Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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): September 24, 2009 (September 23 ,
2009)
China
Automotive Systems, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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000-3123
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33-0885775
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission File
Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.)
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Identification No.)
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No.
1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development Zone
Shashi
District, Jing Zhou City
Hubei
Province
People’s
Republic of China
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (86) 27-5981 8527
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:
¨ Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other Events
Further
to the report on Form 8-K filed by China Automotive Systems, Inc., the “Company”, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2009, regarding the extension of the
applicable holder mandatory redemption date of the senior convertible notes all
dated February 15, 2008, from July 23, 2009 to September 23, 2009, the Company
received a letter dated September 22, 2009 from the joint and several
provisional liquidator acting for and on behalf of Lehman Brothers Commercial
Corporation Asia Limited, the “LBCCA”, stating that upon the
Company’s acceptance of the revocation, all holder redemption notices dated
April 24, 2009 shall be immediately revoked as if they were never issued, and
the letter and the revocation do not purport to amend, restate or supplement any
other terms and conditions under the three Notes and Securities Purchase
Agreement dated 1 February 2008 between the Company and LBCCA. The
Company accepted such revocation on September 23, 2009.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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China
Automotive Systems, Inc.
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(Registrant)
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Date: September
24, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Hanlin Chen
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Hanlin
Chen
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Chairman
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