China Enterprises Limited (CSHEF) 6-KCurrent report (foreign)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM6-K

Report of foreign private issuer pursuant to Rule13a-16 or15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the Month of April, 2020

Commission File Number:001-12126

CHINA ENTERPRISES LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

21/F, Catic Plaza, 8 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form20-F or Form40-F.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form6-K in paper as permitted by RegulationS-T Rule 101(b)(1):        

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule12g3-2(b):82-        .

CHINA ENTERPRISES LIMITED

SIGNATURE

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.

Exhibit 99.1

CHINA ENTERPRISES LIMITED

PRESS RELEASE

HONG KONG, CHINA, April 15, 2020. China Enterprises Limited (the “Company”) announces that the Company will be unable to file its 2019 Annual Report on Form20-F (the“20-F”) by April 30, 2020 due to circumstances related toCOVID-19. As the Company’s majornon-marketable investment, its employees and facilities are located in China which has been affected by the outbreak ofCOVID-19 since December 2019. From January to March 2020, the Chinese government imposed nationwide travel restrictions and quarantine control, and they largely suspended their operations during this period. As a result, the Company’s finance department will be unable to complete the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the20-F without undue hardship and expense to the Company until after April 30, 2020.

The Company is relying on the SEC order under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), dated March 25, 2020 (ReleaseNo. 34-88465) to extend the due date for the filing of the20-F until June 15, 2020 (45 days after the original due date). The Company will work diligently to comply with such requirement and, at this time, management believes that it will need the entire available extension period.

The consequences of theCOVID-19 outbreak to economic conditions in China and globally, and the financial position and operating results of the Company in particular, have been material in the first quarter of 2020, are changing rapidly, and cannot be predicted. The Company continues to monitor the situation closely.

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