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, 2018
PLUG POWER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware |
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22-3672377 |
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Identification No.) |
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968 Albany Shaker Road, Latham, New York 12110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(518) 782-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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 June 25, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Plug Power, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Jonathan Silver to serve as a director of the Company effective June 25, 2018. Mr. Silver was appointed to serve as a Class III director with a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2020. The Board currently consists of nine directors divided into three classes, as follows: Class I (term expiring 2021) - Andrew Marsh, Gary K. Willis and Maureen O. Helmer, Class II (term expiring 2019) - George C. McNamee, Johannes M. Roth, and Gregory L. Kenausis and Class III (term expiring 2020) Mr. Silver, Lucas P. Schneider, and Gregory B. Graves.
Currently, Mr. Silver is the Managing Partner of Tax Equity Advisors LLC, an advisory firm managing investments in solar power projects on behalf of large corporations. Earlier, he was Managing Partner of a venture capital firm, COO of hedge fund Tiger Management and he began his career at McKinsey and Company. In addition, Silver serves, or has served, on the boards of Resources for the Future, American Forests, the Wind Energy Foundation, and the Solar Electric Light Fund, which promotes solar electrification in developing countries.
In connection with his appointment to the Board, Mr. Silver became a party to the Company’s standard indemnification agreement with nonemployee directors and was granted options to purchase 77,320 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.94 per share (the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market on June 25, 2018, the date of grant) in accordance with the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy. The options become fully vested on the first anniversary of the grant date.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Silver’s appointment to the Board of Directors of the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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