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): January 4, 2016

ENER-CORE, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

9400 Toledo Way
Irvine, California 92618

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(949) 616-3300

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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On January 4, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of its previously announced private placement of an aggregate of 625,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) and five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 312,500 shares of Common Stock, for aggregate gross proceeds of $2.5 million. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits.

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.

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