---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-22-003676"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WNDW"
cik: "0001071840"
company_name: "SolarWindow Technologies, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-05-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T16:12:07.816178+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SolarWindow terminates CEO John Rhee; KCC alleges LQE breached SPA, seeks share return

## Summary
- CEO/President/Chairman John Rhee terminated effective May 9, 2022; company cites refocus on North America and Asia challenges.
- Justin Frere appointed Interim CEO (also Treasurer and Secretary) effective May 9, 2022.
- KCC claims LQE (Rhee's firm) failed to pay for 32.98M shares + warrants; initiates legal proceedings in British Columbia to force repurchase.
- LQE purports to expand board to 5 and appoint Sergio Pombo and Kimberly Tara; company disputes authority due to share ownership dispute.
- Rhee called special board meeting for May 17, 2022; company considers it improperly called and warns of exposure from proposed share registration.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-22-003676
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WNDW
- cik: 0001071840
- company_name: SolarWindow Technologies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071840/000117184322003676/0001171843-22-003676-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071840/000117184322003676/f8k_051322.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-003676
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-003676.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sergio Pombo was appointed as Director at SolarWindow Technologies, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Pursuant to the Written Consent, LQE advises that it has expanded the size of the Company’s Board from three (3) directors to five (5) directors; and, has filled the vacancies created by such expansion by the appointment of the following individuals to the Company’s Board: (1) Mr. Sergio Pombo.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071840/000117184322003676/0001171843-22-003676-index.htm
- Executive change
  John Rhee was terminated as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at SolarWindow Technologies, Inc..
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
  source text: Termination of the ESCA resulted in the automatic termination of Mr. Rhee’s positions as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071840/000117184322003676/0001171843-22-003676-index.htm

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