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): September 24, 2018 (September 21, 2018)
CBAK ENERGY TECHNOLOGY,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Nevada | 001-32898 | 86-0442833 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
BAK Industrial Park, Meigui Street
Huayuankou Economic
Zone
Dalian, China, 116450
(Address, including zip code,
of principal executive offices)
(86)(411)-3918-5985
(Registrants telephone
number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On September 21, 2018, CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (the Company) held the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the Annual Meeting) at the Companys headquarters in Dalian, China. Holders of the Companys common stock at the close of business on July 26, 2018 (the Record Date) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 26,647,478 outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote. A total of 21,680,654 shares of common stock (81.36%), constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting.
The stockholders voted on two proposals at the Annual Meeting. The proposals are described in detail in the Companys definitive proxy statement dated July 31, 2018 and the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1: The Companys stockholders elected five directors to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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Yunfei Li | 15,693,380 | 63,687 | 6,801 | 5,916,786 | ||||||||
J. Simon Xue | 14,949,520 | 807,708 | 6,640 | 5,916,786 | ||||||||
Martha C. Agee | 14,952,313 | 804,982 | 6,573 | 5,916,786 | ||||||||
Jianjun He | 14,951,772 | 807,644 | 4,452 | 5,916,786 | ||||||||
Guosheng Wang | 14,951,230 | 805,837 | 6,801 | 5,916,786 |
Proposal 2: The Companys stockholders ratified the selection of Centurion ZD CPA Limited as the Companys independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||
20,568,588 | 902,250 | 209,816 |
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SIGNATURE
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.
CBAK ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, INC. | ||
Date: September 24, 2018 | By: | /s/ Yunfei Li |
Yunfei Li | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
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