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): June 2, 2015

SolarCity Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

3055 Clearview Way

San Mateo, California 94402

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 638-1028

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 2, 2015, SolarCity Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, 85,885,739 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 86.6% of the total shares entitled to vote, were present in person or by proxy and voted on the following four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2015:

The following nominees were elected as Class III directors to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:

The Company’s Board of Directors is comprised of nine members who are divided into three classes with overlapping three-year terms. The term of the Company’s Class I directors—John H.N. Fisher, Lyndon R. Rive and Bennet Van de Bunt—will expire at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The term of the Company’s Class II directors—Antonio J. Gracias, Nancy E. Pfund and Peter J. Rive—will expire at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

In addition, the following proposals were voted on and approved at the Annual Meeting:

In accordance with the recommendation of our Board of Directors and the voting results of the stockholders of the Company on this advisory proposal, our Board of Directors has adopted a policy to hold triennial advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers. The next required advisory vote on the frequency of approval of the compensation of our named executive officers will take place no later than the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2021.

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.