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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 31, 2013 (October 30, 2013)
AMERICAN POWER GROUP CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-13776 | 71-0724248 | |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
7 Kimball Lane, Building A
Lynnfield, MA 01940
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(781) 224-2411
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any of the following provisions:
□ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
□ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
□ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
□ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
Effective October 30, 2013, the Board of Directors of American Power Group Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Raymond L.M. Wong to the Company’s Board of Directors, replacing Dr. Aviel Faliks.
Mr. Wong, 60, has been a Managing Director of Spring Mountain Capital’s private equity group since 2007. Mr. Wong was previously a senior Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. While at Merrill Lynch, Mr. Wong served on the Investment Banking Operating Committee and as Chairman of the Corporate Finance Committee. During his 25 years at Merrill Lynch, he had responsibility for the corporate finance relationships for many of the firm's largest corporate clients. Before joining Spring Mountain Capital, Mr. Wong was the Managing Member of DeFee Lee Pond Capital LLC, a financial advisory and investment firm. Mr. Wong serves on the board of directors of several companies, including Alleghany Corporation and Merrill Lynch Ventures, LLC. Mr. Wong received his M.B.A. with honors from Harvard Business School and graduated summa cum laude from Yale College with a B.A. in Political Science.
Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On October 31, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing the matters described in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference. The press release and the information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
1. | Press Release of American Power Group Corporation dated October 31, 2013. |
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.
AMERICAN POWER GROUP CORPORATION
By: /s/ Charles E. Coppa
Charles E. Coppa
Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 31, 2013