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 ofAugust 2012
Commission File Number 001-34609
CHINA HYDROELECTRIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | Bldg A #2105, Ping’An International Financial Center, No. 3 Xinyuan South Road, Chao Yang District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China 100027 Tel: (86-10) 6492-8483 | |
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CHINA HYDROELECTRIC CORPORATION
FORM 6-K
On August 31, 2012, the board of directors of China Hydroelectric Corporation (the “Board”) provided initial written response through counsel to a letter dated August 21, 2012, subsequently supplemented by a letter dated August 30, 2012, from a group of shareholders. A copy of the Board’s written response is attached to this Current Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| | CHINA HYDROELECTRIC CORPORATION |
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| | By: | /s/ John Kuhns |
| | | John Kuhns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: August 31, 2012
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1 Letter dated August 31, 2011 to certain shareholders dated August 31, 2012
