Form 6-K WESTPORT INNOVATIONS For: May 13

 

   

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

 

FORM 6-K 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of May 2016

 

Commission File Number: 001-34152

 

 

WESTPORT INNOVATIONS INC. 

 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

1750 West 75th Avenue, Suite 101, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6P 6G2 

 (Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

☐    Form 20-F   ☒      Form 40-F

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

 

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes    ☐    No   ☒

 

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________

 

 

 EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		News Release Dated May 13, 2016 - Doug Pearce steps down from Westport Board of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	Westport Innovations Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: May 16, 2016	By:	/s/ Ashoka Achuthan
		Ashoka Achuthan Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Doug Pearce steps down from Westport Board of Directors

~Resignation tendered in preparation for merger~

VANCOUVER, May 13, 2016 /CNW/ - Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT / Nasdaq: WPRT), engineering the world's most advanced natural gas engines and vehicles, announced today that Doug Pearce has resigned from the Board as part of plans relating to the pending merger with Fuel Systems Solutions.

Mr. Pearce, who has over 35 years experience in financial management and capital markets, was elected to the Board on May 1, 2015

"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Doug Pearce for his time and expertise. With his proven leadership skills in strategy development and strong knowledge of risk management and governance, he has contributed a significant amount to the Board. We wish him well in his new venture," Warren Baker, Chairman of the Board, said.

Mr. Pearce's resignation is effective from today, Friday, May 13, 2016.

About Westport
Westport engineers the world's most advanced natural gas engines and vehicles. More than that, we are fundamentally changing the way the world travels the roads, rails and seas. We work with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide from design through to production, creating products to meet the growing demand for vehicle technology that will reduce both emissions and fuel costs.  To learn more about our business, visit westport.com, subscribe to our RSS feed, or follow us on Twitter @WestportDotCom. 

SOURCE Westport Innovations Inc.

 

%CIK: 0001370416

 

For further information: Inquiries: Westport Innovations Inc. - Investor Inquiries, Ryder McRitchie, Vice President, Investor Relations, Phone: 604-718-2046, Email: [email protected], Web: www.westport.com; Westport Innovations Inc. - Media Inquiries, Holly Black, Director of Communications, Phone: 604-718-2011, Email: [email protected], Web: www.westport.com

CO: Westport Innovations Inc.

CNW 19:37e 16-MAY-16

 

 

 

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