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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

_________________________

FORM 10-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 OR

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ________________ TO ________________.

 

 

Commission File No. 0-13375

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LSI Industries Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Ohio

 

31-0888951

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

10000 Alliance Road, Cincinnati, Ohio

 

45242

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(513) 793-3200

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, no par value

LYTS

NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

Indicate by checkmark 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 requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☒   No ☐

 

Indicate by checkmark 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 checkmark 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.

 

 

Large accelerated filer ☐  

Accelerated filer ☒

 Emerging growth company ☐

 

Non-accelerated filer ☐ 

Smaller reporting 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.

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ☐  NO ☒

 

As of January 22, 2021, there were 26,435,719 shares of the registrant's common stock, no par value per share, outstanding.  

  

 

 

 
 

LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

INDEX

 

 

 

Begins on Page

PART I.  Financial Information

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

  

3

   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 

 

4

  

  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

  

5

   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

 

7

  

  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

  

8

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  

9

  

  

  

  

  

  

ITEM 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  

 21

  

  

  

  

  

  

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  

30

  

  

  

  

  

  

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

  

30

  

  

  

  

  

PART II.  Other Information

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  ITEM 5. Other Information   30
 

 

 

 

 

  

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

  

32

  

  

  

  

  

Signatures

 

33

 

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

   

December 31

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
                                 

Net Sales

  $ 76,387     $ 82,377     $ 146,393     $ 171,078  
                                 

Cost of products and services sold

    56,676       62,136       108,407       128,724  
                                 

Severance costs

    5       -       5       -  
                                 

Restructuring costs

    -       277       3       535  
                                 

Gross profit

    19,706       19,964       37,978       41,819  
                                 

Selling and administrative expenses

    17,004       18,151       33,074       38,013  
                                 

Severance costs

    16       54       16       54  
                                 

Restructuring gains

    -       (1 )     -       (4,847 )
                                 

Operating income

    2,686       1,760       4,888       8,599  
                                 

Interest (income)

    (1 )     (1 )     (2 )     (2 )
                                 

Interest expense

    63       234       121       666  
                                 

Other (income) expense

    (135 )     (91 )     (240 )     (9 )
                                 

Income before income taxes

    2,759       1,618       5,009       7,944  
                                 

Income tax expense (benefit)

    551       (125 )     811       1,726  
                                 

Net income

  $ 2,208     $ 1,743     $ 4,198     $ 6,218  
                                 
                                 

Earnings per common share (see Note 4)

                               

Basic

  $ 0.08     $ 0.07     $ 0.16     $ 0.24  

Diluted

  $ 0.08     $ 0.07     $ 0.15     $ 0.24  
                                 
                                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

                               

Basic

    26,639       26,280       26,580       26,257  

Diluted

    27,360       26,534       27,161       26,364  

 

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
                                 

Net Income

  $ 2,208     $ 1,743     $ 4,198     $ 6,218  
                                 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    102       29       147       6  
                                 

Comprehensive Income

  $ 2,310     $ 1,772     $ 4,345     $ 6,224  

 

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

   

December 31,

   

June 30,

 

(In thousands, except shares)

 

2020

   

2020

 
                 

ASSETS

               
                 

Current assets

               
                 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 13,584     $ 3,517  
                 

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $336 and $273, respectively

    44,475       37,836  
                 

Inventories

    34,825       38,752  
                 

Refundable income tax

    3,319       2,776  
                 

Other current assets

    3,214       2,977  
                 

Total current assets

    99,417       85,858  
                 

Property, Plant and Equipment, at cost

               

Land

    3,943       3,933  

Buildings

    20,663       20,638  

Machinery and equipment

    68,298       67,796  

Buildings under finance leases

    2,033       2,033  

Construction in progress

    418       440  
      95,355       94,840  

Less accumulated depreciation

    (70,599 )     (68,305 )

Net property, plant and equipment

    24,756       26,535  
                 

Goodwill

    10,373       10,373  
                 

Other Intangible Assets, net

    28,619       29,960  
                 

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets

    7,684       8,663  
                 

Other Long-Term Assets, net

    10,432       10,874  
                 

Total assets

  $ 181,281     $ 172,263  

 

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

   

December 31,

   

June 30,

 

(In thousands, except shares)

 

2020

   

2020

 
                 

LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

               
                 

Current liabilities

               

Accounts payable

  $ 18,499     $ 14,216  

Accrued expenses

    22,737       20,433  
                 

Total current liabilities

    41,236       34,649  
                 

Long-Term Debt

    -       -  
                 

Finance Lease Liabilities

    1,631       1,755  
                 

Operating Lease Liabilities

    8,118       9,021  
                 

Other Long-Term Liabilities

    1,023       1,138  
                 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)

    -       -  
                 

Shareholders' Equity

               

Preferred shares, without par value; Authorized 1,000,000 shares, none issued

    -       -  

Common shares, without par value; Authorized 40,000,000 shares; Outstanding 26,385,721 and 26,286,009 shares, respectively

    129,622       127,713  

Treasury shares, without par value

    (1,692 )     (1,121 )

Deferred compensation plan

    1,692       1,121  

Retained (loss)

    (403 )     (1,920 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

    54       (93 )
                 

Total shareholders' equity

    129,273       125,700  
                 

Total liabilities & shareholders' equity

  $ 181,281     $ 172,263  

 

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

   

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LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

   

Common Shares

   

Treasury Shares

   

Key Executive

   

Accumulated

Other

   

Retained

   

Total

 
   

Number Of

           

Number Of

           

Compensation

   

Comprehensive

   

Earnings

   

Shareholders'

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Amount

    Income    

(Loss)

    Equity  
                                                                 

Balance at June 30, 2019

    26,176     $ 125,729       (209 )   $ (1,468 )   $ 1,468       16     $ (5,808 )   $ 119,937  
                                                                 

Net Income

    -       -       -       -       -       -       6,218       6,218  

Other comprehensive income

    -       -       -       -       -       6       -       6  

Stock compensation awards

    36       150       -       -       -       -       -       150  

Restricted stock units issued

    18       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Shares issued for deferred compensation

    10       47       -       -       -       -       -       47  

Activity of treasury shares, net

    -       -       87       660       -       -       -       660  

Deferred stock compensation

    -       -       -       -       (660 )     -       -       (660 )

Stock compensation expense

    -       597       -       -       -       -       -       597  

Stock options exercised, net

    6       29       -       -       -       -       -       29  

Dividends — $0.20 per share

    -       -       -       -       -       -       (2,643 )     (2,643 )

Cumulative effect of adoption of accounting guidance

    -       -       -       -       -       -       (428 )     (428 )
                                                                 

Balance at December 31, 2019

    26,246     $ 126,552       (122 )   $ (808 )   $ 808     $ 22     $ (2,661 )   $ 123,913  

 

 

   

Common Shares

   

Treasury Shares

   

Key Executive

   

Accumulated

Other

   

Retained

   

Total

 
   

Number Of

           

Number Of

           

Compensation

   

Comprehensive

   

Earnings

   

Shareholders'

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Amount

     Income (Loss)    

(Loss)

      Equity  
                                                                 

Balance at June 30, 2020

    26,466     $ 127,713       (180 )   $ (1,121 )   $ 1,121       (93 )   $ (1,920 )   $ 125,700  
                                                                 

Net Income

    -       -       -       -       -       -       4,198       4,198  

Other comprehensive income

    -       -       -       -       -       147       -       147  

Stock compensation awards

    25       150       -       -       -       -       -       150  

Restricted stock units issued

    28       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Shares issued for deferred compensation

    96       679       -       -       -       -       -       679  

Activity of treasury shares, net

    -       -       (83 )     (571 )     -       -       -       (571 )

Deferred stock compensation

    -       -       -       -       571       -       -       571  

Stock compensation expense

    -       902       -       -       -       -       -       902  

Stock options exercised, net

    33       178       -       -       -       -       -       178  

Dividends — $0.20 per share

    -       -       -       -       -       -       (2,681 )     (2,681 )
                                                                 

Balance at December 31, 2020

    26,648     $ 129,622       (263 )   $ (1,692 )   $ 1,692     $ 54     $ (403 )   $ 129,273  

 

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

               

Net income

  $ 4,198     $ 6,218  

Non-cash items included in net income

               

Depreciation and amortization

    4,023       4,551  

Deferred income taxes

    315       1,893  

Deferred compensation plan

    679       47  

Stock compensation expense

    902       597  

Issuance of common shares as compensation

    150       150  

Gain on disposition of fixed assets

    -       (4,753 )

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    96       (356 )

Inventory obsolescence reserve

    817       (212 )
                 

Changes in certain assets and liabilities

               

Accounts receivable

    (6,476 )     10,552  

Inventories

    3,195       413  

Refundable income taxes

    (522 )     (112 )

Accounts payable

    3,933       1,864  

Accrued expenses and other

    834       406  

Customer prepayments

    1,273       (355 )

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

    13,417       20,903  
                 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

               

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

    (880 )     (1,119 )

Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets

    -       12,340  

Net cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities

    (880 )     11,221  
                 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

               

Payments of long-term debt

    -       (99,746 )

Borrowings of long-term debt

    -       70,642  

Cash dividends paid

    (2,639 )     (2,643 )

Shares withheld for employees' taxes

    (28 )     (124 )

Payments on financing lease obligations

    (118 )     -  

Proceeds from stock option exercises

    178       29  

Net cash flows used in financing activities

    (2,607 )     (31,842 )
                 

Change related to foreign currency

    137       -  
                 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

    10,067       282  
                 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    3,517       966  
                 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 13,584     $ 1,248  

 

 The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

  

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LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

 

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 1 - INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information, and rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the interim financial statements include all normal adjustments and disclosures necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2020, the results of its operations for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, and its cash flows for the six month periods ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. These statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes included in the fiscal 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Financial information as of June 30, 2020 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Consolidation:

 

A summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies is included in Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company’s fiscal 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Significant changes to our accounting policies as a result of adopting Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”), “Leases (Topic 842)” (ASC 842) in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 are discussed below.

 

Revenue Recognition:

 

The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies the performance obligation in its customer contracts or purchase orders. Most of the Company’s products have a single performance obligation which is satisfied at a point in time when control is transferred to the customer. Control is generally transferred at time of shipment when title and risk of ownership passes to the customer. For customer contracts with multiple performance obligations, the Company allocates the transaction price and any discounts to each performance obligation based on relative standalone selling prices. Payment terms are typically within 30 to 90 days from the shipping date, depending on the terms with the customer. The Company offers standard warranties that do not represent separate performance obligations.

 

Installation is a separate performance obligation, except for the Company’s digital signage products. For digital signage products, installation is not a separate performance obligation as the product and installation is the combined item promised in digital signage contracts. The Company is not always responsible for installation of products it sells and has no post-installation responsibilities other than standard warranties.

 

A number of the Company's Graphics and select Lighting products are highly customized for specific customers. As a result, these customized products do not have an alternative use. For these products, the Company has a legal right to payment for performance to date and generally does not accept returns on these items. The measurement of performance is based upon cost plus a reasonable profit margin for work completed. Because there is no alternative use and there is a legal right to payment, the Company transfers control of the item as the item is being produced and therefore, recognizes revenue over time. The customized product types are as follows:

 

 

Customer specific print graphics branding

 

Electrical components based on customer specifications

 

Digital signage and related media content

 

The Company also offers installation services for its Graphics and select Lighting products. Installation revenue is recognized over time as our customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided through the installation process.

 

For these customized products and installation services, revenue is recognized using a cost-based input method: recognizing revenue and gross profit as work is performed based on the relationship between the actual cost incurred and the total estimated cost for the contract.

 

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Disaggregation of Revenue

 

The Company disaggregates the revenue from contracts with customers by the timing of revenue recognition because the Company believes it best depicts the nature, amount, and timing of its revenue and cash flows. The table below presents a reconciliation of the disaggregation by reportable segments:

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

December 31, 2020

   

December 31, 2020

 
   

Lighting

Segment

   

Graphics

Segment

   

Lighting

Segment

   

Graphics

Segment

 

Timing of revenue recognition

                               

Products and services transferred at a point in time

  $ 39,941     $ 15,987     $ 79,981     $ 30,441  

Products and services transferred over time

    5,185       15,274       10,550       25,421  
    $ 45,126     $ 31,261     $ 90,531     $ 55,862  

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31, 2020

   

December 31, 2020

 
   

Lighting Segment

   

Graphics Segment

   

Lighting Segment

   

Graphics Segment

 

Type of Product and Services

                               

LED lighting, digital signage solutions, electronic circuit boards

  $ 40,514     $ 6,870     $ 78,383     $ 11,951  

Poles, printed graphics, non-LED lighting

    4,154       15,392       11,228       29,717  

Project management, installation services, shipping and handling

    458       8,999       920       14,194  
    $ 45,126     $ 31,261     $ 90,531     $ 55,862  

 

Practical Expedients and Exemptions

 

 

The Company’s contracts with customers have an expected duration of one year or less, as such, the Company applies the practical expedient to expense sales commissions as incurred, and has omitted disclosures on the amount of remaining performance obligations.

 

Shipping costs that are not material in context of the delivery of products are expensed as incurred.

 

The Company’s accounts receivable balance represents the Company’s unconditional right to receive payment from its customers with contracts. Payments are generally due within 30 to 90 days of completion of the performance obligation and invoicing, therefore, payments do not contain significant financing components.

 

The Company collects sales tax and other taxes concurrent with revenue-producing activities which are excluded from revenue. Shipping and handling costs are treated as fulfillment activities and included in cost of products and services sold on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements:

 

On July 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02 using a modified-retrospective transition method, under which it elected not to adjust comparative periods. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the new guidance. In addition, the Company elected accounting policies to not record short-term leases on the balance sheet and to not separate lease and non-lease components.

 

The Company’s most significant leases are those related to certain manufacturing facilities along with a small office space. Besides these real estate leases, most other leases are insignificant and consist of leases related to a vehicle, forklifts and various office equipment. The adoption of the new lease standard resulted in the recognition of right-of-use assets (“ROU assets”) of $10.4 million, lease liabilities of $10.8 million which includes the impact of existing deferred rents and tenant improvement allowances and a $0.4 million adjustment to retained earnings on the consolidated balance sheets as of July 1, 2019 for the Company’s real estate leases. The adoption of the standard resulted in no material impact to the consolidated statements of operations or consolidated statements of cash flow.

 

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On July 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments" (ASC 326 or "CECL"), which amended the impairment model by requiring entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses rather than incurred losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

Subsequent Events:

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and disclosure through the date the consolidated financial statements were filed.  No items were identified during this evaluation that required adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

 

NOTE 3 - SEGMENT REPORTING INFORMATION 

 

The accounting guidance on Segment Reporting establishes standards for reporting information regarding operating segments in annual financial statements and requires selected information of those segments to be presented in financial statements. Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise for which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker (the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or “CODM”) in making decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s two operating segments are Lighting and Graphics, with one executive team under the organizational structure reporting directly to the CODM with responsibilities for managing each segment. Corporate and Eliminations, which captures the Company’s corporate administrative activities, is also reported in the segment information.

 

The Lighting Segment includes outdoor and indoor lighting utilizing both traditional and LED light sources that have been fabricated and assembled for the Company’s markets, primarily petroleum/convenience stores, parking lot and garage markets, automotive dealerships, quick-service restaurants, grocery and pharmacy stores, and retail/national accounts. The Company serves these lighting product customers through the commercial, industrial, stock and flow, and renovation channels. The Lighting Segment also includes the design, engineering, and manufacturing of electronic circuit boards, assemblies and sub-assemblies which are sold directly to customers.

 

The Graphics Segment designs, manufactures and installs exterior and interior visual image elements such as traditional graphics, interior branding, electrical and architectural signage, active digital signage along with the management of media content related to digital signage and menu board systems that are either digital or print by design. These products are used in visual image programs in several markets including the petroleum/convenience store market, quick-service restaurant market, the grocery store and pharmacy markets, as well as customers with multi-site retail operations. The Graphics Segment implements, installs and provides program management services related to products sold by the Graphics Segment and by the Lighting Segment.

 

The Company’s corporate administration activities are reported in the Corporate and Eliminations line item.  These activities primarily include intercompany profit in inventory eliminations, expense related to certain corporate officers and support staff, the Company’s internal audit expenses, expense related to the Company’s Board of Directors, equity compensation expense for various equity awards granted to corporate administration employees, certain consulting expenses, investor relations activities, and a portion of the Company’s legal, auditing and professional fee expenses. Corporate identifiable assets primarily consist of cash, invested cash (if any), refundable income taxes (if any), and deferred income taxes.

 

There was no concentration of consolidated net sales in the three and six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. There was no concentration of accounts receivable at December 31, 2020 or June 30, 2020. 

 

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Summarized financial information for the Company’s operating segments is provided for the indicated periods and as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

December 31

   

December 31

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Net Sales:

                               

Lighting Segment

  $ 45,126     $ 53,436     $ 90,531     $ 116,627  

Graphics Segment

    31,261       28,941       55,862       54,451  
    $ 76,387     $ 82,377     $ 146,393     $ 171,078  
                                 

Operating Income (Loss):

                               

Lighting Segment

  $ 2,134     $ 3,150     $ 5,722     $ 12,309  

Graphics Segment

    3,143       1,362       4,966       2,379  

Corporate and Eliminations

    (2,591 )     (2,752 )     (5,800 )     (6,089 )
    $ 2,686     $ 1,760     $ 4,888     $ 8,599  
                                 

Capital Expenditures:

                               

Lighting Segment

  $ 275     $ 557     $ 644     $ 887  

Graphics Segment

    40       45       67       45  

Corporate and Eliminations

    160       162       169       187  
    $ 475     $ 764     $ 880     $ 1,119  
                                 

Depreciation and Amortization:

                               

Lighting Segment

  $ 1,610     $ 1,661     $ 3,229     $ 3,439  

Graphics Segment

    304       374       662       760  

Corporate and Eliminations

    76       117       132       352  
    $ 1,990     $ 2,152     $ 4,023     $ 4,551  

 

 

   

December 31,
2020

   

June 30,
2020

 

Identifiable Assets:

               

Lighting Segment

  $ 115,265     $ 118,819  

Graphics Segment

    37,085       35,021  

Corporate and Eliminations

    28,931       18,423  
    $ 181,281     $ 172,263  

 

The segment net sales reported above represent sales to external customers. Segment operating income, which is used in management’s evaluation of segment performance, represents net sales less all operating expenses. Identifiable assets are those assets used by each segment in its operations.

 

The Company records a 10% mark-up on intersegment revenues. Any intersegment profit in inventory is eliminated in consolidation. Intersegment revenues were eliminated in consolidation as follows:

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

December 31

   

December 31

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Lighting Segment inter-segment net sales

  $ 5,038     $ 860     $ 9,118     $ 1,671  
                                 

Graphics Segment inter-segment net sales

  $ 75     $ 74     $ 113     $ 98  

 

The Company’s operations are located solely within North America. As a result, the geographic distribution of the Company’s net sales and long-lived assets originate within North America.

 

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NOTE 4 - EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

 

The following table presents the amounts used to compute basic and diluted earnings per common share, as well as the effect of dilutive potential common shares on weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands, except per share data):

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

   

December 31

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
                                 

BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE

                               
                                 

Net income

  $ 2,208     $ 1,743     $ 4,198     $ 6,218  
                                 

Weighted average shares outstanding during the period, net of treasury shares

    26,367       26,101       26,343       26,063  

Weighted average vested restricted stock units outstanding

    20       39       15       31  

Weighted average shares outstanding in the Deferred Compensation Plan during the period

    252       140       222       163  

Weighted average shares outstanding

    26,639       26,280       26,580       26,257  
                                 

Basic income per share

  $ 0.08     $ 0.07     $ 0.16     $ 0.24  
                                 
                                 

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

                               
                                 

Net income

  $ 2,208     $ 1,743     $ 4,198     $ 6,218  
                                 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

                               
                                 

Basic

    26,639       26,280       26,580       26,257  
                                 

Effect of dilutive securities (a):

                               

Impact of common shares to be issued under stock option plans, and contingently issuable shares, if any

    721       254       581       107  

Weighted average shares outstanding

    27,360       26,534       27,161       26,364  
                                 

Diluted income per share

  $ 0.08     $ 0.07     $ 0.15     $ 0.24  
                                 
                                 

Anti-dilutive securities (b)

    1,062       1,904       1,101       2,506  

 

 

(a)

Calculated using the “Treasury Stock” method as if dilutive securities were exercised and the funds were used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the period.

 

 

(b)

Anti-dilutive securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 because the exercise price was greater than the average fair market price of the common shares or because the assumed proceeds from the award’s exercise or vesting was greater than the average fair market price of the common shares.

 

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NOTE 5 - INVENTORIES

 

The following information is provided as of the dates indicated:

 

 

   

December 31,

   

June 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2020

 
                 

Inventories:

               

Raw materials

  $ 25,541     $ 27,331  

Work-in-progress

    1,189       1,566  

Finished goods

    8,095       9,855  

Total Inventories

  $ 34,825     $ 38,752  

 

 

 

NOTE 6 - ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

The following information is provided as of the dates indicated:

 

   

December 31,

   

June 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2020

 
                 

Accrued Expenses:

               

Accrued warranty

  $ 6,275     $ 6,956  

Compensation and benefits

    4,754       5,271  

Customer prepayments

    2,985       1,698  

Accrued FICA

    2,189       730  

Accrued sales commissions

    1,757       1,289  

Operating lease liabilities

    298       376  

Finance lease liabilities

    245       239  

Other accrued expenses

    4,234       3,874  

Total Accrued Expenses

  $ 22,737     $ 20,433  

 

 

NOTE 7 - GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The carrying values of goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are reviewed at least annually for possible impairment. The Company may first assess qualitative factors in order to determine if goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired. If through the qualitative assessment it is determined that it is more likely than not that goodwill and indefinite-lived assets are not impaired, no further testing is required. If it is determined more likely than not that goodwill and indefinite-lived assets are impaired, or if the Company elects not to first assess qualitative factors, the Company’s impairment testing continues with the estimation of the fair value of the reporting unit using a combination of a market approach and an income (discounted cash flow) approach, at the reporting unit level. The estimation of the fair value of reporting unit requires significant management judgment with respect to revenue and expense growth rates, changes in working capital and the selection and use of an appropriate discount rate. The estimates of the fair value of reporting units are based on the best information available as of the date of the assessment. The fair value measurements of the reporting units are based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 measurements as defined by ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements.” The use of different assumptions would increase or decrease estimated discounted future operating cash flows and could increase or decrease an impairment charge. Company management uses its judgment in assessing whether assets may have become impaired between annual impairment tests. Indicators such as adverse business conditions, economic factors and technological change or competitive activities may signal that an asset has become impaired.

 

The Company identified its reporting units in conjunction with its annual goodwill impairment testing. The Company has a total of two reporting units that contain goodwill. There is one reporting unit within the Lighting Segment and one reporting unit within the Graphics Segment. The Company relies upon a number of factors, judgments and estimates when conducting its impairment testing including, but not limited to, the Company’s stock price, operating results, forecasts, anticipated future cash flows and marketplace data. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and judgments in applying them to the analysis of goodwill impairment.

 

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The following table presents information about the Company's goodwill on the dates or for the periods indicated:

 

Goodwill

                       

(In thousands)

 

Lighting

   

Graphics

         
   

Segment

   

Segment

   

Total

 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

                       

Goodwill

  $ 70,971     $ 28,690     $ 99,661  

Accumulated impairment losses

    (61,763 )     (27,525 )     (89,288 )

Goodwill, net as of December 31, 2020

  $ 9,208     $ 1,165     $ 10,373  
                         

Balance as of June 30, 2020

                       

Goodwill

  $ 86,711     $ 28,690     $ 115,401  

Accumulated impairment losses

    (77,503 )     (27,525 )     (105,028 )

Goodwill, net as of June 30, 2020

  $ 9,208     $ 1,165     $ 10,373  

 

In the second quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company wrote-off the goodwill and impairment loss for a dissolved entity. The net impact to the consolidated financial statements, including the goodwill, net balance, was zero.

 

The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization by each major asset class:

 

Other Intangible Assets

 

December 31, 2020

 

(In thousands)

 

Gross

                 
   

Carrying

   

Accumulated

   

Net

 
   

Amount

   

Amortization

   

Amount

 

Amortized Intangible Assets

                       

Customer relationships

  $ 30,163     $ 9,758     $ 20,405  

Patents

    268       222       46  

LED technology firmware, software

    16,066       13,094       2,972  

Trade name

    2,658       884       1,774  

Total Amortized Intangible Assets

    49,155       23,958       25,197  
                         

Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets

                       

Trademarks and trade names

    3,422       -       3,422  

Total indefinite-lived Intangible Assets

    3,422       -       3,422  
                         

Total Other Intangible Assets

  $ 52,577     $ 23,958     $ 28,619  

 

Other Intangible Assets

 

June 30, 2020

 

(In thousands)

 

Gross

                 
   

Carrying

   

Accumulated

   

Net

 
   

Amount

   

Amortization

   

Amount

 

Amortized Intangible Assets

                       

Customer relationships

  $ 35,563     $ 14,129     $ 21,434  

Patents

    338       277       61  

LED technology firmware, software

    16,066       12,852       3,214  

Trade name

    2,658       829       1,829  

Total Amortized Intangible Assets

    54,625       28,087       26,538  
                         

Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets

                       

Trademarks and trade names

    3,422       -       3,422  

Total indefinite-lived Intangible Assets

    3,422       -       3,422  
                         

Total Other Intangible Assets

  $ 58,047     $ 28,087     $ 29,960  

 

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In the second quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company wrote-off intangible assets’ gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for a dissolved entity. The net impact to the consolidated financial statements, including the total other intangible assets, was zero.

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
                                 

Amortization Expense of Other Intangible Assets

  $ 670     $ 671     $ 1,341     $ 1,346  

 

The Company expects to record annual amortization expense as follows:

 

(In thousands)

       
         

2021

  $ 2,682  

2022

  $ 2,461  

2023

  $ 2,412  

2024

  $ 2,412  

2025

  $ 2,412  

After 2025

  $ 14,159  

 

 

NOTE 8 - REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT

 

The Company has a $75 million secured line of credit that expires in the third quarter of fiscal 2022. Interest on the revolving line of credit is charged based upon an increment over the LIBOR rate as periodically determined, or at the bank’s base lending rate, at the Company’s option. The increment over the LIBOR borrowing rate, as periodically determined, fluctuates between 125 and 250 basis points depending upon the ratio of indebtedness to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), as defined in the line of credit agreement. The increment over LIBOR borrowing rate will be 125 basis points for the third quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company expects to seek additional provisions for alternative interest rates when certain interbank offered rates are no longer available. The fee on the unused balance of the $75 million committed line of credit is 20 basis points. Under the terms of this line of credit, the Company has agreed to a negative pledge of real estate assets and is required to comply with financial covenants that limit the ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA and require a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. As of December 31, 2020, there were no borrowings against the line of credit, and $75.0 million was available as of that date.

 

The Company is in compliance with all of its loan covenants as of December 31, 2020.

 

 

NOTE 9 - CASH DIVIDENDS

 

The Company paid cash dividends of $2.6 million in both the six months ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Dividends on restricted stock units in the amount of $104,346 and $52,383 were accrued as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. These dividends will be paid upon the vesting of the restricted stock units when shares are issued to the award recipients. In January 2021, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable February 9, 2021 to shareholders of record as of February 1, 2021. The indicated annual cash dividend rate is $0.20 per share.

 

 

NOTE 10 – EQUITY COMPENSATION

 

In November 2019, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2019 Omnibus Award Plan (“2019 Omnibus Plan”). The purpose of the 2019 Omnibus Plan is to provide a means through which the Company may attract and retain key personnel and to provide a means by which directors, officers, and employees can acquire and maintain an equity interest in the Company. The number of shares that remain reserved for issuance under the 2019 Omnibus Plan is 2,839,677 as of December 31, 2020. The 2019 Omnibus Plan implements the use of a fungible share ratio that consumes 2.5 available shares for every full value share awarded by the Company as stock compensation. The 2019 Omnibus Plan allows for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance stock units (“PSUs”) and other stock-based awards.

 

In the first half of fiscal 2021, the Company granted 318,406 non-qualified stock options with a weighted average exercise price of $6.86, 134,017 PSUs with a weighted average fair value of $6.80 and 133,126 RSUs with a weighted average fair value of $6.81. Stock compensation expense was $0.4 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $0.9 million and $0.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

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NOTE 11 - SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

   

Six Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

December 31

 
   

2020

   

2019

 

Cash Payments:

               

Interest

  $ 48     $ 742  

Income taxes

  $ 1,123     $ -  
                 

Non-cash investing and financing activities

               

Issuance of common shares as compensation

  $ 150     $ 150  

Issuance of common shares to fund deferred compensation plan

  $ 679     $ 47  

 

 

NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company is party to various negotiations, customer bankruptcies, and legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. The Company provides reserves for these matters when a loss is probable and reasonably estimable. The Company does not disclose a range of potential loss because the likelihood of such a loss is remote. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows or liquidity.

 

The Company may occasionally issue a standby letter of credit in favor of third parties. As of December 31, 2020, there were no such standby letters of credit issued.

 

 

NOTE 13 – SEVERANCE COSTS

The activity in the Company’s accrued severance liability is as follows for the periods indicated:

 

   

Six Months

   

Six Months

   

Fiscal Year

 
   

Ended

   

Ended

   

Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

December 31,

   

June 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

   

2020

 
                         

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 639     $ 1,134     $ 1,134  

Accrual of expense

    21       46       344  

Payments

    (392 )     (319 )     (839 )

Balance at end of period

  $ 268     $ 861     $ 639  

 

The $0.3 million severance reserve reported as of December 31, 2020 has been classified as a current liability and will be paid out over the next twelve months.

 

 

NOTE 14 – RESTRUCTURING COSTS

 

In the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company sold its New Windsor, New York facility. The net proceeds from the sale were $12.3 million resulting in a gain of $4.8 million. The Company also incurred additional restructuring costs totaling $0.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 related to the closure of the New Windsor facility, which impacted both the Lighting and Graphics segment.

 

Restructuring costs incurred in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 related to the realignment of the Company’s manufacturing footprint at its Houston, Texas facility, which impacted the Graphics segment.

 

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The following table presents information about restructuring costs for the periods indicated:

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
                                 

Exit costs

  $ -     $ -     $ 3     $ 184  

Impairment of fixed assets and accelerated depreciation

    -       -       -       49  

Gain on sale of facility

    -       -       -       (4,821 )

Manufacturing realignment costs

    -       276       -       276  

Total

  $ -     $ 276     $ 3     $ (4,312 )

 

The following table presents a roll forward of the beginning and ending liability balances related to the restructuring costs:

 

   

Balance as of

                           

Balance as of

 
   

June 30,

   

Restructuring

                   

December 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

Expense

   

Payments

   

Adjustments

   

2020

 
                                         

Severance and termination benefits

  $ 27     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 27  

Other restructuring costs

    -       3       (3 )     -     $ -  

Total

  $ 27     $ 3     $ (3 )   $ -     $ 27  

 

 

NOTE 15 - LEASES

 

The Company leases certain manufacturing facilities along with a small office space, a company vehicle, several forklifts, several small tooling items, and various items of office equipment. All but one of the Company’s leases are operating leases. Leases have a remaining term of one to seven years some of which have an option to renew. The Company does not assume renewals in determining the lease term unless the renewals are deemed reasonably certain. The lease agreements do not contain any material residual guarantees or material variable lease payments.

 

The Company has periodically entered into short-term operating leases with an initial term of twelve months or less. The Company elected not to record these leases on the balance sheet. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the rent expense for these leases is immaterial.

 

The Company has certain leases that contain lease and non-lease components and has elected to utilize the practical expedient to account for these components together as a single lease component.

 

Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company used its incremental borrowing rate when determining the present value of lease payments. The adoption of the new lease standard resulted in the recognition of ROU assets of $10.4 million and lease liabilities of $10.8 million which includes the impact of existing deferred rents and tenant improvement allowances on the consolidated balance sheets as of July 1, 2019 for the Company’s real estate leases. The adoption of the new standard resulted in no material impact to the consolidated statements of operations or consolidated statements of cash flow.

 

   

Three months ended

   

Six months ended

 
   

December 31

   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
                                 

Operating lease cost

  $ 565     $ 575     $ 1,138     $ 1,162  

Financing lease cost:

                               

Amortization of right of use assets

    72       -       145       -  

Interest on lease liabilities

    23       -       47       -  

Variable lease cost

    1       -       2       -  

Total lease cost

  $ 661     $ 575     $ 1,332     $ 1,162  

 

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Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

               
                 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Cash flows from operating leases

               

Fixed payments - operating cash flows

  $ 1,141     $ 1,139  

Liability reduction - operating cash flows

  $ 929     $ 885  
                 

Cash flows from finance leases

               

Interest - operating cash flows

  $ 47     $ -  

Repayments of principal portion - financing cash flows

  $ 118     $ -  

 

Operating Leases:

 

December 31,

   

June 30,

 
     2020     

2020

 
                 

Total operating right-of-use assets

  $ 7,684     $ 8,663  
                 

Accrued expenses (Current liabilities)

  $ 298     $ 376  

Long-term operating lease liability

    8,118       9,021  

Total operating lease liabilities

  $ 8,416     $ 9,397  
                 

Weighted Average remaining Lease Term (in years)

    4.13       4.59  
                 

Weighted Average Discount Rate

    4.85 %     4.85 %

 

Finance Leases:

 

December 31,

   

June 30,

 
    2020    

2020

 
                 

Buildings under finance leases

  $ 2,033     $ 2,033  

Accumulated depreciation

    (194 )     (48 )

Total finance lease assets, net

  $ 1,839     $ 1,985  
                 

Accrued expenses (Current liabilities)

  $ 245     $ 239  

Long-term finance lease liability

    1,631       1,755  

Total finance lease liabilities

  $ 1,876     $ 1,994  
                 

Weighted Average remaining Lease Term (in years)

    6.33       6.83  
                 

Weighted Average Discount Rate

    4.86 %     4.86 %

 

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Maturities of Lease Liability:

 

Operating
Lease
Liabilities

   

Finance
Lease
Liabilities

 

2021

  $ 1,387     $ 210  

2022

    2,278       329  

2023

    2,227       329  

2024

    1,913       335  

2025

    1,345       362  

Thereafter

    357       664  

Total lease payments

    9,507       2,229  

Less: Interest

    (1,091 )     (353 )

Present Value of Lease Liabilities

  $ 8,416     $ 1,876  

 

 

NOTE 16 – INCOME TAXES

 

The Company's effective income tax rate is based on expected income, statutory rates and tax planning opportunities available in the various jurisdictions in which it operates. For interim financial reporting, the Company estimates the annual income tax rate based on projected taxable income for the full year and records a quarterly income tax provision or benefit in accordance with the anticipated annual rate. The Company refines the estimates of the year's taxable income as new information becomes available, including actual year-to-date financial results. This continual estimation process often results in a change to the expected effective income tax rate for the year. When this occurs, the Company adjusts the income tax provision during the quarter in which the change in estimate occurs so that the year-to-date provision reflects the expected income tax rate. Significant judgment is required in determining the effective tax rate and in evaluating tax positions.

 

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law in March 2020. The CARES Act allows the Company to carry back a federal net operating loss to prior tax years, offset taxable income in those earlier tax years and obtain a refund of income taxes that were paid at a higher statutory tax rate. During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the IRS issued Treasury Regulations resulting in an increase to the expected net operating loss that can be carried back and the Company recognized an additional tax benefit of $0.4 million.

 

In the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company sold its New Windsor facility resulting in a book gain of $4.8 million. The Company was able to utilize a deferred tax asset of $0.9 million related to the sale of the facility.

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

   

December 31

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Reconciliation of effective tax rate:

                               
                                 

Provision for income taxes at the anticipated annual tax rate

    25.0

%

    (2.6

)%

    24.5

%

    18.1

%

Uncertain tax positions

    (4.8 )     (5.5 )     (2.2 )     (0.7 )

Tax rate changes

    -       -       (7.0 )     -  

Shared-based compensation

    (0.2 )     0.3       0.9       3.5  

Other

    -       -       -       0.8  

Effective tax rate

    20.0

%

    (7.8

)%

    16.2

%

    21.7

%

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Note About Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report includes estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives, and expected operating results that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this report, including this section. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. We describe risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially in in our Annual Report on Form 10-K in the following sections: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” and “Risk Factors.” All of those risks and uncertainties are incorporated herein by reference. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of LSI Industries Inc. MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020, and our financial statements and the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements (Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q).

Our condensed consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes and the “Safe Harbor” Statement, each as appearing earlier in this report, should be referred to in conjunction with this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

COVID-19 Pandemic

 

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact business activity across industries in the U.S. and worldwide. We remain committed to taking actions to address the health, safety and welfare of our employees, customers, agents and suppliers. Future developments, such as the actions taken by governmental authorities in response to future outbreaks are highly uncertain and unpredictable, will determine the extent to which COVID-19 continues to impact our results of operations and financial conditions. See the risk factor captioned “Our financial condition and results of operations for fiscal 2021 and future periods may be adversely affected by the recent novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) outbreak or other outbreaks of infectious disease or similar public health threats and the resulting economic impact” in Item 1A, Risk Factors, included in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 for an additional discussion of risks related to COVID-19.

 

Net Sales by Business Segment

                               
   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
                                 

Lighting Segment

  $ 45,126     $ 53,436     $ 90,531     $ 116,627  

Graphics Segment

    31,261       28,941       55,862       54,451  
    $ 76,387     $ 82,377     $ 146,393     $ 171,078  

 

Operating Income (Loss) by Business Segment

                               
   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
                                 

Lighting Segment

  $ 2,134     $ 3,150     $ 5,722     $ 12,309  

Graphics Segment

    3,143       1,362       4,966       2,379  

Corporate and Eliminations

    (2,591 )     (2,752 )     (5,800 )     (6,089 )
    $ 2,686     $ 1,760     $ 4,888     $ 8,599  

 

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Summary of Consolidated Results

 

Net sales of $76.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $6.0 million or 7% as compared to net sales of $82.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019. Net sales were unfavorably influenced by decreased net sales of the Lighting Segment (a decrease of $8.3 million or 16%), partially offset by increased net sales of the Graphics Segment (an increase of $2.3 million or 8%).

 

Net sales of $146.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $24.7 million or 14% as compared to net sales of $171.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019. Net sales were unfavorably influenced by decreased net sales of the Lighting Segment (a decrease of $26.1 million or 22%), partially offset by increased net sales of the Graphics Segment (an increase of $1.4 million or 3%).

 

Operating income of $2.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 represents a $0.9 million increase from operating income of $1.8 million in the three months ended December 31, 2019. When the impact of restructuring and plant closure costs, stock compensation expense and severance costs are removed from the operating results, adjusted operating income, a Non-GAAP measure, was $3.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to $2.3 million in the three months ended December 31, 2019. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

 

Operating income of $4.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020 represents a $3.7 million decrease from operating income of $8.6 million in the six months ended December 31, 2019. The $3.7 million decrease from fiscal 2020 was impacted by the sale of the New Windsor, New York facility in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 which favorably resulted in a pre-tax gain of $4.8 million. When the impact of the sale of the New Windsor facility, other restructuring and plant closure costs, stock compensation expense and severance costs are removed from the operating results, adjusted operating income, a Non-GAAP measure, was $5.8 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 compared to $4.9 million in the six months ended December 31, 2019. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

 

As of December 31, 2020, we reported a cash balance of $13.6 million and no long-term debt. We believe that our liquidity position is adequate to meet our projected needs in the reasonably foreseeable future.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

We believe it is appropriate to evaluate our performance after making adjustments to the as-reported U.S. GAAP operating income, net income, and earnings per share. Adjusted operating income, net income and earnings per share, which exclude the impact of restructuring and plant closure costs (gains), stock compensation expense and severance costs are Non-GAAP financial measures. Also included below are Non-GAAP financial measures including Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA), Free Cash Flow and Net Debt. We believe that these adjusted supplemental measures are useful in assessing the operating performance of our business. These supplemental measures are used by our management, including our chief operating decision maker, to evaluate business results. Although the impacts of some of these items have been recognized in prior periods and could recur in future periods, we exclude these items because they provide greater comparability and enhanced visibility into our results of operations. Below is a reconciliation of these Non-GAAP measures to operating income, net income, and earnings per share for the periods indicated along with the calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow and Net Debt.

 

Reconciliation of operating income to adjusted operating income:

               
   

Three Months Ended

 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Operating Income as reported

  $ 2,686     $ 1,760  
                 

Stock compensation expense

    397       199  
                 

Severance costs

    21       54  
                 

Restructuring and plant closure costs

    -       276  
                 

Adjusted Operating Income

  $ 3,104     $ 2,289  

 

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Reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income

                                   
   

Three Months Ended

 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

2020

   

2019

 
             

Diluted EPS

             

Diluted EPS

 
                                     

Net Income as reported

  $ 2,208       $ 0.08     $ 1,743       $ 0.07  
                                     

Stock compensation expense

    318   (1)     0.01       161   (3)     0.01  
                                     

Severance costs

    17   (2)     -       44   (4)     -  
                                     

Restructuring and plant closure costs

    -         -       223   (5)     0.01  
                                     

Tax impact due to the change in the estimated annual tax rate used for GAAP reporting purposes

    -         -       (436 )       (0.02 )
                                     

Net Income adjusted

  $ 2,543       $ 0.09     $ 1,735       $ 0.07  

 

The following represents the income tax effects of the adjustments in the tables above, which were calculated using the estimated combined U.S. and Mexico effective income tax rates for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

(1) $79

(2) $4

(3) $38

(4) $10

(5) $53

 

Reconciliation of operating income to adjusted operating income:

               
   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Operating Income as reported

  $ 4,888     $ 8,599  
                 

Stock compensation expense

    902       597  
                 

Severance costs

    21       54  
                 

Restructuring, plant closure costs (gains) and related inventory write-downs

    3       (4,312 )
                 

Adjusted Operating Income

  $ 5,814     $ 4,938  

 

Reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income

                                   
   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

2020

   

2019

 
             

Diluted EPS

             

Diluted EPS

 
                                     

Net Income as reported

  $ 4,198       $ 0.15     $ 6,218       $ 0.24  
                                     
Stock compensation expense     698    (1)     0.03       460    (4)     0.02  
                                     

Severance costs

    17    (2)     -       44    (5)     -  
                                     

Restructuring, plant closure costs (gains) and related inventory write-downs

    2    (3)     -       (3,223 )  (6)     (0.12 )
                                     

Tax impact due to the change in the estimated annual tax rate used for GAAP reporting purposes

    (297 )       (0.01 )     (160 )       (0.01 )
                                     

Net Income adjusted

  $ 4,618       $ 0.17     $ 3,339       $ 0.13  

 

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The following represents the income tax effects of the adjustments in the tables above, which were calculated using the estimated combined U.S. and Mexico effective income tax rates for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

(1) $204

(2) $4

(3) $1

(4) $137

(5) $10

(6) ($1,089)

 

The reconciliation of reported net income and earnings per share to adjusted net income and earnings per share may not agree due to rounding differences and due to the difference between basic and dilutive weighted average shares outstanding in the computation of earnings per share.

 

Reconciliation of operating income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

                               
   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
                                 

Operating Income as reported

  $ 2,686     $ 1,760     $ 4,888     $ 8,599  
                                 

Depreciation and Amortization

    1,990       2,152       4,023       4,551  
                                 

EBITDA

  $ 4,676     $ 3,912     $ 8,911     $ 13,150  
                                 

Stock compensation expense

    397       199       902       597  
                                 

Severance costs

    21       54       21       54  
                                 

Restructuring, plant closure costs (gains) and related inventory write-downs

    -       276       3       (4,312 )
                                 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 5,094     $ 4,441     $ 9,837     $ 9,489  

 

Reconciliation of cash flow from operations to free cash flow

                               
   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
                                 

Cash Flow from Operations

  $ 5,778     $ 14,544     $ 13,417     $ 20,903  
                                 

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

    -       -       -       12,332  
                                 

Capital expenditures

    (475 )     (764 )     (880 )     (1,119 )
                                 

Free Cash Flow

  $ 5,303     $ 13,780     $ 12,537     $ 32,116  

 

Reconciliation of Net Debt

               
   

December 31,

   

June 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2020

 
                 

Long-Term Debt as reported

  $ -     $ -  
                 

Less:

               

Cash and cash equivalents as reported

    13,584       3,517  
                 

Net Debt

  $ (13,584 )   $ (3,517 )

 

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Results of Operations

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

 

Lighting Segment

               
   

Three Months Ended

 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Net Sales

  $ 45,126     $ 53,436  

Gross Profit

  $ 13,704     $ 15,501  

Operating Income

  $ 2,134     $ 3,150  

 

Lighting Segment net sales of $45.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased 16% from net sales of $53.4 million in the same period in fiscal 2020. The impact of COVID-19 disruptions on construction markets continued to adversely affect sales in the Lighting segment.

 

Gross profit of $13.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $1.8 million or 12% from the same period of fiscal 2020. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 30.4% in the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to 29.0% in the same period of fiscal 2020. The growth in gross profit as a percentage of net sales reflects the ongoing impact of our focus on higher-value market applications and cost management.

 

Selling and administrative expenses of $11.6 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $0.8 million from the same period of fiscal 2020, primarily driven by programs to reduce spending as a result of the pandemic.

 

Lighting Segment operating income of $2.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $1.0 million from operating income of $3.1 million in the same period of fiscal 2020 primarily due to lower sales partially offset by lower operating expenses.

 

Graphics Segment

               
   

Three Months Ended

 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Net Sales

  $ 31,261     $ 28,941  

Gross Profit

  $ 6,006     $ 4,465  

Operating Income

  $ 3,143     $ 1,362  

 

Graphics Segment net sales of $31.3 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020 increased $2.3 million or 8% from net sales of $28.9 million in the same period in fiscal 2020. The increase in sales is due to growth in our Grocery and Quick-Service Restaurants verticals.

 

Gross profit of $6.0 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020 increased $1.5 million or 35% from the same period of fiscal 2020. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased to 19.2% in the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to 15.4% in the same period in fiscal 2020, primarily within the Petroleum and Grocery verticals.

 

Selling and administrative expenses of $2.9 million decreased $0.2 million from $3.1 million in the same period of fiscal 2020. The decrease in selling and administrative expenses was due to programs to reduce spending as a result of the pandemic.

 

Graphics Segment operating income of $3.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020 increased $1.8 million from operating income of $1.4 million in the same period of fiscal 2020. The increase of $1.8 million was primarily due to improved gross profit margin and a reduction in operating expenses.

 

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Corporate and Eliminations

               
   

Three Months Ended

 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Gross Profit (Loss)

  $ (4 )   $ (2 )

Operating (Loss)

  $ (2,591 )   $ (2,752 )

 

The gross profit (loss) relates to the change in the intercompany profit in inventory elimination.

 

Administrative expenses of $2.6 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $0.2 million or 6% from the same period of fiscal 2020. The net decrease was the result of programs to contain and reduce costs during the pandemic.

 

Consolidated Results

 

We reported $0.1 million net interest expense in the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to $0.2 million net interest expense in the three months ended December 31, 2019. The decrease in interest expense from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2021 is the result of lower levels of debt outstanding on our line of credit. We also recorded other income of $0.1 million in both the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, both of which are related to net foreign exchange currency transaction gains and losses through our Mexican subsidiary.

 

The $0.6 million income tax expense in the three months ended December 31, 2020 represents a consolidated effective tax rate of 20.0%. This compares to a $0.1 million income tax benefit in the three months ended December 31, 2019 due to the utilization of a capital loss carryforward related to the capital gain on the sale of the North Canton, Ohio facility. 

 

We reported net income of $2.2 million in the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to net income of $1.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2019. Non-GAAP adjusted net income was $2.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to adjusted net income of $1.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019 (Refer to the Non-GAAP tables above). The increase in Non-GAAP adjusted net income is primarily the net result of an improved gross profit margin, reduction in operating expenses and decreased interest expense, partially offset by decreased net sales. Diluted earnings per share of $0.08 was reported in the three months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $0.07 diluted earnings per share in the same period of fiscal 2020. The weighted average common shares outstanding for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share in the three months ended December 31, 2020 were 27,360,000 shares as compared to 26,534,000 shares in the same period last year.

 

SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

 

Lighting Segment

               
   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Net Sales

  $ 90,531     $ 116,627  

Gross Profit

  $ 27,530     $ 32,720  

Operating Income

  $ 5,722     $ 12,309  

 

Lighting Segment net sales of $90.5 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 decreased 22% from net sales of $116.6 million in the same period in fiscal 2020. The impact of COVID-19 disruptions on construction markets continues to adversely affect sales in the Lighting segment.

 

Gross profit of $27.5 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $5.2 million or 16% from the same period of fiscal 2020. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 30.4% in the six months ended December 31, 2020 compared to 28.1% in the same period of fiscal 2020. The growth in gross profit as a percentage of net sales reflects the ongoing impact of our focus on higher-value market applications and cost management.

 

Selling and administrative expenses of $21.8 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 increased $1.4 million from the same period of fiscal 2020, primarily due to the $4.8 million pre-tax gain on the sale of the New Windsor facility in the prior year, partially offset by programs to reduce spending as a result of the pandemic

 

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Lighting Segment operating income of $5.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $6.6 million from operating income of $12.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2020 primarily due to the $4.8 million pre-tax gain on the sale of the New Windsor facility in the first half of fiscal 2020. Non-GAAP adjusted operating income was $5.9 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 compared to adjusted operating income of $7.7 million in the six months ended December 31, 2019 (refer to the Non-GAAP table below for a reconciliation of Lighting Segment operating income to adjusted operating income).

 

Reconciliation of Lighting Segment operating income to adjusted operating income:

               
   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Operating Income

  $ 5,722     $ 12,309  

Stock compensation expense

    175       75  

Severance

    2       18  

Restructuring and plant closure costs (gains)

    -       (4,651 )

Adjusted operating income

  $ 5,899     $ 7,751  

 

Graphics Segment

               
   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Net Sales

  $ 55,862     $ 54,451  

Gross Profit

  $ 10,448     $ 9,091  

Operating Income

  $ 4,966     $ 2,379  

 

Graphics Segment net sales of $55.9 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 increased $1.4 million or 3% from net sales of $54.5 million in the same period in fiscal 2020. The increase in sales is from growth in our Grocery and Quick-Service Restaurants verticals partially offset by a reduction in our Petroleum vertical.

 

Gross profit of $10.4 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 increased $1.4 million or 15% from the same period of fiscal 2020. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased to 18.7 % in the six months ended December 31, 2020 compared to 16.7% in the same period in fiscal 2020, primarily within our Petroleum and Grocery verticals.

 

Selling and administrative expenses of $5.5 million decreased $1.2 million from $6.7 million in the same period of fiscal 2020. The decrease in selling and administrative expenses was due to lower operating costs as a result of an organizational restructuring executed in the second half of fiscal 2020 and a program to reduce spending as a result of the pandemic.

 

Graphics Segment operating income of $5.0 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 increased $2.6 million from operating income of $2.4 million in the same period of fiscal 2020. The increase of $2.6 million was primarily due to improved gross profit margin and a reduction in operating expenses.

 

Corporate and Eliminations

               
   

Six Months Ended

 
   

December 31

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Gross Profit (Loss)

  $ -     $ 8  

Operating (Loss)

  $ (5,800 )   $ (6,089 )

 

The gross profit relates to the change in the intercompany profit in inventory elimination.

 

Administrative expenses of $5.8 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 decreased $0.3 million or 5% from the same period of fiscal 2020. The net decrease was the result of conscientious efforts to contain and reduce costs during the pandemic.

 

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Consolidated Results

 

We reported $0.1 million net interest expense in the six months ended December 31, 2020 compared to $0.7 million net interest expense in the six months ended December 31, 2019. The decrease in interest expense from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2021 is the result of lower levels of debt outstanding on our line of credit. We also recorded other income of $0.2 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 compared to other income of $9,000 in the six months ended December 31, 2019, both of which are related to net foreign exchange currency transaction gains and losses through our Mexican subsidiary.

 

The $0.8 million income tax expense in the six months ended December 31, 2020 represents a consolidated effective tax rate of 16.2% and was driven by a favorable deferred tax asset adjustment related to a net operating loss carryback from the CARES Act. The $1.7 million income tax expense in the six months ended December 31, 2019 represents a consolidated effective tax rate of 21.7% influenced mostly by a discrete item related to stock-based compensation expense and the utilization of a capital loss carryforward related to the capital gain on the sale of the North Canton, Ohio facility.

 

We reported net income of $4.2 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 compared to net income of $6.2 million in the six months ended December 31, 2019. Non-GAAP adjusted net income was $4.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020 compared to adjusted net income of $3.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019 (Refer to the Non-GAAP tables above). The increase in Non-GAAP adjusted net income is primarily the net result of an improved gross profit margin, decreased interest expense and a lower effective tax rate, partially offset by decreased net sales. Diluted earnings per share of $0.15 was reported in the six months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $0.24 diluted earnings per share in the same period of fiscal 2020. The weighted average common shares outstanding for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share in the six months ended December 31, 2020 were 27,161,000 shares as compared to 26,364,000 shares in the same period last year.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

 

We consider our level of cash on hand, borrowing capacity, current ratio and working capital levels to be our most important measures of short-term liquidity. For long-term liquidity indicators, we believe our ratio of long-term debt to equity and our historical levels of net cash flows from operating activities to be the most important measures.

 

At December 31, 2020, we had working capital of $58.2 million compared to $51.2 million at June 30, 2020. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 2.41 to 1 as compared to a ratio of 2.48 to 1 at June 30, 2020. The $7.0 million increase in working capital from June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020 is primarily driven by a $10.1 million increase in cash. While working capital has increased, non-cash working capital decreased as we continue to effectively manage it in the face of constantly changing market conditions due to COVID-19.

 

Net accounts receivable was $44.5 million and $37.8 million at December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively. DSO decreased to 52 days at December 31, 2020 from 56 days at June 30, 2020. We believe that our receivables are ultimately collectible or recoverable, net of certain reserves, and that aggregate allowances for doubtful accounts are adequate.

 

Net inventories of $34.8 million at December 31, 2020 decreased $3.9 million from $38.8 million at June 30, 2020. The decrease of $3.9 million is the result of a decrease in gross inventory of $3.6 million and an increase in obsolescence reserves of $0.3 million. Based on a strategy of balancing inventory reductions with customer service and the timing of shipments, net inventory decreased $4.2 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 in the Lighting Segment which was partially offset by an increase in net inventory in the Graphics Segment of $0.3 million.

 

Cash generated from operations and borrowing capacity under our line of credit is our primary source of liquidity. We have a secured $75 million revolving line of credit with our bank, with $75 million of the credit line available as of January 22, 2021. This line of credit is a $75 million five-year credit line expiring in the third quarter of fiscal 2022. We are in compliance with all of our loan covenants. We believe that our $75 million line of credit plus cash flows from operating activities are adequate for fiscal 2021 operational and capital expenditure needs. However, as the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and our operations evolves, we will continue to assess our liquidity needs.

 

We generated $13.4 million of cash from operating activities in the six months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $20.9 million in the same period of fiscal 2020. This $7.5 million decrease in net cash flows from operating activities is the result of a $10.2 million decrease in accounts receivable in the six months ended December 31, 2019, partially offset by our improved earnings in the current year period.

 

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We used $0.9 million of cash related to investing activities in the six months ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $11.2 million of cash provided by investing activities in the same period of fiscal 2020, resulting in a decrease of $12.1 million. Capital expenditures were $0.9 million in the six months ended December 31, 2020 compared to $1.1 million in the same period in fiscal 2020. We sold our New Windsor manufacturing facility for $12.3 million in the six months ended December 31, 2019, which was the primary contributing factor to the decrease in cash flow from investing activities from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2021.

 

We used $2.6 million of cash related to financing activities in the six months ended December 31, 2020 compared to $31.8 million in the six months ended December 31, 2019. The $29.2 million change in cash flow was primarily the net result of payments of long-term debt in excess of borrowings which was primarily driven by cash flow from operations and cash flow from investments due to the sale of the New Windsor facility.

 

We have on our balance sheet financial instruments consisting primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, revolving lines of credit, and long-term debt. The fair value of these financial instruments approximates carrying value because of their short-term maturity and/or variable, market-driven interest rates.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk and have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Cash Dividends

 

In January 2021, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable February 9, 2021 to shareholders of record as of February 1, 2021. The indicated annual cash dividend rate for fiscal 2021 is $0.20 per share. The Board of Directors has adopted a policy regarding dividends which indicates that dividends will be determined by the Board of Directors in its discretion based upon its evaluation of earnings, cash flow requirements, financial condition, debt levels, stock repurchases, future business developments and opportunities, and other factors deemed relevant.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

A summary of our significant accounting policies is included in Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company’s fiscal 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

 

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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Except for the broad effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of its negative impact on the global economy and major financial markets, there have been no material changes in our exposure to market risk since June 30, 2020. Additional information can be found in Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, which appears on page 12 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

 

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within required time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

We conducted, under the supervision of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based upon our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Management believes that the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are fairly presented in all material respects in accordance with GAAP for interim financial statements, and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have certified that, based on their knowledge, the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report fairly present in all material respects the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for each of the periods presented in this report.

 

Changes in Internal Control

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Effective January 26, 2021, the Company entered into Change in Control Agreements and Supplemental Benefits Agreements with each of the following executive officers: James A. Clark, Chief Executive Officer; James E. Galeese, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Thomas A. Caneris, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and General Counsel.

 

The Change in Control Agreements provide that if the executive’s employment terminates during a change in control period (generally defined as the twenty-four months after a change in control) other than in connection with death, disability, “cause” or “good reason,” (each as defined in such agreements), he is entitled to a severance payment equal to a multiple of his then-current base salary plus his target bonus for the severance period. The multiple for Mr. Clark is two and one-half times (2.5x); the multiple for each of Mr. Galeese and Mr. Caneris is two times (2.0x). The agreements provide for continued participation in medical and dental plans, with full COBRA payments to be paid by the Company. The agreements also provide that in the event of a change in control and upon a subsequent qualifying termination of employment, unless the successor company agrees to assume, replace or substitute the executive’s stock options, restricted stock awards, and/or restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”), such awards shall become vested in full and exercisable in their entirety. The agreements further provide that in the event of a change in control all performance stock units granted to the executive will convert at the target performance level into time-based RSUs vesting in equal installments over three years.

 

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The Supplemental Benefits Agreements provide that if the executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without “cause” or the executive terminates his employment for “good reason” (each as defined in such agreements), at any time outside of a change in control period (generally defined as the twenty-four months after a change in control), the executive is entitled to a severance payment equal to a multiple of the sum of one year of base salary and his annual target bonus. The multiple for Mr. Clark is one and one-half times (1.5x); the multiple for each of Mr. Galeese and Mr. Caneris is one time (1.0x). The agreements provide that if the executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without “cause,” the executive terminates his employment for “good reason” or in the event of the executive’s retirement when the executive satisfies applicable retirement criteria, or in the event of executive’s death or disability: (A) all unvested stock options (other than stock options that may vest upon the achievement of performance conditions) shall immediately and without further action become fully vested; and (B) all unvested stock options that may vest upon the achievement of performance conditions, all unvested restricted stock unit awards, all unvested restricted stock awards and all unvested performance stock unit awards shall continue to vest pursuant to their original vesting schedules. The agreements also provide for continuation of coverage under group health plans maintained by the Company, additional cash COBRA payments for six months (in the case of Mr. Clark only) and non-competition covenants.

 

The description above of the change in control agreements is qualified in its entirety by the Form of Change in Control Agreement filed with this report as Exhibit 10.1 which is incorporated herein by reference. The description above of the supplemental benefits agreements is qualified in its entirety by the Form of Supplemental Benefits Agreement filed with this report as Exhibit 10.2 which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

This information included in this Item 5 is provided pursuant to Form 8-K Item 1.01 and Item 5.02.

 

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

 

Exhibits:

 

10.1 Form of Change in Control Agreement*
   
10.2 Form of Supplemental Benefits Agreement*
   
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a)
   
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a
   
32.1 Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
   
32.2 Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer

 

101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101)

 

*Management compensatory agreement

 

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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.

 

 

LSI Industries Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

By:

/s/ James A. Clark

 

 

 

James A. Clark

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

By:

/s/ James E. Galeese

 

 

 

James E. Galeese

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

January 29, 2021

 

 

 

 

 
 

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

FORM OF CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

 

THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is effective as of __________ , between LSI INDUSTRIES INC., and Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and _________ (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company considers it in the best interests of its shareholders to foster the continued employment of key management personnel; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the possibility of a Change in Control exists and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among management, may result in the departure or distraction of key management personnel to the detriment of the Company and its shareholders; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of members of the Company’s key management personnel, including the Executive, to their assigned duties without distraction in the face of the possibility of a Change in Control;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

 

1.     Defined Terms. The definitions of capitalized terms used in this Agreement are provided in the last Section hereof.

 

2.     Term of Agreement. The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue in effect twenty-four (24) calendar months after the calendar month in which a Change in Control occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall terminate if the Executive ceases to be an employee of the Company and its subsidiaries for any reason prior to a Change in Control. However, anything in this Agreement (including the preceding sentence) to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Change in Control occurs and if, within twelve months prior to the date on which such Change in Control occurs, the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause or an event occurs that would, if it took place after the Change in Control, constitute Good Reason for termination of employment by the Executive, then for purposes of this Agreement such termination of employment of the Executive by the Company without Cause or event constituting Good Reason shall be deemed to occur during the twenty-four (24) month period following the Change in Control and, if the Executive terminates his employment for such Good Reason before or after the Change in Control, such termination of employment by the Executive shall likewise be deemed to occur during the twenty-four (24) month period following the Change in Control.

 

 

 

3.     Company’s Covenants Summarized. In order to induce the Executive to remain in the employ of the Company and in consideration of the Executive’s covenants set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Company agrees, under the conditions described herein, to pay the Executive the Severance Payments and the other payments and benefits described herein. Except as provided in Section 2, Section 6.3, or Section 9.1 hereof, no amounts shall be payable under this Agreement unless the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates following a Change in Control and during the Term. This Agreement shall not be construed as creating an express or implied contract of employment enforceable against the Company nor, except as provided in Section 4 below, enforceable against the Executive, and, except as otherwise agreed in writing between the Executive and the Company, the Executive shall not have any right to be retained in the employ of the Company.

 

4.     The Executive’s Covenants. The Executive agrees to remain in the employ of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, if a Potential Change in Control occurs during the Term and the Executive is then in the employ of the Company, until the earliest of (a) the date which is six (6) months from the date of such Potential Change in Control, (b) the date of a Change in Control, (c) the date of termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment for Good Reason or by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, or (d) the termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment for any reason; provided that Executive’s agreement to remain in the employ of the Company shall be subject to the condition that no adverse change affecting the Executive occurs after the Potential Change in Control, including, but not limited to, changes in his title, duties, responsibilities, authority, reporting relationships, work location, compensation, benefits or indemnification rights.

 

5.     Certain Compensation Other Than Severance Payments.

 

5.1.     If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated for any reason other than by the Company for Cause following a Change in Control and during the Term, the Company shall pay the Executive his full salary through the date of termination at the rate in effect immediately prior to the date of termination or, if higher, the rate in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, together with all compensation and benefits payable to the Executive through the date of termination under the terms of the Company’s compensation and benefit plans, programs and arrangements as in effect immediately prior to the date of termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason.

 

5.2.     If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated for any reason other than by the Company for Cause following a Change in Control and during the Term, the Company shall pay the Executive his (i) annual bonus at the target level for the fiscal year of the Company preceding the fiscal year of the Company in which the termination occurs, if the bonus for such prior fiscal year had not been paid at the time of termination and (ii) his annual bonus at the target level for the year in which the termination occurs prorated through the termination date. Additionally, such bonuses shall be paid within 15 days following the termination date.

 

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5.3.     Subject to Section 6.1 hereof, if the Executive’s employment shall be terminated for any reason following a Change in Control and during the Term, the Company shall pay to the Executive the Executive’s normal post−termination compensation and benefits as such payments become due, including, without limitation, all earned but unused vacation. Any such post−termination compensation and benefits shall be determined under, and paid in accordance with, the Company’s retirement, insurance, deferred compensation and other compensation and benefit plans, programs and arrangements as in effect immediately prior to the date of termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the first event or circumstance constituting Good Reason. Executive also shall be entitled to continue to participate in medical and dental plans as permitted by the terms of the applicable plan, with the full COBRA payment to be paid by the Company, with benefits substantially similar to those of the Company in effect prior to the Change in Control for ________ months beginning on the later of the effective date of the Change in Control or termination of Executive’s employment. In the event the applicable plans do not permit coverage, Executive shall be paid an additional cash payment, on a monthly basis, in an amount that equals the COBRA payment for the ________ month period or such portion of this period during which medical and dental plans were not provided.

 

5.4.     In the event of a Change in Control, unless the successor company, or a parent of the successor company in the Change in Control agrees to assume, replace, or substitute all stock options (including, without limitation, stock options with performance measures) granted to the Executive by the Company under the 2019 Omnibus Award Plan (the “2019 Plan”) during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company (as of the consummation of such Change in Control) with stock options on substantially identical terms, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”), if the Executive’s employment with the Company or its Affiliates (or any successor thereto) is terminated within twenty four (24) months following a Change in Control either (x) by the Company or its Affiliates (or any successor thereto) without Cause or (y) by the Executive with Good Reason, all such stock options shall become vested and exercisable in their entirety as of the date of such termination.

 

5.5.     In the event of a Change in Control, unless the successor company, or a parent of the successor company in the Change in Control agrees to assume, replace, or substitute all unvested portions of restrict stock awards and/or restricted stock unit awards (collectively, “RSUs”) granted to the Executive by the Company under the 2019 Plan during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company (as of the consummation of such Change in Control) with RSUs on substantially identical terms, as determined by the Committee, if the Executive’s employment with the Company or its Affiliates (or any successor thereto) is terminated within twenty four (24) months following a Change in Control either (x) by the Company or its Affiliates (or any successor thereto) without Cause or (y) by the Executive with Good Reason, all such RSUs shall become vested and exercisable in their entirety as of the date of such termination.

 

5.6.     In the event of a Change in Control, all of the performance stock units (“PSUs”) granted to the Executive by the Company under the 2019 Plan during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company (as of the consummation of such Change in Control) will convert at the target performance level into time-based RSUs vesting in equal installments over three years commencing from the date of the original grant date of the PSUs.

 

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6.     Severance Payments.

 

6.1.     Subject to Section 6.2 and Section 6.3 hereof, if the Executive has a Separation from Service following a Change in Control and during the Term either by the Company or by the Executive, other than (a) by the Company for Cause, (b) by reason of death or Disability, or (c) by the Executive without Good Reason (any such Separation from Service being hereafter sometimes referred to as a “Compensable Termination”), then the Company shall pay the Executive the amounts, and provide the Executive the benefits, described in this Section 6.1 (“Severance Payments”), in addition to any payments and benefits to which the Executive is entitled under Sections 5 and 6.3 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall not be eligible to receive any payment or benefit provided for in this Section 6.1 until the Executive shall have executed a release substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto effective as of the date of the Compensable Termination or a date subsequent thereto and shall not have revoked said release. No later than the latest date for payment provided for in Section 6.2, the Executive must have properly executed the release and returned it to the Company, and such release must have become fully effective and irrevocable. If that condition is not met, the Executive shall not be entitled at any time to any payment or benefit provided for in this Section 6.1. The Severance Payments are in lieu of any severance benefits that would otherwise be payable or provided pursuant to any severance plan or practice of the Company other than those payments and benefits to which the Executive is entitled under Sections 5 and 6.3 hereof.

 

(i)     The Company shall pay the Executive, at the time provided in Section 6.2 below, a lump sum cash payment equal to _______ times (____ x) the Executive’s annual base salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Compensable Termination or, if higher, in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason (“Base Salary”).

 

(ii)     The Company shall pay the Executive, at the time provided in Section 6.2 below, a lump sum cash payment equal to _______ times (___ x) the full amount of the Executive’s target level bonus (as may be defined in the Company’s short-term incentive plan (or similar plan)) for the fiscal year of the Company in which the Compensable Termination occurs or, if higher, in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason.

 

(iii)     The Company will pay the Executive for all earned but unused vacation leave at the time of the Compensable Termination.

 

6.2.     All payments to be made pursuant to subsections (i) through (iii) of Section 6.1 above shall be made within 45 calendar days after the date on which a Compensable Termination occurs. It is the intention of the parties that the condition of a Compensable Termination constitutes a “substantial risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations under section 409A of the Code and that the payments pursuant to subsection (i) through (iii) of Section 6.1 above meet the “short-term deferral” exception under such Treasury Regulations; and the parties shall interpret this Agreement accordingly.

 

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6.3.     In the event that the severance and other benefits provided for in this Agreement or otherwise payable to Executive (i) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then Executive’s benefits under this Agreement shall be either

 

(i)     delivered in full, or

 

(ii)     delivered as to such lesser extent which would result in no portion of such benefits being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by Executive on an after−tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. If a reduction in severance and other benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that benefits are delivered to a lesser extent, reduction will occur in the following order: reduction of cash payments, cancellation of equity awards granted within the twelve (12) month period prior to a “change in control” (as determined under Code Section 280G) that are deemed to have been granted contingent upon the change in control (as determined under Code Section 280G), cancellation of accelerated vesting of equity awards, reduction of employee benefits.

 

Unless the Company and Executive otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this Section shall be made in writing by the Company’s independent public accountants (the “Accountants”), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Executive and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Section 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and Executive shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section. The Company shall bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section.

 

7.     Payments During Dispute. Any payments to which the Executive may be entitled under this Agreement, including, without limitation, under sections 5 and 6 hereof, shall be made forthwith on the applicable date(s) for payment specified in this Agreement. If for any reason the amount of any payment due to the Executive cannot be finally determined on that date, such amount shall be estimated on a good faith basis by the Company and the estimated amount shall be paid no later than 10 days after such date. As soon as practicable thereafter, the final determination of the amount due shall be made and any adjustment requiring a payment to or from the Executive shall be made as promptly as practicable.

 

8.     No Mitigation. The Company agrees that, if the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates during the Term, the Executive is not required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Executive by the Company pursuant to Section 6 hereof or any other provision of this Agreement. Further, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall not be reduced (a) by any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another employer, (b) by retirement benefits, (c) by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by the Executive to the Company, or (d) otherwise.

 

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9.     Successors; Binding Agreement.

 

9.1.     In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession during the Term shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as the Executive would be entitled to hereunder if the Executive were to terminate the Executive’s employment for Good Reason after a Change in Control and during the Term, except that, for purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which the Executive’s employment terminates (for any reason other than Cause) within 30 days before, or at any time during the Term and on or after, the date on which any such succession becomes effective during the Term shall be deemed the date of the Compensable Termination.

 

9.2.     This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive shall die while any amount would still be payable to the Executive hereunder (other than amounts which, by their terms, terminate upon the death of the Executive) if the Executive had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the executors, personal representatives or administrators of the Executive’s estate.

 

10.   Notices. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed, if to the Executive, to his most recent address shown on the books and records of the Company at the time notice is given and, if to the Company, to the address set forth below, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt:

 

To the Company:

 

LSI Industries Inc.
10000 Alliance Road

Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
Attention: General Counsel

 

With a required copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

One East Fourth Street, Suite 1400

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Attention: Mark Reuter

 

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11.   Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or of any lack of compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties concerning the specific subject matter addressed by this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements addressing the terms and conditions contained herein. Except as set forth in Sections 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6, nothing in this Agreement is intended to amend or otherwise alter the change in control provisions or any other provisions of any (a) stock option or other compensation or incentive award that may heretofore have been or may hereafter be granted to the Executive, or (b) employee benefit or fringe benefit plan in which the Executive may heretofore have been or may hereafter be a participant. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio. All references to sections of the Code or the Exchange Act shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections and to United States Internal Revenue Service or United States Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and official guidance published thereunder. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be subject to any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law and any additional withholding to which the Executive has agreed. The obligations of the Company and the Executive under this Agreement which by their nature may require either partial or total performance after the expiration of the Term (including, without limitation, those under Sections 6 and 7 hereof) shall survive such expiration.

 

12.   Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

13.   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

14.   Settlement of Disputes; Arbitration.

 

14.1.     All claims by the Executive for benefits under this Agreement shall be directed to and determined by the Board and shall be in writing. Any denial by the Board of a claim for benefits under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Executive in writing and shall set forth the specific reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this Agreement relied upon. The Board shall afford a reasonable opportunity to the Executive for a review of the decision denying a claim and shall further allow the Executive to appeal to the Board a decision of the Board within sixty (60) days after notification by the Board that the Executive’s claim has been denied.

 

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14.2.     Any further dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in the Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan area in accordance with the employment dispute resolution rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. If Executive substantially prevails in any dispute or controversy, the arbitrator shall require the Company to reimburse the Executive for the payment of all legal fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with such dispute or controversy. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction.

 

15.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

 

(A)     “Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b−2 promulgated under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

 

(B)     “Base Salary” shall have the meaning set forth in subsection (iii) of Section 6.1.

 

(C)     “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d−3 under the Exchange Act.

 

(D)     “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(E)     “Cause” for termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment shall mean any of the following: (A) the good faith determination by the Committee that the Executive has ceased to perform his or her duties to the Company (other than as a result of his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury), which failure amounts to an intentional and extended neglect of his or her duties, provided that no such failure shall constitute Cause unless the Executive has been given notice of such failure and (if cure is reasonably possible) has not cured such act or omission within thirty (30) days following receipt of such notice, (B) the Executive having been convicted of, or plead guilty or no contest to, a felony or any crime involving as a material element fraud or dishonesty, (C) the consistent failure of the Executive to follow the lawful instructions of the Board or his or her direct superiors, which failure amounts to an intentional and extended neglect of his or her duties to the Company thereof (which is not cured within 30 days after notice thereof is provided to Executive).

 

(F)     A “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i) any Person, excluding the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company (including any trustee of any such plan acting in his or her capacity as trustee), becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of the total combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;

 

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(ii) the merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Company (a “Transaction”), other than a Transaction immediately following which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the Transaction continue to be the beneficial owners of securities of the resulting entity representing more than 75% of the voting power in the resulting entity, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Company voting securities immediately prior to the Transaction;

 

(iii) the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale immediately following which the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the sale are the beneficial owners of securities of the purchasing entity representing more than 75% of the voting power in the purchasing entity, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Company voting securities immediately prior to the sale of assets; or

 

(iv) during any one year period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director whose election to the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two−thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, and only to the extent that a payment hereunder is subject to Code Section 409A and payment hereunder pursuant to the application of the definition of “Change in Control” above would cause such payment not to otherwise comply with Code Section 409A, such payment may occur upon a Change in Control only to the extent that the event constitutes a “change in the ownership or effective control” of the Company or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company under Code Section 409A.

 

(G)      “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

(H)     “Company” shall mean LSI Industries Inc. and, except in determining under Section 15(F) hereof whether or not any Change in Control of the Company has occurred, shall include any successor to its business and/or assets which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise.

 

(I)     “Compensable Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

 

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(J)     “Disability” shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment, if, as determined by the Company, (i) he or she is deemed to have a “disability” (or other words to such effect) under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or employment agreement Executive may have with the Company or (ii) in the absence of such a plan or employment agreement, the complete and permanent inability by reason of illness or accident to perform the duties of the occupation at which the Executive was employed or served when such disability commenced, as determined by the Committee based upon medical evidence acceptable to it.

 

(K)     “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

(L)     “Executive” shall mean the individual named in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

 

(M)     “Good Reason” for termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s express written consent) after any Change in Control, of any one of the following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act:

 

(i)     a change in the Executive’s status, title, position or responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) which, in the Executive’s reasonable judgment, represents an adverse change from or limitation with respect to his status, title, position or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior thereto; the assignment to or diminution of the Executive of any duties or responsibilities which, in the Executive’s reasonable judgment, are inconsistent with his status, title, position or responsibilities;

 

(ii)     a material diminution in the Executive’s annual base salary as in effect on the date of this Agreement or as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(iii)     a material diminution in the budget over which the Executive retains authority;

 

(iv)     the Company fails to pay or provide any material amount or benefit that the Company is obligated to pay or provide under this Agreement or any other employment, compensation, benefit or reimbursement plan, agreement or arrangement of the Company to which the Executive is a party or in which the Executive participates;

 

(v)     the relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location which increases the Executive’s one−way commuting distance by more than 50 miles, or the Company’s requiring the Executive to travel on business other than to an extent substantially consistent with the Executive’s business travel obligations prior to the Change in Control;

 

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(vi)     a significant adverse change occurs, whether of a quantitative or qualitative nature, in the indemnification protection provided to the Executive for acts and omissions arising out of his service on behalf of the Company or any other entity at the request of the Company; or

 

(vii)     the Company fails to obtain the assumption of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1.

 

The Executive’s right to terminate the Executive’s employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Executive must notify the Company of the existence of a condition described in (i) through (vii) above within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the condition, and the Company may remedy the condition within thirty (30) days and not be required to pay any amount hereunder due to such condition.

 

(N)     “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (i) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.

 

(O)      “Potential Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:

 

(viii)     the Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control;

 

(ix)     the Company or any Person publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions which, if consummated, would constitute a Change in Control;

 

(x)     any Person becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of either the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates); or

 

(xi)     the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control has occurred.

 

(P)     “Retirement” shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment if such employment is terminated in accordance with the Company’s retirement policy, including early retirement, generally applicable to its salaried employees.

 

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(Q)     “Separation from Service” means termination of employment with the Company. However, the Executive shall not be deemed to have a Separation from Service if he continues, at his option, to provide services to the Company in a capacity other than as an employee and if he is providing services at an annual rate that is fifty percent (50%) or more of the services he rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding three (3) full calendar years of employment with the Company (or if employed by the Company less than three years, such lesser period) and the annual remuneration for his services is fifty percent (50%) or more of the annual remuneration earned during the final three (3) full calendar years of employment (of if less, such lesser period); provided, however, that a Separation from Service will be deemed to have occurred if his service with the Company is reduced to an annual rate that is less than Fifty percent (50%) of the services he rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding three (3) full calendar years of employment with the Company (or if employed by the Company less than three (3) years, such lesser period) or the annual remuneration for his services is less than fifty percent (50%) of the annual remuneration earned during the three (3) full calendar years of employment with the Company (or if less, such lesser period).

 

(R)     “Severance Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

(S)     “Subsidiary” means a corporation or other form of business association of which shares (or other ownership interests) having more than 50% of the voting power are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company.

 

(T)     “Term” shall mean the period of time described in Section 2 hereof (including any extension or continuation described therein).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

 

 

LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

       
       
       
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

RELEASE OF CLAIMS

 

This Release of Claims (“Agreement”) is made by and between LSI Industries Inc. (the “Company”), and ____________ (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, Executive has agreed to enter into a release of claims in favor of the Company upon certain events specified in the Change in Control Agreement by and between the Company and Executive (the “Change in Control Agreement”).

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises made herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.     Termination. Executive’s employment from the Company terminated on [DATE].

 

2.     Confidential Information. Executive shall continue to maintain the confidentiality of all confidential and proprietary information of the Company and shall continue to comply with the terms and conditions of the [Restrictive Covenant and Confidentiality Agreement] between Executive and the Company (the “Restrictive Covenant Agreement”). Executive shall return all the Company property and confidential and proprietary information in his possession to the Company on the Effective Date of this Agreement.

 

3.     Payment of Salary. Executive acknowledges and represents that the Company has paid all salary, wages, bonuses, accrued vacation, commissions and any and all other benefits due to Executive, except for payments due under Section 5.2 and 5.3 of the Change in Control Agreement and as set forth on Annex 1 hereto.

 

4.     Release of Claims. Except as set forth in the last paragraph of this Section 4, Executive agrees that the foregoing consideration represents settlement in full of all outstanding obligations owed to Executive by the Company. Executive, on behalf of himself, and his respective heirs, family members, executors and assigns, hereby fully and forever releases the Company and its past, present and future officers, agents, directors, employees, investors, shareholders, administrators, affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries, parents, predecessor and successor corporations, and assigns, from, and agrees not to sue or otherwise institute or cause to be instituted any legal or administrative proceedings concerning any claim, duty, obligation or cause of action relating to any matters of any kind, whether presently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that he may possess arising from any omissions, acts or facts that have occurred up until and including the Effective Date of this Agreement including, without limitation,

 

(a)     any and all claims relating to or arising from Executive’s employment relationship with the Company and the termination of that relationship;

 

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(b)     any and all claims relating to, or arising from, Executive’s right to purchase, or actual purchase of shares of stock of the Company, including, without limitation, any claims for fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty under applicable state corporate law, and securities fraud under any state or federal law;

 

(c)     any and all claims for wrongful discharge of employment; termination in violation of public policy; discrimination; breach of contract, both express and implied; breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing, both express and implied; promissory estoppel; negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress; negligent or intentional misrepresentation; negligent or intentional interference with contract or prospective economic advantage; unfair business practices; defamation; libel; slander; negligence; personal injury; assault; battery; invasion of privacy; false imprisonment; and conversion;

 

(d)     any and all claims for violation of any federal, state or municipal statute, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act;

 

(e)     any and all claims for violation of the federal, or any state, constitution;

 

(f)     any and all claims arising out of any other laws and regulations relating to employment or employment discrimination; and

 

(g)     any and all claims for attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

Executive agrees that the release set forth in this section shall be and remain in effect in all respects as a complete general release as to the matters released. Nothing in this Agreement waives Executive’s rights to indemnification or any payments under any fiduciary insurance policy, if any, provided by any act or agreement of the Company, state or federal law or policy of insurance.

 

5.     Acknowledgment of Waiver of Claims under ADEA. Executive acknowledges that he is waiving and releasing any rights he may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”) and that this waiver and release is knowing and voluntary. Executive and the Company agree that this waiver and release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the Effective Date of this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that the consideration given for this waiver and release Agreement is in addition to anything of value to which Executive was already entitled. Executive further acknowledges that he has been advised by this writing that (a) he should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement; (b) he has at least twenty−one (21) days within which to consider this Agreement; (c) he has seven (7) days following the execution of this Agreement by the parties to revoke the Agreement; (d) this Agreement shall not be effective until the revocation period has expired; and (e) nothing in this Agreement prevents or precludes Executive from challenging or seeking a determination in good faith of the validity of this waiver under the ADEA, nor does it impose any condition precedent, penalties or costs for doing so, unless specifically authorized by federal law. Any revocation should be in writing and delivered to [HR Contact Name] at the Company by close of business on the seventh day from the date that Executive signs this Agreement.

 

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6.     No Pending or Future Lawsuits. Executive represents that he has no lawsuits, claims, or actions pending in his name, or on behalf of any other person or entity, against the Company or any other person or entity referred to herein. Executive also represents that he does not intend to bring any claims on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity against the Company or any other person or entity referred to herein.

 

7.     Application for Employment. Executive understands and agrees that, as a condition of this Agreement, he shall not be entitled to any employment with the Company, its subsidiaries, or any successor, and he hereby waives any right, or alleged right, of employment or re−employment with the Company.

 

8.     No Cooperation. Executive agrees that he will not counsel or assist any attorneys or their clients in the presentation or prosecution of any disputes, differences, grievances, claims, charges, or complaints by any third party against the Company and/or any officer, director, employee, agent, representative, shareholder or attorney of the Company, unless under a subpoena or other court order to do so.

 

9.     Cooperation with Company. Executive agrees to cooperate, at the request of the Company, in the defense and/or prosecution of any charges, claims, investigations (internal or external), administrative proceedings and/or lawsuits relating to matters occurring during or relating to Executive’s period of employment about which Executive may have relevant information. Executive shall further reasonably cooperate with regard to the transition of Executive’s job duties and business relationships. Executive agrees to respond to reasonable requests for information from the Company in a timely manner. Executive shall be compensated at the hourly rate for providing such assistance equating to his Base Salary and paid monthly.

 

10.     Non-Disparagement.     Executive shall not engage, except as required by applicable law, in any conduct that involves the making or publishing of written or oral statements or remarks (including the repetition or distribution of derogatory rumors, allegations, negative reports or comments) that are disparaging, deleterious or damaging to the integrity, reputation or goodwill of the Company.

 

11.     No Admission of Liability. No action taken by the Company, either previously or in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to be (a) an admission of the truth or falsity of any claims heretofore made or (b) an acknowledgment or admission by the Company of any fault or liability whatsoever to the Executive or to any third party.

 

12.     Costs. The Parties shall each bear their own costs, expert fees, attorneys’ fees and other fees incurred in connection with this Agreement.

 

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13.     Authority. Executive represents and warrants that he has the capacity to act on his own behalf and on behalf of all who might claim through him to bind them to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

14.     No Representations. Executive represents that he has had the opportunity to consult with an attorney, and has carefully read and understands the scope and effect of the provisions of this Agreement. Neither party has relied upon any representations or statements made by the other party hereto which are not specifically set forth in this Agreement.

 

15.     Severability. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision.

 

16.     Entire Agreement. This Agreement, along with the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, and Executive’s written equity compensation agreements with the Company, represents the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and Executive concerning Executive’s separation from the Company.

 

17.     No Oral Modification. This Agreement may only be amended in writing signed by Executive and a duly authorized officer of the Company (other than Executive).

 

18.     Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of Ohio.

 

19.     Effective Date. Each Party has seven (7) days after that Party signs this Agreement to revoke it. This Agreement will become effective on the eighth (8th) day after Executive signed this Agreement, so long as it has been signed by both Parties.

 

20.     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and each counterpart shall have the same force and effect as an original and shall constitute an effective, binding agreement on the part of each of the undersigned.

 

21.     Voluntary Execution of Agreement. This Agreement is executed voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the Parties hereto, with the full intent of releasing all claims. The Parties acknowledge that:

 

(a)     They have read this Agreement;

 

(b)     They have had the opportunity of being represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of their own choice or that they have voluntarily declined to seek such counsel;

 

(c)     They understand the terms and consequences of this Agreement and of the releases it contains;

 

(d)     They are fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement.

 

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank. Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the respective dates set forth below.

 

LSI Industries Inc.

 

Dated: [MONTH], 20 

 

 

 

By:    

 

  , an individual

 

Dated: [MONTH], 20 

 

By:    

 

[          ]

 

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ANNEX I

 

UNPAID SALARY, WAGES, BONUSES, ACCRUED VACATION, COMMISSIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS AGREEMENT

 

SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) made and entered into as of the ___ day of _______ by and between LSI Industries Inc. (the “Company”), with principal offices located at 10000 Alliance Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 and ___________ (the “Executive”) with a residence address on the records of the Company.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company and its affiliates and subsidiaries are engaged in the business of designing, engineering, manufacturing and marketing a broad array of solutions, products and technologies for lighting and graphics applications (the “Business”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive entered into a Restrictive Covenant and Confidentiality Agreement dated ____________ (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Restrictive Covenant Agreement”) which govern the terms of the Executive's employment; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of supplementing the Restrictive Covenant Agreement particularly with respect to the terms and conditions therein related to the payments and benefits to which Executive shall be entitled at such time when Executive’s employment with the Company may terminate.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth below and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive hereby agree, as follows:

 

1.     Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without specific definition or reference herein shall have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, as the case may be.

 

2.     Benefits and Payments upon a Termination of Employment.

 

(a)     Under all Circumstances. Under all circumstances upon termination of employment the Executive or his estate, as the case may be, shall be entitled to:

 

(i)     Any accrued but unpaid Base Salary for services rendered up to the date on which the Executive’s employment shall actually have ceased (the “Termination Date”) and, irrespective of any inconsistent provision in any bonus plan or short-term incentive plan, Executive’s annual bonus for the fiscal year of the Company preceding the fiscal year of the Company of the Termination Date, if unpaid on the Termination Date, the amount of such bonus to be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board on a basis no less favorable to the Executive than its bonus determinations with respect to the Company’s other executives.

 

(ii)     Payment for any accrued and unpaid PTO or similar pay to which he is entitled under Company policies;

 

 

 

(iii)     Continue coverage under the applicable group health plan(s) maintained by the Company in accordance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985;

 

(iv)     Irrespective of any inconsistent provisions in any long-term incentive plan, employee benefit plan and/or any award agreements related to any awards outstanding at the date of this Agreement or entered into at a later date (A) If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated by the Company Without Cause, the Executive shall terminate his employment for Good Reason, or in the event of the Executive’s retirement when Executive satisfies the Normal Retirement Criteria (defined below), death or Total Disability, all unvested stock options (other than stock options that may vest upon the achievement of performance conditions, including, without limitation, the price of the Company’s common stock) shall immediately and without further action become fully vested; and (B) if the Executive’s employment shall be terminated by the Company Without Cause, the Executive shall terminate his employment for Good Reason, and in the event of the Executive’s retirement when Executive satisfies the Normal Retirement Criteria (defined below), death or Total Disability, all unvested stock options that may vest upon the achievement of performance conditions, all unvested restricted stock unit awards, all unvested restricted stock awards and all unvested performance stock unit awards shall continue to vest pursuant to their original vesting schedule. The “Normal Retirement Criteria” will be satisfied if the Executive separates from employment with the Company and the Executive (x) retires (and satisfies the Company’s criteria for retirement at such time) from the Company, (y) is at least 55 years of age at the time of such retirement, and (z) has at least ten credited years of service with the Company or its subsidiaries at the time of such retirement. Such vesting under (A) and (B) of this subparagraph (iv) shall occur irrespective of any inconsistent provisions in the award agreements related to such awards;

 

(v)     Executive may exercise his vested stock options (including those vested or which may vest in accordance with subparagraph (iv) above) as follows: (A) for stock options that may vest as a result of Executive’s death or Total Disability, Executive (or Executive’s estate, as the case may be) may exercise such stock options for a period of twelve (12) months after such termination of employment (or the remaining term of such stock option, if shorter); and (B) for stock options that may vest as a result of termination of Executive’s employment by the Company Without Cause or termination of employment by Executive for Good Reason, Executive may exercise such stock options for a period of ninety (90) days after such termination of employment (or the remaining term of such stock option, if shorter); provided, however, if during such ninety (90) day period, the Executive is in possession of or deemed to be in possession of material non-public information regarding the Company or if the Executive is restricted by any applicable law, rule or regulation, including without limitation, Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which limits his ability to transact in shares of the Company’s Common Stock on the open market during such ninety (90) day period, the exercise period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period of time for which the Executive was restrained from transacting in such shares; and (C) the Company shall, if requested by Executive, facilitate the exercise through a cashless exercise, net exercise or other method whereby the Executive may use the value of the spread (the positive between market price of the Common Stock into which the options are exercisable and the exercise price of the option) to exercise the options and then receive the remaining value of such spread in Common Stock; and

 

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(vi) The Company shall pay Executive any and all amounts due and owing pursuant to any deferred compensation plans. The timing of the payments shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of such plans.

 

(b)     Termination Without Cause or With Good Reason.

 

(i)     No Change of Control. In the event that either the Company shall terminate the employment of the Executive hereunder Without Cause or the Executive shall terminate his employment hereunder for Good Reason at any time other than during a Change of Control Period (as defined below), the Executive shall, in addition to those rights provided under Section 2(a), be entitled to a severance payment equal to __________ times (______x) of the sum of one year of Executive’s then Base Salary and annual bonus at the then applicable “target” amount as that term may be defined or interpreted under the cash bonus plan in effect at the time of Executive’s termination of employment (the “Severance Payment”). Subject to the provisions contained in Section 2(d) of this Agreement and Section 18 of the Employment Agreement, the Severance Payment shall be paid over the ___________- month period following the Termination Date in substantially equal installments as and when regular payroll payments are made by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Executive is a “specified employee” as provided under Section 409A of the Code, Severance Payments shall not commence or be made until first day of the seventh month after his termination of employment (or at such other date so that such payment is made in a manner that is either exempt from or compliant with the requirements of Section 409A) and the first installment of any payment of salary to which Executive is entitled hereunder shall be paid in a lump sum amount representing seven months of Executive’s Base Salary. In addition, if the Executive elects continued coverage under COBRA, Company shall pay Executive, on a monthly basis, an additional cash payment that equals the COBRA premium, as long as Executive remains eligible for COBRA coverage, for a period of 18 months. For the avoidance of doubt, the Executive shall not be entitled to receive any payment under this Section 2(b)(i) if the Company terminates the Executive’s employment for Cause. In addition, the obligations of the Company to make payments to the Executive under this Section 2(b)(i) shall immediately cease and be forever terminated, discharged and released if or when the Executive at any time directly or indirectly, whether as principal, agent, employee, director, consultant, stockholder, partner, member or in any other capacity, runs, owns, manages, operates, controls, becomes employed by, provides consulting services to, becomes an officer or director of, participate in, lends his name to, invest or acquires or receives any financial or other interest in becomes connected in any manner with the management, ownership, operation or control of any business, venture or activity or otherwise during the twenty-four (24) months after his termination of employment engages in any activity that would violate any of the covenants or other provisions of his Restrictive Covenant Agreement anywhere in North America and any additional geographic territories where the Company operates that is competitive with the Business; provided, however, that this provision shall not prohibit the Executive from acquiring, solely as a passive investment, securities of any entity listed on a national securities exchange or regularly traded in the over-the-counter market if the Executive does not own, collectively, five percent (5%) or more of any class of securities of such entity; provided, further, for the avoidance of doubt, the definition of "Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Period" in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement for purposes of this Agreement shall mean a period of twenty-four (24) months following the termination of Executive's employment with the Company.

 

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(ii)     Change of Control. In the event that (A) either the Company shall terminate the employment of the Executive hereunder Without Cause or the Executive shall terminate his employment hereunder for Good Reason and (B) notice of such termination shall have been given during a Change of Control Period, the Executive shall, be entitled to severance payments in accordance with any stand-alone Change in Control Agreement executed by the Company and Executive (“Change in Control Agreement”). In the event of any inconsistency in terms between this Agreement and Change in Control Agreement, the applicable terms of the Change in Control Agreement shall control.

 

(c)     Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned thereto below:

 

(i)     “Change of Control” shall have the same meaning ascribed thereto in the Change in Control Agreement dated of even date herewith by and between Executive and Company; and

 

(ii)     “Change of Control Period” shall mean the period beginning on the date on which a Change of Control occurs and ending on the twenty-four-month anniversary of such date.

 

(iii)     “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s express written consent) of any one of the following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act:

 

A)     a change in the Executive’s status, title, position or responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) which, in the Executive’s reasonable judgment, represents an adverse change from or limitation with respect to his status, title, position or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior thereto; the assignment to or diminution of the Executive of any duties or responsibilities which, in the Executive’s reasonable judgment, are inconsistent with his status, title, position or responsibilities;

 

B)     a material diminution in the Executive’s annual base salary as in effect on the date of this Agreement or as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

C)     a material diminution in the budget over which the Executive retains authority;

 

D)     the Company fails to pay or provide any material amount or benefit that the Company is obligated to pay or provide under this Agreement or any other employment, compensation, benefit or reimbursement plan, agreement or arrangement of the Company to which the Executive is a party or in which the Executive participates;

 

E)     the relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location which increases the Executive’s one−way commuting distance by more than 50 miles, or the Company’s requiring the Executive to travel on business other than to an extent substantially consistent with the Executive’s business travel obligations prior to the Change in Control; or

 

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F)     a significant adverse change occurs, whether of a quantitative or qualitative nature, in the indemnification protection provided to the Executive for acts and omissions arising out of his service on behalf of the Company or any other entity at the request of the Company.

 

The Executive’s right to terminate the Executive’s employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Executive must notify the Company of the existence of a condition described in (i) through (vi) above within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the condition, and the Company may remedy the condition within thirty (30) days and not be required to pay any amount hereunder due to such condition.

 

(d)     Release. Executive’s entitlement to any severance benefits under Section 2(b) shall be subject to Executive executing a release of claims in favor of the Company, its affiliates and their respective officers and directors in a form provided by the Company the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”) and such Release becoming effective and irrevocable within forty-five (45) days following the Executive’s separation from service. The first payment shall include all amounts that otherwise would have been due prior to the effective date of the Release under the terms of Section 2(b) as though those amounts commenced immediately upon Executive’s separation from service with any payments due thereafter shall be paid as provided in Section 2(b). If any payment under Section 2(b) is deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, and if such forty-five (45) day period begins in one calendar year and ends in the next calendar year, the payment or benefit shall not be made or commence before the second such calendar year, even if the Release becomes irrevocable in the first such calendar year. In other words, Executive is not permitted to influence the calendar year of payment based on the timing of his signing of the Release, and further, no severance benefits shall be paid if such Release has not been signed and become effective within the applicable time period described above.

 

(e)     Specified Benefits. Except as specifically provided in this Section 2, the Executive shall not be entitled to any compensation or other benefits in connection with any termination of his employment.

 

3.     Withholding of Taxes. The provisions of Section 10 (Withholding of Taxes) of the Employment Agreement shall apply to the payments contemplated by Section 2 herein.

 

4.     Entire Agreement and Amendments. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the rights of the parties under the Restrictive Covenant Agreement entered into by the parties hereto or any other agreement or instrument containing non-competition, non-solicitation and/or non-disclosure covenants applicable to Executive. In the event that this Agreement includes provisions that may be inconsistent with any equity award agreement to which Executive and the Company are parties, the respective provisions of this Agreement shall control. Any waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement, or cancellation or replacement of this Agreement shall be accomplished in writing and signed by the respective parties. In the event that any payment or benefit to which Executive may be entitled under Section 2 is prohibited by an applicable compensation recovery or recoupment policy (“Clawback Policy”) adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, the Clawback Policy shall supersede the applicable provisions of Section 2.

 

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5.     Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be either personally delivered (including delivery by express couriers such as Federal Express) or sent by prepaid certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the party to which notice is to be given at the address set forth above for such party, or to such other address as such party may have fixed by notice given in accordance with the terms hereof. Any notice sent as aforesaid shall be deemed given and effective upon the earlier of (a) delivery to the address for the receiving party provided for herein and (b) the date falling three days after notice of attempted delivery has been left at the address to which a notice to the receiving party is to be sent hereunder.

 

6.     Governing Law and Disputes.

 

(a)     This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the internal substantive laws of the State of Ohio without regard to conflicts of laws principles.

 

(b)     Any dispute or controversy arising under, out of, in connection with, or in relation to this Agreement or the Executive’s employment with the Company shall be finally determined and settled by arbitration in Hamilton County, Ohio, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association and its National Rules for Resolution of Employment Disputes.  In any arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator will apply the terms of this Agreement as written, the Federal Arbitration Act, and other relevant federal and state laws, including time limits on claims. In any dispute in which the Executive substantially prevails, the Executive shall be entitled to his attorneys’ fees.

 

(c)     The rights and claims of the Executive covered by this section specifically include, but are not limited to, all of the Executive’s rights or claims arising out of or in any way related to the Executive’s employment with Company, such as rights or claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (including amendments contained in the Civil Rights Act of 1991), the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Executive Retirement Income Security Act, state anti-discrimination statutes, other state or local laws regarding employment, common law theories such as breach of express or implied contract, wrongful discharge, defamation, and negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress.  Excluded from this section are all unemployment benefits claims, workers’ compensation claims, claims for injunctive relief concerning the covenants in Sections 2(b) and 11 of this Agreement, and claims not lawfully subject to arbitration, including charges or complaints filed with an administrative agency (but not litigation connected with any such charge or complaint). Any litigation connected with such claims, charges or complaints shall be brought exclusively in federal or state courts located in Hamilton County, Ohio.

 

7.     Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is declared illegal or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction and cannot be modified to be enforceable, such term or provision shall immediately become null and void, leaving the remainder of this Agreement in full force and effect.

 

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8.     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and when taken together shall constitute one agreement.

 

9.     Assignment. The rights and obligations of the Executive under this Agreement are personal to the Executive and are not assignable or delegable. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company except to an affiliate of the Company, provided that such affiliate assumes the Company’s obligations under this Agreement; provided, further, that if the Company merges or effects a consolidation or share exchange with or into, or sells or otherwise transfers substantially all its assets to, another business entity, the Company may assign, its rights hereunder to that business entity without the consent of the Executive, provided that it causes such business entity to assume the Company’s obligations under this Agreement as a condition of such assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and any successors thereto.

 

10.     Waiver. No waiver of any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by any other party shall operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by such other party. The failure of any party hereto to take any action by reason of such breach shall not deprive such party of the right to take action at any time while such breach continues.

 

11.     Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in a manner so that any amount or benefit payable hereunder shall be paid or provided in a manner that is either exempt from or compliant with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) and applicable Internal Revenue Service guidance and Treasury Regulations issued thereunder. For purposes of Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive installment payments pursuant to this agreement shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Nevertheless, the tax treatment of the benefits provided under the Agreement is not warranted or guaranteed. In the event that the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A, payments under Section 2(b) of this Agreement shall not commence or be made until the first day of the seventh month following the Termination Date, or shall be otherwise modified, but only to the minimum extent necessary to avoid the imposition of the additional twenty percent (20%) tax imposed under Section 409A; provided, however, that any such modification shall preserve, to the maximum extent possible in a Section 409A compliant manner, the original intent of the parties to this Agreement. In addition, the parties hereby agree that it is their intention that all payments or benefits provided under this Agreement are exempt from or comply with Section 409A, and this Agreement shall be interpreted accordingly. The Executive is advised to seek independent advice from his tax advisor(s) with respect to the application of Section 409A to any payments or benefits under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does not guarantee the tax treatment of any payments or benefits under this Agreement, including without limitation under the Code or other federal, state or local.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by the undersigned duly authorized persons as of the day and year first stated above.

 

 

 

LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title: 

 

 

       
       
       

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

 

RELEASE OF CLAIMS

 

This Release of Claims (“Agreement”) is made by and between LSI Industries Inc. (the “Company”), and ____________ (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, Executive has agreed to enter into a release of claims in favor of the Company upon certain events specified in the Supplemental Benefits Agreement by and between Company and Executive, as amended (the “Severance Agreement”).

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises made herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.     Termination. Executive’s employment from the Company terminated on [DATE].

 

2.     Confidential Information. Executive shall continue to maintain the confidentiality of all confidential and proprietary information of the Company and shall continue to comply with the terms and conditions of the Restrictive Covenant and Confidentiality Agreement between Executive and the Company (the “Restrictive Covenant Agreement”), as well as the Severance Agreement. Executive shall return all the Company property and confidential and proprietary information in his possession to the Company on the Effective Date of this Agreement.

 

3.     Payment of Salary. Executive acknowledges and represents that the Company has paid all salary, wages, bonuses, accrued vacation, commissions and any and all other benefits due to Executive, except for payments due under Section 2 (b)of the Severance Agreement and as set forth on Annex 1 hereto.

 

4.     Release of Claims. Except as set forth in the last paragraph of this Section 4, Executive agrees that the foregoing consideration represents settlement in full of all outstanding obligations owed to Executive by the Company. Executive, on behalf of himself, and his respective heirs, family members, executors and assigns, hereby fully and forever releases the Company and its past, present and future officers, agents, directors, employees, investors, shareholders, administrators, affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries, parents, predecessor and successor corporations, and assigns, from, and agrees not to sue or otherwise institute or cause to be instituted any legal or administrative proceedings concerning any claim, duty, obligation or cause of action relating to any matters of any kind, whether presently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that he may possess arising from any omissions, acts or facts that have occurred up until and including the Effective Date of this Agreement including, without limitation,

 

(a)     any and all claims relating to or arising from Executive’s employment relationship with the Company and the termination of that relationship;

 

(b)     any and all claims relating to, or arising from, Executive’s right to purchase, or actual purchase of shares of stock of the Company, including, without limitation, any claims for fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty under applicable state corporate law, and securities fraud under any state or federal law;

 

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(c)     any and all claims for wrongful discharge of employment; termination in violation of public policy; discrimination; breach of contract, both express and implied; breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing, both express and implied; promissory estoppel; negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress; negligent or intentional misrepresentation; negligent or intentional interference with contract or prospective economic advantage; unfair business practices; defamation; libel; slander; negligence; personal injury; assault; battery; invasion of privacy; false imprisonment; and conversion;

 

(d)     any and all claims for violation of any federal, state or municipal statute, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act;

 

(e)     any and all claims for violation of the federal, or any state, constitution;

 

(f)     any and all claims arising out of any other laws and regulations relating to employment or employment discrimination; and

 

(g)     any and all claims for attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

Executive agrees that the release set forth in this section shall be and remain in effect in all respects as a complete general release as to the matters released. Nothing in this Agreement waives Executive’s rights to indemnification or any payments under any fiduciary insurance policy, if any, provided by any act or agreement of the Company, state or federal law or policy of insurance.

 

5.     Acknowledgment of Waiver of Claims under ADEA. Executive acknowledges that he is waiving and releasing any rights he may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”) and that this waiver and release is knowing and voluntary. Executive and the Company agree that this waiver and release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the Effective Date of this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that the consideration given for this waiver and release Agreement is in addition to anything of value to which Executive was already entitled. Executive further acknowledges that he has been advised by this writing that (a) he should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement; (b) he has at least twenty−one (21) days within which to consider this Agreement; (c) he has seven (7) days following the execution of this Agreement by the parties to revoke the Agreement; (d) this Agreement shall not be effective until the revocation period has expired; and (e) nothing in this Agreement prevents or precludes Executive from challenging or seeking a determination in good faith of the validity of this waiver under the ADEA, nor does it impose any condition precedent, penalties or costs for doing so, unless specifically authorized by federal law. Any revocation should be in writing and delivered to [HR Contact Name] at the Company by close of business on the seventh day from the date that Executive signs this Agreement.

 

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6.     No Pending or Future Lawsuits. Executive represents that he has no lawsuits, claims, or actions pending in his name, or on behalf of any other person or entity, against the Company or any other person or entity referred to herein. Executive also represents that he does not intend to bring any claims on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity against the Company or any other person or entity referred to herein.

 

7.     Application for Employment. Executive understands and agrees that, as a condition of this Agreement, he shall not be entitled to any employment with the Company, its subsidiaries, or any successor, and he hereby waives any right, or alleged right, of employment or re−employment with the Company.

 

8.     No Cooperation. Executive agrees that he will not counsel or assist any attorneys or their clients in the presentation or prosecution of any disputes, differences, grievances, claims, charges, or complaints by any third party against the Company and/or any officer, director, employee, agent, representative, shareholder or attorney of the Company, unless under a subpoena or other court order to do so.

 

9.     Cooperation with Company. Executive agrees to cooperate, at the request of the Company, in the defense and/or prosecution of any charges, claims, investigations (internal or external), administrative proceedings and/or lawsuits relating to matters occurring during or relating to Executive’s period of employment about which Executive may have relevant information. Executive shall further reasonably cooperate with regard to the transition of Executive’s job duties and business relationships. Executive agrees to respond to reasonable requests for information from the Company in a timely manner. Executive shall be compensated at the hourly rate for providing such assistance equating to his Base Salary and paid monthly.

 

10.       Non-Disparagement.     Executive shall not engage, except as required by applicable law, in any conduct that involves the making or publishing of written or oral statements or remarks (including the repetition or distribution of derogatory rumors, allegations, negative reports or comments) that are disparaging, deleterious or damaging to the integrity, reputation or goodwill of the Company.

 

11.       No Admission of Liability. No action taken by the Company, either previously or in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to be (a) an admission of the truth or falsity of any claims heretofore made or (b) an acknowledgment or admission by the Company of any fault or liability whatsoever to the Executive or to any third party.

 

12.       Costs. The Parties shall each bear their own costs, expert fees, attorneys’ fees and other fees incurred in connection with this Agreement.

 

13.       Authority. Executive represents and warrants that he has the capacity to act on his own behalf and on behalf of all who might claim through him to bind them to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

14.       No Representations. Executive represents that he has had the opportunity to consult with an attorney, and has carefully read and understands the scope and effect of the provisions of this Agreement. Neither party has relied upon any representations or statements made by the other party hereto which are not specifically set forth in this Agreement.

 

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15.       Severability. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision.

 

16.       Entire Agreement. This Agreement, along with the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, and Executive’s written equity compensation agreements with the Company, represents the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and Executive concerning Executive’s separation from the Company.

 

17.       No Oral Modification. This Agreement may only be amended in writing signed by Executive and a duly authorized officer of the Company (other than Executive).

 

18.       Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of Ohio.

 

19.       Effective Date. Each Party has seven (7) days after that Party signs this Agreement to revoke it. This Agreement will become effective on the eighth (8th) day after Executive signed this Agreement, so long as it has been signed by both Parties.

 

20.       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and each counterpart shall have the same force and effect as an original and shall constitute an effective, binding agreement on the part of each of the undersigned.

 

21.       Voluntary Execution of Agreement. This Agreement is executed voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the Parties hereto, with the full intent of releasing all claims. The Parties acknowledge that:

 

 (a)     They have read this Agreement;

 

 (b)     They have had the opportunity of being represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of their own choice or that they have voluntarily declined to seek such counsel;

 

 (c)     They understand the terms and consequences of this Agreement and of the releases it contains;

 

 (d)     They are fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the respective dates set forth below.

 

LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

 

Dated: [MONTH], 20 

 

 

 

By:    

 

  , an individual

 

Dated: [MONTH], 20 

 

By:    

 

[           ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ANNEX I – UNPAID SALARY, WAGES, BONUSES, ACCRUED VACATION, COMMISSIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

 

I, James A. Clark, certify that:

 

1.           I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of LSI Industries Inc.;

 

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;

 

4.           The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)           Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)           Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)          Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.           The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:

 

(a)           All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)           Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:  January 29, 2021

 

/s/ James A. Clark

 

 

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

 

I, James E. Galeese, certify that:

 

1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of LSI Industries Inc.;

 

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;

 

4.           The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)         Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)          Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)          Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.           The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:

 

(a)           All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)           Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:  January 29, 2021

 

/s/ James E. Galeese

 

 

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF JAMES A. CLARK

 

Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of the

United States Code and Rule 13a-14b

 

In connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Quarterly Report of LSI Industries Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 (the “Report”), I, James A. Clark, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

 

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

/s/ James A. Clark

 

 

 

 

James A. Clark

 

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: January 29, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to LSI Industries Inc. and will be retained by LSI Industries Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF JAMES E. GALEESE

 

Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of the

United States Code and Rule 13a-14b

 

In connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Quarterly Report of LSI Industries Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 (the “Report”), I, James E. Galeese, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

 

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

/s/ James E. Galeese

 

 

 

 

James E. Galeese

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  January 29, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to LSI Industries Inc. and will be retained by LSI Industries Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.