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): August 29, 2012
  
 

SunPower Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
  
001-34166
(Commission File Number)
 
Delaware
94-3008969
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

77 Rio Robles, San Jose, California 95134
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(408) 240-5500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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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.

(b)  On August 29, 2012, Ms. Betsy S. Atkins, a director of SunPower Corporation (the “Company”) since 2005, notified the Company of her decision to resign from the Board of Directors effective August 31, 2012 to pursue other business interests.  In her letter to the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company, she stated, “ I have very much enjoyed the opportunity to work closely with you and the team these past years as you have led SunPower through its IPO to become the market leader in high efficiency solar.  Regrettably, in order to pursue other business interests, I am resigning from the board effective August 31, 2012.”




SIGNATURE

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.

 
SUNPOWER CORPORATION
 
 
 
Date: August 30, 2012
By:
/S/ LISA BODENSTEINER
 
Name:
Lisa Bodensteiner
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel