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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 Or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>November&nbsp;6, 2011 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Item&nbsp;2.05</U></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities</U> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On November&nbsp;8, 2011, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (&#147;ECD&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) publicly announced the temporary suspension of all manufacturing operations as an inventory control
measure. ECD will continue to serve its customers through its direct sales force and its global network of solar integrators and building materials suppliers. The company expects to resume production in its manufacturing facilities as soon as
possible once the existing inventory has been sold and market conditions warrant. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As a result of the suspension, 368
manufacturing associates have been laid off, while another 400 have been temporarily furloughed. The affected associates are located across the company&#146;s Michigan, Mexico and Ontario manufacturing facilities. In addition, the company will lay
off 132 associates from its corporate overhead worldwide. The estimated annualized cash savings from these actions is approximately $12.7 million. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In connection with the implementation of this plan, ECD will incur restructuring and other related charges in the second and third quarters of fiscal year 2012 totaling approximately $1.6 million.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Regulation FD</U> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The
Company also issued a press release that provides additional information regarding the suspension and related developments. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information in this Item&nbsp;7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 is furnished and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for the purposes of
Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into ECD&#146;s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This report contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available
to us on the date of this report and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Risks that could cause such results to differ include: our ability to achieve expense reductions and levels of one-time costs, including restructuring charges; our ability to meet all the terms and conditions of our debt obligations; our ability to
maintain our customer relationships and establish new relationships; the worldwide market for solar energy systems; changes to government incentives related to solar energy; our customers&#146; ability to access capital to finance the purchase of
our products; and our ability through technology improvements to reduce cost and improve the conversion efficiency of our solar products. The risk factors identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the
Company&#146;s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, could impact any forward-looking statements contained in this report. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no responsibility to update any
forward-looking statements contained herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release issued by Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. dated November&nbsp;8, 2011</FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: November&nbsp;10, 2011 </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release issued by Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. dated November&nbsp;8, 2011</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Energy Conversion Devices Continues Execution of Restructuring Plan </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Inventory level leads to temporary suspension of company&#146;s manufacturing operations </I></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Postpones quarterly financial results conference call </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Auburn Hills, Mich.,</B> November&nbsp;8, 2011&#151;Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (Nasdaq:ENER), a leading global provider of flexible, lightweight solar laminates and systems for the
building-integrated and commercial rooftop market, today announced several actions to further management&#146;s restructuring of the business in response to the dynamic and challenging solar market conditions. First, the company has temporarily
suspended all manufacturing operations as an inventory control measure. Second, ECD continues to execute on its restructuring plan focusing on reducing cost, expanding addressable markets and enhancing its technology. Finally, management has begun
discussions with representatives of certain holders of the company&#146;s outstanding Senior Convertible Notes due 2013. In light of these actions, ECD will postpone its quarterly financial results conference call until further notice. The company
has provided preliminary operating results and cash holdings as stated below. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Manufacturing Suspended to Manage Inventory </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The company announced today that it will temporarily idle its manufacturing facilities as an inventory management measure. As a result of this temporary
suspension, approximately 400 manufacturing associates will be furloughed. The affected associates are located across the company&#146;s Michigan, Mexico and Ontario manufacturing facilities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ECD will continue to serve its customers through its direct sales force and its global network of solar integrators and building materials suppliers. The company expects to resume production in its
manufacturing facilities as soon as possible once the existing inventory has been sold and market conditions warrant. The company can return to normal production levels within 60 days. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Restructuring Plan </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Begun in May of 2011, ECD has embarked on a strategic corporate
restructuring in which every aspect of the company&#146;s strategy is being reassessed in light of the near-term disruptions in the solar industry. Among other efforts, the focus of this restructuring is to reduce cost, expand addressable markets
through globalization and Open Solar&#153;, and enhance the core solar technology by executing the technology roadmap. To those ends, the company has taken and is taking several significant steps. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To reduce cost and manage cash, ECD took personnel and other actions in June 2011 with an estimated annualized cash savings of $20 million. In addition,
the company will further reduce its workforce by approximately 500 full-time associates by the end of the calendar year. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The company is starting to get traction in its efforts to enter new geographic markets. ECD has recently
completed shipments to Brazil, South Korea, India, the Caribbean and China. Solar sales to customers outside of Europe and North America now account for about 40% of total shipments in the quarter, compared to 4% in the prior year&#146;s first
quarter. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:0px;"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ECD&#146;s Open Solar initiative is designed to foster innovation around the unique <I>UNI-SOLAR<FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">&reg;</SUP></FONT></I> technology through collaboration with third parties. Examples of Open Solar partners include Marcegaglia, one of
Europe&#146;s largest steel producers, and GP Solar, a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of solar-powered rechargeable battery technology. Other products that are part of the Open Solar initiative include military products and consumer goods. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Consistent with the technology roadmap previously announced by the company, ECD is committed to enhancing its core thin-film solar technology by
commercializing its patented Nano-Crystalline&#153; technology. Upgrades to existing capital equipment are underway at its Greenville, Michigan plant and the retrofitted line is expected to begin pre-production testing and optimization in mid-2012.
With the successful implementation of this new technology, ECD expects to improve its products&#146; sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency by up to 50%. This will provide the benefit of increasing marketability of the products with added
value to customers, while significantly reducing ECD&#146;s production costs. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Preliminary Operating Results </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For the first quarter of fiscal year 2012 ended September&nbsp;30, 2011, the company expects to report total revenue of approximately $22 million. This
compares to consolidated revenue of $65 million in the first fiscal quarter of 2011. In the first quarter, ECD&#146;s United Solar subsidiary shipped 11 megawatts (MW) of its unique <I>UNI-SOLAR</I> brand solar products in the face of sharp price
declines and excess module supply across the industry. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As of September&nbsp;30, 2011, the company held $130.2 million of cash,
cash-equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments, a reduction of $10.5 million during the quarter. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;These operating results
highlight the challenges facing us and the solar industry today,&#148; said Jay Knoll, ECD&#146;s Interim President. &#147;With reductions in incentives in our core European markets and a volatile credit market, solar projects are having tremendous
difficulty closing. These factors combined with a flood of cheap modules from foreign manufacturers have created an environment where very few projects are getting completed without self-financing and steep discounts. The economics of this
environment require us to rethink our approach to the sales process and rationalize our cost structure, both of which are currently underway.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Separately, ECD&#146;s Ovonic Battery Company (OBC) subsidiary generated $2.3 million in the quarter in combined royalties and license fees from its proprietary nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) rechargeable
battery technology. ECD announced in July that it intended to divest OBC in a closed-bid auction and is currently proceeding with this sales process. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Strategic Discussions </B></FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ECD believes that a successful repositioning of its United Solar business will require refinancing or
restructuring of its outstanding Senior Convertible Notes due 2013. ECD intends to invest the proceeds from the sale of OBC in its United Solar business to support funding of its technology roadmap and Open Solar initiatives. ECD is considering a
range of strategies to attract additional investment that may be required and has retained the financial advisory firm of AlixPartners to assist it in evaluating such strategies. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In connection with the foregoing, ECD has begun discussions with representatives of an informal group of holders of ECD&#146;s outstanding Senior Convertible Notes due 2013, regarding its repositioning
efforts to explore the group&#146;s interest in restructuring the notes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Quarterly Conference Call Postponed </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In light of these restructuring actions and the ongoing strategic discussions referenced above, the company has decided to postpone its conference call
previously scheduled to take place tomorrow, November&nbsp;9. ECD will not file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended September&nbsp;30, 2011, by the deadline for such filing and intends to file a Form 12b-25 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The company expects to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q within the grace period prescribed by Rule 12b-25 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About Energy Conversion Devices </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:0px;"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) (Nasdaq:ENER) has a renowned 51 year history since its formation in Detroit, Michigan and has been a pioneer in materials science and renewable energy technology
development. The company has been awarded over 500 U.S. patents and international counterparts for its achievements. ECD&#146;s United Solar wholly owned subsidiary has been a global leader in building-integrated and rooftop photovoltaics for over
25 years. The company manufactures, sells and installs thin-film solar laminates that convert sunlight to clean, renewable energy using proprietary technology. <I>UNI-SOLAR</I><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">&reg;</SUP></FONT> brand products are unique because of their flexibility, light weight, ease of installation, durability, and real-world energy production. ECD&#146;s technology
portfolio also includes the Ovonic Battery Company, the inventor and worldwide licensor of nickel-metal-hydride battery technology and the developer of proprietary advanced lithium-ion cathode materials, along with other emerging energy storage
technologies. ECD&#146;s Ovonyx joint venture is the inventor and worldwide licensor of phase change memory (PCM) technology. For more information, please visit ECD on the web at energyconversiondevices.com and on Facebook, and follow ECD on Twitter
@ECD_ENER. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Safe Harbor Statement </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements do not
constitute guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future net sales or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, restructuring,
plans or intentions relating to expansions, business trends and other information that is not historical information. All forward-looking </I></FONT></P>

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statements are based upon information available to us on the date of this release and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Risks that could cause such results to differ include: our ability to maintain our customer relationships and establish new relationships; the
worldwide market for solar energy systems; changes to government incentives related to solar energy; our customers&#146; ability to access capital to finance the purchase of our products; our ability to achieve expense reductions and levels of
one-time costs, including restructuring charges; our ability to meet all the terms and conditions of our debt obligations; and our ability through technology improvements to reduce cost and improve the conversion efficiency of our solar products.
The risk factors identified in the ECD filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company&#146;s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, could impact any forward-looking
statements contained in this release. Except as required by law, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. assumes no responsibility to update any forward-looking statements contained herein. </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Contact </U></B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael E. Schostak </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director of Business Development&nbsp;&amp; Communications </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">+1 (248)&nbsp;299-6063 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>investor.relations@energyconversiondevices.com</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Steven Blow </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Eisbrenner Public Relations </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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