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 5, 2019
SunPower Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34166 | 94-3008969 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
77 Rio Robles, San Jose, California 95134
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(408) 240-5500
(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 5, 2019, SunPower Corporation (the “Company”) and William P. Mulligan III, its Executive Vice President, Global Operations, agreed that he will transition out of the Company in the coming months. Dr. Mulligan has agreed to continue in his role through March 31, 2019, and has entered into a Master Services Agreement with the Company, dated January 5, 2019, to be effective April 1, 2019 (the “Consulting Agreement”), pursuant to which he will provide technical and management consulting services to the Company following his departure. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Dr. Mulligan will provide services from April through December 2019, in exchange for payments of up to a maximum of $225,000. The Company will also reimburse Dr. Mulligan for reasonable pre-approved expenses in accordance with its policies.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On January 8, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had named Jeff Waters as Chief Executive Officer of the SunPower Technologies business unit. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 8, 2019 | |
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.
| SUNPOWER CORPORATION | ||||
| January 8, 2019 | By: | /S/ KENNETH L. MAHAFFEY | ||
| Name: | Kenneth L. Mahaffey | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||