SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 14

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 14)*

 

 

UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP.

 

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.00375 per share

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

918076100

 

(CUSIP Number)

Shah Capital Management, Inc.

8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 630

Raleigh, NC 27615

Telephone: +1 (919) 719-6360

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

August 6, 2015

 

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨

 

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100  

 

  1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Shah Capital Management, Inc.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

North Carolina

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

10,649,369

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

10,649,369

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

10,649,3691

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

28.6%2

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IA

 

1  Includes (i) 1,730,000 Ordinary Shares managed by Shah Management in separately managed accounts, and (ii) 8,919,369 Ordinary Shares owned by Shah Opportunity. Shah Management is the investment manager of Shah Opportunity. Mr. Shah is the president and chief investment officer of Shah Management.
2  Percentage calculated based on 37,201,620 Ordinary Shares outstanding.

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100  

 

  1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Shah Capital Opportunity Fund LP

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

8,919,369

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

8,919,369

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

8,919,3693

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

23.9%4

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

3  Includes 8,919,369 Ordinary Shares. Shah Capital LLC is the general partner of Shah Opportunity. Mr. Shah is the managing member of Shah Capital LLC.
4  Percentage calculated based on 37,201,620 Ordinary Shares outstanding.

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100  

 

  1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Himanshu H. Shah

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

433,691

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

10,649,369

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

433,691

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

10,649,369

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

10,649,3695

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

28.6%6

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

5  Includes (i) 1,730,000 Ordinary Shares in separately managed accounts managed by Shah Management, which includes 433,691 Ordinary Shares in the name of Mr. Shah and (ii) 8,919,369 Ordinary Shares owned by Shah Opportunity. Mr. Shah is the president and chief investment officer of Shah Management. Shah Capital LLC is the general partner of Shah Opportunity. Mr. Shah is the managing member of Shah Capital LLC.
6  Percentage calculated based on 37,201,620 Ordinary Shares outstanding.

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100  

 

  1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Hong Liang Lu

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

1,090,563

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,090,563

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,090,5637

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

2.9%8

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

7  Includes (i) 957,552 Ordinary Shares, (ii) 26,925 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Lu Charitable Remainder Trust, of which Mr. Lu is the trustee, (iii) 16,408 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of the Lu Family Trust, of which Mr. Lu is a trustee and of which Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries, (iv) 76,333 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of The Lu Family Limited Partnership, of which Mr. Lu is a general partner, and (v) 13,345 Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Lu that are exercisable currently or within 60 days of the date hereof.
8  Percentage calculated based on 37,201,620 Ordinary Shares outstanding.

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100  

 

  1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Lu Charitable Remainder Trust

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

California

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

26,925

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,925

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

26,9259

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.1%10

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

OO

 

9  Includes 26,925 Ordinary Shares. Mr. Lu is the trustee of Lu Charitable Trust.
10  Percentage calculated based on 37,201,620 Ordinary Shares outstanding.

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100  

 

  1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Lu Family Trust

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

California

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

16,408

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

16,408

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

16,40811

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.0%12

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

OO

 

11 Includes 16,408 Ordinary Shares. Mr. Lu is a trustee of Lu Family Trust, of which Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries.
12 Percentage calculated based on 37,201,620 Ordinary Shares outstanding.

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100  

 

  1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

The Lu Family Limited Partnership

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

76,333

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

76,333

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

76,33313

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.2%14

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

13 Includes 76,333 Ordinary Shares. Mr. Lu is a general partner of Lu Family Partnership.
14 Percentage calculated based on 37,201,620 Ordinary Shares outstanding.

 

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This Amendment No. 14 is being filed jointly by Shah Capital Management, Inc. (“Shah Management”), Shah Capital Opportunity Fund LP (“Shah Opportunity”), Himanshu H. Shah (“Mr. Shah”), Hong Liang Lu (“Mr. Lu”), Lu Charitable Remainder Trust (“Lu Charitable Trust”), Lu Family Trust (“Lu Family Trust”) and The Lu Family Limited Partnership (“Lu Family Partnership”, together with Shah Opportunity, Mr. Shah, Mr. Lu, Lu Charitable Trust and Lu Family Trust, the “Reporting Persons”). The Reporting Persons have entered into a joint filing agreement, dated as of March 27, 2013, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 1. Security and Issuer.

This Schedule 13D relates to the ordinary shares, par value US$0.00375 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of UTStarcom Holdings Corp. (the “Company” or “Issuer”). The Company’s principal executive office is located at Level 6, Hennessy Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

Shah Management is a registered investment adviser incorporated in North Carolina. The address of its principal office is 8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 630, Raleigh, NC 27615. Mr. Shah is the President and Chief Investment Officer of Shah Management.

Shah Opportunity is a Delaware Limited Partnership with its principal office at 8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 630, Raleigh, NC 27615. The general partner of Shah Opportunity is Shah Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, whose principal office is at 8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 630, Raleigh, NC 27615. Mr. Shah is the Managing Member of Shah Capital LLC.

Mr. Shah is a citizen of the United States and his principal occupation is the president and chief investment officer of Shah Management. Mr. Shah’s principal business address is 8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 630, Raleigh, NC 27615.

Mr. Lu is a citizen of the United States and his principal occupation is a director of the Company. Mr. Lu’s principal business address is 10 Cassia Road, #1B, Yau Yut Chuen, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.

Lu Charitable Trust is organized under the laws of the State of California and its principal business is managing investments for the Lu family. Lu Charitable Trust’s principal business address is 1 Lakeside Drive, #1802 Oakland, CA 94612. Mr. Lu is the trustee of Lu Charitable Trust.

Lu Family Trust is organized under the laws of the State of California and its principal business is managing investments for the Lu family. Lu Family Trust’s principal business address is 1 Lakeside Drive, #1802 Oakland, CA 94612. Mr. Lu is a trustee of Lu Family Trust, of which Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries.

Lu Family Partnership is a Delaware limited partnership and its principal business is managing investments for the Lu family. Lu Family Partnership’s principal business address is 1 Lakeside Drive, #1802 Oakland, CA 94612. Mr. Lu is the general partner of Lu Family Partnership.

None of the Reporting Persons has, during the past five years, been convicted of any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), nor been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

N/A

 

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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

The information set forth in Item 6 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a)-(b) The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares of the Company for each of the Reporting Persons as of August 6, 2015.

 

Name    Shares
Beneficially
Owned
    

Percentage

of Total

   

Sole

Voting
Power

     Shared
Voting
Power
     Sole
Dispositive
Power
     Shared
Dispositive
Power
 

Shah Management(1)

     10,649,369         28.6     —           10,649,369         —           10,649,369   

Shah Opportunity(2)

     8,919,369         23.9     —           8,919,369         —           8,919,369   

Mr. Shah(3)

     10,649,369         28.6     433,691         10,649,369         433,691         10,649,369   

Mr. Lu(4)

     1,090,563         2.9     1,090,563         —           1,090,563         —     

Lu Charitable Trust(5)

     26,925         0.1     26,925         —           26,925         —     

Lu Family Trust(6)

     16,408         0.0     16,408         —           16,408         —     

Lu Family Partnership(7)

     76,333         0.2     76,333         —           76,333         —     

 

 

(1) Includes (i) 1,730,000 Ordinary Shares managed by Shah Management in separately managed accounts, and (ii) 8,919,369 Ordinary Shares owned by Shah Opportunity. Shah Management is the investment manager of Shah Opportunity. Mr. Shah is the president and chief investment officer of Shah Management.
(2) Includes 8,919,369 Ordinary Shares. Shah Capital LLC is the general partner of Shah Opportunity. Mr. Shah is the managing member of Shah Capital LLC.
(3) Includes (i) 1,730,000 Ordinary Shares in separately managed accounts managed by Shah Management, which includes 433,691 Ordinary Shares in the name of Mr. Shah, and (ii) 8,919,369 Ordinary Shares owned by Shah Opportunity. Mr. Shah is the president and chief investment officer of Shah Management. Shah Capital LLC is the general partner of Shah Opportunity. Mr. Shah is the managing member of Shah Capital LLC.
(4) Includes (i) 957,552 Ordinary Shares, (ii) 26,925 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Lu Charitable Trust, of which Mr. Lu is the trustee, (iii) 16,408 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of the Lu Family Trust, of which Mr. Lu is a trustee and of which Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries, (iv) 76,333 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of The Lu Family Limited Partnership, of which Mr. Lu is a general partner, and (v) 13,345 Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Lu that are exercisable currently or within 60 days of the date hereof. Under the Term Sheet described in Item 6, the purchaser named therein is required to purchase such 13,345 shares only if Mr. Lu has exercised these options prior to the closing date for the transaction.
(5) Includes 26,925 Ordinary Shares. Mr. Lu is the trustee of Lu Charitable Trust.
(6) Includes 16,408 Ordinary Shares. Mr. Lu is the trustee of Lu Family Trust, of which Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries.
(7) Includes 76,333 Ordinary Shares. Mr. Lu is a general partner of Lu Family Partnership.

 

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Shah Management, Shah Opportunity and Mr. Shah are collectively referred to as the “Shah Parties”. Mr. Lu, Lu Charitable Trust, Lu Family Trust and Lu Family Partnership are collectively referred to as the “Lu Parties”. Due to the nature of the term sheet and potential transaction described in Item 6 of this statement, the Shah Parties and the Lu Parties may be deemed to be part of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with each other. As a result, the Shah Parties and the Lu Parties may both be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 11,723,524 Ordinary Shares, or 31.6% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares. Each of the Shah Parties hereby expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by any of the Lu Parties or any other person, and does not affirm membership in a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13(d)-5 of the Exchange Act) with any of the Lu Parties or any other person, and this Schedule 13D shall not be construed as acknowledging that any of the Shah Parties, for any or all purposes, beneficially owns any Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by any of the Lu Parties or any other person or is a member of a group with any of the Lu Parties or any other person. Each of the Lu Parties hereby expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by any of the Shah Parties or any other person, and does not affirm membership in a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13(d)-5 of the Exchange Act) with any of the Shah Parties or any other person, and this Schedule 13D shall not be construed as acknowledging that any of the Lu Parties, for any or all purposes, beneficially owns any Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by any of the Shah Parties or any other person or is a member of a group with the Shah Parties or any other person.

 

(c) Except as disclosed in Item 6 below, to the best knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions relating to the Ordinary Shares during the past sixty (60) days.

 

(d) Not applicable.

 

(e) Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

On August 6, 2015, the Shah Parties and the Lu Parties entered into a Binding Term Sheet (“Term Sheet”) with The Smart Soho International Limited (“Smart Soho”) setting out certain terms of a proposed transaction for the sale of 11,739,932 Ordinary Shares held by the Shah Parties and the Lu Parties to Smart Soho and additional purchasers to be designated by Smart Soho at a price of US$6.081 (the “Transaction”). The detailed terms and conditions regarding the Transaction shall be promptly negotiated in good faith by the parties to the Term Sheet and set forth in a mutually satisfactory definitive share purchase agreement for the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares. Smart Soho has agreed to deposit US$1 million into escrow as provided under the Term Sheet which amount shall be credited against the purchase price should the Transaction be consummated. Among other items, the Term Sheet sets out certain non-exclusive conditions that must be fulfilled as a condition to Smart Soho’s obligation to sign a share purchase agreement and complete the Transaction. Further, under the Term Sheet the parties have agreed to an exclusivity period during which to negotiate the share purchase agreement and complete the Transaction. The Term Sheet also provides that none of the parties is obligated to enter into the share purchase agreement, or to close the Transaction unless a mutually satisfactory share purchase agreement has been reached and the closing conditions thereunder have been satisfied.

The foregoing description of the Term Sheet does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Term Sheet, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, except as provided herein, there are no other contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the Reporting Persons and between any of the Reporting Persons and any other person with respect to any securities of the Company.

 

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Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Joint Filing Agreement dated, March 27, 2013, by and among the Reporting Persons (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Schedule 13D (Amendment No. 8) filed by the Reporting Persons on March 27, 2013).
99.2    Binding Term Sheet dated, August 6, 2015, by and among Shah Management, Shah Opportunity, Mr. Shah, Mr. Lu., Lu Charitable Trust, Lu Family Partnership, Lu Family Trust and The Smart Soho International Limited.

 

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:

August 7, 2015

 

Shah Capital Management, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Himanshu H. Shah

  Name: Himanshu H. Shah
  Title: President and CIO
Shah Capital Opportunity Fund LP
By:   Shah Capital LLC, the General Partner
By:  

/s/ Himanshu H. Shah

  Name: Himanshu H. Shah
  Title: Managing Member
Himanshu H. Shah
By:  

/s/ Himanshu H. Shah

  Name: Himanshu H. Shah
Hong Liang Lu
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

  Name: Hong Liang Lu
Lu Charitable Remainder Trust
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

 

Name: Hong Liang Lu

Title: Trustee

Lu Family Trust
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

 

Name: Hong Liang Lu

Title: Trustee

The Lu Family Limited Partnership
By:   Hong Liang Lu, the General Partner
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

  Name: Hong Liang Lu

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Joint Filing Agreement dated, March 27, 2013, by and among the Reporting Persons (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Schedule 13D (Amendment No. 8) filed by the Reporting Persons on March 27, 2013).
99.2    Binding Term Sheet dated, August 6, 2015, by and among Shah Management, Shah Opportunity, Mr. Shah, Mr. Lu., Lu Charitable Trust, Lu Family Partnership, Lu Family Trust and The Smart Soho International Limited.

 

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