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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March 13, 1997
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
TELEGEN CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
California 14836 84-067214
(State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation or
organization)
101 Saginaw Drive
Redwood City, CA 94063
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 261-9400
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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The undersigned Registrant hereby amends the following item of its Current
Report on Form 8-K, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on January 15, 1997(the "Form 8-K") as set forth in the pages attached hereto.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
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The fiing of audited financial statements of Morning Star Multimedia,
Inc. ("MSM") and related pro forma information are not required pursuant to Item
7 because the transaction, which was accounted for as a pooling, does not meet
the tests of Rule 1-02(W) of Regulation S-X, as indicated below:
1) Total shares which were exchanged approximate 2.7% of the common stock of
Telegen Corporation ("Telegen") on December 31, 1996
2) MSM's total assets acquired by Telegen approximates 1.5% of total Telegen
assets as of the most recently completed fiscal year.
3) Telegen's equity in MSM's income from continuing operations before income
taxes, extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principles approximates 1.0% of Telegen's net loss for the most recently
completed fiscal year.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
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See above explanation in subsection (a).
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SIGNATURES
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.
Dated: March 13, 1997
TELEGEN CORPORATION
By: /s/ Warrren M. Dillard
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Warren M. Dillard,
Chief Financial Officer
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