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UNITED STATES 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): May 22, 2025

 

UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland 001-31747 52-0898545
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

11407 Cronhill Drive, Suite A, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(410) 363-3000

 

Inapplicable

(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock   UUU   NYSE American LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

 

Item 1.01.Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

As previously announced, on October 29, 2024, Universal Security Instruments, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, USI Electric, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Feit Electric Company, Inc., a California corporation (“Feit Electric”), pursuant to which Feit Electric agreed to acquire certain assets of the Company (the “Asset Sale”), consisting of smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm inventory (“Eligible Inventory”) and certain non-tangible assets of the Company, for an aggregate cash payment to the Company of $6 million, subject to adjustment based upon the value of the Eligible Inventory at the time of closing (the “Closing”). The Asset Sale was approved by the Company’s shareholders on April 15, 2025.

 

On May 22, 2025, the Company and Feit Electric entered into Amendment Number One to Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”). The purpose of the amendment was to amend certain provisions of the Agreement to reflect that the Company would not be dissolving its operations and will continue, following the Closing, in the business of importing and marketing product lines other than smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated into this Current Report by reference.

 

Item 2.01.Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

Certain information required by this Item 2.01 with respect to the Asset Sale is set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Asset Sale closed on May 22, 2025. The purchase price, based on the value of the Eligible Inventory at the time of Closing, was $4,955,107.90.

 

The Company intends to continue importing and marketing its product lines other than smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms following the Closing.

 

Item 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On May 22, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed the following two additional directors in accordance with the previously announced Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”), by and between the Company and Ault & Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“A&C”), dated as of April 15, 2025:

 

·Henry Nisser was appointed to serve as a director until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualifies, and

 

·Milton C. (Todd) Ault, III was appointed to serve as a director until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.

 

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As of the date hereof, neither Mr. Nisser nor Mr. Ault has been appointed to any committees of the Board, and no determination has yet been made with respect to any such appointment.

 

Other than pursuant to the transactions described in the MOU, neither Mr. Nisser nor Mr. Ault has participated in any transactions with the Company nor are there currently any proposed transactions requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  In addition, there are no family relationships between Mr. Nisser or Mr. Ault and any of the Company’s executive officers or other directors.

 

The Board has determined that Mr. Nisser and Mr. Ault are “independent” directors, as independence is defined in the listing rules for NYSE American LLC.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(b)          Pro Forma Financial Information

 

The unaudited pro forma financial statements as of and for the nine months ended December 31, 2024 are filed herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(d)          Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.

 

10.1Amendment Number One to Asset Purchase Agreement by and between Feit Electric Company, Inc., Universal Security Instruments, Inc. and USI Electric, Inc. dated May 22, 2025.
  
99.1Unaudited pro forma financial statements as of and for the nine months ended December 31, 2024.
  
101Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language). 
  
104Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.
  
Date: May 29, 2025By: /s/ Harvey B. Grossblatt
   Harvey B. Grossblatt
   President

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned, being all of the parties to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 29, 2024 (the “Agreement”), hereby agree as follows:

 

1.Section 2.1(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“All franchises, approvals, permits, licenses, orders, registrations, certificates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all Underwriters Laboratories certification marks and Electrical Testing Laboratories certification marks), variances, and similar rights with respect to Sellers’ smoke and carbon monoxide alarm business obtained from Governmental Authorities or other Persons (collectively, the “Permits”), including, but not limited to, the Permits set forth on Schedule 2.1(d);”

 

2.Section 2.1(e) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“All books, records, ledgers, files, documents, correspondence, lists, plats, architectural plans, drawings, specifications, creative materials, advertising and promotional materials, studies, reports, and other printed or written materials with respect to Sellers’ smoke and carbon monoxide alarm business;”

 

3.Section 2.1(g) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“All customer accounts with respect to Sellers’ smoke and carbon monoxide alarm business;”

 

4.Section 2.1(i) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“All goodwill associated with the Acquired Assets.”

 

5.Section 2.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following Section 2.2(k) immediately after Section 2.2(j):

 

“All books, records, ledgers, files, documents, correspondence, lists, plats, architectural plans, drawings, specifications, creative materials, advertising and promotional materials, studies, reports, and other printed or written materials with respect to products manufactured and/or sold by Sellers not associated with Sellers’ smoke and carbon monoxide alarm business.”

 

6.Section 6.2(g)(i) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“Purchaser shall maintain general liability insurance coverage, including, without limitation, general liability and product liability insurance, in an amount equal to or greater than $5,000,000.00 in the aggregate and $2,000,000.00 per occurrence, and include coverage of such insurance for claims arising from facts or events which occurred after the Closing Date with respect to smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms (but no other products) sold by Sellers on or prior to the Closing Date. Purchaser shall cause Sellers to be named as an additional named insured on each insurance policy required to be maintained pursuant to this Section.”

 

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7.Section 6.2(g)(ii) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“USI will maintain fully-paid director and officer insurance coverage for a period of six (6) years following the Closing, pursuant to the Chubb Primary Directors & Officers and Entity Securities Liability Insurance policy issued by Federal Insurance Company.”

 

8.Section 6.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following Section 6.2(j) immediately after Section 6.2(i):

 

Purchase of Additional Eligible Inventory. Upon acceptance by USI of the items of Eligible Inventory currently held in the Long Beach, California 3PL bonded warehouse utilized by Sellers, Purchaser may purchase such items from USI at the prices set forth in Schedule 2.1(f) plus applicable tariffs and remit such funds directly to USI by wire transfer. Notwithstanding Section 6.5 hereof, in the event Purchaser does not purchase such items, Sellers shall have the right to sell such items for Sellers’ benefit.”

 

9.Section 6.4 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“6.4         Change in Name. As promptly as practicable (but in no event later than ten (10) days) after the Closing Date, each Seller shall amend its Organizational Documents and all assumed name filings to change its name and all assumed names to a name that does not include the word “Universal Security Instruments” or “USI” any variation or derivation thereof. From and after the Closing, neither of the Sellers nor any of their respective Affiliates shall use the word “Universal Security Instruments” or “USI” or any variation or derivation thereof in any enterprise or endeavor other than in connection with liquidating any inventory that is not transferred to Purchaser as Eligible Inventory and to allow the Sellers, their respective Affiliates and the Sellers’ factor to collect accounts receivable, which may be done royalty-free. Purchaser shall provide Sellers, their respective Affiliates and the Sellers’ factor with reasonable access to historical customer information and books and records with respect to Eligible Inventory for purposes of collecting accounts receivable.”

 

10.The Agreement is hereby amended to add the following Section 6.5, Section 6.6 and Section 6.7 immediately after Section 6.4:

 

“6.5         Noncompete. Sellers hereby agrees that Sellers shall not and shall not permit Harvey Grossblatt or any entity controlled by any of the Sellers or Harvey Grossblatt to, for a period of five (5) years after the Closing Date, directly or indirectly engage in, render services to, or assist others in engaging in (as a partner, joint venturer, investor, shareholder, employee, consultant, agent or otherwise) any business that competes with the smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm business of Purchaser.

 

6.6           Permits. Prior to the Closing, Sellers shall use their reasonable best efforts to assist Purchaser in transferring all Nuclear Regulatory Commission and state environmental licenses (collectively, “NRC Permits”) of the Business to Purchaser at Closing. If any NRC Permits of the Business are not able to be transferred to Purchaser prior to or at Closing, Sellers shall continue to use their reasonable best efforts, for no additional consideration, to assist Purchaser in transferring all NRC Permits of the Business to Purchaser as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing.

 

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6.7           Post-Closing Support. Sellers and Purchaser agree that Purchaser may require assistance from Sellers with importing, warehousing, and distributing certain products of the Business produced after Closing under the rights provided by this Agreement which require that NRC Permits be issued (“Products”). To the extent Purchaser requests such assistance until such time as all NRC Permits have been transferred from Sellers to Purchaser, Sellers agrees to:

 

(a)Provide all necessary support required by Purchaser to allow for the import of Products into the United States, including entering an arrangement, if necessary, that would make a Seller the importer of record for the Products. Under any such arrangement, Purchaser will be required to reimburse Sellers for any and all expenses associated with the import of the Products;

 

(b)Provide all necessary support required by Purchaser to allow for the proper warehousing and storage of Products in Sellers’ facilities or in third-party facilities utilized by Sellers to store Products in compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations and any state or other regulatory requirements or Laws. Under any such arrangement, Purchaser will be required to reimburse Sellers for any and all expenses associated with the warehousing and storage of the Products; and

 

(c)Provide all necessary support required by Purchaser to allow for the distribution of Products in compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations and any state or other regulatory requirements or Laws. If necessary, Seller agrees that this support could include entering an arrangement whereby Seller would be the seller of record for Products sold under this Agreement. Under any such arrangement, Purchaser will be required to reimburse Seller for any and all expenses associated with the support provided to Purchaser.”

 

11.Section 7.1(g) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

Intentionally Omitted.”

 

12.Section 7.1(i)(vi) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

Intentionally Omitted.”

 

13.Section 7.2(e)(ix) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

Intentionally Omitted.”

 

14.Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby amended by removing the definition of “Consulting Agreement.”

 

15.The Agreement is hereby amended by removing Exhibit E from the Agreement.

 

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16.Schedule 2.1(b)(Acquired Contracts) of the Agreement is hereby amended to remove the following contract such that it is no longer an Acquired Contract:

 

·Lease between One Brookdale Gateway Corporation and Universal Security Instruments, Inc. dated February 28, 2003, as amended

 

17.Schedule 2.1(d) (Permits) and Schedule 4.1(d) (Noncontravention) of the Agreement are hereby amended to remove the references to the following permit:

 

·Maryland radioactive materials permit (MD-05-090-01)

 

18.Schedule 4.11(a) (Intellectual Property) of the Agreement are hereby amended to add the following under “Domain Names”:

 

ouniversalsecurity.com

 

ousielectric.com

 

19.The provisions of the Agreement that have not been amended hereby shall remain in full force and effect. The provisions of the Agreement, as amended hereby, shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment Number One to Asset Purchase Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the 22nd day of May, 2025.

 

PURCHASER:  
   
FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.  
   
By: /s/  
  Aaron Feit, CEO  
   
SELLERS:  
   
UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.  
   
By: /s/  
  Harvey B. Grossblatt, President and CEO  
   
USI ELECTRIC, INC.  
   
By: /s/  
  Harvey B. Grossblatt, President    

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.

 

PROFORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

DECEMBER 31, 2024

 

  

 

 

UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 Page
  
Proforma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:3
  
Proforma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2024 (unaudited) and actual March 31, 20243
  
Proforma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2024, and actual 2023 (unaudited)4
  
Notes to Proforma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)5

 

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PROFORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PROFORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

  (Historical -
unaudited)
       Pro Forma 
   December 31,
2024
   Pro Forma
Adjustments
   December 31,
2024
 
ASSETS            
CURRENT ASSETS               
Cash  $58,882    $2,207,505     A  $2,266,387 
                
Accounts receivable:                
Trade, less provision for credit losses of $325,000    535,565          535,565 
Other receivables   8,000         8,000 
                
Total accounts receivable   543,565         543,565 
                
Amount due from factor   2,734,008         2,734,008 
Inventories - finished goods net of allowance for excess and obsolete inventories of $400,000 at December 31, 2024 and $100,000 at March 31, 2024   6,060,327    (1,655,108)   B   4,405,219 
Prepaid expenses   123,744         123,744 
                
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS   9,520,526         10,072,923 
                
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET   27,947    (26,829)   C   1,118 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT – NET   39,914         39,914 
                
TOTAL ASSETS  $9,588,387        $10,113,955 
                
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY               
CURRENT LIABILITIES               
Line of credit – factor  $1,499,653    $1,100,000    D  $399,653 
Short-term portion of operating lease liability   53,289         53,289 
Accounts payable - trade   891,183    358,294    E   532,889 
Accounts payable – Eyston Company, Ltd.   2,540,767    840,309    E   1,700,458 
Accrued liabilities:               
Accrued payroll and employee benefits   148,449         148,449 
Accrued commissions and other   293,886         293,886 
                
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES   5,427,227         3,128,624 
                
LONG-TERM PORTION OF OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY   -         - 
                
TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES   -           
                
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES   -           
                
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY               
Common stock, $.01 par value per share; authorized 20,000,000 shares; 2,312,887 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024   23,129         23,129 
Additional paid-in capital   12,885,841    (2,824,171)   F   12,885,841 
Accumulated Deficit   (8,747,810)        (5,923,639)
                
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   4,161,160         6,985,331 
                
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $9,588,387        $10,113,955 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these proforma condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

   Nine Months
Ended December 31,
2024 -
Historical
   Pro Forma
Adjustments
   Pro Forma December 31,
2024
 
Net sales  $17,336,933        $17,336,933 
                
Cost of goods sold   13,229,275         13,229,275 
                
GROSS PROFIT   4,107,658         4,107,658 
                
 Gain on sale of assets   -   $3,273,171G   3,273,171 
                
Selling, general and administrative expense   4,369,219    400,000H   4,769,219 
Engineering and product development expense   328,367         328,367 
                
Operating income   589,928         2,283,243 
                
Other (expense):               
                
Interest income   (211,939)        (211,939)
Interest expense               
                
Net income before income taxes   (801,867)        2,071,304 
                
Provision for income taxes   -    49,000I   49,000 
                
NET INCOME (LOSS)  $(801,867)       $2,022,304 
                
Earnings per share:               
Basic and diluted  $(0.35)       $0.87 
                
Shares used in computing (loss) earnings per share:               
Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding   2,312,887         2,312,887 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these proforma condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO PROFORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Statement of Management

 

The proforma condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Universal Security Instruments, Inc. (USI or the Company) and its wholly owned subsidiaries on a proforma basis as if the sale of a segment of the business that closed subsequent to December 31, 2024 had been completed and recorded at December 31, 2024. The proforma condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. Significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the interim proforma condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US-GAAP) have been condensed or omitted in accordance with Article 11 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X.

 

Asset Purchase Agreement and Pro Forma Adjustments to Historical Financial Statements

 

As previously announced, management has been seeking access to additional funding or other resources, or the right strategic business combination, which would allow the Company to drive long-term value for its shareholders while taking advantage of sales growth opportunities that the Company seeks to execute.

 

In furtherance thereof, as previously announced on October 31, 2024, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Feit Electric Company, Inc. (Feit) pursuant to which Feit agreed to acquire certain inventory and non-tangible assets of the Company, constituting substantially all of the assets of the Company. These proforma financial statements present the financial statements at December 31, 2024, as if the sale, which closed on May 22, 2025, had been consummated and recorded at December 31, 2024, as more fully described below.

 

Proforma adjustments to the historical financial statements for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, reflect the changes to the Company’s financial position as if the closing which occurred on May 22, 2025, were recorded on December 31, 2024.

 

A.Net cash proceeds from settlement.

B.Sale of finished goods inventory held for sale.

C.Sale of patents and trademarks held for sale net of accumulated amortization.

D.Repayment of amount due to factor on settlement date.

E.Repayment of amounts due to suppliers of finished goods inventory.

F.Gain on sale of business segment calculated as follows:

      Net purchase price $4,955,108  
      Basis of finished goods inventory (1,655,109)  
      Basis of Patents and Trademarks (26,829)  
      Gain on sale of business segment $3,273,171  

G.Payment of consultant’s closing expense.

H.Provision for Federal and State taxes net of use of net operating loss carry forwards.

 

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