UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 5, 2016

CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 
 
 
Nevada
001-34546
04-3836208
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 
 
No. 9 Dalian North Road, Haping Road Centralized Industrial Park,
Harbin Development Zone, Heilongjiang Province, PRC 150060
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(86) 451-8434-6600
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

On December 3, 2016, China XD Plastics Company Limited (the "Company") held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), for the purpose of: (i) electing eight (8) directors; (ii) approving, on an advisory basis, the 2015 compensation of named executive officers (the "say-on-pay vote"); and (iii) ratifying the appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP as the Company's independent registered certified public accountant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. For more information on the proposals described below, please refer to the Company's proxy statement dated November 22, 2016.

As of November 21, 2016, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were a total of 49,556,541 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"), 1,000,000 shares of series B preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Series B Preferred Stock"), and 16,000,000 shares of series D preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Series D Preferred Stock") issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 32,968,246 shares of Common Stock, 1,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and 16,000,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, collectively representing an approximately 84.82% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote, were represented in person or by proxy, and therefore a quorum was present.

The voting results for each of the proposals voted upon are as follows:

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

The eight (8) nominees proposed by the Board of Directors were elected to serve as directors until the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2017 and until each director's successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results for each nominee were as follows:

Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-votes
 
 
 
 
Jie Han
49,967,978
268
16,588,295
Taylor Zhang
49,967,978
268
16,588,295
Qingwei Ma
 49,967,978
268
16,588,295
Lawrence W. Leighton
 49,945,478
22,768
16,588,295
Linyuan Zhai
 49,945,478
22,768
16,588,295
Feng Li
 49,945,478
22,768
16,588,295
Homer Sun*
16,000,000
0
N/A
Jun Xu*
16,000,000
0
N/A
* Homer Sun and Jun Xu were voted on solely by the holders of Series D Preferred Stock.

Proposal 2 — Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the 2014 Compensation of Named Executive Officers (the "Say-On-Pay Vote")

Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, based on the following voting results:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
49,964,078
268
3,900
16,588,295
 
 
 
 

 

 
Proposal 3 — Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of  the frequency to hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation for the named executive officers every year (the "Say-On-Frequency Vote")

Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, holding an advisory vote to approve the compensation for the named executive officers every year:

1 YEAR
2 YEARS
THREE YEARS
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
49,964,346
0
0
3,900
16,588,295

 
Proposal 4 — Ratification of Appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP as the Company's Independent Auditor

Stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP as the Company's independent registered certified public accountant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, based on the following voting results:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
49,967,446
0
800
16,588,295
 
 
 



 
Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
 
Exhibit Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated December 5, 2016.




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.
 
Dated: December 5, 2016
 
 
 
 
CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED
 
 
 
By:
  /s/ Jie Han
 
Name:  
Jie HAN
 
Title:   
Chief Executive Officer