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 June, 2015.

Commission File Number 001-32399

BANRO CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1 First Canadian Place
100 King Street West, Suite 7070
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5X 1E3
(Address of principal executive offices)

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

Form 20-F [X]     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):  [  ]

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

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):  [  ]

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.


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.

    BANRO CORPORATION
     
         /s/ Kevin Jennings
Date: June 17, 2015 Kevin Jennings
    Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1 News release dated June 16, 2015

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PRESS RELEASE

Banro Provides Information for Holders of Series A Preference Shares of
Banro and Preferred Shares of Banro Group (Barbados) Limited

Toronto, Canada – June 16, 2015 – Banro Corporation (“Banro” or the “Company”) (NYSE MKT – “BAA”; TSX – “BAA”) hereby notifies holders of Series A Preference Shares of Banro (“Banro Series A Shares”) and holders of Preferred Shares of Banro Group (Barbados) Limited (“Barbados Preferred Shares”) of the following information necessary to calculate the amount of dividends payable on such shares. This information is being provided in accordance with the terms of such shares. Defined terms in this press release which are not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to them in the articles of Banro and Banro Group (Barbados) Limited (“Barbados Subco”).

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  • The simple average of the Reference Gold Price during the three-month period ending on March 31, 2015 is US$1,218.
       
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  • The Relevant Number for the purposes of the calculation of the Dividend Liquidation Preference is 0.017501.
       
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  • There are currently no dividends accrued and unpaid on the Banro Series A Shares or the Barbados Preferred Shares.
       
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  • The Monthly Production Level for the first quarter of 2015 was 15,066 ounces of gold per month, such that the Annual Dividend Yield is 14%.

    If, as and when dividends are authorized and declared by Banro and Barbados Subco in respect of the June 30, 2015 Dividend Payment Date, the dividend payable per Banro Series A Share and Barbados Preferred Share will be US$0.75.

    Banro Corporation is a Canadian gold mining company focused on production from the Twangiza mine, which began commercial production September 1, 2012, and completion of commissioning of its second gold mine at Namoya located approximately 200 kilometres southwest of the Twangiza gold mine. The Company’s longer term objectives include the development of two additional major, wholly-owned gold projects, Lugushwa and Kamituga. The four projects, each of which has a mining license, are located along the 210 kilometre long Twangiza-Namoya gold belt in the South Kivu and Maniema provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. All business activities are followed in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.

    For further information, please visit our website at www.banro.com, or contact:
    Martin Jones
    +1 (416) 366-2221, Ext. 3213
    +1-800-714-7938, Ext. 3213
    info@banro.com


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