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 9, 2014)
AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Nevada | 001-34449 | 87-0430320 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) | (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
Beihuan Road Junan County
Shandong, China 276600
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(86) 539-7317959
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 9, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. local time, American Lorain Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) at its corporate offices located at Beihuan Zhong Road, Junan County, Shandong, People’s Republic of China, 276600. There were 34,616,714 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting and 20,369,579 shares were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The voting results are presented below.
1. Election of Directors
| NAME OF DIRECTOR | FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| SI CHEN | 15,456,201 | 711,406 | 4,201,930 |
| YUNDONG LU | 15,464,351 | 703,256 | 4,201,930 |
| MAOQUAN WEI | 15,361,251 | 806,356 | 4,201,930 |
| DEKAI YIN | 15,361,301 | 806,306 | 4,201,930 |
| WILLIAM JIANXIAO WU | 15,361,601 | 806,006 | 4,201,930 |
2. Approval of 2014 Equity Incentive Plan:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 15,352,624 | 782,029 | 32,954 | 4,201,930 |
3. Ratification of Independent Board’s appointment of WWC., P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 18,012,467 | 2,305,372 | 51,698 | n/a |
4. Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 15,459,480 | 674,326 | 33,801 | 4,201,930 |
5. Non-binding vote on the frequency of executive compensation votes:
| 1 YEAR | 2 YEARS | 3 YEARS | ABSTAIN |
| 972,125 | 36,154 | 15,111,570 | 47,758 |
In light of the results of the stockholder vote on a frequency at which the Company should include an advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the Company has determined to conduct a stockholder vote every three years regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on compensation of named executive officers.
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.
| American Lorain Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Si Chen | |
| Name: Si Chen | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: June 10, 2014