U.S. 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): December 9, 2009
ADA-ES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Colorado | 000-50216 | 84-1457385 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 8100 SouthPark Way, Unit B, Littleton, Colorado | 80120 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 734-1727
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
Press Release of Joint Venture Investment, ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC.
In a press release dated December 9, 2009, ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC
(“Carbon Solutions”), a joint venture investment of
ADA-ES, Inc., announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s Credit Review Board issued a conditional commitment to Red River Environmental Products, LLC (“Red River”),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carbon Solutions, for a $245 million guaranty of debt financing for Red River’s activated carbon facility. Terms of such financing have not yet been finalized. Please see the attached press release furnished as
Exhibit 99.1for additional information.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | The following items are furnished as exhibits to this report: |
99.1 Press Release Dated December 9, 2009 of ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 10, 2009
| ADA-ES, Inc. |
| Registrant |
| /s/ MARK H. MCKINNIES |
| Mark H. McKinnies |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release Dated December 9, 2009 of ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC. |