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<DESCRIPTION>EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT, 07.18.08
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       <td align=center valign="top" nowrap><font size="2">UNITED STATES</font></td>
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       <td align=center valign="top" nowrap ><font size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font> </td>
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       <td align=center valign="top" nowrap > <font size="2">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font> </td>
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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">FORM 8-K</font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">CURRENT REPORT</font></p>

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       <td align=center valign="top" nowrap ><font size="2">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</font></td>
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           <font size="2">July 18, 2008</font></p></td>
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           <font size="2">ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC.</font></p></td>
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           <font size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</font></p></td>
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
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On July 18, 2008, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) and Jay B. Knoll, its Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, entered into a severance agreement (the &#147;Severance Agreement&#148;) under the Company&#146;s
Executive Severance Plan (the &#147;Severance Plan&#148;), which was adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company on July 24, 2007 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2007.  The Severance Agreement supersedes
the previous severance agreement dated June 5, 2006 between Mr. Knoll and the Company, which was terminated effective upon the
execution of the Severance Agreement.
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Under the Severance Agreement, Mr. Knoll will be eligible to receive the severance benefits described in the Severance Plan
in the event of a &#147;Qualifying Termination&#148; (as defined under the Severance Plan) with a Severance Coverage Period (as defined under
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In connection with his participation in the Severance Plan, Mr. Knoll was granted 5,000 shares of restricted stock under the
Company&#146;s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Stock Plan&#148;) vesting, subject to continued employment, on the third anniversary of the date
of grant.  The restricted stock will also vest upon either a &#147;Change in Control&#148; (as defined in the Stock Plan) or a &#147;Qualifying
Termination&#148; (as defined in the Severance Plan).
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Under the terms of the Severance Agreement, Mr. Knoll has agreed to certain restrictive covenants, including matters
pertaining to confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disparagement.
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