---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-032523"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFOI"
cik: "0000924168"
company_name: "ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE"
filed_at: "2025-06-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T00:39:33.376127+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energy Focus CEO buys $200K in stock at $1.81, above market

## Summary
- CEO/CFO Chiao Chieh (Jay) Huang purchased 110,497 shares at $1.81/share in private placement.
- Purchase price exceeded prior day's Nasdaq closing price; insider buy signals confidence.
- Shares are restricted securities issued under Section 4(a)(2) exemption from registration.
- Proceeds of $200,000 will support working capital; no registration rights granted.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-032523
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFOI
- cik: 0000924168
- company_name: ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE
- filed_at: 2025-06-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000162828025032523/0001628280-25-032523-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000162828025032523/efoi-20250619.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-032523
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-032523.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-032523.txt

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