UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 orOr 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (~~Date~~date of earliest event reported): ~~April~~May 2311, 2012

ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC.

(Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~its charter~~Charter)

Delaware	1-8403	38-1749884		~~38-1749884~~
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
3800 Lapeer Road, Auburn Hills, MI		48326	~~48326~~
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)	~~(Zip Code)~~

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (248) 475-0100

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 7 2.~~01 Regulation~~05. FDCosts Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities

As previously reported, on February 14, 2012 ~~(the “Petition Date”)~~, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (“ECD”) and its wholly owned ~~operating~~ subsidiary United Solar Ovonic LLC (“USO”) ~~and~~ (together ~~with ECD~~, the “~~Debtors~~Company”) voluntarily filed petitions for relief under the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ~~(the “Bankruptcy Court”)~~.

On ~~April~~May 237, 2012, ~~pursuant~~ECD toand ~~Federal~~USO ~~Rules~~issued ofa ~~Bankruptcy Procedure~~press ~~2015,~~release announcing the ~~Debtors~~cancellation ~~filed~~of ~~monthly~~the ~~operating~~auction ~~reports~~of ~~for~~ the ~~period~~going-concern ~~March 1,~~sale ~~2012~~of –USO, scheduled ~~March~~for May 318, 2012 ~~with~~and discontinuance of the ~~Bankruptcy~~court-approved ~~Court.~~sale Aprocess ~~copy~~because of the ~~reports~~failure isto ~~attached~~receive ~~hereto~~an asacceptable ~~Exhibits~~qualified ~~99.1~~bid ~~and~~by ~~99.2.~~the ~~This~~bid ~~current~~deadline. ~~report~~The ~~(including the~~Company ~~exhibits~~also ~~hereto~~announced orthat ~~any~~it ~~information~~will ~~included~~begin ~~therein)~~reducing ~~shall~~its ~~not~~workforce, beterminating approximately ~~deemed~~300 anemployees ~~admission~~worldwide. asA tocopy ~~the materiality~~ of ~~any~~the ~~information~~press ~~required~~release tois befurnished ~~disclosed~~as ~~solely~~Exhibit by99.1 ~~reason~~to ofthis ~~Regulation FD~~report.

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

In connection with the announcement described above, ECD terminated Julian Hawkins, its President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), and Joseph P. Conroy, its Executive Vice President of Operations, both effective as of May 11, 2012. In connection with his termination, Mr. Hawkins resigned from the Board, effective as of May 16, 2012. Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Conroy are entitled to certain severance benefits, as generally described under “Post-Employment Benefits” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on October 28, 2011.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

99.1 ~~Energy~~Press ~~Conversion Devices~~release, ~~Inc.~~dated ~~Monthly~~May 7, ~~Operating~~2012, ~~Reports~~issued ~~for~~by ~~the~~Energy ~~period~~Conversion ~~March 1~~Devices, ~~2012~~Inc. ~~– March 31, 2012~~

99.2 United Solar Ovonic LLC Monthly Operating Reports for the period March 1, 2012 – March 31, 2012

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~the~~Registrant ~~registrant~~ has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned ~~hereunto~~thereunto duly authorized.

	ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC.
Date: April 26, 2012	By:	/s/ Jay B. Knoll
		Name:	Jay B. Knoll
		Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Restructuring Officer


ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC.

By:		/s/ Jay B. Knoll
		Jay B. Knoll
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Restructuring Officer

Date: May 16, 2012

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		~~Energy~~Press ~~Conversion Devices~~release, ~~Inc.~~dated ~~Monthly~~May ~~Operating~~7, ~~Reports~~2012, ~~for~~issued ~~the~~by ~~period~~Energy ~~March~~Conversion 1Devices, ~~2012 – March 31, 2012~~Inc.
99.2		United Solar Ovonic LLC Monthly Operating Reports for the period March 1, 2012 – March 31, 2012

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