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 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 2004 ------------ Environmental Power Corporation ------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-15472 75-3117389 -------- ------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) One Cate Street, 4th Floor, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 (Address of principal executive offices) (603) 431-1780 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 99 Press Release of Environmental Power Corporation ("POWR") dated May 20, 2004 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure The Press Release attached as Exhibit 99 hereto is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD. It is not filed. Cautionary Statement The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act") provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain statements contained in this press release such as statements concerning planned projects, statements regarding sales pipeline, backlog and revenue projections, statements containing the words "expects," "estimates," "anticipates," "believes," "projects" and variations thereof, and other statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are forward looking statements as such term is defined in the Act. Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties involving development stage companies, uncertainties regarding project financing, the lack of binding commitments and the need to negotiate and execute definitive agreements for the construction and financing of projects, financing and cash flow requirements and uncertainties, difficulties involved in developing and executing on a business plan, difficulties and uncertainties regarding acquisitions, technological uncertainties, risks relating to managing and integrating acquired businesses, unpredictable developments (including plant outages and repair requirements), the difficulty of estimating construction, development, repair and maintenance costs and timeframes, the uncertainties involved in estimating insurance and implied warranty recoveries, if any, the inability to predict the course or outcome of any negotiations with parties involved with Environmental Power's or Microgy's projects, uncertainties relating to general economic and industry conditions, the amount and rate of growth in expenses, uncertainties relating to government and regulatory policies, the legal environment, intellectual property issues, the competitive environment in which Environmental Power and Microgy operate and other factors, including those described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, as well as other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date that they are made. Environmental Power undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Environmental Power Corporation /s/ Donald A. Livingston ------------------------ Executive Vice President