UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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): November 30, 2012

 

ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 

Nevada		001-34647		20-4672080
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

No.3 Min Zhuang Road, Building 6, Yu Quan Hui Gu Tuspark, Haidian District, Beijing, PRC 100195

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +86-10-51600828

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On November 30, 2012, ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (the “NASDAQ”) notifying the Company that it has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing set forth in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450(a)(1), as its common stock had achieved a closing bid price of $1.00 or more for 10 consecutive business days.

 

On May 30, 2012, NASDAQ Staff notified the Company that its common stock failed to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 over the previous 30 consecutive business days as required by NASDAQ Listing Rules. The Staff also notified the Company that it had been granted a grace period of 180 calendar days in which to regain compliance with respect to its bid price. In the letter dated November 30, 2012, the Staff informed the Company that it had determined that the closing bid price of the Company's common stock had been at $1.00 per share or greater for 10 consecutive business days from November 15, 2012 to November 29, 2012. Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) and this matter was closed.

 

On December 3, 2012, the Company issued a press release with respect to regaining compliance with the NASDAQ listing requirement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated December 3, 2012.

 

 

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.

 

Dated: December 4, 2012	ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.
	By:	/s/Handong Cheng
		Name: Handong Cheng
		Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated December 3, 2012.