UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 17, 2016

LIME ENERGY CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

DELAWARE		001-16265		36-4197337
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4 Gateway Center, 4th Floor, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102

(Address of principal executive offices)

(201) 416-2575 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On October 17, 2016, Lime Energy Co. (the “Company”) ~~changed~~announced that the ~~record~~Securities ~~date~~and ofExchange ~~its~~Commission ~~upcoming special meeting of stockholders~~ (the “~~Special Meeting~~SEC”), ~~initially~~has ~~scheduled~~authorized ~~for~~the ~~November 10,~~settlement ~~2016,~~between ~~from~~the ~~October 14,~~Company ~~2016~~and tothe aSEC ~~future~~of ~~date~~the ~~that~~previously-disclosed ~~has~~SEC ~~not~~investigation ~~yet~~commenced ~~been~~in ~~determined,~~2012 tointo ~~allow~~the ~~for~~Company’s ~~timely~~revenue ~~updates~~recognition topractices ~~the~~and ~~proxy~~financial ~~statement~~reporting infrom 2010 to 2012. In connection with the ~~review~~settlement byprocess, the ~~Staff~~SEC offiled today a complaint against the ~~Securities~~Company and ~~Exchange~~four ~~Commission~~former ~~(the~~officers ~~“SEC”)~~in of the ~~preliminary~~U.S. ~~proxy~~District ~~statement~~Court ~~filed~~for by the ~~Company~~Southern onDistrict ~~October 7,~~of ~~2016~~New York.

AsWithout ~~previously~~admitting ~~announced,~~or denying the ~~Company~~allegations ~~intends~~in tothe ~~effect~~SEC’s acomplaint, ~~reverse~~the ~~stock~~Company ~~split~~consented ~~immediately~~to ~~followed~~the byentry of a ~~forward~~final ~~stock~~judgment ~~split~~pursuant ~~(the~~to ~~“Reverse/Forward~~which ~~Stock~~it ~~Split”),~~would ~~for~~pay ~~the~~a ~~purpose~~civil monetary penalty of ~~suspending~~$1 ~~the~~million, ~~Company’s~~payable ~~public~~in ~~company~~5 ~~reporting~~installments ~~obligations.~~over ~~The~~the ~~proposed~~next ~~amendments~~12 months, to settle the ~~Company~~SEC’s ~~certificate~~claims ofagainst ~~incorporation to effect~~ the ~~Reverse/Forward~~Company. ~~Stock~~The ~~Split~~settlement ~~will~~is besubject ~~submitted~~ to ~~stockholder~~Court ~~vote at the Special Meeting~~approval.

~~Additional~~There ~~information~~will ~~concerning~~be ~~the~~no ~~proposed~~current ~~Reverse/Forward~~period ~~Stock~~financial ~~Split~~impact ison ~~included in~~ the ~~preliminary~~Company’s ~~proxy statement~~results, ~~which~~as ~~has~~an ~~not~~accrual ~~yet~~for ~~been~~this ~~finalized~~amount ~~and~~was ~~remains~~established ~~subject~~and toexpensed ~~updates.~~in ~~The Company will not mail~~ the ~~proxy~~second ~~statement~~fiscal ~~until~~quarter ~~such~~of ~~time~~2016, as itdisclosed ~~has~~in ~~filed~~the aCompany’s ~~definitive~~Quarterly ~~proxy~~Report ~~statement~~on ~~with~~Form 10-Q ~~the~~filed ~~SEC~~on August 15, 2016.

~~The~~“This ~~Company~~settlement ~~will~~brings ~~announce~~a close to a ~~new~~chapter ~~record~~that ~~date~~Lime ~~once~~Energy put behind us several years ago, a ~~new~~matter ~~timeline~~in ~~for~~which no current Lime Energy employees were involved” said Adam Procell, Lime Energy’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “While it recalls that unfortunate period of time more than 4 years ago, this settlement also causes us to reflect on all that we have accomplished since then, having built the ~~Special~~nation’s ~~Meeting~~leading ~~has~~provider ~~been~~of ~~established~~energy services to small and mid-sized businesses, now widely recognized for our integrity, innovation and commitment to serving our communities.”

SIGNATURE

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

	LIME ENERGY CO.


Dated: October 17, 2016	By:	/s/ Bruce D. Torkelson
		Bruce D. Torkelson
		Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

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