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                         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 7, 1997
  
  
  
                                TELEGEN CORPORATION
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
  
         California                        14836                   84-067214
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  (State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation)                                        Identification No.)
  
  
  
  
                                 101 Saginaw Drive
                          Redwood City, California  94063
                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                   (415) 261-9400
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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  ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS
  
       On October 7, 1997, Telegen Corporation, a California corporation (the
  "Company"), initiated a private offering on a subscription basis of up to
  500,000 units (each, a "Unit") to Accredited Investors, as that term is defined
  in Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with a purchase price
  per Unit (the "Purchase Price") of $2.00 (the "Offering").  Each Unit consists
  of (i) one share of the Company's common stock, no par value (the "Common
  Stock"), (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of the Company's Common Stock at a
  $0.01 per share exercise price (each, a "$0.01 Warrant"), and (iii) a warrant to
  purchase one share of the Company's Common Stock at a $4.00 per share exercise
  price (each, a "$4.00 Warrant," the $0.01 Warrants and the $4.00 Warrants are
  collectively the "Warrants").  As of October 9, the Company has sold 425,000
  Units under the Offering.  The terms of the Offering include an obligation of
  the Company to prepare and file within thirty (30) days of the delivery date of
  the Common Stock and Warrants to the holders thereof a registration statement on
  Form S-3 or any other Form that is available to the Company at that time (the
  "Registration Statement"), covering the resale of the Common Stock purchased
  thereunder and the issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants,  and
  to use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared
  effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission within ninety (90) days
  after the initial filing of the Registration Statement.
  
       Units purchased under the Offering are subject to lock-up provisions which
  limit the ability of the holder thereof to resell the Common Stock or to sell
  the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.  The purchased Units
  are divided into four equal groups (each, a "Group"), each having a separate
  lock-up period (the "Lock-Up Period") for the resale of the Common Stock and the
  sale of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants.   The Lock-Up Period for
  each Group expires on January 1, 1998, April 1, 1998, July 1, 1998, and October
  1, 1998, respectively.
  
       The $0.01 Warrant have a four year term from the date of issuance and are
  exercisable immediately upon issuance.  The Company has the right to force the
  exercise of the $0.01 Warrants at any time after their issuance. The $4.00
  Warrants also have a four year term from the date of issuance and are
  exercisable immediately upon issuance.  The Company has the right to force the
  exercise of the $4.00 Warrants after the Company's Common Stock trades for
  twenty (20) trading days at $6.00 or more.
  
  
   
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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.
  
                                      TELEGEN CORPORATION
  
  
  
  Dated:    October 10, 1997                    By:  /s/ Warren M. Dillard
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                                                Warren M. Dillard,
                                                Chief Executive Officer
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text: 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 7, 1997
  
                                TELEGEN CORPORATION
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
         California                        14836                   84-067214
   ------------------------------   ----------------------     ------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation)                                        Identification No.)
  
                                 101 Saginaw Drive
                          Redwood City, California  94063
                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                   (415) 261-9400
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS
  
       On October 7, 1997, Telegen Corporation, a California corporation (the
  "Company"), initiated a private offering on a subscription basis of up to
  500,000 units (each, a "Unit") to Accredited Investors, as that term is defined
  in Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with a purchase price
  per Unit (the "Purchase Price") of $2.00 (the "Offering").  Each Unit consists
  of (i) one share of the Company's common stock, no par value (the "Common
  Stock"), (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of the Company's Common Stock at a
  $0.01 per share exercise price (each, a "$0.01 Warrant"), and (iii) a warrant to
  purchase one share of the Company's Common Stock at a $4.00 per share exercise
  price (each, a "$4.00 Warrant," the $0.01 Warrants and the $4.00 Warrants are
  collectively the "Warrants").  As of October 9, the Company has sold 425,000
  Units under the Offering.  The terms of the Offering include an obligation of
  the Company to prepare and file within thirty (30) days of the delivery date of
  the Common Stock and Warrants to the holders thereof a registration statement on
  Form S-3 or any other Form that is available to the Company at that time (the
  "Registration Statement"), covering the resale of the Common Stock purchased
  thereunder and the issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants,  and
  to use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared
  effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission within ninety (90) days
  after the initial filing of the Registration Statement.
  
       Units purchased under the Offering are subject to lock-up provisions which
  limit the ability of the holder thereof to resell the Common Stock or to sell
  the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.  The purchased Units
  are divided into four equal groups (each, a "Group"), each having a separate
  lock-up period (the "Lock-Up Period") for the resale of the Common Stock and the
  sale of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants.   The Lock-Up Period for
  each Group expires on January 1, 1998, April 1, 1998, July 1, 1998, and October
  1, 1998, respectively.
  
       The $0.01 Warrant have a four year term from the date of issuance and are
  exercisable immediately upon issuance.  The Company has the right to force the
  exercise of the $0.01 Warrants at any time after their issuance. The $4.00
  Warrants also have a four year term from the date of issuance and are
  exercisable immediately upon issuance.  The Company has the right to force the
  exercise of the $4.00 Warrants after the Company's Common Stock trades for
  twenty (20) trading days at $6.00 or more.
  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.
  
                                      TELEGEN CORPORATION
  
  Dated:    October 10, 1997                    By:  /s/ Warren M. Dillard
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                Warren M. Dillard,
                                                Chief Executive Officer