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) August 7, 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
2.02. RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On August
7, 2008, China Direct, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release (i) to
announce financial results for the three months and six months ended June 30,
2008, and (ii) to discuss its business outlook for the year ending December 31,
2008.
A copy of
the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form
8-K.
The
information furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed
“filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (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, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly
set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item
9.01. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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99.1
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Press
Release of China Direct, Inc. dated August 7, 2008 (furnished
herewith).
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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:
August 7, 2008
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CHINA
DIRECT, INC.
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By:
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/s/
MARC SIEGEL
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Marc
Siegel,
President
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