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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):
March 27, 2024
CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware |
|
001-33480 |
|
33-0968580 |
|
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File Number) |
|
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
|
4675
MacArthur Court, Suite 800
Newport Beach, CA |
|
92660 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
|
Zip Code |
(949) 437-1000
(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 of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
| ¨ | 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)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title
of each class |
Trading
symbol(s) |
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share |
CLNE |
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 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On March 27, 2024, the
board of directors (the “Board”) of Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (the “Company”), appointed Patrick Ford to serve
as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Ford has also been appointed to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board. The
Board has determined that Mr. Ford is an independent director within the meaning of the applicable rules of the Nasdaq Stock
Market.
Mr. Ford served as an
Audit Partner at KPMG LLP from 1994 until his retirement in 2022. Mr. Ford served numerous SEC registrants as the Lead Audit Engagement
Partner in the energy, automotive and technology sectors during his tenure with KPMG LLP. Mr. Ford served as a member of the Board
of Directors of KPMG LLP and its related entity, KPMG Americas LLP from 2013 to 2018. Mr. Ford is a certified public accountant (retired
status) in California, Arizona and Hawaii. Mr. Ford previously served on the Board of Advisors for the University of Southern California
Marshall School of Business from 2006 to 2019 and the Board of Advisors for the Shidler School of Business at the University of Hawaii
at Manoa from 2003 to 2007. Mr. Ford holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from
the University of Southern California.
Mr. Ford’s compensation
for his services as a director will be consistent with that of the Company’s other non-employee directors, as described in the Company’s
definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 5, 2023. This compensation consists
of an annual cash retainer of $70,000 and an annual equity award with a value of $120,000, which is comprised of 50% stock options and
fifty 50% restricted stock units of the Company. In connection with his appointment to the Board, Mr. Ford has been awarded a pro rata
portion of the 2023 annual equity awards made to our directors, consisting of 3,802 restricted stock units and 5,424 stock options, each
of which will vest in full on the day prior to our 2024 annual meeting.
In addition, the Company has
entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Ford in the same form as the indemnification agreements the Company has entered
into with its other directors, which form has been filed or incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on March 27, 2007. In general, the indemnification agreement provides for, among other
things, indemnification of each such person by the Company to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by applicable law, subject to
certain limited exceptions.
There are no arrangements
or understandings between Mr. Ford and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Ford was selected as a director of the Company,
there are no family relationships between Mr. Ford and any of the Company’s other directors or executive officers, and Mr. Ford
is not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.
| Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 28, 2024, the
Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Ford to the Board. A copy of such press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1.
As provided in General Instruction
B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed”
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject
to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
| Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: March 28, 2024 |
CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP. |
| |
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By: |
/s/ Andrew J. Littlefair |
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Name: Andrew J. Littlefair |
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|
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
