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 October 2021

 

Commission File Number: 001-34862

 

FANG HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Tower A, No. 20 Guogongzhuang Middle Street

Fengtai District, Beijing 100070

The People’s Republic of China

(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.

 

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): ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

    FANG HOLDINGS LIMITED
     
Date: October 28, 2021   By:

/s/ Vincent Tianquan Mo

    Name: Vincent Tianquan Mo
    Title: Executive Chairman

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

     
Exhibit 99.1   Press Release dated October 28, 2021

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 


Fang Announces the Change of Auditor

 

BEIJING, October 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fang Holdings Limited (NYSE: SFUN) ("Fang" or the "Company"), a leading real estate Internet portal in China, today announced the appointment of MaloneBailey, LLP ("MaloneBailey") as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to replace KPMG Huazhen LLP (“KPMG”), effective October 25, 2021.

 

The audit reports of KPMG on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except as follows: KPMG's report on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 contained a separate paragraph stating that "As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, as of January 1, 2018, the Company has changed its method of accounting for revenue recognition due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers and has changed its method of accounting for investments in equity securities due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10), Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. In addition, as of January 1, 2019, the Company has changed its method of accounting for leases due to the adoption of ASC Topic 842, Leases."

 

The change of the Company’s independent auditor was made after careful consideration and evaluation process and was approved by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) and the audit committee of the Board. The Company is working closely with MaloneBailey and KPMG to ensure a seamless transition.

 

The Board would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to the KPMG team for their professionalism and quality of services rendered to the Company over the past years.

 

About Fang

 

Fang operates a leading real estate Internet portal in China in terms of the number of page views and visitors to its websites. Through its websites, Fang provides primarily marketing, listing, leads generation and financial services for China’s fast-growing real estate and home furnishing and improvement sectors. Its user-friendly websites support active online communities and networks of users seeking information on, and value-added services for, the real estate and home furnishing and improvement sectors in China. Fang currently maintains approximately 71 offices to focus on local market needs and its website and database contains real estate related content covering 665 cities in China. For more information about Fang, please visit http://ir.fang.com.

 

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

 

Ms. Jessie Yang

Investor Relations Director

Email: ir@fang.com