CBAK Energy Technology Inc.

12/07/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/07/2021 15:11

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - Form 8-K

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): December 6, 2021

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
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value CBAT NasdaqCapital Market

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

On December 6, 2021, CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (the "Company") held the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the "Annual Meeting") at the Company's headquarters in Dalian, China. Holders of the Company's common stock at the close of business on October 8, 2021 (the "Record Date") were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 88,411,184 outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote. A total of 61,705,784 shares of common stock (69.79%), constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting.

The stockholders voted on three proposals at the Annual Meeting. The proposals are described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement dated October 12, 2021 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 Company's stockholders elected five directors to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
Yunfei Li 46,089,405 296,074 129,577 15,190,728
J. Simon Xue 45,238,999 1,069,366 206,691 15,190,728
Martha C. Agee 44,490,285 1,881,030 143,741 15,190,728
Jianjun He 44,410,233 1,893,523 211,300 15,190,728
Xiangyu Pei 46,021,503 280,122 213,431 15,190,728

Proposal 2: The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Centurion ZD CPA & Co. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
60,552,315 868,073 285,396

Proposal 3: The Company's stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to authorize 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share of the Company, which may be issued in one or more series, with such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as shall be fixed by the Company's Board of Directors from time to time. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
46,770,812 2,739,012 80,926 12,115,034

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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: December 7, 2021 By: /s/Xiangyu Pei
Xiangyu Pei
Interim Chief Financial Officer

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