UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 12, 2014
China Commercial Credit, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36055 | 45-4077653 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
No. 1688, Yunli Road, Tongli
Wujiang, Jiangsu Province
People’s Republic of China
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(86-0512) 6396-0022
(Issuer’s telephone number)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Based on the Chief Financial Officer’s review of the books and records of China Commercial Credit, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company has made a preliminary determination that following the close of the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014, RMB 7 million (approximately $1.1 million) was transferred from the bank account of Wujiang Luxiang Information Technology Consulting, Co. Ltd. (“WFOE”), the Company’s wholly-owned indirect subsidiary without authorization to the personal account of a former executive officer of the Company, who was still an executive officer at the time of the transfer. The funds were supposed to be used for the purpose of increasing the registered capital account of Wujiang Luxiang Rural Microcredit Co. Ltd, the Company’s operating affiliate controlled by WFOE. The Company has sought return of the funds but to date has not recovered them. The Company’s Board of Directors is exploring all means, including legal avenues, to recover the funds and has formed a Special Committee to undertake an internal review of the circumstances surrounding the transfer and has delegated and designated the necessary power, authority and resources to the Special Committee to expeditiously conduct such review, including utilizing legal counsel and other third-party experts to assist with the review.
On September 11, 2014, the NASDAQ Stock Market announced that trading was halted in the Company’s common stock for “additional information requested” from the Company and that trading will remain halted until the Company has fully satisfied NASDAQ’s request for additional information.
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.
| CHINA COMMERCIAL CREDIT, INC. | |||
| Date: September 12, 2014 | By: | /s/ Long Yi | |
| Name: | Long Yi | ||
| Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||