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): January 8, 2018 (January 3, 2018)
TECOGEN INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-36103 | 04-3536131 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
45 First Avenue | ||
Waltham, Massachusetts | 02451 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(781) 622-1120
(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 January 3, 2018, Tecogen Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Advisor Agreement (the "Agreement") with John N. Hatsopoulos, Co-Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Company's Board of Directors. The Agreement specifies that Mr. Hatsopoulos will resign from the position of Co-Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors, effective June 30, 2018, or the date of the Company's 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, whichever is sooner.
Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Hatsopoulos will remain an advisor to the Company's Board of Directors as Chairman Emeritus and will advise the Company's remaining Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Benjamin Locke for the next three years. Further, Mr. Hatsopoulos will remain an employee of the Company in the Investor's Relations Department. Mr. Hatsopoulos will be paid $1.00 annually for his services and will receive the same benefits of other similarly situated employees.
A copy of this Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.01 on this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits relating to Item 5.02 shall be deemed to be filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit Description
10.01 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
TECOGEN INC. | ||
By: /s/ Bonnie Brown | ||
January 8, 2018 | Bonnie Brown, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer | |