UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2019
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 001-07731
EMERSON RADIO CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 22-3285224 | |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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| 35 Waterview Blvd., Suite 140, Parsippany, NJ | 07054 | |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 428-2000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | MSN | NYSE American |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☐ YES ☒ NO.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act). ☐ YES ☒ NO.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirement for the past 90 days. ☒ YES ☐ NO.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ YES ☐ NO
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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| Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ | |||
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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. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ☐ YES ☒ NO.
Aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity of the registrant held by non-affiliates of the registrant at September 30, 2018 (computed by reference to the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on the NYSE American on such date): $10,317,373.
Number of Common Shares outstanding at June 26, 2019: 21,042,652
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
None
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “the Company” and “Emerson,” refers to Emerson Radio Corp. and its subsidiaries.
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the “Form 10-K/A”) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”) of the Company for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 (“Fiscal 2019”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 26, 2019, is filed solely for the purpose of including information that was to be incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company will not file its proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders within 120 days of its fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, and is therefore amending and restating in their entirety Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of the Annual Report. In addition, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act, the Company is amending Item 15 of Part IV of the Annual Report to update the exhibit list and to include certain currently dated certifications. Except as described above, no other amendments are being made to the Annual Report. This Form 10-K/A does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Annual Report on June 26, 2019 or modify or update the disclosure contained in the Annual Report in any way other than as required to reflect the amendments discussed above and reflected below.
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ITEM 10 — DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Directors
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the current directors of Emerson Radio Corp. (“Emerson,” “us” or the “Company”) as of July 29, 2019.
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| Christopher Ho | 68 | 2016 | Christopher Ho, a director of the Company and the Chairman of the Board since June 2016, brings his extensive knowledge of the Company and experience in consumer electronics, international trade and corporate finance to the Board of Directors. Mr. Ho served as the Company’s Chairman of the Board from July 2006 through November 2013 and he currently serves as Chairman of Lafe Corporation Limited, a company listed on the Singapore Exchange. Since May 2018, Mr. Ho has served as a director of S&T International Distribution Ltd. and Grande N.A.K.S. Ltd., which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Nimble Holdings Company Limited. Mr. Ho previously was a director of The Grande Holdings Limited (now known as Nimble Holdings Company Limited), a Hong Kong-based group of companies engaged principally in the licensing of trademarks and distribution of consumer electronics products, from October 1991 to February 2016. Mr. Ho graduated from the University of Toronto in 1974. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant and Chartered Management Accountant of Canada. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in Hong Kong and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He was a partner in an international accounting firm before joining The Grande Holdings Limited and has extensive experience in distribution, licensing, manufacturing, international trade and corporate finance. | |||
| Based on Mr. Ho’s experience in consumer electronics, international trade and corporate finance, the Board of Directors believes that he is well qualified to serve as a director of the Company. | ||||||
| Duncan Hon | 58 | 2009 |
Duncan Hon, a director of the Company since February 2009, has been the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since August 2011 and, prior to that, was the Company’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer since November 2009. From June 2016 to July 2017, Mr. Hon also served as the Company’s Secretary. Since May 2016, Mr. Hon has served as a director of S&T International Distribution Ltd. and, from May 2016 through September 2018, Grande N.A.K.S. Ltd., which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Nimble Holdings Company Limited. From May 2016 to December 2017, Mr. Hon served as the Chief Executive Officer and an executive director of The Grande Holdings Limited (now known as Nimble Holdings Company Limited). Mr. Hon also served as a director of The Grande Holdings Limited from January 2011 until March 2013. In addition to his employment with the Company, Mr. Hon is also an employee of a subsidiary of Nimble which is engaged in trademark licensing. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Based on Mr. Hon’s role as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his experience in consumer electronics, management and accounting, the Board believes that he is well qualified to serve as a director of the Company. |
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| Michael Binney | 60 | 2016 | Michael Binney, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since March 2017 and the Company’s Secretary since July 2017, has also served as a director of the Company since June 2016, bringing extensive public company accounting experience in addition to his knowledge of the Company to the Board of Directors. Since August 2016, Mr. Binney has served as a director of S&T International Distribution Ltd. and Grande N.A.K.S. Ltd., which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Nimble Holdings Company Limited. From November 2016 to December 2017, Mr. Binney served as an Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer of The Grande Holdings Limited (now known as Nimble Holdings Company Limited). He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. From June 2016 through November 2016, Mr. Binney served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Finance Accounting & Company Secretarial) of The Grande Holdings Limited. From 2010 to March 2016, Mr. Binney served as an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Vinarco International Group of Companies, an upstream supplier to the oil and gas industry in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Binney previously served as a non-executive director of The Grande Holdings Limited from 2009 to 2010, and as an Executive Director of The Grande Holdings Limited from 2001 to 2009. He also was a member of the Board of Directors of Lafe Corporation Limited, a company listed on the Singapore Exchange, as a non-executive director from 2009 to 2010 and as Executive Director from 2001 until 2009. Mr. Binney was a member of the Board of Directors of the Company from 2005 to 2008. Previous to the above appointments, Mr. Binney worked for over 10 years at major international accounting firms including KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers. | |||
| Based on Mr. Binney’s experience in management, accounting and public company reporting, the Board believes that he is well qualified to serve as a director of the Company. | ||||||
| Kareem E. Sethi (1) | 42 | 2007 | Kareem E. Sethi has been a director since December 2007. Mr. Sethi has served as Managing Director of Streetwise Capital Partners, Inc. since 2003. From 1999 until 2003, Mr. Sethi was Manager, Business Recovery Services for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. | |||
| Based on Mr. Sethi’s experience in accounting, corporate finance and portfolio management, the Board believes that he is well qualified to serve as a director of the Company. | ||||||
| Kin Yuen (1) | 64 | 2016 |
Mr. Yuen, a director of the Company since June 2016, brings extensive experience in corporate finance, financial planning, public company reporting and management to the Board of Directors. Since April 2016, Mr. Yuen has served as an independent non-executive director of Lafe Corporation Limited, a company listed on the Singapore Exchange engaged in real property development. Since 2004, Mr. Yuen has also served as an independent non-executive director of Huayi Tencent Entertainment Co. Ltd., a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and engaged in entertainment and media businesses. In September 2017, Mr. Yuen was appointed an executive director of Culturecom Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and engaged in publishing businesses. From 2009 to 2014, Mr. Yuen was the Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director of Varitronix International Ltd., a Hong Kong-listed company and manufacturer of LCD and related products. Mr. Yuen holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto, Canada. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada and he is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Based on Mr. Yuen’s experience in corporate finance, financial planning, public company reporting and management, the Board of Directors believes that he is well qualified to serve as a director of the Company. |
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Member of the Audit Committee |
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Board of Directors and Committees
The Company’s Board of Directors presently consists of five directors. The Board of Directors has determined that two of the directors, Messrs. Sethi and Yuen, meet the definition of independence as established by the NYSE American listing standards and applicable SEC rules.
The Board of Directors presently has one standing committee, the Audit Committee, which is a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Rule 10A-3 thereunder. The Company’s Audit Committee currently consists of Mr. Sethi (Chairman) and Mr. Yuen, each of whom the Board has determined meets the definition of independence as established by the NYSE American listing rules and SEC rules. Mr. Sethi is currently the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the “audit committee financial expert.” Pursuant to Section 803(B)(2)(c) of the NYSE American Company Guide (the “Company Guide”), as a smaller reporting company the Company is required to have an audit committee of at least two independent members, as defined by the listing standards of the NYSE American.
The Audit Committee is empowered by the Board, among other things, to: (i) serve as an independent and objective party to monitor the Company’s financial reporting process, internal control system and disclosure control system; (ii) review and appraise the audit efforts of the Company’s independent accountants; (iii) assume direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of the independent accountants and for the resolution of disputes between the independent accountants and the Company’s management regarding financial reporting issues; and (iv) provide the opportunity for direct communication among the independent accountants, financial and senior management and the Board. During Fiscal 2019, the Audit Committee performed its duties under a written charter approved by the Board. A copy of the Company’s Audit Committee Charter is posted on the Company’s website: www.emersonradio.com on the Investor Relations page.
In addition, from March 2013 until December 2018, the Board of Directors had established an ad hoc Special Committee consisting solely of independent directors to evaluate possible strategic alternatives intended to enhance stockholder value.
Controlled Company
The Company does not maintain a nominating committee or a compensation committee. So long as Nimble Holdings Company Limited (“Nimble”) beneficially holds more than 50% of the outstanding common stock of Emerson, Emerson is a “controlled company” as defined in Section 801(a) of the Company Guide. Accordingly, the Company relies on exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements to have (i) a majority of independent directors, (ii) a nominating and corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors or (iii) a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors. The full Board of Directors, among other things, (i) identifies individuals qualified to become members of the Board of Directors and selects director nominees for election at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders, (ii) reviews and monitors matters related to management development and succession, (iii) develops and implements executive compensation policies and pay for performance criteria, and (iv) reviews and approves salaries, bonuses and incentive awards.
Director Qualifications
The Board believes that the Company and its stockholders are best served by having individuals with leadership experience with the Company’s principal stockholder and its affiliates and individuals who have extensive experience in the Company’s industry and knowledge of the Company’s competitive landscape serve on its Board. The Board also believes that the backgrounds and qualifications of its directors, considered as a group, should provide a composite mix of experience, knowledge and abilities that will allow the Board to fulfill its responsibilities. Please refer to the biographies of each of the Company’s directors for a discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led to the conclusion that each individual should serve as a director.
No material changes have been made to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to the Board.
Codes of Ethics
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers (“Code of Ethics”) that applies to its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller and Treasurer. This Code of Ethics was established with the intention of focusing Senior Financial Officers on areas of ethical risk, providing guidance to help them recognize and deal with ethical issues, providing mechanisms to report unethical conduct, fostering a culture of honesty and accountability, deterring wrongdoing and promoting fair and accurate disclosure and financial reporting.
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The Company has also adopted a Code of Conduct for Officers, Directors and Employees of Emerson Radio Corp. and its Subsidiaries (“Code of Conduct”). We prepared this Code of Conduct to help all officers, directors and employees understand and comply with the Company’s policies and procedures. Overall, the purpose of the Company’s Code of Conduct is to deter wrongdoing and promote (i) honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; (ii) full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Company; (iii) compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; (iv) prompt internal reporting of code violations to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code of Conduct; and (v) accountability for adherence to the Code of Conduct.
The Code of Ethics and the Code of Conduct are posted on the Company’s website: www.emersonradio.com on the Investor Relations page. If the Company makes any substantive amendments to, or grants any waiver (including any implicit waiver) from a provision of the Code of Ethics or the Code of Conduct, and that relates to any element of the Code of Ethics definition enumerated in Item 406 (b) of Regulation S-K, the Company will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on its website or in a current report on Form 8-K.
Executive Officers
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers of Emerson as of July 29, 2019:
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| Duncan Hon | 58 | Chief Executive Officer and Director | 2009 | |||
| Michael Binney | 60 | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director | 2017 |
Duncan Hon has served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since August 2011 and a director of the Company since February 2009. Until his appointment as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Hon served as the Company’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer since November 2009. He also served as a Secretary of the Company from June 2016 to July 2017. See Mr. Hon’s biographical information above.
Michael Binney has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2017 and has served as Secretary of the Company since July 2017. He has served as a director of the Company since June 2016. See Mr. Binney’s biographical information above.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
On March 25, 2013, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEX”) published a news release announcing the censure of The Grande Holdings Limited (“Grande”) and certain of its then-existing and former directors, including Messrs. Ho and Binney, by the Listing Appeals Committee of the HKEX. The censure was related to Grande’s breach of certain disclosure obligations pursuant to Rule 13.09(1) of the HKEX listing rules in 2007-2008 regarding Grande’s 2007 financial performance and the directors for their breach of the director’s undertaking under the HKEX listing rules to use best endeavors to procure Grande’s compliance with Rule 13.09(1). The HKEX required Mr. Ho to undergo training on listing rules compliance, which training requirement Mr. Ho completed in June 2013. Mr. Binney was also directed to attend training on listing rules compliance as a prerequisite to any future appointment as a director of an HKEX-listed company, which training requirement Mr. Binney completed in September 2016.
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ITEM 11 — EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth information concerning compensation for services rendered in all capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries for Fiscal 2019 and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 (“Fiscal 2018”) which was awarded to, earned by or paid to the Company’s named executive officers at any time during Fiscal 2019.
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Duncan Hon |
2019 | $ | 545,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 545,000 | |||||||||||
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Chief Executive Officer |
2018 | $ | 540,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 540,000 | |||||||||||
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Michael Binney |
2019 | $ | 150,808 | $ | — | $ | 2,307 | $ | 153,115 | |||||||||||
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Chief Financial Officer |
2018 | $ | 148,840 | $ | — | $ | 2,496 | $ | 151,336 | |||||||||||
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Represents bonus paid during the fiscal year. |
Employment Agreements
During Fiscal 2019, the Company had employment agreements with certain of its named executive officers, each of which is described below.
Duncan Hon. Duncan Hon, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, entered into an employment agreement, effective April 1, 2011, with Emerson Radio Macao Commercial Offshore Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Such agreement sets forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Mr. Hon would serve as the Company’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer and, subsequently, as Chief Executive Officer. The agreement provides for an annual base salary of 2,925,000 Hong Kong Dollars (“HKD”), which was increased to $540,000 in February 2017 and to $561,600 in January 2019, which increase was consistent with increases for the majority of the Company’s employees in January 2019, and an annual discretionary bonus payable at any time as recommended by the Board. The contract extends until the earlier of the retirement of Mr. Hon on the first day of the following month immediately after his 60th birthday, or the termination of the agreement by either the Company or Mr. Hon upon the delivery from one to the other of one month prior written notice. In June 2016, a supplementary agreement was made to change the earlier of the retirement of Mr. Hon to the first day of the following month immediately after his 65th birthday. In connection with the Company’s dissolution of its Macao subsidiary, Mr. Hon entered into a new employment agreement, effective as of April 1, 2019, with Emerson Radio (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, on substantially the same terms as his previous employment agreement.
Michael Binney . Michael Binney, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, entered into an employment agreement, effective March 9, 2017, with Emerson Radio (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The agreement provides for an annual base salary of $150,000, which was increased to $156,000 in January 2019, which increase was consistent with increases for the majority of the Company’s employees in January 2019, and an annual discretionary bonus payable at any time as recommended by the Board. The contract extends until the earlier of the retirement of Mr. Binney and the first day of the following month immediately after his 65th birthday, or the termination of the agreement by either the Company or Mr. Binney upon the delivery from one to the other of one month prior written notice.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
None of the Company’s named executive officers held any outstanding equity awards at March 31, 2019.
Compensation of Directors
During Fiscal 2019, the Company’s directors who were not employees (“Outside Directors”) were compensated for serving on the Board and on its various committees during the period. The Company does not compensate directors who are employees of the Company for their services as directors.
Outside Directors are each paid an annual director’s fee of $50,000. The Outside Director serving as the Chairman of the Board receives an additional annual fee of $20,000. Each Outside Director serving on the Audit Committee of the Board receives an additional fee of $15,000 per annum with no additional fee for serving as chairman of the Audit Committee. Each Outside Director
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who served on the Special Committee of the Board received an additional fee of $5,000 per month with no additional fee for serving as chairman of the Special Committee. The Company does not pay any additional fees for attendance at meetings of the Board or the committees. Audit Committee fees are and Special Committee fees were paid in four equal quarterly installments per annum. Audit Committee and Special Committee fees are pro-rated in situations where an Outside Director serves less than a full one year or periodic term. As disclosed above, the Special Committee terminated in December 2018.
Additionally, the Company’s directors are reimbursed their expenses for attendance at meetings.
The following table provides certain information with respect to the compensation earned or paid to the Company’s Outside Directors during Fiscal 2019.
Director Compensation for Fiscal 2019
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Christopher Ho |
$ | 70,000 | $ | 70,000 | ||||
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Kareem E. Sethi |
$ | 65,000 | $ | 65,000 | ||||
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Kin Yuen |
$ | 110,000 | $ | 110,000 | ||||
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ITEM 12 — SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth, as of June 26, 2019, the beneficial ownership of (i) each current Director; (ii) each of the Company’s Named Executive Officers; (iii) the Company’s current Directors and Executive Officers as a group; and (iv) each stockholder known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. Common stock beneficially owned and percentage ownership as of June 26, 2019, was based on 21,042,652 shares outstanding. Except as otherwise noted, the address of each of the following beneficial owners is c/o Emerson Radio Corp., 35 Waterview Blvd., Parsippany, New Jersey 07054.
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Based, in part, upon disclosures filed on a Schedule 13D/A on February 15, 2019, by S&T International Distribution Ltd. (“S&T”) and on a Schedule 13D/A on February 15, 2019, by Wealth Warrior Global Ltd. (“Wealth Warrior”), these shares are owned directly by S&T, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Grande N.A.K.S. Ltd. (“N.A.K.S.”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nimble. As the owners of approximately 73.9% in the aggregate of Nimble, Wealth Warrior, Merchant Link Holdings Limited (“ML”), and Rise Vision Global Limited (“RV”) share the indirect power to vote and dispose of the shares of the Company’s common stock held for the account of S&T. ML is wholly owned by Aurizon Enterprises Limited (“AE”), AE is wholly owned by Omen Charm Limited (“OC”), and OC is wholly owned by Splendid Brilliance (PTC) Limited (“SB”). RV is wholly owned by Ocean Rose Global Limited (“OR”), OR is wholly owned by Praisewise Limited (“PL”), and PL is wholly owned by SB. Mr. Bingzhao Tan is the sole director of each of AE, ML, OR and RV, and the sole director and sole shareholder of Wealth Warrior. Ms. Guichai He is the sole director of OC and PL, and is sole director and sole shareholder of SB. SB holds the shares of OC and PL in trust, and serves as the sole trustee over such shares. Accordingly, AE and OR share the indirect power to vote and dispose of these shares held for the account of S&T. Mr. Tan is the settlor and a discretionary beneficiary of the shares of OC and PL held in trust by SB. Accordingly, Mr. Tan and Ms. He may be deemed to share power to direct the voting and disposition of these shares held for the account of S&T and may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of such shares. The address of Nimble, N.A.K.S. and S&T is Unit C01, 32/F, TML Tower, 3 Hoi Shing Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. The address of Mr. Tan and Ms. He, and of Wealth Warrior, ML, RV and the above affiliated entities, is Unit C, 32/F., TML Tower, No. 3 Hoi Shing Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. |
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The Company did not have any equity compensation plans in existence as of March 31, 2019.
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ITEM 13 — CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Controlling Shareholder
S&T, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of N.A.K.S., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nimble, collectively have the shared power to vote and direct the disposition of 15,243,283 shares, or approximately 72.4%, of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of June 26, 2019. Accordingly, the Company is a “controlled company” as defined in Section 801(a) of the NYSE American Company Guide. From time to time, the Company engages in business transactions with its controlling shareholder, Nimble, or one or more of Nimble’s subsidiaries. See Note 3 “Related Party Transactions” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Annual Report.
Indemnification of Officers and Directors
The Company enters into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers. These agreements require the Company to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to the Company, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. The Company also intends to enter into indemnification agreements with its future directors and officers.
Review and Approval of Transactions with Related Parties
It is the policy of the Company that any proposed transaction between the Company and related parties, as defined by the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 850 (ASC 850), that will or may reasonably be expected to involve an aggregate amount that exceeds $120,000 in a fiscal year must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee prior to any action in furtherance of such potential transaction being taken by the Board or any executive officer. In reviewing and approving proposed transactions between the Company and related parties, the Audit Committee will determine whether the proposed transaction is entirely fair to the Company and in the Company’s best interest. For purposes of the policy, related parties are as defined within ASC 850, generally, but not limited, meaning (i) an officer or director of the Company or the member of the immediate family of any of them or (ii) any other corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, trust or other entity or organization in which one or more of the Company’s officers or directors are (a) directors, officers, trustees or other fiduciaries or (b) have a financial interest.
Director Independence
The Company’s Board presently consists of five directors — Messrs. Ho, Hon, Binney, Sethi and Yuen. The Board has determined that two of the five current directors, Messrs. Sethi and Yuen, meet the definition of independence as established by the NYSE American listing standards and applicable SEC rules.
The Company’s Audit Committee currently consists of Messrs. Sethi (Chairman) and Yuen.
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ITEM 14 — PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
In accordance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Audit Committee’s charter, all audit and audit-related work and all permitted non-audit work performed by the Company’s independent registered public accountants, MSPC Certified Public Accountants and Advisors, A Professional Corporation (“MSPC”), is approved in advance by the Audit Committee, including the proposed fees for such work, in order to ensure that the provision of such services does not impair the public accountants’ independence. The Audit Committee is informed of each service actually rendered. All fees described below were approved by the Audit Committee in compliance with such pre-approval policies and procedures for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
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Audit Fees. Audit fees billed to the Company by MSPC for the audit of the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, and reviews by MSPC of the financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 totaled approximately $102,000 and $100,000, respectively. |
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Audit-Related Fees . The Company was not billed for any audit-related fees by MSPC for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 or 2018, respectively. |
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Tax Fees. The Company was not billed by MSPC for tax services for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 or 2018, respectively. |
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All Other Fees. The Company was not billed by MSPC for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, for any permitted non-audit services. |
ITEM 15 — EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)(3) Exhibits . The following exhibits are filed with this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to the Annual Report or are incorporated by reference, as indicated.
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Filed with Emerson’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2019. |
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Filed herewith. |
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Furnished with Emerson’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2019. |
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Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| EMERSON RADIO CORP. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Duncan Hon | |||||
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Duncan Hon |
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| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
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| Dated: July 29, 2019 | ||||||
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Exhibit 10.30.1
DATED THE 1st DAY OF APRIL 2019
EMERSON RADIO (HONG KONG) LIMITED
and
MR. HON Tak Kwong
CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
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| 1. | Interpretation | 1 | ||||
| 2. | Appointment | 1 | ||||
| 3. | Commencement Date | 1 | ||||
| 4. | Executive’s Duties | 2 | ||||
| 5. | Remuneration and Benefits | 2 | ||||
| 6. | Leave | 3 | ||||
| 7. | Termination | 3 | ||||
| 8. | Executive’s Undertakings | 4 | ||||
| 9. | Intellectual Properties | 5 | ||||
| 10. | Entire Agreement | 6 | ||||
| 11. | Miscellaneous | 6 | ||||
THIS AGREEMENT is made on the 1st day of April, 2019 .
BETWEEN:
| (1) |
EMERSON RADIO (HONG KONG) LIMITED of 27/F, Standard Chartered Tower, Millennium City 1, No. 388 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong (“the Company”); and |
| (2) |
Mr. HON Tak Kwong of 16B, 18, Babington Path, Hong Kong (“the Executive”). |
WHEREBY IT IS AGREED as follows:
| 1. |
INTERPRETATION |
| 1.01 |
In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise; |
“Basic Salary” means that part of the remuneration of the Executive as is referred to in Clause 5(a);
“Board” means the board of directors of Emerson Radio Corp.;
“Group” means Emerson Radio Corp. (“ERC”) of 35, Waterview Blvd., Parsippany, NJ 07054, U.S.A. and all of the subsidiaries of ERC from time to time and “member of the Group” shall be construed accordingly; and
“month” means calendar month.
| 1.02 |
References herein to Clauses are to clauses in this Agreement unless the context requires otherwise. |
| 1.03 |
The headings are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement. |
| 1.04 |
Unless the context requires otherwise, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing a gender include every gender. |
| 2. |
APPOINTMENT |
The Company will employ the Executive and the Executive will serve the Group as Chief Executive Officer upon the terms and conditions hereinafter appearing.
| 3. |
COMMENCEMENT DATE |
Employment will commence on 1 April, 2019 (the “Commencement Date”).
| 4. |
EXECUTIVE ’ S DUTIES |
The Executive shall, during the continuance of his employment hereunder:
| (a) |
serve the Group as Chief Executive Officer and, in such capacity, perform the duties and exercise the powers from time to time assigned to or vested in his by the Board; |
| (b) |
comply with and conform to any lawful and reasonable instructions or directions from time to time given or made by the Board and faithfully and diligently serve the Group and use his best endeavor to promote the business and interests thereof; |
| (c) |
devote himself exclusively and diligently to the business and interests of the Group and personally attend thereto at all times during usual business hours and during such other times as the Group may reasonably require except in case of incapacity through illness or accident in which case he shall forthwith notify the Human Resources Manager of the Company of such incapacity and shall furnish to the Board such evidence thereof as it may require; |
| (d) |
not demand or accept or permit any member of his family to demand or accept from third parties any gifts, benefits or advantages offered or given to the Executive or a member of his family by reason of his employment with the Company. |
| (e) |
be permitted to be employed on a part-time basis by Grande N.A.K.S. Limited (a subsidiary of Nimble Holdings Company Limited) or any of its subsidiaries and engage in other business activities approved in advance by the Board, provided that, such other business activities do not (i) conflict with the interests of the Group, (ii) inhibit, conflict with, or limit your ability to perform your duties to the Group, or (iii) otherwise violate your obligations under the Group’s Code of Ethics for Senior Officers or the Group’s Code of Conduct for Officers, Directors and Employees. |
| 5. |
REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS |
The remuneration of the Executive shall be:
| (a) |
a fixed salary at the rate of USD 561,600 per annum and payable per month in arrears; |
| (b) |
an annual discretionary bonus payable at any time and in such sum as the Board may in its absolute discretion determine. This will only be payable to the Executive if he is still under employment of the Group on the date the discretionary bonus is to be distributed. |
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| 6. |
LEAVE |
The Executive shall be entitled after completion of each year of service with the Group to twelve (12) working days leave with full pay, which leave shall be taken at such time or times as may be convenient to the Board having regard to the exigencies of the Group’s business provided that:
| (a) |
if the employment of the Executive hereunder is to cease on the completion of any year of service, the Executive shall be entitled to take his said leave immediately prior to the end of such year of service notwithstanding that at that time such year of service shall not have been completed; |
| (b) |
if the employment of the Executive hereunder is to cease (for any reason other than termination pursuant to Clause 7) during any year of service, the Executive shall be entitled to an amount of leave proportionate to the part of the year during which he has been employed by the Company, such leave to be taken immediately prior to the termination of his employment; and |
| (c) |
if for any reason the Executive shall not have taken his full entitlement of leave in any one year he shall not have any claim against the Company and the Group in respect thereof nor, unless the reason is the exigencies of the Group’s business (of which the Company and the Group shall be the sole judge), shall he be entitled to additional leave in any year in respect of leave not taken in previous years. |
| 7. |
TERMINATION |
| 7.01 |
If the Executive is at any time incapacitated by illness, injury or accident from performing his duties hereunder and (if so required) furnishes the Board with evidence satisfactory to them of such incapacity and the cause thereof, he shall be entitled to receive his full salary for the first month or any shorter period during which such incapacity continues and if he continues so incapacitated for a longer period than two (2) consecutive months or if he is so incapacitated at different times for more than sixty (60) days in any one period of fifty-two (52) consecutive weeks then, and in either of such cases, his employment may be determined by the Company by one (1) months’ notice in writing. |
| 7.02 |
The Employee’s employment hereunder may be determined at any time by either of the parties hereto giving to the other not less than one (1) months’ prior written notice provided that the Company may elect to terminate the Employee’s employment hereunder forthwith upon payment to the Executive of not less than one (1) months’ Basic Salary in lieu of notice. |
| 7.03 |
Unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the Group, the employee will retire on the first day of the following month immediately after his 65th birthday without further notice required by either party. |
| 7.04 |
The Employee shall not at any time during the continuance of his employment hereunder in United States of America, Singapore, Macau, Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China carry on or be employed, concerned or interested directly or indirectly whether as shareholder, director, employee, partner, agent or otherwise and whether alone or jointly with others in any business in which the Group and/or any member of the Group is engaged in during the continuance of the said employment in competition with the Group and/or any member of the Group. |
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| 7.05 |
In the event of termination of the Employee’s employment for whatever reason, the Executive shall (where relevant) forthwith resigns as Chief Executive Officer of any member of the Group and shall cease to be entitled to any benefits under this Agreement. |
| 7.06 |
Any delay or forbearance by the Company in exercising any right to terminate this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right. |
| 8. |
EXECUTIVE ’ S UNDERTAKINGS |
| 8.01 |
The Executive shall not either during the continuance of his employment hereunder or at any time thereafter divulge to any person whomsoever or to any body corporate or unincorporated and shall use his best endeavors to prevent the unauthorized publication or disclosure of any trade secret or any confidential information concerning the business or finances of the Group and any member of the Group or any of its dealings, transactions or affairs which may come to his knowledge during or in the course of his employment. |
| 8.02 |
Forthwith upon the termination of the employment of the Executive hereunder, and/or at any other time if the Group shall so request, the Executive shall deliver to the Group all documents (including correspondence, lists of customers, notes, memoranda, plans, drawings and other documents of whatsoever nature) models or samples made or compiled by or delivered to the Executive during his employment hereunder and concerning the business, finances or affairs of the Group and any member of the Group. For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the property in all such documents as aforesaid shall at all times be vested in the Group or the relevant member of the Group. |
| 8.03 |
The Executive shall not at any time during the continuance of his employment hereunder or for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter in United States of America, Singapore, Macau, Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China carry on or be employed, concerned or interested directly or indirectly whether as shareholder, director, employee, partner agent or otherwise and whether alone or jointly with others in any business in which the Group and/or any member of the Group is engaged in during the continuance of the said employment in competition with the Group and/or any member of the Group. |
| 8.04 |
The Executive shall not at any time during the continuance of his employment hereunder or for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter either on his own account or in conjunction with or on behalf of any other person or body corporate or unincorporated in competition with the Group or any member of the Group directly or indirectly solicit or entice away from the Group or any member of the Group any person or body corporate or unincorporated who now is or at any time during or at the date of the termination of the said employment may have become a customer or supplier or prospective customer or supplier of the Group or any member of the Group and with whom the Executive had personal contact or dealings during his said employment. |
| 8.05 |
The Executive shall not at any time during the continuance of his employment hereunder or for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter either on his own account or in conjunction with or on behalf of any other person or body corporate or unincorporated directly or indirectly solicit or entice away from the Group or any member of the Group or employ or otherwise engage any person who now is or at any time during or at the date of the termination of the said employment may have become an Executive of the Group or any member of the Group and with whom the Executive had contact during this said employment. |
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| 8.06 |
The Executive shall not at any time or for any purpose after termination of his employment hereunder use either the English or Chinese name of the Company and the Group and/or any member of the Group or any name similar thereto in connection with his own or any other name in any way calculated to suggest that he is or has been connected with the Company and the Group’s business, nor in any way hold himself out as having had any such connection. |
| 9. |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES |
| 9.01 |
Unless otherwise expressly agreed between the parties hereto during the continuance of this Agreement: |
| (a) |
the whole interest of the Executive in any Inventions shall become the absolute beneficial property of the Group without any payment to the Executive therefor; |
| (b) |
the Executive shall promptly communicate to the Group full particulars of all Inventions and, if any of the Inventions is capable of being protected by any Registrable Rights, the Group shall decide whether and where applications shall be made for such Registrable Rights in respect of the same; |
| (c) |
all such Registrable Rights shall be applied for and taken out at the Group’s expense and in the name of the Group (or any member of the Group) or if the Group shall require in the joint names of the Executive and the Group and the Executive shall concur in applying for the same and shall (at the Group’s expense) prepare all such drawings specifications models and designs as may be necessary and give every assistance in the Employee’s power to procure the grant of such Registrable Rights; and |
| (d) |
when granted the interest (if any) of the Executive in such Registrable Rights shall be unconditionally assigned by the Executive to the Group (or any member of the Group) or as the Group may direct and the renewal fees payable in respect thereof shall be paid by the Group or any member of the Group for so long as it considers fit to keep the same alive. |
| 9.02 |
In Clause 9.01: |
| (a) |
“Inventions” means any invention, formula, process or improvement, trade mark or name, copyright, design, plan, drawing, specification or device of whatever nature which relates to the business and/or products of the Group or any member of the Group, and is invented, developed, devised or otherwise acquired by the Executive (whether alone or jointly with any other person) during the continuance of this Agreement; and |
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| (b) |
“Registrable Rights” means letters patent, registered designs, trademarks or similar commercial monopoly rights created by registration (whether in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, the United States of America or elsewhere in the world). |
| 10. |
ENTIRE AGREEMENT |
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior understanding and/or agreements between:
| (i) |
Executive and |
| (ii) |
the Company and the Group or any member of the Group, in respect of the subject matters of this Agreement. |
| 11. |
MISCELLANEOUS |
| 11.01 |
The expiration or termination of this Agreement howsoever arising shall not operate to affect such of the provisions hereof as in accordance with their terms are expressed to operate or have effect thereafter. |
| 11.02 |
In the event of any variation of the remuneration payable to the Executive hereunder being made by consent of the parties hereto such variation shall not constitute a new agreement but (subject to any express agreement to the contrary) the employment of the Executive hereunder shall continue subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of this Agreement with such variation as aforesaid. |
| 11.03 |
Each notice, demand or other communication given or made under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered or sent to the relevant party at its address set out below (or such other address as the addressee has by five (5) days’ prior written notice specified to the other party): |
To the Company:
The Human Resources Manager
Emerson Radio (Hong Kong) Limited
27/F, Standard Chartered Tower,
Millennium City 1,
No. 388 Kwun Tong Road, Kowloon,
Hong Kong.
To the Executive:
Mr. HON Tak Kwong
16B, 18, Babington Path,
Hong Kong.
Any notice, demand or other communication so addressed to the relevant party shall be deemed to have been delivered (a) if given or made by letter, when actually delivered to the relevant address; (b) if given or made by fax or email, when dispatched.
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| 11.04 |
If at any time any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby. |
| 11.05 |
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong SAR of the People’s Republic of China. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed on the day and year first above written.
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SIGNED by Mr. Christopher W. Ho for and on behalf of Emerson Radio (Hong Kong) Limited in the presence of: |
) ) /s/ Christopher W. Ho ) |
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SIGNED by Mr. HON Tak Kwong in the presence of: |
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) ) /s/ Duncan Hon ) |
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Exhibit 31.3
Certifications
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002
I, Duncan Hon, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Emerson Radio Corp.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
Date: July 29, 2019
| /s/ Duncan Hon | ||
| Duncan Hon | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 302 has been provided to Emerson Radio Corp. and will be retained by Emerson Radio Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 31.4
Certifications
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002
I, Michael Binney, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Emerson Radio Corp.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
Date: July 29, 2019
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/s/ Michael Binney |
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Michael Binney |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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A signed original of this written statement required by Section 302 has been provided to Emerson Radio Corp. and will be retained by Emerson Radio Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.