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): June 28, 2012 

 

 

 

FUSHI COPPERWELD, INC.

 

 

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Nevada   001-33669   13-3140715
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

TYG Center Tower B, Suite 2601

Dongsanhuan Bei Lu, Bing 2

Beijing, PRC 100027

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (1) 615.377.4183

 

 

 

  (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:

 

 o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 28, 2012, Fushi Copperweld, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) to vote on the following matters:

 

1. Election of Directors

 

All of the following seven nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, in accordance with the voting results listed below, to serve for a term of one year, until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors have been duly elected and have qualified.

 

Nominee

For

Against

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Li Fu 17,660,945 0 982,012 9,988,569
Joseph Longever 17,667,645 0 975,312 9,988,569
Wenbing Christopher Wang 17,216,332 0 1,426,625 9,988,569
Feng Bai 17,571,589 0 1,071,368 9,988,569
Chongqi Huang 18,381,060 0 261,897 9,988,569
Jiping Hua 18,384,335 0 258,622 9,988,569
John Francis Perkowski 17,140,977 0 1,471,980 9,988,569

 

2. Ratification of the Company’s Independent Auditors

 

Stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG as the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, in accordance with the voting results listed below.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

28,258,032 349,154 24,340 0

 

3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

Stockholders approved the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the 2012 Proxy Statement under “Executive Compensation” and discussed under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” on an advisory basis, in accordance with the voting results listed below.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

18,432,312 179,140 31,505 9,988,569

 

 

 
 

 

 

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.

 

 

  FUSHI COPPERWELD, INC.
   
Date: July 3, 2012  By:  /s/ Fu Li
  Name:
Title: 
Fu Li
Chairman and Co-CEO