Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 23, 2020

IT TECH PACKAGING, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-34577		20-4158835
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Science Park, Juli Road

Xushui District, Baoding City

Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China

072550

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(86) 312-8698215

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities 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		ITP		NYSE American

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 23, 2020, China time (the “Annual General Meeting”). A total of 18,361,056 shares of common stock, representing 64.39% of the shares of common stock outstanding and eligible to vote and constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual General Meeting. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual General Meeting as set forth in the Proxy Statement are as follows:

Proposal 1. All the three nominees for directors in Class II were elected to serve until the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier resignation, removal or death. The result of the votes to elect the three directors was as follows:

DIRECTORS:	FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
Zhenyong Liu		13,546,592		0		162,714		4,651,750
Fuzeng Liu		13,544,032		0		165,274		4,651,750
Lusha Niu		13,553,901		0		155,405		4,651,750

Proposal 2. The appointment of WWC, P.C. Certified Public Accountants as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020 was ratified by the stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:

FOR				AGAINST				ABSTAIN
	18,103,892				129,108				128,056

There were no broker non-votes with respect to the appointment of WWC, P.C. Certified Public Accountants.

Proposal 3. Advisory vote on executive compensation:

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

BROKER

NON-VOTE

12,480,582

801,024

427,700

4,651,750

Proposal 4. Approval of a reduction in exercise price of outstanding warrants issued in a private placement and the issuance of common stock representing more than 20% of common stock issued and outstanding upon exercise of the warrants in accordance with NYSE American Rule 713(a)(ii):

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

BROKER

NON-VOTE

12,634,935

975,218

99,153

4,651,750

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 24, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the Annual General Meeting. A copy of the press release that discusses this matter is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated by reference in this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99.1

Press release, dated July 24, 2020.

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.