UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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 9, 2011
CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
| Nevada | 001-34260 | 36-3526027 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File No.)
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(IRS Employer Identification
Number)
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3rd Floor, Borough A, Block A.
No.181 South Taibai Road
Xi’an, Shaanxi Province
People’s Republic of China 710065
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (011)-86-29-88266368
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On December 9, 2011, China Green Agriculture, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2011 annual shareholders meeting (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the following proposals were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Company: (i) the election of five persons to the Board of Directors of the Company (“Proposal No. 1”); (ii) a non-binding advisory vote on the executive compensation of the Company’s “named executed officers” as disclosed in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A in connection with the Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2011 (the “Proxy Statement”), a so-called “Say-on-Pay” proposal (“Proposal No. 2”); and (iii) a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of holding a “Say-On-Pay” vote, a so-called “Say-When-on-Pay” proposal, every one, two or three years (“Proposal No. 3”). Holders of 12,691,174 shares of common stock were present by proxy at the Meeting, or 47.10% of the total outstanding shares, representing a quorum of more than one-third of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting as of the record date.
Pursuant to Proposal No. 1, each of Messrs. Tao Li, Yu Hao, Yizhao Zhang, Lianfu Liu and Ms. Yiru Shi were elected to serve as directors until the next annual shareholders meeting or until their successors are duly elected or appointed. The results of Proposal No. 1 were as follows:
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Director Nominee
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For
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Against
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Tao Li
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12,519,550
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0
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171,624
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n/a
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Yu Hao
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12,515,833
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0
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175,341
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n/a
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Yizhao Zhang
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11,967,084
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0
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724,090
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n/a
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Lianfu Liu
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11,971,190
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0
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719,984
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n/a
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Yiru Shi
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12,518,402
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0
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172,772
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n/a
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Pursuant to Proposal No. 2, the shareholders approved the executive compensation of the Company’s “named executive officers” as set forth in the Proxy Statement. The results of Proposal No. 2 were as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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12,365,507
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277,717
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47,950
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n/a
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Pursuant to Proposal No. 3, the shareholders approved holding a “Say-On-Pay” vote on the Company’s executive compensation once every three years. The results of Proposal No. 3 were as follows:
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One Year
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Two Years
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Three Years
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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1,424,432
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60,283
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11,160,949
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45,510
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n/a
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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.
Date: December 12, 2011
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CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Tao Li | |
| Tao Li, | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||