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) May 21, 2012
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:
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Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
On May 21, 2012, the Board of Directors of Acorn Energy, Inc., approved an amendment to the company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. The amendment adds guidelines to the Code regarding gifts to governmental officials, political activity by company employees, meetings and other events involving governmental officials and candidates, and the lobbying of governmental officials. The amended Acorn Energy, Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics may be accessed on the company’s website at http://www.acornenergy.com/rsc/docs/55.pdf.
The company intends to satisfy any disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Code by posting such information on the company’s website, at the Internet address specified above.
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 22nd day of May, 2012.
ACORN ENERGY, INC.
By: /s/Heather K. Mallard
Name: Heather K. Mallard
Title: Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary