s126110s8.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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87-0638750
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.)
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445 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including ZIP Code)
Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Jingfu Li
Acting Chief Executive Officer
China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited
445 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(Name and address of agent for service)
(702) 734-3457
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Mark E. Crone, Esq.
The Crone Law Group
101 Montgomery Street, Suite 2650
San Francisco, CA 94014
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o
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Accelerated filer x
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company o
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Securities
to be Registered
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Amount of
Shares to be
Registered
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(1)
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Amount of
Registration Fee
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$0.001 par value
common stock
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2,500,000
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$2.10
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$5,250,000
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$601.65
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TOTALS
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2,500,000
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$2.10
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$5,250,000
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$601.65
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(1)
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This calculation is made solely for the purposes of determining the registration fee pursuant to the provisions of Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is calculated on the basis of the average of the high and low prices reported on the NYSE AMEX LLC as of December 9, 2011.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Explanatory note: This registration statement on Form S-8 registers an additional 2,500,000 shares of common stock of China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited which may be issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan (the “Plan”). Our previous registration statement on Form S-8 which registered 2,500,000 shares (File No. 333-132063) of Common Stock under the Plan is incorporated by reference except to the extent that an Item is restated below.
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Exhibits |
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4.1
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Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan
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5.1
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Opinion of Counsel
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23.1
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Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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23.2
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Consent of Baker Tilley Hong Kong Limited.
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23.3
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Consent of Independent Petroleum Consultants Ralph E. Davis Associates, Inc. |
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Consent of Victory Legal Group |
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24.1
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Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, as of December 13, 2011.
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CHINA NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Jingfu Li
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Jingfu Li
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Acting Chief Executive Officer
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
The officers and directors of China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited whose signatures appear below, hereby constitute and appoint Jingfu Li their true and lawful attorney and agent, with full power of substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each said attorney and agent, or his substitute, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of December 13, 2011.
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/s/ Jingfu Li
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Acting Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Jingfu Li
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ Shaohui Chen
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Acting Chief Financial Officer
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Shaohui Chen
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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/s/ Hongjun Wang
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Director
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Hongjun Wang
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/s/ Ruishi Hu
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Director
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Ruishi Hu
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/s/ Yau-Sing Tang
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Director
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Yau-Sing Tang
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/s/ John Robert Nicholls
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Director
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John Robert Nicholls
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