Current Report Filing (8-k)
December 03 2014 - 5:31PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): |
November 29, 2014 |
HIGHPOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware |
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001-34098 |
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20-4062622 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Building A1, Luoshan Industrial Zone, Shanxia,
Pinghu, Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518111, China
(Address,
including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code |
(86) 755-89686238 |
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
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A.2. below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On November 29, 2014, Highpower International, Inc. (the "Company")
held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). For more information about the proposals, see the
Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 2014 (the "Proxy
Statement"), the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
At the Annual Meeting, stockholders representing 12,326,515
shares, or 81.89%, of the 15,052,158 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date of October 2, 2014 were present
in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum for the purposes of the Annual Meeting. The final voting results on each of the
matters submitted to a vote of stockholders were as follows:
Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors. The Company's
stockholders elected, by a plurality of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, each of the
five director nominees to the board of directors, to serve until our 2015 annual meeting of stockholders or until his respective
successor has been elected, as follows:
Director Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-votes |
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Dan Yu Pan |
7,671,688 |
312,990 |
4,341,837 |
Wen Liang Li |
7,672,188 |
312,490 |
4,341,837 |
T. Joseph Fisher, III |
7,956,155 |
28,523 |
4,341,837 |
Xinhai Li |
7,954,155 |
30,523 |
4,341,837 |
Ping Li |
7,953,155 |
31,523 |
4,341,837 |
Proposal No. 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent
Auditors. The ratification of the appointment of Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP as the Company's independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, was approved by at least a majority vote of stockholders as
follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-votes |
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11,882,625 |
303,802 |
140,088 |
N/A |
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.
Dated: December 3, 2014 |
Highpower International, Inc. |
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/s/ |
Henry Sun |
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By: |
Henry Sun |
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Its: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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