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) October 17, 2011
ACORN ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 0-19771 | 22-2786081 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission file Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 4 West Rockland Road, Montchanin, Delaware | 19710 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (302) 656-1707
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Section 7 – Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 17, 2011, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a quarterly dividend of $0.035 per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 and a 2011 year-end declaration of a special dividend of $0.05 per share. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 17, 2011 |
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 on this 17th day of October, 2011.
| ACORN ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Joe B. Cogdell, Jr. | |
| Name: | Joe B. Cogdell, Jr. | |
| Title: | Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | |