Form 8-K - Current report

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 22, 2023

TECOGEN INC. (OTCQX: TGEN)

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


001-36103						04-3536131
(Commission File Number)						(IRS Employer Identification No.)

45 First Avenue
Waltham, Massachusetts						02451
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)						(Zip Code)

(781) 466-6400

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 22, 2023, the Board of Directors of Tecogen Inc. (“registrant”) appointed Ms. Susan B. Hirsch to serve as an independent non-employee director of registrant to fill a vacancy in registrant’s board of directors. A copy of registrants’ press release announcing Ms. Hirsch’s appointment to the board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The press released is furnished not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Ms. Hirsch has over 40 years of experience in investment management and finance. Since 2020, she has served as a member of the Board of Directors and the Audit and Finance Committee of Agenus Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company, and she serves as a Trustee for the Baruch College Fund. From 2005 until February 2021, Ms. Hirsch was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Nuveen Asset Management LLC, a registered investment advisor and a Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA, formerly TIAA-CREF) company, where she was responsible for managing over $20 billion in assets including the TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Growth Fund. Prior to joining Nuveen, she served as Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager for the Mid-Cap Growth and Technology Sector portfolios at Jennison Associates, a registered investment advisor and a Prudential Financial, Inc. company. Ms. Hirsch’s previous experience also includes investment management positions at Lehman Brothers Global Asset Management and Delphi Asset Management as a Senior Portfolio Manager for the Selected Growth Stock Portfolio. She began her career as an analyst at Smith Barney and Lehman Brothers where the success of her quantitative model led to her subsequent recognition as a top ranked institutional analyst for small cap growth stocks in 1991, 1992 and 1993, and holds a BS in Accounting from Brooklyn College. Ms. Hirsch brings extensive investment and financial experience to our Board.

Consistent with registrant’s policy regarding compensation of non-employee directors, upon her appointment Ms. Hirsch received a non-qualified stock option award granting her the right to purchase up to 100,000 shares of registrant’s common stock pursuant to registrant’s 2022 Stock Incentive Plan. Ms. Hirsch and her spouse jointly hold 245,416 shares of registrant’s common stock.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit relating to Item 5.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:


Exhibit			Description
99.01			Press Release dated September 25, 2023 regarding appointment of Ms. Susan Hirsch to Tecogen Inc. Board of Directors

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.




	TECOGEN INC.

		By: /s/ Abinand Rangesh
September 26, 2023		Abinand Rangesh, Chief Executive Officer

September 25, 2023 Tecogen Appoints Ms. Susan Hirsch to Board of Directors WALTHAM, MA, Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – Tecogen Inc. (OTCQX: TGEN), a clean energy company providing ultra-efficient and clean on-site power, heating, and cooling equipment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Susan Hirsch to the Board of Directors. Ms. Hirsch was formerly Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for the TIAA Large Cap Growth Fund. Over the 15 years that she managed the fund, the assets under management grew to more than $20bn. She is presently on the board of Agenus, a publicly traded biotechnology company, a Trustee for the Baruch College Fund and an advisor for the High Atlas Capital Fund. “We are honored to have Ms. Hirsch join our board of directors. Her knowledge of financial markets and contacts in the industry are invaluable,” said Abinand Rangesh, CEO of Tecogen, “Ms. Hirsch has also been a long-time shareholder of Tecogen and it is a strong vote of confidence that she would choose to serve on our board. We look forward to her contributions on the board.” About Tecogen Tecogen Inc. designs, manufactures, installs, and maintains high efficiency and ultra-clean cogeneration products, including combined heat and power systems, air conditioning systems, and high-efficiency water heaters for residential, commercial, recreational, and industrial applications. The company’s cost efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly products for energy production nearly eliminate criteria pollutants and significantly reduce customers’ carbon footprint. In business for over 35 years, Tecogen has shipped more than 3,200 units, supported by an established network of engineering, sales, and service personnel throughout North America. Aggregate run hours on Tecogen’s InVerde cogeneration systems exceeds 6 million hours. For more information, please visit www.tecogen.com or contact us for a free Site Assessment. Tecogen, InVerde e+, Ilios, Tecochill, Tecofrost, Tecopack, Tecopower, and Ultera are registered trademarks of Tecogen Inc. Tecogen Media & Investor Relations Contact Information: Abinand Rangesh, CEO P: (781) 466-6487 E: Abinand.rangesh@Tecogen.com

Source: Tecogen, Inc.

Cover	Jul. 24, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Sep. 22, 2023
Entity Registrant Name	TECOGEN INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
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Entity Tax Identification Number	04-3536131
Entity Address, Address Line One	45 First Avenue
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Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	02451
City Area Code	781
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