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): September 14, 2004
ADVANCED BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-13337 22-2497491
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File (IRS Employer
Number) Identification No.)
100 Wall Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10005
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 232-1021 x. 221
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Item 5.02 Election of Directors; Replacement of CFO
On September 14, 2004 the Registrant's Board of Directors voted to increase
the number of members of the Board to five. To fill the vacancies, the Board
elected Guohua Wan, Ming Liu and Yongguo Yang. Ms. Wan and Mr. Liu are
employees of HeilongJiang ZhongQiang Power Tech Co,. Ltd, the operating
subsidiary of the Registrant. Yongguo Yang is a Managing Director of
Easywood Holdings Limited. Easywood Holdings Limited performs marketing
services for HeilongJiang ZhongQiang Power Tech Co., Ltd.
On September 14, 2004 John C. Leo resigned from his position as Chief
Financial Officer of the Registrant. On the same day, the Board of Directors
elected Guohua Wan to serve as the Chief Financial Officer. Since 2003 Ms.
Wan has been the General Manager of HeilongJiang ZhongQiang Power Tech Co.,
Ltd. From 1999 until 2003 Ms. Wan was Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Harbin Ridaxing Science and Technology Co., Ltd. Ms. Wan does
not have a formal employment agreement with the Registrant or with
HeilongJiang ZhongQiang Power Tech Co., Ltd.
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.
ADVANCED BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dated: September 16, 2004 By:/s/ Zhiguo Fu
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Zhiguo Fu
Chief Executive Officer