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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2024

SHINECO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-37776		52-2175898
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

T1, South Tower, Jiazhaoye Square, Chaoyang District,
Beijing, People’s Republic of China 100022

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (+86) 10-87227366

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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		SISI		The Nasdaq Stock Market 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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 11, 2024, Shineco Inc. (the “Company”) announced that commencing June 1, 2024, its chief executive officer and director, Jennifer Zhan, chief operating officer and director, Xiqiao Liu, and chief financial officer and director, Sai (Sam) Wang, willingly waived their compensation, including, but not limited to, salary, bonus, stock awards, option awards and any other compensation, and instead, each would receive a nominal annual salary of $1 until the day the Company’s market capitalization reaches $1 billion.

The Company further announced that the waived compensation would be used as an incentive to award outstanding employees who contribute to the Company’s development, especially in the aspects of technology development, product innovation, management optimization and market expansion.

SIGNATURE

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.

	Shineco Inc.

Date: June 14, 2024	By:	/s/ Jennifer Zhan
		Jennifer Zhan, Chief Executive Officer

Shineco Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update