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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): February 26, 2024

CAPSTONE GREEN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-15957

 

20-1514270

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

      

16640 Stagg Street,

 

 

 

 

Van Nuys, California

 

 

91406

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

(Zip Code)

(818734-5300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

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)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

N/A

N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 26, 2024, Capstone Green Energy Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed John P. Miller to serve as a director of the Company, effective February 26, 2024. The Board also appointed Mr. Miller to the Board’s Audit Committee and Governance and Sustainability Committee. In connection with the appointment of Mr. Miller, the Board expanded the size of the Board to six members.

Mr. Miller (66) has over 40 years of broad-based executive management experience in the manufacturing, distribution and transportation industries and has served in senior finance and leadership roles at public and private companies across a range of industry categories.  He has served on the board of directors of Spruce Power Holding Corporation, an owner and operator of distributed solar energy assets, since 2022. From 2017 to 2021, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Power Solutions International, Inc., a publicly traded company focusing on the design, engineering and manufacture of a broad range of advanced, emission-certified engines and power systems.  From 2008 until 2016, Mr. Miller served in operational and financial management positions of increasing responsibility at Navistar International Corporation, a global vehicle manufacturer and solutions provider, including as senior vice president of operations and corporate finance.  Prior to such roles, he served in the role of Chief Financial Officer of Laidlaw International, Inc., a provider of public transportation services, Chicago Metallic Corporation, a global manufacturer of suspended ceiling and metal products, Fleetpride, Inc., a distributor of heavy duty truck parts, and Peapod, an online grocery delivery company. Mr. Miller received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from DePauw University.

  

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Miller and any other persons pursuant to which he was named as a director of the Company. He does not have any family relationship with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to be a director or executive officer, nor does he have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Miller will be compensated for his service as director consistent with the compensation of the Company’s other non-executive directors. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Miller was granted 10,000 restricted stock units under the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, which vest one year from the date of grant.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 26, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Miller to the Board.  A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

    

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated February 26, 2024 (furnished herewith).

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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.

CAPSTONE GREEN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC.

Date: February 26, 2024

By:

/s/ Robert C. Flexon

Name: Robert C. Flexon

Title: Interim President and Chief Executive Officer