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): August 22, 2023

 

CBAK ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada		001-32898		86-0442833
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)				Identification No.)

 

BAK Industrial Park, Meigui Street

Huayuankou Economic Zone

Dalian, China, 116450

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

 

(86)(411)-3918-5985

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value		CBAT		Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

 

On August 22, 2023, Ms. Xiangyu Pei resigned from her positions as the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (the “Company”), effectively immediately. Ms. Pei’s resignation was due to personal reasons and not because of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Ms. Pei will continue to serve as a director on the Board of the Company and take on responsibilities in the Company’s finance department.

 

On August 22, 2023, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Jiewei Li as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Li, 33, has been the Company’s investor relations manager since 2021. Prior to joining the Company, from 2018 to 2021, Mr. Li had worked at multiple fund management companies in China where he focused on structuring various investment products. Before that, from 2014 to 2018, he had worked for several renowned American real estate developers in their fund management departments, responsible for capital market affairs.  Mr. Li received a Master’s Degree in Political and Public Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2014.

 

Mr. Li does not have any family relationship with any director or other executive officer of the Company, or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. In addition, there are no transactions in which Mr. Li had or will have a direct or indirect material interest that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

 

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.

  

	CBAK ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Date: August 25, 2023	By:	/s/ Yunfei Li
		Yunfei Li
		Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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