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<DIV style=margin-left:36pt;width:540pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><B>&#160;</B></P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>
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<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><B>Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934</B></P>
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<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):&#160;&#160;<B>May 8, 2017</B></P>
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<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>&#160;<FONT style='border-bottom:1px solid #000000'><B>LEO MOTORS, INC.</B></FONT></P>
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<TR style=height:12.4pt><TD valign=middle style=width:166.3pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>of Incorporation)</P>
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</TD><TD valign=bottom style=width:189pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style='border-bottom:1px solid #000000'><B>06212</B></FONT></P>
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<TR style=height:12.4pt><TD valign=middle style=width:189pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)&#160;</P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=justify style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions</P>
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<P align=justify style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>&#9744;&#160;&#160;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>
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<P align=justify style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>&#9744;&#160;&#160;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>
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<P align=justify style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>&#9744;&#160;&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the&#160;Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>
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<P align=justify style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>&#9744;&#160;&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the&#160;Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>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</P>
<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>(&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b2 of this chapter).</P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>Emerging growth company [ ]</P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>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. [ ]</P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;text-indent:36pt;background-color:#FFFFFF'>On May 8, 2017, Leo AIC Co., Ltd. (&#8220;Leo AIC&#8221;), a subsidiary of Leo Motors, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into a joint venture company agreement (the &#8220;JV Agreement&#8221;) with Lan Zhou Xinqu Zhonghan Chanye Jingji Fazhan Gongsi Co., Ltd. (&#8220;LZC&#8221;), a company established and existing under the laws of the People&#8217;s Republic of China, to establish a joint venture (the &#8220;JV&#8221;) in China,&#160;to develop, manufacture and sell street lamps and products for a &#8220;smart&#8221; city.</P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;text-indent:36pt;background-color:#FFFFFF'>&#160;Pursuant to the JV Agreement, the JV will have a registered capital of RMB 100,000,000 (approximately $14.5 million), with LZC owning 51% and Leo AIC owning 49%. The total capital contribution shall be completed no later than 90 days from the date Senyuan Leo is incorporated, which deadline may be further extended if necessary.</P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;text-indent:36pt;background-color:#FFFFFF'>In addition, the JV Agreement contains customary provisions such as representations and warranties and shareholders rights and responsibilities.</P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;text-indent:36pt;background-color:#FFFFFF'>The foregoing description of the JV Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Exhibit 10.1which is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.</P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;background-color:#FFFFFF'><FONT style=background-color:#FFFFFF><B>Item 8.01</B></FONT><B>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</B><FONT style=background-color:#FFFFFF><B>Other Events.</B></FONT></P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;text-indent:36pt;background-color:#FFFFFF'>On May 8, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the JV Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;text-indent:39.6pt'>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.</P>
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<TR style=height:8.1pt><TD valign=top style=width:260.1pt><P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>Dated: May 9, 2017</P>
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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 Exchange Act Of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
May 8, 2017
LEO MOTORS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
000-53525
81-4108026
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation)
ES Tower 7F, Teheranro 52 Gil 17, Gangnamgu, Seoul
Republic of Korea
06212
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
☐  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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 12b2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b2 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 1.01                       Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May 8, 2017, Leo AIC Co., Ltd. ("Leo AIC"), a subsidiary of Leo Motors, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company") entered into a joint venture company agreement (the "JV Agreement") with Lan Zhou Xinqu Zhonghan Chanye Jingji Fazhan Gongsi Co., Ltd. ("LZC"), a company established and existing under the laws of the People's Republic of China, to establish a joint venture (the "JV") in China, to develop, manufacture and sell street lamps and products for a "smart" city.
Pursuant to the JV Agreement, the JV will have a registered capital of RMB 100,000,000 (approximately $14.5 million), with LZC owning 51% and Leo AIC owning 49%. The total capital contribution shall be completed no later than 90 days from the date Senyuan Leo is incorporated, which deadline may be further extended if necessary.
In addition, the JV Agreement contains customary provisions such as representations and warranties and shareholders rights and responsibilities.
The foregoing description of the JV Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Exhibit 10.1which is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01
Other Events.
On May 8, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the JV Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Joint Venture Company Agreement, dated May 8, 2017
99.1
Press Release, dated May 8, 2017, issued by the Company
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 hereunto duly authorized.
LEO MOTORS, INC.
Dated: May 9, 2017
By: /s/Shi Chul Kang
Shi Chul Kang
Co-Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Jun Heng Park
Jun Heng Park
Co-Chief Executive Officer