Form: SC 13G

Schedule filed to report acquisition of beneficial ownership of 5% or more of a class of equity securities by passive investors and certain institutions

February 17, 2009

     
 
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

ATA Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares*
American Depositary Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
00211V106**
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2008
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

     o Rule 13d-1(b)

     o Rule 13d-1(c)

     þ 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.

* Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares each representing 2 common shares.

** This CUSIP number applies to the American Depositary Shares.

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).

 
 

 

                     
CUSIP No.
  
00211V106 
   Page  
2 
   of   
5 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
HSBC International Trustee Limited (as trustee for the trusts which ultimately own common shares of the Issuer)
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
  (a)   o
  (b)   þ
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  British Virgin Islands
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   15,063,266 common shares1
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   15,063,266 common shares1
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  15,063,266 common shares1
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  33.0%2
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  CO
1 Includes 8,935,584 common shares and 3,063,841 American Depositary Shares (representing 6,127,682 common shares) beneficially owned by the Reporting Person solely in its capacity as trustee of various trusts.
2 Based on 45,675,521 outstanding common shares as of December 31, 2008.

 

                     
CUSIP No.
  
00211V106 
   Page  
3 
   of   
5 
     
Item 1(a)
  Name of Issuer:
 
    
 
  ATA Inc. (“Issuer”)
 
    
Item 1(b)
  Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
 
    
 
  8th Floor, Tower E, 6 Gongyuan West St.
 
  Jian Guo Men Nei
 
  Beijing 100005, China
 
    
Item 2(a)
  Name of Person Filing:
 
    
 
  HSBC International Trustee Limited
 
    
Item 2(b)
  Address of Principal Business Office or, If None, Residence
 
    
 
  HSBC International Trustee Limited
 
  21 Collyer Quay #09-01,
 
  HSBC Building,
 
  Singapore 049320
 
    
Item 2(c)
  Citizenship
 
    
 
  HSBC International Trustee Limited — British Virgin Islands
 
    
Item 2(d)
  Title of Class of Securities:
 
    
 
  Common shares, par value US$0.01
 
    
 
  American Depository Shares, each representing two common shares
 
    
Item 2(e)
  CUSIP Number:
 
    
 
  00211V106
 
    
Item 3.
  Statement Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c):
 
    
 
  Not applicable.
 
    

 

 

                     
CUSIP No.
  
00211V106 
   Page  
4 
   of   
5 
     
Item 4.
  Ownership
 
    
 
  (a)     Amount Beneficially Owned:
 
    
                                     
                    Shared        
                Sole power   power to   Sole power to   Shared power
    Amount           to vote or   vote or to   dispose or to   to dispose or to
    beneficially   Percent   direct   direct   direct the   direct the
Reporting Person   owned:   of class:   the vote:   the vote:   disposition of:   disposition of:
HSBC International
Trustee Limited
  15,063,266 common shares (including 8,935,584 common shares and 3,063,841 American Depositary Shares representing 6,127,682 common shares)     33.0 %   15,063,266 common shares (including 8,935,584 common shares and 3,063,841 American Depositary Shares representing 6,127,682 common shares)     0     15,063,266 common shares (including 8,935,584 common shares and 3,063,841 American Depositary Shares representing 6,127,682 common shares)     0  
The percentages of ownership set forth above are based on 45,675,521 common shares outstanding as of December 31, 2008.
All common shares and American Depositary Shares reported herein by HSBC International Trustee Limited are owned by it solely in its capacity as trustee of various trusts, which in the aggregate own a total of 15,063,266 common shares of the Issuer. Accordingly, HSBC International Trustee Limited may be deemed to beneficially own such common shares of the Issuer that are beneficially owned by the trusts for which HSBC International Trustee Limited acts as the trustee. However, each of the trusts and the companies directly or indirectly wholly owned by such trusts, including the respective record shareholders of the shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by HSBC International Trustee Limited, disclaim any beneficial ownership of common shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by other trusts and the companies directly or indirectly wholly owned by such other trusts.
     
 
    
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
 
    
 
  Not applicable.
 
    
Item 7.
  Identification and Classification of Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
 
    
 
  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.
  Certifications
 
    
 
  Not applicable.

 

 

                     
CUSIP No.
  
00211V106 
   Page  
5 
   of   
5 
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 17, 2009
         
  HSBC International Trustee Limited
 		  
  By:   /s/ Wendy Sim & Lau Chew Lui  
  Name:   Wendy Sim & Lau Chew Lui  
  Title:   Authorised Signatories of
HSBC International Trustee Limited