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

 

March 30, 2016

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(Date of earliest event reported)

 

TELKONET, INC.

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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Utah

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 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

000-31972	87-0627421
(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

20800 Swenson Drive, Suite 175, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(414)-223-0473

(Registrant's Telephone Number)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On March 30, 2016 Telkonet, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the engagement of Canaccord Genuity, Inc. (“Canaccord”), an investment banking firm. Canaccord will advise the Company in the evaluation of strategic opportunities aimed at increasing shareholder value and increasing the capital needed for growth. The press release is incorporated herein by reference..

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated as of March 30, 2016.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	TELKONET, INC.
Date: March 30, 2016
	By: /s/ Jason L. Tienor
	Jason L. Tienor
	President and Chief Executive Officer