Origin Agritech LTD

Foreign Filer Report • Jan 8, 2014

6-K 1 v364775_6k.htm 6-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For Month of January 2014

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-51576 ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED (Translation of registrant's name into English) No. 21 Sheng Ming Yuan Road, Changping District, Beijing 102206 (Address of principal executive office)

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 ¨

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Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ: SEED), (the “Company”) a technology-focused supplier of crop seeds in China, announced unaudited financial results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013. These unaudited year end results reflect the Company’s financial statements during the period from October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013.

The Company's earnings release regarding the foregoing matter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Exhibits
Exhibit	Description
99.1	Earnings Release, dated January 8, 2014.

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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.

ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED
By:	/s/ Dr. Gengchen Han
Name:	Dr. Gengchen Han
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Dated: January 8, 2014

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