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UNITED STATES
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): November 9, 2010
 

SunPower Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

001-34166
(Commission File Number)
 
Delaware
 
94-3008969
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
3939 North First Street, San Jose, California 95134
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
 
(408) 240-5500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(b)           On November 9, 2010, Mr. T.J. Rodgers, the Chairman of the board of directors of SunPower Corporation (the “Company”), notified the Company of his decision to retire from the board following the completion of his current term. Mr. Rodgers informed the board in a meeting on November 9, 2010 and delivered a letter which stated “I have decided not to stand for re-election to SunPower’s board this May.  SunPower has become a world-class company in solar and I am ready to return to my startup roots.”  Mr. Rodgers will continue to serve on the Board until the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 
 
 
 
 

 

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.
 
             
       
SUNPOWER CORPORATION
       
Date: November 16, 2010
     
By:
    /s/ DENNIS V. ARRIOLA
       
Name:
 
Dennis V. Arriola
       
Title:
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer