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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Note 21. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On July 3, 2023, the Company entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement with Mr. Jie which fully resolved his claims against the Company.On July 3, 2023, Mr. Tieliang Liu resigned as a director of Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (the “Company”) and a member of the Compensation Committee, the Audit Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Liu’s decision did not result from any disagreement with the Company relating to its operations, policies, or practice.

 

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 August 15, 2023, Mr. Dianjiang Wang resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Wang’s decision did not result from any disagreement with the Company relating to its operations, policies, or practices. On August 21, 2023, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Ying Cao to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Ying Cao 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. Cao does not have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers.

 

Nasdaq Listing Deficiencies

 

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.

 

On August 30, 2023, the Company received a formal notification from Nasdaq confirming that the Company had regained compliance with the independent director and audit committee requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market set forth in Listing Rules 5605(b)(1) and 5605(c)(2) by appointing Mr. Zhongliang Xie to the Company’s board of directors and audit committee on July 31, 2023, and that the matter is now closed.

 

On August 30, 2023, the Company received a formal notification from Nasdaq stating that it has determined to grant the Company an extension until December 27, 2023, to regain compliance with Listing Rule 5620(a), which requires that the Company hold an annual meeting of shareholders within twelve months of the end of the Company’s fiscal year end.