SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

  

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of March, 2020

Commission File Number: 000-22113

 

Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

 

18/F Gee Chang Hong Centre, 65 Wong Chuk Hang Road, 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.

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K

 

On March 6, 2020, Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (the “Company”) declared a special cash dividend of an aggregate of One Million Two Hundred Ninety Nine Thousand Dollars and 78/cents ($1,299,000.78) (the “Dividend”), to be paid to all holders of record as of March 20, 2020 of its outstanding shares of common stock.  The Dividend is payable on March 30, 2020.  As of March 10, 2020, the Company had 3,092,859 shares of its common stock outstanding.

 

The information disclosed under on this Form 6-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing.

 

A copy of the press release announcing the Dividend is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 6-K.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated March 9, 2020

 

 

 

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.

 

	EURO TECH HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED
March 11, 2020	By:	/s/ Jerry Wong
		Jerry Wong
		Chief Financial Officer

 

 Exhibit 99.1

 

Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited Declared A Special Cash Dividend

 

HONG KONG, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (CLWT) (the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a special dividend of approximately $0.42 per ordinary share, in cash, payable on March 30, 2020 to shareholders of record as of March 20, 2020. The special dividend is being made from the $1.45 million of profits derived on the Company’s recent disposal of a real property that it had held in Hong Kong.

 

Shareholders do not need to take any action to receive the dividend. Shares held in brokerage accounts and street name should receive the dividend by credit to their brokerage account. American Stock Transfer and Trust LLC ("ASTT") has been appointed paying agent for administration of the dividend and any questions should be directed to the attention of ASTT at (800) 937-5449 or (718) 921-8124.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements contained in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements contained in this release relate to, among other things, the Company's ongoing compliance with the requirements of The NASDAQ Stock Market. They are generally identified by words such as "believes," "may," "expects," "anticipates," "should'" and similar expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based upon the Company's beliefs and assumptions as of the date of this release. The Company's actual results could differ materially due to risk factors and other items described in more detail in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Reports filed with the SEC (copies of which may be obtained at www.sec.gov). Subsequent events and developments may cause these forward-looking statements to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to update or revise these forward-looking statements as a result of changed events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release, except as required by applicable law.

 

CONTACT: Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited, Hong Kong, T.C. Leung, Chairman and CEO, or Jerry Wong, CFO, Tel:  852-2814-0311, Fax: 852-2873-4887, Website: http://www.euro-tech.com