UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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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): March 20, 2013

 

CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE

 

001-33710

 

06-1393453

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

4567 TELEPHONE ROAD, SUITE 100

VENTURA, CALIFORNIA

 

93003

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 


(805) 639-9458

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)

 




(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 




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5.02

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


On March 20, 2013, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) upon recommendation of the Compensation and Nominating Committee (the “Committee”) granted restricted share units (“RSUs”) under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to certain named executive officers. The RSU awards cover the numbers of shares of the Company’s common stock as set forth below:



Name

Number of Shares Subject

to RSU Grant

R. Craig Breese

106,241

Stephen J. Golden

25,498

Nikhil A. Mehta

23,712


The RSUs were granted on March 20, 2013 and vest over a three-year period, with one-third (1/3) vesting on each of March 20, 2014, March 20, 2015 and March 20, 2016. Issuance of the shares of Company common stock underlying the RSUs is expected to occur on the vesting date. RSUs that have not vested at the time of the grantee’s termination of service, for any or no reason other than death, will be forfeited. The grants are contingent on execution of the Company’s form of restricted share units agreement and are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
















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.

 

  

 

CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

March 22, 2013

By:

/s/ Nikhil A. Mehta

 

 

 

Name:  Nikhil A. Mehta

 

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer