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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>China Finance Online Co. Limited </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>9th Floor of Tower C, Corporate Square </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NO.35 Financial Street, Xicheng District </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Beijing, China 100033 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2014 Stock Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the Plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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Corporation System </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>111 Eighth Avenue, 13<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York 10011] </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>[(212)&nbsp;894-8940]</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ying Li, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proskauer Rose LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suites 1701-1705, 17/F </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Two Exchange Square </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>8
Connaught Place </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>852-3410-8088 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registered<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering
price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per share</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering price</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registration fee</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ordinary Shares, $0.001 par value HK</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">32,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$0.844<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"> (3) </SUP></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$27,008,000<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3) </SUP><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$3,478.63<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"> (3)</SUP></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">32,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$3,478.63</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The ordinary shares being registered hereby with respect to the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;<U>Plan</U>&#148;) may be represented by the Registrant&#146;s American Depository Shares, each of which represents
five ordinary shares. The American Depository Shares evidenced by American Depository Receipts issuable upon deposit of any of the ordinary shares registered hereby have been registered pursuant to a separate registration statement on Form F-6 filed
with the Commission on October&nbsp;5, 2004 (File No.&nbsp;333-119530) and the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form F-6EF, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;22, 2013 (File No.&nbsp;333-188778). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">This registration statement shall also cover any additional ordinary shares which become issuable under the Plan being registered pursuant to this registration statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
reorganization or any other similar transaction which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding ordinary shares. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the offering price (per share and in the aggregate) and the registration fee are calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) based on the average of
the high and low trading prices of the Registrants American Depository Shares at the close of business on August&nbsp;5, 2014 as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a) Prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;), and the &#147;Note&#148; to Part I of Form S-8. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148;) by&nbsp;China Finance Online Co. Limited&nbsp;organized under the laws of Hong Kong (the &#147;<U>Registrant</U>&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference and made a part
hereof:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s annual report on Form 20-F (File No.&nbsp;000-50975) (the &#147;<U>Annual Report</U>&#148;) for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;6, 2014;
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">All other reports filed, rather than furnished, pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;) since the end of the fiscal year covered
by the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report referred to in (a)&nbsp;above; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">(i) The description of the Registrant&#146;s shares and the American Depositary Shares contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant with the Commission under the Exchange Act on
October&nbsp;4, 2004; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) The Form 8-A incorporates by reference the description of the shares and the American Depositary
Shares under the headings &#147;Description of Share Capital,&#148; &#147;Description of American Depositary Shares&#148; and &#147;Taxation&#148; in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form F-1, filed with the Commission on
September&nbsp;21, 2004 (File No.&nbsp;333-119166), as amended on October&nbsp;4, 2004,&nbsp;October&nbsp;13, 2004 and October&nbsp;14, 2004. Such description is amended and updated by the information set forth in the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report
on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013, filed on May&nbsp;6, 2014; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have been
sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules
shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded. </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interest of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s articles of association provide that,
subject to the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance (the &#147;<U>Ordinance</U>&#148;), every director or other officer of the Registrant shall be indemnified against any liability incurred by him in his capacity as such. However, directors and officers of
the Registrant are not indemnified against any liability to the Registrant or a related company arising out of negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust with respect to the Registrant or a related company, unless such liability is
incurred in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in his favor, or in which he is acquitted, or in connection with any application in which relief is granted to him by the court pursuant to the Ordinance
from liability for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the affairs of the Registrant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s
form of Indemnification Agreement with officers and directors, the Registrant will agree to indemnify its directors and officers, to the extent permitted by Hong Kong law, against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in
connection with claims by reason of their being such a director or officer. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to
another filing of the Registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:85.25pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description of Document</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of China Finance Online Co. Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 from our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-119166) filed with the Commission on
October 4, 2004)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, among China Finance Online Co. Limited, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Depositary, and all holders from time to time of the American Depositary Shares issued thereunder, including the
form of ADR (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form F-6EF, filed with the Commission on May 22, 2013) (File No. 333-188778)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2014 Stock Incentive Plan</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Proskauer Rose (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP, independent registered public accounting firm</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Grant Thornton China, independent registered public accounting firm</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant hereby undertakes: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change in such information in this Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however, </I>That </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">That, the undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Beijing, China on August&nbsp;7, 2014. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>China Finance Online Co. Limited</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Zhiwei Zhao</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Zhiwei Zhao</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Zhiwei Zhao and Jun (Jeff) Wang, jointly and
severally, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file such amendments, together with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to each attorney-in-fact and agent, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as he or she might or could do in person, and ratifying and confirming all that the attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Title</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Date</P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Zhiwei Zhao</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">August 7, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Zhiwei Zhao</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kheng Nam Lee</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">August&nbsp;7, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Kheng Nam Lee</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">August 7, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Rongquan Leng</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Neo Chee Beng</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">August 7, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Neo Chee Beng</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jun (Jeff) Wang</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director and Chief Financial Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">August 7, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Jun (Jeff) Wang</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duty authorized representative the United States of China Finance Online Co. Limited, has signed
this Registration Statement in New York, New York on August&nbsp;7, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Donald J. Puglisi</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Managing Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:85.25pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description of Document</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of China Finance Online Co. Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 from our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-119166) filed with the Commission on
October 4, 2004)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, among China Finance Online Co. Limited, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Depositary, and all holders from time to time of the American Depositary Shares issued thereunder, including the
form of ADR (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form F-6EF, filed with the Commission on May 22, 2013) (File No. 333-188778)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2014 Stock Incentive Plan</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Proskauer Rose</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Proskauer Rose (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP, independent registered public accounting firm</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Grant Thornton China, independent registered public accounting firm</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
China Finance Online Co. Limited
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Hong Kong
Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
9th Floor of Tower C, Corporate Square
NO.35 Financial Street, Xicheng District
Beijing, China 100033
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
2014 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
[CT
Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue, 13
th
Floor
New York, New York 10011]
[(212) 894-8940]
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copy to:
Ying Li, Esq.
Proskauer Rose LLP
Suites 1701-1705, 17/F
Two Exchange Square
8
Connaught Place
Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
852-3410-8088
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
x
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
(1)
Amount
to be
registered
(2)
Proposed
maximum
offering
price
per share
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Ordinary Shares, $0.001 par value HK
32,000,000
$0.844
(3)
$27,008,000
(3)
$3,478.63
(3)
Total
32,000,000
$3,478.63
(1)
The ordinary shares being registered hereby with respect to the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the "
Plan
") may be represented by the Registrant's American Depository Shares, each of which represents
five ordinary shares. The American Depository Shares evidenced by American Depository Receipts issuable upon deposit of any of the ordinary shares registered hereby have been registered pursuant to a separate registration statement on Form F-6 filed
with the Commission on October 5, 2004 (File No. 333-119530) and the Registrant's registration statement on Form F-6EF, filed with the Commission on May 22, 2013 (File No. 333-188778).
(2)
This registration statement shall also cover any additional ordinary shares which become issuable under the Plan being registered pursuant to this registration statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
reorganization or any other similar transaction which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding ordinary shares.
(3)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the offering price (per share and in the aggregate) and the registration fee are calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) based on the average of
the high and low trading prices of the Registrants American Depository Shares at the close of business on August 5, 2014 as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) Prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
"), and the "Note" to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
") by China Finance Online Co. Limited organized under the laws of Hong Kong (the "
Registrant
"), are incorporated herein by reference and made a part
hereof:
(a)
The Registrant's annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 000-50975) (the "
Annual Report
") for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Commission on May 6, 2014;
(b)
All other reports filed, rather than furnished, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
") since the end of the fiscal year covered
by the Registrant's Annual Report referred to in (a) above; and
(c)
(i) The description of the Registrant's shares and the American Depositary Shares contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant with the Commission under the Exchange Act on
October 4, 2004;
(ii) The Form 8-A incorporates by reference the description of the shares and the American Depositary
Shares under the headings "Description of Share Capital," "Description of American Depositary Shares" and "Taxation" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form F-1, filed with the Commission on
September 21, 2004 (File No. 333-119166), as amended on October 4, 2004, October 13, 2004 and October 14, 2004. Such description is amended and updated by the information set forth in the Registrant's Annual Report
on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed on May 6, 2014; and
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have been
sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules
shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.
None.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant's articles of association provide that,
subject to the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance (the "
Ordinance
"), every director or other officer of the Registrant shall be indemnified against any liability incurred by him in his capacity as such. However, directors and officers of
the Registrant are not indemnified against any liability to the Registrant or a related company arising out of negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust with respect to the Registrant or a related company, unless such liability is
incurred in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in his favor, or in which he is acquitted, or in connection with any application in which relief is granted to him by the court pursuant to the Ordinance
from liability for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the affairs of the Registrant.
Pursuant to the Registrant's
form of Indemnification Agreement with officers and directors, the Registrant will agree to indemnify its directors and officers, to the extent permitted by Hong Kong law, against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in
connection with claims by reason of their being such a director or officer.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to
another filing of the Registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
Exhibit
No.
Description of Document
4.1
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of China Finance Online Co. Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 from our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-119166) filed with the Commission on
October 4, 2004)
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, among China Finance Online Co. Limited, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Depositary, and all holders from time to time of the American Depositary Shares issued thereunder, including the
form of ADR (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form F-6EF, filed with the Commission on May 22, 2013) (File No. 333-188778)
4.3
2014 Stock Incentive Plan
5.1
Opinion of Proskauer Rose
23.1
Consent of Proskauer Rose (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
23.3
Consent of Grant Thornton China, independent registered public accounting firm
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a)
The Registrant hereby undertakes:
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "
Securities Act
");
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change in such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however,
That
(A) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b)
That, the undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Beijing, China on August 7, 2014.
China Finance Online Co. Limited
By:
/s/ Zhiwei Zhao
Zhiwei Zhao
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Zhiwei Zhao and Jun (Jeff) Wang, jointly and
severally, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file such amendments, together with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to each attorney-in-fact and agent, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as he or she might or could do in person, and ratifying and confirming all that the attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Zhiwei Zhao
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
August 7, 2014
Zhiwei Zhao
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Kheng Nam Lee
Director
August 7, 2014
Kheng Nam Lee
/s/ Rongquan Leng
Director
August 7, 2014
Rongquan Leng
/s/ Neo Chee Beng
Director
August 7, 2014
Neo Chee Beng
/s/ Jun (Jeff) Wang
Director and Chief Financial Officer
August 7, 2014
Jun (Jeff) Wang
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duty authorized representative the United States of China Finance Online Co. Limited, has signed
this Registration Statement in New York, New York on August 7, 2014.
Authorized Representative
By:
/s/ Donald J. Puglisi
Name:
Donald J. Puglisi
Title:
Managing Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description of Document
4.1
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of China Finance Online Co. Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 from our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-119166) filed with the Commission on
October 4, 2004)
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, among China Finance Online Co. Limited, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Depositary, and all holders from time to time of the American Depositary Shares issued thereunder, including the
form of ADR (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form F-6EF, filed with the Commission on May 22, 2013) (File No. 333-188778)
4.3
2014 Stock Incentive Plan
5.1
Opinion of Proskauer Rose
23.1
Consent of Proskauer Rose (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
23.3
Consent of Grant Thornton China, independent registered public accounting firm
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)