UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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): May 15, 2003
FORLINK SOFTWARE CORPORATION, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 0-18731 87-0438458
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Fang Yuan Mansion 9F, Zhongguancun South Road Yi No. 56,
Haidian District, Beijing, PRC 100044
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 011-8610 8802 6368
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
CHANGES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Effective May 15, 2003, the Board of Directors of the Registrant, in accordance
with the Registrant's Bylaws, increased the size of the current Board from three
to five directors and appointed two outside, independent directors to serve as
members of the Board until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The
Bylaws of the Registrant permit up to nine directors, and authorize the current
directors to increase the size of the Board from time to time and to fill newly
created vacancies until the next shareholder vote.
The new outside, independent directors are:
Guoliang Tian, director. Age 63. Currently, Mr. Tian is a Professor with the
Institute of Remote Sensing Applications at the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
where he has been employed since 1986, in charge of the study of natural
disaster monitoring and assessment. His areas of experience and interest involve
the use of remote sensing data to research and monitor geographic and
atmospheric changes. He has published 105 papers and 4 books. In 1965, Mr. Tian
received a degree in physics from Jilin University of China.
Yu Fang, director. Age 57. Currently Mr. Fang is a Professor at Peking
University, where he has been employed since 1987. He has served as the Vice
Director of the Institute of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System at
Peking University since 2001. From 1982 until 2000, he worked in the Department
of Computer Science & Technology at Peking University, and served as Vice
Chairman of the Department of Computer Science & Technology at Peking University
from 1987 to 1999. His areas of experience and interest are software
engineering, geographic information systems, management information systems, and
parallel processing and distribution systems. He has written 68 articles and 5
books. In 1982, Mr. Fang received a Masters Degree in Computer Science at Peking
University after graduating from the Department of Mathematics at Peking
University in 1968.
CHANGES TO MANAGEMENT
Effective May 15, 2003, the Board made several changes to the management
structure. As a result of these changes, the current executive officers of the
Registrant and their titles are as follows:
Name Title(s)
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Yi He.........................................................Chief Executive Officer, Chairman
Xiaoxia Zhao..................................................President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting
Officer, Treasurer
Hongkeung Lam.................................................Secretary
Each of the above named officers is also a director of the Registrant.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF MATERIAL CONTRACT
On May 15 ,2003, the Registrant issued a press release to disclose a new
contract with Beijing Mobile Communication Corp. Under the terms of this
contract, Forlink will supply hardware, system integration service and software
products for a Business Operation Support System Device Extension and
Integration Service project. The contract amount of this project is
approximately US$6.6 million.
The information contained in the press release is incorporated herein by
reference and filed as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are furnished in accordance with the provisions
of Item 601 of Regulation S-B.
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated May 15, 2003. (filed herewith).
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
FORLINK SOFTWARE CORPORATION, INC.
By: /s/ Xiaoxia Zhao
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Xiaoxia Zhao, President
Date: May 22, 2003
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated May 15, 2003. (filed herewith).