UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): June 21, 2017
HotApp International Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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333-194748
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47-4742558
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 210
Bethesda, MD
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20814
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
(301) 971-3940
N/A
Former
name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Resignation of Chan Heng Fai as Chief Executive Officer and
President
On June
21, 2017, Chan Heng Fai voluntarily resigned as Chief Executive
Officer (“CEO”) and President of HotApp International
Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Chan will remain as Chairman
of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Appointment of Lum Kan Fai as Chief Executive Office and
President
On June
21, 2017, the Company appointed Lum Kan Fai (“Vincent”)
as the Company’s CEO and President.
Mr.
Lum, age 54, has served as a member of the Company’s Board of
Directors and as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer
(“CTO”), since June 14, 2015. In connection with Mr.
Lum’s appointment as the Company’s CEO and President,
Mr. Lum has voluntarily resigned his position as the
Company’s CTO. Prior to his appointment to the
Company’s Board of Directors and his position as the
Company’s CTO, Mr. Lum has had over 30 years of technology
business experience in multinational corporations. Mr. Lum was the founder of
FUNboxx Ltd. and served as its CEO from 2009 through 2014. From
2006 through 2007, Mr. Lum served as Chief Executive Officer for
Vitop Ltd. From 2004 through 2007, he served as Asia-Pacific
marketing director and head of the consumer products division of
York International (now Johnson Controls). Prior to that, Mr. Lum
held senior management positions with Apple and Datacraft Asia. Mr.
Lum graduated from the University of Essex (UK) in 1985, with a
first class honor degree in Computer and Communication
Engineering.
Currently,
Mr. Lum also serves on the Board of Directors of Applecraft Asia,
Ltd., a Hong Kong based private company.
At the
present time, Mr. Lum has no employment agreement with the
Company.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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HotApp International Inc.
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Date:
June 22, 2017
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By:
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/s/ Conn
Flanigan
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Name:
Conn Flanigan
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Title:
Director
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