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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): May 4, 2010
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   000-26966   84-0846841
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
     
1625 Sharp Point Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado   80525
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (970) 221-4670
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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 4, 2010, Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (“Advanced Energy”) and Sharp Point Properties, LLC (“SPP”) entered into a Lease Amendment (the “Amendment”) amending the previously disclosed Lease Agreement between Advanced Energy and SPP dated March 14, 1994, as amended (the “Lease Agreement”), effective as of April 26, 2010. The Lease Agreement relates to Advanced Energy’s executive offices at 1625 Sharp Point Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado. The Amendment extends the expiration of the term of the Lease Agreement from September 1, 2010 to December 31, 2015. The Amendment also provides for base rent of $32,500 per month, triple net, plus annual Consumer Price Index increases of at least 3% and no more than 3.25%, for the period from September 1, 2010 through December 31, 2015.
Douglas Schatz, Advanced Energy’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, holds an interest in SPP.
The foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment. The Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits
  10.1   Lease Amendment, dated as of April 26, by and between Sharp Point Properties, LLC and Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., for a building located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

 


 

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.
         
  Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
 
 
Date: May 7, 2010  /s/ Thomas O. McGimpsey    
  Thomas O. McGimpsey   
  Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary   
 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
 
   
10.1
  Lease Amendment, dated as of April 26, by and between Sharp Point Properties, LLC and Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., for a building located in Fort Collins, Colorado.