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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): December 20, 2010

CHINA NATURAL GAS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
  
001-31539
  
98-0231607
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File
Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
19th Floor, Building B, Van Metropolis
35 Tang Yan Road, Hi-Tech Zone
Xian, 710065, Shaanxi Province
China
  
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
     
 
86-29-88323325
  
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
  
     
     
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  
 
 
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Item 1.01.   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On December 20, 2010, the Board of Directors of China Natural Gas, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Shaocheng "Bode" Xu, aged 36, as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. From March 2007 to December 2010, Mr. Xu served as the chief financial officer for Yanglin Soybean, Inc., a China-based company listed on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”), which is engaged in the manufacturing, distribution and sales of non-genetically modified soybean products. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Xu was a senior financial consultant with Dow Jones Business Consultants in Shanghai, where he assisted clients with analyzing financial management processes and evaluating their financial reporting and internal control systems. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Xu was an internal control operations supervisor with Citigroup Corporate Banking Asia Pacific Operations Center in Shanghai, where he primarily focused on operations management and reviewed procedures to improve the maintenance of client information and documents.  Mr. Xu also served as a Corporate Management Coordinator at United Automotive Electronics System Co., Ltd., in Shanghai, where he organized and coordinated production processes and formulated and implemented the annual budget for the office electronics. He is an affiliate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and holds a Master of Professional Accounting degree (MPAcc) from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and a BA degree from Foreign Affairs College in Beijing.

On December 20, 2010, the Company and Mr. Xu entered into an employment agreement ("Employment Agreement") for a term of three years.  Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Xu will receive a total annual salary of RMB600,000, to be paid in twelve monthly installments of RMB50,000.  However, during the probationary period, which consists of the first six months of employment, 20% of the monthly salary will be withheld and paid out in one installment upon the successful completion of the first year of employment.  In addition, upon the one year anniversary of his employment with the Company, Mr. Xu will be entitled to receive a yet to be determined amount of stock options.  The stock options will vest in equal increments over a four year period, commencing on the first year anniversary of Mr. Xu's employment with the Company.

The foregoing summary of the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and which is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
 
Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

The information in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 
Exhibit No.
  
 
Description
 
10.1
  
 
Employment Agreement dated December 20, 2010 between the Company and Shaocheng Xu





SIGNATURES

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.

Dated: December 23, 2010
  CHINA NATURAL GAS, INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Qinan Ji  
  Name:  Qinan Ji  
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer