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): December 8, 2017

 

ORIENT PAPER, 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)

 

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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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

 

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 8, 2017, Beijing, China time (the “Annual General Meeting”).  A total of 14,892,783 shares of common stock, representing 69.43% of the shares 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 . Both of the two nominees for directors in Class I were elected to serve until the 2019 Annual 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 two directors was as follows:

 

DIRECTORS:   FOR     WITHHELD     ABSTAIN     BROKER NON-VOTE  
Marco Ku Hon Wai   10,635,407     0     177,283     5,070,093  
Wenbing Christopher Wang   10,635,407     0     177,283     5,070,093  

 

Proposal 2 .  The compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement was approved on an advisory basis by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

FOR     AGAINST     ABSTAIN     BROKER NON-VOTES  
  9,985,243       742,622       84,825       5,070,093  

  

Proposal 3 .  The stockholders recommended, on an advisory basis, that the frequency of the stockholder vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers every three years by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

ONE YEAR     TWO YEARS     THREE YEARS     ABSTAIN     BROKER NON-VOTES  
  1,267,839       705,366       8,766,260       73,225       5,070,093  

 

Proposal 4. The appointment of BDO China Shu Lun Pan CPAs LLP (“BDO”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2017 was ratified by the stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

FOR     AGAINST     ABSTAIN  
  14,525,294       234,069       133,420  

 

There were no broker non-votes with respect to the appointment of BDO.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On December 11, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the Company’s 2017 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders, which was held on December 8, 2017, Beijing, China time. 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 December 11, 2017, issued by Orient Paper, Inc.

 

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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.

 

  ORIENT PAPER, INC.
       
Date: December 11, 2017 By: /s/ Zhenyong Liu
    Name: Zhenyong Liu
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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