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):
November 19, 2015
SkyPeople
Fruit Juice, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida | 000-34502 | 98-0222013 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
16F, China Development Bank Tower,
No. 2, Gaoxin 1st Road, Xi'an, China 710075
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(86-29) 8837-7216
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On November 19, 2015, SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. (the "Company"), held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A quorum was present at the meeting as required by the Bylaws of the Company. The final voting results of the matters submitted to a shareholder vote at the meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The following five individuals were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as directors until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:
Nominees | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Yongke Xue | 15,813,409 | 445,190 | 4,079,051 | |||||||||
Hongke Xue | 14,438,490 | 1,820,109 | 4,079,051 | |||||||||
Johnson Lau | 14,587,214 | 1,671,385 | 4,079,051 | |||||||||
Guolin Wang | 14,585,414 | 1,673,185 | 4,079,051 | |||||||||
Fuyou Li | 14,586,217 | 1,672,382 | 4,079,051 |
Proposal 2: Approval and Ratification of the Appointment of Armanino LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The appointment of Armanino LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was approved and ratified. There were 18,635,762 votes for the appointment, 1,131,387 votes against the appointment, 570,501 abstentions. No broker non-votes are counted.
Proposal 3: Approval of the SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. Omnibus Equity Plan
The SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. Omnibus Equity Plan (the “Plan”) was approved and ratified. There were 14,309,899 votes for the Plan, 1,737,370 votes against the Plan, 211,330 abstentions and 4,079,051 broker non-votes.
Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers
The shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
14,543,843 | 409,170 | 1,305,595 | 4,079,051 |
Proposal 5: Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Votes on Compensation of our Named Executive Officers
The shareholders voted for three years with respect to the frequency with which shareholders are provided a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.
1 Yr | 2 Yrs | 3 Yrs | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
797,755 | 51,641 | 14,110,272 | 1,298,931 | 4,079,051 |
As described above, a majority of the votes cast voted, in an advisory, non-binding vote, in favor of having a shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every three years. In light of such vote, and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that it currently intends to include an advisory, non-binding vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every three years.
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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.
SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. | ||
Date: November 24, 2015 | By: | /s/ Yongke Xue |
Name: | Yongke Xue | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |