UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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): June 23, 2020

ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

+86-10-60846616

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 23, 2020, ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), received a written notice (the “Letter”) from the Listing Qualifications department (the “Staff”) of The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) notifying the Company that the Staff has determined that for 10 consecutive business days, from June 9 to June 22, 2020, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater and that accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The Letter also stated that the matter related to Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), previously disclosed by the Company in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2020, has been closed.

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 hereunto duly authorized.