--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001213900-23-097698" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "CBAT" cik: "0001117171" company_name: "CBAK Energy Technology, Inc." filed_at: "2023-12-21T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-07T08:47:11.177261+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.2 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # CBAK Energy annual meeting: all five proposals pass, including director elections and equity plan ## Summary - Five directors elected: Yunfei Li, J. Simon Xue, Martha C. Agee, Jianjun He, Xiangyu Pei with strong support; broker non-votes ~12.4M. - Ratification of ARK Pro CPA & Co as auditor for FY2023: 48.4M for, 4.3M against, 246k abstentions. - 2023 Equity Incentive Plan approved: 48.4M for, 4.3M against, 246k abstentions, 12.4M broker non-votes. - Say-on-pay for named executive officers approved: 39.4M for, 1.1M against, 72k abstentions. - Stockholders selected 'every three years' as frequency for future say-on-pay votes with 38.2M votes for that option. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001213900-23-097698 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: CBAT - cik: 0001117171 - company_name: CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-12-21T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.2 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117171/000121390023097698/0001213900-23-097698-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117171/000121390023097698/ea190479-8k_cbakenergy.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-097698 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-097698.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-097698.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of compensation of Named Executive Officers (say-on-pay) at the 2023-12-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-15 source text: Proposal 4 : The Company’s stockholders approved the compensation of its Named Executive Officers named in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 39,406,370 1,107,980 71,817 12,390,397 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117171/000121390023097698/0001213900-23-097698-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of ARK Pro CPA & Co as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-12-15 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-15 source text: Proposal 2: The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of ARK Pro CPA & Co as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 48,401,746 4,328,423 246,395 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117171/000121390023097698/0001213900-23-097698-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. shareholders approved Election of five directors to serve until the 2024 annual meeting at the 2023-12-15 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-15 source text: Proposal 1: The Company’s stockholders elected five directors to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Yunfei Li 39,629,202 868,698 88,268 12,390,396 J. Simon Xue 39,197,235 1,302,329 86,603 12,390,397 Martha C. Agee 38,920,619 1,575,709 89,839 12,390,397 Jianjun He 38,915,313 1,582,521 88,634 12,390,096 Xiangyu Pei 39,600,913 897,835 88,419 12,389,397 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117171/000121390023097698/0001213900-23-097698-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay (every three years) at the 2023-12-15 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-15 source text: Proposal 5 : The frequency of "Every Three Years" received the highest number of votes cast from the Company’s stockholders. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Every Year Every Two Years Every Three Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 2,153,832 71,502 38,243,990 112,698 12,394,542 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117171/000121390023097698/0001213900-23-097698-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of CBAK Energy Technology 2023 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2023-12-15 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-15 source text: Proposal 3 : The Company’s stockholders approved the CBAK Energy Technology 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 48,401,746 4,328,423 246,395 12,390,396 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117171/000121390023097698/0001213900-23-097698-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.