Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001213900-22-006749
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2022-02-10 19:00:00
Filed By:
Geney Development Ltd
Company:
Bit Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:BTBT)
Filing Date:
2022-02-11
SEC Url:
13D Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Geney Development Limited 50,000,000 0 50,000,000 0 50,000,000 41.79%
Erke Huang 440,000 50,000,000 440,000 50,000,000 50,440,000 42.16%
Filing
 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)

 

Bit Digital, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

 

Ordinary Shares, $.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)

 

G1144A105
(CUSIP Number)

 

Elliot Lutzker, Davidoff, Hutcher & Citron LLP
605 Third Avenue, NY, NY 10158
646-428-3210

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
December 31, 2021
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ☐.

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See 240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

CUSIP No. G1144A105

 

 

1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Geney Development Limited
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) ☒

(b) ☐

3 SEC USE ONLY
 
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
00
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British Virgin Islands
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
50,000,000
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
50,000,000
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
50,000,000
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)       ☐
   
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
41.79%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

CUSIP No. G1144A105

 

 

1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

Erke Huang

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) ☒

(b) ☐

3 SEC USE ONLY
 
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
00
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)
 ☐
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

People’s Republic of China

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7 SOLE VOTING POWER

440,000

8 SHARED VOTING POWER

50,000,000

9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

440,000

10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

50,000,000

11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

50,440,000

12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)       ☐
   
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

42.16%

14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

IN

 

 

 

 

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Item 1. Security and Issuer

 

Ordinary Shares, $.01 par value

Bit Digital, Inc.

33 Irving Place

New York, NY 10003

 

Item 2. Identity and Background

 

(a)Geney Development Ltd., British Virgin Islands

 

(b)4th floor Waters Edge Building, Meridian Plaza, Road Town, Tortola

 

British Virgin Islands VG1110

 

(c)Holding Company for Bit Digital shareholders; see (b) above for address.

 

(d)No criminal proceedings.

 

(e)No civil proceedings.

 

(f)British Virgin Islands

 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations

 

Preference shares were issued upon shareholder approval in exchange for 1,000,000 ordinary shares.

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

 

To maintain voting control with management.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

(a)41.79% based on 1,000,000 preference shares each having 50 votes and there being 69,634,125 ordinary shares outstanding as of February 4, 2022.

 

(b)Sole voting power over 50,000,000 ordinary shares; no shared power.

 

(c)None

 

(d)None

 

(e)N/A

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

Amended and Restated Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association, filed with the SEC.

 

 

 

 

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Item 1. Security and Issuer

 

Ordinary Shares, $.01 par value

Bit Digital, Inc.

33 Irving Place

New York, NY 10003

 

Item 2. Identity and Background

 

(a)Erke Huang

 

(b)33 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003

 

(c)Chief Financial Officer of Issuer; see Item 1 above.

 

(d)No criminal proceedings.

 

(e)No civil proceedings.

 

(f)People’s Republic of China

 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations

 

440,000 restricted stock units were awarded as compensation on July 29, 2021 in exchange for Ordinary Shares. As President of Geney Development Ltd. (“Geney”), Mr. Huang has the power to vote and dispose of the 1,000,000 preference shares held by Geney, of which he is the beneficial owner of thirty (30%) percent of the Shares and Zhaohui Deng, the Chairman of the Board of the Issuer, holds the remaining seventy (70%) percent of the Shares.

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

 

To maintain voting control with management.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

(a)42.16% based on 1,000,000 preference shares each having 50 votes; and 440,000 Ordinary Shares, with there being 69,634,125 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of February 4, 2022.

 

(b)Shared voting power over 50,000,000 Ordinary Shares held by Geney and sole voting power over 440,000 Ordinary Shares in Mr. Huang’s name.

 

(c)None

 

(d)None

 

(e)N/A

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

Amended and Restated Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association, filed with the SEC.

 

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

 

None

 

 

 

 

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Signature

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.

 

February 11, 2022  
Dated  

 

GENEY DEVELOPMENT, LTD.

 

By: /s/ Erke Huang

 
Signature  
   
Erke Huang/ President  
Name/Title  
   
/s/ Erke Huang  
Erke Huang, Individually  

 

The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an executive officer or general partner of this filing person), evidence of the representative’s authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.

 

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).