SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the month of November 2019

 

Commission File Number 001-38490

 

 

HIGHWAY HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)

 

 

Suite 1801, Level 18

Landmark North

39 Lung Sum Avenue

Sheung Shui

New Territories, Hong Kong

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☒  Form 40-F ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ___

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ___

 

Attached to this Report on Form 6-K is the press release issued by the registrant on November 12, 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On December 2, 2019, Highway Holdings Limited (the “Company”) amended Regulation 8.1 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association to require Directors to be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shareholders at a duly convened and constituted meeting of the shareholders. Plurality voting is the standard voting system used for elections. Prior to the amendment, the Company used a modified majority voting system. As a result of the amendment, in future elections, candidates receiving the highest number of affirmative votes, up to the number of directors to be elected, shall be elected.

 

Exhibit Index.

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press release issued on November 12, 2019.
     
99.2   Amendment Of Amended And Restated Article Of Association.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  HIGHWAY HOLDINGS LIMITED
   
Date: December 4, 2019 By:  /s/ ROLAND W. KOHL
    Roland W. Kohl
Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

  NEWS RELEASE

 

 

CONTACT: Gary S. Maier
Maier & Company, Inc.
(310) 471-1288

 

HIGHWAY HOLDINGS REPORTS FISCAL 2020 SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

 

HONG KONG — November 12, 2019 — Highway Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: HIHO) today reported results for its fiscal 2020 second quarter and six-month period ended September 30, 2019.

 

Net sales for the fiscal 2020 second quarter were $3.2 million compared with $3.5 million a year earlier. Net loss for the same period was $94,000, or $0.02 per share, compared with net loss of $222,000, or $0.06 per share, a year earlier.

 

For the six-month period, net sales were $6.0 million compared with $7.5 million a year earlier. The company incurred a net loss of $196,000, or $0.05 per share, compared with a net loss of $139,000, or $0.04 per share, for the same period a year ago.

 

“Results for the quarter and first half of fiscal 2020 were affected by a reduction in orders from some of the company’s major customers, as previously reported. A sharp decline in demand for products sold by one of these customers was a major factor in our order softness, as well as by worldwide business dynamics -- specifically the ongoing trade war between the United States and China,” said Roland Kohl, chairman, president and chief executive officer.

 

He also noted that the company’s sales for the quarter and six months were impacted by price reductions provided to customers as an incentive to utilize the company’s newly expanded Myanmar operation. Kohl noted that approximately one-half of the company’s business is now being produced at its Myanmar manufacturing facility.

 

Kohl emphasized the company continues to focus on cost-reduction initiatives. Despite significant cost reductions, SG&A expenses were only modestly decreased for the reported periods due to costs associated with the transfer of business and equipment from the company’s China in factory to its Myanmar operation. These costs are expected to decline for the balance of the fiscal year, since the final phase of the equipment relocation is nearing completion. In addition, Kohl noted the company is also scaling back its operations in China to reflect its decreased utilization and the ramp up of production in the Myanmar factory. He added that the cost-savings initiatives will, however, be somewhat offset by additional expenses associated with training staff in Myanmar by the company’s Hong Kong-based managers and technicians, as well as its Chinese engineers.

 

 

 

 

Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 was $845,000 compared with $864,000 a year ago. Gross profit as a percentage of sales for the same period was 26.4 percent compared with 24.7 percent a year earlier. Gross profit for the six-month period of fiscal 2020 was $1.6 million compared with $1.9 million a year ago. Gross profit as a percentage of sales for the same period was 26.3 percent compared with 25.3 percent a year earlier. “Gross profit for both the quarter and six months of 2020 is not truly representative of the company’s expected annualized financial performance due to the rapid changes and extraordinary costs associated with the relocation, aside from lower net sales and lower gross margins for both periods,” Kohl said.

 

Net loss for the second quarter reflects a currency exchange gain of $54,000 compared with a $2,000 currency exchange gain for the same period last year -- mainly due to weakening of RMB. For the fiscal 2020 six-month period, the company reported a currency exchange gain of $95,000 compared with a currency exchange gain of $35,000 a year earlier. Since the company does not engage in currency exchange rate hedging, Highway Holdings will in the future continue to realize currency exchange gains and losses due to the fluctuation of currency exchange rates.

 

Kohl noted the company’s balance sheet remains strong, with cash and cash equivalents in excess of $8.0 million, or approximately $2.08 per diluted share, exceeding all of its short- and long-term liabilities by approximately $2.0 million.

 

Current liabilities at September 30, 2019 totaled $5.8 million and current assets were $13.9 million. Total shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2019 was $10.3 million, or $2.67 per diluted share, compared with $10.1 million, or $2.7 per diluted share, at March 31, 2019.

 

About Highway Holdings Limited

 

Highway Holdings produces a wide variety of high-quality products for blue chip original equipment manufacturers -- from simple parts and components to sub-assemblies and finished products. Highway Holdings’ administrative offices are located in Hong Kong and its manufacturing facilities are located in Shenzhen in the People’s Republic of China and in Yangon in Myanmar.

 

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental, political and technological factors affecting the company’s revenues, operations, markets, products and prices, and other factors discussed in the company’s various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, the company’s annual reports on Form 20-F.

 

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HIGHWAY HOLDINGS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statement of Income

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
                 
   2019   2018   2019   2018 
                 
Net sales  $3,195   $3,495   $6,040   $7,545 
Cost of sales   2,350    2,631    4,449    5,637 
Gross profit   845    864    1,591    1,908 
                     
Selling, general and administrative expenses   1,014    1,115    1,926    2,116 
Operating (loss)   (169)   (251)   (335)   (208)
                     
Non-operating items                    
                     
Exchange gain /(loss), net   54    2    95    35 
Interest income   19    5    29    7 
Gain/(Loss) on disposal of Asset   2    -      3    28 
Other income/(expenses)   -      -      1    6 
Total non-operating income/ (expenses)   75    7    128    76 
                     
                     
Net (loss) before income tax and non-controlling interests   (94)   (244)   (207)   (132)
Income taxes   0    32    -      -   
Net (loss) before non-controlling interests   (94)   (212)   (207)   (132)
Less: net gain/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests   0    10    (11)   7 
Net income/(loss) attributable to Highway
Holdings Limited’s shareholders
   (94)   (222)   (196)   (139)
                     
Net (loss) per share – Basic
  $(0.02)  $(0.06)  $(0.05)  $(0.04)
Net (loss) per share - Diluted                       $(0.02)  $(0.06)  $(0.05)  $(0.04)
                     
Weighted average number of shares outstanding                     
Basic   3,904    3,802    3,853    3,802 
Diluted   3,904    3,802    3,853    3,802 

 

 

 

 

HIGHWAY HOLDINGS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheet

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

   Sept 30   Mar 31 
   2019   2019 
         
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $8,039   $8,827 
Accounts receivable, net of doubtful accounts   2,198    2,264 
Inventories   2,220    1,539 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   930    722 
Operating leases   476    -   
Total current assets   13,863    13,352 
           
Property, plant and equipment, (net)   876    886 
Operating lease   1,157    -   
Long-term deposits   66    66 
Long-term loan receivable   75    75 
Long-term prepayment   299    -   
Long-term rental prepayment   -      871 
Total assets  $16,336   $15,250 
           
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $989   $1,161 
Other liabilities and accrued expenses   3,448    2,989 
Lease liability   464    -   
Income tax payable   556    602 
Dividend payable   329    329 
Total current liabilities   5,786    5,081 
           
Long term liabilities :          
Lease liability   243    -   
Deferred income taxes   32    32 
Total liabilities   6,061    5,113 
           
Shareholders’ equity:          
Common shares, $0.01 par value   39    38 
Additional paid-in capital   11,712    11,370 
 Retained earnings / (Deficit)   (1,430)   (1,233)
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)   (70)   (35)
Treasury shares, at cost – 5,049 shares as of September, 30, 2019; and March 31, 2019 respectively   (14)   (14)
Non-controlling interest   38    11 
   Total shareholders’ equity   10,275    10,137 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $16,336   $15,250 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

HIGHWAY HOLDINGS LIMITED

incorporated in the British Virgin Islands

Company No. 32576

 

(the "Company")

 

CERTIFIED EXTRACT OF RESOLUTION OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY
PURSUANT TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY

ADOPTED ON 10TH NOVEMBER 2019

 

 

 

RESOLVED that the existing Article 8.1 of the Articles of Association of the Company be deleted in its entirety and the following be substituted in lieu thereof:

 

"8.1 The first directors of the Company shall be appointed by the first registered agent within 6 months of the date of Incorporation of the Company; and thereafter, the directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the Shareholders at a duly convened and constituted meeting of the Shareholders. The candidates (each being a person nominated for election to the board of directors in accordance with Regulation 7) receiving the highest number of affirmative votes, up to the number of directors to be elected, shall be elected with effect from immediately after the conclusion of the meeting of Shareholders; votes against any candidate and votes withheld shall have no legal effect."

 

Dated this 2nd day of December, 2019.

 

         

Harneys Corporate Services Limited

Registered Agent