f8k_070113.htm
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): June 28, 2013
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Nevada
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001-34647
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20-4672080
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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No. 3 Min Zhuang Road, Building 6,
Yu Quan Hui Gu Tuspark, Haidian District, Beijing, PRC 100195
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
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+86-10-51600828
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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 28, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. local time (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 22,186,540 shares of common stock entitled to be voted, and an aggregate of 13,522,282 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
Four items of business were acted upon by ChinaNet’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. 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.
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For
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Against
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Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Handong Cheng
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11,792,930
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0
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26,611
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1,702,741
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Zhige Zhang
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11,792,930
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0
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26,611
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1,702,741
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Zhiqing Chen
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11,792,930
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0
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26,611
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1,702,741
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Watanabe Mototake
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11,791,430
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0
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28,111
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1,702,741
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Douglas MacLellan
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11,792,930
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0
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26,611
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1,702,741
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2. Approval of ChinaNet’s Independent Accountants.
ChinaNet’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP as the Company’s independent accountants for fiscal 2013, in accordance with the voting results listed below.
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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13,448,795
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50,387
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23,100
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-
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3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
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11,794,565
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20,363
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4,613
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1,702,741
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4. Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
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1 year
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2 years
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3 years
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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497,434
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11,294,347
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2,947
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24,813
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1,702,741
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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.
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Dated: July 1, 2013
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CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
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Name:
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Handong Cheng |
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer |