8-K 1 f8k_082112.htm FORM 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): August 21, 2012
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada | 000-52672 | 20-4672080
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

No.3 Min Zhuang Road, Building 6, Yu Quan Hui Gu Tuspark, Haidian District, Beijing, PRC 100195
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

+86-10-51600828
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 21, 2012, ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release containing certain financial results for its second fiscal quarter and first half of 2012. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
As provided in General Instruction B.2 of SEC Form 8-K, such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Attached as Exhibit 99.2 is a slideshow presentation containing information about the Company’s business and certain other financial information that will be made available to investors participating in the Company’s conference call being held on August 21, 2012.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:

No. | Description
99.1 | Press Release dated August 21, 2012
99.2 | Corporate Presentation

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 21, 2012 | CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.

| By: | /s/ Handong Cheng

| Name: Handong Cheng
| Title: Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

No. | Description
99.1 | Press Release dated August 21, 2012
99.2 | Corporate Presentation