Current Report Filing (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 1, 2018

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8point3 Energy Partners LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	1-37447	47-3298142
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)
77 Rio Robles
San Jose, California		95134
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   [phone]

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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 May 1, 2018, one of our sponsors, SunPower Corporation (“SunPower”) and Charles D. Boynton, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SunPower, agreed that Mr. Boynton will transition out of SunPower in the coming months and his last day with SunPower will be July 1, 2018.

Mr. Boynton is expected to continue as SunPower’s designee as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of 8point3 General Partner, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of 8point3 Energy Partners LP (the “Partnership”), through completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement entered into by the Partnership and certain of its affiliates and certain affiliates of Capital Dynamics Clean Energy Infrastructure V JV, LLC, an equity fund managed by Capital Dynamics, Inc.

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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.

 

		8POINT3 ENERGY PARTNERS LP
		By:	8point3 General Partner, LLC,
			its general partner
		By:	/s/ JASON E. DYMBORT
			Jason E. Dymbort
			General Counsel
Date:	May 4, 2018

 

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