UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2016

 

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 Kesner LLP

621Broadway, 32 nd Floor

New York, NY 10006

Attn. Marc J. Ross, Esq.

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 DFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

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

 

On December 20, 2016, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Sino Agro Food, Inc. (the “ Company ”), the Company’s shareholders approved (i) electing seven directors named by the Company (Lee Yip Kun, Daniel Ritchey, Tan Poay Teik, Chen Bor Hann, Yap Koi Ming, Nils-Erik Sandberg and Soh Lim Chang), (ii) ratification of ECOVIS David Yeung Hong Kong as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 (“ Auditor Ratification ”) (iii) the Company’s 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, (iv) by non-binding vote, the executive compensation disclosed in the Proxy Statement (the “ Executive Compensation Advisory Vote ”), and (v) by non-binding vote, the frequency with which the Company should conduct future shareholder advisory votes on named executive officer compensation (“ Advisory Vote Frequency ”).

 

As of October 28, 2016, the record date for the meeting, the Company had outstanding and entitled to vote 22,656,859 shares 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 90,627,436 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate of 113,284,295 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 Seven Directors                                      
Lee Yip Kun (Solomon)     92,451,479               168,380              

92,619,859*

5,143,523**

Daniel Ritchey     92,486,774               133,085              

92,619,859*

5,143,523**

Tan Poay Teik (Peter)     92,444,782               175,077              

92,619,859*

5,143,523**

Chen Bor Hann (Michael)     92,442,762               177,097              

92,619,859*

5,143,523**

Yap Koi Ming (George)     92,433,172               186,687              

92,619,859*

5,143,523**

Nils-Erik Sandberg     92,471,683               148,176              

92,619,859*

5,143,523**

Soh Lim Chang (Anthony)     92,436,367               183,492              

92,619,859*

5,143,523**

2. Auditor Ratification     97,179,175       506,603               77,603       97,763,382*
                                       

3. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan

 

    92,248,328       202,878               168,653      

92,619,859*

5,143,523**

                                       
4. Executive Compensation Advisory Vote     92,272,533       174,672               172,654      

92,619,859*

5,143,523**

                                       

5. Advisory Vote Frequency

 

                                   

92,543,162*

5,143,523**

1 Year     1,360,119                       76,697        
2 Years     113,300                                
3 Years     91,069,743                                
 *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: December 21, 2016 By:  /s/ LEE YIP KUN SOLOMON
    Lee Yip Kun Solomon
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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