6-K
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 July 2010
Commission File Number: 001-33768
CNINSURE INC.
22/F, Yinhai Building
No. 299 Yanjiang Zhong Road
Guangzhou, Guangdong 510110
Peoples Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form
20-F or Form 40-F.
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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.
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CNinsure Inc.
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/s/ Yinan Hu
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Yinan Hu |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: July 9, 2010
EX-99.1
Exhibit 99.1
CNinsure Prices Follow-on Public Offering
GUANGZHOU, July 8, 2010/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ CNinsure Inc. (Nasdaq: CISG) (the Company or
CNinsure), a leading independent insurance intermediary company operating in China, today
announced it has priced its public offering of 4,600,000 American depositary shares (ADSs), each
representing 20 ordinary shares of the Company, at $25.00 per ADS. There is no selling shareholder
participating in this offering. CNinsure has granted the underwriters a 30-day over-allotment
option to purchase up to an additional 690,000 ADSs on the same terms and conditions.
CNinsure will receive net proceeds of approximately $109.6 million, or $126.1 million if the
underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, after deducting underwriting discounts
and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. CNinsure plans to use the
net proceeds of the offering to establish four new profit centers.
The offering is being made under CNinsures currently effective shelf registration statement on
Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2010. This press release does
not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, securities, and does not
constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful. The Companys registration statement on Form F-3 and final prospectus
supplement, when available, may also be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commissions
website at: http://www.sec.gov.
Morgan Stanley and BofA Merrill Lynch are acting as joint bookrunners for the offering. Copies of
the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, when available, may be obtained
from Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York
10014, Attention: Prospectus Department, Phone: +1-866-718-1649, or by e-mail to
prospectus@morganstanley.com, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Attention:
Prospectus Department, 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080 or by e-mail to
Prospectus.Requests@ml.com.
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About CNinsure Inc.
CNinsure is a leading independent intermediary company operating in China. CNinsures distribution
network reaches many of Chinas most economically developed regions and affluent cities. The
Company distributes a wide variety of property and casualty and life insurance products
underwritten by domestic and foreign insurance companies operating in China, and provides insurance
claims adjusting as well as other insurance-related services.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this press release including statements related to the offering and the
expected use of proceeds are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are made under
the Safe Harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on
current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry in
which the Company operates. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in its
expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations
expressed in these forward looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such
expectations will turn out to be correct. Factors that could cause actual results to differ are
described in the Companys filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its
annual report on Form 20-F.
For more information, please contact:
Oasis Qiu
IR Officer
Tel: +86-20-6122-2777-850
Email:qiusr@cninsure.net
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