UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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) July 8, 2020

 

MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission file number 000-33067

 

Delaware		87-0398271
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1810 Jester Drive Corsicana, Texas		75109
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 505-6115

 

None

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

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

 

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Item 5.02

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

 

On July 8, 2020, the Board of Directors of Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) to increase the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2017 Plan from 8,000,0000 to 12,000,000 shares.

 

On July 8, 2020, the Company granted nonqualified stock options to the following executive officers to each acquire 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock: Richard MacPherson (President and Chief Executive Officer), John Pavlish (Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer) and James Trettel (Vice President of Operations). On such date, the Company also granted nonqualified stock options to the following persons to each acquire 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock: Christopher Greenberg (Chairman of the Board) and David M. Kaye (director). All of such options were granted under the 2017 Plan and are exercisable at $0.19 per share, representing the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant as determined under the 2017 Plan. The options are fully vested and exercisable as of the date of grant and will expire five years thereafter.

 

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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.

 

	Midwest Energy Emissions Corp.
Date: July 14, 2020	By:	/s/ David M. Kaye
		David M. Kaye Secretary

 

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