CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 1 of 14 |
China Hydroelectric Corporation |
(Name of Issuer) |
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share |
(Title of Class of Securities) |
16949D101** |
(CUSIP Number) |
December 31, 2010 |
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
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Rule 13d-1(b)
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Rule 13d-1(c)
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Rule 13d-1(d)
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CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 2 of 14 |
1
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NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
China Environment Fund III, L.P. (“CEF III”)
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”) which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management , the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, and Messrs. Donald C. Ye, Shelby Chen, Michael Li, Larry Zhang and Ian Zhu, the members of the CEF III Investment Committee (the “Investment Committee Members”), may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER
See response to row 5
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management, the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole dispositive power, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared dispositive power with respect to these shares.
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 7
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
7,838,595
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10
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
o
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.1%
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 3 of 14 |
1
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NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
China Environment Fund III Management, L.P (“CEF III Management”)
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management, the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER
See response to row 5
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management, the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole dispositive power, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared dispositive power with respect to these shares.
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 7
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
7,838,595
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10
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
o
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 4 of 14 |
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NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
China Environment Fund III Holdings Ltd.(“CEF III Holdings”)
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management, the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER
See response to row 5
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management, the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole dispositive power, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared dispositive power with respect to these shares.
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 7
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
7,838,595
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10
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
o
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.1%
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 5 of 14 |
1
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NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Donald C. Ye
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
See response to row 6
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management , the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 8
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III , except that CEF III Management , the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole dispositive power, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared dispositive power with respect to these shares.
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
7,838,595
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10
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
o
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.1%
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 6 of 14 |
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NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Shelby Chen
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER
See response to row 6
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management, the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 8
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management, the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole dispositive power, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared dispositive power with respect to these shares.
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
7,838,595
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||
10
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
o
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.1%
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 7 of 14 |
NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Michael Li
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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SEC USE ONLY
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
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NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
See response to row 6
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III , except that CEF III Management , the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared power to vote these ADRs.
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 8
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management, the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole dispositive power, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared dispositive power with respect to these ADRs.
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
7,838,595
|
||
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
o
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||
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.1%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 8 of 14 |
NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Larry Zhang
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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SEC USE ONLY
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
The Peoples Republic of China
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NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER
See response to row 6
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by, 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management, the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 8
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management, the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole dispositive power, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared dispositive power with respect to these shares.
|
||
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
7,838,595
|
|||
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
o
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.1%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 9 of 14 |
NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Ian Zhu
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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SEC USE ONLY
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
See response to row 6
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management, the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 8
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,838,595 Ordinary shares as represented by 2,612,865 ADRs which are directly owned by CEF III, except that CEF III Management, the general partner of CEF III, and CEF III Holdings, the general partner of CEF III Management, may each be deemed to have sole dispositive power, and the Investment Committee Members may be deemed to have shared dispositive power with respect to these shares.
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||
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
7,838,595
|
|||
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
o
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|||
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.1%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 10 of 14 |
ITEM 1(A).
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NAME OF ISSUER
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China Hydroelectric Corporation
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ITEM 1(B).
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ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
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25B, New Poly Plaza, No.1 North Chaoyangmen Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, PRC 100010
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ITEM 2(A).
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NAME OF PERSONS FILING
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CEF III, CEF III Management, CEF III Holdings, and Messrs. Donald C. Ye, Shelby Chen, Michael Li, Larry Zhang and Ian Zhu. The foregoing entities and individuals are collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.”
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ITEM 2(B).
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ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE
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ITEM 2(C).
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CITIZENSHIP
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CEF III and CEF III Management are Cayman Island exempted limited partnerships, CEF III Holdings is Cayman Islands exempted company, Messrs. Ye, Chen and Zhu are United States citizens, Mr. Zhang is a citizen of The People’s Republic of China, and Mr. Li is a Canadian citizen.
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ITEM 2(D).
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TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES AND CUSIP NUMBER
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Ordinary Shares, par value $.001 per share. The Reporting Persons beneficially own ADRs of Ordinary shares., each ADR represents three Ordinary shares.
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ITEM 2(E).
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CUSIP NUMBER
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16949D101*
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*CUSIP Number for the ADRs which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The Ordinary Shares do not have a CUSIP Number.
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ITEM 3.
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Not Applicable
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CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 11 of 14 |
ITEM 4.
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OWNERSHIP
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The approximate percentages of Ordinary Shares reported as beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is based upon 153,295,516 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2010 as provided to Reporting Persons by the Issuer.
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The following information with respect to the ownership of the ordinary shares of the issuer by the Reporting Persons filing this Statement is provided as of December 31, 2010:
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(a)
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Amount beneficially owned:
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See Row 9 of cover page for each Reporting Person.
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(b)
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Percent of Class:
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See Row 11 of cover page for each Reporting Person.
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(c)
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Number of shares as to which such person has:
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(i)
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Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
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See Row 5 of cover page for each Reporting Person.
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(ii)
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Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
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(iii)
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Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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(iv)
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Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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See Row 8 of cover page for each Reporting Person.
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ITEM 5.
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OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
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Not applicable.
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ITEM 6.
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OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
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Under certain circumstances set forth in the limited partnership agreements of CEF III and CEF III Management and the operating agreement of CEF III Holdings, the general and limited partners or members of each such entity, as applicable, may be deemed to have the right to receive dividends from, or the proceeds from, the sale of shares of the issuer owned by each such entity of which they are a partner or member, as applicable.
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CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 12 of 14 |
ITEM 7.
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IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY
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Not applicable.
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ITEM 8.
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IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
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Not applicable.
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ITEM 9.
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
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Not applicable.
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ITEM 10.
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CERTIFICATION.
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Not applicable.
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CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 13 of 14 |
CHINA ENVIRONMENT FUND III, L.P.
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By: China Environment Fund III Management, L.P., its general partner | |||
By: China Environment Fund III Holdings Ltd., its general partner | |||
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By:
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/s/ Donald C. Ye | |
Donald C. Ye, Director |
CHINA ENVIRONMENT FUND III MANAGEMENT, L.P. | |||
By: China Environment Fund III Holdings Ltd., its general partner | |||
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By:
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/s/ Donald C. Ye | |
Donald C. Ye, Director |
CHINA ENVIRONMENT FUND III HOLDINGS LTD. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Donald C. Ye | |
Donald C. Ye, Director | |||
/s/ DONALD C. YE | |||
DONALD C. YE | |||
/s/ SHELBY CHEN | |||
SHELBY CHEN | |||
/s/ MICHAEL LI | |||
MICHAEL LI | |||
/s/ LARRY ZHANG | |||
LARRY ZHANG | |||
/s/ IAN ZHU | |||
IAN ZHU |
CUSIP No: 16949D101 | Page 14 of 14 |
CHINA ENVIRONMENT FUND III, L.P.
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By: China Environment Fund III Management, L.P., its general partner | |||
By: China Environment Fund III Holdings Ltd., its general partner | |||
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By:
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/s/ Donald C. Ye | |
Donald C. Ye, Director |
CHINA ENVIRONMENT FUND III MANAGEMENT, L.P. | |||
By: China Environment Fund III Holdings Ltd., its general partner | |||
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By:
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/s/ Donald C. Ye | |
Donald C. Ye, Director |
CHINA ENVIRONMENT FUND III HOLDINGS LTD. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Donald C. Ye | |
Donald C. Ye, Director | |||
/s/ DONALD C. YE | |||
DONALD C. YE | |||
/s/ SHELBY CHEN | |||
SHELBY CHEN | |||
/s/ MICHAEL LI | |||
MICHAEL LI | |||
/s/ LARRY ZHANG | |||
LARRY ZHANG | |||
/s/ IAN ZHU | |||
IAN ZHU |