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

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

OFDate ~~THE~~of ~~SECURITIES~~Report ~~EXCHANGE~~(Date ~~ACT~~of OFEarliest ~~1934~~Event Reported): August 18, 2025

~~Date~~CBAK ofENERGY ~~Report~~TECHNOLOGY, INC. (~~Date~~Exact name of ~~Earliest~~registrant ~~Event~~as ~~Reported): May~~specified ~~22,~~in ~~2025~~its charter)

CBAK ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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)

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 Stock Market LLC

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):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

☐Indicate ~~Soliciting~~by ~~material~~check ~~pursuant~~mark towhether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule ~~14a~~405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-122 ~~under~~of the Securities Exchange Act ~~(17~~of ~~CFR~~1934 (§240.~~14a~~12b-122 of this chapter). Emerging growth company o If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

☐ITEM ~~Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-~~2~~(b)~~.02. ~~under~~Results ~~the~~of ~~Exchange~~Operations and ~~Act~~Financial ~~(17 CFR 240~~Condition.~~14d-2(b))~~

☐On ~~Pre-commencement~~August 18, ~~communications~~2025, ~~pursuant~~CBAK toEnergy ~~Rule~~Technology, ~~13e-4~~Inc. (cthe “Company”) ~~under~~released its unaudited results of operations for the ~~Exchange~~second ~~Act~~quarter ended ~~(17~~June ~~CFR~~30, ~~240~~2025.~~13e-4(c))~~ A copy of the press release issued by the Company concerning the foregoing results is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

~~Indicate~~The byinformation in ~~check~~Item ~~mark~~2.02 ~~whether~~of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the ~~registrant~~exhibit isattached anhereto ~~emerging~~are ~~growth~~intended ~~company~~to be “furnished” and shall not asbe ~~defined~~deemed in“filed” ~~Rule~~for ~~405~~purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of ~~1933~~1934, ~~(§230.405~~as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of ~~this~~that ~~chapter)~~section or ~~Rule 12b-~~Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities ~~Exchange~~ Act of ~~1934~~1933, ~~(§240~~as amended.~~12b-2~~ Except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing, the information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of ~~this~~any ~~chapter)~~general incorporation language in such filing.

~~Emerging~~ITEM ~~growth~~9.01. ~~company~~Financial ☐Statements and Exhibits.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(ad) ~~of the Exchange Act. ☐~~Exhibits

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated August 18, 2025

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document)

On May 20, 2025, the Board of Directors of CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized a stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”) under which the Company may repurchase up to $20 million of shares of its common stock. The Stock Repurchase Program will end on May 20, 2026. Repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program may be made from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or such other manners as will comply with applicable laws and regulations. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, corporate and regulatory requirements, market conditions and other corporate liquidity requirements and priorities. The Stock Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares and there is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares that will be repurchased by the Company. The Stock Repurchase Program may be suspended, modified or terminated by the Company at any time and for any reason, without prior notice.SIGNATURE

APursuant ~~copy~~to of the ~~press~~requirements ~~release~~of ~~announcing~~ the ~~Stock~~Securities ~~Repurchase~~Exchange ~~Program~~Act isof 1934, ~~attached~~the ~~hereto~~Registrant ashas ~~Exhibit~~duly ~~99.1~~caused to this ~~Current~~report ~~Report~~to be signed on ~~Form~~its ~~8-K~~behalf ~~and~~by ~~incorporated~~the ~~herein~~undersigned byhereunto ~~reference~~duly authorized.

Forward-Looking Statements

	CBAK ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Date: August 18, 2025	By:	/s/Jiewei Li
		Jiewei Li
		Chief Financial Officer

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, about the Company that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “should,” “will,” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. Important factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include factors contained in the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in the Company’s filings with the SEC from time to time, including, but not limited to, its most recent annual report on Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and while the Company believes such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated May 22, 2025
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document)

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: May 22, 2025	By:	/s/ Zhiguang Hu
		Zhiguang Hu
		Chief Executive Officer

Filing Compare · CBAK Energy Technology, Inc.