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): August 3, 2018

PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Cayman Islands   001-35192   n/a
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
ID Number)

 

18/F, Zhongshan Building A

No. 154 Hudong Road

Fuzhou, PRC

  350001
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 86-10-6569-3988

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:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company

 

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

 

 

  

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 3, 2018, Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and the information therein is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information furnished under this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 (d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number   Description
99.1   Press Release dated August 3, 2018

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

Dated:  August 7, 2018

  Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd.
  By: /s/ Roy Yu
    Name: Roy Yu
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

Pingtan Marine Enterprise Schedules 2018 Second Quarter Financial Results and Conference Call on August 10, 2018

FUZHOU, China, Aug. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (Nasdaq: PME), ("Pingtan," or the "Company"), a global fishing company based in the People's Republic of China (PRC), announced today that it expects to release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018, after the market closes on Thursday, August 9, 2018 and will conduct its quarterly conference call to discuss these results at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, August 10, 2018.

Conference Call Details

Friday, August 10, 2018 - 8:30 a.m. ET.
Participant Dial-In Numbers:
(United States):     877-407-0310
(International):       201-493-6786

Webcast

To listen to the live webcast, please go to http://www.ptmarine.com and click on the conference call link at the top of the page, or go to: http://ptmarine.equisolvewebcast.com/q2-2018. This webcast will be archived and accessible through the Company's website for approximately 30 days following the call.

About Pingtan

Pingtan is a global fishing company engaging in ocean fishing through its subsidiary, Fujian Provincial Pingtan County Ocean Fishing Group Co., Ltd., or Pingtan Fishing.

CONTACT:
Roy Yu
Chief Financial Officer
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd.
Tel: +86 591 87271753
ryu@ptmarine.net

Maggie Li
Investor Relations Manager
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd.
Tel: +86 591 8727 1753
mli@ptmarine.net

INVESTOR RELATIONS
The Equity Group Inc.
Adam Prior, Senior Vice President
Tel: (212) 836-9606
aprior@equityny.com

In China
Katherine Yao, Senior Associate
Tel: +86 10 6587 6435
kyao@equityny.com