UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
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) September 19, 2008
CHINA
DIRECT, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-26415
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13-3876100
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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431
Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (954) 363-7333
(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):
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01. Other Events
On
September 19, 2008, China Direct, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
(i) to announce a Reverse/Forward stock split effective September 22, 2008; and
(ii) the temporary change in its trading symbol to CDSDD as a result of such
Reverse/Forward stock split.
A copy of
the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form
8-K.
Item
9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press
Release of China Direct, Inc. dated September 19, 2008 (furnished
herewith).
The
information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is intended to be
furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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.
Date:
September 19, 2008
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CHINA
DIRECT, INC.
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By:
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/s/
David Stein
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David
Stein,
Chief
Operating Officer
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