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 16, 2011

CHINA NATURAL GAS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-31539
98-0231607
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
19th Floor, Building B, Van Metropolis
35 Tang Yan Road, Hi-Tech Zone
Xian, 710065, Shaanxi Province
China
  
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  86-29-88323325

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

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 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

(a) The annual meeting of stockholders of the Company was held on June 16, 2011.
 
(b) Stockholders voted on the matters set forth below:

Proposal 1. Election of Directors: 

   
For
    
Against
    
Withheld
    
Broker Non-
Votes
  
Qinan Ji
     7,231,826       79,341       18,106       9,942,599  
Zhiqiang Wang
     6,894,188       414,082       20,913       9,942,599  
Yang Xiang Dong
     7,201,699       108,168       19,316       9,942,599  
Frank Waung
     6,935,712       375,705       17,766       9,942,599  
Lawrence W. Leighton
     6,911,339       397,678       20,166       9,942,599  
 
Proposal 2. Ratification of Appointment of Friedman LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2011:

For
     16,895,902  
Against
     306,278  
Abstain
     69,602  
Broker Non-Votes
     0  

Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:

For
     7,150,773  
Against
     129,474  
Abstain
     48,939  
Broker Non-Votes
     9,942,599  

Proposal 4. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation:

One year
     2566245  
Two years
     88035  
Three years
     4654209  
Abstain
     20694  
Broker Non-Votes
     0  

(c) Not applicable.

(d)  As recommended by the Board of Directors and approved by a majority of the stockholders, the Company will adopt a three-year (triennial) non-binding, advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of executives in its proxy materials.
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
CELGENE CORPORATION
   
Date:  June 20, 2011
By:
/s/ Bode Xu
   
Bode Xu
   
Chief Financial Officer