UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. )
China Finance Online Co. Limited
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares, par value HK$0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
169379104
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2011
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
|X| Rule 13d-1(b)
|_| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Act (however, see the Notes).
1 Name of Reporting Person
Harvest Capital Strategies LLC
IRS Identification No. of Above Person
94-3342119
2 Check the Appropriate Box if a member of a Group
(a) |_|
(b) |_|
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5 Sole Voting Power
8,000,000
6 Shared Voting Power
0
7 Sole Dispositive Power
8,000,000
8 Shared Dispositive Power
0
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
8,000,000
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares |_|
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
7.2%
12 Type of Reporting Person
IA
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
China Finance Online Co. Limited
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
9th Floor of Tower C, Corporate Square
NO.35 Financial Street, Xicheng District
Beijing 100033, China
Item 2(a). Names of Person Filing:
Harvest Capital Strategies LLC ("HCS")
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
600 Montgomery Street, Suite 1700
San Francisco, CA 94111
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
HCS - Delaware
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Ordinary Shares, par value HK$0.001 per share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
169379104
Item 3. Type of Reporting Person.
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or Rule 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
(c) |_| Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
Exchange Act.
(d) |_| Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 .
(e) |X| An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act;
(i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
(j) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership.
Reference is hereby made to Items 5-9 and 11 of page two (2)of this
Schedule 13G, which Items are incorporated by reference herein.
HCS is filing this Schedule 13G because it acts as the investment
adviser of one or more investment partnerships, pooled investment
vehicles and/or one or more client accounts that beneficially hold common
stock that equal the aggregate amount set forth on page 2 of this
Schedule 13G (the "Securities"). As investment advisor, HCS has been
granted the authority to dispose of and vote the Securities. The
investment partnerships, pooled investment vehicles and/or client
accounts have the right to receive (or the power to direct the receipt
of) dividends received in connection with ownership of the Securities,
and the proceeds from the sale of the Securities.
Under the definition of "beneficial ownership" in Rule 13d-3 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, it is also possible that one or more
members, executive officers or employees of HCS might be deemed a
"beneficial owner" of some or all of the securities to which this
Schedule relates in that they might be deemed to share the power to
direct the voting or disposition of such securities. Neither the filing
of this Schedule nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an
admission that any of such individuals is, for any purpose, the
beneficial owner of any of the securities to which this Schedule relates,
and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. Further, any such
person and/or other persons associated with the Reporting Person or its
affiliates may beneficially own additional securities of the Issuer,
which securities are not reflected in this Statement and Reporting
Person, its affiliates and such persons expressly disclaim any "group"
status or shared investment control with respect to such securities.
HCS holds 1,600,000 American Depositary Shares of the Company,
representing 8,000,000 Ordinary Shares.
The calculation of percentage of beneficial ownership in item 11 of
page 2 was derived from the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2011 in which the
Issuer stated that the number of shares of its common stock outstanding
at December 31, 2010 was 110,887,883 shares.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
HCS is filing this Schedule 13G because, as the investment
adviser of one or more investment partnerships, pooled investment
vehicles and/or one or more client accounts that beneficially hold the
Securities, HCS has been granted the authority to dispose of and vote
such Securities. The investment partnerships and/or client accounts have
the right to receive (or the power to direct the receipt of) dividends
received in connection with ownership of the Securities, and the proceeds
from the sale of the Securities.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security
Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held
in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not
held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
that purpose or effect.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 9, 2012
HARVEST CAPITAL STRATEGIES LLC
By: /s/ Kevin C. Lynch
Kevin C. Lynch
Its: President