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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2012.
Commission File Number 001-33878
Gushan Environmental Energy Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
No. 37, Golden Pond Road, Golden Mountain Industrial District, Fuzhou City,
Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ¨ No x
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: March 9, 2012 | By | /s/ Frank Ngai Chi Chan | ||
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Frank Ngai Chi Chan Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | ||||
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For further information, please contact:
| US | Asia | |
| Elizabeth Cheek | Rico Ngai | |
| Hill & Knowlton (New York) | Hill & Knowlton (Hong Kong) | |
| Tel: (1) 212 885 0682 | Tel: (852) 2894 6204 | |
| Email:elizabeth.cheek@hillandknowlton.com | Email:rico.ngai@hillandknowlton.com.hk |
Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Special Committee
Selects Financial and Legal Advisors
New York, March 9, 2012 — Gushan Environmental Energy Limited (“Gushan” or the “Company”; NYSE: GU), a leading producer of biodiesel and manufacturer of recycled copper products in China, today announced that the special committee of its Board of Directors, formed to consider a proposal by Mr. Jianqiu Yu, Chairman and Principal Executive Officer of Gushan, to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company not currently owned, legally or beneficially, by Mr. Yu in a “going-private” transaction (the “Proposed Transaction”), has retained PiperJaffray as its financial advisor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as its international legal counsel, and Walkers as its Cayman Islands legal counsel to assist the special committee in its work.
The special committee is continuing its evaluation of the Proposed Transaction. No assurance can be given that any definitive offer will be made, that any agreement will be executed or that this or any other transaction will be approved or consummated.
About Gushan Environmental Energy Limited
Gushan is a leader in the China biodiesel industry, in terms of annual production capacity, and one of the leading biodiesel producers in Asia, in terms of nominal capacity. Gushan produces biodiesel, a renewable, clean-burning and biodegradable fuel and a raw material used to produce chemical products, primarily from used cooking oil, and by-products from biodiesel production, including glycerine and plant asphalt. Gushan sells biodiesel directly to users, such as marine vessel operators and chemical factories, as well as to petroleum wholesalers and individual retail gas stations. The Company has seven production facilities, located in the Sichuan, Hebei, Fujian and Hunan provinces and in Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, with a combined annual production capacity of 490,000 tons. Gushan’s Sichuan production facility is currently in operation. Gushan also operates a copper products business through Engen Investments Limited (“Engen”), a 75%-owned subsidiary, that manufactures copper rods, copper wires, copper granules and copper pads primarily from recycled copper. Currently, Engen has two plants, with a daily production capacity of approximately 210 tons of recycled copper products.
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