ASPW Arista Power Inc (CE)

 

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): January 29, 2015

 

 

ARISTA POWER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

  

New York		000-53510		16-1610794
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1999 Mt. Read Boulevard, Rochester, New York		14615
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

(585) 243-4040

(Registrant‘s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

On January 29, 2015, Ira A. Greenstein submitted to Arista Power, Inc. (the “Company”) his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Greenstein’s resignation was accepted by the Board on February 2, 2015. At the time of his announcement, Mr. Greenstein served as the Chairman of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee of the Board and the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Greenstein’s decision to resign from the Board was solely due to personal reasons.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On February 2, 2015, the Board of Directors, pursuant to the Company’s By-laws, reduced the size of the Board from six members to five members, effective February 2, 2015.

 

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.

	ARISTA POWER, INC.
	By:		/s/ William A. Schmitz
			Name: William A. Schmitz
			Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Dated: February 4, 2015

 

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