UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2017

Commission File Number: 001-34541

CHINA CORD BLOOD CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

48thFloor, Bank of China Tower

1 Garden Road

Central

Hong Kong S.A.R.

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

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 Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-               .

This report and each of the exhibits to this report are hereby incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form F-3 (No. 333-183143 and No. 333-213730) of the Company.

Other Events

On April 13, 2017, the Company issued a press release disclosing the adoption by the full Board of Directors of the recommendation of the special committee to terminate any further evaluation and negotiation with Golden Meditech Holdings Limited regarding its proposed “going-private” transaction.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Exhibits

2

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: April 13, 2017

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Exhibit 99.1

China Cord Blood Corporation Announces Termination of Evaluation and Negotiation Regarding “Going Private” Proposal

HONG KONG, China, April 13, 2017 — China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO) (“CCBC” or the “Company”), China’s leading provider of cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing and stem cell storage services, today announced that in response to the non-binding proposal letter dated April 27, 2015 received by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) from Golden Meditech Holdings Limited (“Golden Meditech”), relating to the acquisition of all of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company not already owned by Golden Meditech in a “going private” transaction, the Board has adopted the recommendation of the special committee of independent directors formed to evaluate such proposal to terminate any further evaluation and negotiation regarding such proposal.  In making its recommendation, the special committee had taken into account various factors including but not limited to the pending transaction (the “Acquisition”) between Golden Meditech and Nanjing Ying Peng Hui Kang Medical Industry Investment Partnership (limited partnership) (the “Purchaser”), the Purchaser’s future plans regarding CCBC after the Acquisition is completed and the overall viability of the proposal. The special committee’s recommendation was unanimous and the adoption of its recommendation by the full Board of the Company was unanimous, with Chairman Kam Yuen abstaining.

About China Cord Blood Corporation

China Cord Blood Corporation is the first and largest umbilical cord blood banking operator in China in terms of geographical coverage and the only cord blood banking operator with multiple licenses. Under current PRC government regulations, only one licensed cord blood banking operator is permitted to operate in each licensed region and no new licenses will be granted before 2020 in addition to the seven licenses authorized as of today. China Cord Blood Corporation provides cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing and stem cell storage services. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.chinacordbloodcorp.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements relate to future events or the Company’s future financial performance. The Company has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates”, “believes”, “expects”, “can”, “continue”, “could”, “estimates”, “intends”, “may”, “plans”, “potential”, “predict”, “should” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions, uncertainties and other factors may cause the Company’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The information in this press release is not intended to project future performance of the Company. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company does not guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The Company expectations are as of the date this press release is issued, and the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date this press release is issued to conform these statements to actual results, unless required by law.

For more information, please contact:

China Cord Blood Corporation

Investor Relations Department

Tel: (+852) 3605-8180

Email: [email protected]

ICR, Inc.

William Zima

Tel: (+86) 10-6583-7511

U.S. Tel: (646) 405-5185

Email: [email protected]