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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 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):
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January 3,
2011
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HIGHPOWER
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-34098
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20-4062622
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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Building
A1, Luoshan Industrial Zone, Shanxia, Pinghu, Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong,
518111, China
(Address,
including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
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(86)
755-89686238
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
¨ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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On
January 3, 2010, Highpower International, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Henry
Sun as its Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Sun
replaces Henry Ngan, who resigned on January 3, 2010.
Henry
Sun, 38, joined the Company in November 2010 as the President’s
Assistant. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sun was the Chief
Financial Officer of Zoomlion Concrete Machinery Company from November 2009 to
October 2010. From November 2008 to September 2009, Mr. Sun served as
the Finance Director of Yasheng Group USA (OTCBB: YHGG). From December 2006 to
November 2008, he was the senior finance manager of Cepheid, Inc. (NASDAQ:
CPHD). From October 2003 to September 2006, he was a financial
consultant at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Sun is a graduate of the Thunderbird
School of Global Management.
There are
no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Sun and any other persons pursuant
to which Mr. Sun was selected as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and
Corporate Secretary. Mr. Sun has not been party to any transaction
requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There
are no family relationships between Mr. Sun and any director or executive
officer of the Company.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
January 3, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment
of Mr. Sun as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.
A copy of
the January 3, 2011 press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K
as Exhibit 99.1 and the information therein is incorporated herein by
reference.
The
information reported under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K,
including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed filed for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation
language in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release dated January 3,
2011.
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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.
Highpower
International, Inc.
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Dated:
January 6, 2011
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/s/
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Henry Sun
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By:
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Henry Sun
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Its: |
Chief
Financial
Officer
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