UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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): July 6, 2021
DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 001-32146 | 16-1229730 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6 Framark Drive
Victor, New York 14564
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (585) 325-3610
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.02 Par Value | DSS | The NYSE American LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 6, 2021, the Document Security Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it had entered into a binding term sheet (the “Term Sheet”) with Alset International Limited (“Alset Singapore”), a company formed under the laws of Singapore, Health Wealth Happiness Pte. Ltd. (“HWH”), a Singaporean company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Alset Singapore, and HWH World Inc. (“HWH World”), a company registered and formed under the laws of South Korea and wholly-owned subsidiary of HWH, under which the Company was to acquire and purchase all of the outstanding equity interest in HWH World.
No definitive agreement was executed in connection with the Term Sheet, and the Term Sheet expired in accordance with its terms and was automatically terminated.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
| August 13, 2021 | By: | /s/ Frank D. Heuszel |
| Name: | Frank D. Heuszel | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |