FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
China Direct Industries, Inc. [ CDII ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/26/2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock, $.0001 par value | 02/26/2010 | A(1) | 213,700 | A | (1) | 213,700(2) | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $2.5 | 02/26/2010 | D(1) | 27,400 | 01/01/2006 | 01/01/2011 | Common Stock | 27,400 | (1) | 0 | D | ||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $5 | 02/26/2010 | D(1) | 400,000 | 01/01/2008 | 01/01/2012 | Common Stock | 400,000 | (1) | 0 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On Febuary 26, 2010, the Issuer cancelled, pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program, 27,400 options exercisable at $2.50 per share granted to the reporting person on January 1, 2005 and 400,000 options exercisable at $5.00 per share granted to the reporting person on January 1, 2005. In exchange for the options, the reporting person received 53,425 shares of stock plus 160,275 shares of restricted stock which vests in equal thirds of 54,425 on April 1, 2010, July 1, 2010 and October 1, 2010. All shares were issued pursuant to the Issuer's 2008 Executive Stock Incentive Plan. |
2. Amount does not include 4,000,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock held by Dragon Fund Management LLC ("Dragon Fund"), an entity in which the reporting person owns 1% of the membership interests and holds 50% of the voting control. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities owned by Dragon Fund except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in Dragon Fund and this filing should not be construed as an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities. |
Remarks: |
Yuejian Wang | 03/02/2010 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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