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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-063916"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PEVM"
cik: "0001879848"
company_name: "PHOENIX MOTOR INC."
filed_at: "2024-05-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T11:27:08.727461+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Phoenix Motor disavows unauthorized 8-K by former CFO; confirms board changes and CEO Peng

## Summary
- Majority stockholders removed directors Perkowski, Stivers, Van, Chen, Li on May 16, 2024.
- Julia Yu, Yongmei (May) Huang, and James Young elected to board.
- Xiaofeng Denton Peng remains Chairman and CEO; J. Mark Hastings resigned as CFO on April 10, 2024.
- Management disavows unauthorized Form 8-K filed May 20, 2024, signed by former CFO Hastings.
- Company asserts Hastings has no authority; filing not legally valid.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-063916
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PEVM
- cik: 0001879848
- company_name: PHOENIX MOTOR INC.
- filed_at: 2024-05-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879848/000110465924063916/0001104659-24-063916-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879848/000110465924063916/tm2415122d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-063916.txt

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