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    <TD STYLE="width: 35%; padding: 0 0 0 0.25in; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">ThermoEnergy Corporation</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On June 20, 2012, we, entered into an Agreement with Itea S.p.A.
(&ldquo;Itea&rdquo;) for the development of pressurized oxy-combustion in North America (the &ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;). Under the
Agreement, our subsidiary, Unity Power Alliance LLC (&ldquo;UPA&rdquo;) will utilize the proprietary technology of Itea and
of our subsidiary, ThermoEnergy Power Systems LLC (&ldquo;TEPS&rdquo;) for the following purposes (the &ldquo;Project&rdquo;):
(i) advancing, developing and promoting the use of the coal application of pressurized oxy-combustion in North America (the &ldquo;Territory&rdquo;); (ii) constructing a pilot plant utilizing such technology (the &ldquo;Pilot Plant&rdquo;);
(iii) subsequently constructing a demonstration facility based on the technology as implemented in the Pilot Plant (the &ldquo;Demonstration
Plant&rdquo;); and (iv) if Funding Opportunity DE-FOA-0000636, for which UPA has applied to the U.S. Department of Energy, is awarded
to UPA, performing such contract. In the Agreement, we have also agreed that Itea may, at any time on or before December 20, 2012,
acquire a 50% ownership interest in UPA for nominal consideration.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Agreement provides that, following Itea&rsquo;s acquisition
of an ownership interest, UPA shall be governed by a four-member Board of Directors, with two directors nominated by us and two
directors nominated by Itea. The Managing Director of UPA will be one of the directors whom we nominate. Our Board of Directors
has designated Cary G. Bullock, our Chairman and CEO, and Robert Marrs, our Vice President &ndash; International Business Development,
to serve on the UPA Board of Directors, with Mr. Marrs to be designated as Managing Director.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Agreement provides that the administrative expenses of UPA
shall be borne jointly by us and Itea, and that financing for all development expenses will be obtained from third parties.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">We have agreed that, when the limited purposes of UPA have been
completed, UPA will be liquidated. Further, if UPA is unable to obtain funding for the proposed Pilot Plant project within twenty-four
months after the date on which Itea acquires an ownership interest in UPA, at Itea&rsquo;s request the entity will be liquidated
unless we purchase Itea&rsquo;s interest in UPA at a price to be agreed in good faith.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Agreement contains other conventional terms, including without
limitation provisions for early termination, confidentiality of shared information, and restrictions on either party&rsquo;s transfer
of its interest in UPA.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the Agreement, on June 20, 2012, we, TEPS,
Itea and UPA entered into a Detailed License Contract (the &ldquo;License Agreement&rdquo;). Under the License Agreement, we
and TEPS have granted to UPA a non-exclusive, non-transferable royalty-free license to use our intellectual property and
know-how relating to oxy-combustion at very high pressures and Itea has granted to UPA a non-exclusive, non-transferable
royalty-free license to use Itea&rsquo;s intellectual property and know-how relating to oxy-combustion at somewhat lower
pressures. The licenses to UPA become effective upon Itea&rsquo;s acquisition of an ownership interest in UPA, and are
limited to use in the Project.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The License Agreement further provides that, if UPA successfully
obtains funding and project support to execute the Pilot Plant, the parties may grant licenses of their respective intellectual
property and know-how to each other or to third parties for the operation of power plants based on such intellectual property and
know-how with royalties to be shared as follows:</P>

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operation of the first four power plants operated by us or our affiliates in the Territory; and</TD></TR></TABLE>
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property and know-how in the operation of (i) any power plants beyond the first four operated by us or (ii) any power plants operated
by third parties in the Territory; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">We will pay to Itea 30% of the royalties earned, during a period of fifteen years, by us or TEPS from use of our intellectual
property and know-how in the operation of any power plants operated by ITEA or any third parties anywhere in the world (except
Europe); and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">We will pay to Itea 60% of the royalties earned, during a period of fifteen years, by us or TEPS from use of our intellectual
property and know-how in the operation of any power plants operated by ITEA or any third parties in Europe.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Further, the License Agreement provides that, if UPA successfully
obtains funding and project support to execute the Demonstration Plant, Itea shall pay to us 15%, rather than 10%, of the royalties
earned, during a period of ten years, by Itea from use of Itea&rsquo;s intellectual property and know-how in the operation of (i)
any power plants beyond the first four operated by us or (ii) any power plants operated by third parties in the Territory.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The License Agreement also provides that if UPA successfully
obtains funding and project support to execute the Pilot Plant, royalties for licenses used in the construction of power plants
will be shared as follows:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Itea shall pay to us 10% of the royalties earned, during a period of ten years, by Itea from use of Itea&rsquo;s intellectual
property and know-how in the construction of any power plants by third parties in the Territory; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">We will pay to Itea 30% of the royalties earned, during a period of fifteen years, by us or TEPS from use of our intellectual
property and know-how in the construction of any power plants by third parties anywhere in the world (except Europe); and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">We will pay to Itea 60% of the royalties earned, during a period of fifteen years, by us or TEPS from use of our intellectual
property and know-how in the construction of any power plants by third parties in Europe.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Further, the License Agreement provides that, if UPA successfully
obtains funding and project support to execute the Demonstration Plant, Itea shall pay to us 15%, rather than 10%, of the royalties
earned, during a period of ten years, by Itea from use of Itea&rsquo;s intellectual property and know-how in the construction of
any power plants by third parties in the Territory.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">We have agreed that any improvements by UPA related to the intellectual
property and know-how of either party will, to the extent they cannot be separated, be owned in common by us and Itea, with all
royalties from the use of such improvements in the construction or operation of power plants being split 50/50.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The License Agreement shall, with respect to UPA, terminate
upon termination of the Agreement. With respect to us and Itea, the License Agreement will remain in effect for a term of fifteen
years commencing on the date on which Itea acquires an ownership interest in UPA, unless the parties mutually agree to an extension.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The License Agreement contains other conventional terms, including
without limitation provisions for early termination, confidentiality of shared information, enforcement of intellectual property
rights, the mutual provision of technical assistance, reporting and record keeping, and representations and warranties concerning
certain matters including each party&rsquo;s ownership of its intellectual property and the due authorization of the execution,
delivery and performance of the License Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Agreement and the License Agreement are filed as Exhibits
10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and the foregoing descriptions of their terms are qualified in
their entirety by reference to such Exhibits.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d) Exhibits</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 2pt; text-indent: 2pt">Agreement, dated June 20, 2012, by and between ThermoEnergy Corporation and Itea S.p.A*</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 2pt; text-indent: 2pt">Detailed License Agreement, dated June 20, 2012, by and between ThermoEnergy Corporation, ThermoEnergy Power Systems LLC, Itea S.p.A. and Unity Power Alliance LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">* Note:</TD><TD>The Annex to this Agreement is not being filed herewith.
We agree to furnish supplementally a copy of such omitted Annex to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: June 26, 2012</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><U>THERMOENERGY CORPORATION</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding: 0 0 0 0.84in; text-indent: 0">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Teodor Klowan Jr.</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Teodor Klowan, Jr. CPA</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0 0 0 0.12in; text-indent: -0.12in">Executive Vice President and Chief <BR>
Financial Officer</TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 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):
June 20, 2012
ThermoEnergy Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
33-46104-FW
71-0659511
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
10 New Bond Street, Worcester, Massachusetts
01606
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(508) 854-1628
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On June 20, 2012, we, entered into an Agreement with Itea S.p.A.
("Itea") for the development of pressurized oxy-combustion in North America (the "Agreement"). Under the
Agreement, our subsidiary, Unity Power Alliance LLC ("UPA") will utilize the proprietary technology of Itea and
of our subsidiary, ThermoEnergy Power Systems LLC ("TEPS") for the following purposes (the "Project"):
(i) advancing, developing and promoting the use of the coal application of pressurized oxy-combustion in North America (the "Territory"); (ii) constructing a pilot plant utilizing such technology (the "Pilot Plant");
(iii) subsequently constructing a demonstration facility based on the technology as implemented in the Pilot Plant (the "Demonstration
Plant"); and (iv) if Funding Opportunity DE-FOA-0000636, for which UPA has applied to the U.S. Department of Energy, is awarded
to UPA, performing such contract. In the Agreement, we have also agreed that Itea may, at any time on or before December 20, 2012,
acquire a 50% ownership interest in UPA for nominal consideration.
The Agreement provides that, following Itea's acquisition
of an ownership interest, UPA shall be governed by a four-member Board of Directors, with two directors nominated by us and two
directors nominated by Itea. The Managing Director of UPA will be one of the directors whom we nominate. Our Board of Directors
has designated Cary G. Bullock, our Chairman and CEO, and Robert Marrs, our Vice President – International Business Development,
to serve on the UPA Board of Directors, with Mr. Marrs to be designated as Managing Director.
The Agreement provides that the administrative expenses of UPA
shall be borne jointly by us and Itea, and that financing for all development expenses will be obtained from third parties.
We have agreed that, when the limited purposes of UPA have been
completed, UPA will be liquidated. Further, if UPA is unable to obtain funding for the proposed Pilot Plant project within twenty-four
months after the date on which Itea acquires an ownership interest in UPA, at Itea's request the entity will be liquidated
unless we purchase Itea's interest in UPA at a price to be agreed in good faith.
The Agreement contains other conventional terms, including without
limitation provisions for early termination, confidentiality of shared information, and restrictions on either party's transfer
of its interest in UPA.
Pursuant to the Agreement, on June 20, 2012, we, TEPS,
Itea and UPA entered into a Detailed License Contract (the "License Agreement"). Under the License Agreement, we
and TEPS have granted to UPA a non-exclusive, non-transferable royalty-free license to use our intellectual property and
know-how relating to oxy-combustion at very high pressures and Itea has granted to UPA a non-exclusive, non-transferable
royalty-free license to use Itea's intellectual property and know-how relating to oxy-combustion at somewhat lower
pressures. The licenses to UPA become effective upon Itea's acquisition of an ownership interest in UPA, and are
limited to use in the Project.
The License Agreement further provides that, if UPA successfully
obtains funding and project support to execute the Pilot Plant, the parties may grant licenses of their respective intellectual
property and know-how to each other or to third parties for the operation of power plants based on such intellectual property and
know-how with royalties to be shared as follows:
(a)
Itea shall pay to us 50% of the royalties earned by Itea from use of Itea's intellectual property and know-how in the
operation of the first four power plants operated by us or our affiliates in the Territory; and
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(b)
Itea shall pay to us 10% of the royalties earned, during a period of ten years, by Itea from use of Itea's intellectual
property and know-how in the operation of (i) any power plants beyond the first four operated by us or (ii) any power plants operated
by third parties in the Territory; and
(c)
We will pay to Itea 30% of the royalties earned, during a period of fifteen years, by us or TEPS from use of our intellectual
property and know-how in the operation of any power plants operated by ITEA or any third parties anywhere in the world (except
Europe); and
(d)
We will pay to Itea 60% of the royalties earned, during a period of fifteen years, by us or TEPS from use of our intellectual
property and know-how in the operation of any power plants operated by ITEA or any third parties in Europe.
Further, the License Agreement provides that, if UPA successfully
obtains funding and project support to execute the Demonstration Plant, Itea shall pay to us 15%, rather than 10%, of the royalties
earned, during a period of ten years, by Itea from use of Itea's intellectual property and know-how in the operation of (i)
any power plants beyond the first four operated by us or (ii) any power plants operated by third parties in the Territory.
The License Agreement also provides that if UPA successfully
obtains funding and project support to execute the Pilot Plant, royalties for licenses used in the construction of power plants
will be shared as follows:
(a)
Itea shall pay to us 10% of the royalties earned, during a period of ten years, by Itea from use of Itea's intellectual
property and know-how in the construction of any power plants by third parties in the Territory; and
(b)
We will pay to Itea 30% of the royalties earned, during a period of fifteen years, by us or TEPS from use of our intellectual
property and know-how in the construction of any power plants by third parties anywhere in the world (except Europe); and
(c)
We will pay to Itea 60% of the royalties earned, during a period of fifteen years, by us or TEPS from use of our intellectual
property and know-how in the construction of any power plants by third parties in Europe.
Further, the License Agreement provides that, if UPA successfully
obtains funding and project support to execute the Demonstration Plant, Itea shall pay to us 15%, rather than 10%, of the royalties
earned, during a period of ten years, by Itea from use of Itea's intellectual property and know-how in the construction of
any power plants by third parties in the Territory.
We have agreed that any improvements by UPA related to the intellectual
property and know-how of either party will, to the extent they cannot be separated, be owned in common by us and Itea, with all
royalties from the use of such improvements in the construction or operation of power plants being split 50/50.
The License Agreement shall, with respect to UPA, terminate
upon termination of the Agreement. With respect to us and Itea, the License Agreement will remain in effect for a term of fifteen
years commencing on the date on which Itea acquires an ownership interest in UPA, unless the parties mutually agree to an extension.
The License Agreement contains other conventional terms, including
without limitation provisions for early termination, confidentiality of shared information, enforcement of intellectual property
rights, the mutual provision of technical assistance, reporting and record keeping, and representations and warranties concerning
certain matters including each party's ownership of its intellectual property and the due authorization of the execution,
delivery and performance of the License Agreement.
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The Agreement and the License Agreement are filed as Exhibits
10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and the foregoing descriptions of their terms are qualified in
their entirety by reference to such Exhibits.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No
Description
10.1
Agreement, dated June 20, 2012, by and between ThermoEnergy Corporation and Itea S.p.A*
10.2
Detailed License Agreement, dated June 20, 2012, by and between ThermoEnergy Corporation, ThermoEnergy Power Systems LLC, Itea S.p.A. and Unity Power Alliance LLC
* Note:
The Annex to this Agreement is not being filed herewith.
We agree to furnish supplementally a copy of such omitted Annex to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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.
Date: June 26, 2012
THERMOENERGY CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Teodor Klowan Jr.
Name:
Teodor Klowan, Jr. CPA
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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