Unassociated Document
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 144
 
OMB APPROVAL
 
OMB Number:
 
3235-0101
 
Expires:
 
December 31, 2009
 
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NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
 
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.            
 
ATTENTION:  Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.
 
CUSIP NUMBER
1(a) NAME OF ISSUER
 
CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
 
(b) IRS IDENT. NO.
 
33-0885775
 
(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
 
 
 
WORK LOCATION
1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER
  
STREET
  
CITY
  
STATE
  
ZIP CODE
  
(e) TELEPHONE NO.
 
  
YU QIAO DEVELOPMENT ZONE,     SHASHI DISTRICT   JING ZHOU   43 4000
  
AREA CODE AND
  
NUMBER
NO. 1 HENGLONG ROAD,
  
  
  
  
  
86716
  
832-7902
2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE
        ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES
        ARE TO BE SOLD
  
(b) IRS IDENT. NO.
 
(c) RELATIONSHIP
      TO ISSUER
  
(d) ADDRESS
  
 
  
CITY
  
STATE
  
ZIP CODE
               
William Thomson      
Director
 
1706-390 Bay Street
      Toronto  
On
 
M5H242
 
INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
 
                                                                             
3(a)
  
(b)
  
SEC USE ONLY
  
(c)
  
(d)
  
(e)
  
(f)
  
(g)
               
Title of the
Class of
Securities
To Be Sold
  
Name and Address of Each Broker Through
Whom the Securities are to be
Offered or Each Market Maker
who is Acquiring the Securities
  
Broker-Dealer
File Number
  
Number of Shares
or Other Units
To Be Sold
(See instr. 3(c))
  
Aggregate
Market Value
(See instr. 3(d))
  
Number of Shares
or Other Units
Outstanding
(See instr. 3(e))
  
Approximate
Date of Sale
(See instr. 3(f))
(M0. DAY YR.)
  
Name of Each
Securities
Exchange
(See instr. 3(g))
               
Common  
Scotia Mcleod
40 King Street West, Suite 1101
Toronto, on M5H1Y1
  
 
  
30000   480000   27945022   11/16/2009   NASDAQ
 
INSTRUCTIONS:
           
                 
1.  
(a)
 
Name of issuer.
  3.  
(a)
 
Title of the class of securities to be sold.
   
(b)
 
Issuer’s IRS Identification Number.
     
(b)
 
Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold.
   
(c)
 
Issuer’s SEC file number, if any.
         
   
(d)
(e)
 
Issuer’s address, including zip code.
Issuer’s telephone number, including area code.
     
(c)
 
Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount).
 
 
             
(d)
 
Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice.
2.  
(a)
 
(b)
 
 
(c)
 
Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
Such person’s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10 percent stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing).
Such person’s address, including zip code.
     
(e)
 
 
(f)
(g)
 
Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer.
Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold.
Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold.
             
             
 


TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
                                         
Title of
the Class
 
Date you
Acquired
 
Nature of Acquisition Transaction
 
Name of Person from Whom Acquired
(If gift, also give date donor acquired)
 
Amount of
Securities Acquired
 
Date of
Payment
 
Nature of
Payment
                         
Common   11/16/2009   Stock Option Exercise   William Thomson   30000   11/16/2009   Wire Transfer
INSTRUCTIONS:
  
If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.
TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
         
Name and Address of Seller
 
Title of Securities Sold
 
Date of Sale
 
Amount of
Securities Sold
 
Gross Proceeds
                 
                 
                 
 
Remarks:
 
     
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of “person” in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
 
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.
   
November 16, 2009   /s/ William Thomson
DATE OF NOTICE
 
(Signature)
     
DATE OF PLAN ADOPTION OR GIVING OF INSTRUCTION,
IF RELYING ON RULE 10B5-1 
 
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
 
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)