UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2013
KINGOLD JEWELRY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-15819 (Commission File Number) |
13-3883101 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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15 Huangpu Science and Technology Park Jiang’an District Wuhan, Hubei Province, PRC |
430023 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (011) 86 27 65660703
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Kingold Jewelry, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 6, 2013, two proposals were submitted to and approved by the stockholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2013. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
1. Stockholders elected five directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office for a one-year term until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2014 and until their successors are re elected and qualified. The votes for each of the nominees were as follows:
| For | Withheld | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| Zhihong Jia | 28,446,390 | 950 | 389,101 | 22,344,940 | ||||
| Bin Zhao | 28,442,390 | 4,950 | 389,101 | 22,344,940 | ||||
| H. David Sherman | 28,447,240 | 100 | 389,101 | 22,344,940 | ||||
| Hai Xiao Xu | 28,443,340 | 4,000 | 389,101 | 22,344,940 | ||||
| Bin Nan Zhang | 28,447,340 | 0 | 389,101 | 22,344,940 |
2. Stockholders ratified the selection of Friedman LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 49,719,185 | 1,338,995 | 123,201 | 0 |
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.
KINGOLD JEWELRY, INC.
By: /s/ Bin Liu________________
Name: Bin Liu
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 11, 2013