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): June 21, 2010
General Steel Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | | 001-33717 | | 41-2079252 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
Room 2315, Kun Tai International Mansion Building, Yi No 12, Chaoyangmenwai Ave.,
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
+ 86 (10) 58797346
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Amendment No. 1 to 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
On June 21, 2010, at the annual meeting of the stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 of General Steel Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), the stockholders approved Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (“Amendment No.1”) to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued under the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) by 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 shares.
The descriptions of the Plan and Amendment No. 1 are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Plan and Amendment No.1, copies of which were included as Annex A and Annex B, respectively, to the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| General Steel Holdings, Inc. |
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| By: | |
| Name: | John Chen |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: June 24, 2010
