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 November 2015 | Commission File Number 001-36767 |
AVOLON HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
The Oval, Building 1
Shelbourne Road
Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Ireland
Telephone: +353 (1) 231 5800
(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-Fx | 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):¨
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
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) ):¨
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
On November 18, 2015, a meeting of the shareholders of Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd. was held, at which the shareholders voted to approve that certain Merger Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2015 (“Merger Agreement”) and the transactions contemplated thereby, subject to receipt of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) Approval (as defined in the Merger Agreement). The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are expected to close no later than the first quarter of 2016.
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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.
| AVOLON HOLDINGS LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Ed Riley | |
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| Name: Ed Riley | ||
| Title: General Counsel and Company Secretary | ||
Date: November 18, 2015
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