0001213900-16-011306.txt : 20160303 0001213900-16-011306.hdr.sgml : 20160303 20160303160126 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001213900-16-011306 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160226 ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20160303 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160303 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Cleantech Solutions International, Inc., CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000819926 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY (NO METALWORKING MACHINERY) [3550] IRS NUMBER: 900648920 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34591 FILM NUMBER: 161481085 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 9 YANYU MIDDLE ROAD QIANZHOU VILLAGE STREET 2: HUISHAN DISTRICT, WUXI CITY CITY: JIANGSU PROVINCE, STATE: F4 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: (86) 51083397559 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 9 YANYU MIDDLE ROAD QIANZHOU VILLAGE STREET 2: HUISHAN DISTRICT, WUXI CITY CITY: JIANGSU PROVINCE, STATE: F4 ZIP: 00000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: China Wind Systems, Inc DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20071221 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MALEX INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 f8k022616_cleantechsolutions.htm CURRENT REPORT

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): February 26, 2016

CLEANTECH SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

Nevada

001-34591

90-0648920

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employee
Identification No.)

No. 9 Yanyu Middle Road

Qianzhou Village, Huishan District, Wuxi City

Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(86) 51083397559

(Registrant’s Telephone number)

Copies to:

Asher S. Levitsky PC

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

Phone: (212) 370-1300

Fax: (646) 895-7182

E-mail: alevitsky@egsllp.com

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

On March 1, 2016, the board of directors of Cleantech Solutions International, Inc. (the “Company”) ratified one-year agreements with FirsTrust China Ltd. dated as of January 13, 2016 and FCJ Investments, Inc. dated as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to which FirsTrust and FCJ agreed to perform services relating to preparing and implementing new business plans for the Company with the objective of improving the Company’s long-term growth, which may include the evaluation of potential strategic relationships for the Company, and authorized the issuance, as consideration for such services, of 400,000 shares of common stock to FirsTrust and 200,000 shares of common stock to FCJ. The Company issued 200,000 shares of common stock to FirsTrust and 100,000 shares of common stock to FCJ on March 3, 2016, and agreed to issue the balance of the shares in July 2016 provided that the agreements are in force on such date. The issuance of the shares to FirsTrust is exempt from registration pursuant to Regulations S of the SEC, and the issuance of the shares to FCJ is exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a transaction not involving a public offering. No brokerage fee or commission was paid in connection with such stock issuances.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officer; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 26, 2016, Adam C. Wasserman resigned as the Company’s chief financial officer. Mr. Wasserman’s resignation did not result from any disagreement with the registrant on any matters relating to the registrant’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Wasserman will continue as a consultant with the Company assisting with the transition to the new chief financial officer and to provide training and other professional services financial services to the Company as needed.

On March 1, 2016, the board of directors appointed Wanfen Xu as its chief financial officer. Ms. Xu, age 35, previously served as the registrant’s chief financial officer from March 14, 2012 through December 12, 2012, and from December 2012 until February 2016, she served as the financial controller of Wuxi Huayang Electrical Power Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Electrical”) and Wuxi Huayang Dyeing Machinery Co., Ltd. (“Dyeing”), which are variable interest entities whose financial statements are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Ms. Xu also served as the financial controller of Electrical and Dyeing from 2009 to 2011. Ms. Xu receives compensation at the annual rate of RMB120,000, which is equivalent to approximately $18,300.

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.

Date: March 3, 2016	Cleantech Solutions International, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Jianhua Wu
		Jianhua Wu
		Chief Executive Officer