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EX-99.1 - GENERAL STEEL HOLDINGS INC | v206176_ex99-1.htm |
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): December 21, 2010
General
Steel Holdings, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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001-33717
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41-2079252
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
Number)
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Room
2315, Kun Tai International Mansion Building, Yi No 12, Chaoyangmenwai
Ave.,
Chaoyang
District, Beijing 100020
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
+ 86 (10) 58797346
(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:
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Written communications pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to
Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On
December 21, 2010, General Steel Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press
release announcing that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of
up to an aggregate of one million (1,000,000) shares of its common stock as part
of a share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”). The
Share Repurchase Program does not have an expiration date and these repurchases
may be made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated
transactions in accordance with applicable laws. The press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by
reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
EXHIBITS.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release issued on December 21, 2010
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Forward-Looking
Statements
This
filing contains statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are only
predictions and are not guarantees of future performance. Investors
are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are and will be, as the
case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties, certain assumptions and
factors relating to the operations and business environments of General Steel
Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries that may cause the actual results of the
companies to be materially different from any future results expressed or
implied in such forward-looking statements. Although General Steel
Holdings, Inc. believes that the expectations and assumptions reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable based on information currently
available to its management, General Steel Holdings, Inc. cannot guarantee
future results or events. General Steel Holdings, Inc. expressly
disclaims a duty to update any of the forward-looking statement.
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
General
Steel Holdings, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
John Chen
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Name:
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John
Chen
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Dated:
December 21, 2010