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): | November 27, 2015 |
HIGHPOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34098 | 20-4062622 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
Building A1, Luoshan Industrial Zone, Shanxia, Pinghu, Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518111, China
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (86) 755-89686238 |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 27, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the receipt of a non-binding investment proposal regarding its PRC subsidiaries. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information reported under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being "furnished" and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| | |
| 99.1 | Highpower International, Inc. Press Release dated November 27, 2015. |
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.
| Dated: November 27, 2015 | Highpower International, Inc. |
| | |
| | /s/ | Henry Sun | |
| | By: | Henry Sun | |
| | Its: | Chief Financial Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release dated November 27, 2015. |
