Emeren Group Ltd filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On November 1, 2024, Emeren Group Ltd (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”). At the 2024 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on: (i) the appointment of Mr. Ramakrishnan Srinivasan as a director of the Company following his appointment as a director by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Company’s articles of association; (ii) the re-election of Martin Bloom and Yumin Liu, who are each offering himself for re-election, in accordance with the Company’s articles of association to hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified; (iii) an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement, dated September 17, 2024, for the 2024 Annual Meeting (the “2024 Proxy Statement”); (iv) an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory shareholder votes on the compensation of our named executive officers; and (v) ratification of the appointment of UHY LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm and auditors for 2024, as disclosed in the 2024 Proxy Statement.
The appointment of Mr. Ramakrishnan Srinivasan as a director of the Company following his appointment as a director by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Company’s articles of association, was approved by the indicated votes cast:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 624,502,660 | 686,240 | 11,922,250 | 0 | |||||||||||
The re-elections of Martin Bloom and Yumin Liu, who each offered himself for re-election, in accordance with the Company’s articles of association to hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified, were approved by the indicated votes cast:
| Name of Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Mr. Martin Bloom | 613,357,070 | 11,830,850 | 11,923,230 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Mr. Yumin Liu | 622,362,770 | 2,823,740 | 11,924,640 | 0 | ||||||||||||
The advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the accompanying proxy statement, was approved by the indicated votes cast:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 621,094,480 | 4,251,010 | 11,765,660 | 0 | |||||||||||
The advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory shareholder votes on the compensation of our named executive officers, was approved by the indicated votes cast:
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| 624,004,620 | 496,290 | 290,660 | 12,319,580 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
In accordance with the results for Proposal 4, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that future advisory shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers will be held annually. Thus, the next shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers will be held at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.
The appointment of UHY LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm and auditors for 2024, as disclosed in the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement, was ratified by the indicated votes cast:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 624,896,480 | 311,220 | 11,903,450 | ||||||||
Further information concerning the matters voted upon at the 2024 Annual Meeting is contained in the 2024 Proxy Statement.
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.
| EMEREN GROUP LTD | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: November 4, 2024 | By: | /s/ Ke Chen |
| Ke Chen | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||