---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000924168-22-000081"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFOI"
cik: "0000924168"
company_name: "ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE"
filed_at: "2022-09-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T08:11:44.137003+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energy Focus issues $450K promissory note to director; CAO Clifford Griffin resigns

## Summary
- Issued $450,000 promissory note to board member Mei-Yun Huang at 8% interest, maturing June 16, 2023.
- Note is prepayable; events of default include payment failure and bankruptcy, with acceleration and 2% interest bump.
- Clifford R. Griffin resigned as SVP, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer; notice received Sept 20, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000924168-22-000081
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFOI
- cik: 0000924168
- company_name: ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE
- filed_at: 2022-09-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416822000081/0000924168-22-000081-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416822000081/efoi-20220916.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924168-22-000081
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924168-22-000081.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924168-22-000081.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Clifford R. Griffin resigned as SVP, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: SVP, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On September 20, 2022, Energy Focus, Inc. the Company received notice from Clifford R. Griffin regarding his intention to resign as SVP, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416822000081/0000924168-22-000081-index.htm

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