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 26, 2015
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) |
+86-10-51600828
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ] 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))
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 26, 2015, ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Dongsys Innovation (Beijing) Technology Development Co., Ltd. (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Purchaser agreed to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of US$1,250,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchaser made a ten percent (10%) non-refundable guarantee payment to the Company in an amount equal to US$125,000 on May 27, 2015. The Purchaser shall pay an additional fifteen percent (15%) of the Purchase Price within thirty (30) days of the date of the Agreement. The Purchaser shall pay the remaining seventy-five percent (75%) of the Purchase Price at the closing which shall take place on the date mutually agreed by the parties, subject to the closing conditions contained in the Agreement. On the date the Agreement was signed, the Purchaser also entered into a Lock-Up Agreement with the Company, whereby the Purchaser agreed not to transfer the Shares until May 26, 2017. Upon the Company’s prior written approval, the lock-up restriction may be waived after May 26, 2016.
A copy of the Agreement and the Lock-Up Agreement are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 28, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the signing of the Agreement and the Lock-Up Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 10.1 | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 26, 2015 |
| 10.2 | Lock-Up Agreement, dated May 26, 2015 |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 28, 2015 |
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: May 28, 2015 | CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Handong Cheng |
| Name: Handong Cheng | |
Title: Chief Executive Officer |