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 2, 2014 (May 30, 2014)
EVER-GLORY INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Florida | | 000-28806 | | 65-0420146 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (IRS Employer IdentificationNo.) |
Ever-Glory Commercial Center,
509 Chengxin Road, Jiangning Development Zone,
Nanjing, Jiangsu Province,
Peoples Republic of China
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)
(8625) 5209-6889
(Registrant’s Telephone number including area code)
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Item 5. 07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 30, 2014 Beijing time (which is May 29, 2014 EST), Ever-Glory International Group, Inc., (the “Company”) held its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, a majority of the Company’s shares of common stock represented at the Annual Meeting and voting on each proposal voted to approve the following proposals:
| 1. | To elect Edward Yihua Kang, Jiajun Sun, Zhixue Zhang, Changyu Qi and Merry Tang as directors to serve for a one-year term that expires at the next annual meeting of stockholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal; |
| 2. | To ratify issuance of 75,485 shares to certain independent directors; |
| 3. | To approve the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan; |
| 4. | To conduct a non-binding advisory vote on our executive compensation; |
| 5. | To conduct a non-binding advisory vote recommending the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation; and |
| 6. | To ratify the appointment of GHP Horwath P.C. as our independent auditor to audit the financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2013 and to review the three quarterly financial statements ended on September 30, 2014. |
All matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were approved as recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company. The number of votes cast for or against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal, as applicable, is set forth below. The Company’s inspector of election reported the final vote of the stockholders as follows:
| | For | | | Against | | | Withheld | | | Abstain | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Election of Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EDWARD YIHUA KANG | | | 10,901,674 | | | | 0 | | | | 6,598 | | | | - | | | | 961,225 | |
JIAHUN SUN | | | 10,901,924 | | | | 0 | | | | 6,348 | | | | - | | | | 961,225 | |
MERRTY TANG | | | 10,886,110 | | | | 0 | | | | 22,162 | | | | - | | | | 961,225 | |
CHANGYU QI | | | 10,886,010 | | | | 0 | | | | 22,262 | | | | - | | | | 961,225 | |
ZHIXUE ZHANG | | | 10,886,020 | | | | 0 | | | | 22,252 | | | | - | | | | 961,225 | |
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To ratify issuance of shares to independent directors; | | | 10,835,837 | | | | 66,677 | | | | - | | | | 5,758 | | | | 961,225 | |
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To approve the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan; | | | 10,823,552 | | | | 79,528 | | | | - | | | | 5,192 | | | | 961,225 | |
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To approve, by a non-binding vote, the Company's executive compensation. | | | 10,852,961 | | | | 50,459 | | | | - | | | | 4,852 | | | | 961,225 | |
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Ratification of Appointment of Independent registered public accounting firm | | | 11,865,926 | | | | 3,501 | | | | - | | | | 70 | | | | 0 | |
| | One year | | | Two Years | | | Three Years | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
To approve, by a non-binding vote, the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes relating to the Company's executive compensation. | | | 114,306 | | | | 15,942 | | | | 10,777,605 | | | | 961,225 | |
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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.
| EVER-GLORY INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. |
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Date: June 2, 2014 | By: | /s/ Edward Yihua Kang |
| Edward Yihua Kang |
| Chief Executive Officer |