Form 8-K - Current report

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 15, 2023

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		Nasdaq Capital Market

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):

☐	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 CFR 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))

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

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

On December 15, 2023, CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) held the 2023 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 17, 2023 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 89,467,190 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. A total of 52,976,564 shares of common stock (59.2%), constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting.

The stockholders voted on five proposals at the Annual Meeting. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated October 20, 2023 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 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

	Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Yunfei Li		39,629,202		868,698		88,268		12,390,396
J. Simon Xue		39,197,235		1,302,329		86,603		12,390,397
Martha C. Agee		38,920,619		1,575,709		89,839		12,390,397
Jianjun He		38,915,313		1,582,521		88,634		12,390,096
Xiangyu Pei		39,600,913		897,835		88,419		12,389,397

Proposal 2: The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of ARK Pro CPA & Co as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions
	48,401,746				4,328,423				246,395

Proposal 3: The Company’s stockholders approved the CBAK Energy Technology 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
	48,401,746				4,328,423				246,395				12,390,396

Proposal 4: The Company’s stockholders approved the compensation of its Named Executive Officers named in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
	39,406,370				1,107,980				71,817				12,390,397

Proposal 5: The frequency of “Every Three Years” received the highest number of votes cast from the Company’s stockholders. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

Every Year				Every Two Years				Every Three Years				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
	2,153,832				71,502				38,243,990				112,698				12,394,542

Consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors and the vote of stockholders, the Company will continue to hold future advisory votes on named executive compensation every three years.

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 21, 2023	By:	/s/ Jiewei Li
		Jiewei Li
		Chief Financial Officer

Cover	Dec. 15, 2023
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Document Type	8-K
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Document Period End Date	Dec. 15, 2023
Entity File Number	001-32898
Entity Registrant Name	CBAK ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001117171
Entity Tax Identification Number	86-0442833
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NV
Entity Address, Address Line One	BAK Industrial Park
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Meigui Street
Entity Address, Address Line Three	Huayuankou Economic Zone
Entity Address, City or Town	Dalian
Entity Address, Country	CN
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	116450
City Area Code	86
Local Phone Number	3918-5985
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Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.001 par value
Trading Symbol	CBAT
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false