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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 1, 2017
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ENPHASE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-35480 | | 20-4645388 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1420 N. McDowell Blvd
Petaluma, CA 94954
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(707) 774-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers: Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers
Effective December 1, 2017, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Enphase Energy, Inc. (“Enphase”) appointed David A. Ranhoff as Enphase’s Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. In connection with his appointment as Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Ranhoff and the Company entered into an offer letter, effective as of December 1, 2017.
Prior to joining Enphase, Mr. Ranhoff, 62, was president and CEO of the Solar Materials group at CGL, and served in a similar capacity at SunEdison from July 2013 until the acquisition of that business by CGL in 2017. He previously served as a senior vice president of sales and marketing for both the solar materials and semiconductor divisions at SunEdison, after its July 2010 acquisition of Solaicx, where he was president and CEO for four years. Prior to Solaicx, Mr. Ranhoff spent 20 years at Credence Systems, a public semiconductor capital equipment company, serving as its president and CEO for the last two of those years. Mr. Ranhoff received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Northeastern University and attended the Stanford Executive Program.
Under the terms of his offer letter, Mr. Ranhoff will receive an annual base salary of $400,000, with a target bonus opportunity of 75% of his base salary, pro-rated for the remainder of 2017. Mr. Ranhoff will also receive a grant of 1,000,000 restricted stock units (RSUs). The RSU grant will vest over 4 years, based on Mr. Ranhoff’s continued service with Enphase. In addition, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has designated Mr. Ranhoff as a Tier I Participant in Enphase’s Severance and Change in Control Benefit Plan, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.50 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Ranhoff and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Ranhoff was selected as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Ranhoff has no family relationships with any of Enphase’s directors or executive officers, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The above description of Mr. Ranhoff’s offer letter is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the offer letter, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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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.
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Date: | December 5, 2017 | ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. |
| | By: | /s/ Humberto Garcia |
| | | Humberto Garcia |
| | | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |