Form 6-K

China Finance Online Co. Limited

Date: January 20, 2012

/s/ Jun Wang

Name: Jun Wang

Title: Chief Financial Officer

0001193125-12-018719.txt : 20120120 0001193125-12-018719.hdr.sgml : 20120120 20120120163103 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-018719 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120120 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120120 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120120 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: China Finance Online Co. LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001297830 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: K3 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-50975 FILM NUMBER: 12537321 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9TH FLOOR OF TOWER C, CORPORATE SQUARE, STREET 2: NO. 35 FINANCIAL STREET, XICHENG DISTRIC CITY: BEIJING STATE: F4 ZIP: 100032 BUSINESS PHONE: (86-10) 58325288 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9TH FLOOR OF TOWER C, CORPORATE SQUARE, STREET 2: NO. 35 FINANCIAL STREET, XICHENG DISTRIC CITY: BEIJING STATE: F4 ZIP: 100032 6-K 1 d285520d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K

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

January 20, 2012

Commission File Number: 000-50975

China Finance Online Co. Limited

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Hong Kong

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

9th Floor of Tower C, Corporate Square

NO.35 Financial Street, Xicheng District

Beijing, China 100033

(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:

þ Form 20-F ¨ 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): ¨

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): ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: ¨ Yes þ No

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): n/a

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release

EX-99.1 2 d285520dex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CHINA FINANCE ONLINE ANNOUNCES

THE ELECTION OF A NEW INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

BEIJING, January 20, 2012 — China Finance Online Co. Limited (Nasdaq: JRJC) (“CFO” or the “Company”), a leading Chinese online financial information and listed company data provider, announces that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved the increase of the Board’s size and the election of Mr. Neo Chee Beng (“Mr. Neo”) as an independent director and a member of each of the Board’s audit committee and compensation committee, effective immediately.

With the appointment of Mr. Neo, the Board now has a total of six (6) directors, including four (4) independent directors.

Mr. Neo, 51, is an executive director and the Chief Compliance Officer of Persistent Asset Management Pte Ltd (“Persistent Asset Management”), an exempt fund manager registered with the monetary authority of Singapore. Mr. Neo has been an independent director of LottVision Ltd, a company listed in the Singapore Stock Exchange, and also serves on its audit committee. Mr. Neo was a former Vice President of investments at Vertex Management II Pte Ltd (“Vertex Management II”), an affiliate of Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd, where he headed its Beijing office from year 2000 to early 2005. Mr. Neo was the finance manager of the Singapore Stock Exchange-listed Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd, where he assisted the general manager of finance. Mr. Neo had years of auditing experience with international audit firms including Moores Rowland and Ernest & Young. He received his education in Singapore from Hwa Chong Junior College and received professional accountancy training. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom and a member of Singapore Institute of Directors.

Mr. Zhao Zhiwei, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said, “We are delighted to welcome Mr. Neo as our new independent director. We hope that Mr. Neo’s extensive financial experience and his experience with public companies will help the Company enhance its internal controls and strengthen its market position.”

About China Finance Online Co. Limited

China Finance Online Co. Limited is the technology-driven, user-focused market leader in China in providing vertically integrated financial services and products including news, data, analytics and brokerage-related services through web portals, desktop solutions and mobile handsets. Through its web portals, http://www.jrj.com and http://www.stockstar.com, the Company provides individual users with subscription-based service packages that integrate financial and listed-company data, information and analytics from multiple sources with features and functions such as data and information search, retrieval, delivery, storage and analysis. These features and functions are delivered through proprietary software available by download, through the internet or through mobile handsets. Through its subsidiary, Genius, the Company provides financial information database and analytics to institutional customers including domestic securities and investment firms. Through its subsidiary, Daily Growth, the Company provides securities brokerage services for stocks listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

For further information please contact:

Julie Zhu

Investor Relations

China Finance Online Co. Limited

Tel: (+86-10) 5832-5288

Email: ir@jrj.com