SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2012

 


 

SINO-GLOBAL SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Virginia   001-34024   11-3588546

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

136-56 39th Avenue, Room #305

Flushing, New York 11354

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(718) 888-1814

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

  

 
 

 

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

 

On December 19, 2012, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that it formed a subsidiary in Canada to provide services for ships loading commodities at Canadian ports and delivering them to China. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

 

Not Applicable.

 

(b) Pro forma financial information.

 

Not Applicable.

 

(c) Shell company transactions.

 

Not Applicable.

 

(d) Exhibits.
  99.1 Press release, dated December 19, 2012, entitled “Sino-Global Announces Establishment of a Wholly-Owned Canadian Subsidiary, Sino-Global Shipping Canada Inc.”
   

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  SINO-GLOBAL SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Cao Lei
    Cao Lei
    Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: December 19, 2012

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number   Description of Exhibit
     
99.1   Press release, dated December 19, 2012, entitled “Sino-Global Announces Establishment of a Wholly-Owned Canadian Subsidiary, Sino-Global Shipping Canada Inc.”

 

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