20-F 1 v464671_20f.htm FORM 20-F UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington D.C. 20549 FORM 20-F (Mark One) REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report ____________________ For the transition period from __________ to __________. Commission file number: 001-33765 AIRMEDIA GROUP INC.(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Not Applicable(Translation of Registrant’s name into English) Cayman Islands(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 17/F, Sky PlazaNo. 46 Dongzhimenwai StreetDongcheng District, Beijing 100027The People’s Republic of China(Address of principal executive offices) Richard Peidong WuChief Financial OfficerAirMedia Group Inc.17/F, Sky PlazaNo. 46 Dongzhimenwai Street Dongcheng District, Beijing 10027The People’s Republic of ChinaPhone:+86 10 8460 8181Email: richardwu@airmedia.net.cn(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each className of each exchange on which registeredOrdinary shares, par value $0.001 per share* American Depositary Shares, each representingThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLCtwo ordinary shares (The NASDAQ Global Select Market) * Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on the NASDAQ Global Market of American depositary shares, each representing two ordinary shares. Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act. None(Title of Class) Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act. None(Title of Class) Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: As of December 31, 2016, 125,629,779 ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share, were outstanding. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large Accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer Non-Accelerated Filer Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company that prepare its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. †The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012. Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: U.S. GAAP International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board Other If “Other” has been checked in response