JST Jinpan International Limited

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

____________________

 

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of October 2008

_______________________

 

Commission File No. 1-14742

 

JINPAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

c/o Hainan Jinpan Special Transformer Works

Section D-2,

No. 100 Industry Avenue

Jinpan Development Area

Haikou, Hainan PRC

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 

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

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

Note : Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

Note : Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:          o Yes   o No

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-______________

 

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by reference herein is the Registrant’s Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement for the Registrant's 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on November 21, 2008.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated by reference herein is a letter from the Registrant's management to the shareholders.

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.

 

Dated: October 27, 2008

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 1

 

Jinpan International Releases 2007 Annual Report

Englewood Cliffs, N.J., October 27, 2008 – Jinpan International Ltd (NASDAQ: JST) announced the filing of its 2007 Annual Report (the “Report”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Report is available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://www.ir-site.com/jst/index.asp as well as on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Shareholders may receive a free hard copy of the Report upon request.

To request a free hard copy of the Report, please contact:

Emerson Mosquera

Jinpan International (USA) Ltd.

560 Sylvan Ave. (Third Floor)

Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

T: +1 201 227 0680

F: +1 201 227 0685

E: emosquera@jstusa.net

About Jinpan International Ltd

Jinpan International Ltd. (Nasdaq: JST) designs, manufactures, and distributes cast resin transformers for voltage distribution equipment in China and other various countries around the world. Jinpan’s cast resin transformers allow high voltage transmissions of electricity to be distributed to various locations in lower, more usable voltages. The Company has obtained ISO9001, ISO1401, and UL certifications for its cast resin transformers. Its principal executive offices are located in Hainan, China and its U.S. headquarters is based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Safe Harbor Provision

Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors not under the company’s control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 2