SC 13G/A 1 d301396dsc13ga.htm SC 13G/A SC 13G/A

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

(Amendment No. 3)*

 

 

CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

16949H102

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2011

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

x Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

13G

 

CUSIP No. 16949H102     Page 2 of 8 Pages

 

  1.   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

 

Sansar Capital Asia Pte. Ltd.

  2.  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    Singapore

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

    5.    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    —

   6.   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    2,222,473 shares1

   7.   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    —

   8.   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    2,222,473 shares1

  9.

  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    2,222,473 shares1

10.

  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨

 

11.

  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

    9.81% based on 22,646,540 shares outstanding2

12.

  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    IA

 

1 

Includes 500,000 shares attributable to Series A-2 Warrants to purchase Common Stock (the “Warrants”) which are currently exercisable.

2 

The number of shares outstanding is based upon the sum of 22,146,540 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2011 plus the Warrants, which are beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

 

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13G

 

CUSIP No. 16949H102     Page 3 of 8 Pages

 

  1.   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

 

Sansar Capital Management, L.L.C.

  2.  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

    5.    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    —

   6.   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    2,222,473 shares3

   7.   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    —

   8.   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    2,222,473 shares3

  9.

  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    2,222,473 shares3

10.

  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨

 

11.

  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

    9.81% based on 22,646,540 shares outstanding4

12.

  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    IA

 

3 

Includes 500,000 shares attributable to Series A-2 Warrants to purchase Common Stock (the “Warrants”) which are currently exercisable.

4 

The number of shares outstanding is based upon the sum of 22,146,540 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2011 plus the Warrants, which are beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

 

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SCHEDULE 13G

 

Item 1  

(a)

    Name of Issuer:      
    

CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.

      
         1  

(b)

    Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:      
    

No. 3 Min Zhuang Road, Building 6

Yu Quan Hui Gu Tuspark, Haidan District

Beijing, PRC 100195

      
Item 2  

(a)

    Name of Person Filing:      
    

This statement is being filed on behalf of Sansar Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Sansar Capital Management”), and Sansar Capital Asia Pte. Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Singapore (“Sansar Asia” and together with Sansar Capital Management, the “Reporting Persons”). Sanjay Motwani is the managing member of Sansar Family I, L.L.C., which is the managing member of Sansar Capital Management. Sansar Capital Asia L.P., a limited partnership organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands is the sole shareholder of Sansar Asia. Sansar International L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of Sansar Capital Asia, L.P. Sanjay Motwani is the managing member of Sansar International L.L.C. All of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons are directly held by a fund to which Sansar Capital Management and Sansar Asia act as investment advisors (the “Fund”).

      
         2  

(b)

    Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:      
    

The principal business address of each of the reporting persons is 16 Raffles Quay #40-02, Hong Leong Building, Singapore 048581.

      
         2  

(c)

    Citizenship:      
    

Sansar Capital Asia Pte. Ltd. Is a company organized under the laws of Singapore. Sansar Capital Asia is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Sansar International L.L.C. is a Delaware limited liability company. Sanjay Motwani is a United Kingdom citizen. Sansar Family I, L.L.C. is a Delaware limited liability company. Sansar Capital Management, L.L.C. is a Delaware limited liability company.

      
         2  

(d)

    Title of Class of Securities:      
    

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share

      
         2  

(e)

    CUSIP Number:      
    

16949H102

      
Item 3   If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:   
  Not Applicable   
  (a)    ¨    Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
  (b)    ¨    Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
  (c)    ¨    Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
  (d)    ¨    Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
  (e)    ¨    An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
  (f)    ¨    An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
  (g)    ¨    A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
  (h)    ¨    A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
  (i)    ¨    A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
  (j)    ¨    A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
  (k)    ¨    Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:                     .

 

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Item 4    Ownership:      
  

With respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock of ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (the “Issuer”) by the reporting persons, see Items 5 through 11 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13G/A, which are incorporated herein by reference.

      
Item 5    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:   
  

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following    ¨

   
Item 6    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:      
  

Not Applicable.

      
Item 7    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
  

Not Applicable.

Item 8    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:      
  

Not Applicable.

      
Item 9    Notice of Dissolution of Group:      
  

Not Applicable.

      
Item 10    Certification:      
   By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.      

 

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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

SANSAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
By:   Sansar Family I, L.L.C.,
  its Managing Member
By:  

/s/ Richard B. Astorga

  Richard B. Astorga
  Authorized Signatory

 

SANSAR CAPITAL ASIA PTE. LTD.
By:  

/s/ Richard B. Astorga

  Richard B. Astorga
  Chief Operating Officer & CFO

February 14, 2012

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit I - Agreement Regarding the Joint Filing of Schedule 13G/A

 

Page 7 of 8 Pages

Exhibit I

AGREEMENT REGARDING

THE JOINT FILING OF SCHEDULE 13G/A

The undersigned hereby agree as follows:

 

  (i) Each of them is individually eligible to use the Schedule 13G/A to which this Exhibit is attached, and such Schedule 13G/A is filed on behalf of each of them; and

 

  (ii) Each of them is responsible for the timely filing of such Schedule 13G/A and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein; but none of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

Dated: February 14, 2012

 

SANSAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
By:   Sansar Family I, L.L.C.,
  its Managing Member
By:  

/s/ Richard B. Astorga

  Richard B. Astorga
  Authorized Signatory

 

SANSAR CAPITAL ASIA PTE. LTD.
By:  

/s/ Richard B. Astorga

  Richard B. Astorga
  Chief Operating Officer & CFO

 

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