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Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2014

Commission File Number: 001-33429

 

 

Acorn International, Inc.

 

 

18/F, 20th Building, 487 Tianlin Road

Shanghai, 200233

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Acorn International, Inc.

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Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release dated August 27, 2014

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SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Acorn International, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Weiji Gao

Name:   Geoffrey Weiji Gao
Title:   Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Date: August 27, 2014

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

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Contact:   
Acorn International, Inc.    Compass Investor Relations
Ms. Xiaojing Li    Ms. Elaine Ketchmere, CFA
Phone: +86-21-51518888 Ext. 2496    Phone: +1-310-528-3031
Email: lixj@chinadrtv.com    Email: Eketchmere@compass-ir.com
www.chinadrtv.com    www.compassinvestorrelations.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Acorn International Announces Appointment of New Executive Chairman

SHANGHAI, China, August 27, 2014 – Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) (“Acorn” or the “Company”), a media and branding company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling products through extensive direct and distribution networks, today announced that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) resolved to remove Mr. Robert W. Roche as an executive chairman on August 26, 2014. Mr. Roche will remain with Acorn as a member of the Board. The Board appointed Mr. Don Dongjie Yang, the chief executive officer of the Company, as the new executive chairman on the same date, effective immediately.

About Acorn International, Inc.

Acorn is a media and branding company in China, operating TV direct sales businesses, other direct sales platforms and a nationwide distribution network. Acorn’s other direct sales platforms include outbound telemarketing centers, e-commerce websites, and catalogs. Acorn has built a proven track record of developing, promoting and selling proprietary-branded products, including its electronic learning products, as well as products from established third parties in a variety of categories. For more information, please visit http://ir.chinadrtv.com.

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