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EX-10.2 - RESTATED VOTING AGREEMENT - ZAPexh10-2_17530.htm
EX-10.1 - CONVERTIBLE NOTE AND WARRANT - ZAPexh10-1_17530.htm
EX-3.III - AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS - ZAPexh3iii_17530.htm


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 18, 2013



ZAP
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)




                 
California
            
03-03000
                      
94-3210624
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
           
(Commission File Number)
                       
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
          
501 Fourth Street
Santa Rosa, CA
                                        
95401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                        
(Zip Code)

(707) 525-8658
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
 
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:

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Section 1 - Registrant’s Business and Operations

Item 1.01   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

As a result of the amendment to the Company’s Bylaws described in Item 5.03 of this Report, the Company and China Electric Vehicle Corporation (“CEVC”) amended certain provisions of the Senior Secured Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated January 12, 2011 (“Purchase Agreement”) and the Amended and Restated Voting Agreement dated January 12, 2011 (“Voting Agreement”).

The amendment to the Purchase Agreement provides that for as long as CEVC or Cathaya Capital L.P., including its affiliates and subsidiaries, hold at least 5% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company (together or individually), Cathaya Capital L.P. will have the right to designate the number of designees equal to the sum of (i) the number of authorized directors of the Company divided by two, rounded down to the nearest whole number, and (ii) one.

The amendment to the Voting Agreement provides that each Significant Holder ( as defined in the Voting Agreement) agrees to vote all shares held by them to maintain the authorized number of members of the board of directors at five (5) or such number as determined by the majority of the board. A copy of the Purchase Agreement and the Voting Agreement are attached to this Report.
 

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.03   Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

Effective June 18, 2013, the Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Company’s Bylaws  to reduce the number of fixed authorized directors from seven (7) to five (5), effective as of the first election of directors following the adoption of the amendment.  All other provisions of the Bylaws remain in the same as originally adopted in 2002. A copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws is attached to this Report.
 
 
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Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
3(ii) 
Amended and Restated Bylaws

 
10.1 
Amendment to Senior Secured Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement.

 
10.2 
Amendment to Amended and Restated Voting Agreement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registranthas duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersignedhereunto dulyauthorized.
 
 
 
 
ZAP
 
     
     
     
       
Dated:  June 24, 2013
By:
/s/ Charles Schillings
 
   
Charles Schillings
 
   
Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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