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 27, 2018

 

CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Nevada 001-34647 20-4672080
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

No. 3 Min Zhuang Road, Building 6,

Yu Quan Hui Gu Tuspark, Haidian District, Beijing, PRC 100195

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

 

+86-10-51600828

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company [ ]

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ChinaNet”), held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 27, 2018. The voting results are as follows:

 

1. Election of Directors

 

All of the following five nominees were elected to ChinaNet’s Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting and their successors have been elected and qualified, in accordance with the voting results listed below.

 

    For   Against   Abstain  

Broker

Non-Votes

Handong Cheng   8,002,385   27,894   22,175   4,818,864
George Kai Chu   8,001,705   28,608   22,141   4,818,864
Zhiqing Chen   8,002,218   28,097   22,139   4,818,864
Watanabe Mototake   7,999,581   30,688   22,185   4,818,864
Chang Qui   8,002,612   27,167   22,675   4,818,864

 

2. Ratification of ChinaNet’s Independent Accountants.

 

ChinaNet’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP as the Company’s independent accountants for fiscal 2018, in accordance with the voting results listed below.

 

For   Against   Abstain  

Broker

Non-Votes

12,298,591   384,986   187,741   -

 

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: June 27, 2018 CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Handong Cheng
  Name: Handong Cheng
  Title: Chief Executive Officer