Alset Inc. — Capital/Financing Update 2022

Jan 25, 2022

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 25, 2022

ALSET EHOME INTERNATIONAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39732	83-1079861
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)	(Commission File
Number)	(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)

| 4800
Montgomery Lane Suite
210 Bethesda , Maryland 20814 | 20814 |
| --- | --- |
| (Address
of principal executive offices) | (Zip
Code) |

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 971-3940

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

| Title
of each class | Ticker
symbol(s) | Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Common
Stock, $0.001 par value per share | AEI | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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

Emerging growth company ☒

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

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 25, 2022, Alset EHome International Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a stock purchase agreement with DSS, Inc. (“DSS”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase 44,619,423 shares of DSS’s common stock (the “DSS Shares”) for a purchase price of $ 0.3810 per share. The Company and its various subsidiaries are collectively the largest shareholder of DSS. Mr. Chan is the Executive Chairman of DSS and a significant shareholder of DSS. The issuance of the DSS Shares will be subject to the approval of the NYSE American and DSS’s shareholders. The Company intends to obtain the approval of its shareholders for the closing of the transactions contemplated by the DSS Agreement if required by Nasdaq. The foregoing summary of the DSS Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the DSS Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

| Exhibit
No. | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 10.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement with DSS, Inc., dated January 25, 2022 |
| 104 | Cover
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| ALSET
EHOME INTERNATIONAL INC. — By: | /s/
Rongguo Wei |
| --- | --- |
| Name: | Rongguo
Wei |
| Title: | Co-Chief
Financial Officer |

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