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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): May 27, 2014

 

YONGYE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Nevada 001-34444 20-8051010
     
(State of Incorporation)  (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

6th Floor, Suite 608, Xue Yuan International Tower,

No. 1 Zhichun Road, Haidian District, Beijing, PRC

 

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

+86 10 8232 8866

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

(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 registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

x  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))

 

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Item 8.01Other Event

 

On May 27, 2014, Yongye International, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass Lewis & Co., LLC, two leading independent proxy advisory firms, have recommended that the Company’s shareholders vote FOR the amended proposed merger transaction for $7.10 per share in cash, as contemplated in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 23, 2013, as amended on April 9, 2014, among the Company, Full Alliance International Limited, Yongye International Limited and Yongye International Merger Sub Limited. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number   Description
     
99.1   Press Release dated May 27, 2014

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: May 27, 2014

 

  YONGYE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
   
  By:   /s/ Zishen Wu
  Name:  Zishen Wu
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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