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): March 15, 2007
PLUG POWER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 0-27527 | 22-3672377 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On March 15, 2007, Plug Power Canada Inc. (the “Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plug Power Inc., entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Cellex Power Products, Inc. (“Cellex”) and certain stockholders and optionholders of Cellex (the “Sellers”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase the outstanding capital stock of Cellex from the Sellers for an aggregate cash purchase price of Forty-Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000), subject to certain adjustments. Cellex, based in Richmond, British Columbia, is a provider of fuel cell power solutions for industrial vehicles.
The transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement is expected to be completed in April 2007, subject to customary closing conditions.
On March 15, 2007, the Company issued a press release regarding the transaction described above. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Title | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Plug Power Inc. dated March 15, 2007 |
SIGNATURES
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.
| PLUG POWER INC. | ||||||||
| Date: | March 16, 2007 | By: | /s/ Roger B. Saillant | |||||
| Roger B. Saillant | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||