SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 8-K
 

                                                                                                                                                      
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): December 31, 2012

KEYUAN PETROCHEMICALS, INC.
 (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
 
Nevada
 
 333-124837
 
 45-0538522
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
 
(COMMISSION FILE NO.)
 
(IRS EMPLOYEE
IDENTIFICATION NO.)
 
Qingshi Industrial Park
Ningbo Economic & Technological Development Zone
Ningbo, Zhejiang Province
P.R. China 315803
 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
 
(86) 574-8623-2955
 (ISSUER TELEPHONE NUMBER)
 
 (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)


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Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events

On September 17, 2012, the Board of Directors of Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. ( the “Company”) authorized the repurchase of up to $2 million of its common stock up to $1.50 per share. On December 31, 2012, the Company engaged TriPoint Global Equities LLC (“TriPoint Global”) as its agent to design and execute the stock repurchase program, that complies with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) and Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 
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SIGNATURES
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.

 
Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc.
 
       
Date:  January 7, 2013
By:
/s/ Chunfeng Tao
 
   
Name:  Chunfeng Tao
 
   
Title:     Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
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