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): October 18, 2016

ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 799-4583

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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SECTION 5.  CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors and Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Compensation Arrangements. On October 18, 2016, Envision Solar International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company") entered into a five year employment agreement, effective as of January 1, 2016, with Mr. Desmond Wheatley, the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company (the "Agreement"). Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Wheatley will receive an annual salary of $250,000 per annum, which will be paid (i) in twenty-four installments of $8,333.33 each on the fifteenth and last day of each month and (ii) twenty-four installments of $2,083.34, on the same dates, which Mr. Wheatley will defer until such time as Mr. Wheatley and the Board of Directors agree that payment of the deferred salary and/or cessation of the deferral is appropriate. In certain circumstances upon the Company achieving specified milestones, which are described in the Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.1, Mr. Wheatley can demand payment of all or any portion of the deferred amount, and the Company must comply with such demand. All deferred amounts will be evidenced by an unsecured convertible promissory note payable by the Company to Mr. Wheatley, bearing simple interest at the rate of 10% per annum, accruing until paid, convertible into shares of the Company's common stock at $0.15 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations, and similar extraordinary transactions) at any time in whole or in part at Mr. Wheatley's discretion, with a maturity date of December 31, 2020. Additionally, pursuant to the Agreement, on October 18, 2016, Mr. Wheatley was granted 4,350,000 stock options to purchase 4,350,000 shares of the Company's common stock pursuant to the Company's 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, exercisable at an exercise price of $0.15 per share for a period of ten years from the date of grant, vesting as follows: 1,450,000 on October 18, 2016, 1,450,000 on January 1, 2017, and 1,450,000 on January 1 2018.

SECTION 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIALS & EXHIBITS

(d)        Exhibits

10.1.     Employment Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2016.

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.

ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Date: October 20, 2016                                 

By: /s/ Desmond Wheatley                          

Desmond Wheatley, Chief Executive Officer

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