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): December 22, 2023

Tingo Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-35850		27-0016420
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

28 West Grand Avenue, Suite 3
Montvale, New Jersey 07645

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 225-0190

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading symbol		Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		TIO		The NASDAQ Capital Market

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

On December 22, 2023, Jamie Khurshid tendered his resignation as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Tingo Group, Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately. Having only been appointed to the Company’s Board on September 18, 2023, Mr. Khurshid resigned pending the defense of the complaint made by the SEC on December 18, 2023.

Also on December 22, 2023, C. Derek Campbell tendered his resignation as a member of the Board of the Company, effective immediately. Having only been appointed to the Company’s Board on October 2, 2023, Mr Campbell, based upon his long-standing other professional commitments, was advised to step down from the Company’s Board pending the defense of the complaint made by the SEC on December 18, 2023.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 28, 2023	TINGO GROUP, INC.

	By:	/s/ Kenneth Denos
		Name:	Kenneth Denos
		Title:	Interim CEO

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