UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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) February 1, 2004
AstroPower, Inc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-23657 | 51-0315860 | ||
| (State or other jurisdictions of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 231 Lake Drive, Newark, Delaware | 19702 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (302) 366-0400
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On February 1, 2004, Registrant issued a News Release announcing that it has reached an agreement to sell certain of its U.S. business assets to GE Energy and that to facilitate the sale it has also filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in United States Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
A copy of the News Release is filed as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1. News Release dated February 1, 2004
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.
| AstroPower, Inc. (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: February 2, 2004 |
By: | /s/ Carl H. Young III | ||
| Carl H. Young III Interim Chief Executive Officer | ||||