UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 July 2013
Commission File No.: 001-35273
COGO GROUP, INC.
Room 10001, Tower C, Skyworth Building,
High-Tech Industrial Park,
Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057, PRC
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.)
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Other Events.
On July 15, 2013, Cogo Group, Inc. ("Cogo") issued a press release announcing that Jeffrey Kang, its founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, submitted a proposal to the Cogo Board of Directors to purchase of approximately 30.5% of Cogo’s net assets, which, as of the first quarter of 2013, generated approximately 98.7% of Cogo’s revenues and 66.5% of Cogo’s gross profits, through a company Mr. Kang wholly owns, Brilliant Group Global Limited. The proposed purchase price is $80 million. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits:
| 99.1 | Press release dated July 15, 2013 |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| | COGO GROUP, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Andy Liu |
| | Name: | Andy Liu |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: July 17, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated July 15, 2013 |
