0001209191-18-047296.txt : 20180817 0001209191-18-047296.hdr.sgml : 20180817 20180817151242 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-18-047296 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180816 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180817 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180817 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000895421 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-33123 FILM NUMBER: 181025641 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1585 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-761-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1585 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980326 FORMER NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DEAN WITTER DISCOVER & CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960315 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001157762 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714] IRS NUMBER: 330885775 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 1, HENGLONG ROAD STREET 2: YU QIAO DEVELOPMENT ZONE,JINGZHOU CICITY CITY: HUBEI PROVINCE STATE: F4 ZIP: XXXXX BUSINESS PHONE: 0716-8324631 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 1, HENGLONG ROAD STREET 2: YU QIAO DEVELOPMENT ZONE,JINGZHOU CITY CITY: HUBEI PROVINCE STATE: F4 ZIP: XXXXX FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VISIONS IN GLASS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010820 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2018-08-16 1 0001157762 CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC CAAS 0000895421 MORGAN STANLEY 1585 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10036 0 0 0 1 See Remarks Below Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 2804 I See Footnotes Morgan Stanley and Mr. Hanlin Chen submitted a notice of withdrawal to the special committee of the board of directors of the Issuer on August 16, 2018, which notified the Issuer that such parties had determined to withdraw the preliminary non-binding proposal (the "Proposal") to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of the Company not owned by the Mr. Hanlin Chen and his affiliates, including Wiselink Holdings Limited, a company controlled by Mr. Hanlin Chen, and Ms. Liping Xie, his wife, in a going-private transaction, with immediate effect. Morgan Stanley may be deemed to beneficially own 2,804 shares of Common Stock (the "Reporting Units Shares") held by its operating units (collectively, the "MS Reporting Units"). In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998) (the "Release"), this filing reflects the securities beneficially owned by the MS Reporting Units of Morgan Stanley and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, "MS Group"). This filing does not reflect securities, if any, beneficially owned by any affiliates or operating units of MS Group whose ownership of securities is disaggregated from that of the MS Reporting Units in accordance with the Release. Neither the filing of this Form 4 nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by MS Group that it is the beneficial owner of any of such Reporting Units Shares beneficially owned by (i) any client accounts with respect to which the MS Reporting Units or (continued in footnote 3) their employees have voting or investment discretion, or both, and (ii) certain investment entities of which the MS Reporting Units act as the general partner, managing general partner or other manager, to the extent interests in such entities are held by persons other than the MS Reporting Units, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. Upon withdrawal of the Proposal, Morgan Stanley and Mr. Hanlin Chen have ceased to be considered members of a group for purposes of Rule 16a (1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Neither the filing of this Form 4 nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by Morgan Stanley that it is the beneficial owner of any of such Common Stocks for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. /s/ Dennine Bullard, Authorized Signatory 2018-08-17