{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"35761","rtpr_id":"nPn7QFJ5Ya","ticker":"HTCO","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["HTCO"],"title":"High‑Trend International Group Announces Cancellation and Retirement of 630,000 Class A Ordinary Shares","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-14T20:30:01.054Z","article_body":"High‑Trend International Group Announces Cancellation and Retirement of 630,000 Class A Ordinary Shares\n\nPR Newswire\n\nNEW YORK, May 14, 2026\n\nNEW YORK, May 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- High-Trend International Group\n(Nasdaq: HTCO, the \"Company\") today announced that it has completed the\ncancellation and retirement of 630,000 Class A ordinary shares (the\n\"Pre‑Delivery Shares\") that were previously issued to Streeterville Capital,\nLLC (\"Streeterville\") pursuant to a securities purchase agreement dated\nOctober 29, 2025.\n\nHTCO Chairman Mr. Christopher Nixon Cox stated that this transaction will help\nfurther optimize the Company's capital structure, reduce potential dilution\nand provide greater flexibility for the execution of its future business\nstrategy.\n\nPreviously, the Company had entered into a payoff acknowledgment and\ntermination agreement with Streeterville, under which the Company fully\nsatisfied all obligations arising from the related financing and received the\nreturn of the Pre‑Delivery Shares. Following the completion of the relevant\nshare return and transfer procedures, all 630,000 Pre‑Delivery Shares have\nnow been cancelled and retired, resulting in a corresponding reduction of\n630,000 in the number of the Company's issued and outstanding Class A ordinary\nshares.\n\nAbout High-Trend International Group\n\nHigh-Trend International Group is a global ocean transportation company with\ncore businesses in international shipping.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\napplicable securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of\n1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, made under the\nsafe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of\n1995. These statements can be identified by words such as \"believe,\" \"expect,\"\n\"anticipate,\" \"future,\" \"will,\" \"intend,\" \"plan,\" \"estimate\" or similar\nexpressions. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by\nthese forward-looking statements due to various risks and uncertainties,\nincluding but not limited to those detailed in the Company's filings with the\nU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this press release\nis as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to\nupdate any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable law.\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hightrend-international-group-announces-cancellation-and-retirement-of-630-000-class-a-ordinary-shares-302772644.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hightrend-international-group-announces-cancellation-and-retirement-of-630-000-class-a-ordinary-shares-302772644.html)\n\nSOURCE High-Trend International Group\n\n\n\nXiaTracy, tracyxia@htcoint.com, 13910095423, +86-13910095423\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn7QFJ5Ya","title":"High‑Trend International Group Announces Cancellation and Retirement of 630,000 Class A Ordinary Shares","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"HTCO","created":"2026-05-14T20:30:01.054Z","tickers":["HTCO"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"High‑Trend International Group Announces Cancellation and Retirement of 630,000 Class A Ordinary Shares\n\nPR Newswire\n\nNEW YORK, May 14, 2026\n\nNEW YORK, May 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- High-Trend International Group\n(Nasdaq: HTCO, the \"Company\") today announced that it has completed the\ncancellation and retirement of 630,000 Class A ordinary shares (the\n\"Pre‑Delivery Shares\") that were previously issued to Streeterville Capital,\nLLC (\"Streeterville\") pursuant to a securities purchase agreement dated\nOctober 29, 2025.\n\nHTCO Chairman Mr. Christopher Nixon Cox stated that this transaction will help\nfurther optimize the Company's capital structure, reduce potential dilution\nand provide greater flexibility for the execution of its future business\nstrategy.\n\nPreviously, the Company had entered into a payoff acknowledgment and\ntermination agreement with Streeterville, under which the Company fully\nsatisfied all obligations arising from the related financing and received the\nreturn of the Pre‑Delivery Shares. Following the completion of the relevant\nshare return and transfer procedures, all 630,000 Pre‑Delivery Shares have\nnow been cancelled and retired, resulting in a corresponding reduction of\n630,000 in the number of the Company's issued and outstanding Class A ordinary\nshares.\n\nAbout High-Trend International Group\n\nHigh-Trend International Group is a global ocean transportation company with\ncore businesses in international shipping.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\napplicable securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of\n1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, made under the\nsafe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of\n1995. These statements can be identified by words such as \"believe,\" \"expect,\"\n\"anticipate,\" \"future,\" \"will,\" \"intend,\" \"plan,\" \"estimate\" or similar\nexpressions. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by\nthese forward-looking statements due to various risks and uncertainties,\nincluding but not limited to those detailed in the Company's filings with the\nU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this press release\nis as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to\nupdate any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable law.\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hightrend-international-group-announces-cancellation-and-retirement-of-630-000-class-a-ordinary-shares-302772644.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hightrend-international-group-announces-cancellation-and-retirement-of-630-000-class-a-ordinary-shares-302772644.html)\n\nSOURCE High-Trend International Group\n\n\n\nXiaTracy, tracyxia@htcoint.com, 13910095423, +86-13910095423\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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