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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): December 16, 2009
 
CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
000-50550
20-0178991
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


Suite 08, 20/F, One International Financial Centre, 1 Harbour View Street,
Central, Hong Kong
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (852) 3960-6506
 
____________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
On December 16, 2009, ChinaCast Education Corporation (the “Company”) closed the sale of an additional 889,500 shares of common stock at the public offering price of $6.85 per share, pursuant to the over-allotment option exercised in full by Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”) in connection with its public offering that closed on December 7, 2009. The exercise of the over-allotment option brings the total number of shares sold by the Company in this public offering to 6,819,500 and the total gross proceeds to $46.7 million. The aggregate net proceeds received by the Company totaled approximately $43.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company. Roth acted as the lead underwriter for the offering.
 
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:  December 17, 2009
CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION
  
       
 
By:
/s/ Antonio Sena  
   
Name: Antonio Sena
  
   
Title:   Chief Financial Officer