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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-23-011942
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230718
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230718

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FUELCELL ENERGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000886128
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS [3620]
		IRS NUMBER:				060853042
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14204
		FILM NUMBER:		231093126

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 GREAT PASTURE RD
		CITY:			DANBURY
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06813
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2038256000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 GREAT PASTURE ROAD
		CITY:			DANBURY
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06813

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ENERGY RESEARCH CORP /NY/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  9.14.0.96--><!--Created on: 7/18/2023 01:03:16 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="utf-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-bottom:1pt;padding-top:1pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:3.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:4pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New 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#000000;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:4pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&#160;13 or 15(d) of the</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 18, 2023</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-bottom:1pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><font 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Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01.</b></font><b style="font-weight:bold;">Other Events.</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">On July 18, 2023, FuelCell Energy, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press release announcing that it plans to hold a special meeting of its stockholders (the &#8220;Special Meeting&#8221;) on October 10, 2023 to consider and vote on a proposal <a name="_Hlk140414753"></a>to amend the Company&#8217;s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company from 500,000,000 shares to 1,000,000,000 shares.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Holders of record of the Company&#8217;s common stock as of the close of business on August 14, 2023 will be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding future events or the Company&#8217;s future performance that involve certain contingencies and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company&#8217;s plans and expectations regarding the proposed Special Meeting and the proposal to amend the Company&#8217;s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of shares of common stock the Company is authorized to issue. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and all forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors that could cause such a difference include, without limitation, the risks set forth in the Company&#8217;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 and the Company&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2023. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statement contained herein to reflect any change in the Company&#8217;s expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Additional Information and Where to Find It</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">This Current Report on Form 8-K may be deemed to be solicitation material with respect to the Special Meeting and the proposal, to be submitted to the Company&#8217;s stockholders for consideration at the Special Meeting, to amend the Company&#8217;s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company from 500,000,000 shares to 1,000,000,000 shares. &#160;In connection with the Special Meeting, the Company intends to file proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;), including a preliminary proxy statement and a definitive proxy statement. <b style="font-weight:bold;">Stockholders of the Company and other interested persons are urged to read all relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available, including the preliminary and definitive proxy statements to be filed in connection with the Special Meeting, because they will contain important information about the Special Meeting and the proposed amendment to the Company&#8217;s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.</b> Stockholders will be able to obtain such documents (if and when available) free of charge at the SEC&#8217;s website at www.sec.gov, or free of charge from the Company by directing a request to Joshua Dolger, Corporate Secretary, 3 Great Pasture Road, Danbury, Connecticut 06810.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Participants in the Solicitation</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The Company and its directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed, under SEC rules, to be &#8220;participants&#8221; in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders of the Company with respect to the proposals to be submitted to the Company&#8217;s stockholders at the Special Meeting. Information about the Company&#8217;s directors and executive officers is set forth in the Company&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on February 17, 2023. To the extent holdings of the Company&#8217;s securities by its directors or executive officers have changed from the amounts set forth in such Definitive Proxy Statement, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, of the participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different than those of the Company&#8217;s stockholders generally, will be set forth in the preliminary and definitive proxy statements to be filed in connection with the Special Meeting.</p></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-bottom:30pt;margin-left:10.35%;margin-right:10.35%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border-width:0;"><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:72pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;">Item 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style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:47%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:47%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Date: July 18, 2023</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New 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Announces Special Stockholder Meeting</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">DANBURY, CT, </b>July 18, 2023 <font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8211;</font> <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">FuelCell Energy, Inc.</u> (Nasdaq: FCEL) (the <font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8220;</font>Company<font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8221;</font> or <font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8220;</font>FuelCell Energy<font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8221;</font>) today announced that it plans to hold a special meeting of its stockholders (<font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8220;</font>Special Meeting<font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8221;</font>) on October 10, 2023 to consider and vote on a proposal to amend the Company<font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8217;</font>s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company from 500,000,000 shares to 1,000,000,000 shares.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Holders of record of the Company<font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8217;</font>s common stock as of the close of business on August 14, 2023 will be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting. 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As a leading global manufacturer of proprietary fuel cell technology platforms, FuelCell Energy is uniquely positioned to serve customers worldwide with sustainable products and solutions for industrial and commercial businesses, utilities, governments, and municipalities.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding future events or the Company<font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8217;</font>s future performance that involve certain contingencies and uncertainties. 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Factors that could cause such a difference include, without limitation, the risks set forth in the Company<font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8217;</font>s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company<font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8217;</font>s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 and the Company<font style="font-family:'ABC Diatype Light';">&#8217;</font>s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2023. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this release. 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