U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December 2017
Commission File Number: 001-36885
TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD.
Tantech Holdings Ltd.
No. 10 Chen Shan Road, Shuige Industrial Zone
Lishui City, Zhejiang Province 323600
+86-578-226-2305
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Explanatory Note:
Tantech Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) is filing this Report on Form 6-K to provide final results for the votes for its 2017 annual shareholder meeting. At the 2017 annual shareholder meeting of the Company held on December 18, 2017, a quorum was present and two proposals were submitted to and approved by the shareholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2017. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
1. Shareholders elected the following five directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2018 or until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes for each of the nominees were as follows:
For | Against | Abstained | ||||||||||
Zhengyu Wang | 14,614,410 | 500 | 0 | |||||||||
Yefang Zhang | 14,614,410 | 500 | 0 | |||||||||
Wencai Pan | 14,614,410 | 500 | 0 | |||||||||
Hongdao Qian | 14,614,910 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Shudong Wang | 14,614,410 | 500 | 0 |
2. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Friedman LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
For | Against | Abstained | ||
17,319,967 | 700 | 0 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD. | |||
By: | /s/ Zhengyu Wang | ||
Name: | Zhengyu Wang | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: December 21, 2017