1934 Act
Registration No. 000-50826
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the Month of March
2009
KONGZHONG
CORPORATION
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
35/F,
Tengda Plaza, No. 168 Xizhimenwai Street
Beijing,
China 100044
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form
20-F x Form 40-F o
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ___)
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(Indicate
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this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
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is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-_____________ .)
EXHIBITS
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KongZhong
Completes Investment from Nokia Growth Partners
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
The Press
Releases of KongZhong Corporation (the “Company”), constituting Exhibits 1.1 to
this Form 6-K, contain statements that may be viewed as “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Such forward-looking statements are, by their nature,
subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual
performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be
materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results
of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements that are not
historical fact relating to the continued growth of the telecommunications
industry in China, the development of the regulatory environment, and the
Company’s ability to successfully execute its business strategies.
Such
forward-looking statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect
to future events and are not a guarantee of future
performance. Actual results may differ materially from information
contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors,
including, without limitation, any changes in the regulatory policies of the
Ministry of Information Industry and other relevant government authorities; any
changes in telecommunications and related technology and applications based on
such technology; and changes in political, economic, legal and social conditions
in China, including the Chinese government’s policies with respect to economic
growth, foreign exchange, foreign investment and entry by foreign companies into
China’s telecommunications market. Please also see the “Risk Factors”
section of the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1 (File No.
333-116172), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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, thereunto
duly authorized.
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KONGZHONG
CORPORATION
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Date:
March 18, 2009
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By:
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Leilei Wang
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KongZhong
Completes Investment from Nokia Growth Partners
BEIJING,
March 17, 2009 – KongZhong Corporation (Nasdaq: KONG), a leading mobile Internet
company in China, today announced that it has closed the previously announced
transaction with Nokia Growth Partners (NGP) in which the Company received an
investment of approximately US$6.8 million in 5-year convertible senior notes.
NGP also received a warrant to purchase an additional 2.0 million American
Depositary Shares (ADS) at US$5.00 per ADS, exercisable within five
years.
Please
see the Company’s press release of February 18, 2009 for more
details.
About
KongZhong
KongZhong
Corporation is a leading mobile Internet company in China. The
Company delivers wireless value-added services to consumers in China through
multiple technology platforms including wireless application protocol (WAP),
multimedia messaging service (MMS), JAVATM,
short messaging service (SMS), interactive voice response (IVR), and color
ring-back tone (CRBT). The Company operates three wireless Internet
sites, Kong.net, Ko.cn and cn.NBA.com, which enable users to access media,
entertainment and community content directly from their mobile
phones. The Company also designs and operates mobile games, including
mobile online games, downloadable offline games and WAP games.
Safe
Harbor Statement
This
press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, statements regarding trends in the wireless value-added
services, wireless media and mobile games industries and our future results of
operations, financial condition and business prospects. Although such
statements are based on our own information and information from other sources
we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on
them. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual
market trends and our results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied in these forward looking statements for a variety of
reasons. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, continued competitive pressure in China’s wireless value-added
services, wireless media and mobile games industries and the effect of such
pressure on prices; unpredictable changes in technology, consumer demand and
usage preferences in the market; the state of and any change in our relationship
with China’s telecommunications operators; our dependence on the billing systems
of telecommunications operators for our performance; the outcome of our
investment of operating income generated from the WVAS segment into the
development of our wireless Internet segment and mobile games segment; changes
in the regulations or policies of the Ministry of Industry and Information
Technology and other relevant government authorities; and changes in political,
economic, legal and social conditions in China, including the Chinese
government’s policies with respect to economic growth, foreign exchange, foreign
investment and entry by foreign companies into China’s telecommunications
market. For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties
and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press
release.
KongZhong Contacts
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Investor
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Media
Contact:
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Jay
Chang
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Xiaohu
Wang
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Chief
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Manager
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Tel.: (+86-10)
8857 6000
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Tel: (+86-10)
8857 6000
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Fax: (+86-10)
8857 5891
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Fax: (+86-10)
8857 5900
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E-mail: ir@kongzhong.com
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E-mail:
xiaohu@kongzhong.com
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