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):  May 30, 2012
 
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
Nevada
 
000-52672
 
90-0617940
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
No.3 Min Zhuang Road, Building 6,
Yu Quan Hui Gu Tuspark, Haidian District, Beijing, PRC 100195
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 011-86-51600828
 
 
____________________________________
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On May 30, 2012, ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), which stated that, based upon the closing bid price for the last 30 consecutive business days, the Company no longer meets the requirement set forth in Nasdaq Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1 per share (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”).  In accordance with Nasdaq Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided with a period of 180 calendar days, or until November 26, 2012, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule.  The Company may regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule if the bid price of its common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days at any time prior to November 26, 2012.

The Company will consider available options to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule by November 26, 2012.

 
 
 

 
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.
 
 
Dated:  June 5, 2012 CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
     
     
  By:
/s/ Handong Cheng
  Name:
Handong Cheng
  Title:   
Chief Executive Officer