Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
June 19 2020 - 04:01PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
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 June 2020
Commission File Number: 001-38397
Farmmi, Inc.
(Registrant’s name)
No. 307, Tianning Industrial Area
Lishui, Zhejiang Province
People’s Republic of China 323000
(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.:
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K on paper as permitted by Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K on paper as permitted by Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(7): ¨
Explanatory Note:
On June 18, 2020, Mr. Kangbin Zheng submitted his letter of
resignation from his position as an independent director of the
Registrant, effective immediately. Mr. Zheng was also the chair of
the compensation committee of the Registrant. Mr. Zheng confirmed
that his resignation is purely personal and is not involved any
disagreement with the Registrant.
Ms. Yefang Zhang, Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant,
stated, “We would like to thank Mr. Zheng for his service. He has
been an effective and influential member of our Board. We wish him
well in his future endeavors.”
On June 19, 2019, the Registrant’s Board of Directors appointed Dr.
Hui Ruan to serve as an independent member of the Board of
Directors to fill the vacant seat resulting from Mr. Kangbin
Zheng’s resignation, and to serve as the chair of the Registrant’s
compensation committee, a member of the nominating committee and
audit committee, effective as of June 18, 2020.
Dr. Hui Ruan has been an associate professor and a supervisor of
master’s degree program at the College of Biosystems Engineering
and Food Science of Zhejiang University in China from 2003. Dr.
Ruan has been a member of the youth committee of the Chinese
Institute of Food Science and Technology since 2007. From 2005 to
2006, he cooperated with a number of universities in U.S. to
conduct research as a visiting scholar. Dr. Ruan has received a
second prize of National science and technology improvement award
and a first prize of Zhejiang science and technology improvement
award. He is awarded more than 60 patents an published over 100
papers. Dr. Ruan has been a peer review expert at Chinese national
natural science fund, three provincial natural science funds, and
several international journals including Carbohydrate
Polymer, Journal of Food Science and New
Biotechnology. Dr. Ruan received his doctoral degree in food
science and engineering from Zhejiang University in 2003, his
master degree of physiology from Hangzhou University in 1995, and
his bachelor degree of biology from Hangzhou University in 1990.
The Registrant appointed Dr. Ruan as an independent director
because of his rich academic experiences in food
science.
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.
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FARMMI,
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By: |
/s/ Yefang Zhang |
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Name: |
Yefang Zhang |
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Title: |
Chief Executive
Officer |
Dated: June 19, 2020
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