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

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of December 2008

Commission File Number: 000-50984

 

 

eLong, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Block B, Xingke Plaza Building

10 Middle Jiuxianqiao Road

Chaoyang District

Beijing 100016, People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

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

Form 20-F       X    .             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):                            No   x

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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):                            No   x

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if 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 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.

Yes                            No       X    .

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

 

 

 


On December 22, 2008 (Beijing time), eLong, Inc. (NASDAQ: LONG), a leading online travel service provider in China, held its annual general meeting of shareholders. At the meeting the following nine persons were elected to the Board of Directors of eLong, Inc.:

Leo Austin,

Michael Doyle,

Thomas Gurnee,

Arthur Hoffman,

Henrik Kjellberg,

Cyril Ranque,

Michael Scown,

Johan Svanstrom, and

Justin Tang.

The above directors, with the exception of Mr. Ranque, were re-elected to the Board of Directors. Mr. Ranque was elected in place of Barney Harford, who chose not to stand for re-election. Mr. Ranque is Vice President, Partner Services Group Asia Pacific, of Expedia, Inc.

About eLong, Inc.

eLong, Inc. (NASDAQ: LONG) is a leading online travel company in China. Headquartered in Beijing, eLong has a national presence across China. eLong uses web-based distribution technologies and a 24-hour call center to provide consumers with access to travel reservation services. Aiming to enrich people’s lives through the freedom of independent travel, eLong empowers consumers to make informed such as maps, virtual tours and user ratings. eLong has the capacity to fulfill air ticket reservations in over 80 major cities across China. In addition to a wide selection of thousands of hotels in China and in the Greater China region, eLong offers consumers the ability to make bookings at international hotels in more than 100 countries worldwide.

eLong operates websites including http://www.elong.com and http://www.elong.net .

For further information:

eLong, Inc.

Investor Relations

ir@corp.elong.com

+86-10-6436-7570

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The information herein and in the press releases is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


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: December 29, 2008   ELONG, INC.
  By:  

/s/ Chris Chan

  Name:   Chris Chan
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer
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