SATC Satcon Technology Corp. (MM)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2011

Registration No. 333-             

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT FOR DONALD R. PECK

(Full Title of the Plan)

Charles S. Rhoades

Chief Executive Officer

Satcon Technology Corporation

27 Drydock Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts  02210

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

(617) 897-2400

(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

(1)  This Registration Statement also relates to the rights to purchase shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Registrant, which are attached to all shares of Common Stock issued, pursuant to the terms of the Registrant’s Rights Agreement, dated January 6, 2011. Until the occurrence of certain prescribed events, the rights are not exercisable, are evidenced by the certificates for the Common Stock and will be transferred with and only with such Common Stock. Because no separate consideration is paid for the rights, the registration fee therefor is included in the fee for the Common Stock.

(2)   Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the exercise price per share under the option.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The Registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of Sections 13(a), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).  The following documents, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference:

(a)            The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

(b)            All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the document referred to in (a) above.

(c)            The description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on November 6, 1992, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

(d)            The description of the rights to purchase shares of the Registrant’s Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on January 7, 2011, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4.    Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 102(b)(7) of Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended, enables a corporation in its original certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto validly approved by stockholders to eliminate or limit personal liability of members of its Board of Directors for violations of a director’s fiduciary duty. Article 9 of the Registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, eliminates in certain circumstances the liability of directors of the Registrant for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors.  This provision does not eliminate the liability of a director (i) for a breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions by the director not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for a willful or negligent

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declaration of an unlawful dividend, stock purchase or redemption or (iv) for transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Section 145 of Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended, provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.  Section 145 further provides that a corporation similarly may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite an adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

In accordance with Section 145, the Registrant’s Bylaws, as amended, include provisions to indemnify its officers and directors and other persons against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with threatened, pending or completed suits of proceedings against such persons by reason of serving or having served as officers, directors or in other capacities, except in relation to matters with respect to which such persons shall be determined not to have acted in good faith, unlawfully or in the best interests of the Registrant.  With respect to matters as to which the Registrant’s officers and directors and others are determined to be liable for misconduct or negligence in the performance of their duties, the Registrant’s Bylaws, as amended, provide for indemnification only to the extent that the Registrant determines that such person acted in good faith and in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant.

However, insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), may be permitted to directors, officers, or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to Delaware state law, as well as the foregoing charter and bylaw provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification as it relates to federal securities laws is against public policy and, therefore, unenforceable.  Further, insofar as limitations may be so permitted pursuant to Delaware state law, as well as the foregoing charter and bylaw provisions, such limitation of liabilities does not apply to any liabilities arising under federal securities laws.

In addition, Section 145 permits the Registrant to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or agent of the Registrant or any person serving at the request of the Registrant as an officer, director, employee or agent of another corporation serving as described above whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify him under Section 145.  The Registrant has a directors and officers liability policy that insures the Registrant’s officers and directors against damages arising out of certain kinds of claims which might be made against them based on their negligent acts or omissions while acting in their capacity as such.

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In addition certain directors and officers have been granted contractual indemnification rights, pursuant to which they will be entitled to indemnification from the Registrant under certain circumstances.

Item 7.    Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8.    Exhibits.

The Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.    Undertakings.

1.  Item 512(a) of Regulation S-K .  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

2. Item 512(b) of Regulation S-K .  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

3. Item 512(h) of Regulation S-K .  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Boston, Massachusetts, on this 16th day of March, 2011.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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