Form 8-K CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS For: Aug 17

 

 

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): August 17, 2020

 

China Automotive Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware	000-33123	33-0885775
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

D8 Henglong Building, Optics Valley Software Park

No. 1 Guanshan First Avenue, Wuhan City

Hubei Province

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (86) 27-8757-0028

 

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:

 

o

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

 

o

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

 

o

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

 

o

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

 

The 2020 annual meeting of stockholders of China Automotive Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on Monday, August 17, 2020 at the Second Floor Meeting Room, D8 Henglong Building, Optics Valley Software Park, No. 1 Guanshan First Avenue, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, the People’s Republic of China.  Of the 32,338,302 shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote at the meeting, 28,956,587 shares, or 89.54%, were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.  The voting results are presented below.

 

1.

Election of Directors

 

The Company’s shareholders elected the five nominees below to hold office until the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.  Each of the nominees received more than a majority of the votes cast.  The votes regarding the election of directors were as follows:

 

Nominee		For		Authority Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Hanlin Chen		24,650,334		508,096		3,798,157
Qizhou Wu		24,652,135		506,295		3,798,157
Guangxun Xu		24,641,049		517,381		3,798,157
Heng Henry Lu		24,635,814		522,616		3,798,157
Tong Kooi Teo		24,641,689		516,741		3,798,157

 

 

2.

Ratification and Approval of the Appointment of Independent Auditor

 

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 was ratified and approved by the following votes:

 

For		Against		Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
28,556,914		38,581		361,092		-

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

	China Automotive Systems, Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date:  August 18, 2020	By:	/s/ Hanlin Chen
		Hanlin Chen

 

 

 

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