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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):
February 21, 2024
ALTERNUS CLEAN ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-41306 |
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87-1431377 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
360
Kingsley Park Drive, Suite
250
Fort Mill, South Carolina |
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29715 |
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office) |
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(Zip code) |
(800) 581-1531
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
N/A
(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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act:
Title of each class |
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Trading
symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange
on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
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ALCE |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item
2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On February 21, 2024, Solis Bond Company Designated
Activity Company (“Solis”), a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) closed the sale of 100% of the share capital in Zonnepark Rilland B.V.,
a private limited liability company formed under the laws of the Netherlands (“SPV”) to Theia Investment (Netherlands)
1 B.V., a private limited liability company formed under the laws of the Netherlands (“Theia”) pursuant to a Share
Purchase Agreement (the “Rilland SPA”) that was entered into on January 16, 2024 by and among Solis and Theia, which
was previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2024. In exchange, Theia paid to Solis
a Purchase Price (as defined in the Rilland SPA) of approximately €6.5 million (approximately $7 million).
The foregoing description of the Rilland SPA does
not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Rilland SPA, a copy of which was
previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2024, and is incorporated herein
by reference.
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 21, 2024, Alternus Energy Group plc
(OSE: ALT), a majority stockholder of the Company, disclosed Solis’ sale of the Rilland SPV in a notice to the Euronext Growth Oslo
stock exchange. A copy of the notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(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.
Date: February 21, 2024 |
ALTERNUS CLEAN ENERGY, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Vincent Browne |
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Name: |
Vincent Browne |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of
Directors |
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Exhibit 99.1
Affiliate Closes Sale of Netherlands
Dublin, 21 February 2024
Reference is made to the press release issued
by Alternus Energy Group Plc (OSE: ALT) (“AEG” or the “Company”) on 21 November 2023 and the Euronext notices
issued on 28 December 2023 and 16 January 2024, regarding the planned sale of its operating solar projects in the Netherlands.
The Company is pleased to announce that Solis
Bond Company DAC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALCE) (“ALCE” or “Alternus”),
a majority owned subsidiary of the Company, has closed the sale of 100% of the share capital in Zonnepark Rilland B.V. (“Rilland”)
to Theia. The total remuneration consisting of the purchase price and the repayment of shareholder’s loans granted to Rilland is
in line with what the Company previously announced on 21 November 2023 and will be used to pay down the Solis Bond.
EY acted as the sole Financial Advisor to the
Company in this transaction.
About Alternus Energy Group (AEG):
AEG is a transatlantic clean
energy independent power producer (IPP). We develop, install, own and operate utility scale solar parks in America and Europe. Our highly
motivated and dynamic team at Alternus have achieved rapid growth in recent years. Building on this, our goal is to reach 3GW of operating
projects within 5 years through continued organic development activities and targeted strategic opportunities. Our vision is to become
a leading provider of 24/7 clean energy delivering a sustainable future of renewable power with people and planet in harmony.
AEG operates primarily through Alternus Clean Energy, Inc (Nasdaq:
ALCE). AEG is listed on the Euronext Growth Oslo and headquartered in Ireland while Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. is listed on Nasdaq and
headquartered in the US. They remain as two separate legal entities.
For More Information:
Alternus Energy Group
ir@alternusenergy.com
+1 (913) 815-1557
or
The Blueshirt Group
alternus@blueshirtgroup.com
+1 (323) 240-5796
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