---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-112876"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OESX"
cik: "0001409375"
company_name: "ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC."
filed_at: "2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T16:55:51.565473+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Orion Energy Systems finalizes CEO replacement; Jenkins receives $633K severance

## Summary
- Michael H. Jenkins replaced as CEO effective April 14, 2025; also resigned from board.
- Severance agreement provides $633,421 paid over 18 months, plus 321,811 unvested restricted shares fully vest.
- Performance share awards and restricted cash awards forfeited and cancelled.
- Jenkins reaffirmed confidentiality, non-compete, and non-solicitation covenants; company agrees to non-disparagement.
- Departure was not due to any disagreement with company, according to the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-112876
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OESX
- cik: 0001409375
- company_name: ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409375/000119312525112876/0001193125-25-112876-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409375/000119312525112876/d939750d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-112876
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-112876.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-112876.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael H. Jenkins departed as Chief Executive Officer at ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC..
  - Action: replaced
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Michael H. Jenkins, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, had been replaced as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective as of April 14, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409375/000119312525112876/0001193125-25-112876-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael H. Jenkins resigned as Director at ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Jenkins also resigned as a member of the Company’s board of directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409375/000119312525112876/0001193125-25-112876-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.