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): September 29, 2015
ENPHASE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35480 | 20-4645388 | ||
(State of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1420 N. McDowell Blvd
Petaluma, CA 94954
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (707) 774-7000
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 29, 2015, Enphase Energy, Inc. (the Company or Enphase) entered into a development and supply agreement (the Development and Supply Agreement) with Eliiy Power Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation (Eliiy). The Development and Supply Agreement has a six-year term, unless terminated earlier under certain circumstances, and provides for the development, purchase and sale of Eliiys battery cells and battery management units (Eliiy Products) for incorporation into Enphases AC Battery storage solution. Eliiy has agreed to undertake and complete the development of the Eliiy Products in accordance with certain specifications and milestones. The Eliiy Products to be purchased pursuant to the terms of the Development and Supply Agreement carry a limited warranty. Enphase has agreed to purchase battery module products exclusively from Eliiy until the later of (i) two years from the date the first commercial Eliiy Products is sold to Enphase or (ii) March 31, 2018, provided Eliiy satisfies certain performance requirements. Enphase has committed to using commercially reasonable efforts to buy minimum annual quantities of Eliiy Products during the term.
The foregoing description of the Development and Supply Agreement is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Development and Supply Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Companys Quarterly Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2015.
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.
Date: October 2, 2015 | ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Kris Sennesael | |||||
Kris Sennesael | ||||||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |