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): October 15, 2018

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.


(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Nevada

 

000-54191

 

33-1219070

(State of
incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     

 

 

Room 3801, Block A, China Shine Plaza

No. 9 Lin He Xi Road

Tianhe District

Guangzhou City, P.R.C.

 

510610

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 20 22057860

 

Copies to:

 

Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 37th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Attn. Marc J. Ross, Esq.

 

 

 

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ITEM 5.07SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

On October 12, 2018, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Sino Agro Food, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s shareholders approved (i) electing six directors named by the Company (Lee Yip Kun, Daniel Ritchey, Tan Poay Teik, Chen Bor Hann, Nils-Erik Sandberg and Soh Lim Chang) and (ii) ratification of ZHEN HUI CPA as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 (“Auditor Ratification”).

 

As of August 22, 2018, the record date for the meeting, the Company had outstanding and entitled to vote 43,579,941shares of common stock and 100 shares of its outstanding Series A Preferred Stock. The 100 shares of Series A Preferred Stock carry the voting power of eighty percent (80%) of all votes entitled to be voted at any annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company or action by written consent of our shareholders. Each outstanding share of the Series A Preferred Stock shall represent its proportionate share of the 80%, which is allocated to the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Accordingly, the 100 shares of Series A Preferred Stock carry the voting power of 174,319,764 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate of 217,899,705 shares of capital stock voting as a single class eligible to be cast on any matter paced before the shareholders. The vote for each proposal was as follows: 

  

Proposal  For   Against   Withheld   Abstain   Broker
Non-Votes
 
1. Election of Six Directors                         
Lee Yip Kun (Solomon)   175,896,648         1,454,026         

177,350,674*

15,474,826**

 
Daniel Ritchey   176,030,496         1,320,178         

177,350,674*

15,474,826**

 
Tan Poay Teik (Peter)   176,035,248         1,315,426         

177,350,674*

15,474,826**

 
Chen Bor Hann (Michael)   176,035,248         1,315,426         

177,350,674*

15,474,826**

 
Nils-Erik Sandberg   176,053,831         1,296,843         

177,350,674*

15,474,826**

 
Soh Lim Chang (Anthony)   176,042,983         1,307,691         

177,350,674*

15,474,826**

 

 

2. Auditor Ratification

   189,540,946    2,923,429         361,125    192,825,500*
                          
 *Total
**Broker Non-Vote
                         

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.  
       
 Date: October 15, 2018 By: /s/ Daniel Ritchey  
    Daniel Ritchey  
     Chief Financial Officer