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

For the month of December, 2018

Commission File Number 001-33429

Acorn International, Inc. 

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

5/F, YueShang Plaza, 1 South Wuning Road, Shanghai 200042, People’ s Republic of China 

(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. Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release dated December 11, 2018

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.

Date: December 11, 2018

Acorn International, Inc
By:	/s/ Jacob Alexander Fisch
Name:	Jacob Alexander Fisch
Title:	Chief Executive officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Contact:
Acorn International, Inc.	Compass Investor Relations
Ms. Lei Li	Ms. Elaine Ketchmere, CFA
Email: leili@chinadrtv.com	Phone: +1-310-528-3031
www.acorninternationalir.com	Email: Eketchmere@compass-ir.com
	www.compassinvestorrelations.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Acorn International Announces Shareholder Resolutions Adopted at 2018 Annual General Meeting

SHANGHAI, China, December 11, 2018 – Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) (“Acorn” or the “Company”) today announced the resolutions that were adopted at its annual general meeting of shareholders held in Shanghai on December 10, 2018.

At the meeting, Acorn’s shareholders approved the re-election of Mr. Robert W. Roche, Mr. Urs P. Zimmerman, Mr. Pierre E. Cohade, Ms. Jenny Hseau-Jean Wang and Mr. Eric Haibing Wu to serve on the board of directors of the Company. Acorn’s shareholders also approved and ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton CPA LLP as the independent auditor of the Company for fiscal year 2018.

About Acorn International, Inc.

Acorn International is a leading marketing and branding company in China, leveraging a twenty-year direct marketing history to monetize brand IP, content creation and distribution, and product sales through digital media in China. Previously the leading TV infomercial company in China, Acorn today focuses on e-commerce and digital media through three divisions: 1) Product Division, 2) Content Division, and 3) Influencer Management Division.

For more information, please visit: http://www.acorninternationalir.com