f8k_062915.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
______________

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 25, 2015

CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada
001-34647
20-4672080
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

No. 3 Min Zhuang Road, Building 6,
Yu Quan Hui Gu Tuspark, Haidian District, Beijing, PRC 100195
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

+86-10-51600828
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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.

ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ChinaNet”), held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 25, 2015. The voting results are as follows:

1. Election of Directors

All of the following six 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.

   
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Votes
Handong Cheng
 
16,109,824
 
75,681
 
14,150
 
4,254,379
George Kai Chu
 
16,109,771
 
75,734
 
14,150
 
4,254,379
Zhiqing Chen
 
16,112,108
 
73,381
 
14,166
 
4,254,379
Watanabe Mototake
 
16,109,233
 
76,272
 
14,150
 
4,254,379
Douglas MacLellan
 
16,113,823
 
71,682
 
14,150
 
4,254,379
Chang Qui
 
16,112,808
 
72,681
 
14,166
 
4,254,379

2. Ratification of ChinaNet’s Independent Accountants.

ChinaNet’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP as the Company’s independent accountants for fiscal 2015, in accordance with the voting results listed below.

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Votes
20,186,917
 
214,666
 
52,451
 
-
 
3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
16,084,320
 
103,138
 
12,197
 
4,254,379

4. Ratification of 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
16,071,609
 
74,709
 
13,337
 
4,254,379
 
 
 

 
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.

Dated: June 29, 2015
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
   
By: 
/s/ Handong Cheng
 
Name: Handong Cheng
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer