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): July 16, 2015

 

China Automotive Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware 000-33123 33-0885775

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

D8 Henglong Building, Optics Valley Software Park

No. 1 Guanshan First Avenue, Wuhan City

Hubei Province

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (86) 27-8757-0028

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The 2015 annual meeting of stockholders of China Automotive Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at the Fourth Floor Meeting Room, D8 Henglong Building, Optics Valley Software Park, No. 1 Guanshan First Avenue, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, the People’s Republic of China.  Of the 32,121,019 shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote at the meeting, 23,007,776 shares, or 71.62%, were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.  The voting results are presented below.

 

  1. Election of Directors

 

The Company’s shareholders elected the five nominees below to hold office until the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.  Each of the nominees received more than a majority of the votes cast.  The votes regarding the election of directors were as follows:

 

Nominee  For  

Authority

Withheld

  

Broker

Non-Votes

 
             
Hanlin Chen   18,804,933    87,273    4,115,570 
Qizhou Wu   18,805,363    86,843    4,115,570 
Guangxun Xu   18,790,524    101,682    4,115,570 
Robert Tung   18,776,114    116,092    4,115,570 
Arthur Wong   18,110,644    781,562    4,115,570 

 

  2. Approval of an advisory (non-binding) proposal concerning the Company’s named executive officer compensation program  

 

The advisory (non-binding) proposal concerning the Company’s named executive officer compensation program was approved by the following votes:

 

For  Against  Abstained
       
18,764,528  51,813  75,865

 

  3. Ratification and Approval of the Appointment of Independent Auditor

 

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified and approved by the following votes:

 

 For  Against  Abstained  Broker Non-Vote
          
22,994,935  11,253  1,588  0

  

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  China Automotive Systems, Inc.  
  (Registrant)  
       
Date:  July 17, 2015 By: /s/ Hanlin Chen  
    Hanlin Chen  
    Chairman  

 

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