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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001637880-24-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001637880"
company_name: "Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T18:46:11.470006+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tri-State director Lucas Bear resigns; member NRPPD disputes contract and membership status

## Summary
- Lucas Bear resigned from Tri-State's Board effective May 1, 2024, after member NRPPD withdrew its board representation.
- NRPPD disputes Tri-State's position that the wholesale electric service contract remains in effect and that NRPPD is still a Class A member.
- Tri-State states the resignation is not due to any disagreement with Mr. Bear personally.
- NRPPD's membership status and contract validity are contested, which may affect member relations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001637880-24-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001637880
- company_name: Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637880/000163788024000034/0001637880-24-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637880/000163788024000034/tris-20240501.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001637880-24-000034
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001637880-24-000034.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001637880-24-000034.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lucas Bear resigned as Director at Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Accordingly, effective as of May 1, 2024, NRPPD withdrew its representative, Lucas Bear, from our Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637880/000163788024000034/0001637880-24-000034-index.htm

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