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Form 6-K
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2012
Commission File Number:001-34609
China Hydroelectric Corporation
Bldg A #2105, Ping’An International Financial Center,
No. 3 Xinyuan South Road, Chao Yang District, Beijing,
People’s Republic of China 100027
Tel: (86-10) 6492-8483
(Address of principal executive office)
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China Hydroelectric Corporation
Form 6-K
China Hydroelectric Corporation Held Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
On November 16, 2012, China Hydroelectric Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual general meeting of shareholders in New York. The shareholders of the Company passed resolutions approving:
| • | Re-election of Jui Kian Lim to serve as Class III Director for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2015; | |
| • | Amendment of Article 89 of the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company to remove references to certain former members of our board of directors by name; and | |
| • | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young Hua Ming as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. |
The resolution for the reelection of Dr. Yong Cao to the Company’s board of directors was not approved by the Company’s shareholders. The current board of directors of the Company has been reduced to six members, including Amit Gupta, the Company’s chairman, Moonkyung Kim, Jui Kian Lim, Shadron Lee Stastney, Yun Pun Wong and Dr. You-Su Lin. On November 18, 2012, the board of directors determined that Jui Kian Lim met the independence requirements in accordance with NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A and Rule 10A-3 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and appointed Mr. Lim as a member of the Company’s audit committee to fill the vacancy left by Dr. Cao. The board of directors also determined that Amit Gupta met the independence requirements in accordance with NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A and appointed Mr. Gupta as a member of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee to fill the vacancy left by Dr. Cao.
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.
| China Hydroelectric Corporation | ||||
| By: | /s/ Amit Gupta | |||
| Name: | Amit Gupta | |||
| Title: | Interim Corporate Secretary | |||
| Date: November 19, 2012 | ||||