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): September 11, 2009
REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Colorado | 001-34044 | 26-1851813 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
833 W. South Boulder Road, Louisville, CO 80027-2452
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 222-8400
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Real Goods Solar, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that it had reached a mutual agreement with Tom McCalmont pursuant to which Mr. McCalmont would no longer serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. McCalmont will continue to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. John Schaeffer, the Company’s President, will assume additional duties.
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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.
REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Erik Zech | |
Erik Zech | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: September 11, 2009
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