SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ____________ FORM 10-K/A Amendment No. 1 TO ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 Commission file number 0-21810 AMERIGON INCORPORATED ______________________________________________________________________________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA 95-4318554 ______________________________________________ ______________________________ (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 404 E. HUNTINGTON DRIVE, MONROVIA, CALIFORNIA 91016 ______________________________________________ ______________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (818) 932-1200 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: TITLE OF EACH CLASS NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED ------------------- ----------------------------------------- None _________________________ _______________________________________________ _________________________ _______________________________________________ _________________________ _______________________________________________ Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Class A Common Stock, no par value ______________________________________________________________________________ (Title of Class) Class A Warrants ______________________________________________________________________________ (Title of Class) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES X NO -- -- Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. / / The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the average bid and asked prices of such stock as of March 24, 1997, was $36,732,500. (For purposes of this computation, the registrant has excluded the market value of all shares of its Common Stock reported as being beneficially owned by executive officers and directors of the registrant; such exclusion shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that any such person is an "affiliate" of the registrant.) At March 24, 1997 the registrant had outstanding 12,542,500 shares of Class A Common Stock. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the Commission within 120 days after the close of the registrant's fiscal year are incorporated by reference into Part III. PART III Part III of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 1997 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information contained under the captions entitled "Election of Directors," "Executive Officers and Significant Employees" and "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" in the Company's definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Commission in connection with the Company's 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information contained under the captions entitled "Executive Compensation," "Option Grants During the Year Ended December 31, 1996," "Aggregate Option Exercises in the Year Ended December 31, 1996 and Year-End Values," "Director Compensation" and "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" in the Company's definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Commission in connection with the Company's 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information contained under the captions entitled "Principal Shareholders" and "Escrow Shares" in the Company's definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Commission in connection with the Company's 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information contained under the captions entitled "Certain Transactions" and "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" in the Company's definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Commission in connection with the Company's 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 1 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. AMERIGON INCORPORATED By: /s/ Lon E. Bell --------------------------------------- Lon E. Bell, Ph.D. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER May 6, 1997 --------------------------------------- (Date)