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 26, 2014
PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Cayman Islands |
001-35192 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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18/F, Zhongshan Building A No. 154 Hudong Road Fuzhou, PRC |
350001 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 86-10-6569-3988
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (the “Company”) was held on June 26, 2014. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as described below.
1. Nominee Lin Bao was elected at the Annual Meeting to serve as Class B director of the Company until the third anniversary of the Annual Meeting and until his successor is elected and qualified.
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||
| 44,219,597 | 2,052,878 | 57,051 | 0 | |||||||||||
2. An advisory (non-binding) resolution regarding compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the proxy materials. This proposal was approved.
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||
| 46,254,694 | 17,005 | 57,827 | 0 | |||||||||||
3. An advisory (non-binding) resolution on the frequency at which the Company should include an advisory vote regarding the compensation of its named executive officers in its future proxy statements for stockholder consideration, as described in the proxy materials. The option of every 3 years received the highest number of the votes cast.
| 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | Abstained | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||||||||
| 2,326,607 | 1,531 | 43,937,577 | 63,811 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Following this advisory vote, and consistent with the voting results, the Company decided to conduct future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation once every three years until the next required advisory vote on frequency.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. | ||
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| By: | /s/ Xinrong Zhuo | |
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Name: Xinrong Zhuo Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: July 1, 2014