Form 8-K

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, S6O0bqDqJxtbvl7uKzi91nuqNLwGZirnWLhanfVZGJORGOa3h4CZ9OokxlkdwGA0 vMBM1/+LV2oRTz6/YFI1Tw== 0001193125-08-119997.txt : 20080521 0001193125-08-119997.hdr.sgml : 20080521 20080521150438 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-119997 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080514 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20080521 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080521 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Real Goods Solar, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001425565 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HEATING EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT ELECTRIC & WARM AIR FURNACES [3433] IRS NUMBER: 261851813 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CO FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34044 FILM NUMBER: 08851610 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 360 INTERLOCKEN BOULEVARD CITY: BROOMFIELD STATE: CO ZIP: 80021 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-222-3600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 360 INTERLOCKEN BOULEVARD CITY: BROOMFIELD STATE: CO ZIP: 80021 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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): May 14, 2008

REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Colorado

001-34044

26-1851813

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

833 W. South Boulder Road, Louisville, CO 80027-2452

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 222-8400

360 Interlocken Boulevard, Broomfield, Colorado 80021

(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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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02.

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

On May 14, 2008, following consummation of the initial public offering of shares of Class A common stock of Real Goods Solar, Inc., Erik Zech became the President and Chief Financial Officer of Real Goods Solar, Inc. and Vilia Valentine resigned as Chief Financial Officer.

As previously described in Real Goods Solar’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, Mr. Zech, age 36, worked with the investment banking firm Thomas Weisel Partners LLC from February 2001 until March 2008, most recently as a Principal of the firm. From June 1999 until December 2000, Mr. Zech was Chief Financial Officer of Creditland, Inc., from 1995 until 1997 he was in investment banking with Merrill Lynch and from 1993 until 1995 he was a certified public accountant with Price Waterhouse.

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.


REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.

By:		/s/ Erik Zech
		Erik Zech
		President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 21, 2008

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