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): November 8, 2016

 

 

 

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, Including Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 222-8300

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ 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))

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On November 8, 2016, Real Goods Solar, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.  The disclosure under Item 7.01 below is incorporated by reference herein. 

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein is an updated investor presentation, which describes the Company’s business turnaround strategy and will be made available in the investor relations section of the Company’s website at https://investors.rgsenergy.com/presentations/ .  The investor presentation contains, among other things, information about the Company’s results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2016 derived from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016, which the Company expects to file today. 

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, are being furnished by the Company pursuant to Item 2.02 “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and Item 7.01 “Regulation FD Disclosure.” In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. In addition, this information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

   
99.1   Press Release issued by Real Goods Solar, Inc. on August 22, 2016
99.2   Real Goods Solar, Inc. Investor Presentation

 

 

 

 

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/ Alan Fine

   

Alan Fine

    Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date: November 8, 2016

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

   
99.1   Press Release issued by Real Goods Solar, Inc. on November 8, 2016
99.2   Real Goods Solar, Inc. Investor Presentation