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 2, 2011 (February 28, 2011)
KEATING CAPITAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 000-53504 | 26-2582882 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1000 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 |
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 889-0139
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 28, 2011, Keating Capital, Inc. made a $2.5 million investment in BrightSource Energy, Inc. BrightSource Energy is a developer of utility scale solar thermal plants which generate solar energy for utility and industrial companies using its proprietary solar thermal tower technology. BrightSource has signed contracts with Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison to purchase up to 2,600 megawatts of electric power to be generated from solar thermal plants currently under construction or to be developed by 2017 using BrightSource’s technologies.
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.
Date: | March 2, 2011 | KEATING CAPITAL, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Timothy J. Keating |
| | | Timothy J. Keating |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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