UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): June 28, 2011
CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-33771
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20-178991
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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Suite 08, 20/F, One International Financial Centre, 1 Harbour View Street
Central, Hong Kong
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (852) 3960 6506
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
ChinaCast Education Corporation (“ChinaCast”) (Nasdaq GS:CAST), a leading post-secondary education and e-learning services provider in China, today provided clarification regarding its corporate history.
In a June 22, 2011 article about Chinese reverse merger companies listed on U.S. exchanges, Bloomberg inadvertently included ChinaCast on the list of companies in the Bloomberg China Reverse Mergers Index (CHINARTO:IND).
ChinaCast went public in May 2004 through an Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) on the Singapore Stock Exchange (“SGX”). In December 2006, the Company was acquired through a public tender offer by Great Wall Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition corporation (“SPAC”) listed on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTC: GWAQ). On August 10, 2007, the Company terminated its listing from the SGX and in October 2007, ChinaCast moved its listing from the OTC to the NASDAQ Global Market.
Bloomberg has since corrected the error by removing ChinaCast from the Bloomberg China Reverse Mergers Index.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: June 28, 2011
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CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Antonio Sena | |
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Name: Antonio Sena
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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