto Mining Machines
On January 10, 2022, Thor Miner entered into the PSA with SOSNY, a wholly owned subsidiary of SOS Ltd. Pursuant to the PSA, Thor Miner agreed to sell to SOSNY certain cryptocurrency mining hardware and other equipment. The total purchase price was $200,000,000 and the purchase was expected to be completed under separate purchase orders. We recognized the sales of cryptocurrency mining equipment based on a net basis as the manufacturer of the products was responsible for shipping and custom clearing for the products. The net revenue amounted to $732,565 and $157,800, respectively, for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. We ceased to sell crypto-mining equipment since January 1, 2023.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues for our freight logistics services segment mainly consisted of freight costs to various freight carriers, cost of labor, warehouse rent and other overhead and sundry costs. Cost of revenues for our freight logistics services segment was $3,990,654 for the year ended June 30, 2023, a decrease of $145,820, or approximately 3.5%, as compared to $4,136,474 for the year ended June 30, 2022 as a result of the decrease in freight costs of our PRC operations caused by the decrease in shipping volume due to the pandemic.
Our gross margin was 12.1% and (3.7%) for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. This increase in gross margin in freight logistics segment was mainly due to increased revenue from our sale of crypto mining equipment. We recognized this revenue on a net basis, thus increasing the overall margin of our operations.
Operating Costs and Expenses
Operating costs and expenses decreased by $ 7,545,942 or approximately 28.3% from $19,133,517 for the year ended June 30, 2023 compared to $26,679,459 for the year ended June 30, 2022. This decrease was mainly due to the decrease in stock-based compensation, impairment loss of fixed assets and right of use assets as more fully discussed below.
Selling Expenses
Our selling expenses consisted primarily of salaries, meals and entertainment and travel expenses for our sales representatives. For the year ended June 30, 2023, we had $232,569 in selling expenses, as compared to $385,890 for the year ended June 30, 2022, which represents a decrease of $153,321 or approximately 39.7%. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in marketing expenses for our freight logistics segment in the PRC compared to the year ended June 30, 2022.
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits, travel expenses for our administration department, office expenses, and regulatory filing and professional service fees for auditing, legal and IT consulting. For the year ended June 30, 2023, we had $11,572,888 of general and administrative expenses, as compared to $9,301,784 for the year ended June 30, 2022, representing an increase of $2,271,104, or approximately 24.4%. The increase was mainly due to the increased professional fees of approximately $4.0 million which are mainly legal fees relating to the Company’s special committee’s investigation of claims of alleged fraud, misrepresentation, and inadequate disclosure related to the Company and certain of its management personnel raised in the Hindenburg Report and other related matters.
Impairment Loss of Cryptocurrencies
We recorded an impairment loss of $18,279 for the year ended June 30, 2023 due to price drops in bitcoin, which the Company deemed a triggering event for impairment testing.
Impairment Loss of Fixed Assets and Right of Use Assets
We recorded impairment losses of $33,469 and $1,006,305 for the year ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.
We performed our annual goodwill impairment analysis as of June 30, 2023 and concluded we had approximately an $0.03 million impairment loss for fixed assets and right of use assets, as our carrying value exceeds the fair value. The fair values are determined by income approach where projected future cash flows discounted at rates commensurate with the risks involved, (“Discounted Cash Flow” or “DCF” of the income approach). Assumptions used in a DCF analysis require the exercise of significant judgment, including judgment about appropriate discount rates and terminal values, growth rates, and the amount and timing of expected future cash flows.
Impairment Loss of Investment
The Company recorded $128,369 for the year ended June 30, 2023 due to the impairment of the Company’s investment in LSM Trading Ltd. No impairment loss was recorded for the year ended June 30, 2022.
Provision for Doubtful Accounts, Net of Recovery
Our total bad debt expenses amounted to approximately $2.8 million, mostly due to a $3 million wire transfer made by our former COO, Jing Shan to Goalowen Inc. on May 5, 2023 without the Board’s authorization, as payment for the transfer by Goalowen to the Company of an operating income right to be derived from fishing activities. The Company has demanded the return of the $3 million but has not been successful. As of June 30, 2023, the Company reviewed the unauthorized transfer, evaluated the collection possibility, and decided to provide 100% allowance provision with amount of USD 3 million.
Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based compensation was $329,778 for the year ended June 30, 2023, a decrease of $9,734,844 or 96.7%, as compared to $10,064,622 for the year ended June 30, 2022, as we issued less stock compensation to employees and directors.
Loss from disposal of subsidiaries and VIE
On December 31, 2021, the Company entered into a series of agreements to terminate its VIE structure and deconsolidated its formerly controlled entity Sino-China. The Company controlled Sino-China through its wholly owned subsidiary Trans Pacific Beijing. The Company made the decision to dissolve the VIE structure and Sino-China because Sino-China has no active operations and the Company wanted to remove any potential risks associated with VIE structures. The Company also dissolved its subsidiary Sino-Global Shipping LA, Inc., and on March 14, 2022, the Company discontinued its subsidiary Sino-Global Shipping Canada, Inc. The total loss related to the three disposals amounted to approximately $6.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2022. The Company also dissolved its subsidiary Sino-Global Shipping Australia Pty Ltd. (“SGS AUS”) in November 2022.
Since these entities did not have any active operations prior to their disposal, the disposal did not represent a strategic change in the Company’s business. As such, the disposal was not presented as a discontinued operation.
Lawsuit settlement expenses
We recorded $8.4 million in lawsuit settlement expenses for the year ended June 30, 2023, compared to nil in lawsuit settlement expenses for the year ended June 30, 2022. The expenses were related to the lawsuits in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Financial Advisory Agreement described in Item 1. Business - Litigation..
Other Expenses, Net
Other expenses, net was $0.07 million for the year ended June 30, 2023, which mainly consisted of interest expense for our convertible debt of approximately $0.25 million and the gain on disposal of right of use assets and fixed assets of $0.19 million, compared to $0.1 million of interest expenses for our convertible debt and other finance charges, net of interest earned in the year ended June 30, 2022.
Taxes
Our income tax expenses amounted to $135,855 and nil for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
We have incurred a cumulative U.S. federal net operating loss (“NOL”) of approximately $22,000,000 as of June 30, 2022, which may reduce future federal taxable income. The NOL generated for the year ended June 30, 2023 amounted to approximately $19,700,000. The Tax benefit derived from this NOL was approximately $8,775,000. As of June 30, 2023, our cumulative NOL amounted to approximately $41,700,000.
Our operations in China have incurred a cumulative NOL of approximately $1,333,000 as of June 30, 2022, which was mainly from Sino -China which was disposed of in the year ended June 30, 2022. During the year ended June 30, 2023, we generated an additional NOL of approximately $370,000 due to increased third party service cots as a result of our special committee’s investigation. Our PRC subsidiaries’ cumulative NOL amounted to approximately $1,703,000 as of June 30, 2023, which may reduce future taxable income and will expire by 2026.
We periodically evaluate the likelihood of the realization of our deferred tax assets and reduce the carrying amount of the deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance to the extent we believe a portion will not be realized. Management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect our future realization of deferred tax assets including our recent cumulative earnings experience, expectation of future income, the carry forward periods available for tax reporting purposes and other relevant factors. We determined that it is more likely than not our deferred tax assets would not be realized due to uncertainty on future earnings as a result of the Company’s reorganization and venture into new businesses. We provided a 100% allowance for deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2023. The net decrease in valuation for the year ended June 30, 2023 amounted to approximately $4,696,000 based on management’s reassessment of the amount of our deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized.
Net Loss
As a result of the foregoing, we had a net loss of $23,098,342 for the year ended June 30, 2023, compared to a net loss of $28,928,369 for the year ended June 30, 2022. After the deduction of non-controlling interest, net loss attributable to us was $22,996,846 for the year ended June 30, 2023, compared to $28,257,830 for the same period in 2022. Comprehensive loss attributable to us was $22,952,349 for the year ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $27,482,995 for the year ended June 30, 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows and Working Capital
As of June 30, 2023, we had $17,390,156 in cash (including cash on hand and cash in bank). The majority of our cash is in banks located in the U.S.
On December 19, 2021, the Company issued two convertible notes to two non-U.S. investors for an aggregate purchase price of $10,000,000 (the “December 2021 Convertible Notes”). The December 2021 Convertible Notes bear interest at 5% annually and may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $3.76 per share. At the investors’ request, we prepaid $5,000,000 in the aggregate principal amount, without interest, of the December 2021 Convertible Notes on March 8, 2022. Interest for the $5,000,000 principal that was repaid was waived.
As of June 30, 2023, we had the following loan outstanding:
Loans Maturity Interest
rate Amount
Convertible Notes December 2023 5 % $ 5,000,000
The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods as indicated:
For the Years Ended
June 30,
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities $ (33,643,405 ) $ 5,918,070
Net cash used in investing activities $ (2,225,708 ) $ (3,581,676 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities $ (2,125,420 ) $ 8,351,964
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash $ (448,593 ) $ 307,607
Net (decrease) increase in cash $ (38,443,126 ) $ 10,995,965
Cash at the beginning of period $ 55,833,282 $ 44,837,317
Cash at the end of period $ 17,390,156 $ 55,833,282
The following table sets forth a summary of our working capital:
June 30, June 30,
Variation %
Total Current Assets $ 18,192,716 $ 63,165,462 $ (44,972,746 ) (71 )%
Total Current Liabilities $ 5,031,769 $ 25,212,959 $ (20,181,190 ) (80 )%
Working Capital $ 13,160,947 $ 37,952,503 $ (24,791,556 ) (65 )%
Current Ratio 3.62 2.51 1.11 44 %
In assessing the liquidity, we monitor and analyze our cash on-hand and our operating and capital expenditure commitments. Our liquidity needs are to meet our working capital requirements, operating expenses and capital expenditure obligations. As of June 30, 2023, our working capital was approximately $13.2 million and we had cash of approximately $17.4 million. We believe our current working capital is sufficient to support our operations and debt obligations as they become due within one year from the date of this Report.
Operating Activities
Our net cash used in operating activities was approximately $33.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2023. The operating cash outflow for the year ended June 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to our net loss of approximately $23.1 million which included a $8.4 million lawsuit settlement. Our cash outflow also included deferred revenue of approximately $6.9 million where we realized revenue from the sale of crypto mining equipment and a decrease in refund payable of $13.0 million as a result of the settlement payment to SOSNY, offset by cash inflow consisting of advance to a related party supplier of approximately $6.2 million which we realized as the cost for the sale of cryptocurrency equipment.
Our net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $5.9 million for the year ended June 30, 2022. The operating cash inflow for the year ended June 30, 2022 was primarily attributable to our net loss of approximately $28.9 million, adjusted by non-cash stock-based compensation of approximately $10.0 million, loss on disposal of subsidiaries and VIE of approximately $6.1 million and provision for doubtful accounts of approximately $1.6 million. We had an increase in cash inflow of other receivables of approximately $1.4 million and we received a total of $47.0 million from SOSNY, approximately $34.1 million was an advanced payment we received for the sale of cryptocurrency mining machines, while we refunded $13.0 million to SOSNY in December 2022. Our cash inflow was decreased by an advance to a related party supplier of approximately $34.1 million which was for the purchase of cryptocurrency mining machines.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $2.2 million for the year ended June 30, 2023. This is mainly due to an amount of $3.0 million paid to Goalowen Inc. with an operating income right transfer contract. We also had cash inflows from repayment of a loan receivable of approximately $0.5 million from Qinggang Wang and Lei Cao, who are related parties, and $0.09 million from the sale of property and equipment, and repayments from related parties of approximately $0.3 million,
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $3.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2022 due to the acquisition of property and equipment of approximately $0.9 million and an investment of approximately $0.2 million to a 40% owned joint venture. We made an additional loan of $0.5 million to Wang Qinggang, a related party to the Company, and CEO and legal representative of Trans Pacific Shanghai which is due in June 2024. We also made related party advances of approximately $1.9 million, which includes $1.3 million to Shanghai Baoyin which is 30% owned by Wang Qinggang, and approximately $0.6 million in advances to LSM Trading Ltd, of which we hold a 40% ownership interest. The outstanding personal loan owed by Wang Qinggang was fully repaid in December 2022. The Company is taking actions in order to pursue all available legal remedies including lawsuits to recover the $0.6 million advanced to LSM Trading Ltd.
Financing Activities
Financing activities for the year ended June 30, 2023 was mainly payment of $2.1 million for fair value of shares to be cancelled in our legal settlement.
Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $8.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2022 due to issuances of common stock in private placements of approximately $10.5 million and proceeds from convertible notes of $10 million, repayment of convertible notes of $5.0 million and warrant repurchase of approximately $7.9 million. We also had cash from warrants exercise of approximately $0.9 million and repayment of Economic Injury Disaster Loan.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and the Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and operating results require the Company’s management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported. Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the notes to the financial statements included elsewhere in this Report describe the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. There have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting estimates since the date of this Report.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Not applicable.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The Company’s financial statements and the related notes, together with the report of Audit Alliance LLP, are set forth following the signature pages of this Report.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of June 30, 2023, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision of and with the participation of its management, including the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing evaluation, the Chief Operating Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms due to ineffective internal controls over financial reporting as more fully described below.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s 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 the Company’s assets;
● provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that the Company’s receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with the authorization of its management and directors; and
● provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework). Based on the Company’s assessment, management has concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to the following material weaknesses for the year ended and as of June 30, 2023:
● Lack of segregation of duties for accounting personnel who prepared and reviewed the journal entries in some of the subsidiaries within the consolidation, lack of supervision, coordination and communication of financial information between different entities within the Group;
● Lack of a full time U.S. GAAP personnel in the accounting department to monitor the recording of the transactions which led to error in revenue recognition in previously issued financial statements;
● Lack of resources with technical competency to address, review and record non-routine or complex transactions under U.S. GAAP;
● Lack of management control reviews of the budget against actual with analysis of the variance with a precision that can be explained through the analysis of the accounts;
● Lack of proper procedures in identifying and recording related party transactions which led to restatement of previously issued financial statements (See Note 1 of the accompanying consolidated financial statement footnotes);
● Lack of proper procedures to maintain supporting documents for accounting record; and
● Lack of proper oversight for the Company’s cash disbursement process that led to misuse of the Company funds by its former executive.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, within the meaning of PCAOB Auditing Standard AS 2201, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
In order to remediate the material weaknesses stated above, we intend to implement the following measures, policies and procedures:
● Hiring additional accounting staff to report the internal financial timely;
● Reporting other material and non-routine transactions to the Board and obtain proper approval;
● Recruiting additional qualified professionals with appropriate levels of U.S. GAAP knowledge and experience to assist in resolving accounting issues in non-routine or complex transactions;
● Developing and conducting U.S. GAAP knowledge, SEC reporting and internal control training to senior executives, management personnel, accounting departments and the IT staff, so that management and key personnel understand the requirements and elements of internal control over financial reporting mandated by the U.S. securities laws;
● Setting up budgets and developing expectations based on understanding of the business operations, compare the actual results with the expectations periodically and document the reasons for the fluctuations with further analysis. This should be done by CFO and reviewed by CEO upon their communications with the Board;
● Strengthening our corporate governance;
● Setting up policies and procedures for the Company’s related party identification to properly identify, record and disclose related party transactions; and
● Setting up proper procedures for the Company’s fund disbursement process to ensure that cash is disbursed only upon proper authorization, for valid business purposes, and that all disbursements are properly recorded.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Name
Age
Positions Held
Ziyuan Liu
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board
Ying Cao
Chief Financial Officer
Xu Zhao
Director
Haotian Song
Director
Zhongliang Xie
Director
Ziyuan Liu
Mr. Ziyuan Liu has been our Chief Executive Officer since April 2023 and a director and chairman of the Board since May 2023. Before joining the Company, Mr. Liu served as the manager of the North American market development department in Fulongma Group Co., Ltd., a comprehensive environmental sanitation solutions provider in China, from July 2022 to April 2023. Prior to that, he worked for Ningbo Shunxiang Group Co., Ltd., a polyester film manufacturer in China, as the chief operating officer from July 2019 to July 2022. From July 2018 to June 2019, he served as the project manager for Shouhang New Energy, a solar photovoltaics and energy storage solutions supplier in China. Prior to that, he worked for Hongkun Group, a real estate developer based in China, as the general manger for the Shenzhen area from July 2015 to June 2018. Mr. Liu graduated from Wuhan Institute of Technology with a major in project management.
Ying Cao
Mr. Ying Cao has been our Chief Financial Officer since August 2023. He has served as the department manager and quality control manager at Shaanxi Huaqiang Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd. since 2015. Prior to that, he served as a project manager in Sigma Accounting Firm from 2007 to 2014. Mr. Cao obtained his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Xi’an University of Finance and Economics. Mr. Ying Cao is a Certified Public Accountant in China.
Xu Zhao
Mr. Xu Zhao has been a director since September 2023. Mr. Zhao has worked as the president of Shijiazhuang Juminhui Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese trading company since March 2023. He was the regional manager for Hebei Province of Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., a Chinese pharmaceutical company from September 2009 to July 2022. Mr. Zhao received his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Nankai University Binhai College in 2009.
Haotian Song
Mr. Haotian Song has been a director since May 2023. Mr. Song is the founder and chief executive officer of HT Processing, a cross-border payment system provider with extensive knowledge into Chinese consumer spending habits in hospitality and retail industries, from June 2017 to April 2023. Prior to that, he served as the chief operating officer of Calabash Brothers LLC, an Asian e-commerce logistics company, from November 2021 to April 2022. From August 2013 to August 2017, Mr. Song worked for Go To Travel, a travel agency company providing Asian tour operators with exclusive wholesale access to top attraction tickets in the east coast, as its general manager. Mr. Song received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Baruch College of the City University of New York in 2013.
Zhongliang Xie
Mr. Zhongliang Xie has been a director since July 2023. He has served as the General Manager of Zhongxing Cai Guanghua Certified Public Accountants, Shaanxi Branch since January 2019. He has also served as the vice president of Shanxi NEEQ Federation since January 2017, and an Internal Committee member of Shanxi Provincial Equity Exchange Center since August 2021. From April 2008 to December 2018, he worked as the General Manager of Beijing Xinghua Certified Public Accountants, Xi’an Branch. From May 2005 to April 2008, he was the Controller of Zhongyi Far East Import & Export Co., Ltd. Mr. Xie graduated from Bao Ji University majoring in Enterprise Management. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Public Valuer and Registered Cost Engineer in China.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge, none of our current directors or executive officer has been convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors, or has been a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding during the past ten years that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities or commodities laws, any laws respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud in connection with any business entity or been subject to any disciplinary sanctions or orders imposed by a stock, commodities or derivatives exchange or other self-regulatory organization, except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement.
Board Diversity Matrix
Pursuant to the Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rules, below is the Company’s board diversity matrix outlining diversity statistics regarding our Board.
Board Diversity Matrix as of September 25, 2023
Total Number of Directors
Female Male Non-Binary Did Not
Disclose
Gender
Part I: Gender Identity
Directors
Part II: Demographic Background
Asian
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires that our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of our common stock, file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Executive officers, directors and greater-than-ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely on our review of the copies of the forms received by us and written representations from certain reporting persons that they have complied with the relevant filing requirements, we believe that, during the year ended June 30, 2023, all of our executive officers, directors and greater-than-ten percent stockholders complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements, except that, due to administrative errors, the following forms were filed late:
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. The code of business conduct and ethics is available at our website at www.singularity.us. We expect that any amendments to the code, or any waivers of its requirement, will be disclosed on our website.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Our Board has three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The composition and function of each committee are described below.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee consists of Zhongliang Xie and Xu Zhao, who are each independent. Mr. Xie chairs the Audit Committee and qualifies as the audit committee financial expert. Our Audit Committee has adopted a written charter, and a copy of this charter is posted on the Company’s website, at www.singularity.us. Under such charter, our Audit Committee is authorized to:
● prepare and publish an annual Committee report as required by the SEC to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement;
● discuss with management and the independent auditor the annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements, including the Company’s disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other matters required to be reviewed under applicable legal, regulatory, professional or NASDAQ requirements;
● discuss with management and the independent auditor, as appropriate, any audit problems or difficulties and management’s response;
● discuss with management the Company’s risk assessment and risk management policies, including the Company’s major financial risk exposure and steps taken by management to monitor and mitigate such exposure;
● review the Company’s financial reporting and accounting standards and principles, significant changes in such standards or principles or in their application and the key accounting decisions affecting the Company’s financial statements, including alternatives to, and the rationale for, the decisions made;
● review and approve the internal corporate audit staff functions, including: (i) purpose, authority and organizational reporting lines; (ii) annual audit plans, budget and staffing; and (iii) concurrence in the appointment, termination, compensation and rotation of the audit staff;
● review, with such members of management as the Committee deems appropriate, the Company’s internal system of audit and financial controls and the results of internal audits;
● obtain and review at least annually a formal written report from the independent auditor delineating: the auditing firms internal quality-control procedures; any material issues raised within the preceding five years by the auditing firms internal quality-control reviews, by peer reviews of the firm, or by any governmental or other inquiry or investigation relating to any audit conducted by the firm. The Committee will also review steps taken by the auditing firm to address any findings in any of the foregoing reviews. Also, in order to assess auditor independence, the Committee will review at least annually all relationships between the independent auditor and the Company;
● set policies for the hiring of employees or former employees of the Company’s independent auditor and, at least annually, evaluate the qualifications, performance and independence of the independent auditors, including an evaluation of the lead audit partner; and to assure the regular rotation of the lead audit partner at our independent auditors and consider regular rotation of the accounting firm serving as our independent auditors;
● review and investigate any matters pertaining to the integrity of management, including conflicts of interest, or adherence to standards of business conduct as required in the policies of the Company. This should include regular reviews of the compliance processes in general. In connection with these reviews, the Committee will meet, as deemed appropriate, with the general counsel and other Company officers or employees;
● retain such outside counsel, experts and other advisors as the Committee may deem appropriate in its sole discretion;
● review at least annually the adequacy of this charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval and assume additional responsibilities and take additional actions as may be delegated to it by the Board;
● establish procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints on accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, as well as for confidential, anonymous submissions by Company employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters;
● conduct any investigation appropriate to fulfilling its responsibilities contained in this charter, communicate directly with the independent audit firm and any employee of the Company, and conduct its activities in accordance with the policies and principles contained in the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee is composed of three independent directors including Zhongliang Xie and Xu Zhao. Our Compensation Committee has adopted a written charter, and a copy of this charter is posted on our website, at www.singularity.us. Our Compensation Committee is authorized to:
● review and determine the compensation arrangements for management;
● establish and review general compensation policies with the objective to attract and retain superior talent, to reward individual performance and to achieve our financial goals;
● review and determine our stock incentive and purchase plans;
● oversee the evaluation of the board of directors and management; and
● review the independence of any compensation advisers.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is composed of three independent directors including Zhongliang Xie and Xu Zhao. Xu Zhao serves as the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted a written charter, and a copy of this charter is posted on our website, at www.singularity.us. The functions of our Governance Committee, among other things, include:
● identifying individuals qualified to become board members and recommending directors;
● nominating board members for committee membership;
● developing and recommending to our board corporate governance guidelines;
● reviewing and determining the compensation arrangements for directors; and
● overseeing the evaluation of our Board and its committees and management.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of the members of our Compensation Committee, at any time has at any time, been one of our officers or employees, or, during the last two fiscal years, a participant in a related-party transaction that is required to be disclosed. None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of our Board or Compensation Committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers on our Board or Compensation Committee.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The following table shows the annual compensation paid by us to Mr. Lei Cao, our former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Ms. Yang Jie, our former Chief Executive Officer and director, Ms. Tuo Pan, our former Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Zhikang Huang, our former Vice President, Mr. Jing Shan, our former Chief Operating Officer, Ziyuan Liu, our Chief Executive Officer, and Dianjiang Wang, our Chief Financial Officer for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.
Name Year Salary Bonus Securities- based
Compensation All other
Compensation Total
Lei Cao, $ 426,609 (2) $ 800 - - $ 427,409
Former Chief Executive Officer (1)(6)
Tuo Pan, $ 302,973 $ 800 - - $ 303,773
Former Chief Financial Officer (2)(7)
Zhikang Huang, $ 275,000 $ 800 - - $ 275,800
Former Vice President and Director(3)(8)
Jing Shan, $ 143,333 $ 800 - - $ 144,133
Chief Operating Officer(4)
Yang Jie,(5) $ 500,000 $ 800 - - $ 500,800
Former Chief Executive Officer and director(9) 52,536
52,536
Ziyuan Liu
Chief Executive Officer(10) $ 49,000
$ 49,000
Dianjiang Wang
Chief Financial Officer(11) $ 10,000
$ 10,000
(1) According to the Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2019, Mr. Cao’s annual salary was $260,000, effective January 1, 2019. According to the Employment Agreement dated November 1, 2021, Mr. Cao’s annual salary was $500,000, effective November 1, 2021.
(2) According to the Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2019, Ms. Pan’s annual salary was $100,000, effective January 1, 2019. According to the Employment Agreement dated November 1, 2021, Ms. Pan’s annual salary was $400,000, effective November 1, 2021.
(3) According to the Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2019, Mr. Huang’s annual salary was $150,000, effective January 1, 2019.
(4) According to the Employment Agreement dated August 5, 2021, Ms. Shan’s annual salary was $120,000, effective August 5, 2021. According to the Employment Agreement dated February 8, 2022, Ms. Shan’s annual salary was $200,000, effective February 8, 2022 and was raised to $250,000 since August 15, 2022. Pursuant to the cancellation agreement entered into on December 28, 2022, Ms. Shan agreed to return to the Company for cancellation 100,000 shares of common stock of the Company granted to her for her services as an officer of the Company. The shares are being cancelled.
(5) Pursuant to the cancellation agreement entered into on December 19, 2022, Mr. Jie agreed to return to the Company for cancellation 300,000 shares of common stock of the Company granted to him for his services as an officer of the Company. The shares have been cancelled.
(6) On November 1, 2021, Mr. Cao, retired from his position as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cao resigned from the Board on January 9, 2023. Pursuant to the separation agreement entered into on January 9, 2023, Mr. Cao agreed to forfeit and return to the Company for cancellation 600,000 shares of common stock of the Company granted to him on August 13, 2021 under the terms of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company. The shares are being cancelled.
(7) On August 31, 2022, Ms. Pan was terminated for cause as an employee and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and from any other position at any subsidiary of the Company to which she has been appointed. Ms. Pan was terminated for cause in accordance with the terms of her Employment Agreement dated November 9, 2021 and did not receive any salary or benefits from the Company except those earned through August 31, 2022.
(8) On November 1, 2021, Mr. Huang resigned from his position as a member of the Board of the Company.
(9)
On August 9, 2022, Mr. Jie resigned as Chief Executive Officer and director, following the Board’s decision on August 8, 2022, which adopted the Special Committee’s recommendation that Mr. Jie be suspended immediately.
(10) According to the Employment Agreement dated April 18, 2023, Mr. Liu’s compensation consists of an annual base salary of $240,000 in cash and a discretionary annual bonus, effective April 18, 2023.
(11) According to the Employment Agreement dated May 1, 2023, Mr. Wang’s compensation consists of an annual base salary of $60,00, and a discretionary annual bonus, effective May 1, 2023.
Outstanding Equity Awards of Named Executive Officers at Fiscal Year-End
None.
Director Compensation
The table below sets forth the compensation received by our directors in the year ended June 30, 2023.
Name(1) Fees earned or
paid in cash
($) Stock
awards
($) Option
awards
($) All other
compensation
($) Total
($)
John Levy(3) 37,500 - - 159,565 (2) 197,065
Heng Wang 50,000 - - 167,029 (2) 217,029
Tieliang Liu(4) 50,000 - - 75,000 125,000
Haotian Song 6,667 - - - 6,667
Ling Jiang(5) 8,333 - - - 8,333
Ziyuan Liu 49,000 - - - 49,000
(1) This table does not include Mr. Ziyuan Liu, our Chief Executive Officer and director, Mr. Lei Cao, our former Chief Executive Officer and former director, Mr. Zhikang Huang, our former director and Vice President, and Mr. Yang Jie, our former Chief Executive Officer and director whose compensation is fully reflected in the Summary Compensation Table.
(2) Represents compensation paid to Mr. Levy and Mr. Wang for their services as Chairman and member of the Special Committee, respectively, for the period July 2022 to February 2023.
(3) On February 23, 2023, Mr. John Levy resigned as a director of the Board and member of the Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee.
(4) On July 3, 2023, Mr. Tieliang Liu resigned as a director.
(5) On September 28, 2023, Ms. Ling Jiang resigned as a director.
Employment Agreements
The Company has an employment agreement with Mr. Ziyuan Liu, our Chief Executive Officer. The employment agreement began on April 18, 2022, with a term of one year. The term shall automatically be extended for a one-year period in the absence of notice of non-renewal provided at least 30 days prior to the anniversary date of the employment agreement. Under the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Liu will receive an annual base salary of $240,000 in cash, and a discretionary annual bonus.
The Company has an employment agreement with Mr. Dianjiang Wang, our Chief Financial Officer. The employment agreement began on May 1, 2022, with a term of one year. The term shall automatically be extended for a one-year period in the absence of notice of non-renewal provided at least 30 days prior to the anniversary date of the employment agreement. Under the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Liu will receive an annual base salary of $60,000 in cash, and a discretionary annual bonus.
The Company had an employment agreement with Jing Shan, our former Chief Operating Officer. The employment agreement began on February 8, 2022 and was scheduled to end on August 4, 2024. Under the terms of the employment agreement, Ms. Shan received a base salary of $200,000 per year. Her performance and salary were subject to review at any time, and any increases in her salary that our Board may determine, were to be made on a basis consistent with the standard practices of our Company. On August 15, 2022, the Board approved an increase of Ms. Shan’s annual salary from $200,000 to $250,000 and she was paid a cash bonus of $50,000 upon conclusion of the Special Committee investigation. On July 10, 2023, Company terminated the employment of Ms. Shan for cause.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
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 sets forth certain information regarding our shares of common stock beneficially owned as of September 25, 2023, for (i) each named executive officer and director, and (ii) all executive officers and directors as a group. As of September 25, 2023, there was no stockholder known to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of our outstanding shares of common stock. A person is considered to beneficially own any shares: (i) over which such person, directly or indirectly, exercises sole or shared voting or investment power, or (ii) of which such person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time within 60 days through an exercise of stock options or warrants. Unless otherwise indicated, voting and investment power relating to the shares shown in the table for our directors and executive officers is exercised solely by the beneficial owner or shared by the owner and the owner’s spouse or children. In the table below, percentage ownership is based on 17,515,526 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of September 25, 2023.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1) Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned Approximate
Percentage of
Outstanding
Shares of
Common
Stock
Ziyuan Liu -
Ying Cao - -
Ling Jiang -
Haotian Song -
Zhongliang Xie -
Xu Zhao -
All directors and executive officers as a group (Six individuals) - - %
(1) The individual’s address is c/o Singularity Future Technology, Ltd., 98 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 311, Great Neck, New York 11021.
Securities Authorized for Issuance to Our Officers, Directors, Employees and Consultants under Equity Compensation Plans
The below table reflects, as of September 25, 2023, the number of shares of common stock authorized by our stockholders to be issued (directly or by way of issuance of securities exercisable for or convertible into) as incentive compensation to our officers, directors, employees and consultants.
Plan category Number of
securities to be
issued upon
exercise of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights (a) Weighted-
average exercise
price of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
(b) Number of
securities
remaining
available for
future issuance
under equity
compensation
plans
(excluding
securities
reflected in
column (a)) (c)
Equity compensation plans under the 2008 Incentive Plan approved by security holders 2,000 $ 10.05 47,781 (1)
Equity compensation plans under the 2014 Incentive Plan approved by security holders - - 110,000 (1)
Equity compensation plans under the 2021 Incentive Plan approved by security holders - - 9,800,000 (1)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders - - -
(1)
Pursuant to our 2008 Incentive Plan, we are authorized to issue options to purchase 60,581 shares of our common stock. The 2,000 outstanding options disclosed in the above table are taken from the 2008 Incentive Plan. Pursuant to our 2014 Incentive Plan, we are authorized to issue, in the aggregate, 2,000,000 shares of common stock or other securities convertible or exercisable for common stock. We granted options to purchase an aggregate of 30,000 shares of common stock under the 2014 Incentive Plan in July 2016, among which, options to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock have been exercised. In addition, we have issued, in the aggregate, 120,000 shares of common stock to consultants to our Company in 2014, 132,000 shares of common stock to our officers and directors in 2016, 132,000 shares of common stock to our officers and directors in 2018, 26,000 to three employees in 2017 and 316,000 shares of common stock to employees in 2018. On September 2021, the board granted 1,020,000 shares of common stock to our officers and directors under the 2014 Incentive Plan.
Accordingly, we may issue options to purchase 47,781 shares under the 2008 Incentive Plan, and we may issue 110,000 and 9,800,000 shares of common stock or other securities convertible or exercisable for common stock under the 2014 Incentive Plan and the 2021 Incentive plan respectively. Pursuant to certain agreements, the 600,000 shares issued to Lei Cao under the 2014 Incentive Plan, and the 300,000 and 100,000 shares issued to Yang Jie and Jing Shan, respectively, under the 2021 Incentive Plan, have been canceled.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Related Transactions
Set forth below are our transactions with related persons for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.
Advance to Related Party Suppliers
The Company’s advances to related party suppliers are as follows:
June 30, June 30,
Bitcoin mining hardware and other equipment (1) $ - $ 6,153,546
Total Advances to suppliers-related party $ - $ 6,153,546
(1) On January 10, 2022, the Company’s joint venture, Thor Miner, entered into a Purchase and Sales Agreement (“PSA”) with HighSharp. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Thor Miner agreed to purchase certain cryptocurrency mining equipment. In January and April 2022, Thor Miner made total prepayment of $35,406,649 for the order and no prepayment as of June 30, 2023.
Due to production issues from HighSharp, Thor Miner was not able to timely deliver the full quantity of cryptocurrency mining machines to SOSNY under the PSA and was sued by SOSNY for breach of contract on December 9, 2022.
The Company entered into a settlement agreement with SOSNY effective on December 28, 2022, under which the Company will repay $13.0 million to SOSNY and terminate the previous agreements and balance of the deposits. The Company also assigned to SOSNY the right for the deposit that Thor Miner has paid to HighSharp.
As of December 22, 2022, the balance of advances to HighSharp and deposits from SOSNY amounted to $27,927,583 and $40,560,569, respectively. Thor Miner paid $13.0 million on December 23, 2022 to SOSNY which was received by SOSNY on December 28, 2022. Thor Miner wrote off the balance of the deposit it received from SOSNY and the balance of its payment to HighSharp resulted in net bad debt expenses of $367,014.
Due from Related Party
As of June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, the outstanding amounts due from related parties consist of the following:
June 30, June 30,
Zhejiang Jinbang Fuel Energy Co., Ltd (1) 458,607 415,412
Shanghai Baoyin Industrial Co., Ltd (2) 1,068,014 1,306,004
LSM Trading Ltd (3) 570,000 570,000
Rich Trading Co. Ltd (4) 103,424 103,424
Cao Lei (5) 13,166 54,860
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts (2,138,276 ) (2,449,700 )
Total $ 74,935 $ -
(1) As of June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company advanced $458,607 and $415,412 to Zhejiang Jinbang Fuel Energy Co., Ltd (“Zhejiang Jinbang”) which is 30% owned by Mr. Wang Qinggang, CEO and legal representative of Trans Pacific Shanghai. The advance is non-interest bearing and due on demand. The Company provided allowance of $383,672 and $415,412 for the year ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the allowance changes as a result of changes in exchange rates.
(2) As of June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company advanced approximately $1.1 million and $1.3 million to Shanghai Baoyin Industrial Co., Ltd. which is 30% owned by Qinggang Wang, CEO and legal representative of Trans Pacific Logistic Shanghai Ltd. The advance is non-interest bearing and due on demand. The Company provided full credit losses for the balance of the receivable.
(3) As of June 30, 2023, the Company advanced $570,000 to LSM Trading Ltd, which is 40% owned by the Company. The advance is non-interest bearing and due on demand. The Company provided full credit losses for the balance of the receivable. The Company is taking actions in order to pursue all available legal remedies including lawsuits to recover these funds.
(4) On November 16, 2021, the Company entered into a project cooperation agreement with Rich Trading Co. Ltd USA (“Rich Trading”) for the trading of computer equipment. Rich Trading’s bank account was controlled by now-terminated members of the Company’s management and was, at the time, an undisclosed related party. According to the agreement, the Company was to invest $4.5 million in the trading business operated by Rich Trading and the Company would be entitled to 90% of profits generated by the trading business. The Company advanced $3,303,424 for this project, of which $3,200,000 has been returned to the Company. The Company provided allowance of $103,424 for the year ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.
(5) The amount represents business advances to Mr. Lei Cao, the former Chairman of the Board. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, Lei Cao repaid approximately $54,000, of which approximately $13,000 additional payment was recognized as non-operating income. The Company provided full credit losses for the remaining balance of the receivable.
Loan Receivable- Related Parties
As of June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, the outstanding loan receivable from related parties consists of the following:
June 30, June 30,
Wang Qinggang (1) $ - $ 552,285
(1) On June 10, 2021, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Wang Qinggang, CEO and legal representative of Trans Pacific Logistic Shanghai Ltd. The loan is was non-interest bearing for a loan amount of up to $630,805 (RMB 4 million). In February 2022, Wang Qinggang, borrowed and repaid $232,340 of the loan amount. In June 2022, an additional $552,285 (RMB 3,700,000) was loaned to Wang Qinggang with a due date of June 7, 2024. The outstanding loan was fully repaid in December 2022.
Accounts payable- related parties
As of June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, the Company had accounts payable to Rich Trading Co. Ltd of $63,434.
Due to Related Party
As of June 30, 2023, the Company owed Qinggang Wang, CEO and legal representative of Trans Pacific Shanghai, of $104,962. These payments were made on behalf of the Company for the daily operational activities.
Revenue - Related Party
For the year ended June 30, 2023, the company had no revenue from a related party. For the year ended June 30, 2022, revenue from related party, Zhejiang Jinbang, to which the Company provided logistics services including coal transportation, amounted to $222,963.
Director Independence
Our Board has determined that each of Zhongliang Xie and Xu Zhao is an “independent director” as defined by the applicable SEC rules and Nasdaq Listing Rules.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Set forth below are the aggregate fees billed by Audit Alliance LLP, our independent registered accounting firm, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022 for services rendered by them as our independent registered accounting firm for such years.
Fiscal 2023 Fiscal 2022
Audit fees $ 390,100 $ 115,000
Audit-related fees - -
Total Audit & Audit-related fees $ 390,100 $ 115,000
Tax fees - -
All other fees - -
Total fees $ 390,100 $ 115,000
Audit fees consist of fees billed for services rendered for the audit of our financial statements and review of our financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and services provided in connection with other statutory or regulatory filings.
Audit-related fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and not reported under Audit fees. No such fees were billed in fiscal 2023 or 2022.
Tax fees consist of fees billed for professional services related to the preparation of our U.S. federal and state income tax returns and tax advice. No such fees were billed by Audit Alliance LLP in fiscal 2023 or 2022. The Audit Committee pre-approved all Audit-related fees. After considering the provision of services encompassed within the above disclosures about fees, the Audit Committee has determined that the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining Audit Alliance’s independence.
The Audit Committee’s policy is to pre-approve all audit and non-audit related services, tax services and other services. Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year, and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to a specific budget.. The independent registered public accounting firm and management are required to periodically report to the full Audit Committee regarding the extent of services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with this pre-approval and the fees for the services performed to date.

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
Number
Exhibit
3.1
Articles of Incorporation of Singularity Future Technology, Ltd. (1)
3.2
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (2)
3.3
Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (3)
3.4
Bylaws of Singularity Future Technology, Ltd. (4)
4.1
Specimen Certificate for Common Stock (4)
4.2
Form of Series A Warrant to purchase Common Stock dated March 12, 2018 (5)
4.3
Form of Series B Warrant to purchase Common Stock dated March 12, 2018 (6)
4.4
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated September 2020 (7)
4.5
Form of Warrant to purchase Common Stock (8)
4.6
Form of Warrant, dated December 14, 2021 (9)
10.1
Employment Agreement by and between Ms. Jing Shan and Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd., dated as of August 5, 2021 (10)
10.2
Employment Agreement by and between Mr. Ziyuan Liu and the Company, dated April 18, 2022 (11)
10.3
Employment Agreement by and between Mr. Dianjiang Wang and the Company, dated May 1, 2022 (12)
10.4
The Company’s 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (13)
10.5
Strategic Alliance Agreement by and between Shenzhen HighSharp Electronic Ltd. And the Company, dated October 3, 2021 (14)
10.6
Offer Letter by and between Mr. Heng Wang and the Company, dated as of November 1, 2021 (15)
10.7
Form of Warrant, dated as of December 2021 (16)
10.8
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 2021 (17)
10.9
Form of Senior Convertible Note, dated as of December 2021 (18)
10.10
Form of Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 2022 (19)
10.11
Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Thor Miner, Inc. and the Company, dated January 10, 2022 (20)
10.12
Employment Agreement by and between Ms. Jing Shan and the Company, dated February 8, 2022 (21)
10.13
Form of Amended and Restated Senior Convertible Note, dated as of March 2022 (22)
10.14
Joint Venture Agreement by and between Golden Mainland Inc. and the Company, dated April 10, 2022 (23)
10.15
Form of Settlement Agreement by and between SOS Information Technology New York, Inc. and Thor Miner, Inc., the Company, Lei Cao, Yang Jie, John F. Levy, Tieliang Liu, Tuo Pan, Shi Qiu, Jing Shan, and Heng Wang (24)
10.16
Separation Agreement by and between the Company and Lei Cao, dated as of January 9, 2023 (25)
10.17
Placement Agreement by and between Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. and Maxim Group LLC, dated as of February 5, 2021 (26)
10.18
Form of Services Agreement by and between the Company and Chongqing Iron & Steel Ltd
14.1
Code of Ethics of the Company (27)
21.1
List of subsidiaries of the Company*
23.1
Consent of Audit Alliance LLP*
Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
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*
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)*
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
(1) Incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 27, 2014.
(2) Incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2022.
(3) Incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2022.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration Nos. 333-150858 and 333-148611.
(5) Incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2018.
(6) Incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2018.
(7) Incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 18, 2020.
(8) Incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2021.
(9) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 14, 2021.
(10) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2021.
(11) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2021.
(12) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2021.
(13) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Form S-8 filed on August 27, 2021.
(14) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 4, 2021.
(15) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2021.
(16) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 14, 2021.
(17) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 14, 2021.
(18) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2021.
(19) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 6, 2022.
(20) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 14, 2022.
(21) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2022.
(22) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 10, 2022.
(23) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 14, 2022.
(24) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2023.
(25) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 13, 2023.
(26) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2021.
(27) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 14.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed on September 29, 2008 (File No. 001-34024).