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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001680873-23-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HFFG"
cik: "0001680873"
company_name: "HF Foods Group Inc."
filed_at: "2023-01-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T12:33:34.643245+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HF Foods restates 2019-2021 financials; Nasdaq warns for missing annual meeting

## Summary
- Audit committee concludes 2019, 2020 financials and interim 2019-2021 periods should no longer be relied upon due to errors in related party disclosures and unrecorded compensation.
- Nasdaq notice for failure to hold annual meeting within 12 months after FY2021; must submit compliance plan by January 24, 2023.
- Company also not in compliance with timely filing requirements for 2021 10-K and three 2022 10-Qs.
- Additional material weaknesses in internal controls expected beyond previously disclosed ones.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001680873-23-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HFFG
- cik: 0001680873
- company_name: HF Foods Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-01-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.01, 4.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087323000003/0001680873-23-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087323000003/hffg-20230116.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001680873-23-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Auditor Changes
  HF Foods Group Inc. reported that prior financial statements should not be relied upon.
  - Action: non reliance
  source text: concluded that the Company’s previously-issued financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, and each interim quarterly period for 2019, 2020, and 2021 should no longer be relied upon
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087323000003/0001680873-23-000003-index.htm
- Listing & Compliance Notices
  HF Foods Group Inc. received a nasdaq deficiency notice notice regarding other (rules 5260(a), 5250(c)(1)).
  - Exchange: nasdaq
  - Notice: deficiency notice
  - Rules: 5260(a), 5250(c)(1)
  source text: January 17, 2023, HF Foods Group Inc. (the “Company”) received written notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that Nasdaq had determined that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5260(a) due to the Company’s failure to hold an annual meeting of shareholders (an “Annual Meeting”) within the twelve months following the end of the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The notification letter has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capita
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087323000003/0001680873-23-000003-index.htm

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