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): May 8, 2015
SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 001-34502 | 98-0222013 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
16F, China Development Bank Tower, No. 2, Gaoxin 1st Road,
Xi'an, China 710075
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
86-29-88377216
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 8, 2015, Baosheng Lu resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. (the “Company”). To the knowledge of the Company’s executive officers, the resignation of Mr. Lu is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
On May 8, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Mr. Fuyou Li as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors effective as of that date. The Board of Directors also appointed Mr. Li as a member of both audit committee and compensation committee to replace Mr. Lu. Mr. Li will receive an annual fee of US$8,850 for his services to the Company as a member of Board of Directors, which will be paid in cash.
Mr. Li, age 62, graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University with a doctor's degree in economics. He has taught international finance as a professor in Xi’an Jiaotong University for the past 5 years.
There is no family relationship between Mr. Li and any of the Company’s other directors or officers.
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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.
| SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. | ||
| Date: May 11, 2015 | By: | /s/ Yongke Xue |
| Name: | Yongke Xue | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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