UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 20, 2010
ORIENT PAPER, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Nevada | 000-52639 | 20-4158835 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
Nansan Gongli, Nanhuan Road Xushui County, Baoding City Hebei Province, The People’s Republic of China 072550 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 011 - (86) 312-8605508
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 20, 2010, the Company was served notice of a stockholder class action lawsuit filed on August 6, 2010 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Company, the current and former officers and members of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), and Roth Capital Partners, LLP. The complaint in the lawsuit, Mark Henning v. Orient Paper et al., CV-10-5887 RSWL (AJWx), alleges, among other claims, that the Company issued materially false and misleading statements and omitted to state material facts that rendered its affirmative statements misleading as they related to the Company’s financial performance, business prospects, and financial condition, and that the defendants failed to prevent such statements from being issued or corrected. The complain t seeks, among other relief, compensatory damages and plaintiff’s counsel’s fees and experts’ fees. Mr. Henning purports to sue on his own behalf and on behalf of a class consisting of the Company’s stockholders (other than the defendants and their affiliates). The Company believes that the complaint has no merit and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit.
This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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.
| Date: August 24, 2010 | ||
| ORIENT PAPER, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Winston C. Yen | |
| Winston C. Yen | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||