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): June 29, 2012
SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
| Florida | 001-15931 | 59-3404233 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
Kuanggong Road and Tiyu Road 10th Floor,
Chengshi Xin Yong She, Tiyu Road, Xinhua District,
Pingdingshan, Henan Province, China 467000
(Address of principal executive offices)
+86-3752882999
(Company’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 29, 2012, SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the meeting and the final voting results with respect to each matter.
| 1. | The following individuals were nominated in 2012 to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013 and until such director’s respective successor is elected or qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal from office. All of the nominees were elected. The results were as follows: |
| Nominee | Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| Jianhua Lv | 9,612,705 | 62,847 | 7,271,021 | |||||||||
| Hui Huang | 9,568,263 | 107,289 | 7,271,021 | |||||||||
| Yushan Jiang | 9,568,463 | 107,089 | 7,271,021 | |||||||||
| Haoyi Zhang | 9,568,463 | 107,089 | 7,271,021 | |||||||||
| Hui Zheng | 9,596,654 | 78,898 | 7,271,021 | |||||||||
| 2. | The appointment of Friedman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 was ratified. The results were as follows: |
| Votes For | 16,565,071 | |||
| Votes Against | 352,794 | |||
| Abstain | 28,708 |
| 3. | The Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan. The results were as follows: |
| Votes For | 9,527,311 | |||
| Votes Against | 137,976 | |||
| Abstain | 10,265 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes | 7,271,021 |
| 4. | The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation. The results were as follows: |
| Votes For | 9,533,540 | |||
| Votes Against | 132,553 | |||
| Abstain | 9,459 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes | 7,271,021 |
| 5. | The Company’s stockholders recommended, on an advisory basis, the holding of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every three years. The results were as follows: |
| One Year | 239,131 | |||
| Two Years | 51,205 | |||
| Three Years | 9,371,760 | |||
| Abstain | 13,456 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes | 7,271,021 |
Based on the voting results for proposal number 5 above for which Company stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the holding of future advisory votes on executive compensation (“say on pay”) every three years, the Company intends to hold future say on pay advisory votes every three years, until the next stockholder vote on say on pay frequency.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (Registrant) | ||
| Dated: July 3, 2012 | By: | /s/ Zan Wu |
| Zan Wu Chief Financial Officer | ||