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): January 20, 2009
FUQI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-33758 | 20-1579407 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
5/F., Block 1, Shi Hua Industrial Zone Cui Zhu Road North Shenzhen, 518019 People’s Republic of China | N/A |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | +86 (755) 2580-1888 |
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:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 20, 2009, Heung Sang Fong tendered his resignation as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development of Fuqi International, Inc. (the “Company”), effective January 31, 2009, to pursue other business opportunities. After the effective date of his resignation, Mr. Fong will continue as a consultant to the Company through May 2009.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 23, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Fong’s resignation. A copy of the January 23, 2009 press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and the information therein is incorporated herein by reference.
The information reported under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 23, 2009 |
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.
Date: January 23, 2009 | FUQI INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
| By: | Yu Kwai Chong | ||
| Name | Yu Kwai Chong | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 23, 2009 |
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