Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
07 March 2023 - 1:01AM
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 under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March 2023
Commission File Number: 001-35016
TROOPS, Inc.
21/F,
8 Fui Yiu Kok Street,
Tsuen
Wan, New Territories,
Hong Kong
(Address of principal executive office)
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
x 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): ¨
Legal Proceedings
As
previously disclosed on August 22, 2022, on August 9, 2022, certain subsidiaries of TROOPS, Inc. (the “Company”), including
First Asia Finance Limited, SGOCO International (HK) Limited, and Suns Tower Limited (the “Subsidiaries”) were included amongst
other Defendants and served with a writ of summons in Hong Kong (HCA 938 of 2022) and received injunctions dated August 5, 2022, issued
by the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Court of First Instance in connection with the writ of summons. Pursuant
to the injunctions, the Company, the Subsidiaries, and Giant Connection Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, cannot remove
any of its assets which are within Hong Kong and cannot dispose of or deal with or diminish the value of any of its assets within Hong
Kong up to certain amounts.
On January 26, 2023, the counsel for the Company
and the Subsidiaries received a statement of claim under the above proceedings, whereby the plaintiffs’ alleged claims included
unlawful means of conspiracy and other claims. The plaintiffs sought relief including damages and equitable compensation, among others.
On
August 26, 2022, the Company applied for a discharge of the injunction, and a hearing date has been set for May 4, 2023. The Company is
also preparing an application for a security for costs, and as of the date of this report, no hearing date has been set.
The Company believes the lawsuit is without merit and intends to defend the case vigorously. As of the date of this report, the Company
is unable to estimate a range of loss, if any, that could result were there to be an adverse final decision in this case.
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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TROOPS, Inc. |
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Date: March 6, 2023 |
By: |
/s/ Raleigh Siu Lau |
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Raleigh Siu Lau |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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