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) March 25, 2014
LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-20354 | 23-2596710 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Building 2A, 1227 South Patrick Drive, Satellite Beach, Florida 32937
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code (321) 779-5520
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 5Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
On March 25, 2014, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Lighting Science Group Corporation (the Company) appointed General James L. Jones to serve as a member of the Board effective as of April 1, 2014. Mr. Jones was designated to serve as a director by Pegasus Capital pursuant to certain designation rights held by Pegasus Capital Advisors L.P. under the Certificate of Designation governing the Companys Series I Convertible Preferred Stock. Mr. Jones will serve on the Board until the next annual meeting of our stockholders or his earlier removal or resignation. As of the current date, the Board has not appointed Mr. Jones to serve on any committee of the Board.
Mr. Jones, 70, served as National Security Advisory to President Obama in 2009 and 2010, the State Departments Special Envoy for Middle East Regional Security in 2008 and as the president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerces Institute for 21st Century Energy in 2007. Mr. Jones has an extensive military background and has served as the former commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, where he led military operations for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from 2003-2006. During his NATO assignment, Mr. Jones advocated energy security and the defense of critical infrastructures as a core part of NATOs future missions. He also worked to unite energy consumers and producers to increase the variety of the U.S. energy supply and associated infrastructures, to advance international cooperation on energy issues, to protect national energy security, and to promote better understanding of changes to the global climate and its effects on the environment.
Mr. Jones will receive compensation in accordance with the Companys standard compensation plan for non-employee directors.
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.
LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP CORPORATION | ||||||
Date: March 31, 2014 | By: | /s/ Thomas C. Shields | ||||
Name: Thomas C. Shields | ||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |