UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): October 24, 2012 (October 20, 2013)
Lihua International, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | | 000-52650 | | 14-1961536 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Houxiang Five-Star Industry District |
| Danyang City, Jiangsu Province, PRC 212312 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:+86-51-86317399
(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.
Lihua International, Inc.. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on October 20, 2013 (“Annual Meeting”). There were 29,831,336 shares of common stock entitled to be voted, and 25,236,225 shares present in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.
Three items of business were acted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The voting results are as follows:
Stockholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for director for one-year terms expiring on the date of the Annual Meeting in 2014.
| | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
| | | | | | | |
| Jianhua Zhu | | 17,245,297 | | 1,874,918 | | 6,116,010 |
| Yaying Wang | | 17,242,897 | | 1,877,318 | | 6,116,010 |
| Robert C. Bruce | | 17,247,014 | | 1,873,201 | | 6,116,010 |
| Jonathan P. Serbin | | 17,245,905 | | 1,874,310 | | 6,116,010 |
| Kelvin Lau | | 17,172,184 | | 1,948,031 | | 6,116,010 |
| 2. | Approval of the Company’s Independent Accountants. |
Stockholders ratified the appointment of Crowe Horwath (HK) CPA Limited as the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions |
| | | | | |
| 23,839,089 | | 1,186,462 | | 210,674 |
3. Stockholders passed an advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| | | | | | | |
| 17,434,848 | | 1,618,091 | | 67,276 | | 6,116,010 |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: October 24, 2013 | LIHUA INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Jianhua Zhu |
| | | Name: Jianhua Zhu |
| | | Title: Chief Executive Officer and President |
