Oglethorpe Power Corporation

04/15/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/15/2021 09:09

Current Report (SEC Filing - 8-K)

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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): March 29, 2021
Oglethorpe Power Corporation
(An Electric Membership Corporation)
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
GEORGIA
(State of incorporation)
333-192954
(Commission File Number)
58-1211925
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2100 East Exchange Place
Tucker, Georgia
(Address of principal executive offices)

30084-5336
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (770) 270-7600

None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class: Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered:
None N/A N/A



Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 29, 2021, our members provided unanimous written consent to nominate and re-elect the following persons to our board of directors: Sammy G. Simonton as a director for member group 2; Jeffrey W. Murphy as a director for member group 4 and Wm. Ronald Duffey as an outside director. Each director was elected to a term that will expire in March 2024.

For additional information regarding our board of directors and election procedures, see 'DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE' in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.



SIGNATURE


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.
OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION
(AN ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION)
Date: April 15, 2021 By: /s/ Michael L. Smith
Michael L. Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer